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From the Editor Happy New Year Readers!

Or is it? At the time of writing (due to printer close downs over the holiday season), we aren’t actually at Christmas yet and everything hangs in the balance once more – Omicron! I, like many of you I’m sure, was hopeful that the worst of the pandemic times are behind us but, as it currently stands, we do not know how this variant is or isn’t going to transpire – anyway, shoulder shrug, see what happens and onwards we move!

Following from our covers this month I’ve already made my New Year’s resolutions but they are toned down massively on normal - as what I’m really wanting is a nice long break, in the sunshine, preferably with lots of books! I love reading but barely get chance these days, so I’m going to see if I can stick to this one – 1 book per month, no excuses! What’s your plans for 2022?

In terms of the mags, I am loving seeing all the articles/contributions, especially the heritage articles. Across all the magazines, they are absolutely fantastic and so interesting for each area – I’m very thankful to all the people that make the effort and send these articles over each month to us, we love printing them and I hope you all love reading them as much as I do?

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Obviously, creating new content will no doubt bring some more magazine launches – so watch this space on Voice Magazines reaching even more people in 2022! Although, it is a much more difficult juggle this year with paper prices increasing so substantially and showing no signs of slowing down (13% increase so far!!

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Final note to mention, thank you to everyone for bearing with us in terms of delivery last month and possibly the coming few months.

In between storms, covid & other illnesses and holidays, we do have to extend a little extra time to our fabulous distribution team at this time of year as sometimes it isn’t safe or they simply aren’t well enough to deliver, but we massively appreciate your patience on this.

Once more unto the breach…….

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Alfreton Male Voice Choir After almost 2 years without a public performance, October 16th was a very welcome ‘come back’ to the stage. An enthusiatic audience enjoyed a variety of songs from the choir, some virtuoso trumpet from John Barker and a little comedy from the Saga Louts. The objective of this concert is to raise money for charity and we are pleased to have donated £1,000.00 to AQUABOX in support of their International efforts to supply humanitarian aid to disaster areas worldwide.

It’s now time to look forward to 2022 and start thinking of next years programme. We need to recruit new members to help us move forward and present a modern repertoire. It is well known, and documented, that singing is good for your health and we have several members who are testament to that fact.

So if you would like to help us whilst helping yourself, please join us on Thursdays between 6.30 and 8.30 at Palmer Morewood Social Club, Hall Street, Alfreton or contact John on 07535 359 424 Chairman Mick Mullarkey said, ‘’It’s a great feeling to sing and entertain as a choir but we need to recruit new members to ensure that our repertoire stays relevant and entertaining’’.

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Happy New Year!

In the 21st Century, we see January 1st as the start of a brand new year - but did you know that this wasn’t always the case?

In fact the month of January didn’t even exist until around 700 BCE when it and February were added to the Roman calendar. At that point in history the start of the new year was widely regarded as being March 1st - to coincide with the start of new life in spring. In about 45 BCE Julius Caesar (yes, the one who invaded Britain, lusted after Cleopatra, and was stabbed to death by the members of his senate) introduced a new calendar to the Roman empire - one based on the movement of the earth around the sun, and much more accurate than the old lunar based system. This calendar became known as the Julian Calendar and it was decreed that January 1st be recognised as the start of a new year throughout Roman territories.

It doesn’t end there though…

New Year was still a moveable feast right up to the acceptance of (another!) new calendar system in 1582 - the Gregorian calendar, which is still used today. The day was celebrated 25 December; 1 March; 25 March and also on the movable feast of Easter; depending on where you were in Europe. Very confusing!

Even more confusing if you were in Britain because, believe it or not, until 1752 Britain (except Scotland) and its Empire had retained March 25 as the official start of the year.

Now we’ve established when January 1st became recognised as the start of a new year, let’s take a look to see when ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ became common.

Historians tell us that Babylonians were the first to make new year resolutions

around 2000 BCE, although their new year was in springtime when they held a big festival lasting for 12 days. Citizens swore to pay off debts to their gods, and promised to return borrowed goods. It sounds a bit ‘resolutionary’ but not much!

The actual phrase ‘New Year Resolution’ was first used in a Boston newspaper in 1813 according to Mirriam Webster (a website, not a person) “And yet, I believe there are multitudes of people, accustomed to receive injunctions of new year resolutions, who will sin all the month of December, with a serious determination of beginning the new year with new resolutions and new behaviour, and with the full belief that they shall thus expiate and wipe away all their former faults.”

Now that sounds familiar! It would be even more appropriate to add “And the resolutions will be broken within the month”!

Personally I think spring is a much more sensible time to set new intentions - the days are getting longer and everything feels so much more alive with possibility than dark cold January! What do you think? Will you be making (and breaking) any resolutions this year?

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SHELTER FROM THE STORM At the beginning of the First World War, over a million Belgians fled their country as the Germans invaded, around 250,000 of them coming to Britain. It is estimated that more than 750 came to Derbyshire. In Ripley a local committee was set up to raise funds; the Butterley Company provided a house in Loscoe, and Scouts and Guides were enlisted to collect donations.

Two extended families, 18 people in all, were housed in what is now Jack-in-a-Box on the High Street. Bank Buildings, as it was known, had a reception office on the ground floor with accommodation above. The stories of the two families were told in an article by one of the refugees in the Ripley and Heanor News of October 1914. They are shown in the attached picture.

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their kindness, and says they live “in silence far from the German beast who smashed so terribly down our splendid Belgium.”

At the end of the war, the government, which had been very glad of the Belgians who had taken jobs vacated by men who enlisted, wanted the jobs back for the returning men, and encouraged the Belgians to return home: by 1919 90% of them had done so, including most of Ripley’s guests.

And, as a happy footnote, before they left for home in 1918, Charles Calmeyn’s son, another Charles, married Yvonne Versyp in London.

Emile Backhoven, his wife and daughter and two other families escaped from Antwerp on a barge, sailing to Rotterdam and then to Tilbury.

The other group came from Ostend, hurriedly leaving most of their possessions behind as the Germans entered the town. One of them, Charles Calmeyn, had a son who was taken prisoner; another, Jeanne Colombie, was separated from her husband who remained in Ostend, as had the parents of Maurice and Yvonne Versyp.

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HVCA have given us some ideas to share with you all as we head into 2022…

Let’s start with the problems: Vast amounts of energy are currently being wasted due to home inefficiencies - poor insulation, outdated boiler heating systems, polluting oil heating systems, inefficient rural open fires or wood burners.

There is no one size fits all when it comes to improving the energy efficiency of our homes because each home is different, and certain initiatives that may work in one won’t work in another. Add in the cost of ‘retrofitting’ our homes to match the latest standards, and it’s no wonder that many of us are left scratching our heads when it comes to improving the energy efficiency of our houses.

The four biggest things we all need to look at doing are: 1. Ensuring our homes have plenty of insulation (particularly, but not exclusively, roof) 2. Installing air pumps to replace gas and oil central heating 3. Installing well-sealed double glazing 4. Installing renewable energy generation systems - e.g. solar panels But none of these are cheap and as much as we may all want to do our bit to mitigate climate change, we have limited budgets! Yes, taking these actions will lead to reduced energy bills for us, but without financial help most of us can’t suddenly begin to retrofit our properties.

And what about those who rent? How many landlords will put their hand in their pockets in order to ensure their rental property is energy efficient.

So, what little things can we all do to minimise our energy consumption?

1. Get a Smart Meter, they don’t cost the consumer a penny, and with one installed you will be able to tell what is ramping up your bills the most and take action!

2. Turn off the lights when you leave a room 3. Install energy saving throughout the house

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7. Put reflectors behind your radiators - particularly if they are against an outside wall 8. Draught proof your front (and back) doors - maybe even consider a heavy door curtain 9. Take a shower instead of a bath 10. Only run your washing machine and dishwasher when they are full - and use a lower temperature Make 2022 the year you address your energy bills and lessen your impact on global climate change.

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January 2022 officially marks Walk Your Dog Month. By taking your dog for regular walks, it provides the foundation for both positive physical and mental health.

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This month’s walk first featured in the magazine nearly eight years ago! We re-walked the route in December and brought it up to date with a few minor tweaks. Rafa wouldn’t have even been five years old at the time of this walk, so it was lovely to take him back over old footsteps and to still see a spring in his step. There is nothing as wonderful as sharing a walk with your furry friend and this is a lovely walk to share.

5 1/2 MILE CIRCULAR WALK FROM MORTON VIA PADLEY WOOD

A moderate walk with a varied terrain. The route should take around 2 1/2 hours. There are some stretches along country roads, so take care. And of course, as usual at this time of the year there are some uneven and muddy parts so a good pair of boots or wellies is highly recommended.

START: HOLY CROSS CHURCH, CHURCH LANE, MORTON, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 6GU 1.

Begin at the church on Church Lane in Morton.

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With the church on your right head along Church Lane, before following the road around to the right to continue along Higham Lane.

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Walk along this country road for just under 600 meters, taking care to watch out for traffic as there are no footpaths. The road bends right then left twice, on the second time take a footpath sign for ‘Mickley Lane’ on your right, between a road sign and a gate.

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Follow this path into a field a cross the stile and pass through a gate, keep ahead to pass through another gate. Continue ahead past a pylon on your right and at the corner of the field pass through the hedge and carry on ahead to cross three fields via the stiles available.

At the end of the third field go through a gate and keep ahead, with the hedge on your right.

Cross a stile and then at the corner of the next field pass through a gate before turning right to pass through another gate. Carry on ahead towards a metal gate marked ‘footpath’. Walk straight ahead through the farm yard following the clearly marked ‘footpath’ signs in white paint. Take caution here as there may be a loose, barking dog in the farm yard.

Carry on ahead through a field with a caravan park on your left to reach a wooded area. Join the path straight ahead of you and follow this to reach Morton Road. Pass through the gate and cross with care. Carry on ahead following the footpath sign. Keeping to the main path until you reach a stile at a cross roads with a rough farm road. Carry on ahead with the wooded area on your right then turn right at the first opportunity to keep the wooded area on your right and solar panels on your left.

Follow this track straight ahead to cross a stile, then keep to the right-hand path to cross the rail

bridge and pass into Padley Wood. Keep to the main track and cross a small footbridge. When you meet the fields join the path straight ahead with the hedge on your right and follow it uphill.

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Carry on along this path for a fair distance entering into the edge of a wooded area. After leaving the wood carry on the corner of a field.

Here you will meet a crossroad of paths. Take the gate on your right and follow the path alongside a field with the hedge on your left.

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At the corner of the field turn right and continue with the hedge on your left. At the next corner pass through the hedge, take a gate on your right and turn left along a farm track. At the bottom of the track you meet Padley Wood Lane. Turn right here.

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Carry on along the lane as it bends left and then follow it ahead until you get close to a farm.

Take a path on your left straight ahead as the lane bends right towards the farm. Follow the path, keeping the hedge on your right. Part way down the side of the field keep to the right and follow the path into another field and continue ahead.

10. Pass through a gate and continue along the path as it takes you over a rail bridge and then back onto to a hedge lined track. Carry on along this track as it joins Evershilll Lane. Walk along the lane for a fair distance as it brings you back into Morton. Keep to the lane until you meet the B6014 Stretton Road.

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Cross the road and turn left on the road and follow it back towards the church. Turn right after a red brick house to pass through the Church Yard and bring you back to where you began.

FINISH: HOLY CROSS CHURCH, CHURCH LANE, MORTON, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 6GU

This walk is for illustrative purposes only. Voice Magazines takes no responsibility for anyone who chooses to follow this route and encourages all walkers to obey all byelaws and signs and to respect the area they are walking in, ensuring they pick up all dog mess and obey the countryside code at all times.

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