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From the Editor Hi Readers, Well, aren’t we all giddy at the prospect of relative freedom after Boris’s recent announcement?! Things are looking up, Spring is here and finally, at long last, we all have something to look forward to! I’m not being blasé about it – I am genuinely happy about the prospect of some normality resuming. My first question to anyone I speak to is (and it usually stumps them!), what will be the first thing that you choose to do? For me, I will drive somewhere remote with the dogs and go for a lovely long walk in the countryside, where hopefully we can stop in a lovely local café for a coffee and cake (probably still take away at that point!). Then in April a lovely haircut to look forward to – my barnet is developing its own personality daily! I’m extremely envious of all these gentlemen who shave it off…. many more months and I would be tempted! After that, I’m also looking forward to a nice meander around the shops and going out for a meal somewhere. Thankfully our esteemed leaders have created a lovely spaced-out roadmap, for obvious reasons. However, after 1 year of the most exciting place to visit being my own garage – it’s a good job, as the excitement of all that in 1 day could be catastrophic ,had they decided to unleash all at once! No, much better to space it out a bit! Oooh, holidays – I know we don’t exactly have an answer on this yet but sunshine and sandy feet are calling…..might have to be Skeggy in the interim but later this year, I have everything crossed! Anyway, in other news, Rafa and Flake had a bit of an incident this month – the Vet has booked her holiday to Barbados based on how much we’ve

spent on those pair in recent months! Sooo, we fancied a change to the daily walk and took them to Riddings Woods, just off Church Lane – all fine, lovely walk – 2hrs later, Flake starts shaking like he is going to fit , Rafa can’t really be raised and neither of them can walk properly. I honestly thought they had been poisoned. Of course this is on a Sunday night *eye roll*, emergency vets for us is in Derby. Long story short, looks like they had a taste of somebody’s left over cannabis and the vet said that they are basically stoned and they need to get it out of their system as quickly as possible but mostly, sleep it off! Honestly, it gave us such a fright and after doing 4 hour feeds supplemented with charcoal liquid for 12hrs, they are all fine. We can laugh about it now and particularly the bit where the Vet was trying to ask discreetly about whether it was ours (he asked in several different ways, about 6 times before the penny dropped!) ….. but I just thought that all our other 4-legged friends should be aware. The Vet said that there has been an increase in animal intoxication over the last year, which tells its own tale of how tough this last year has been on everyone! Fingers crossed for more movement at the end of this month,

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Destination: Selston Country Park Selston Councillors have been working hard for improvements to be implemented to Selston Country Park, previously known as Selston Golf Club. Work has already started with phase one, the building of a memorial park and this should be completed soon. Three flag poles have been erected, raised flower beds are almost complete and there will be disabled friendly benches installed to complement the commemorative bench. Local Councillors have listened to their constituents who want to keep the park, but who also want to see improvements. Councillors Hankin, Martin and Gascoyne are as keen as the local residents to make the park a destination that people want to visit and enjoy all year round. Ward Councillor Gascoyne said “Councillors Hankin, Martin and myself intend to make a difference to the country park. Local people want the café reopened and it will be re-opened. People want lovely surroundings for all generations and that’s what they are going to get”. Officers of the Council have been instructed to work up costed plans, without delay, to create a new Café hub at Selston Country Park. This will be a multipurpose extension to the current building, allowing it to be run full time for local people to use, in the same way as other park cafes in the District. An overjoyed Councillor Hankin stated “The country park is a green open space which has not had the care it deserves for some time. Things will change and the park will be a destination spot in the rural area. It isn’t enough for the park to be just a dog

walking area. The good people of Selston Parish want the café open and events to be staged for both young and old”. Officers are presenting the costing for the improvements to be included in the upcoming budget, so that finance is hopefully available to extend and fully refurbish the café during the 2021/22 financial year.

Councillor Martin said “I want Selston County Park revitalised for local people. If I’ve learnt anything during the pandemic, it is that open spaces are a vital resource for people allowing them to exercise and simply to enjoy being outside”.

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RAFA AND FLAKE RECOMMEND – local walks

Now that the Prime Minister has announced the easing of restrictions, we are all looking forward to days out with our dogs over the summer months. The everpopular Rambles with Rafa and Flake will be back in the magazine soon. Meanwhile Spring is on its way. Lighter morning and evenings are with us, the weather is improving, trees are budding, flowers beginning to bloom and we and our dogs are all able to get out more. One of the positive sides of walking from our own homes is discovering the plethora of attractive green spaces in our own area. Here are a few of our favourites, one of which is bound to be local to you.

One of the finest resources for walking locally is the Derbyshire Phoenix Greenways https://www.derbyshire. gov.uk/leisure/countryside/access/ greenways/phoenix-greenways/thephoenix-greenways.aspx The Greenways are trails converted from the old colliery railways and lead a network of tracks around the quiet backways of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. On these you and your four-footed companion can have a short stroll or a long hike depending on your mood. Maps are available on the website and there are many circular walks. Some of our local trails are as follows TIBSHELF PONDS – parking off Tibshelf High Street opposite the butchers A lovely place for a short stroll. Open green areas, woodland, and of course the ponds (dogs on leads around these). There are also gallops for your horse if you have one!. From here you can access:FIVE PITS TRAIL - various car parks along the route. A longer route for the keen walkers heading out to GRASSMOOR COUNTRY

PARK, WILLIAMPTHORPE PONDS and HOLMEWOOD WOODLANDS. Plenty of benches along the way to have a quick break for a drink or sandwich. BLACKWELL TRAIL – parking Fordbridge Lane, Blackwell - 3.5 miles from Westhouses to Huthwaite. Attractive trail alongside a stream passing through Hilcote where there is now a new Wildlife Garden off Pasture Lane which is well worth a visit SILVERHILL TRAIL – parking at Teversal Visitor Centre (NG17 3HJ) or Blackwell Village A pleasant 4.5 mile trail from Blackwell to Teversal with lots of vestiges of the old railways for the enthusiast. This joins up with the TEVERSAL TRAIL which in turn leads to PLEASLEY PIT COUNTRY PARK (parking NG19 7EY) These are just a few of the many routes you can take from the Greenways. Enough to keep the most exigent dog walk for many a day. Other lovely local walking spots include PENNYTOWN PONDS - Parking Somercotes - https://www.ambervalley.

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