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Hi Readers, I hope you are enjoyed your great British Summer – it was hot and short lived like all the greats but fear not, I’m banking on a cracking September once all the school holidays, Euro’s etc are finished! You never know, we might have our long awaited ‘Freedom Day’ by that point! So, I’ve made one of my observations this month, which is just re-affirming what I’ve talked about earlier in the year. I am massively struggling to understand the obvious juxtaposition between people at the moment! What happened to the ‘in-between’? Imagine this scenario, you say something contentious to me, such as ‘the dress is blue and gold’ and I say, ‘no it isn’t, it’s cream and black’. Now, we are clearly seeing things differently and that’s ok but it doesn’t mean we need to be arch enemies that never speak again! Rather simply, we both shrug our shoulders and move on to talk about something else! I just don’t understand this concept of ‘sides’, life is not that simple for any of us to not appreciate the grey areas in everything we say, do, perceive etc. Whatever happened to ‘turn the other cheek’ or even ‘walk a mile in someone else’s shoes’? I’ve seen about 5 examples of businesses & charities trying to be ‘taken down’ by internet trolls who like to complain, which is disappointing to say the least after the 18 months everyone has just has. On the flip side, I have recently experienced first-hand the kindest of strangers; walking back from the office to the car laden with dogs, bags and boxes, a lovely lady stopped and asked if I needed any help to carry anything. Well, you know what they say around here, ‘nowt so funny as folk’! With that in mind, if you don’t like Jim’s article this month, simply agree to disagree! #justsaying Talking of ‘Freedom Day’, at this stage we still don’t know what’s happening with events at the time of writing & going to print. We aren’t sure if our beloved YNot festival is going ahead, my heart goes out to them and the rest of the hospitality industry as they find themselves in yet another state of limbo in which they are expected to ‘Pivot’. As a large proportion of society have discovered, it’s very difficult to survive financially when you can’t trade/go to work/have minimal income and the stress for

the owners/organisers must be phenomenal. We have our fingers and toes crossed for everyone involved that the test events go well and that the rest of the events community including YNot get the go ahead at the beginning of July.

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With this in mind, we’re now planning to bring our community events and diaries back in August or September editions, depending on what happens in the next few weeks and how much time we’ll have to put it together prior to print. If you were in any of these last time, please don’t assume that you will be included going forward, we will be starting from scratch! We’ll try and call some of the people from the previous listings but if you are a community group/not-for-profit organisation and you are planning events for later this year and/or you have regular meetings, send us an email to: info@ voicemagazines.co.uk and one of the team will get back to you. These listings are free, they will only be a minimal listing and only accessible to community or not-for profit groups. However, if these groups would like something a little larger, we’ve put together and trialled in our Kirkby magazine, a community noticeboard. You can choose the size you require and prices start from £6+vat per square but you can buy multiple squares. Why not pop over to our issuu site or Facebook page if you don’t receive that edition, to have a look for yourself. Happy Reading,

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THE VILLAGES FORGOTTEN GEM When was it built, by whom and why?

The castle is listed by English Heritage as a monument of National Importance (National Monument Number 23295). It is situated just south of the A38 adjacent to McArthur Glen Retail Outlet. It is to your left of the entrance road to the outlet car park.

Not a lot of people are aware that The East Midland Retail Outlet is in Pinxton, although it can only be entered from South Normanton Parish. The boundary in this area is totally inconsistent, due to the historic importance of the castle site.

It is unusual in two ways, 1) the site has remained undisturbed through the ages, 2) it was double moated, which is rare.

Why was it built? The answer to this would appear to be because of the conflict being experienced in the country at that time. It is usually called ‘the period of anarchy’ by historians. This was the first major conflict following the Norman Conquest. This was a series of battles between the supporters King Stephan and the Emperess Matilda (the grand-daughter of William the Conqueror). The war was in danger of de-stabling the whole of the country when local leaders were flexing their muscles and taking things into their own hands.

The construction was of the motte-and-bailey type of castle. This design was brought from France by William the Conqueror and was responsible for his success in conquering England. It was relatively quick and easy to build sometimes with local unskilled forced local labour. The concept is quite simple. You dig a ditch and heap the extracted soil. A six foot ditch heaped will provide a twelve foot difference in height. Put a ring of spiked timber poles on top and you have an effective defensive structure. Most people will know of Windsor Castle and York Castle to name but two of the better known surviving structures; both were motte-and-bailey castles. Pinxton castle, was, of course, a much smaller structure.

The official description of the site states, ‘the castle includes the motte of a twelfth century earthwork castle and a later medieval fortified manor. The remains include a moated site and five fishponds along with a range of perimeter earthworks. The motte comprises a three metre high conical mount whose lever summit has a diameter of about twenty metres. It would have been the site of a shell keep – a type of early castle.

The motte was usually constructed within and surrounded by the bailey. The bailey was the outer courtyard which house living quarters and stables. Being a double moated structure the motte of Pinxton’s castle was also surrounded by a moat as was the bailey (thereby being double moated). Only a small percentage of the total five hundred or so known motte and bailey castles were double moated. The castle bailey was entered over a bridge. There would have been another bridge over the moat to the motte. The inner moat was also used to farm fish to supplement the supply of meat, particularly during the winter months. The castle was built in 1150; an engraved stone carrying the date was excavated from the site in the early 1950’s. This was during the time of the Le Wynn family. The le Wynn’s were Lords of the Pinxton Manor under the overlords of the region, the Grey family, one of whose descendants was Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for nine days and who lost her head as a result.

Photograph as requested of the site as it appears today. The image shows (centre) the site of the Motte with the location of part of the moat (on the right)

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You Want Jam Too?! When I was a kid, my dad used to say, ‘you want jam on it you do!’ meaning (I think) that I expected more than I was being given. So for example I’d be offered one thing and instead ask for something else (I was a contrary child!). This little tale leads nicely into the fact that 25 July to 1 August is ‘Jam Week’, or National Preserving Awareness Week to give it its full title. Now I personally am not sure we need an entire week devoted to jam, but obviously someone on high does think that, so I am duty bound to make myself, and thus you, more ‘preserving aware’! In days of ‘yore’, i.e. before such newfangled things as fridges and freezers, if you wanted to store the fruits of your labours - your home grown fruit and vegetables - you had to find some way to ‘preserve’ them. Bottling, aka canning is one way of doing this, but this dates back only as far as the 19th century when it was discovered that sealing foods in glass jars (using corks and a wax layer) and then boiling the jars, preserved the contents for a considerable period of time. Our ancestors would also dig ‘root cellars’ where fruit and vegetables could be stored during the winter months; the soil underground keeps the space above freezing temperature and the moisture in the air prevents vegetables from losing water and becoming rubbery. Apparently, the food stored in this way was still ‘good’ (or at least edible!) for between 5 - 8 months. Apples were also often stored in ‘apple lofts’ wrapped in paper or scraps of old fabric, like sacking, to keep them separate. And onions and garlic would be ‘strung’, after allowing

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This walk dates back to March 2014. We took the boys out last month to re-walk the route and found one part overgrown and blocked off, so to avoid you getting as badly nettled as we were we have re-routed a section. It’s a shame that public footpaths get blocked but we have to adapt and do the best we can and the walk is well worth it! It begins in Doe Hill Country Park, which has some lovely paths to explore before we pick up part of the Silverhill Trail. From here we head up along one of the Five Pits Trail paths before we loop back to return to Doe Hill Country Park.

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George’s grandad, Horace Twigg, a mainstay of Hilcote Hacademicals FC for many years, took great delight in sitting his young grandson on his knee and recalling many of the characters involved with the team. One tale that had young George entranced was of the big defender who had come down from Scotland to seek fame and fortune (but especially the latter!) playing football in England. This particular player was so well known in Scotland that the famous Dundee poet, William Topaz McGonigall, had composed a poem about him. For those unfamiliar with his work, it was McGonigall who, as every Scottish schoolchild knows, had written the following rhyme

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Have you ever noticed how unfair the world is? It’s the real reason I got involved in politics and local issues some 40 odd years ago It had nothing to do with footpaths or potholes although some people are obsessed by one or the other. It had to do with fairness. My first foray was in school governance in Pinxton. More about that another day because its an interesting tale, but for now I’m talking about day to day living. The state attacks the poor at every turn and so does business. If you can afford to pay your annual car tax in one lump sum it’s cheaper than 2 x 6 months. The same applies to car insurance. Full premium is cheaper than installments. Paying a direct debit for gas and electricity works out much cheaper than buying incremental bits of power from the local shop. Historically the abuse excuse was “extra admin” but that’s now provable nonsense. Computerised systems offer paperless car tax, TV licence etc. No-one is writing letters to you and sticking a second class stamp on the scummy brown envelope. Despicable businesses like Blight House (deceased) will charge the most vulnerable £1000 for a £200 TV whereas the “comfortable” pay the correct price at John Lewis. Pretty much everything you buy is cheaper if you’re well off. If you’re on £120k pa and get a 5% pay rise.... well that’s £115 pw increase If you’re on 12k pa then it’s just over £11 pw The gap continues to grow You might conclude that the establishment is determined to force the poorest into eternal poverty.

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Just as a trivial aside I enjoy a bowl of peanuts with my evening tipple. A 200g bag from Tesco is about 46p. From the Co op 70p. A bag from my local “one stop” shop £1.40p. If you’re struggling then you won’t have a car to drive to Tesco. I know this last example has some level of economic logic to prop it up...but its still tough on those with the least. It’s almost as though the whole system is designed to keep people “in their place”, downtrodden and fiscally vulnerable.The state sanctioned “minimum wage” is clearly insufficient as, in many cases wages need to be topped up by “tax credits”... the state subsidising business by encouraging it to underpay employees. Things don’t improve in old age either. If you’ve struggled throughout your working life then things get worse when you retire with the basic state pension being wholly insufficient.Your zero hours contract has never earned you enough to put money away for your old age Is it any wonder that people like Nigel Farage, a city commodities trader, was desperate to get us out of the EU where regulations to look after the individual are looking to be strengthened? It’s no surprise that hypocritical patriot James Dyson took his business to a country where worker exploitation is at the heart of his political ethos. Next time you go to the polls, particularly if you’re struggling, you might want to think about who has your best interests at heart and not just about who can come up with the scruffiest haircut.

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After some time playing home games at Swanwick Hall School, the club moved to its current home at Pye Bridge, with purpose built pitches and clubhouse. We offer lots of opportunities for all age groups, shapes, sizes, fitness abilities, boys, girls, men and women:

Our Teams: Men’s First Team: The elite, young, fast, strong, funny… the Top Gun of valley rugby players! Men’s Development Side: The future with a mix of the old boys to encourage and bring them on. This is where all the learning happens with graft and hard work. Both train Monday and Wednesday’s 6.45pm-8.00pm Women’s Valley Tigers: These awesome ladies have such an amazing bond, train hard, give it their all in every match and have lots of fun doing it.

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We love our native fauna and flora, but increasingly there are exotic wildlife species establishing across the region and in many cases we need to adjust and learn to appreciate them. A ‘weed’ is a plant in the wrong place but this is often a subjective label which we attach for various reasons; and of course many alien ‘weeds’ in the wild escape from our gardens and often natives in our gardens are viewed as ‘weeds’! Furthermore, a good number of the most familiar flowers and wild fauna like mammals and birds are not native and of these many are celebrated species firmly established as part of our natural heritage. Canada goose and common ring-necked pheasant for example, are widely recognisable birds making up a significant proportion of wild bird biomass in Britain, but are nonnatives. For example, in the Peak District the iconic mountain hare which is native to Britain is not native here, or at least not for a very long time. It was reintroduced by Victorian grouse-moor owners. By contrast the specially protected brown hare is not at all native to Britain but came with Celts for whom it had deep cultural significance. It was later reintroduced by the Romans and subsequently the Normans. So this is all very confusing. The fallow deer around Matlock and Darley Dale are also not at all native but are a Mediterranean animal and the dark (melanistic) animals of North Derbyshire are escapees from a famous medieval herd at Stanton-in-the Peak. Obviously the now familiar grey squirrel is a North American import, but then many of the now regionally-extinct red squirrels were in fact reintroductions by landowners. Chatsworth even had a population of dark– coloured reds which were of German origin and could be seen up to the 1970s.

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The exotic species of the Peaks and surrounding areas With flowers things become even more complex with exotic cultivars and varieties of what are native plants escaping from gardens to establish in the wild. We see this with wild daffodil populations now mingling with garden narcissi; and most famously perhaps with so-called ‘Spanish bluebell’ spreading widely and in fact a hybrid of the British and Iberian or Spanish bluebells. A few thousand years ago these were all one species anyway…… Added to this situation is the way in which we subjectively like some species but not others. Botanists tend to like the beautiful and exotic yellow European leopard’s-bane but are less keen on North American skunk cabbage or Indian Balsam; all are colonising the Derbyshire River Derwent.

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While you’re sitting there with your summer glass of something cool, admiring the results of this year’s hard work, remember one word – DEADHEAD. Not a romantic word admittedly, but really important. For more blooms, take their heads off as soon as the flower has gone over. Don’t let the plant set seed or it will think its job is done and not bother flowering again. Sweet peas especially need to be picked often and always take out their seed pods.

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Watch out that your pond, if you’re lucky enough to have one, doesn’t start to dry out if we have hot or windy weather. If you’ve got fish or amphibians it’s best to use rainwater to top up, as tap water has nutrients which will encourage algae to grow. But if you do use cold tap water add it gradually so it’s not too much of a shock to your wildlife. If there’s lots of weeds on the surface, twirl them out with a stick and leave them on the side overnight so beasties can crawl out.

Lots of this month’s plants will benefit from a bit of pruning back if they start to lose energy, and are flowering less. Cut back penstemons to just above a bud, and take growth back in hanging baskets to encourage another flush of blooms. But do feed them well after this small shock. Perennial geraniums will often have a second flowering if you take the flowering stalks back once they have died.

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