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HOME IMPROVEMENTS A 'C' VIEWSixty-Odd Years Ago in Somercotes
My dad was born in Somercotes. More specifically Coupland Place. Does anyone remember it? He used to tell me that he could tell whereabouts in Somercotes someone came from by their accent! Most of it was knocked down many years ago but, curiously, the developers left a few houses standing. My grandparents house is one of the few. I remember it well. As you walked down the entry and turned right you arrived at my grandparents house. Next door to them were the Simpsons...no not those Simpsons! In my memory they had three boys named Keith, Donald and an older one. Joined over the entry were two more terraces, one owned by Jim Millington and his wife and next door was a lady named Dolly, who I think was a relation of theirs.
Across the road were the Moffats and just down the lane were the Ellis kids, Alan and Ann. I still occasionally see Ann in The Gate at Swanwick although she won’t remember me. Somewhere near the Ellis family were a couple of brothers named Bowskill. I bumped into one of them when I became a Cabinet Member at the County Council. He was “significant” in Children’s Services. At the end of the street was West’s (Wessers) corner shop where I was sent to buy grandads Capstan Full Strength or Senior Service. On the opposite corner was Abbots...in my young eyes a “posh” shop. Turning left between the two shops led to Sleetmoor Lane. On the left hand side was a friend of grandma’s who, apparently, “suffered with her nerves”. Nobody spoke of depression and anxiety back then. Across the road and facing Sleetmoor Lane was the Salem Chapel and as you turned right onto Sleetmoor Lane you soon arrived at the Coop. I remember the loose tea and butter and the fantastic hand operated bacon slicer. There was no self-service back then.
Somercotes seemed to have everything. Swains Bus Garage, Alec Smalley’s Barber Shop...years before that “modern upstart” Gary Birch arrived. Next door was ace bike mechanic Tommy Sims. Working back up the other side I recall the Derbyshire Building Society, the wool shop where you could “put wool by” until you could afford it, Billy Fletchers Snooker Hall. Then up to the main road with Edgar White Jewellers, Tarlton Shoes, Burnett Toys and Beastall’s pop factory. I remember pop coming out on carts through the archway. Then back down the entry, past Dickie Skinners shop to Coupland Place. There were as many pubs as houses and they all seemed busy.
Were they happy days? Well I never remember being sad or miserable. It was pretty much my grandparents world. Nobody went very far in those days apart from the factory or the pit. It truly was a different world!
HOME IMPROVEMENTS Granite Worktops at Factory Prices from Local Family Business House of Granite &
Marble first opened the door to their world of granite, marble and quartz in 2006, since then the high quality of their worktops, craftsmanship and customer service has enabled this family business to flourish both locally and nationally.
Janet Hall supported by long-term employee
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Janet’s sons Dan and Ash Hall along with another long-term employee Jon have all honed their skills with this beautiful range of products to quickly become true craftsmen, all projects are manufactured at their factory in
Sheepbridge and carefully fitted by Dan, Jon or Ash too, you won’t find any sub contractors here!
Nationally their stunning high quality worktops are key design features in hotel chains and bespoke home developments, locally in and around Dronfield, Chesterfield,
Sheffield and the Peak District their granite and quartz has brought a touch of luxury at factory prices to many local homes.
Janet and the family team take great pride in ensuring every project is dealt with as if it was for their own homes, their attention to detail and craftsmanship is clearly evident from the first moment you meet Janet or Sharon to when Dan, Ash or Jon leave your home with a stunning new feature. To have such craftsmanship and expertise locally within a family business is a fabulous win-win for anyone looking for worktops for a new kitchen or wanting to transform an existing kitchen with their worktop refit service. They will remove your old worktops and carefully replace them with stunning new ones giving your old kitchen a new lease of life.
Sharon, Jon, Dan, Ash and Janet Buy direct from their factory showroom, contact: House of Granite and Marble, Cobnar Wood Close, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, S41 9RQ.
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Having had numerous conversations with George over the years, latterly concerning his grandad, Horace Twigg’s time as a stalwart of the once famous Hilcote Hacademicals, I asked him one day if Horace had always worked at the B Winning Colliery. It came as no surprise to hear that he had.
Apparently, Horace was born in 1877, a couple of years after the pit was sunk. His dad, who had worked in a number of jobs prior to then, including Leech Collector, Lamplighter, Tosher, Chimney Sweep and Mudlark - go on – check them out - was one of the first to be employed by the Blackwell Company when B Winning opened. He so enjoyed his work as a collier that, from the day he was born, and despite his mother’s best wishes, the young Twigg (perhaps the original Twiglet?) was destined for a working life underground.
Like his Dad, Horace was a contented collier, but was determined that his own children would have an education giving them the opportunity for a career with minimum danger, and in particular, eliminate the need for a scrub in an old tin bath in front of a roaring fire at the end of the working day.
In George’s case, he became an EO (Executive Officer) in the Civil Service working for the Ministry of Labour, a forerunner of the modern day DWP, Department for Work & Pensions. I was intrigued on hearing this and suggested he must have a few tales to tell of his time working in that role. You’ll not be surprised to read that he didn’t let me down! Be warned - this might be one of many.
“Well Mike”, he began, “there was the time I was working in one of the Derbyshire offices to the north east of here. Confidentiality prevents me from saying exactly which, but in anagram form it’s Sir, Rob, He Ok”. Not too difficult to work out then?
“A woman came in for an interview one day as she was concerned about the amount of benefits she was receiving. A single mother, the conversation went as follows”.
Me – “So Chardonnay, it says here that you have ten children?
Woman – “Yes”.
Me – “Ten? Gosh, they must be a handful”.
Woman – “I manage”.
Me – “Can I have their names please?”
Woman – “Darrell, Darrell, Darrell, Darrell, Darrell, Darrell, Darrell, Darrell, Darrell & Darrell”.
Me – “All named Darrell? Surely that can’t be right?”
Woman – “It is, and It’s really very convenient. If I want them to come inside for their tea, I simply yell ‘Darrell, it’s teatime’ and they all come in. If they’re playing with their food, I just need to say ‘Darrell, stop messing with your tea’ and they all eat up. When it’s bedtime, I just yell, ‘Darrell, get to your bed’ and off they go”.
Me – “......but what if you want to talk to them individually?”
Woman – “That’s no problem at all. I just use their surnames”.
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS ! Pitcherwits® are crossword puzzles where some of the clues are in pictures. Sound easy? It’s not called “Pit-your-wits” for nothing! The mixture of cryptic and picture clues, combined with Professor Rebus’ unique sense of humour, will keep you entertained for hours. Guess the words and Fill in the crossword ! Pitcherwits®
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9 Eventually it’ll start to be smooth (4) 10 Look at how to creep eerily in (4) 11 Balsamic vinegar can taste wooden at first (5) 12 Dark patch in slinky dress (4) 14 In the meantime it’s against it (4)
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3 Neuro-vascular feature of eggs (3) 4 Adulterated part of the timeframe (3) 6 Large number of Tamil lionisers (7) 7 Detainees, having to be born of union ads. (3) 13 Kitchen startup gear (3) 16 Label, on account of the restaurant (3) 17 Oversaw sprint, yesterday (3)
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1 Mob the boy, or be taken as footie hero, 1966 (5,5)
5 Our man Yak’s” spirited drink! (8)
15 No treaty needs to be binding for a lawyer! (8)
18 ‘Pansy’ brand trademarked for gingerbread (10)
Down
1 Fine crockery broken in on beach (4,5)
2 Presently there’ll be an addition, plus multiplications (2,3,2)
8 Cur put in a harness at the start of the play (7,2)
10 Fruits with Pop over-riding backchat (7)
Down: 1 Stage makeup, 2 Anon, 3 Moor, 4 Air cylinder, 6 Embassy, 7 Jakarta, 9 Overt, 12 Only, 13 Plea. Across: 1 Social media, 5 Age, 7 Jar, 8 Menorca, 10 Anaemia, 11 Shotput, 14 Ely, 15 And, 16 Penny bazaar.
