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Scarsdale Opens for Alfreton’s Awesome Pets

Scarsdale Vets opened its doors for Alfreton’s awesome pets and their amazing owners across the community with their official open day on 25th June.

The lovely new staff who are raring to go and welcome new clients with open arms as well as senior members of Scarsdale, set up a day jam packed with entertainment, goodies, and prizes, which was ultimately topped off with the official ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Amber Valley.

As locals and pet lovers popped their head into the waiting room to have a look around, they were greeted by the eager team of nurses and vets, who offered to provide tours of the facilities, handed over goody bags full to the brim with toys and treats, showcased raffle prizes and giveaways as well as having a host of snacks for the cute dogs that came along too!

Not only did Scarsdale Vets open their doors to the local community, they also partnered with local businesses and charities too, such as Project D, Brinsley Animal Rescue and Grow Outside who offered an array of refreshments, workshops and giveaways.

Site Practice Manager, Tom Hallam has this to say about the opening: “We’re delighted to welcome

Alfreton with open arms into our new Scarsdale Vets site, and we look forward to providing the best possible care to its owners and their pets. The day has been a roaring success and we’re glad so many people have taken time out of their day to visit us. Please don’t forget we also have our Vets At Night service at Pride Veterinary Centre in Derby too, so we are here for the communities animal lovers whenever they need us”

If you’d like to find out more about Scarsdale Vets Alfreton site, check out their website at www.scarsdalevets.com

Vintage Rambles with rafa and Flake Bailey Bailey

We’re back at Homesford for our third and final walk in this series. I hope you are enjoying it as much as we have! This month the walk was done without our four-legged friends due to the heatwave. So don’t worry that they are not in the pics. They will be back soon (weather permitting!) I have put these walks together as a series as the walk from last month can be combined with the walk from this month to make a 6-mile, figure of eight walk, if you like something a little more taxing. I hope you manage to enjoy the weather, we’ll be back to grumbling about the rain soon!

3 MILE CIRCULAR WALK FROM HOMESFORD TEA ROOMS, ON THE A6 NEAR WHATSTANDWELL

A nice short but fun packed walk for you and your dog! There are some uphill sections on this walk so should it take around 1½ hours to complete. There is a range of terrain, which can be muddy and uneven, although unlikely during a heatwave! There are also a few sections of road, so take plenty of care and make sure you wear appropriate footwear.

START: HOMESFORD TEA ROOMS A6, WHATSTANDWELL, DE4 5HJ

1. Stand, facing the road, with your back to the tea rooms and turn left to continue along the main road. After a short distance turn left, pass by a metal gate to continue downhill along a tarmac lane and signposted footpath. 2. At the bottom of the hill follow the lane around to the left and pass underneath a railway bridge. Immediately after the bridge keep to the right and follow a footpath to climb some steps and cross over a river bridge.

3. Immediately after the river bridge turn left to follow the footpath and continue until reaching a T junction of paths. Turn right along the first footpath signposted for ‘Holloway’. After a short distance you will pass another signpost for Ambergate on your left. Continue straight ahead, now going downhill until this path merges with another. 4. Now continue for some distance with a canal on your left and just prior to passing under a bridge turn right and up some steps. 5. At the top of the steps pass through a wooden gate and then turn sharp left to pass over the canal. Continue straight ahead along a tarmac lane. 6. After a short distance cross straight over a road and continue along a lane into some trees. Eventually the lane becomes a footpath. Continue straight ahead climbing uphill for a long distance, when the path splits, continue right and then pass through a wooden gate. 7. Now continue with a wooden fence and views to your right. After some distance pass through a 2nd wooden gate and then pass through a gap onto a road.

8. Turn right along the road and ignore the first signposted footpath on your right. Continue straight ahead passing a bus stop and then when the road bends around to the right, turn right through a gap in a stone wall and onto a signposted footpath. 9. Continue downhill through a field staying close to the trees and bushes on your left. At the bottom of the field continue straight ahead to pass into some trees.

10. Continue along the path downhill and then pass through a gap in a fence. Continue straight ahead and pass through 2 metal gates. Upon reaching a road, cross straight over the road and continue downhill along the footpath. 11. Eventually the path begins to level out and curl around to the left. Look out for a footpath with a footbridge going off to the right. Take this path, cross over the footbridge and then at a T junction of paths turn right along a path signposted for’ Cromford’.

12. Continue along this path with a canal on your right for a long distance and then pass through a long tunnel. Immediately after the tunnel turn left along a footpath signposted for ‘Homesford’. 13. Continue along this path crossing over a river bridge, down some steps, and then underneath a railway bridge. Follow the tarmac lane back to the main road and then turn right along the road back to the tea rooms.

This walk is for illustrative purposes only. Voice Magazines Ltd 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.

Homesford Tea Rooms

High Peak Junction Cromford Canal

Whatstandwell