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UNOFFICIAL DCFC FIXTURE CHART PULLOUT P32-33 Check out Adam’s Profile on page 3 TEENAGE City of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty has said it is a dream come true for him as he picked up a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Not only that but Peaty, 19, from Uttoxeter, also set a new British and Commonwealth Games record as he won the men’s 100m breaststroke final at Glasgow’s Tollcross Pool with a time of 58.94. South Africa’s Olympic champion
Cameron van der Burgh took silver, while Scotland’s Ross Murdoch picked up a bronze medal. “I can’t believe it! It’s a dream,” said Peaty said: “I know that Cameron van der Burgh starts quickly but I caught him. He was my idol and now he is my rival. I still can’t believes what has happened. It is a dream.” The young swimmer has been on fine form during the Commonwealth Games, setting a new record for the
competiton in the 100m breaststroke heats and then breaking that in the semi-final before going on to take gold in another record-breaking swim. Bronze medallist Murdoch praised Peaty saying: “Congratulations to Adam for being the first British man to go sub-59 seconds.” Four-time Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington, was close to tears as she commentated on the event for BBC Sport.
She said: “I am so pleased for Adam because I know just how hard he has worked with his coach to get this.” Former Commonwealth Games champion Karen Pickering said: “Sub59 seconds... that is unbelievable swimming,” while Olympic gold medallist Adrian Moorhouse said: “Adam kept his stroke and kept his discipline. The joy on his face shows how much he wanted one of those medals.”
2,000 more jobs could go as Derbyshire County Council works to balance its books
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ON top of the 1,600 job cuts already announced, a further 2,000 jobs could be cut at Derbyshire County Council within the next three years. It is hoped that job losses will be minimised by not replacing staff who leave and by voluntary redundancy and early retirement schemes. Every effort will be made to avoid compulsory redundancies. The council is reviewing its five year financial plan and this has confirmed that it is facing the toughest cuts in the council’s history. This all includes cuts in Government grants, which make up 68% of the council’s budget. Inflation and greater demands on services for older people and vulnerable children mean the County Council needs to cut £157 million from its budget by 2018. Derbyshire County Council Leader, Councillor Anne Western said:
“In 2012, the Government told us these cuts would last for 5 years. With every year that has passed, the cuts have gone deeper and stretch further into the future. We need to be absolutely clear - we do not want to make these unrelenting cuts which will affect services local people rely on. “The Government has left us no choice and we are having to think the unthinkable. Its budget reductions mean we have to cut our spending on local services by more than a third. “We’re laying all our cards on the table because we want local people to understand the scale of what we’re dealing with and this is what we need to do to balance the books over the next three years.”
The latest proposals for budget cuts are in addition to those already announced ear-
lier this year. These included changes to adult care, faith school and special educational needs transport as well as increasing the amount people pay for their adult care and support, increasing the level at which people qualify for adult care services. The latest potential budget reductions are set out in the provisional five year plan and will form the basis for consultation on the development of the 2015/2016 budget.
Potential budget reductions over the next three years include: • Cutting the budget for Direct Care by 25%. Direct Care is the care provided by council social care workers to hundreds of people across its residential homes, day care, extra support services and in people’s homes. • Closing up to 23 children’s centres.
• Ending the b_line concessionary travel and discount scheme for 11 to 19 year olds. • Removing school crossing patrols in 2015 unless alternative ways of funding individual sites can be found. • Gritting fewer roads and less money for maintaining them. • Cutting grants to voluntary and community groups. • Reducing staffing and opening hours for libraries with less money for books. • Cutting the budget for countryside services by a third. Measures the council is taking to save money includes sharing buildings and services with district and borough councils, selling surplus land and buildings and saving more than £2 million by reducing the number of senior managers.
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YOUNG MUM KICKED OUT OF PAGEANT BECAUSE SHE HAS A DAUGHTER A young mother has hit out at the “outdated” rules in the Miss England beauty pageant after she was disqualified from the contest for having a daughter. Danielle Tyler, 23, from Belper, Derbyshire, never tried to hide the fact that she was a mum when she applied to take part in the contest, which has been running for 86-years. In fact she even made a point of telling the organisers that she was a full-time mother to threeyear-old Annelise. She wrote that having Annelise had been the greatest achievement of her life and was initially delighted when she was informed that her application for Miss England had been accepted. However her joy turned to sadness when organisers had a change or heart and - with just weeks until the competition was due to take place - informed her that she could not enter after all because their rules stated that competitors who have children could not enter. Danielle, who has also taken part in some modelling projects, said she had started to get really excited about the competition and, initially, had no idea about the ‘no children’ policy. She said: “It was only when a friend mentioned the policy that I decided to question it, and that is when I was notified by email that I could no longer take part - despite having been accepted two weeks before. “I was furious to be honest. It is an outdated rule.” After her initial application had been accepted, she had spent two weeks rallying friends and family for support to help her qualify for the next stage. She said: “I want to put across the message that mums, no matter how old or young, can still have the same hopes, dreams and achievements as women without children. “There is a round where contestants have to make a recycled outfit and had spent two weeks making a dress. I was three quarters of the way through when I was told I couldn’t be part of the competition any more.” Danielle added: “Being a mum is the most amazing job in the
On winning the gold medal
“It was an amazing relay, Events: 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke, I just tried to stay calm and treat my leg like an 200m breaststroke, individual.” 4x100m medley D.O.B: 22.04.1991 (23) Born: Uttoxeter Lives: Uttoxeter Games attended: Commonwealth 2014 Adam Peaty has enjoyed a rapid rise since making his first European Junior Championship team in 2012 and finishing fifth in the 200m breaststroke. An appearance at the senior European Short Course Championships followed the next year while he competes at Glasgow 2014 as the reigning British 50m breaststroke champion. And, while breaststroke may be his main focus, Peaty lists British cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy as his sporting hero.
world. It shouldn’t stop you from doing anything. “My daughter is It is my biggest achievement. I think the rule is completely outdated. It is normal for mums to work in this day and age. I just think the competition’s rule is stupid, it is just silly.” Director of Miss England Angie Beasley defended the controversial decision not to allow the young mum take part. She said: “Miss World and Miss England are both run by mothers who value highly normal family values. It is unfair on the child and her family to take the mother away for the year while she travels the globe. “It raises issues about who would take care of the child. Surely it seems obvious to anyone that for a mother to devote herself fully to a role such as Miss England it would be unfair on any child. “There are other competitions who have much less demanding roles for their winners, even
as much to say that the winner doesn’t actually do anything throughout her year. “There are titles which are name only with no formal duties to be done. I feel these type of competitions would be much better suited for women with children.” However Danielle has not allowed this setback put her off entering other competitions and said she will continue to enter beauty pageants which do allow applications from mothers. It seems like her persistence is already paying off because she has already qualified for the Miss Midlands final of Miss Great Britain. Danielle added: “I am delighted Miss Great Britain has a positive attitude towards mothers. “I was apprehensive about applying due to my bad experience but I scoured their website and double checked, and Miss Great Britain happily accepts mothers which I am overjoyed about.”
sations through the Micro-chipping Alliance. The introduction of compulsory micro-chipping is a positive step in encouraging responsible dog ownership. The BVA and BSAVA issued a press release welcoming the announcement.
campaigns for compulsory microchipping of dogs across the UK. The Alliance produced a briefing paper which outlined the economic case for compulsory micro-chipping in England. BVA has repeatedly called for compulsory micro-chipping in our representations to government:
“You don’t want to get overexcited for that kind of occasion because you can with the crowd.” “I gave my country my best and it paid off. The support carried me down that last 25 metres and my teammates and the training has all come together.”
Compulsory microchipping reminder Permanent identification of dogs through micro-chipping has many benefits. It can help reunite strays with their owners, help tackle puppy farming and encourage responsible ownership. In pedigree dogs it facilitates the reporting of hereditary health problems. In 2013 the government announced that from 6 April 2016 all dogs in England would have to be microchipped. Dog owners will need to: Have their dog micro-chipped and registered on one of the authorised commercial databases Register the details of any new owner before they sell or give the dog away Keep their contact details up-to-date on the databases The announcement followed extensive lobbying by the BVA, BSAVA and many other dog welfare organi-
BVA position The BVA's policy statement on compulsory micro-chipping of all dogs was developed in May 2010 by the BVA's Veterinary Policy Group. BVA activity BVA, BSAVA and many other dog welfare organisations have lobbied extensively for compulsory micro-chipping through the Microchipping Alliance, a group which
Where can I get my pet microchipped? You can get your pet microchipped by welfare centres, animal wardens, vets, even pet stores or independent microchip implanters. There is no set price for the pet microchipping. Each implanter will charge however much they wish so if you think it's too expensive, look elsewhere.
Blue Cross is a leading pet charity dedicated to helping abandoned, homeless, sick and injured pets for over 100 years. They opened their first animal hospital in 1906 and since then their doors have never closed to sick and homeless animals. Since December 2013, Blue Cross has been in partnership with The Scarsdale Veterinary Group to offer this service to local pets in Derby and the service
has since helped more than 250 sick and injured pets. To qualify for the service, pet owners must live in postcode areas DE1, DE21, DE22, DE23, DE24, DE72 and DE73 and bring proof of their benefit to register. The Blue Cross pet care clinic is based at Pride Veterinary Centre, Riverside Road, Derby and offers vital preventative treatments, check-ups, neutering, microchipping and advice. Blue
Cross clients will be encouraged to make a contribution towards the cost of treatment for their pet. Eligible pet owners are being offered free flea preventative treatment throughout August and September. The clinic is open for appointments from Monday to Friday between 08.30am until 5.00pm. To register or find out more information about qualifying for the service please call 0300 777 1870 or visit the website www.bluecross.org.uk/derby.
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amazing this summer NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE (NCS) is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for all 16-17 year olds focused around building skills for work and life whilst taking on new challenges, making new friends and learning new skills. They’ll undertake a range of outdoor challenges such as abseiling or kayaking and create their own community project where they can make a real difference in their local area. NCS is a 4 week programme taking place over the summer holidays – and costs only £40, including all food, accommodation and activities. Aisha Smith-Barlow did NCS in 2013: “NCS gave me the opportunity to meet so many new friends and have a great summer! Although I loved the whole programme, my favourite moment has got to be the week that we stayed in university accommodation. I got the chance to learn lots of new team work skills, as well as meeting lots of great new people! Doing the charity events on the last part of the programme was so rewarding seeing all of our hard work pay off. I feel like NCS gave me the chance to do something constructive and positive with my summer, which encouraged me to help people and give something back to the community.” There are only a few places left this summer – make sure your teenager doesn’t miss out and sign up now at www.ncsnottsderby.co.uk or call 0115 838 0300.
AIRBUS SELECTS ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 7000 AS EXCLUSIVE ENGINE FOR THE A330neo Rolls-Royce today announced that Airbus has selected its new Trent 7000 as the exclusive engine for the new Airbus A330neo. The Trent 7000, launched today, is the seventh member of the Trent engine family. Over the last 19 years, Rolls-Royce Trent engines have accumulated more than 75 million flight hours. The majority of modern widebody aircraft, either in service or on order, are powered by Trent engines. The new Trent 7000 engine brings together:
-Experience from the Trent 700 - the engine of choice for the current A330 -Architecture from the Trent 1000-TEN - the latest version of the Trent 1000 engine -Latest technology from the Trent XWB - the world’s most efficient large civil engine The 68-72,000lb thrust Trent 7000 will deliver a step change in performance and economics compared to the current version of the Trent 700. It will improve specific fuel consumption by ten per cent; have twice the bypass ratio; and will halve perceived noise. Fabrice Bregier, Airbus, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “The A330neo is the logical evolution of our reliable and versatile A330 Family. It provides an optimal solution for airlines around the world looking to minimise their
fuel and operating costs while offering best-in-class comfort to their passengers. We see strong market potential for the A330neo and we are confident this new aircraft will be a success in the medium-haul segment. The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 combines world-leading experience and cutting-edge technology to play a vital role in ensuring the success of this aircraft for decades to come.” Eric Schulz, Rolls-Royce, President, Civil Large Engines, said: “The Trent 7000 is the natural selection for the A330neo, bringing together our engine experience, design architecture and leading-edge technology. With this pedigree, supported by TotalCare® services that maximise aircraft availability, the economic advantages of the Trent 7000 are helping to write this new chapter in the A330 success story.” The first engine test run for the Trent 7000 is planned for 2015 with certification expected in 2017, supporting an aircraft entry into service in Q4 2017. The engine design draws upon existing architectures and expertise which are the result of ongoing research and development investment, of approximately £1bn a year, which Rolls-Royce makes across its aerospace and nonaerospace businesses. Each previous member of the Trent engine family has been either the market leader, aircraft launch engine, or both.
CASH BOOST FOR DERBYSHIRE David Walliams calls on Derbyshire
ROAD REPAIRS Work to carry out nearly £3 million of road repairs across the county has been approved by Derbyshire County Council. The council’s Cabinet agreed to accept a Government grant of £2.9 million on Tuesday to repair roads up to March 2015 which have been damaged by the severe weather con-
ditions last year. This will include using £600,000 to hire a jetpatcher to repair potholes across the county. Derbyshire County Council’s Deputy Cabinet Member for Jobs, Economy and Transport, Councillor Dean Collins said: “This money is a great boost to us in repairing local roads
which are important to local residents as well as helping Derbyshire businesses stay better connected.” Cabinet also agreed to spend £352,000 on specific schemes which had not been allocated from £4 million of funding announced in December 2012. Work will include road and pavement resurfacing and drainage improvement.
STILL TIME TO HAVE SAY ON FUTURE
OF MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE Residents still have three weeks to give their views on the future of Derbyshire County Council’s mobile library service in a consultation to help the authority deal with budget cuts. The council has to cut £157 million over the next four years and is looking at making changes to services across the council. Its mobile fleet currently consists of two large maximum capacity vehicles (MCVs) and eight smaller standard mobile libraries. It costs the authority £720,000 a year to run the service which currently employs 26 people equivalent to 18 full time staff. More than 7,000 residents have already taken part in the consultation which has been running in two stages since January. The second stage, developed using feedback from people who took part in Stage 1, outlines a proposal to maintain two standard mobile libraries working to a four-weekly timetable. Further comments on the full range
of options and alternative suggestions about how the mobile library service should be provided in the future will also continue to be welcomed. Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Dave Allen said: “We’ve already had a good number of responses to the consultation but there are still three weeks left for others to take part. These are difficult decisions and I want to make sure we make the most informed choice based on local people’s views. “Sadly we have no alternative but to review services. The council is facing extraordinary and unprecedented budget pressures so it’s inevitable that many of our services will be subject to change and it’s important residents take the opportunity to have their say in that. “I’d like to thank everyone who’s already taken part so far and no plans will be finalised until we’ve considered all the responses we receive.” Out of 383 communities currently
visited, the proposal developed from the initial public feedback would allow at least 140 (37%) of them to continue receiving the service with one stop per community. It would also allow the service to be retained at selected locations, some of which are too inaccessible for the larger MCVs to reach. The consultation will run until Saturday 9 August. Questionnaires are available in all county council branch and mobile libraries and GP surgeries or can be completed online at www. derbyshire.gov.uk/mobilelibraries Copies can also be requested from Call Derbyshire on 01629 533365. It is expected final proposals on the future of the mobile library service will be presented to the council’s Cabinet for consideration in September. For more information about The Derbyshire Challenge - the council’s plan for how it will manage the cuts - visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/challenge
people to support Rainbows Hospice in its World Record attempt COMEDIAN and author David Walliams wants people in Derbyshire to help create the world’s biggest rainbow for the East Midlands’ only children’s hospice by adding a splash of colour. Mr Walliams, who is a patron of Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, wants people to celebrate the charity’s 20th birthday milestone by helping to smash a world record. To get involved, people can share a bright photo selfie online or write a birthday message on a special coloured postcard. The selfies and postcards will then be laid together to create the giant rainbow, which will be displayed later in the year at a venue in the East Midlands. The charity - which cares for more than 280 children and young people from the region, including those from Derbyshire - hopes to break the record for the world’s biggest postcard mosaic, which currently measures 453.37 m² and was created by students from The Camford International School in India. Kicking off the World’s Biggest Rainbow campaign today, David Walliams said: “I’m very excited to be launching this fantastic appeal for Rainbows. The hospice is such an incredible place and the staff do a fantastic job mak-
ing a happy environment filled with love and laughter. I am very passionate about the work the charity does and I’m proud to be a patron. So come on, get involved and help them create the biggest rainbow ever made up of selfies and postcards; it’s a fabulous way to celebrate 20 years of caring for children and young people. Let’s do something amazing for Rainbows.” People will be able to add their bit to the World’s Biggest Rainbow as it tours the East Midlands as part of a special roadshow and people will be able to take photos and write messages on birthday cards at those locations. Geoff Ellis, Rainbows chief executive, added: “This year we are celebrating 20 years of care and we want to make as much noise as possible about it. We hope that by creating the world’s biggest rainbow, we will raise a lot of awareness about who we are and the work we do. We haven’t decided where we will reveal the rainbow yet as we just don’t know how big it is going to get. “We are very grateful to David for supporting this
campaign and we know that our other famous patrons and ambassadors will also be getting involved so look out for their photos. Anyone from Derbyshire can get involved in this and if enough people join in, we will create the biggest rainbow ever.” To join in, share a bright photo of yourself using backgrounds or accessories matching one of our special rainbow colours – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple or pink. Then, using the hashtag #RainbowsSelfie, post it onto Twitter or Facebook and nominate your friends to do the same. Or visit www.rainbows. co.uk/birthdayrainbow to order coloured postcards.
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BIG BOOK BASH CHILDREN from across Derbyshire discovered and developed their love of reading at the Big Book Bash. Derbyshire County Council’s annual literature event for children in care, and the families who look after them, marked its 11th year in style with a top line-up of children’s authors and illustrators, fun activities and workshops. Since it launched in 2004 the event has helped thousands of children in care in the county meet top children’s authors. And the authority’s successful partnership with publishers has seen over £150,000 of books and goodies donated. More than 500 children and adults attended the bash at County Hall, Matlock, yesterday (Sunday 13 July). Authors, illustrators and performers attending included Cathy Cassidy, John Byrne, Robert Crowther, Alan Gibbons and Andy Seed, as well as award-winning Derbyshire authors Emma Pass and
Caryl Hart. Councillor Anne Western, Leader of Derbyshire County Council’s Council, said: “Seeing children in care enjoying quality time with
the Government has asked us to make. “Children that come into our care have often had difficult or traumatic lives so we do everything in
on to become the next J.K.Rowling.” Children who attended received free books and activity packs to take home. LITERARY LINE-UP: Councillor Anne Western, Leader of Derbyshire County Council (front right) at the launch of the 2104 Big Book Bash event with authors, officials, visitors and volunteers: (left to right) Ross Baugh, participation and rights worker for Derbyshire County Council, volunteer Shannon Baugh (12), author Alan Gibbons, volunteer Katy Welch (10), author Andy Seed, Derbyshire County Council’s children’s rights officer Steve Lowe, author Emma Pass, author Robert Crowther, Ian Thomas, Derbyshire County Council’s strategic director of children’s services, event organiser Annie Everall, Billy Scothern, and Chris Cartledge.
their foster families and meeting top authors was fantastic. “We’re working hard to support Derbyshire children and families - despite the £157m of budget cuts
our power to give them good homes and improve their education and futures. “It would be brilliant if one of the children attending yesterday went
BIG HIT: Children Shannon Baugh (12) and Katy Welch (10) volunteered at the event and loved helping out.
STILL CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON POSSIBLE CHANGES TO STREET LIGHTS Residents are being urged to make sure they have their say on possible changes to the way street lights across Derbyshire are maintained, before the consultation closes on 8 August.
The Durham Ox Inn has just undergone an extensive refurbishment and also boasts a high quality restaurant and offers bed and breakfast accommodation to guests. It is the oldest inn in Ilkeston and dates back to 1780 when it also doubled up as the town jail. The convicts were held in the cellars beneath the Inn before being taken through the underground caves and passageways up to St Mary’s church at the top of the town. However times have changed and these days people pay to stay at The Durham Ox and enjoy good good, great hospitality and an extensive selection of beers, wines and spirits. The recent renovations have been done with care and an aim of making it modern while keeping the charm of the past. The aim was to “enhance the centuries of character and charm that were inherent in the building and create a
respite from the rigours and chaos of everyday modern fast paced life. “Our ambition was that when you walked through our door a feeling of calm would pass over you and allow you to switch off and relax, enjoy a drink or a meal in comfortable unhurried surroundings, and not feel the need to rush off anywhere.” This has certainly worked as customers report that they love the modern feel combined with the old world charm of the Durham Ox. Billed as “The Country Inn on Your Doorstep” it is the winner of the Pride in Erewash Ilkeston Good Town Trader Award and serves great food and real ales in relaxed old world pub surroundings.
The possible changes that residents are being asked for their views on are: • Only replacing failed light bulbs in priority locations. • Which locations should be priority locations. • Investing in LED light bulbs. • Dimming LED light bulbs in some locations at night. Derbyshire County Council’s Deputy Cabinet Member for Jobs, Economy and Transport, Coun-
cillor Dean Collins, said: “Because we have to cut £157m from our budgets we’re facing budget pressures like never before. This means that we have cut the amount of money we have available to spend on street lighting by £775,000 a year. “I know that many people will be unhappy with what we are proposing but we really have no choice. “We are looking at investing in LED light bulbs – which would cost several million pounds – but would save us money in the long run. We are also asking residents for their views on this. “We want to know what local residents think of our proposals and I
would encourage everyone to have their say.” Locations that are suggested for being priorities for having street light bulbs replaced include: • Town centres • Places with significant night time accident records • Areas identified by the Police as having an above average record of crime • Street lights installed for community safety reasons • Areas with sheltered housing and other residences where vulnerable people live • Around hospitals, nursing homes, sheltered housing, fire and police stations • Areas with a 24 hour operations
emergency service site including hospitals and nursing homes • Areas with local council or Police CCTV equipment • Areas around pedestrian crossings, subways and enclosed footpaths • Where road safety measures are in place, like roundabouts, chicanes, speed-humps and central carriageway islands.
The street lighting consultation is online at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ lights. Paper copies are available in libraries. The closing date is 8 August 2014.
Why I’m backing Alzheimer’s Society Right to Know campaign by Helen O’Connor, Alzheimer’s Society Services Manager for Derbyshire About half of the 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK receive a formal diagnosis. It’s the same story in the East Midlands, where there are 56,000 people with the condition but only a diagnosis rate of 50% This means they are denied the chance to understand what’s happening to them, and to plan for the future, while they have the capacity to do so. A dementia diagnosis is vital as it can unlock the door to treatment, care and support, enabling people to live well with the condition and that is why I want to draw your readers’ attention to the Alzheimer’s Society Right to Know campaign which aims to tackle this issue. Alzheimer’s Society is cam-
paigning for this to change. We believe people have a right to know about their condition and the right to information, support and available treatment after their diagnosis. Anyone with personal experience of dementia will know what a devastating and heart-breaking experience a dementia diagnosis can be but people with dementia and their loved ones have a right to know what is happening to them. Under the Alzheimer’s Society’s Right to Know campaign, we want more people to get the dementia diagnosis they need to unlock the door to treatment and support. The process of getting a dementia diagnosis should be as smooth as possible and everyone diagnosed with dementia should be fully supported to come to
terms with their condition and live well. With all that in mind, we want to see diagnosis rates to reach 66% in all areas by 2017, with ambitions in place to reach 75% average diagnosis rates with no one waiting longer than 12 weeks from seeing their GP to diagnosis. Plus, everyone diagnosed with the condition should have access to a dementia adviser who can offer practical help on that journey with dementia. We must work together to ensure they are all making improvements for people with dementia and their families. That is why I would urge your readers to visit the Alzheimer’s Society website, alzheimers. org.uk, to find out more.
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Royal Lancers receive a warm welcome home in Derby after Afghanistan tour THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Derby city centre to welcome home the 9th/12th Royal Lancers following their recent tour of duty in Afghanistan.
where they celebrated their safe return and remembered those who were no longer with them. The 180 strong group of Lancers left Derby Cathedral at 11:45am and paraded along the streets of Derby The homecoming parade, which City before arriving in the Market set off from Derby Cathedral, was Place where the crowds of supportparticularly poignant as it was to ive well-wishers, friends and family be the regiment’s last parade in the were eagerly awaiting to meet, greet city as it will merge with the Queen’s and celebrate with the soldiers after a Royal Lancers next year. proud speech from the Mayor. For one soldier in particular it will Bernard Page, chairman of the be a day never to be forgotten be- Derby and District Ex-Services Assocause Lance Cpl Wayne Hutchinson ciation, said the event gave the public got down on one knee and proposed the opportunity to show the troops to fiancé Katy Blood, who happily the appreciation they deserved. agreed to marry him. The Lancers were awarded the Crowds of local people turned out freedom of Derby in 1972, which to see the Lancers parade through Captain Adam Champion said gives the city, marching through Iron the current troops a special connecGate, Sadler Gate, The Strand, Vic- tion with Derby. toria Street, St Peter’s Street and So far, the Lancers have paraded Churchyard, Green Lane, Gower through Leicester, Northampton and, Street, Babington Lane and St Pe- of course Derby. ters Street. The onlookers welcomed The parade in Derby has truly them with applause and praise to boosted the Royal Lancer’s morale, show their appreciation. the welcome they received was outAmongst the crowd, thousands standing and many say “the warmest of proud friends and families were greeting yet” - gearing them up for waiting to see their loved ones for their upcoming Chesterfield march. the first time since they left for an 8 The soldiers have spent the past month tour of duty in Afghanistan eight months in Helmand Province, during September of last year. where some were part of an operaA service was held in the Cathe- tion to find Taliban weapons behind dral for the troops before the march, enemy lines.
Derbyshire County Council Shortlisted for Prestigious Apprentice Award Derbyshire County Council has beaten off competition from hundreds of employers to be shortlisted for the East Midlands final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2014. The authority has been nominated in the BT Macro Employer of the Year award for those who employ more than 5,000 people. The county council scheme has recruited 250 apprentices, including 43 who will start in September 2014 as part of its commitment to create 500 opportunities. Councillor Brian Ridgway, Derbyshire County Council’s
Cabinet Member for Council Services said: “We are delighted to have been recognised for the hard work we do to help support young people into work in Derbyshire in these difficult economic times. “Apprenticeships are a key part of rebuilding the local economy and we are committed to helping young people into employment to learn a range of skills right across the council.” The National Apprenticeship Awards celebrate the achievements of the country’s most outstanding apprentices and apprenticeship employers. The regional winners will be
announced at a ceremony organised by the National Apprenticeship Service at the East Midlands Conference Centre on 2 September. They will then go through to the national final on 13 November where the highest scoring entries will feature in the acclaimed England’s top 100 apprenticeship employers list. To find out more about apprenticeships at the county council visit www.derbyshire. gov.uk/apprenticeships.
100 meter “slip and slide” spectacular in Derbyshire A 100 meter water slide is due to be erected in Mickleover after a similar slippy spectacular in Bristol saw more than 90,000 people sign up for a slide. More than 3,000 people have signed up to fly down the 100 meter slide track, which organizers predict a whopping turnout of over 20,000 to come and join in the fun. The 100 meter slide will shoot hundreds of Derby daredevils down Kipling Drive in Mickleover on September 7th, the 328ft inflatable will be limited to the number of the people that can use it, however. David Lewis, Chairman of Community group Our Mickleover said: "In Bristol they managed to send down one person a minute. "We are limited because of the safety of it and therefore we have
had to keep the numbers capped at around 400." Although only 400 places are being made available to shoot down the 328ft attraction, that number could possibly double to 800 after a Derbyshire-based manufacturer has offered to make a second slide that would enable the daredevils of Derbyshire to "race each other" down two different tracks at the same time. In Bristol, the slide saw a total of 96,573 sign up for one of just 360 available tickets to slide down Park Street and while thousands were left disappointed, 65,000 people still swarmed the area to watch the spectacle take place. Many people took to a lilo as their "trusty steed" and went racing down the slippery plastic sheeting with grins on their faces and soap in their
eyes! The youngest Bristol slider was just five years of age and the oldest was 73. The hill, with its 6.5-degree slope, launched the slippery sliders to travel around 11mph before the ride ended in a soapy splash. Media outlets around the world picked up on the story and since then other cities, including San Francisco, have made their own events. The Bristol slide was part of a city art festival, was funded by donations and was free to use, the Derby slide, however, will come at a small charge, something that organizers are hoping to keep to around £4 or £5.
SEE DERBYSHIRE TOURS Stately Homes – World Heritage Historic Mills – Royal Crown Derby – Well Dressings – Local Foods & Ales. Join us for a tour of the delightful countryside of the Peak District and visit the many unique attractions which only the county of Derbyshire can provide.
We Drive – We Show – You Explore We offer a day out in Derbyshire, by executivestyle minibus, with four unique tours from Derby City Centre. • Derwent Valley Mills & Peak District • Royal Crown Derby & Kedleston Hall • Royal Crown Derby & Sudbury Hall • Derbyshire Dales & Chatsworth House
Discover the workings of the first cotton mills & the ‘cradle of the Industrial Revolution’. Relive the moving story of life in the ‘plague’ village of Eyam. Sample local foods - Gingerbread, Stilton Cheeses & Bakewell Pudding, or a local ale from award winning breweries. Visit one of the many stately homes – Chatsworth House, Kedleston Hall & Sudbury Hall, or a factory & museum tour of the oldest porcelain company in England – Royal Crown Derby to see how this beautiful chinaware is manufactured. All tours include entrance fees, with pick-up and drop-off from the Tourist Information Centre, Derby Market Place. You can find and book all of our current tours online at www.see-derbyshire.co.uk
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THE UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), working with 3.8 billion-pound in capital provided by the government, has purchased a 50 percent stake jointly with Japan’s Marubeni in DONG Energy’s planned Westermost Rough offshore wind farm off the east cost of England. Britain’s business minister Vince Cable said the bank had now invested more than 600 million pounds in five offshore wind farms. Britain, which is the world’s largest offshore wind market, is counting on the development of other wind farms to help it cut carbon emissions in the electricity sector. Turbine installations could reach 3,000 by the end of the decade, compared with 1,075 turbines now. Business Secretary Vince Cable said GIB was nevertheless, proving to be a “gamechanger” in the green economy and had “mobilised £1.3 billion of total funding” in the UK offshore wind industry. Wind energy is one of the most significant renewable energy sources for electricity generation worldwide. Wind energy presents one of the most attractive opportunities for entrepreneurs because of its competitive costs and proven technology. Market studies reveal that wind, together with solar and biofuels, will constitute one of the renewable energy technologies
in which practically every significant country in the world will be investing over the next decade. As the Government have a legally binding commitment to meet ambitious carbon reduction targets over the coming years, they introduced the Feed-In Tariffs (FITs). By installing a wind turbine, you will get paid for every unit of electricity you generate and use. Any surplus energy that you do not need can be exported back to the National Grid for an additional payment. You will also be saving thousands of pounds each year in reduced electricity bills. Wind turbines are reliant and efficient, the UK has over 40% of Europe’s wind resources, during the winter months when energy demand is generally at it’s highest, the resource of wind is also much greater. For over a decade, wind has been the world’s fastest growing energy source on a percentage basis. The installed base of turbines has been growing at 20% 30% a year for the past five years, and if growth trends continue at this pace, wind capacity will double about every three or four years. The reason for this continued growth is simply that of all renewable technologies, wind is the most cost-effective in comparison to fossilfuelled power generation.
£1m of investment reached in record time for wind project In just under four weeks, Four Winds Energy Co-op has already raised around 35% of the investment it needs to build two 500KW wind turbines in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. The proposed project plans to develop a 500KW wind turbine at Duckmanton near Chesterfield and a second 500KW wind turbine near Barnsley. The plan is to build the first turbine during 2014 with the second turbine dur-
ing the spring of 2015. This kind of project is about community ownership. It’s not about big corporate or city investors taking control. Local, individual investors can get involved from as little as £100 and people generally see a return that’s significantly higher than anything a high street bank or building society can offer. The offer is open to anyone in the UK, however it would mean so much more if the majority were local.
The project is supported by Energy4All, who in its last three projects has raised £6.4 million. The company is confident that the next £3.7 million for the Four Winds Co-operative will prove to be just as popular as previous initiatives. To participate in the Four Winds Energy Co-operative share offer please visit the website: www.fourwinds.coop or telephone 0845 373 3612 to request a postal copy.
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AIRSOFT GAMING THE popularity of an emerging sport known as Airsoft is rapidly increasing every year as more people discover the fun and excitement it can generate for participants. Airsoft is a fast paced, tactical team game for people of all ages. Players use realistic looking air weapons to fire non-metallic pellets (6mm BBs) at each other during short term skirmishes. It’s great fun, easy to get into and very affordable. Does it hurt? It only stings a little when you get hit… The idea behind Airsoft originated
in Japan during the 1970’s and the initial reasoning behind its invention was to create an example of a combat sport where you did not need to commit to years of practice in order to be reasonably proficient. The people that took part in the early examples of Airsoft found that it was a highly enjoyable activity and it became very easy to understand why it was proving so popular for anyone who subsequently took part and experienced the excitement and realism that the game can generate.
Former soldier Joe Craft has 15 years of military experience and takes his gaming seriously…so that his players can have the maximum fun and excitement in one of the most actionpacked days out you could possibly experience. Joe is a former infantryman who has served in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Northern Ireland so he knows a thing or two about battles and about outsmarting the enemy. Now he puts the skills he learned on the battle field into ensuring that the MILSIM games he designs for his Combat Ready Airsoft business are as fun, exciting and realistic as possible. He said: “I basically distil all my military knowledge and imagination into devising game scenarios that are challenging and really enjoyable for our players. “Basically if you can do it on a battleground then you can do it on the site we have here. The only difference is that nobody gets hurt as health and safety are at the forefront of everything we do.” Joe together with wife Julie, who is the Managing Director of Combat Ready Airsoft, organise game days which are held twice a month - on Wednesdays and Sundays - in 150 acres of land at Wild Park, Derbyshire. The site is a mixture of woodland with brooks, streams and swamps
running through it and the combat area has various small buildings combined with open areas with trench systems and various ditches plus areas for speed games with a smaller wood set to the rear. There are paths and bridges over small waterways and ponds, giving many different angles to the fighting terrain. There is also a safe zone - a large indoor area with seating and heating also male and female toilet facilities. Joe said: “We are here for the player and our aim is to give you one of the best experiences on the skirmish field you will ever come across. “We dedicate our time planning intense Skirmish days and highly active MILSIM days for you. With detailed easy to follow game scenarios, and with my dedicated trained staff ready to be able to react to all situations in a firm but fair manner. Leaving you the player the time to enjoy your game.” Players can be aged from 12 upwards, there are around 27 different game scenarios to choose from and each day can accommodate up to 60 people. The walk on fee is £15 (wednesdays) and £30 (sundays) and equipment (if needed) can be rented for an additional £15. For more information speak to Joe or Julie on 01332 265716
CRAFTY’S AIRSOFT
The very essence of Airsoft is that it is a modern day battle game or sometimes simply a highly charged fun-filled recreational activity where each participant attempts to conquer their opponent by simply striking them using their specially created Airsoft guns and pellets. You might sometimes find these guns being referred to as Airsoft BB guns and the reasons for this is to signify the pellets that are being used in the equipment. Your weapon of choice can vary according to personal
taste and preference but the majority of models available are all designed to look and sometimes feel like real firearms. Airsoft relies on honesty - unlike paintball there is no mark left by airsoft hits. Nothing ruins an airsoft game faster than players not taking hits. A hit occurs when a BB fired directly from a gun, or launched by a grenade or spring operated trap, strikes a player anywhere about their person or attire.
DERBYSHIRE TRADING STANDARDS FLUSH OUT FAKE TOBACCO Sniffer dogs have discovered 25,000 cigarettes and 13kg of tobacco worth more than £14,000 in raids carried out by Derbyshire County Council on five local shops. Some of the haul was discovered in false light fittings - while other cigarettes were discovered in a toilet cistern. The county council joined forces with Derbyshire police and the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) to carry out the raids at shops in Ilkeston and Long Eaton on Monday (July 28). The illicit products were seized by the council’s trading standards officers during ‘Operation Henry’ which runs from April to September to crack down on the supply of illicit tobacco across nine regions in England. Operation Henry is funded by the Department of Health and managed by the TSI to provide each region with eight days of dog detection provided by national agency Wagtail UK. The partnership allows local trading standards officers to identify illicit tobacco ‘hot spots’ by combining their intelligence with information from the TSI, police and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Sniffer dogs Ozzie and Buster helped to detect the concealed stashes of tobacco at all five premises that were visited. The visits were conducted as a result of information provided the public and the seizure included both counterfeit and non-duty paid products which cannot be legally sold in the UK. No arrests were made but the activity was ef-
fective in disrupting supply chains and high street outlets and the information gathered will support a number of ongoing investigations. Derbyshire County Council Deputy Cabinet member for Health and Communities Councillor Ellie Wilcox said: “Those involved in dealing in illegal tobacco may be encouraging people, including children to smoke by providing a cheap source. “Sniffer dogs can find tobacco and cigarettes even if hidden in the most unlikely places and offenders need to know that they will face consequences if they choose to deal in these illegal products.”
Why sewing is good for you Set aside the obvious benefits: no missing buttons, or dropped hems... more money in the bank because we make more of our own clothes... and an up-to-date wardrobe because refashioning last season’s buys is so easy. There is one more overwhelming reason why picking up a needle and thread is so good for us. It makes us feel good! The question is – why? At its most basic, sewing requires us to focus both physically and mentally on a task. It’s hard to sew if you’re not paying attention – many a pricked finger stands testament to this. So if you’re concentrating on your sewing you can’t be worrying about what to give the kids for supper, or fretting about problems at work.
Positive thinking And that hand-eye coordination is good for our brains and for keeping our fingers nimble. Having agile minds and bodies tend to make us feel more agile and alert. Plus being able to make and mend does wonders for our self –esteem. There is also something wonderful about pointing to a new dress or a restyled jacket and saying: “I did that.” So much of modern activity doesn’t have a physical end result. Many of us work in jobs where our ‘output’ can’t be shown off in the same way. Sewing skills can also open up your social life. Courses are a great way to meet new people as well as acquire new skills. And once you’ve acquired or updated your sewing
skills with a course, the socialising doesn’t have to stop. “Sewing circles” are coming back into fashion. They operate a bit like book clubs, with a group of friends taking it in turns to choose projects, host evenings and lay on refreshments. A recent article splashed across several UK national newspapers highlighted the advantages of quilting, after researchers found it benefited people in ways that physical or outdoor pursuits didn’t. This included improving cognitive, emotional and social wellbeing. Tying a quilt The University of Glasgow team behind the research said that the social network that developed fostered the formation of strong friendships. “Affirmation from others boosted self-esteem and increased motivation for skill development. Quilts were often given altruistically and gave quilting added purpose.” Elsewhere, the Wellbeing Project, a social enterprise set up in 2006 in Halton and St Helens in the UK, provided a range of community-based activities aimed at improving mental wellbeing. This included sewing classes, such as “Sew Your Own,” 6 week course working with recycled fashion and including hand and sewing machine skills, as well as how to customise clothing and make bags, cushions and accessories. Sewing also brings positive benefits for older people, including those with dementia, as it is a familiar activity that older people often remember how to do, even if other activities
Derbyshire Guardian. Issue 19 : Page 11. have become more daunting. For example, the Craft Cafe on a housing estate in Glasgow was set up to combat social isolation among older residents. The skills on offer included sewing and knitting and the initiative proved so effective that local doctors referred older patients to the cafe and another project set up in Govan as a therapeutic approach to long-term illness. Knitting as well And you don’t have to stop at sewing. For example, knitting is a celebrity past time (fans include Madonna,
Russell Crowe and Meryl Streep) and a great way to de-stress. Betsan Corkhill, a former NHS physiotherapist, realised that even maximum doses of medication were relatively ineffective if the core issues of loneliness, low self-esteem, anxiety and “an unoccupied mind left to ruminate on problems” were not provided for.Why knitting is good for you Disheartened by the lack of interest in these problems, Betsan left the NHS in 2002 and went to work on craft magazines. To her surprise she discovered “huge amounts” of emails
Step into the Sewing Corner Sewing Corner in Matlock is a friendly, family-run tailors shop that meets the needs of clients no matter how small or large the job is. Owner Margaret Ryder heads up a seven-strong team which has been providing some of the best alterations and made-tomeasure designs in Derbyshire
since 1995. The service is professional with an emphasis on high-quality workmanship within a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Margaret was even commissioned to produce a wedding dress for TV’s Peak Practice and trousers and waistcoats for the Peter Kay comedy TV show Phoenix
and letters extolling the health benefits of cross-stitching and knitting, saying they had help alleviate even suicidal depression and had allowed
people to reduce some pain medication. Fascinated and inspired Betsan started to research the therapeutic ef-
fects of knitting and stitching. Findings to date suggest that knitting has a neurochemical effect on the brain. Monica Baird, pain specialist at the Royal United Hospital Bath states “It changes brain chemistry for the better, possibly by decreasing stress hormones and increasing feel-good serotonin and dopamine.” This article has been provided by Make It and Mend It. Make it and Mend it is an online resource for people who want to make and mend more and throw away less. You can visit their site here: www.makeitandmendit.com Nights. The business is firmly based on reputation with many satisfied customers returning time-andtime again and recommending Sewing Corner to their friends, work colleagues and family members. Owner Margaret said: “Sewing Corner can provide all types of alterations for men’s, women’s and children’s clothes. We can also provide alterations for curtains, blinds and bed-linen. “We also make stunning wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, evening gowns and provide a specialist suit hire and kilt hire service. “We pride ourselves on providing a personal, oneto-one service and high quality alterations and designs.” Sewing Corner, based at 135 Dale Road, Matlock is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9.30am - 5.30pm and on Thursdays and Saturdays from 9.30am - 2.30pm. For further information contact Margaret on 01629 760299.
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time for Wind Turbine project Four Winds Energy Co-op gains massive support from investors
In just under three weeks, Four Winds Energy Co-op has already raised around 30% of the investment it needs to build two 500KW wind turbines in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. The proposed project plans to develop a 500KW wind turbine at Duckmanton near Chesterfield and a second 500KW wind turbine near Barnsley. The plan is to build the first turbine at Duckmanton during 2014 with the second turbine at Shafton becoming operational during the spring of 2015. Paul Rea, Chairman of Four Winds
Energy Co-op commented: “ We’re really encouraged by the level of local support we’re getting for this renewable energy project. It’s so important to stress that this kind of project is about community ownership. It’s not about big corporate or city investors taking control. Local, individual investors can get involved from as little as £250.00, and people generally see a return that’s significantly higher than anything a high street bank or building society can offer. While we’re happy to have investors from anywhere in the UK, it would mean so much more if the majority were local.” Investment is expected to come from a mix of local residents, individuals
committed to the development of renewable energy, and the growing enthusiastic member base that follows all Energy4All’s projects around the UK. In its last three projects, Energy4All has raised £6.4 million during the worst economic downturn since WW2. The company is confident that the next £3.7 million for the Four Winds Co-operative will prove to be just as popular as previous initiatives. To participate in the Four Winds Energy Co-operative share offer please visit the website: www.fourwinds. coop or telephone 0845 373 3612 to request a postal copy.
CCTV images released following street robbery in Alvaston Police officers investigating the robbery of a 78-year-old woman in Alvaston have released CCTV images of a teenager they would like to speak to. The woman had her necklace snatched by a robber on a bicycle as she walked along a city street. The victim was walking along London Road in Alvaston at about 2.40pm on Monday, July 21 when the robbery took place.
The offender cycled up from behind the victim as she passed the Food 4U shop and grabbed her necklace. He pulled the necklace off before cycling away with it. The victim was not injured but was left shaken by the incident. Anyone who recognises the youth in the images or with information about the robbery should call Derbyshire police on 101, quoting crime number 30559/14.
Free health ‘MOTs’ for Erewash dogs
Vet charity’s ‘intensive care’ continues with mobile PetCheck vehicle Erewash dog owners are invited to bring their pooches along for a free health ‘MOT’ on PDSA’s PetCheck vehicle, which is visiting the area between 20 to 26 July as part of the vet charity’s new pet wellbeing roadshow. In partnership with Erewash Borough Council, PDSA PetCheck will be visiting the following locations from 10am to 5pm (11am to 4pm on Sunday): Sun 20 – Animal Magic Event, Shipley Country Park, Heanor (no weight checks available at this event) Mon 21 – Cotmanhay Sure Start car park, Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay Tue 22 – Grasmere Rd, Petersham Estate, Long Eaton Wed 23 – Shopping Precinct on Queen Elizabeth Way, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston Thurs 24 – Sawley Park car park, Draycott Rd, Sawley Fri 25 – Cotmanhay Sure Start car park, Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay Sat 26 – PDSA PetAid Hospital, 200 City Gate, London Rd, Derby PDSA selected the area to benefit from its roadshow of ‘intensive pet care’ after research showed many local owners didn’t fully understand their pets’ needs, and how to meet them. As a result, thousands of pets in Erewash are not be as happy and healthy as they could be, without their owners even realising. PDSA Vet Nurse Sue Bartlett will examine canine visitors’ weight, body-shape, teeth, eyes, coat and general fitness, as well as offering expert advice on caring for other
pets. Some preventive treatments will be on offer at an affordable cost and neutering vouchers will also be available. Sue said: “I’ve spent the last three weeks visiting schools and groups all across Erewash. It’s clear that people here really love their pets and want the best for them, and by sharing our advice and support I know we can work together to help improve the health and happiness of local pets.” For safety reasons only dogs can be brought along for checks and should be kept on the lead at all times. Full details of all events can be found at www.pdsa.org.uk/petcheck. Councillor Barbara Harrison, Erewash Borough Council’s Lead Member for Environment, says: “This is the next stage of our link-up with the PDSA and it offers an exceptional opportunity for dog owners to give their pets a first class health check by a qualified veterinary nurse – for free. “It builds on the three weeks of visits by the PDSA across our borough as part of our partnership campaign to promote the importance of giving pets a healthy lifestyle. I strongly encourage local dog owners to take this chance to have their pets examined.” Love is not enough for East Midlands pets According to the PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report* 90% of East Midlands owners think the UK is a nation of animal lovers. Yet nearly a quarter (23%) of owners the area didn’t get any advice before taking on their pet, despite admitting to having no previous experience. This can result in misunderstandings about their
needs, and a generation of pets that are not as happy and healthy as their owners think they are. PDSA’s PetCheck vehicle will be making a return visit in December to see how Erewash pet owners are getting on.
PDSA Pet Wellbeing Roadshow PDSA is on a mission to improve pet wellbeing and has been visiting communities across the UK for the past ten years, led by its fleet of PetCheck vehicles. In that time PDSA has welcomed over 365,000 visitors to its PetCheck events, carried out health checks on nearly 58,000 doggy visitors and answered over 18,000 general pet care enquiries. Through PDSA’s Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report, which is produced annually and is the biggest assessment of animal wellbeing ever produced, PDSA has found that millions of pets are missing out on key health and welfare requirements. Not because owners don’t care for the pets, but because pet’s needs are being misunderstood. PDSA’s Pet Wellbeing Tour is part of the charity’s ongoing programme of community and education
work, delivered via the charity’s 51 PetAid hospitals and through its work in communities UK-wide. This activity has recently been given a huge boost with the recent announcement of a £500,000 funding award from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. About PDSA’s PetCheck Vehicles PDSA’s two custom-designed PetCheck vehicles have been kindly donated to the charity by benefactors Julie and Robert Breckman. The vehicles are named after Robert and his late wife Julie, whose love of animals and support of PDSA has helped to make the PetCheck tour a reality.
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DERBY’S EIGHTH FOLK FESTIVAL HARVESTS TOP LINE-UP
After the fire at the Assembly Rooms Car Park on 14 March which destroyed the plant room that served the adjoining venue, plans for how the 8th Derby Folk Festival would go ahead had to be rethought. After much planning Derby LIVE are delighted to announce that the Derby Folk Festival will now take place in the heart of the city and in a large marquee on the Market Place on Friday 3 – Sunday 5 October 2014. The Festival will spread across the city centre with dance teams performing in Derby’s Cathedral Quarter and St Peter’s Quarter, concerts in the Guildhall Theatre, Folk Club events in the Guildhall Clubrooms and concerts and dances scheduled in the newly refurbished Ballroom of The Old Bell Hotel on Sadler Gate - all a few minutes from the Market Place, and within the Cathedral Quarter. Derby Folk Festival is jointly produced by Derby LIVE and
Derbyshire-based PR Promotions and they have put together what is arguably their strongest line-up yet. Headlining Friday evening and celebrating their 45th year on the folk scene is Steeleye Span; with the ever popular Show of Hands performing on Saturday night and headlining Sunday and closing the festival is the evanescent Kate Rusby. Derby Folk Festival also brings a plethora of top drawer acts to the city that includes: Martin Simpson, Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, The Carrivick Sisters, Philip Henry & Hannah Martin, and The Lucy Ward Band amongst many more. This year Derby Folk Festival are thrilled to announce a partnership with Thornbridge Brewery who will provide a range of their award-winning beers for this year’s festival. Considered one of the pioneers of the UK’s craft
beer movement, the Thornbridge brewery was originally based in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire. Its first beers went on sale in February 2005 and from developing IPA’s and blonde beers, they also added barrel aged editions. The Derbyshire-based brewery have gathered an army of fans and having won a plethora of awards for their beers, ciders, lagers and traditionally brewed real ales and they were recently announced as Winners of Best Drinks Provider at the BBC Food and Farming Awards. Alex Buchanan, Marketing Manager at Thornbridge Brewery said “The organisers of the Derby Folk Festival have not only put together a great line up of music but are also attending to the needs of the festival goers for quality beers by partnering with Thornbridge Brewery
(Bakewell), a winner of over 350 awards for their beers. We are excited about having our beers at the Derby Folk Festival as it supports our aim of beer, community, music and art as a winning combination”. This year Derby Folk Festival are delighted to introduce Lucy Ward as joint patron of the Festival. Lucy joins long-standing patron John Tams (the man behind the music of the West-End hit War Horse) and she is delighted to share the honour. Lucy originates from Derby and has gone from strength to strength since winning BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award in 2012 and her recording of “Maids When You’re Young” was also nominated for best traditional track in the same year. Lucy will be performing on Sunday 5 October with the Lucy Ward Band and also performing in a solo slot later the same evening. Opening the festival on Friday 3 Oct are Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar who recently won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Horizon Award after winning the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2013. In 2011 multi- instrumentalist Ciaran (Fiddle, Bouzouki, Guitar, Vocals) met and joined forces with Greg (Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki, English Concertina) to form a duo. Following them on stage that night are The Open Road who are from the East Midlands, their music being described as “Brilliant, beautiful and gorgeous” by BBC Radio 2’s Hardeep Singh Kohli. Completing the Friday night line-up are Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, headliners Steeleye Span and a ceilidh with music from Steamchicken. The festival continues on Saturday morning from 11am with Steve Turner, Cardboard Box, In Flanders Fields (Coope, Boyes & Simpson), Singing from the Floor with JP Bean and festival patron John Tams, The Lunar Men, The Carrivick Sisters, Philip Henry & Hannah Martin, and the everpopular Saturday Sing with Lester Simpson. There is a welcome return to the duo Winter : Wilson
Lucy Ward joins John Tams as joint Patron of Derby Folk Festival
and the Finest Kind, who will be flying in to the festival from Canada. At 6pm the doors open for Saturday evening ticket holders and kicks off with All Quiet and the Western Front (with the Aftermath band), Buffy Davis & Derek Pearce, Voices Across the Pond with Coope, Boyes & Simpson and Finest Kind. Topping the Saturday bill will be Show of Hands, and the 8 piece, folk-rock band Merry Hell conclude the evening. Due to popularity Lester Simpson will be conducting a second singing session and opening the festival on Sunday from 11am. He is hotly followed by Abbie Rechert and Martin Simpson, Finest Kind
(Canada), Dana & Susan Robinson (USA), with their trademark guitar/banjo sound and The Lucy Ward Band. Sunjay Brayne, and exciting young duo David Gibb & Elly Lucas who play a mixture of original and traditional music, will showcase their talents and bring the afternoon to a close. Kate Rusby takes to the stage on Sunday evening to give one of her unforgettable performances with her wondrous voice and engaging Yorkshire humour that has seen her garner fans from all music genres.
Show of Hands (left) and Merry Hell (right) conclude the evening entertainment on Saturday 4 October
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3 - 5 october 2014 CATHEDRAL QUARTER DERBY, DE1 3AH
Exciting Young duo David Gibb and Elly Lucas take to the stage on Sunday 5 October No festival is complete without dance sides and Derby Folk Festival organisers are delighted that Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter are once again supporting the programme of dance that will be happening throughout the city over the weekend. Folk 3D have programmed a collection of dance teams including Sallyport Sword Dancers, Mortimer’s Morris, Pecsaetan Morris and Frumptarn Guggenband. As well as main festival events, Derby Folk Festival have built on the success of the fringe music stage on the Market Place and have once again put together a full programme over the weekend of local and further afield acts, including a solo set from Lucy Ward, and acoustic performance from Merry Hell, and a flying visit from the very talented Sam Kelly and his trio. With the whole festival programme taking place in and around the city, it is perfectly placed for those arriving by either bus and train. Competitively priced
festival tickets are available from derbylive.co.uk or you can book in person at the Derby LIVE Box Office, Market Place, Derby, or call 01332 255800 with an early bird offer for those who book before 31 July 2014. Tickets for the whole weekend are £69 (adult), £37 (Students) and Family Tickets (2 adults, 2 children) are £158 if booked before 31 July. Tickets are also available for Friday evening, Saturday day/evening, Saturday evening only, Sunday day/ evening and Sunday evening. Festival attenders can find out all of the latest accommodation information at visitderby.co.uk where a range of hotels are available for all budgets and group sizes. Derby Folk Festival are grateful for the support of Don Amott Caravans who have kindly loaned the festival dressing room accommodation due to the Assembly Rooms being unavailable. A full festival programme is available at derbyfolkfestival.co.uk
Kate Rusby headlines the Derby Folk Festival on Sunday 5 October
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Introducing Dreamscape’s
JIM TANG
What is Dreamscape?
Dreamscape was born during the height of the rave culture during the early 90’s, we helped build and were the first organisation to be granted a all night entertainment license at the famous Sanctuary Music complex in Milton Keynes where 100’s of thousands if not millions of ravers have attend the venue. If you were a raver back in the 90’s you probably went there.
For those who weren’t there at the original raves of the late 80s and early 90s, how would you describe them? And tell me about your first experience.... The rave movement was born in the late 80’s so called the “2nd summer of love” where parties were set up in fields and warehouses. Before the Criminal Justice Bill came in back you didn’t need a entertainment license to hold these parties but the authorities did frown upon 10’s of 1000’s of ravers dancing all night long in fields and dis-used warehouses all night long. I first got my taste into the dance culture in the early
90’s going to a lot of the free parties where the travellers/new age hippy like Spiral Tribe, Circus Warp and DIY put on around the Oxfordshire area. It was a completely new experiences from the old city centre night club. People from all over the country and different walks of life happily dancing together in a field or warehouse. It was a very special time and great to make new friends who before you wouldn’t normally meet in a nightclub. No one cared where you were from or what you did for a living, you have stockbrokers and builder together, everyone just want to dance and have good time. Tell me about Corporation
Adrenalin
I have a graphic design company back in the late 80’s and we use to design most of the flyers and promotional material for the early ravers, we worked with most big organisation such as Amnesia House, Pandemonium, Quest, Vibealite, Atomic Jam, Dreamscape and many more, in fact throughout the 90’s we designed most of the Midlands flyers doing around
Derbyshire Guardian. Issue 19 : Page 19. 4-6 flyers a month. We did a lot of record covers and for not just smaller independents labels but a few for majors like Virgin and EMI. It’s been a while (how long?) since Dreamscape promoted an event, and the original scene seemed to die out by the end of the 90s. Why was that? Or was it always there, and I wasn’t looking!? Dreamscape never really went away, I would rather say we were just hibernating. I left Dreamscape around 96 after Murray Beetson the founder and close friend sadly passed away. I wanted to concentrate on my retail and design businesses. But in 2011 there was talk on social media about bring Dreamscape to celebrate it’s 20th anniversary, I was asked by the current owner to comeback and give it that true Dreamscape ethos. At fist it was agreed to just do a one off event and raise money for charity, we gave all the profits from that night £6600.00 to Help For Heroes. After all the positive comments and love for Dreamscape I want to see if we take it further. It was like a 2nd chance to get back involved again. After I left I didn’t think I would promote again but I just very happy that everyone has been so supportive.
Northern Green Gathering THE North’s most long established green camping event is proud to present 80 different workshops and activities, plus bands, plus djs and great company on a lovely organic farm in
its first visit to Derbyshire. Northern Green Gathering is an opportunity to learn, share, meet people, be inspired and maybe even change your life. Northern Green Gathering has
a unique appeal and character and is very different from the average festival. We involve everyone in being an active participant. Not a passive spectator who comes along to consume what is
And why the reunion party? I always wanted to return back to MK as this is where Dreamscape was born and we are known for the Sanctuary Music Complex but there wasn’t any suitable venues. I wanted to celebrate 20 years since the 2nd Summer of Love this year and looked at loads of different sites, I looked at Rockingham, Santa Pod and Brafield Stadium but if just didn’t seem right, we had to return back to MK. I was actually invited to come and meet the council and police to tell them about the project and they were great as they all knew about Dreamscape and were happy to have us back. I expect lot of old ravers will be there!! But, you’re hoping for a new generation to come and see what the fuss was all about it? Yes there will be a lot of old ravers putting on their dancing shoes for August but equally we have had a great response with the younger generation. The younger ravers have heard all the stories from their older siblings and from their parents about the great parties we put on and I think they want to see themselves how us oldies did it back in the day. I have loads of different arenas with different genre of music to
on offer. We will be structuring all kinds of workshops and activities so that people of all ages and interests have the chance to enjoy, learn and contribute. Northern Green is about hope and belief in working together to make a positive change in our own lives and those of future generations. There will be all sorts of interesting things to do. 1. Make useful things and learn to mend and re-use with Labyrinth Arts and Small Axe Green Woodcraft and a variety of other
acter for everyone. It will great to see the 2nd generation ravers along side the 1st generation ravers dancing together. The line up looks incredible, it must have been fun putting that together, getting all those people back involved, getting in contact with some old friends? It has been one of the hardest thing I’ve had to do, so many artists have performed for us in the past and I would have loved to book everyone but sadly it was impossible, so there were a few disappointed artists but all I say is I promise next time. It was great catching up with all the faces again, a lot of them are good friends and not just artists who have performed for us. We reminisce, make fun of each other it was like I never went away. What are you particularly looking forward to this time? I looking forward to see all those happy faces and everyone dancing together, I’m afraid I can last very long now as my legs aren’t as strong as they were before but I will have a little boogie and throw some shapes on the dance floor. I just want people who have never experienced Dreamscape to come with an open and leave happy. The a long
workshops. 2. Go wild and explore our Kid’s activities including Buzzy Beatz, and the Wonky Olympics. 3. Dance to Solar and bicycle powered bands and djs on 3 stages. 4. Eat in cafes and small music venues. A variety of organic vegan and vegetarian caterers including the NGG Cafe and the Beatroot Cafe. 5. Relax in our Healing area including The women and childrens
deserved rest with no phones or emails after August....lol Do you think the essence of Dreamscape is the same as it was at the beginning Definitely, all we want to to do put on events for people to enjoy themselves meet old acquaintances and make new friends, like we did back in the 90’s. The dance scene played a massive part in most peoples lives and still does for the younger ones, we never want to forget where we came from and it will always be with us for. Will there be future events? I hope so, as long as the fans want us to organise event we will continue. This year has been the most exciting year for us.I took Dreamscape on a club tour around the country, Brighton was a sellout event and we went to Ibiza for the first time to the famous Es Paradis, one of my favourite clubs in the world so that was an honour. We do want to move forward and try and incorporate more live acts and showcase new talent I’d like to do a weekend festival so can do this. I just want thank everyone for all the love I have been shown. See you all in August.
nurturing area and Labyrinth of Woven Earth. 6. Inform yourself about the environment and social justice issues in our campaigns area. 7. Sing and be merry around the communal fire. 8. Enjoy a Drink in our local real ale bar All this and much, much more. Join us and be part of a positive change for ourselves and the world.
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Ashbourne Animal Welfare Summer Spectacular Open Day & Fun Dog Show Ashbourne Animal Welfare’s Summer Spectacular Open Day and Fun Dog Show is on Sunday 27th July 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at The Ark, Wyaston Road, Ashbourne and is a great day out for all the family. The Fun Dog Show starts at 12.45 with entries from 11 a.m and classes include Waggiest Tail for all those happy dogs, Most Handsome Dog and Prettiest Bitch classes for those dogs who think they have what it takes in the looks department, a Best Puppy class, Top Dog.... this is the dog that appeals most to the judge on the day as well as lots of other classes. You could also enter your dog in the Doggie Sports and see if they can retrieve a sausage (eating it on the way back doesn’t count!). Other attractions include Together Dog Training with their Dancing Dogs and demonstrations of heelwork to music at 11.15 a.m. – 12.30 and again at 3.15 p.m. Microchipping is also available at only £10. Cat lovers will be able to visit our Cat Chat Corner Ashbourne Animal Welfare depends on the support of individuals and organisations to be able to continue the vital work of rescuing and rehoming cats and dogs.
Donations
Donations of money, goods or services.
Sponsor a Long Stay Cat or Dog
Sponsoring a long stay cat or dog helps to pay for their care.
Pen Sponsorship
Sponsoring a Pen helps to pay for the running of our rescue and rehoming centre.
Legacies
Legacies can help to secure the future for all of our cats and dogs.
for advice on cat care and behaviour and we have a vet on site whose speciality is working with cats. Visitors may be surprised to find camels, not dogs, in one of the paddocks, with pony rides in another! There will also be ferret racing, a small animals corner, with hedgehogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hens and tortoises and new this year will be donkeys from the Donkey Sanctuary Derbyshire Centre. In addition, there will be vintage cars, lots of stalls and, if this wasn’t enough, visitors can then sit and enjoy a homemade lunch or tea and listen to the Ivan Ball Jazz Band. We have saved the best to the last and that, of course, is a visit to see our cats and dogs, who will be waiting to say hello and ‘please take me home’! Admission to this special day out is only £2 admission for adults, with children and parking free, and we can promise that this will be money well spent! For more information visit www.ashbourneanimalwelfare. org or tel 01335 300494.
Sunday 27th July 11am - 4pm Volunteer
Volunteer and give some of your time to a good cause.
Fund Raising
Fund raising is a major source of the income we need to pay for our work.
Membership
Membership helps us with day to day expenses and keeps you in touch with what we are doing.
Boarding
Boarding your dog at The Ark helps pay for our rescue and rehoming work as all proceeds go to the charity.
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Based in Bournville, Birmingham, Cadbury World is one of the UK’s most popular attractions. Visitors of all ages can uncover a world of chocolate delights, explore the magic and making of Cadbury chocolate and learn about the history of the Cadbury brand. New for 2014 is Cadbury World’s 4D Chocolate Adventure. Featuring a 4D interactive cinema, the zone takes visitors on an adventurous journey to experience the feeling of diving into a pot of melted Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, riding the Crunchie Rollercoaster and taking to the skies in a Cadbury Creme Egg airship piloted by the Caramel Bunny. The new zone includes a number of interactive digital games, such as the ‘Joy-OMeter’ and a ‘chocolate tracing’ game. Visitors can also create their own futuristic bar of virtual 3D Cadbury chocolate featuring exciting new ingredients including glow in the dark chocolate and evermorphing fondant. Cadbury World’s fourteen amazing zones take visitors
on a truly memorable journey, starting with a trip back over 1,000 years to the Aztec Jungle. Visitors walk through the tropical rainforest of the Mayan Indians, discover how the cocoa tree was central to their culture and meet the Aztec Emperor, Montezuma, whose favourite drink was ‘chocolatl.’ The story continues with the cocoa bean’s Journey to Europe, before live character actors bring to life a scene in Birmingham’s Bull Street, a full scale replica of the original street where John Cadbury opened his shop in 1824. The newly revamped Chocolate Making zone gives visitors the opportunity to choose from a range of sweet treats to add to a delicious pot of warm liquid Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, and enjoy traditional chocolate making demonstrations. The Manufacturing and Packaging zones provide a fascinating insight into the modern production process. Children will love the gentle Cadabra ride, as they are taken through a chocolate wonderland full of familiar charac-
ters, and the whole family will enjoy taking a trip back down memory lane in Advertising Avenue, not to mention coming face to face with the infamous drumming gorilla. The interactive Purple Planet brings a whole new dimension to chocolate. Visitors can chase a Cadbury Creme Egg, learn how to grow cocoa beans and play in virtual chocolate rain. For a more in-depth story of how Richard and George Cadbury founded Bournville village visit our informative Bournville Experience zone. Children can let off steam in Cadbury World’s amazing outdoor African Adventure play area. Up to three storeys high with tube slides, climbing zones and rope bridges there’s plenty of fun to be had and, for mini-explorers, there’s a separate zone for the under-fives. For visitors looking to take home a souvenir of their visit, Cadbury World is home to the World’s Biggest Cadbury Shop. Packed full of all the favourite Cadbury chocolate and gifts, branded merchandise and unique handmade chocolate items, many products are unavailable elsewhere. Re-launched for 2014, the Cadbury Café is a great place to refuel. The fun, themed restaurant features life sized Cadbury dairy milk cows, with an extensive menu serving everything from sandwiches and cake to a wide range of hearty main meals. Cadbury World also hosts a number of themed weekends throughout the year, to bring an extra serving of magic and entertainment to visitors.
The Sooty Show returns on selected weekends with their brand new, exclusive live show for Cadbury World: Sooty’s Wacky Workshop! Direct from CITV, Sooty tries out his latest inventions assisted by Sweep and Soo in a funfilled show for Sooty fans old and new. Stars of the classic children’s television programme Rainbow, recently voted Best Children’s TV Show of All Time, take to the Cadbury
Last Night of the Proms Fluttering flags and magical music can only mean one thing - the Last Night of the Proms is returning to Rosliston Forestry Centre. The tourist attraction is hosting the popular and patriotic extravaganza at The Glade outdoor arena on Saturday, September 6. Expected to attract a large crowd, the annual celebration is being led by the award winning Newhall Band. With a WW1 theme, visitors can expect an evening of excitement, nostalgia and respectful remembrance reflected in the music and singalong sessions. The festival finale will also be the showcase for a brand new piece of commemorative music by local
composer, Gerry Jara. The Glade arena will open from 5.30pm, with crowds invited to take chairs, rugs and picnics. The show is set to start at 7pm. A bar will also be available, selling hot, cold, alcoholic and soft drinks. Donations will be accepted on the evening to support the 1211 Squadron (Swadlincote) ATC and the Friends of Oakland Village, the chosen charities of Councillor Pat Murray, the Chairman of South Derbyshire District Council. Tickets, which include car parking, cost just £5 for adults, £2.50 for children and concessions and £12 for families. They are available by calling
Swadlincote Tourist Information Centre, in West Street, on 01283 222848, or Rosliston Forestry Centre on 01283 563483.
World stage in August in the brand new Zippy & George’s Holiday Show. Later on in the year, look out for Cadbury World’s Character Weekends (13th-14th September and 18th-19th October), Aztec Weekend (20th21st September), Halloween Spooktacular (25th October – 2nd November), Heritage Weekends (4th-5th October and 15th-16th November), and popular Christmas Celebration Weekends, where
Santa will be flying in to his magical Grotto, and visitors can enjoy performances of Cadbury World’s popular pantomime (22nd-23rd & 29th30th November, 6th-7th, 13th14th, 20th-21st December). For more information about Cadbury World or to book your visit, go to www.cadburyworld.co.uk.
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Food Festivals! Derby Streets play host craft and food fairs
Every few months East Street, in the City Centre, becomes the home of an exciting Arts and Crafts Fair. A range of independent registered artisans set up stalls to sell their unique creations, which can include jewellery, fabric, cushions, sock cupcakes, footwear, cards, gifts and much more. The Arts and Crafts Fairs are on for three days at a time during the following dates in 2014; Thu 17 – Sat 19 Jul Thu 18 – Sat 20 Sep Fri 3 – Sun 5 Oct Thu 6 – Sat 8 Nov The fairs are open from 10am – 4:30pm. More information can be found online at www.derbylive.
co.uk East Street is also host to the fantastic Italian Market, which comes to the City Centre with an authentic and vibrant atmosphere. Stalls sell a variety of all the wonderful tastes you would expect to get in Italy, including salami, breads, nougats, biscuits, nuts, olives,
baklava, Italian Sweets and much more. The Italian Markets are on for three days at a time during the following dates in 2014; Wed 9 – Sat 12 Jul Wed 10 – Sat 13 Sep Wed 12 – Sat 15 Nov The markets are open from 10am – 6pm, more information can be found online at www.derbylive. co.uk Derby LIVE also run a monthly Farmers’ Market, located on the Market Place. This takes place every third Thursday of the month. The market includes a unique range of fresh produce, including locally produced and internationally sourced produce. The markets are open from 8am – 2pm and more information can be found online at www.derbylive. co.uk
RIPLEY’S SEAFISH RESTAURANT GETS SET FOR SUMMER Seafish Restaurant plans to bring the tastes of the atlantic inland as part of an exciting new menu this summer. The restaurant and take away – which sits just off the A38 in Ripley – have launched the menu ahead of Derbyshire’s event-filled summer. The ‘Sunday Special’ menu holds host to an array of dishes not often found in your traditional fish and chip restaurants – with Swordfish Steak Supreme and
Tempura Japanese-style Prawns as past of an Ultimate Platter, just a taste of what they have to offer. However, the independently (family) run establishment does not shy away from the traditional fish and chips, only offering exotic twists on the classics. Such as the Cod, Haddock, Plaice and Lemon Sole can be steamed in knobs of garlic butter or lemon grass and dill butter, also all but the lemon sole can be breaded if you’re not one for batter.
The restaurant – which has been open for almost four years – also caters for those who may not be fish inclined with choices ranging from Quattro Formaggi and sweet Chilli Chicken Salads to Steak and Guiness Suet Puddings.
• Johnny Pusztai of JT Beedhams Award winning sausages & bacon • The Wiltshire Chilli Farm • Grasmere Farm Traditional Pork Butchers The Piazza is that special area of the festival where you come to relax and eat. There’s a plethora of food vendors, caterers and bars, the choice is extensive with many types of food from different countries, street food, vegetarian, barbeques, there’s something to suit all tastes. • Street Food from the Caribbean Islands • Hog Roast by Oak Tree Farm
• Barbeque of Award Winning Sausages & Bacon from Johnny Pusztai • South African Street Food by Savanna Grill • Barbequed Briskett & Ribs by Rolling Smoke • Pit Smoked Chicken Wraps by Floppy Chicken • Vegetarian by the Falafal Wagon • Soft Shell Crab Tempura, Chilli Sauce and Creme Fraiche Music is a great accompaniment to enjoying food, relax over lunch to the sounds of the FB Pocket Orchestra, who take their listeners back
to hot jazz, blues and ragtime of the 1920’s and 30’s. Also in the line up is the Reel Easy, a traditional dance and singing band, they come complete with a Caller so for the energetically inclined you can try your hand at country dancing, dosey doe. An interesting corner of the festival with the main Craft marquee hosting a varied selection of crafts. A series of small marquees house working craftsmen, watch Glass Blowers, Blacksmiths at work or have a go at throwing a pot, painting a pot or making sand pictures.
Book your table using promotional code ‘DGAUG14’, on their reservation No. 01773 689037, to receive your complimentary Tea or Coffee to round off your meal.
Nottingham Food & Drink Festival The Nottingham Food & Drink Festival, 16 - 17 August, set in the spectacular backdrop of the Elizabethan Wollaton Mansion and Park, promises to be an inspirational event for specialist food and drink enthusiasts. Artisan regional and local food and drink in the Nottingham area is abundant and the Nottingham Food and Drink Festival hopes to capture the very essence of its popularity. The event will have a summer festival feel about it, with jazz bands and the Caribbean’s own Levi Roots set to entertain. The Festival’s ‘Chefs on Stage’
plan to give show visitors a series of entertaining and instructive live demonstrations; a unique line up of national and regional star chefs, who bring an intriguing selection of international food backgrounds and influences. An impressive line up of chefs awaits the festival visitor. Saturday sees the Fabulous Baker Brothers, Mat Follas and Shelina Permalloo take centre stage. On Sunday it’s the turn of Levi Roots, Dean Edwards. and Mark Lloyd to entertain in the main food theatre. On the smaller food roadshow
stage there will be further cookery demonstrations by chefs from local eateries along with produce and product daily demonstrations. The Festival’s range of Food Halls will feature a line up of local and regional speciality food and drink producers, with a particular focus on British food provenance, locally reared meats, artisan baking, also with micro - breweries and a real ale marquee. Just look at some of the exhibitors; • The French Corner French Breads and Pastries • Bluebell Dairy Ice Cream
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If you go out for an Indian meal, you may not automatically think of fine dining. However if you experience the Indian cuisine on offer at Haveli then you could not think of anything but fine dining. Haveli, which means House of Hospitality, is a multi award-winning restaurant where the guests are treated like Royalty from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave. If this restaurant was a hotel then it would be a five-star establishment without doubt. This is perhaps no mere co-incidence because the staff who work at the establishment in Chilwell, Nottingham, are hand picked for their levels of skill, impeccable attention to detail and pride in their work. For example the kitchen and front-of-house staff have more than 200 years of experience between them in the hospitality industry and much of this experience has been gained in top restaurants and fivestar hotels around the world. The 12-strong kitchen team is led by Chef Director Buddhi Man Lama while the front-of-house is headed up by restaurant manager Gagan Vig and Assistant Manager Ram K Subedi. All three have an unrivalled wealth of experience between them in their respective fields and in top level customer service. This experience is evident as soon as you set foot inside the door. Fresh flowers on the tables, crisp white table cloths, the highest quality silverware and tableware and impeccably presented staff are the norm. This is about as far from the image of a curry house as it is possible to get. Think of this being the fine dining restaurant attached to a quality hotel and you will get the idea. The Management and staff are proud of the reputation the restaurant has built up in the three years it
has been open - and quite rightly so. It is the only restaurant ever to have won the Nottingham Post all county Indian Restaurant of the Year award for three years running (2011 to 2013). The top chefs from Haveli also went down to The House of Commons in November 2012 to cook for the politicians famous Tiffin Club where their culinary expertise saw the restaurant named “Best in the County,” and “Best Restaurant, East Midlands.” It is not just politicians and award ceremony panels who love the food and the ambience at Haveli because the customers love it too. This was reflected in yet another award that the restaurant has picked up…the TripAdvisor 2014 Winner based on the many outstanding customer
reviews. A restaurant spokesman said: “We call ourselves the home of the fine dining experience and we provide an atmosphere where our guests can enjoy great quality food together with exceptional levels of customer service.” Haveli offers a set menu which includes a welcome glass of Champagne on arrival, poppadum and pickles, starters, main course and dessert. Their full menu offers a mouth-watering selection of first courses, mains, vegetarian courses, speciality breads and desserts. The dessert selection includes flambés and liquor coffees which are prepared and presented at the table. In addition, if guests want to eat ‘off menu’ then Chef Lama and his team are more than happy
to come up with great bespoke dishes which can be freshly prepared and creatively served at your table. The great food is all complemented with an extensive wine list which includes Champagnes, and a carefully chosen selection of whites, reds, roses as well as spirits and ports. * The management of Haveli would like to make it clear that this restaurant is not linked or in any way affiliated to the Haveli restaurant in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham.
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How to Make Your Next Event Unforgettable
What makes good corporate entertainment?
gives people a sense of wonder. It’s doesn’t matter whether people “believe” or not – it’s not about that. It’s about giving them an amazing experience and leaving them wondering, Hiring entertainment is a great way to make “how did he do that!” any corporate event more fun, exciting and Good magic can leave an impression on peomemorable, including: ple that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. Unlike conventional acts, such as musi- Sales meetings cians or stand-up comedians, a skilled magi- Holiday parties cian can win over a crowd regardless of the - Hospitality suites audience’s “tastes.” - Trade shows - Nearly any other event for clients, execuIn other words, not everyone will enjoy the tives or employees music of the band you hire. But a good magician will leave the entire room amazed. That’s Good corporate entertainment can be very what makes magic such a great fit for corpopowerful. Beyond just making an event more rate events of all kinds. fun, it shows your audience that you’ve put extra thought and effort into making them enjoy themselves. It adds value to the event and Why use shaped bushes for to your company. your event? With the right type of performer, you can impress clients, increasing loyalty to your business. You can also increase loyalty among your employees, while also entertaining corporate management. The more memorable your event, the bigger impact it makes.
Why consider magic for corporate entertainment?
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MAGICIAN Jack Dent has entertainment running through his veins. Jack, 20, started learning magic tricks when he was just five years old and since then he has never looked back. In the years that have followed he has packed an amazing amount of magic into his life. Jack was actually a self-employed magician while still at school and at the age of 15 he was given permission to take time off so that he could quite literally go off and work his magic. Since then he has appeared alongside TV’s Dynamo, spent six months as an entertainer on a cruise ship working in The Canary Islands, appeared on CBBC, ITV, BBC’s Blue Peter and he has even worked with Billy Smart’s Circus. While working on the Thomson Majesty Cruise last year he certainly impressed his boss who wrote about him: “Jack is one of the most talented 19-year-olds I have ever worked with.” Now he has his own newlyopened magic shop at 37a Main Street, Branston, Burton-onTrent, performs live magic shows, stages corporate team-building and entertainment events, will do a live show at your office or home and also does children’s entertainment.
Jack said: “I absolutely love magic and performing live in front of an audience. There is something really special about a magic show and I love to see the reaction of people when I perform for them. “I specialise in close-up magic and slight-of-hand magic and I think there is nothing that really compares to a magic show. “I am so lucky that I have a job I love doing and it is a great feeling that I can go to work every day and that my job brings so much pleasure to people.” Jack also does workshops where he can teach you close-up magic such as card tricks and sleight of hand. With his circus background also he can teach
circus skills including spinning plates and juggling. Also if you always wanted to know how to make those cute animal shapes our of balloons then Jack is the guy to come to.
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Obesity in the East Midlands PEOPLE in the Midlands are among the fattest in the country according to the latest government obesity statistics.
West Midlands - 65.7 per cent East Midlands - 65.6 per cent Yorkshire and the Humber - 65.4 per cent East of England - 65.1 per cent South East - 63.1 per cent South West - 62.7 per cent London - 57.3 per cent
The findings, published by Public Health England, (PHE) reveal that 65 per cent of adults in the East Midlands are overweight or obese.
Professor Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and Wellbeing at PHE said: “Local authorities are ideally placed to develop co-ordinated action across their departments, services and partner organisations to tackle overweight and obesity in the local population.
Alarmingly the West and East Midlands have come in at third and fourth place in a chart of the English regions.
“Many local authorities are already working hard to reduce obesity levels and these new data will help all local areas monitor their progress in tackling these longstanding problems. Public Health England is committed to supporting local government and the local NHS.
The North East and North West claimed the top two spots - with 68 per cent and 66 per cent of people overweight respectively. The full list is as follows: North East - 68 per cent North West - 66 per cent
“People who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. Excess weight can also affect self-esteem and mental health. Overall health problems associated
with being overweight or obese cost the NHS over £5 billion each year.
“There is no silver bullet to reducing obesity; it is a complex issue that requires action at individual, family, local and national levels. We can all play our part in this by eating a healthy balanced diet and being more active.” Joseph Clift, policy manager at the British Heart Foundation, said the figures painted a very unhealthy picture for the nation’s waistline. He said: “Put simply, too many people weigh too much. This should be a catalyst for action at a local and national level. “Local authorities need to be designing towns and cities in ways which encourage people to be more active.” Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, added: “The publication of these figures has to be welcomed because they will give local authorities a better chance of fighting obesity than did 15 years of tackling the epidemic from Westminster.”
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Forever Living Products - My Journey Forever Living Products and its’ affiliates is the world’s largest grower – producer of responsibly sourced Aloe Vera – the world’s largest bee keepers, 36 years old this month with a $2.6 billion global turnover – cash rich and debt free credentials – uninterrupted growth since 1978!! In the UK since 1993, the sales topped £50 million last year. In all booming market places – daily care – skincare – beauty – nutrition – weight management and sport, serviced by Forever’s wonderful products. I was almost at the end of a 40 year teaching career when I was invited to look at the Forever opportunity. 11 Years ago I started my business with a box of the best selling products and my passion developed because of the benefits to myself, family and friends. I became confident to speak from experience about the benefits of the products and recommend to other people from the heart. The flexibility and part-time nature of the business meant that at the beginning of my journey with Forever I could find ‘pockets of time’ to build my business. Eleven years on I have developed our business here in Derbyshire, around the UK and in Southern Ireland. I love this business for one simple reason – in order to be successful you
need to help and coach others to do the same. Another positive about Forever – everyone has the same starting point – so it is genuinely an equal opportunity for all which, if you are prepared to put the work in, can enable you to achieve your goals. So what kind of people are open to take a look at the information about the opportunity? Graduates – pensioners - busy mums – career mums – people who have been made redundant – people fed up at work – people who have great income but are time poor – indeed, anyone with a personal reason, Forever is a diverse company! There are many mums who found Forever because they want to work from home – mums who want a career without the cost of childcare – mums who just want to be there to attend special
school days – mums who want to spend quality time with their children and build something for themselves. If this resonates with you and you’re thinking ‘me too’, do give me a call for more details. I feel privileged to have found Forever, an amazing company – ever expanding and helping more people in over 150 countries around the world. For more details:- Ros Dalton, Independent Distributor of Forever Living Products, Head Office, Longbridge Manor, Warwick, CV34 6RB Forever is a member of the Direct Selling Association.
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Webs furniture training Webs Training Limited has been one of the regions leading training providers delivering quality furniture manufacturing training for nearly 50 years. As a quality provider of apprenticeship and work based training, we work with local, regional and national employers to secure apprenticeship opportunities for young people aged 16-23. As employees, apprentices earn a wage from day one and work alongside experienced staff to gain job specific skills. With our new purpose built, state of the art workshops and classrooms and dedicated staff, we aim to support our learn-
ers to fulfil their full potential. All apprentices are funded by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and there is no charge to the apprentice for the course. For employers with up to 1000 employees, and looking to recruit a 16-23 year old, you may qualify for a Government grant of £1500* (*conditions apply). For young people aged 1618 who are not quite ready to go into an apprenticeship, we offer the Ambitions Study Programme which will help to prepare young people for the world of work. The programme will provide learners with an opportunity to develop
work related skills in the furniture industry, whilst working towards nationally recognised qualifications. The course runs over 3 days a week for 30 weeks and is supported by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) WEBS Training Ltd The Poplars Wollaton Rd Beeston Nottingham. NG9 2PD Email: info@webstraining.com Telephone: 0115 9677771 Fax: 0115 9677772
How Effective are E-Cigarettes?
E-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum in helping people to quit smoking, according to a study that challenges the negative views of some public health experts. Supporters say the vast majority of smokers are using e-cigarettes to kick their tobacco habit and that the health consequences of nicotine use without the tar from cigarettes appear, as yet, to be far less of a problem. The study, by a team from University College London, looked at attempts of nearly 6,000 people to stop smoking and found that, while engaging with the NHS smoking cessation services was the most effective way to quit, using e-cigarettes beat nicotine replacement therapy, as well as the efforts of people to stop with no help at all.
When the results were adjusted to account for the differences between the smokers in terms of background, age and other variables, those using e-cigarettes were around 60% more likely to quit than those using nicotine replacement therapy or just willpower. Professor Robert West of the department of epidemiology and public health, the senior author of the study, said that it was extremely important to find out how well e-cigarettes worked as a quitting tool. “It really could affect literally millions of lives. We need to know,” he said. Supporters of e-cigarettes say the health consequences of nicotine use without the tar appear to be less of a problem.
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Will the ECB’s latest policy easing finally get the Eurozone on the right growth path?
Earlier this month the Governing Council of the European Central Bank entered uncharted territory by introducing a negative interest rate on the reserves commercial banks hold at the central bank. The logic was simple.
If commercial banks have to pay (as opposed to being paid) to maintain such deposits, then surely they will be more inclined instead to on-lend their holdings, which in turn will support both monetary growth and hence nominal GDP. This all makes perfect sense in theory. The problem is that in the real world commercial banks are simultaneously being challenged by regulators, government and the ECB to operate within a framework requiring a higher than ever capital-to-asset ratio. There are two ways of achieving this. First commercial banks can raise capital directly through
offering new share capital for sale, but because these new shares will be purchased by drawing on private sector bank accounts, the quantity of money will consequently be lower. The second way is for banks to reduce (or lower the rate of growth of) their assets. Unfortunately, the banks’ non-cash assets are dominated by their loan books. Thus, in the absence of issuing new share capital, banks have little alternative other than to reduce the flow of credit to the non-bank private sector. As bank lending is the single biggest credit counterpart of broad money it follows that everything else being equal the quantity of money will be reduced as well. The most obvious illustration of this is Greece. When the financial crisis first broke and the wholesale money market effectively froze over, the ECB did the sensible thing and provided what amounted to unlimited loan facilities to the banks to enable
them to continue funding their assets. However, after a while, mounting pressure from the Bundesbank that such activity was creating a “moral hazard” (which incidentally was the view taken at the time by the Bank of England) saw the ECB recalling its loans to the banking system. Unable to raise the funds elsewhere, the banks had no choice but to stop lending and in Greece’s case call in existing loans. The impact was catastrophic, with the quantity of money collapsing by some 35% in the three years from August 2009, whilst nominal national income contracted by more than a third. And it just so happens that European banks are now being subjected to a third round of stress tests and asset suitability reviews that by definition will force the banks to maintain even higher amounts of capital relative to their assets. Consequently, we can only conclude that the introduction of a negative discount rate will have
little impact on bank lending or the quantity of money, which is the really important variable in our model. We recognise that the ECB will also be introducing what it has called “targeted longerterm refinancing operations” (LTROs)—essentially cheap (0.25%) loans for up to four years to the banking system to stimulate the flow of credit to small and medium-sized businesses—but with the banks having to comply with ever-more stringent capital adequacy requirements it is by no means clear that demand for such funding will be forthcoming. After all, the two previous LTROs were repaid early by the banks because they were trying to control the growth of their balance sheets. In addition, the ECB has also announced that it is undertaking preparatory work with a view to making direct purchases of asset backed securities. On the surface this sounds very much like the quantitative easing
deployed to such good effect by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. However, by emphasising repeatedly the “lending channel” we suspect the ECB will focus its efforts on shorter-dated securities that are generally held by the banks as opposed to the longer-dated bonds traditionally the preserve of the non-banks. This distinction is crucial as the former route, if it is to work, will require the banks to lend out the proceeds of the sale of their bond holdings (which as we have already discussed is highly uncertain), whereas the latter would likely be much more successful as
it directly boosts the quantity of money. We have no doubt the ECB means well as it attempts to stimulate growth across the Eurozone. Our suspicion, though, is they’ve got it wrong yet again. John Clarke 26th June 2014
Derbyshire Guardian. Issue 19 : Page 35. able to solve problems with ease, their friendly staff will make sure your project is completed to your personal satisfaction and with as little stress for you as possible. SES is currently undergoing expansion: their list of clients is continually growing and they are always in search of new customers within the region, as well as new staff. MERLIN OPEN SYSTEMS grew out of a University department. The catalyst for its creation was the arrival of Adobe Acrobat. The original Adobe Acrobat Reader fitted on a floppy disk (remember them?) but is now onto version 11 and Acrobat (or PDF) documents are ubiquitous. Merlin was a pioneer developer of add-ons for this new product. Over the years we have written over 80 plug-ins of various sorts. Our own products have been used by large global manufacturers, the armed services and SMEs. Custom products have been used by national broadcasters and may even have helped in sorting out your PPI claim. When Acrobat was launched nobody knew what an impact it would have perhaps it would fade away with the arrival of the web I think we can say it is here to stay. If you need to automatically manipulate Acrobat PDF documents there are three basic ways you can do this:
JavaScript that enables a large number of operations to be carried out on Acrobat files. 2. A custom plug-in to Adobe Acrobat: this method enables even more operations. You can, with a few provisos, make a plug-in to run with the free Acrobat Reader. 3. A custom program that makes use of a suitable library. This enables a completely stand-alone program making it useful for running on web sites or watching folders and automatically processing files as they arrive. This all seems very easy however programming and processing Acrobat documents is another world of dictionaries, links, actions and, of course, of embedded subset fonts. So talk to the experts for your Acrobat and PDF needs. Contact: Peter Sutton or David Evans at Merlin Open Systems.
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Sanders Electrical Services Ltd. (SES) is a family run business offering consultancy, engineering and contracting in electrical, security and communication systems at competitive prices. Registered with the NICEIC as an approved contractor and domestic installer, their staff have over thirty years of experience within the industry providing electrical services to clients that range from
householders to local authorities, universities, shops, warehouses, manufacturing plants, schools, kitchens, bars, and housing associations. The team are dedicated to providing a consistently high standard of customer service, working closely with clients on an individual basis to ensure that all projects run smoothly. Always flexible and
Insightful digital measurement starts with strategy planning, monitoring and reporting. However, measurement is a waste of time if you do not use the results to inform future online marketing and PR strategy decisions. The number of ‘likes’, followers, friends or re-tweets can provide a starting point from which to measure your digital online performance. However, your organisation also needs to measure and report on the number of conversations, leads and closes your business is achieving as a result of your online marketing and PR efforts and which content your audience engaged with. You can do this by utilising quantitative metrics
IHT is charged on a person’s estate when they die and on certain gifts made during their lifetime. The rate of tax on death is 40% and 20% on lifetime chargeable transfers. The first £325,000 is not chargeable. This exemption is known as the nil rate band. Most gifts made more than seven years before death will escape tax. Therefore, if you plan in advance, gifts can be made taxfree. The result can be a substantial tax saving. We give guidance below on some of the main opportunities for minimising the impact of the tax. Estate Planning Much estate planning involves making lifetime gifts of capital to use exemptions and reliefs or to benefit from a lower rate of tax on lifetime transfers.
Any plan must take account of your circumstances and aspirations. The need to ensure your financial security (and your family’s) cannot be ignored. If you propose to make gifts, the interaction of IHT with other taxes needs to be considered carefully. If you do nothing you may become exposed to a large IHT liability. Wills As the main IHT liability is likely to arise on death, a sensible and up to date Will is important.
Checklist •Do you have a Will? •Where is it kept - do you and your family know? •Is it up-to-date? •Does your Will make full use of IHT exemptions and reliefs? •Do you have adequate life assurance? Tax Tip In the two year period following a death, the terms of a Will can be
varied or disclaimed by using a Deed of Variation. Exemptions There are many valuable IHT exemptions. The main ones follow.
Annual exemption £3,000 per tax year may be given by an individual without an IHT charge. An annual exemption may be carried forward to the next year but not thereafter. Small gifts Gifts to individuals not exceeding £250 in total per tax year per recipient are exempt. Normal expenditure out of income Gifts made out of income which are typical and habitual and do not result in a fall in the standard of living of the donor are exempt eg the payment of annual premiums on life insurance policies would usually fall within this exemption. Family maintenance
SES is a recognised member of the TrustMark scheme and the Chamber of Commerce. They would like to extend the offer of a 5% discount on standard labour rates to all Derbyshire Guardian readers who have work quoted during August 2014. To arrange a consultation for your project free of charge please contact SES via phone or email.
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Measurement in the Digital World
when measuring online conversations such as: How much activity are you generating e.g. link-banks, comments, re-tweets, comments on content etc? Which conversations result in leads, client retention and/or brand exposure? Are your conversations reflecting the key strategic messages of your organisation, product, service or area of expertise? What is the tone or sentiment of the content – positive, negative, formal, informal? Which content resulted in the most activity? What pages do they stay on the longest and which pages do they exit from? What’s the response rate to your calls to
Inheritance Tax (IHT) WELCOME to my next article and for this one I thought I would focus on IHT and give you a basic overview as well as some tax planning ideas.
SES is a local, forward-thinking organisation with an environmentally friendly ethos - their Environmental Initiative demonstrates a long-term commitment to employing greener technologies and offsetting the company’s carbon footprint, prioritising ecological concerns over profit. Recently, the SES team have ventured out
to regional communities distributing and planting seeds in an effort to promote the growth of vegetation in local areas and encourage people to think more about the environment.
action and how quickly is your business responding if a client or prospect submits an enquiry? How often is your company name mentioned compared to competitors (within conversations on the same platform)? Whether you’re looking to create brand awareness, generate enquiries or close sales you need to be able to prove the value of your marketing and PR efforts online. Measuring your online marketing ROI and using this analysis to inform future sales and marketing strategy will maximise your chances of success and ensure you are using your social media and internet resources to best benefit your business.
A gift for family maintenance does not give rise to an IHT charge. This may include gifts for the education of children.
Wedding presents Gifts in consideration of marriage are exempt up to £5,000 if made by a parent with lower limits for other donors. Gifts to charities Gifts to registered charities are exempt provided that the gift becomes the property of the charity or is held for charitable purposes. Reliefs When business or agricultural property is transferred there is a percentage reduction in the value of the transfer. Often this provides 100% relief. In cases where full relief is available there is little incentive, from a tax point of view, to make lifetime transfers of such assets. Additionally no CGT will be payable where the asset is included in the estate on death. However the reliefs may not be
so generous in the future and therefore gifts now may be advisable. Trusts Trusts can provide an effective means of transferring assets out of an estate whilst still allowing flexibility in the ultimate destination and/or permitting the donor to retain some control over the assets. Provided that the donor does not obtain any benefit or enjoyment from the trust, the property is removed from the estate. Life Assurance Life assurance arrangements can be used as a means of removing value from an estate and also as a method of funding IHT liabilities. A policy can also be arranged to
cover IHT due on death. It is particularly useful in providing funds to meet an IHT liability where the assets are not easily realised eg family company shares. This article is for information only and it provides only an overview of the regulations in force at the date of publication. IHT rules and regulations are very complex and I would recommend that you take advice before you make any decisions to see what is best for your business and circumstances. Should you wish to discuss the above or any other accounting matters further please contact Ian Johnson at Ashgates on 01332 380691 or ijohnson@ashgates. co.uk
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Changes to Partnerships – How will they affect you and your clients? the new rules apply to trusts and other non-individuals in partnership – and the rules may also apply to partnerships with only corporate partners, too. If there is no commercial reason for allocating profits to the company partner, HMRC can treat those profits as belonging to the individual, who will then have to pay income tax at up to 45 per cent and class 4 NICs on the profits, instead of the company only paying 20 per cent corporation tax. These changes are far reaching and complex, so sound professional tax advice should be sought at the earliest opportunity. As a leading taxation specialist, The Miller Partnership has a great deal of experience in helping people to decide how best to deal with these
changes and how to unwind the structures efficiently, if that is appropriate.
HMRC’s attack on partnerships in the last Budget undoubtedly generated a lot of publicity but the big question for businesses and individuals is what to do about these changes. The controversial new rules came into force on April 6th 2014 – and those partnerships which haven’t yet got to grips with them and considered their impact, need to act quickly. The first change has seen certain members of LLPs (limited liability partnerships) treated as employees, which has, of course, brought major tax and cash flow implications. It applies to ‘partners’ who have fixed income or income that isn’t partly based on the partnership’s profits, who do not have ‘significant influence’ in the business and whose partnership
fixed capital is insufficient. (In an LLP context people with ‘significant influence’ include those who are involved in the management of the business as a whole, or senior partnership members who may have limited interest in day-to-day management – which they delegate to other people – “but their roles and rights mean that they can exert significant influence over the business as a whole.”) If you have clients that have partners who fail to meet all three of the conditions mentioned above, then we at The Miller Partnership can help you resolve the issues so that the new legislation’s impact on your partnership is minimised. The other changes introduced by HMRC affect ALL partnerships that are made up of both individuals and non-individuals. Non-individuals in this context usually refers to corporate partnership members, although
The Good Samaritans2 LTD (TGS) is a limited company registered at the office of England and wales known as the ‘Companies House’ as a care provider. TGS first operated in London under the Harley Street Nurses as its sub-contractor. TGS is now based in chesterfield, working at The Full Circle agency as its sub-contractor.
The aim of the company is to provide high quality health care services in an individualized manner to clients, in any settings. So far the company has had a lot of experience working under different settings such as NHS hospitals, Nursing/residential homes, Private homes, Mental health (in both acute & forensic units), learning dis-
abilities as well as complex needs units. The company keeps abreast of current practices through mandatory health care training training not to mention management and financial courses. TGS is independent company whose practice is regulated by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Derbyshire Nottinghamshire
chamber of commerce (DNCC) as its governing bodies. From its inception TGS has been sourcing clients through different nursing agency’s as sub-contractors and are now seeking to deal directly with clients. For further information please contact us on TheGoodSamaritians2LTD@ outlook.com
Introducing Pete Miller, tax consultant with tax specialist The Miller Partnership in Leicester, explains the new rules and their consequences.
Wild Ideas Derby Guardian blog Aug 2014 Time check. . . . As the Derbyshire Guardian designer of the year I am pleased to be able to use this blog column, to both entertain, enlighten and inform you on graphic design, myself Linda Wild and my business Wild Ideas. www.lindawildideas.co.uk Something happened with a “client thing” recently to make me reflect on how we handle our time, and remind me of a “personal” time management incident. It’s been a lot of years since I can say I had any spare, and especially since the boys came along then there are never enough hours to squeeze everything in. The personal thing: Once a year we (depending on how you deal with it) there is the opportunity to get an extra hour. I am of course talking about British Summer Time, or in fact the revert back to real time. When we know that the summer is well and truly gone and the dark cosy nights draw in. (Fortunately a good 3 months away at the moment) - It is the one chance when I get to have an extra hour to myself. Now we all know we are supposed to alter our clocks at 2 in the morning, but I guess not many of us actually do it then. I tend to do it earlier in the day, to avoid forgetting (I’ll tell you why later**), so I chose to get the boys in bed and then at 8.30 in the evening when they were all tucked up and I was ready for my evening with hubby, He altered our clocks and hey presto it was only 7.30! Well the boys are never in bed that early, and it’s Saturday night, so we really did get an extra hour - bliss. **So here is the why. . . . Once (and once only) I did completely and totally forget to alter my clocks, when there was a special service at our local church (at 9.30am) the next morning that I wanted to take the boys to - I could not understand where everyone was . . . had I made a mistake? had I got the wrong church? Determined we were going to church whatever, now I had made the effort - We went to another one in Belper and as time caught us up people began to arrive - I felt rather a numpty when I had to have my error spelled out to me by a very nice lady there. So I realised my mistake (and that I had been an hour early) and decided we would be on time to return to my original church. . . . . . . where I discovered that I had indeed also got the wrong church and in fact the service at the right church was an hour later than normal! So I felt really like a numpty then, and threw in the towel at that point heading back home (I was not waiting around another hour). And the reference to numpty leads me nicely onto the client thing. . . Making time to check your job. One of my clients this week used the word to describe himself, when in his haste, busy-ness, or just lack of enough time he missed a mistake on a design job that I was producing for him. As it was a digital job, I had not pushed him to double check the contents, and it was easily rectified, all be it at extra cost to him for my time. But those clients of mine who have had finished printed work produced by Wild Ideas, or had final production files created by me to transfer for production of T-shirt embroidery, or vehicle graphics, will be aware of me emphasising that they check and double check everything BEFORE it gets printed. - Its too late and very costly afterwards! Tip: 1. Do not believe you are incapable of mistakes. 2. Do not assume your designer has checked it for you 3. Assume that you have made a mistake, and take the time to check. 4. Read over your job determined to find at least one mistake. 5. If you cannot find one - then look for it again. 6. Get someone else to read it - to make sure it makes sense and is understandable. 7. Then just read it again for the hell of it - but look for the mistake. I am busy with work at the moment, but its not too much more time before my summer hols and some down-time with the family. you can contact me via my website. www.lindawildideas.co.uk If you enjoy reading this then you can find more in my weekly online blog by clicking the “read my blog” link from my home page. Thanks for reading Linda x
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Computer Infected? Don’t Blame Your AntiVirus Software Nothing can guarantee the security of your computer 100%. The reality is that if you’re not careful your computer can end up with a nasty virus that makes it act oddly, crashes, suffers from pops up with bizarre messages or advertising, or worst of all, destroys your documents or your operating system (Windows). So why doesn’t your anti-virus software work? The truth is that your anti-virus is probably working overtime to keep your computer safe but with antivirus creators releasing thousands of new viruses every day, viruses that are designed to fool your computers security, it is impossible for your antivirus to be aware of every one. At best your antivirus will be roughly 80% effective. You can continue to improve your computer’s security and decrease the possibility of infection with a few best practices: • Use automatic updating to keep your computer up to date. • Keep your firewall turned on. • If you haven’t got one, install an anti-virus program and keep it up to date. • Don’t open email attachments unless you’re expecting them. • Don’t follow links in emails unless you are sure they are genuine. • It is essential to back up critical files on a regular basis before you encounter a virus or other problems that could make you lose them. Apologies for having to keep this so brief but if you want help just call John on 01283 246444, telephone advice is always free, we can visit you or you can call in, we do not charge a call-out fee and offer a no fix, no fee guarantee. Computer Lifeline, 10 Wellington Street, Burton on Trent, DE14 2DP www.computer-lifeline.co.uk 01283 246444 For customer service so good that our customers love us and our competitors think we’re crazy! 10% Discount if you mention this add when enquiring.
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What Is a Business Consultant?
Consultants will bring expertise and experience that your business does not otherwise have. They can help define and manage long-term strategies, improve business performance, define and resolve key business issues and above all identify and remove waste directly improving profitability. A business consultant is a professional who analyses businesses, identifies and develops solutions to business
challenges and issues and helps businesses develop realisable plans to meeting their goals. As a business owner, you know your business better than anyone. But what happens when you need help or just want perspective on the direction you’ve chosen? Others can give general advice from the outside looking in, but to truly help you, they have to get to know your business very well–almost as well as you know it. That’s what a business consultant does. They get to know a business and then help the business owner meet their goals.
Derbyshire Guardian. Issue 19 : Page 39. Know how: As a successful business manager, tap into my extensive business knowledge and experience to help you identify and unblock barriers to Improve Business Performance and manage a period of transition or change within your organisation. Alternatively do you require Interim Management support for specific projects, internal business analysis, customer facing issues or simply tendering and procurement assistance. Return on Investment: Add value by using my broad business skills and expertise to help deliver an outcome, solution, service or mitigate risk that provides a meaningful ‘Return On Investment’ to you the client. Flexible payment terms for the service, dependent upon the assignment, could be on the understanding of goals and objectives being performed and delivered, and not simply on the basis of attendance Speed. Potential to be available within days as opposed to weeks or months which is essential when time constraints are paramount. Being practiced in engaging promptly with situations, I become effective quickly upon joining a client organisation, see the issue and solve it quickly and effectively Expertise. Capable of operating at a senior level in the client organisation with a breadth and depth of business management experience which ensures that no role is too difficult and the right skills and experience are applied to the situation. This experience and expertise enables me to be productive and make a noticeable impact from the outset, maximising the likelihood of success Objectivity. Unencumbered by your company politics or culture, I provide a fresh perspective and am able to concentrate on what’s best for your business. Being an independent operator, I contribute honestly without constituting a threat to the incumbent management team. Not being part of your business means you are not pressured to unnecessarily extend the assignment
CT Skills encouraging prosperity for businesses in our local economy CT Skills are dedicated to supporting businesses by offering a range of support services throughout the East Midlands. We offer short courses to develop essential skills employees need in any work place such as Health and Safety. We also provide a FREE recruitment service to fill single and multiple vacancies in your workforce as well as Apprenticeships and Traineeship work placements. To find out more about the support available to your business call the course enquires team on 01332 332 401.
Accountability. Rather than taking on a purely advisory role, as an Interim Manager I will take responsibility for and manage a business situation or project. Being accountable for results and instrumental in an assignment’s successful delivery, I will give you the peace of mind that as the assignment manager I have stewardship of the project in hand Effectiveness. Operating at or near board-level as the assignment manager gives me the authority and credibility to effect significant change or transition within your company. I actively add value to your organisation as a result of my expertise and approach, even when the work and the decisions to be made are difficult
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Commitment. I maintain high professional standards and drive to achieve successful results, as future work relies upon referrals and a successful track record. Therefore I have a stake in the success of the assignments that you wish me to undertake Sustainability. In completing an assignment I will ensure that processes and systems have been established and the relevant knowledge is transferred to your nominated employees ensuring business continuity and a sustainable outcome.
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Lack of engineers threatens UK recovery, say industrialists
A growing shortage of engineering skills threatens to hold back industry recovery and wreck efforts to rebalance the UK economy. A high percentage of manufacturers are experiencing severe difficulty in recruitment and 60% of those say this is because candidates lack the technical skills required, according to the EEF industry organisation. The UK government is trying to solve the problem by funding more apprenticeships, offering schemes to encourage more young people and women to choose a career in industry and investing £385m in university facilities and teaching. Employers seem to be demanding further action. Companies are being forced to rely on overseas workers in a range of “strategically important” areas as our children continue to shun maths and science subjects
at school thus making it harder for them to enter the engineering sector. In all, migrants account for 20 per cent of workers in fields such as oil and gas extraction, aerospace manufacturing and computer, electronic and optical engineering. Business leaders have repeatedly warned of a severe shortage of British graduates qualified to fill engineering vacancies, with Sir James Dyson, the inventor and e n t r e p r e n e u r, warning that over 200,000 engineers would
be needed within the next five years to plug gaps in the workforce. Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, said: “Engineering has a vital role to play in the future of UK Industry. “It is important that we act now to ensure businesses have access to the skills they require to enable them to grow. We cannot do this alone so I am calling on employers and education professionals to get involved and inspire the next generation of engineers.”
Vince Cable MP Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills
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MILLER HOMES MIDLANDS AWARDED FOR QUALITY ON SITE
MILLER HOMES ANNOUNCES NEW PHASE AT THE PORTLANDS Award-winning housebuilder Miller Homes Midlands has announced plans for 63 new homes to be built at its popular development The Portlands in Derbyshire. The new two, three and fourbedroom properties will form phase two of the development, which is situated on Sheffield Road in Chesterfield. Amongst the new properties released for sale is the threebedroom Montgomery style property, which boasts a master bedroom with ensuite and French Doors that open onto a generous garden. The Montgomery is priced from £184,950. The Portlands is set in an ideal location with excellent commuting links to nearby Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield. The development also offers the buyer a countryside escape, with the Peak District being just a short hop away. Paul Walters, associate direc-
tor for Miller Homes Midlands, explains how phase two offers the perfect opportunity for those looking to get on the housing ladder: “Phase One of The Portlands continues to be extremely popular with first time buyers and we are still experiencing high interest levels. With Phase Two, we
have sold five properties in just three days so it shows how well received the development is. “We are beginning to see confidence return to the housing market and with the government-backed Help to Buy scheme, making a move to a newly built home has never been easier.”
Help to Buy allows buyers to purchase a property with only a 5% deposit and helps to fund up to 20% of the purchase price in the form of an equity loan. With Help to Buy, the Montgomery is available from just £147,960. Paul believes The Portlands ticks all the boxes for potential buyers: “The Portlands is a spacious development with a real community feel. The town itself is steeped in history and with the excellent transport links you can understand how The Portlands development is proving to be a big draw.” For more information on The Portlands, visit the sales centre, open Thursday-Monday 10am5pm, or call 0808 250 6460. Details on other Miller Homes’ developments across the region can be found at www.millerhomes.co.uk.
Housebuilder Miller Homes Midlands is celebrating after four of its site managers in the East of the region have been named as winners of Quality Awards as part of the 2014 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. The awards, now in their 33rd year, recognise the UK’s best site managers, and Miller Homes has once again demonstrated that it is one of the industry’s top performers. Securing awards for their work in the East Midlands, are Steve Cooper from the Weavers Court development in Castle Donington, Richard Goacher from Dukesmead in Bingham, Dean Markley from Royal View in North Nottinghamshire and Paul Williams from Brookfields in Sileby, Leicestershire. Site managers are judged on a number of criteria including consistency of high standards, leadership, technical expertise, interpretation, health and safety and ‘the X factor’ – something special which sets the site manager apart. Miller Homes secured a total of 20 Quality Awards across the country. Chris Endsor, Chief Executive of Miller Homes, said: “We are delighted to have achieved another set of great results, and it was particularly pleasing to see that our winners comprised a combination of new sites launched in the last year, such as Royal View; as well
as some of our more established sites. “Building homes safely and to the highest quality is our number one priority, and we work hard to ensure that we are continually raising our standards. To have this hard work recognised yet again is tremendous, and we are extremely proud of all of our winning site managers. “We perform consistently well in these awards, and I have no doubt that this trend will continue for many years into the future.” Dedicated to recognising and rewarding outstanding site managers, NHBC’s Pride in the Job Awards are the UK housebuilding industry’s most prestigious honours. Mike Quinton, Chief Executive of NHBC, said: "For nearly 35 years, Pride in the Job has been a fundamental component of NHBC's work to raise standards through the celebration and sharing of best practice. Our winners are at the forefront of the house-building recovery, making sure that quality is maintained and improved year on year, as they raise the bar for success in the competition." Winners of a Quality Award are given the opportunity to compete for a more coveted NHBC Seal of Excellence Award later on in the year. For more on Miller Homes and its developments across the Midlands, visit www.millerhomes.co.uk.
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I am a self employed Gas Safe and a guild of master chimney sweep engineer and i have been established since August 2008. I previously worked for a small fireplace shop so have plenty of experience installing a wide range of gas, solid fuel and electric products.
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This Months Car Reviews Jaguar XJR
If the thought of a new supercharged Jaguar XJR doesn’t get the adrenaline flowing, there’s no hope for you and you might as well avail yourself of your sprung walking stick and take to the fells. For those of us with red blood still in our veins, the thought of a turn at the wheel of Jaguars flagship XJ model makes us want to pounce. But before taking to the road, let us pause for a moments quiet reflection.
What’s the difference between a leaping cat and a laundromat? The answer is simple. A laundromat spins your clothes and a leaping cat takes you for a spin. And if you’re not dizzy with delight on your return, I suggest a new biological washing powder. For those readers scratching their heads and wondering what this is all about, it’s just that having driven the new £92,370 Jaguar XJR, I’m delirious with joy and determined to get behind
By Syd Taylor.
the wheel once more. It has long been thought that a sports saloon really only means one thing: a Jaguar. Rivals may bring to the table bountiful performance, ample luxury etc., etc., but one thing they can’t do is to call the car a Jaguar. Behind that ‘solar attenuating hydrophobic and acoustically laminated glass’ (None of that ordinary ‘see-through’ stuff here) there’s a whisper-quiet cocoon that’s as accommodating as a luxury suite. You have every electronic aid you need and for your delight, a Meridian ‘lots of watts’ sound system offers everything the most pernickety ear could desire. There’s even a magic ‘conversation assist’ that places a microphone above each seat to reinforce the occupants voice. ( Naturally I tried to disable it when the lady wife climbed aboard.) This new Xj is as swift as the wind, as supple as a gymnast
Range Rover Vogue SE
Send a grizzled explorer into the deepest depths of the Brazilian rain forests. Charge him to locate the most isolated tribe barely known to man. Instruct him to ask their leader a question. ‘What is a Range Rover?’ I guarantee you will receive an informed response - for nowhere on the globe lives a breathing sentient creature that has not heard of the iconic Range Rover. This is a long-winded way of
saying the Range Rover needs no introduction. It’s quite simply the best of its kind - indeed a sui generis motoring marvel that eclipses rivals even before they were born. It’s the only big 4x4 today that combines everything you need with a package you really must have - if only you could afford it. But then, goodness! - many lucky people can, for given the quality of its prestige specifica-
tion it comes at something of a bargain price at £84,720. Undoubtedly it’s the best and I was delighted to put through its paces the latest lighter, stronger and more refined Luxury Range Rover Vogue SE, secure in the knowledge that it would take the strain and I would feel no pain. With 339PS the 4.4L SD V8 diesel can waft you seamlessly through the eight gears to 135mph. Fuel consumption!
and that ‘R’ bespoke chassis and good old rear-wheel drive ensure agile and wonderfully secure handling. Tootle along serenely if you will but slip it into ‘sport mode’ and by the motors of a Saturn 5 rocket - does it go! With a roar and a crackle the 5.0 litre supercharged V8 is Herculean, with power that should be measured in megatons - but 550 PS will suffice. A top speed sensibly limited to 175mph and an explosive launch capability is fast enough for Superman. It’s tempting to ponder whether such power is actually needed - but believe me. Yes it is. The point of the power potential lies in the promise in every circumstance of yet more wallop to the punch. You may not need it - but then again, life is not to be lived on bread and water alone. Driving on a congested motorway one feels the need for an autobahn. Here is a car to place you at the front of every queue as you surge forward with a single growling reflex leaving others dithering in your turbulence and alerting them to the special privileges you enjoy behind the wheel
of an XJR. The design is ‘up-to-the-minute’ yet retains a sense of lineage. Mechanically it has little in common with classic Jaguars but in terms of the Jaguar spirit it is 100% proof that the cat still roars. That view down the bonnet is unmistakably Jaguar. That adroit and magical response to drivers input is a reminder of all that the marque stands for - and we can sigh with relief that some things keep getting better. Some brands are just too good to be allowed to wither on the vine. And so - with the sun gleam-
ing on the paintwork, the open road curved away gently. A little throttle application provided big returns, giving an experience as old as motoring itself - but right up to date in the most refreshing manner as you’re seduced by the sheer voluptuousness of rapidly sustained movement. The XJR represents truly an Achilles of the road with one caveat. It doesn’t suffer from any defect - especially when showing rivals a clean pair of heels.
I hear you cry. Amazingly I got an easy 40mpg plus on a run and the official figure claimed of 32.5mpg overall is a very honest one. Drive in a stately manner and you’ll get more. Of course, the car has undergone many design modifications over the years, but it’s still unmistakably what it is: decidedly superior, eminently desirable, stylish, accommodating, powerful, poised - a sensible car for those possessed of good sense. Gratifyingly, during my stint at the wheel, I could tell that this big car ‘classiness’ certainly rubs off. Almost without looking I knew I was considered a prestigious person. Indeed, my sartorial unstylishness was explained away as eccentric bohemianism. Step
out of a Range Rover and into a select retail outlet and you are instantly categorised as ‘someone what has’ - as approving eyes follow your movements as you step from the now even more spacious cabin, to deport yourself as an individual of rare and fine breeding. In truth, you can’t beat the Range Rovers luxury which is there in super abundance. But it’s more than that. It’s luxury allied to superb utility - performance that’s not just for show but for ‘go anywhere go’. It’s very easy when comfortably supported in power operated seats covered in fragrantly scented leather to imagine you are relaxing at your club and you half expect your man to
present you with a silver platter of cucumber sandwiches: but point the car to the open road, depress the throttle and be amazed. The subdued woofle of this powerful engine proclaims that this is a mighty beast - but an exquisitely mannered one. Whether you’re off to Ascot or easing your way into Balmoral, the Land Rover badge is an instant ticket to admission. So many ‘rough and ready’ offroaders forget that it’s not what you do but the way that you do it and the Range Rover has no rivals. That’s why many who have owned these cars for years wouldn’t even consider an alternative - for the simple reason that there is none.
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I pen these words on a sultry summer day in July. I look out onto my residential boulevard and marvel at the wonders of nature in full bloom. Yes indeedee! The mystical Midlands is bathed in glorious sunshine and the people go about their business secure in the full and certain knowledge that tomorrow is another day and winter is a world away. But the swallows on the wires look down forlornly. I know what they’re thinking. ‘If only I had a Fiat Panda 4x4 for a chum I wouldn’t need to get out of here each year. I could cope with everything winter could throw at me.’ The toast pops up and as I ruminate over my marmalade slice I shake my head in wonder for, dear reader, I have recently experienced the acme of up-todate automobile design for coping with all-weather, all-terrain
motoring. And I have those enterprising Italians to thank, for Fiat have produced real marvels with their latest development of the Panda - an unstoppable variant with an automatic four-wheel drive system that lets you tackle the challenge of any terrain. Starting with the ‘city car’ concept, the end product represents one of the most versatile and appealing motoring marvels I’ve encountered for a long time. A Panda 4x4 is a jolly good, stylish, very well made, well equipped and most practical five door little car that takes four in comfort or five at a squeeze. Performance is lively thanks to yet another brilliant small engine from Fiat. The 75bhp 1.3 multijet diesel pulls well and will take you to 100mph - and it’s frugal too. As always with Fiat there are no exaggerated economy claims.
Fiat Panda 4x4 1.3 Multijet 16v 75hp
Modestly they claim 60mpg overall - but your correspondent got nearer to 65mpg. And - in this annoying world of engine ‘stop/ start’, whereby whenever you cancel the system it infuriatingly defaults back to ‘stopping and starting’ when you start the engine again - Fiat have none of that nonsense! Use it if you will, but if you switch it off it stays off! ‘On a day like today its unstoppable capabilities are probably superfluous’, I hear you say unless you want to get just that little bit further along the beach or along that rocky track. Maybe so - but come winter it’s a dream come true. Take one standard Panda, apply increased ride height, 4x4 systems, a diff lock and various extra appurtenances that make for motoring pleasure and you have a truly versatile package
that’s not only a delight on-road but off-road too.. Its capabilities are remarkable and derive from the application of the most advanced technologies. Here is a stylish, appealing, unostentatious delight that tucks away beneath the beguiling exterior an outstanding capacity for off-roading. Having previously tried it on a challenging off-road
course in snow and ice I can assure you that there’s nothing ‘make believe’ about it. It says 4x4, but has the ‘go anywhere’ capability of a Caterpillar tractor. Ferocious gradients, rough terrain, squelchy quagmires - all are brushed aside with a bellisimo dash of bel canto brio. (With apologies to my Italian friends for playing ‘fast and loose’ with
their beautiful language - but they will understand that having experienced a masterpiece I am speechless). I found this £15,145 Panda variant to be totally confidence inspiring and capable of dealing with most challenging conditions with insouciant aplomb.
95bhp Multijet diesel that will take it to 105 mph yet return around 68mpg overall, this variant uses Fiats excellent Traction+ system that features an electronic diff lock to the front wheels to improve handling and control in low grip conditions. I’m pleased to be able to report that having tried the Trekking offroad in quite challenging conditions, its competence surprised me - being capable enough for most needs. And all this without compromising on-road comfort and performance. It rides and
handles well, is lively about town and it cruises easily at motorway speeds. It would be stretching a point to call it sporty, but crisp and consistent is no exaggeration. This little car combines high utility value with unrivalled nods to the high aesthetic of modernism - and judging it on the defining criteria of accommodation, versatility and driveability it breezes through with considerable panache: dazzlingly so in fact.
Fiat Qubo Trekking 1.3 16v Multijet driving position is first class and everything about the interior is cohesive and well put together. So the Qubo is clearly an effective mini MPV - and for sound reasons as it successfully mixes style, space and versatility. But now there’s a new version that complements the Qubos practicality perfectly. The £15,275 Qubo Trekking looks rugged and tough with its increased ride height, sturdy front bumper and Pirelli mud and snow tyres - and it is tougher too. Powered by the outstanding 1.3
The mini-MPV is clearly an idea whose time has come - the visionary apotheosis of a car for our times, an inter-city practical capsule that puts the velocity into versatility, a car with flexibility enough for people who are open minded. Fiats chunky Qubo has real character and presence but is not marketed as a revolutionary product that will change your life. It is a car based on sound principles to make life a lot easier thanks to more interior permutations than you can shake a stick at. Accessed through five doors (two sliding) you’ll find remov-
able rear seats and a front passenger seat that folds into the footwell. Immediately you are put into an expansionist frame of mind because there’s space aplenty. But like a Cubist artwork it is deceptively playful with ones appreciation of dimension and proportion. In other words it feels compact, accommodating and never daunting. Light and airy, it banishes the blues on dreary days. Packaging, design and sheer convenience of the Qubo’s cabin are nothing short of terrific. There’s plenty of legroom for everyone, stowage provision is as thoughtful as it is ample, the
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When it comes to custom-made interiors for your vehicle then Ian Cherry has got it covered…quite literally. Ian, who owns Nottingham-based Car and Coach Trimmers, has nearly 30 years experience in the industry and has been running his own business since 1993. He is equally at home undertaking a small repair to a vehicle’s upholstery caused by a cigarette burn to a full bespoke custom job for a celebrity client or footballer. He has worked on everything from sitdown lawnmowers, to cars, coaches and fire engines and has even done custom work on planes, helicopters and boats. Celebrity clients may want anything from the very best leather interior to their names or initials embroidered into the carpets and Ian is always happy to oblige. Recent work saw Ian burning the midnight oil on a client’s Lancia and he has recently completed a whole new interior on a Ferrari and changed the dashboard trim on a client’s Bentley. Car and Coach Trimmers can be found at Unit 6 on the Trent South Industrial Park.
Mr Clutch is now your ONE STOP workshop
(MOTs, Servicing and General Repairs) You may know Mr Clutch as the UK’s number 1 clutch specialist. This reputation stems from a vast history spanning over 35 years and our company having fitted over 1 million clutches since opening in 1978. For the past 10 years we have been researching exactly what you expect when visiting your local branch. From this research it is clear that developing trusted relationships and offering value for money leads these expectations. To enable us to offer you this type of service it is imperative that we offer a full vehicle maintenance service so you know whatever your needs we will be there to help. Mr Clutch now offers quality MOTs, servicing, tyres, general repairs and many other services to ensure you stay on the road without high costs. In addition the Mr Clutch brand continues to go from strength to strength and many organisations are starting to recognise this. Mr Clutch Autocentres is proud to be the first independent garage chain to be approved by trading standards.
To make life easier for our customers we now offer an online booking system which helps to make the booking of your MOT or Service fast and convenient please visit www.mrclutch.com for more details.
If you have any enquiries or would like to book an advert, please call the sales team on 01332 650239 for a free quote www.derbyshireguardian.co.uk
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News from Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership
Fatigue warning for holiday motorists Don’t risk driving tired this holiday season – that’s Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership’s message to motorists as they plan their summer breaks. Holidaymakers are being urged to take regular breaks during car journeys and to avoid getting behind the wheel straight after a long flight or ferry crossing. Mike Ashworth, chairman of the partnership’s managing group, said: “If you can’t find someone to give you a lift, you should consider booking a taxi or staying at a hotel near your air or ferry port. Firms often offer cheap deals to holidaymakers who book in advance.
people who wouldn’t dream of getting behind the wheel after drinking will still drive while tired.”
“You still need to be careful if you’re holidaying in this country – plan regular breaks during your drive and make ‘Better late than never’ your motto.”
• Avoid travelling between 2am and 7am or 2pm and 4pm – this is when drivers are most likely to crash due to tiredness.
Mike added: “Research suggests that almost 20 per cent of crashes on major roads are sleeprelated - but too many drivers still see tiredness as an inconvenience rather than a danger. That’s why
Always follow the partnership’s top tips for staying alert while driving: • Avoid alcohol and get plenty of sleep the night before your drive. • Avoid eating a heavy meal before you set off – it could make you sleepy. • Allow yourself enough time to take a 15 minute break every two hours.
• Take a break if you feel tired - two cups of coffee and a cat nap can help if you’ve only got a short distance left to travel. If not find somewhere safe to stay overnight.
Be prepared for holiday traffic Plan ahead for a smoother journey – that’s the message Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership is sending to motorists during the summer holiday season. Mike Ashworth, chairman of the partnership’s managing group, said: “Lots of holidaymakers will soon be using motorways and trunk roads to travel outside their own region. “The Highways Agency - which is a member of the road safety partnership – is responsible for managing these roads and it offers motorists a range of services designed to make journey planning easier.” Mike added: “We’re encouraging holidaymakers to take the stress out of long and unfamiliar journeys by planning ahead and checking their car battery, oil, tyres and lights before setting off.” For real-time traffic information, you can:
TRAVEL TRAINING HELPS DISABLED YOUNGSTERS A successful travel scheme which helps Derbyshire youngsters with special educational needs get out and about in their communities could be continued. Derbyshire County Council’s independent travel training helps young people with reduced mobility, learning difficulties or low confidence be able to use public transport safely. Classroom or practical training has been given to more than 135 children to help them get to school, employment and socialise since the training launched in 2012. Young people learn about road safety, journey planning, money and time management, and personal safety. The authority’s current contract with the charity National
Star Foundation, which delivers the training through their Learning Independence for Travel (LIFT) scheme, is due to end in September next year. But a proposal to go out to tender for three years of the training – with a possible extension of an extra two years – taking the scheme into 2020, will go to the authority’s Cabinet Meeting for Children and Young People on Tuesday (5 August). Youngsters with special educational needs who are eligible for the scheme are: * in Year 8 or above at school or aged between 16 and 24 and attending post-16 education * being provided with trans-
port to their place of education, paid for by the county council.
The average current cost of transport assistance for young people with SEN is £5,399 per student to schools, and £2,797 per student to a further education college. Thanks to the scheme an average saving of more than £3,000 per student per year is possible once youngsters can travel independently. Derbyshire is one of a number of local authorities who have used independent travel training. Others include Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Gloucestershire.
· visit the Highways Agency website - www.highways.gov.uk/traffic or m.highways.gov.uk if using a mobile · check one of the Highways Agency’s regional Twitter feeds – visit www.highways.gov.uk/twitter for the full index · use the Highways Agency’s free app for iPhone
and Android, which is free to download · call the Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000 (standard national call rates apply) · check one of the Highways Agency’s digital information screens – these are available at most motorway service stations Simon Sheldon-Wilson, director of traffic management at the Highways Agency, said: “We’ll be doing all we can during the summer to ensure road users get to their destinations smoothly and safely. Our traffic officers will also be on hand to clear incidents from the roads and get traffic moving as soon as possible. “It’s vital that people check and maintain their vehicles before setting off. A single preventable breakdown can cause chaos for thousands of people – and congestion costs the economy an estimated £3bn every year. “Inevitably there will be times where routes become congested, and many people will be driving on unfamiliar roads, so we ask road users to help themselves by planning ahead to avoid peak times, using our journey planning tools and allowing enough time for their journeys.”
CHILDREN ENCOURAGED TO GET ACTIVE DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS CHILDREN across Derbyshire are being encouraged to get active through the school holidays with help from their favourite cartoon characters. Derbyshire County Council is backing a new Change4Life campaign launched by Public Health England in partnership with Disney. The ‘10 Minute Shake Up’ uses popular Disney characters from ‘Toy Story’, ‘Frozen’ and ‘The Incredibles’ to get children doing 10 minute bursts of exercise to help them reach the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity they need each day. Research shows physical activity can lead to better academic achievement, increased attention span, improved behaviour and self-confidence as well as increased physical health and a reduced risk of developing chronic
conditions in the future. But only one in five children aged five to 10 currently meets the recommended target. More than 75,000 families have already signed up for the six-week 10 Minute Shake Up campaign and more are urged to join in. Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Dave Allen said: “The Shake Ups campaign provides parents with lots of ideas for inexpensive keep fit activities just at the time they’re starting to plan how they’ll keep their children entertained during the school holidays. “Research shows that 10 minutes of exercise performed several times a day is sufficient to improve children’s fitness and overall health and this campaign will support our commitment to
reducing childhood obesity and promoting active and healthy lifestyles in young people.” Families who sign up will receive a set of game and activity cards, a Disney-themed wall chart and stickers to track progress through the summer and a stopwatch to time activities. There will also be a series of 10 Minute Shake Up roadshows across the country during the school holidays including in Derbyshire. Children can try out Disney-themed rowing, throwing, cycling and dancing games at ‘Derby by the beach’ in Derby Market Place on Thursday 29 July from 10am to 5pm. Parents who would like more information and fun easy ideas to get their children more active over the summer holidays visit www.nhs.uk/change4life
The Grosvenor House Hotel THE Grosvenor House Hotel in Skegness is quite rightly regarded as one of the resort’s premier residences. It is known throughout the UK, and beyond, for its live ballroom dancing, friendly staff and excellent value for money. Child-friendly, family-friendly and pet-friendly, The Grosvenor House is always being praised by its customers for being, well, friendly and welcoming. Its location could not be better - it is directly opposite the pier - so all facilities, attractions and amusements are within a short walking distance. It is also well-known for its topclass children’s entertainment
and offers a full a-la-carte menu with comfortable rooms (including rooms with a sea view), a luxurious lounge bar, all-day carvery, full bar menu and a delightful afternoon high tea just some of the things it has to offer. The kitchen team pride themselves in using the finest locallyreared meats, locally-grown vegetables and the restaurant offers a selection of international wines to suit all tastes. Located just a stone’s throw from the Famous Embassy Theatre, The Wild Life Reserves at Gibralter Point and some of the best beaches in the UK, the Grosvenor House Hotel has 29 ensuite bedrooms including singles,
doubles, triples and family rooms. Lillibet’s Cabaret Bar offers nightly cabaret with dinner whilst the Imperial Ballroom offers facilities for up to 500 people for banqueting, weddings and receptions. Also don’t forget to ask staff about the Embassy Specials where there are great rates for theatre-goers and the tea-dance specials which are are always extremely popular with guests. If you are looking for a classic hotel on the Skegness sea front with great entertainment, amazing specials, friendly staff and an amazing location then you need look no further than The Grosvenor House Hotel.
YOUR LOCAL ‘DOOR-TO-DOOR’ COACH HOLIDAY COMPANY Laver Holidays was founded in 1991 by Tony and Jean Laver. At the time there were two offices, Derby and Nottingham, and five staff. Their son Martin and daughter Kim joined in the early days, and daughter-in-law Anita and granddaughter Donna followed! The company now employs 17-people and operates from three offices around the East Midlands. The company has proved to be innovators for the coach holiday
industry - they were amongst the first to provide a ‘Door-to-Door’ service and the very first to introduce ‘Mystery Tours’ of more than 1-day. Since then other innovations have followed, such as a small bag of sweets for each passenger on departure; printed itineraries to enjoy and keep; and the introduction of ‘Mature Singles’ holidays, 2-day ‘Laver Saver’ bargain breaks and ‘Club Class’ coach tours, with newspapers onboard and hotel Welcome
Drinks. Air, rail and cruise holidays (including the Channel Islands) have also been introduced, giving Lavers one of the most comprehensive programmes offered by any family business. For your free brochure/s give us a call at Loughborough (Head Office) on 01509 236 500 or pop into our branch in the Eagle Centre, Derby.
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Las Ramblas Golf
Las Ramblas golf course opened in 1990 and was created by the famous designer Pepe Gancedo. It offers Magnificent views of the Mediterranean Sea from many locations and is located just 9 km south of Torrevieja. Thanks to the course´s leafy vegetation, there are abundant shady areas making it a pleasant place for playing golf even in the warmest months of the year. Set in a deep terrain, the course cuts across an old river bed and undulates up and down hills and ravines. There are plenty of blind tees to worry about and the par 5 5th hole is exposed to the prevailing wind, adding to the challenge. There are water haz-
ards on 10 of the 18 holes, so this golf course requires thought and care when teeing off. The fairways are tight and the greens are quick, but there is some stunning scenery to be enjoyed. One of the most memorable holes is the par 5 4th, which requires drives over 2 gorges. Facilities include hire of buggies and trolleys, club hire and golf lessons while there is also a putting green and chipping area. Located on the Costa Blanca, on the east coast of the east of Spain, visitors can experience spectacular views of the district of Vega Baja del Rio Segura. Golf Quara offers three unique experiences for golf lovers, with three
unique fields that have gained prestige and recognition among golfers across Europe. Club de Golf Las Ramblas is about 40 minutes drive from Alicante airport and about 25 minute drive from Murcia airport. Exit 763 off the A 37 Motorway.
San Domenico Golf
San Domenico Golf is an 18 hole championship course bordering the crystal azure waters of the Adriatic Sea and lies near the small fishing village of Savelletri. It is a Mediterannean links course and is rated amongst the best courses in Italy. Home to the PGA European Challenge Tour Grand Final, the course is spread over 6,300 metres of lush land featuring undulating bermuda grass with sea views from every vantage point. Designed by European Golf Design, the course has a par of
72 and, as to be expected from a golf course so close to the sea, wind can play a significant role in the challenge of the course. Together with strategic bunkering, definitive fairway shaping and clever green design, a thought provoking test of golf has been set. This is complemented by incorporating local plants into the design of the course, which can be seen occupying great waste areas weaving their way in and around the golf holes. These are areas where local rock, has been left in place, hav-
ing first been crushed to a granular material and re-contoured to become part of the species common to this region, thereby ensuring that the golf course retains a local identity. Open all year round, facilities include a pro-shop, bar, restaurant, reading room, sauna, solarium, golf academy, driving range and extensive equipment hire. Against a backdrop of blue skies and the sea, the clubhouse is situated a few metres from the Adriatic Coast and the ancient Roman City of Egnazia.
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La Torre Golf, Spain
La Torre Golf, in Murcia, Spain, is set within a landscape containing over five hectares of elaborately sculpted bunkers, three lakes and lush landscaping. Designed by Nicklaus Design, a company responsible for designing 36 of the world’s 100 highest ranked golf courses, the La Torre Golf Resort golf course also features long grasses planted around some of the bunkers creating a windswept look. This is a very dramatic setting with the design aiming to create strategic interest, and create a very dramatic setting and an enjoyable day’s golf for people of all skill levels. It is an 18-hole par 68 course with four sets of tees and it is 6,774 yards long. The average to higher-
Baux-de-Provence Golf
Baux-de-Provence Golf Club is a course of moderate technical difficulty situated in southern France. This is a very varied course which is situated in hilly terrain with many tactical challenges. The fairways are straight but this does not mean it is an easy course as the bunkers guard the fast greens exceptionally well indeed. The 2835m course also contains numerous water hazards. Visitors are welcome every day but advance booking is essential. In addition a valid handicap certificate from the player’s home club is required and the handicap limit is 54. Also soft spikes are required by all players. Practice facilities include a driving range with five tees, three of which are covered and a putting green. The club was founded in 1989 and there are 50 per cent green fee discounts available for juniors and stu-
dents. Club amenities include a conference room, locker rooms, car park for dog owners and a restaurant. There are also clubs, trolleys and electro-carts available for hire. One recent review said it was a “challenging course”and went on to say: “There are both flat and “mountainous” fairways. embedded in the midst of a great
natural landscape. Beautiful club house (converted old house) with cheap but good food with large deciduous trees. Very friendly service, both in the Secretariat and in the restaurant.” Another said: “Many deep bunkers in front of the greens. Great location with views of Baux of Provence. Very nice Clubhouse with friendly staff and a nice atmosphere.”
handicap players will certainly appreciate the four sets of tees, wide fairways, and beautiful setting. However for the more experienced players, playing off the back tees, then a whole lot of strategy, and a wide variety of shots
are needed to successfully play the course. Complete with a full-featured practice facility, La Torre Golf is sure to be a pleasant stop for golfers along the Murcia Golf Experience. Services include a club house, pro shop, golf school, practice green, putting green, chipping green and bunkers. Buggies, clubs and electric trolleys can all be hired and there are also modern changing facilities. Located only a few kilometres from the best beaches of the Mar Menor, La Torre Golf Resort bustles with life and activity including bars and restaurants of all styles.
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Golf de Villeneuve-Loubet
Golf De Villeneuve-Loubet greens are linked in a quiet and exotic atmosphere in the heart of the Riviera Nature. The course boasts 9-holes and is suitable for all golfers, from beginners to advanced, as well as a driving range of 40 positions (17 of which are equipped with electronic PowerTee Carpet. There is also an approach that allows bunker shots, and to finish it all off, a beautiful putting green. The practice area allows you to work on every aspect of your game if you’re feeling a bit rusty! The apartment opposite is located just 8mins (4km) from the nearest course.
Golf Du Chateau De Pallanne
Golf Du Chateau De Pallanne is situated in the Midi-Pyrénées region in France. This 18 hole golf course is truly spectacular being arranged around an 18th century palace, with breathtaking views of the Pyrenees. Covering 6344 meters this Par 74 course was created in 1992 by Herve Rosser and Dorothee Cornet. The course is of international
standard with an undulating terrain with many water hazards. With a technical difficulty of moderate proportions it will delight both seasoned players and those with less experience. Visitors are welcome at the course everyday, however they must have a valid handicap certificate from their home club to be able to play this course. Also it should be noted that softspikes are required on the green. The green fees are moderate and provide value for money. The club offers a 6 tee driving range which is ideal for
warming up prior to your game and also a good sized putting green. The clubhouse offers a bar and snacks as well as a full menu at lunchtimes, it also has a lovely terrace which is a great place to sit and take in the beautiful surroundings. The Proshop is well stocked so there is no need to worry should you have forgotten something, you can also hire clubs, trolleys and buggies. Changing rooms are available onsite. After a day’s golf, you can either relax on the terrace of the Club House located in the courtyard or enjoy a delicious meal at the restaurant. Golf Du Chateau De Pallanne is located 35km north of Tarbes and the nearest airport is just over 40km Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport.
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A mix of holes - some in the mighty dunes, others among fragrant pines - that are an assault to the senses. Wild and wonderful... - Golf World Magazine
Praia D’El Rey Golf Course
Praia D’El Rey Golf Course quite simply shouldn’t be missed. Located just one hour northwest of Lisbon on the Costa de Prata, and close to the attractive medieval town of Obidos with its whitewashed houses, Moorish castle and natural lagoon, Praia D’El Rey is in an idyllic location. The course was designed by renowned American architect Cabell B. Robinson who was also responsible for having designed a number of excellent European courses. Praia D’El Rey opened in 1997 and is a par 72 course, set in two loops of nine holes and measuring 6,405 metres from the championship tees. It mixes great holes cut through lush vegetation with a number of holes that run along the coastline providing amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean and nearby Berlenga Islands.
With large threatening bunkers and thoughtfully designed greens, this course will keep you on your toes. The early holes head gently uphill and then downhill towards the coast while the back nine start with a superb par five measuring 460 metres with a tricky green protected by a deep bunker left and an even deeper lake right. Deep bunkers, sloping greens and sandy dunes contrast sharply with the lush fairways, making it the complete golfing challenge. Praia D’El Rey is rated amongst the top golf courses in Europe by Golf World Magazine and is one of Portugal’s major golfing destinations for both private
and sponsored events. The course is a mixture of seaside links and parkland holes with a par of 73, offering the golfer a unique experience. Players are required to have a valid golf handicap certificate. Minimum handicap requirements are men 36, ladies 36.
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FORMULA E THE BIRTH OF A NEW ERA
A new era in motorsport dawned, at Donington Park, as the teams rolled out the new FIA Formula E cars for the first of five pre-season test sessions on 3rd July. The world’s first all-electric series has established its base at Donington where 44,000 ft² of new state-of-the-art headquarters have been built, including workshop facilities to house the ten teams and over 150 staff, engineers and team personnel, in a 3-year deal. All testing will take place at Donington, although the races will all take place in major cities around the world, underlining the series’ green credentials. Formula E represents a vision for the future of the motor industry over the coming decades, serving as a framework for R&D around the electric vehicle, accelerating general interest in these cars and promoting sustainability. Operating as an ‘open championship’, the series gives car manufacturers and constructors the opportunity to showcase their electrical energy innovations in a racing environment, designing cars to the technical specifications set out by the FIA. The Championship has three core values of Energy, Environment and Entertainment and is a fusion of engineering, technology, sport, science, design, music
and entertainment - all combining to drive the change towards an electric future. “We expect this Championship to become the framework for research and development around the electric car, a key element for the future of our cities,” said the man behind the series, Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag. Motor racing has always driven forward developments for the car in general. The first disc brakes were introduced by Jaguar at the Le Mans 24 Hours race, Renault pioneered the turbo-charger in the seventies and deformable structures have become common place throughout the sport and in modern road car design. More recently sportscar racing has been looking towards making both petrol and diesel power more efficient and developing hybrid technologies using energy recovery systems. For the second season Formula E teams will be able to develop their own power-train, and it is hoped that competition will drive the concept forward. The test days began with the teams having to learn about their new cars, both drivers and engineers. Initially, reliability was an issue but as the test programme went on, so did the cars’ ability to achieve longer stints of running. Daniel Abt, of the Audi Sport
Stephane Sarrazin’s Venturi ahead of Da Costa’s Super Aguri.
Abt team, lay down the first marker with a lap of 1 minute 37.2 seconds in the opening 4 hour session with a temporary chicane after the Old Hairpin turn, to replicate a tight chicane often encountered on a city street course. e-Dams Sebastian Buemi clipped nearly 2 seconds off this time in the afternoon session with Audi Sport Abt’s second car, in the hands of Lucas di Grassi, half-asecond behind. “I didn’t have any problems with the car,” said Buemi afterwards, and that meant we were able to learn quite a lot about it.” The most obvious difference, for spectators, from a conventional race car is the noise, or lack of it. The cars sound much like scaled-up Scalextric cars, as most of the noise appears to be from the gearbox and tyres. It was nice to be able to hold a conversation, and hear the commentary, at trackside. The other notable difference was to hear the clatter of the cars as they ran over the raised corner kerbing (like motorway rumble strips), something normally drowned out by engine noise. Veteran IndyCar racer, Gil de Ferran, guest driving one of the Andretti Autosport cars, was impressed by the new concept, and noted the rapid acceleration as the engine creates a lot of torque. The series has attracted some very wellknown names, many with Formula 1 experience. Buemi had three years racing for Red Bull’s secondstring Torro Rosso team in F1 and is currently the Red Bull test and reserve driver. His team principal, Alain Prost, is a fourtime F1 World
Champion, known for his ability to tangled with another, hurling him get the best from a car’s set-up, into the air and catch fencing. He anf father of the team’s second suffered a broken leg and compression fracture to a vertebra driver Nicholas Prost. Bruno Senna, nephew of Prost and was unable to race for many Snr’s arch rival Ayrton Senna, months. Now fully recovered, has made his car-racing debut at been able to resume his career Donington in Formula BMW and and has recently added sportsraced in F1 for HRT, Lotus and cars to his resumé. For day 2 of the Donington Williams before carving out a successful sportscar career. Senna will race for Mahindra alongside another F1 refugee Karun Chandhok. Other drivers with F1 experience include Nick Heidfeld (Venturi) and Jamie Alguerssauri (Virgin RacIndyCar legend tries out the ing) while Andretti Autosport car. Jarno Trulli, who fronts his own team, started 265 Grands Prix making him third in the alltime list of GP starters. From the sportscar ranks comes Lucas di Grassi who, the previous month had finished on the podium on his Jamie Alguersauri gets to grips debut at Le with his Virgin Racing mount. Mans for Audi. He also has raced in F1. Stephane Sarrazin has a long tests the temporary chicane history in sports prototypes where was removed and lap times fell, he has taken podiums at Le Mans di Grassi setting a best time of 1:31.973s before Buemi topped for both Peugeot and Toyota. Mike Conway, a former British the timesheets on both days the F3 champion, has established following week, with a fastest lap himself as a top drive in the US of 1:31.083s (98.81mph). The fiIndyCar championship, although nal test day is August 19th, free he may be best remembered for to public spectators although prea horrific crash on the final lap registration through the Formula of the 2010 Indy 500. Mike’s car E website is a must.
Donington Managing Director Christopher Tate said “We’re very proud of the fact that we have been able to bring Formula E to Donington Park. It is not only testament to the great motoring heritage we have here, but also a great boost for the local economy and the benefits of this arrival will be huge. Motorsport is now so integral to the success of the local area and you only have to look around to see how immensely popular the arrival of Formula E has been already.” The first round, of ten, is in Beijing on 13th September with rounds to follow in Asia and South America through the winter, before travelling to the US and Europe in the spring. The final event, of the inaugural season, will be in London’s Battersea Park on 27th June 2015. All events will take place in one day, to minimise disruption to city life, with two one-hour races, each including a pit-stop for the driver to change cars as the first battery runs down. The cars are fitted with a ‘pushto-pass’ button to give a power boost (see Technical sidebar) and fans can give their favourite driver an extra speed boost by voting for them prior to the race. The series will be televised in 83 countries including the UK with coverage on ITV4.
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LE TOUR FEVER HITS DERBYSHIRE Tour de France fever hit Derbyshire on the 6th July as the second stage of this year’s race passed through the county. Spectators lined the six miles of the route through Derbyshire in their thousands, part of an estimated 2 million watching the whole stage from York to Sheffield. Many of these were cyclists who entered the stage by the Woodhead Reservoir taking the opportunity to cycle part of the route, closed to traffic, either to the Category 2 stage climb at Holme Moss or along the Woodhead Pass. Some fans had camped overnight at Holme Moss while others began arriving from early morning to line the route. By the time the pre-race caravan of promotional
Cyril Gautier (Team Europcar) heads the chasing group. vehicles arrived, in the early afternoon, every vantage point was taken. A party atmosphere was building and even the police outriders entered the spirit of the day, waving to the crowds and doing ‘high-fives’. Yorkshire was the focus of the first two stages of this year’s Tour, ‘Le Grand Depart’, with this short incursion into Derbyshire. As the anticipation within the crowd grew, word filtered through that one of the home favourites, Mark Cavendish, had withdrawn with a shoulder injury sustained in a heavy crash towards the end of the previous day’s stage in Harrogate. Stage 1 had been won by Team Giant-Shimano’s Marcel Kittel, but the first yellow jersey wearer of the Tour was to struggle on the stiff climbs of stage 2. As the race arrived at the foot of
the ‘Cote de Holme Moss’, some 143km into the 201km stage, AG2R Mondiale’s Blel Kadri had pulled out a short lead. He was joined, part way up the 1.5km ascent by Thomas Voeckler of Team Europcar, but Kadri is a strong climber and quickly restored a 20 second lead as he crossed the summit to enter Derbyshire. Voeckler was joined, then passed, by Nicloas Edet (Cofidis) for second close to the top of the climb but as the riders plunged towards Woodhead Reservoir, at speeds of up to 60 mph, the chasing group grew to five riders with Voeckler’s team mate Cyril Gautier, Tony Martin (Quick Step) and Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing). The struggling Kittel, meanwhile, had further problems with a puncture half way up Holme Moss. Kadri arrived at the Woodhead hairpin 30 seconds clear of Gautier, leading the chasing group, and the peleton (main group of riders) around a minute behind. Team Sky had three riders at the front of the peleton, Vasili Kiryienka, Geriant Thomas and, the man everyone wanted to see, defending champion Chris Froome. Also handily placed was Astana’s Vincenzo Nibali, just a week on from being crowned Italian champion. Kittel passed Woodhead in a small group over 3 minutes off the lead and would finish the stage nearly 20 minutes adrift. Along the course of Woodhead Pass, and towards Bradfield in Yorkshire, Kadri and his pursuers were collected by the peleton and the race arrived at the final categorised climb, Jenkin Road in Sheffield, with many of the Tour favourites at the front of the field. Chris Froome seized the moment taking the maximum King of the Mountains points at the top of the climb, but it was Nibali who made the decisive move in the final 2km to come home 2 seconds clear of Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Quick Step). Froome was placed 19th on the day, 5th overall.
Kittel returned to winning ways on the following day’s stage, from Cambridge to London, before Le Tour returned to home soil where he made it three out of four. Froome had a fall injuring his hand and bruising to his left thigh and things got worse for him the following day. After two more falls on, a wet stage 5, he was forced to retire with (at the time of writing) a suspected broken collarbone. The day in Derbyshire had, however, been a great success with tremendous support – as had previously been shown for Tour of Britain stages in 2005 and 2012. Yorkshire is known as a hotbed of cycling in Britain, but the support shown in Derbyshire matched equally the Yorkshire fervour. Derbyshire County Council’s Deputy Cabinet Member for Jobs, Economy and Transport, Councillor Andy Botham, was delighted. “It was a fantastic day for everyone involved,” he said. “Up to 15,000 spectators lined the route around Woodhead with thousands more, including hundreds of cyclists, heading up to Holme Moss. Spectator figures around this spot totalled around 60,000. Thousands of people, mainly on bikes, used the Longdendale Trail. There was a great atmosphere, with the crowds really entering into the spirit of the event. “Our shuttle bus service was really popular, particularly with local people. It worked like clockwork and meant that after the event we were able to clear spectators quickly and safely from the race area. “The Manor Park big screen event was a great success too, with over 5,000 people enjoying the carnival and the live music as well as the cycling.” With Froome gone, the Tour was set for a battle between Nibali and Alberto Contado, but the Spandiard suffered a heavy fall when the frame of his bike broke on stage 10. He continued, on a fresh bike, for a few moments but was forced to abandon with what proved to be a broken tibia in his left leg. Nibali went on to dominate, taking three more stage wins on his way to overall victory, 7 minutes 37 seconds ahead of AG2R’s Jean-Christophe Peraud with Thibaut Pinot (FDJ.FR) a futher 38 seconds behind. Marcel Kittel completed first-and-last stage victories in the spint to the line, on the Camps-Elysees, of the final Evry-Paris stage.
The massed ranks of the peleton round the hairpin at Woodhead.
Phil Topliss from Derby’s newest independent bike shop Cyclo Monster says the UK stages of this year’s Tour de France will provide a huge boost to cycling in this country. Phil was among the tens of thousands of fans who lined the country lanes of the Strines near High Bradfield in South Yorkshire for day 2 and said he was amazed to see so many people there.
Team Sky at the head of the peleton Kiryienka, Thomas and Froome
He said: “I was in both Leeds on day 1 and High Bradfield on day 2 and the atmosphere was absolutely fantastic. The event has proved to be a massive boost for cycling in this country and having the Tour de France in the UK shows that the country has become much more prominent in the cycling world.” Phil says more and more people are taking up cycling,
not just because of the health and fitness benefits, but to get to and from work, avoiding the frustrations of being stuck in rush-hour traffic and saving money on commuting costs. He also said he is getting lots of enquiries from customers who are interested in the UK government’s tax-free Cycle to Work scheme.
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Midfielder goes under the knife after sustaining a knee injury in Austria
Joy for Derby County as Rams’ Academy achieves Category One status Derby County’s Academy has achieved Category One status - the highest ranking for Academy set-ups under the Premier League’s Elite Players Performance Plan (EPPP), which was introduced two years ago. The benefits of Category One status include the ability to recruit players from further afield, while Derby’s Under 21, 18 & 16 sides will now compete in the Premier League of their respective age groups. This will mean they will be competing at the same level of the Premier League’s heavyweights, such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal. The club had previously been operating at Category Two status, but were re-audited earlier this year and achieved the relevant requirements to become only the sixth Championship club to operate a Category One youth set-up. Up to 10 different factors are considered in the grading, includ-
ing productivity rates, training facilities, coaching, education and welfare provisions. Derby’s Academy has built a strong reputation in recent years and the Club said it was committed to building on those excellent foundations in future. The likes of England Under 21 international Will Hughes and Republic of Ireland international Jeff Hendrick have graduated through the youth set-up and into the first team squad in recent years, as well as the Football League’s Championship Scholar of the Year, Mason Bennett. Derby County has also invested heavily in its facilities and infrastructure at the Training Centre and is currently close to completing the installation of state of the art artificial and grass training pitches, along with floodlights. Further phased development Is planned for the coming years. Chief Executive Sam Rush said: “This is tremendous news for Derby County and a wonderful
accolade for the club.Our Academy Manager Darren Wassall and his team deserve enormous credit for all their hard work over many years and they will now be rewarded by playing matches against the best teams in the country. “The future of the club is in safe hands and much credit should be given to the Ownership Group for their investment which ensured that the facilities and infrastructure have been judged to be of the highest standard. “A top level academy is critical to the success of a Football Club and it is very much at the heart of our strategy at Derby County. We will aim to continue our excellent record in bringing talented young players into our first team and confirmation that we have reached Category One status will ensure that we continue to attract the best young players in the country.” Academy Manager Darren Wassall said: “It is a great tribute
to everyone involved in the Academy over the past few years that we have been awarded Category One Status. “The Club have shown their commitment to the development of young home grown players over the past five seasons and there are many other exciting prospects in the Academy system that we hope will follow in their footsteps in the coming years. “This is a great reward for all of the staff connected with the Academy in terms of the continued development of our youth programme on a daily basis, and is also great credit to the owners and board of Directors who have supported the aims of the Academy both on a financial basis and philosophical level. “Our young players will now be tested week in week out against the best this country has to offer. It also enables us to be given more opportunities against European opposition, a vital part of a young player’s education.”
Derby County midfielder George Thorne has undergone successful knee surgery in London for an injury which could see him out of action for several months. The 21-year-old sustained damage to the interior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Derby’s pre-season friendly with Zenit St Petersburg. The club said that the procedure itself to repair the injury took place without any complications and that Thorne was recovering well.
Thorne is now undergoing a rehabilitation programme with Derby’s medical team at the Training Centre. The 21-year-old former West Brom player was a transfer target all summer after impressing while on loan last season and only joined The Rams last month. Ironically Chatham-born Thorne missed eight months of action in 2013 with a similar knee problem, when he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a game against Everton in February.