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Tragic death of Ado the motorbike man Tributes to a ‘great guy’ The death has occurred of Ilkeston businessman Adrian Wakefield, a well known mechanic and owner of Ado’s Motorcycles.

tragedy but the one gift that I wanted didn't arrive - my dad didn't come back through the door with his big cheesy grin and his oily hands marking the furniture. Depression His family have spoken of took the life of the greatest their great shock and sadness man in my life. He taught following the tragedy, and me everything I know.” social media has been filled Adrian’s wife Janet said the with tributes and messages of light had gone out of her life. sympathy. Flowers were left Among many Facebook triboutside his Meadow Street utes were these: workshop.

“Great guy. We always took A motorbike escort was being our bikes there...very sad. planned for the funeral proRIP.” cession to Bramcote Crematorium on 20th December “He’s looked after my bikes with scores of bikers coming for 17 years, a lovely man.” from all over the county to “Ado was a great guy and an Adrian ‘Ado’ Wakefield show their respect. excellent bike mechanic.”

Ado, as he was known, was a member of the Adrian (50) also leaves two grieving daughIlkeston Round Table and started his own ters, Heather and Scarlett and a grandson, business after first working as a mechanic Christian. for Granby Motors. He soon built up a reg- His death occurred on 30th November. ular clientele using the slogan ‘For the best A reception was due to take place after the service in town get your bike down to funeral at the Ilkeston Football Club funcAdo’s’. tion rooms. Donations were invited for The Son Jason said: “We are all in shock. It Samaritans. was my birthday just a few days after the

Rice pudding the top donation!

Rice pudding was the most popular item given to the Arena Food Bank this Christmas.

Tins of Ambrosia (and other brands) appeared in most of the food parcels collected by Alannah Biggs.

“We’ve been blown away by people’s generosity this year,” said the Shipley View nurse who organised the collection of a staggering 5,830 items to make sure the Ilkeston food bank was well stocked for the Christmas period.

Alannah’s aim was to beat last year’s figure of 950 items but, along with her helpers, she has gone way beyond that.

Alannah Biggs “I have had wonderful support from the people of Ilkeston and surrounding areas,” she said.

“It has been very heart warming to see how compassionate ordinary people are towards others who are struggling to feed their families, and to see the wonderful work of the volunteers at the food bank.”

Arena Food Bank is situated in Belfield Street and is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am till 4pm.

He was known in high places and played in front of royalty.

He was a superstar of his day.

But who is this celebrated yet often overlooked musical virtuoso from Ilkeston?

Find out on Page 2.

Stanley Hawley - celebrated Ilkeston musician

By Patricia Spencer

On Thursday the 24th of November a plaque was placed outside Martin Ogden’s Butchers on South Street to commemorate the life of musician Stanley Hawley.

Stanley was his mother’s maiden name, but he was always known as Harry in the family.

Stanley attended the British School on Bath Street and was seen to be very talented. At a Ilkeston Local History Society with the per- very young age he played the piano and organ at the Independent Chapel on Burns mission of Erewash Borough Council and Street. At fourteen he won a scholarship to Martin Ogden have brought this about.

Derby Grammar School and at sixteen anothStanley was born at these premises in 1867. er to study at the Royal Academy in London.

His father was Edwin Flint Hawley who was Whilst at the Royal Academy, Stanley studalso a butcher and father to five children but ied the Organ as well as the Piano. sadly he died a year after Stanley was born He became an associate of the College of at the age of 37.

Organists and this helped promote his entrance into the London Musical Society.

Over the next ten years, Stanley built his career and his reputation as an organist, an accompanist at the piano and also as a composer. His teaching always provided the STANLEY COMMON KIRK HALLAM ‘Bread and Butter’ of his living, and he was AWSWORTH COTMANHAY always kept very busy.

COSSALL SHIPLEY VIEW TROWELL HALLAM FIELDS In 1890 at the age of twenty-three, he came SANDIACRE STANTON-BY-DALE to the notice of the Royal family, and he perSTAPLEFORD DALE ABBEY formed for Queen Victoria at Osborne House ocal LONG EATON WEST HALLAM on the Isle of White and a year later won the DERBY STANLEY silver medal for the most distinguished scholndependent ar of his year at the Royal Academy of Music. resh He had always been interested in setting muntertaining sic to poems, which are spoken by the soloists rather than sung. This is how ‘The Birth f you don’t get a copy through your of The Opal’ came about. door, Ilkeston Life is available online and from various outlets including newsagents, Stanley’s great-great nieces Patricia McHale shops, cafes, Post Offices and supermar- and Anne Bailey, who still live locally had kets in our growing circulation area. Be- the honour of unveiling the plaque. Anne thanked the Erewash Borough Council for sides Ilkeston, we are currently supplying: their permission to put the plaque in place.

KIRK HALLAM STANLEY She then told us a little of what she knows COTMANHAY STANLEY COMMON about Stanley.

SHIPLEY VIEW AWSWORTH Apparently Stanley did a concert in London HALLAM FIELDS COSSALL for the Belgian refugees from the First World LARKLANDS TROWELL War and trebled the takings he was expected STANTON-BY-DALE SANDIACRE to make. In his honour they had a silver cup DALE ABBEY STAPLEFORD made for him. This remains in the family WEST HALLAM LONG EATON today. It is obvious that they are both very proud of their great-great uncle.

Editorial office: Anne then read the poem ‘The Birth Of The 1 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Tel: 07539 808390 Opal’ by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and showed us the book of sheet music that Stanley wrote Editor: Robert Attewell to accompany the poem. Everyone, including ilkestonlife@gmail.com or robert@ilkestonlife.com two gentlemen from the Derby Organ Society, were very interested to see the book and Staff feature writer: Patricia Spencer took a few photographs. The music was writpatricia@ilkestonlife.com ten around 1898.

Staff photographer: John Shelton On the front cover of the book was a hole. john@ilkestonlife.com Anne explained that this once contained an Advertising manager: Paul Opiah Opal. But this was later taken out and set into sales @ilkestonlife.com a pendent. or paul@ilkestonlife.com Stanley lived in London before spending Webmaster: many years living in Australia and a few Adam Newton years ago another of his ancestors got in adam@ilkestonlife.com touch with Anne, Ted Edward Hawley, one of his great nephews. Subsequently Ted © Copyright 2017 came over to see Ann and she showed him The material in Ilkeston Life is protected by the book. He was also very interested to copyright. If you wish to reproduce anything, know why there was a hole on the front covplease contact the editor. er.

While every care is taken to be accurate, we are She then had the pleasure of going out to only human and mistakes do occur occasionally. If you are unhappy with any of the content in the Australia to meet him and his family. It turns paper, please contact the editor in the first place. out that they are also very musical. So StanWe accept news and information from correley has obviously passed on his genes down spondents in good faith and cannot be held rethe generations. sponsible for inaccuracies. We try not to include The poem ‘The Birth Of The Opal’ was also stories which may cause distress to anyone. If you have a view on any of the articles, please write recited in Australia as a tribute and farewell and let us know. Your letters are always welcome, to Anne when she left to come home. but we reserve the right to withhold or edit.

Anne and Patricia’s mother’s donated StanAnonymous letters will only be printed in excepley’s Bible, his escritoire and some of his tional circumstances. sheet music to the Ilkeston Museum.

Deadline for adverts and editorial contributions Quite a few of the History Society members for next month’s paper: 15th January. were present at the unveiling of the plaque, (unless by arrangement). Send to us by email if including Stephen Flinders who said a few possible: ilkestonlife@gmail.com words about Stanley and also explained they have now managed to have five plaques put

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in place in Ilkeston in honour of our famous sons.

Many Thanks to Anne Featherstone and Beverley Kilby, for allowing me to use their chapter on Stanley Hawley for reference. If you have not read their book, Ilkeston As It Was, it is on sale locally and is a very good read.

Pictured above: Stanley’s great-great nieces Anne Bailey and Patricia McHale; right: the commemorative plaque.

The Birth Of The Opal The sunbeam loved the Moonbeam,

And followed her low and high,

But the Moonbeam fled and hid her head, She was so shy - so shy.

The Sunbeam wooed with passion; Ah, he was a lover bold!

And his heart was afire with mad desire For the Moonbeam pale and cold.

She fled like a dream before him.

Her hair was a shining sheen,

But out of his warm arms, startled And stirred by Love’s first shock

She sprang afraid, like a trembling maid, And hid in the niche of a rock.

And the Sunbeam followed and found her

And led her to Love’s own feast;

And they were wed on that rocky bed And the dying Day was their priest.

And lo! The beautiful Opal –

And oh, that fate would annihilate That rare and wondrous gem – Where the moon and sun blend The space that lay between. into one Just as the day lay panting Is the child that was born to them.

In the arms of the twilight dim,

The Sunbeam caught the one he sought And drew her close to him.

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox – put to music by Stanley Hawley

Joseph and Penelope to appear in TV drama Ilkeston classic car enthusiast Joseph Frederick-Thomas Gabrielli has landed himself a film part, along with his beloved black 1965 Ford Anglia, Penelope.

Penelope is a former Leicestershire police sergeant’s vehicle. She was ‘highly commended’ at Ilkeston’s annual Heritage and Classic Vehicle Show held in the Market Place last summer.

And now the car that turns heads and its proud owner are set to be seen by a much bigger audience when they appear in a fast moving TV thriller to be screened by the BBC. Producers of ‘The Medal’, say: “Shooting in 4k resolution, the London based television drama has been carefully crafted to bring fresh new talent into the acting scene.

“We have a flash back to the 1960's to show the history of the story’s villain George/Sgt Briscoe and the Medal he holds. We plan to integrate a police brawl scene and car chase

for high octane story telling, which will really help push the production value of The Medal.

“We are working on this independently with contacts we have made over the years to create something truly special. We have been fortunate enough to be introduced to Joseph Frederick-Thomas Gabrielli of Ilkeston who will be supplying vehicles and period costume for the police scene, as well as playing the Area Police Sergeant.

“Joseph will also be driving the police car (a 1965 Royal Imperial Black Ford Anglia) for the car chase sequence where the police pursue the villain. He is planning the scene which will help catapult the project into a high end style TV drama. This will hopefully push the production into the big league so that it rivals other big budgeted productions.”

The Medal is a collaboration between Sync Films, who specialise in short urban drama films, and the BBC. Joseph, of Shipley View, is excited about landing the part and supplying the vehicles from his small classic collection.

He said: “I’m thrilled that it’s been confirmed that I have a part. Filming will begin in London next year. It’s a supernatural three-part drama that I hope will grip viewers.

And it will be great to see Penelope back in her old role as a police vehicle.”

Ilkeston mum wins care award less than a year into role

Great East Midlands Care Award winners (left to right): Josephine Morones, Richard Glover and Jolene Wimbleton.

A mum-of-two who works at Milford House said she is ecstatic to have won an award less than a year after beginning her career in care.

Jolene was nominated for the award by residents and was interviewed by a panel of judges before being announced as the winner at the special ceremony.

Jolene Wimbleton, 36, won the Care New- Milford Care had a total of 20 of its staff nominated for an award. comer award at the Great East Midlands Care Awards, held on 19th November at There were two other winners: Richard The Nottingham Belfry hotel.

Glover, a chef at Ashbourne Lodge, won the Care Home Cook/Chef Award, and JoShe said: “I’m ecstatic – it’s the first time sephine Morones, a nurse who works across I’ve done any care work and at the age of 36 I wasn’t expecting to win. I’m thrilled to the company’s homes, won the Palliative Care/End of Life Award. be able to make a difference.

Sam Palmer, from Milford Care, said: “The “I’m really pleased that I could find a job ceremony was a great event and it was fanthat has made my family proud.” tastic to see three of our staff pick up Jolene, who lives in Ilkeston, started her awards.” career at Milford House – part of the MilMore information on Milford Care can be ford Care group - in December last year. found at www.milfordcare.co.uk Before that she has brought up her two young children, aged five and six.

We meet the Pink Lady On Monday the 5th December, Paul Opiah and I visited The Larches Nursing Home on Queen Street.

One of their guests, Karen Smith, was 52 that day. It seems very young to be in a nursing home, but Karen needs special care. Tania Knighton a Senior Care assistant in the nursing home decided they had to do something special for her. So Karen now has a modified Pink Wheelchair with her own special Name Plate, “The Pink Lady”. This is Karen’s favourite colour.

The carers can now bring Karen downstairs to see all the entertainment they put on for the people in their care. They can also take her out into Ilkeston. They visited the Fair with her in October. She would not have been able to do this without her chair, as she was immobile. Karen is a big fan of Elvis so she will love being able to go down to see the concerts they put on in the nursing home.

They are also planning on taking her on a visit to the U Choose cafe for coffee.

They wanted Paul to cut the Pink Ribbon they had put around the chair for its official outing. But Paul said he is not photogenic and asked me to do it. I am not very photogenic either but I was honoured to do it for this special lady’s birthday.

Local mum making healthy food fun A local mum is using food in a fun, interactive way to ensure a healthier future for our children. Alison Horton, who was raised in Nottingham, and now lives in Sandiacre has set up her own business 'Notts Nutritionist'.

Alison is absolutely passionate about ensuring the future health of youngsters and has developed an interactive, fun educational programme for schools and clubs. The programme runs for six weeks and is tailored according to the age group which varies from pre school to teens. The cost of the six week course is just £180 to ensure it is accessible to everyone at a time when budgets are stretched. The sessions are proving so suc-

Patricia Spencer cessful the company has been asked to deliver to schools in Lancashire in 2017.

'I intend to expand across the UK as obesity levels in our youngsters are rapidly on the rise.

I believe I can make a difference and impact positively on the health of future generations. I am not promoting extreme dietary restrictions but a lifestyle change that is maintainable and allows for everything in moderation. As a working single mum to four girls I understand the pressures we all face finding the time to cook from scratch and the budgetary restraints we are under. A healthier lifestyle for families is achievable and it is important we ad-

dress our health with preventative measures through food and exercise' Alison she has had articles on nutrition published, writes blogs, designs menus, sees clients one to one for a variety of health or weight issues and all at very affordable prices.

For further details of all the services provided and to book please contact www.nottsnutritionist.co.uk @nottsnutrition 07703739508 nottsnutritionist@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/nottsnutritionist/

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Have your say Get in touch with your views— Email: ilkestonlife@gmail.com Post: The Editor, Ilkeston Life, 1 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 8AH

Thank you, Rotary Club A big thank you to Ilkeston Rotary Club who have donated 1,000 purple crocus bulbs to us for the 'Purple4Polio' campaign.

reduction of more than 99.9 percent since the 1980s, when the world saw about 1000 cases a day. Rotary clubs around the world are working with the Bill and Melinda Gates In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus pro- Foundation to raise money for the polio vacgram, the first initiative to tackle global Po- cination campaign. For every $1 that Rotary lio eradication through the mass vaccination raises, the Foundation will give $2 - up to $35 million a year up to 2018. of children. Rotary has contributed more Once the children have received the polio than $1.5 billion and countless volunteer vaccination their little fingers are dipped in hours to immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. In addition, Rota- purple ink: because it resembles, slightly, the shape of fingers, the purple crocus was chory's advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by donor governments to contrib- sen as a symbol of the 'End Polio Now' Campaign. ute more than $7.2 billion to the effort.

Polio is a serious viral infection that used to We have now planted the bulbs on the front of school with the help of Rotary club membe common in the UK and worldwide. It ber Andrea Garlick, Rotary President Kevin affected children more than adults. Most people with polio don't have any symptoms Smith and MP for Erewash Maggie Throup. and won't know they're effected. But for up I am sure when they flower at the beginning of next year they will look lovely when to 1 in 100 people, the polio virus causes temporary or permanent paralysis, which can walking into school, and also make us think a little too of why they have been planted. be life-threatening. Today, there are only two countries that have never stopped trans- I would also like to thank Erewash Borough mission of the wild poliovirus: Afghanistan Council for digging out our divots for us. and Pakistan. Less than 75 polio cases were Kerry Wheatley, Ilkeston confirmed worldwide in 2015 , which is a

Purple crocus bulbs are planted in the Chaucer Junior School garden. Pictured are children Phoebe March and Jack Richardson, MP Maggie Throup and Rotarians Andrea Garlick and Kevin Smith.

The kindness of strangers I would like to say a huge thank you to two heating engineers who stopped their van to help my in-laws one morning recently (about 10am) as my father-in-law struggled to change an extremely flat tyre near Tesco in Ilkeston.

Not only did they offer their trolley jack, but went on to change the tyre. Then they jumped into their van and drove off before

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they had time to properly thank them.

They will never know how grateful we are but I'm hoping you guys can help track them down and let them know.

Karen Simpson

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A mishap on Johnny’s way level crossing (now the entrance to Tesco car park). The intention was to turn right at the top of the path onto what was referred to as Slack Road, thence onto the canal bank to Eastwood.

However the path alongside the Corporation Works had a sign clearly saying ‘Cycling Having been born in Ilkeston and spending Prohibited’. One morning, the ice being the first 17 years of my life on Blake Street, particularly treacherous I was concentrating I assume the park in question is the one we on where the front wheel was going and always knew as Johnny’s but was, I believe, stupidly rode right up to a policeman who renamed Washmeadow Recreation Ground. kindly asked my name and address and why In the same manner the park usually known I was cycling past a sign clearly prohibiting as Ashes has the title of Gordon Street Rec- such transportation. My plea of not being reation Ground. able to read was ignored! To my mother’s dismay my misdemeanour was rewarded Johnny’s has a special memory for me. with a front page accolade in the Ilkeston Having moved to Nottingham for a couple Advertiser and a fine of £4.00, which was 4 of years in the late fifties I returned to Ilkes- shillings more than my weekly age. ton. A job change found me working for the National Coal Board at their HQ in East- My memories of Ilkeston are still fresh in my ageing mind. The air raid shelters on wood. My transport for the most part for the following three years was a cycle donat- Blake Street; Chaucer School, trainspotting at ‘Ilson’ Junction, Hallcroft School, St ed by my sister.

Mary’s Mission on Station Road providing Winters in the early sixties were harsh with games and entertainment which was in short snow and sub-zero temperatures for weeks supply in the early 50s – and much more. on end rendering walking and cycling hazStories for another day perhaps. ardous. A path from lower Wood Street followed the Corporation Works building Ken Beardsley down to Johnny’s and then towards the rail-

I could not help but smile when I read an article in the Derby Telegraph (11th November) concerning a Community Support Officer ‘borrowing’ a bicycle to chase a suspected law breaker on Johnny’s Park, Ilkeston.

Stanton football ground vandalism: a reply ning permission was posted there was no mention of fencing going up. Stanton said they have put the fence up because of hypodermic needles found and dog fouling .

People of our community are upset about these allegations as they have lived and used these playing fields all their lives, as have dog walkers and have not come across any needles. Stanton have said the fence is to protect people from needles.

We are having extreme problems with Stan- We would like to see the evidence of this so called problem as all we have seen are paraton Ilkeston FC with them parking on the footpath by Trefoil House. There are up to cetamol wrappers, bloody bandages, water bottles, Sunday newspapers and coffee 12 or more cars parked at every footcups left behind. Members of our commuball event. One young girl got pushed off her bicycle because there was no room and nity have cleaned these up after each game to keep young children safe. the car would not give way. This was reported to the police on the day. I myself People of our community feel that Stanton had an incident where my dog nearly got do not want to be a part of our community run over and I too reported it to the police otherwise they would conduct themselves on the day. in a different manner.

I have also reported about the parking to We also have a document that says this Derbyshire County Council as other people ground was gifted to the council in 1958 to of our community have. I have had our use as playing fields, for educational purlocal councillor look into the problems and poses or as a public open space. Chestershe has seen the chairman of Stanton Foot- field Council have their legal team looking ball Club, but nothing has been done to into this matter. alleviate the tension between our communi- We do not condone the damage being done ty and Stanton as they still proceed to break (as reported in last month’s paper); it’s not the law and have no thought about the the way to do things, but I do believe that if emergency services reaching anyone who Stanton had acted in the appropriate manner uses the footpath. The emergency services none of this damage would have happened. getting access applies to the public, as well Mr P Barnby, Ilkeston as footballers.

We have also read about the gate and the Further communication: team being locked in. Stanton have had a Good afternoon. Just to let you know we lock on this gate ever since they took over have heard from Chesterfield Council: the lease so why have the police not investi- There has been no breach of convenant. gated Stanton breaking the law as they can The tenant has exclusive possession of find photographic evidence. premises; therefore they can erect a fence.

Hope you find this helpful.

Furthermore, when the notice about planFollowing the article Stanton battle on despite setbacks in last month’s paper, which told of repeated acts of vandalism to their football ground including the latest incident in which someone put a lock on the gate which would have denied access to emergency services, we have received the following reply from a resident of the area.

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PURRFECTLY COMFORTABLE—PIPS BECOMES A STAR OF SOCIAL MEDIA In between the nativity plays performed by Ladywood Primary schoolchildren last month, tabby cat Pips popped into Kirk Hallam Church and made herself at home in Baby Jesus's bed! Rev Kate Bottley snapped the picture and put it on her Twitter feed. Result‌..over 20,000 people liked it and over 10,000 retweeted it . And People magazine have done an interview for their website. So we have another famous cat in Ilkeston, but don't tell our regular cat columnist Florence, she'll get jealous!

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Student lost her hair in five days after mum's death but now she is thriving thanks to teachers' support The teenage years can be a tough time for many young people but Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy student Amy Tatler has had a more difficult time than most.

Four years ago, the 14-year-old lost her mum and two years after that her long, thick brown hair fell out almost completely within the space of five days due to alopecia and stress.

Amy lost all of her body hair, including her eyelashes and eyebrows, and felt she couldn’t cope with being in a classroom so was initially given work to complete at home.

But thanks to the support from her family,

Amy before her hair loss

Dancing school’s Blackpool success The Kerry Ledger School of Dance, based on Lord Haddon Road in Ilkeston have once again been successful at a nationwide dance competition.

The competition was held on Sunday 27th November at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

The Senior troupe of 10 dancers who were awarded 8th place out of 47 entries and the Junior troupe of 30 dancers (under the age of 14 gained an incredible 5th place out of 53 entries.

Amelia Dawes as Pocahontas

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staff at the academy and her friends she came back to school and is now thriving – even offering advice and support to fellow students struggling with body issues.

Amy said she would never forget the day that her hair started falling out.

She said: “I remember brushing my hair for school and it just started to come out in massive clumps.

“I went to my grandma and told her that a massive piece of my hair had come out. She said that maybe it was just the loose ends. I had really long, brown hair. More kept coming out and I kept it, I remember having it all on the table and it would come out at school too.

“I went to see the doctor and they referred me to the hospital. They told me to keep the hair that was coming out in an envelope and write down the days that it came out.

“I had a big clump of hair missing at the back of my head so I cut my hair quite short.

The doctors at the hospital said it was down to alopecia and the stress and anger over losing my mum.”

During this time, Amy was doing her school work from home because her confidence was at an all time low.

It took regular visits from the academy’s family resource worker, Eileen Stringer, and the support of Amy’s grandparents, Linda and Keith Crowther, to get her back on her feet again.

Mrs Stringer said: “I think I went to see Amy at home every day for about four weeks and I was supporting grandma and granddad too. I just knew that I couldn’t lose contact with Amy or that would have been it, she wouldn’t have come back to school.”

Amy, who lives in Ilkeston with her grandparents, was persuaded by Mrs Stringer to return to school on an inset day when there were no students around, only staff.

Amy said: “I felt nervous but I knew there were no students. I went around the school

and it was fine and it helped to boost my confidence.

“Mrs Stringer took a photo of me and there was an assembly for the whole school when students were shown the picture and told what was happening to me and that I looked different now to how I used to look.”

Mrs Stringer said Amy wanted people to know that she didn’t have cancer and that what she had wasn’t contagious.

She said: “She’s dealt so well with it all although I know she had times when she thought ‘why me’ but this has really made Amy into the person she is today and I couldn’t imagine her with hair now.

“You can push someone to try to do something but at the end of the day all of this is down to Amy, we just happen to have a really great relationship and this really helped.

“Amy’s an inspiration to others now. She even talked to two students about issues that they were having with their body shapes.”

Amy said that the support she received from Mrs Stringer and all of the staff at the academy encouraged her to return to school.

She said: “I went around school with the students there and then I went back into lessons.

“I wore a hat for the first couple of months but it made my quite hot so I started to take it off in the lessons where I felt the most comfortable and then I just kept it off. It was a kind of relief. I even had a £500 wig made but I just didn’t like it.”

Amy’s grandma Linda, 64, said she was extremely proud of her granddaughter.

She said: “I remember when she first came to me when her hair was falling out, it was a Monday and by the Friday she only had little wisps of hair left. We are so proud of her and we would like to thank Mrs Stringer too, she is a wonderful lady.”

Amy has been told that her hair may never grow back but she is happy and feeling positive about the future.

The competition is the AAD Troupe Awards, held yearly in Blackpool, with dance schools competing from all over the country.

The senior dancers performed a Contemporary piece entitled "Sentenced". The junior troupe were performing their version of Disney's ‘Pocahontas’ with local teenager Amelia Dawes taking the lead role.

Both troupes received excellent feed back from the Director of the Association of American Dancing, which this year celebrates its 80th year after being formed by Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.

A big group of family and friends cheered on the dancers and an excellent weekend was had by all.

Primary schoolchildren in sporting push

She said: “It doesn’t bother me now, the only time is when it’s cold and my head is freezing and my scalp is also quite sensitive.

“Sometimes I miss my hair when I see someone with lovely long hair. I actually miss my eyebrows the most because they were really good and my eyes get very dry because I don’t have any eyelashes.

“I was very lucky to have a lot support and so many people were there for me which really helped. When I talked to the other students who were having issues with their body shapes I just told them ‘you are who you are’ and you should never let anyone else put you down.”

Derrian Duro, 10, from Mapperley Primary School, wrote: “My family inspires me because they are with me every step of the way and they introduced me to my love of water sports. I do swimming, wakeboarding Several local primary schools were represented at an Erewash School Sport Partner- and kneeboarding.” ship event at Kirk Hallam Community Acad- Lucy Haywood, from Dallimore Primary emy. They were there to explore how they School, said: “We’ve got a brand new hall, could inspire more children to take part in new PE equipment and climbing frame in sport. school so we are hoping that will inspire our Girls chosen as ambassadors for the nation- children to be even more active. I think our pupils would also like to do an assembly al This Girl Can campaign also gathered to talking about who inspires them.” talk about how they can get more girls involved in sport.

Pictured are a trio from Field House School.

This Girl Can is a national campaign developed by Sport England and a wide range of organisations to celebrate women and girls across the country being active, no matter what they are doing and how well they are doing it.

Schools who attended the event included Stanley St Andrew’s, Granby, St Thomas, Ashbrook Infant, Ashbrook Junior, Cloudside, Ladywood, Stanley Common, Field House, Mapperley, Hallam Fields and Dallimore.

Rhian Lilley, Erewash School Sport Partnership development manager, said it was great to see so many enthusiastic youngsters at the gathering.

Children were asked what their favourite sporting moment was and to write a quote about anyone who inspired them to take part in sport.

Local church news

Band and school choir in concert

Happy New Year to everyone on their

Are you a Good Samaritan?

Messy Church at Sandiacre Methodist Church will look at what it means to be a Good Samaritan this month. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Everyone is invited - young and old alike, come as friends, family or on your own!

Saturday 28th January, 4 to 5.30pm.

Rev Ken Johnson.

Ilkeston Brass and Chaucer Junior School choir combined to present a Christmas concert in St Mary’s Church. Members of the choir led by Mrs Smith and young members of the band caught the eye in this now annual event which always attracts a good congregation.

In attendance was the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Mary Hopkinson. Photo: Kerry Wheatley.

FESTIVE SONGS A group of pupils from Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy took time out on a Saturday to sing carols in the Albion Centre’s B&M store.

A video can be seen on our Facebook page.

The shepherds were confronted by an angel who told them a Saviour had been born for them and that they would find him lying in a manger.

Then there appeared a vast angelic choir singing ‘Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to all men on whom his favour rests’.

The shepherds made their way to Bethlehem and to the stable, and saw for themselves that it was true.

Afterwards they went away unable to keep to themselves what they had seen and heard.

Are we as keen to share with others the good news that the Light of the World has come to us?

One Minute Message

Christmas Lights

Did you go to your town or village’s switch-on of Christmas lights? One minute there is very little light and the next everywhere is lit up by a multitude of coloured light bulbs. As well as being a wonderful spectacle, the light-up is designed to attract people to spend their money at the local shops during this golden month of business.

The first Christmas light-up ever was very different. There were no electric cables or neon lights. Instead, ‘the glory of the Lord’ shone around. It was only seen by shepherds tending their flocks in a field. It wasn’t an exciting spectacle like ours, but a terrifying Photo: Ilkeston Town Hall lights, Kerry Wheatley one.

Church but not as you know it Dear Diary, Why do they do it? Why do they put away all those lovely shining decorations just a few weeks after putting them up in my home? I love playing with them. As a young kitty I clearly remember my first Christmas, the tree smelt like a bit of outdoors brought into my warm front room – “Wow, how kind,” I thought, “an indoor tree to climb.” Then things got better, as the tree was soon decorated with the little round shiny balls to knock off the tree. I was good at this game, one swift, firm tap with my paw and off would come the bauble, dropping to the wooden floor, bouncing a lot, or sometimes just a little but then smashing into lots of pieces. Again and again I did it, and those baubles that didn’t break when they landed, well my guardian would pick them up and place them higher on the tree, making it even harder for me to knock them off the top branches – but I still tried. How I loved that game.

I notice the following year there were hardly any little round baubles, but lot of softer ornaments on the tree, as well as lots of chocolate ones (I’m never sure what happened to the

chocolate ones – they just seemed to disappear day by day). So I did my best to knock off the soft decorations, but they didn’t bounce, they just landed and stayed there – in one piece.

So when my human guardians bring out such a fantastic toy for me, well why do they put it away? I guess if it was left out all year round I might get a bit bored with it, by having it out just for a few weeks I know that something special is happening. And it does seem special at that time of the year, despite it being cold and dark outside; all the people seem a bit more cheerful. I get lots more fuss from the visitors, especially those in the church yard as they go to place festive wreaths of the graves of their loved ones. It’s as if all the decorations remind them of some good news, something wonderful that warms their hearts, and brings out the best in everybody. I shall make it my New Year resolution to try to be nicer – especially to Pips the tabby cat.

Activities, music and a simple meal for you and your children Get messy

here Thursday 12th January: St Andrews Methodist 3.30—5pm Saturday 14th January: Ilkeston URC (Green Spire) 4—5.30pm Saturday 28th January: Sandiacre Methodist Church, Butt Street 4—5.30pm Saturday 11th February: Ilkeston URC (Green Spire) 4– 5.30pm Monday 13th February: All Saints, Kirk Hallam at the Community Hall, Kenilworth Drive 10.30—12 noon Tuesday 14th February: St Wilfrid's, West Hallam 10—11.30 in the church

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Ilkeston firm's innovative product helps vehicle users in London to see the light

Completing a project at a prime site in a fashionable part of London has topped the highlights of the year for an Ilkeston firm which designs and makes aluminium building products.

lenging project in the history of our company which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year. The company is hopeful that this will open new avenues for us.”

A spokesman for Outdoor Plus, the company that commissioned and are managing the screens on behalf of Westminster City Council, said they were extremely pleased with the outcome, including the canopy works by Dales.

“They certainly do finish it off to a very high specification adding to the overall high quality aesthetic appearance,” he said.

Dales is working on two other major schemes – a flagship BMW dealership in Gloucestershire and luxurious apartment blocks on Chelsea Waterfront, both of which involve cladding and other products.

These works have boosted sales this year by £1m to break the £4m barrier, beating the previous best figure by almost £1m.

Karl said the results were down to better equipment, improved customer relations and better project support.

The company has increased the number of project managers from four to six, two of whom are studying for masters degrees – one at the University of Derby, the other at Coventry – with help from Dales, which is financing their studies.

The company's training commitment enables it to help others among its 41 employees, including three apprentices at different educational levels.

It has also invested in new equipment this year at a cost of around £400,000.

The work, which helps thousands each day see what has been described as a world class advertising installation, is a first in what has been a boom year for Dales Fabrications of Crompton Industrial Estate.

The company makes bespoke aluminium products, including fascias, soffits, and rainwater systems that enhance the appearance of a variety of buildings, but this latest innovative project has been more technically demanding, and the company hopes it will attract new business.

Dales has produced curved aluminium solar shading units for digital advertising screens above Piccadilly Underpass between Hyde Park Corner and Knightsbridge, popular with wealthy international tourists.

These panels allow motorists to see the advertising in bright sunlight in a similar way to low daylight or night.

Managing director Karl Prosser said: “This is the first time we have designed and produced curved extruded aluminium profiles to this extent - covering an area 15 by 13 metres.”

“I see the work regularly when I go to London and I'm immensely proud of the efforts of our team, with help on the bending operation from ABS of Mansfield, in bringing this high quality and innovative project together in one of the capital's most prestigious areas.

Kevin Palmer “Technically, this has been the most chal-

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gave an impromptu rendition of two pieces of music on the harmonica (a talent that surThe group held their last meeting of 2016 on prised everyone). In conclusion the Club Thursday 8th December. Club President President thanked the golf club, members Mel Birch welcomed members and their and guests and the guest speaker, Stephen lady guests as well as guest speaker Stephen Flinders. He also wished everybody the Flinders. It has become a tradition to hold compliments of the season. their Christmas celebrations at the Erewash ————— Golf Club where a superb three course luncheon was served and enjoyed by everyHave you signed one. our petition to After the meal Speaker Finder Barry Sutbring back the cliffe introduced Stephen Flinders, who Bath Street train? challenged everyone to “Name the Object”.

We believe its return would be welcomed by He provided a number of unusual objects many people who struggle to walk up to the and people had to guess their original purtop of the town, and it would encourage pose - it was a very interesting challenge!

The vote of thanks to the speaker was given more local business.

by Peter Steiner.

If you agree, pop into the U Choose café and Before leading the carol singing, Mel Birch sign the petition.

ILKESTON MEN’S PROBUS

Your Space Poems plus Share your creative writing with other Ilkeston Life readers.

Email ilkestonlife@gmail.com or drop in/post to The Editor, Ilkeston Life, 1 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 8AH.

Snow I remember the night I woke up and the room Seemed curiously full of light I went to the window, Oh what a beautiful sight.

Snowflakes were falling, whirling, Dancing, drifting, down and down And the world was white.

I couldn't contain my delight, I shouted aloud with glee, It’s snowing! It’s snowing!

My mum appeared, “What’s all this noise?

It’s only half past three.”

Back to bed, I lay and dreamed Of the beauty of the snow And the fun we would have.

When morning came, Oh no! It’s raining!

The snow had gone, melted away, And the world was wet and grey.

Ann Hooker

The Visit It was a dark and tedious journey With uncomfortable conditions Years we searched, following a star.

Tired, hungry and cold, We could not believe it When the star stopped over a stable, A hovel for a King?

A tiny infant in mother’s arms Surrounded in love and joy Which filled the stable, Entered our hearts And stayed with us.

Ann Hooker

Leave and Believe The Referendum has been and gone, Remainers’ hearts have been broken, Whether you agree or not The British public have spoken.

Politicians have ranted and raved I did not believe their words So I decided to base my vote On what I saw and heard.

I saw shop, police stations, post offices Many were closing down I heard many foreign voices Around our cities and towns.

You may say that I’m a racist, I will prove to you I’m not, My all-time heroine is a Muslim girl Who was shot.

You’ll remember young Malala, She was left for dead, Shot by the cowardly Taliban, A bullet to the head.

Miraculously she survived To fight another day, I was proud my country Helped her on her way.

Immigrants who have settled here, Most are decent folk I’m sure, Maybe you agree with me, It’s time to close the door.

It’s time to take my leave of you, I leave with this footnote, When I left my house on the 23rd June ‘Leave’ received my vote.

Peter G

Rest now fallen soldier Rest now fallen soldier Lay soft your hard spine Rest well my brother As we say goodbye one last time.

Rest your tired hands Wipe clean your dusty eyebrows Rest with the likes of khalid Your spirit will never leave our hearts.

Rest with smile brave soldier We know you gave your all Rest easy, you’ve done your part You’ve answered your last call To a beautiful home.

Your family is in God’s hands Do not worry colonel Have a good time with the angels You shall not be moved Rest in peace.

Abdool Dangorah, Accra, Ghana

Snowfall Changing winds in swirling snow Creating patterns that come and go A million snowflakes fall to ground Without the slightest little sound.

Landscapes covered in virgin white Snow keeps falling through the night Winter sun breaks through at dawn Reflecting colours of a winter storm.

Snowdrops bloom heads bowed low Animal paw prints come and go Magpies chatter in nearby trees Searching food among frozen leaves.

Laughter’s heard from here and there A snowball whizzes through the air Sledges glide on frozen snow Children’s faces beam and glow.

This wonderland for children Comes once or twice a year But as for most grown ups It’s once or twice they fear.

Thomas Hosker

Be joyful always Be joyful always what ever, may be.

In want or in plenty, for this is God's way.

Rejoice in all things for His way is best.

He will be with you as you seek perfect rest.

Through calm or through trial.

In sickness or good health

POETRY BOOK RAISES £400 FOR HOSPITAL WARD A local poet's book launch and signing proved to be a huge success raising £400 for the Nightingale Ward at The Royal Derby Hospital.

Steven Michael Pape was promoting his latest book, 'Life in the Past Frame' at Ilkeston Football Club with proceeds going to the charity.

Steven's partner Vicki hosted a raffle including beauty products, hampers and original pieces of art by local artists, adding to the fund.

Also at the event were Alan and Stephen Davidson of Davidson Photography who contributed images for the book as well as taking photographs on the night.

Steven said, “The support from my family and

Full cupboards or empty.

In all things give thanks.

Be joyful though broken, through trauma or loss Be joyful, He's with you as you cling to the cross For comfort, for strength, in loneliness or need.

His Spirit beside to uplift or to plead.

He's promised to care as no one else can.

He's promised His love, no match for man.

Be joyful, He's with you, your friend, and Your Lord.

Be joyful always, the truth of His word.

Be joyful in crisis, He's there our foundation.

His strength will show through, as you trust His guidance so sure, just one step at a time Nothing can shift you from His loving grasp.

Anne Brown

Jesus, You are Lord Jesus, You are the rose of Sharon, The Lily so fair.

You are the warmth on a summer’s day.

The bright morning star.

You are the light in our darkest hour.

You are the colour in our world.

You are the calm in the mighty sea.

You became sin and was soiled.

You are the oil of joy for mourning.

You are the peace in our storm.

You are the strength in our weakness You are to us, love made known.

You are the gentle breeze.

The very breath of God. You are refreshing as a mountain stream.

Jesus you are Lord

A little dance in our mind, our love is kind Passion .... Absorbing .... fulfilling It's only young love We're thinking of Little games in our head While the stars are bright, heavenly light Wishing .... Dreaming .... our love has meaning Here we float together in the sky Eagle eye Soaring .... Smiling .... Loving .... Living.

Carey 1996 Time The cider bottle’s empty and now the meths have gone This doorway’s cold and draughty, the clocks they chime half one This jacket’s worn thin now the cold is creeping through The frost it starts to glisten, the clocks they chime half two.

The city has gone quiet, no one left but me For I’m all alone now and the clocks they chime half three A car draws near and stops, there’s a slamming of a door Someone comes to listen, as the clocks they chime half four.

The copper runs to radio, then hurries back so fast There’s help on its way mate , the clocks they chime half past A siren shrieking loudly ,a blue light off and on An ambulance skids to a halt, but time for me has gone.

Sandy

Anne Brown

Young Love Hear we sit together holding hands Making plans….dreaming Of what we'd like to be, you and me Do we know who we are?

Dare we look to find out?

And would we be pleased?

Yes I'm sure Sitting on a bench, seeking each other Both each other’s lover The luxury - of each other’s company Sitting holding hands, making our plans Little games - in our heads It's only young love, the magic of youth When the world is bright It's only young love, hope springs eternal A page in the journal, of our lives It may not seem important ..... to the world going by But to you and I All we need to know is you and me Young love and our dreams Hear we are just sitting by the sea You and me, warm in each other’s arms Sharing charms Just watching the waves roll by Seagull sky ..... dreaming .... Loving has meaning friends, some of whom had travelled from outside Ilkeston, was amazing. The night was for my cousin Denise Roe to remember her and celebrate her life through the book. It was nice to see her close family supporting the book and charity.

Denise passed away in July this year and proceeds are going to the ward which helped her throughout her treatment.”

Steven is also planning another book signing at Ilkeston Library for those that missed this event.

He is due to present the donation to the staff at the Nightingale Ward in the near future when further donations from Alan's photos are collected.

The book is available on Amazon priced £10.99 or copies can be ordered from the author for a reduced price of £8.

Local poets...

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ould you be interested in having your work included in an Ilkeston Life anthology of poetry? We are thinking of producing a book containing some of the poems we have featured in Your Space. If this is something you feel you would like to support, can you let us know? The book would have to be self-financing at least, and if profitable the surplus could be shared by Ilkeston Life and a charity, which could be voted for.

What we are thinking of at the moment is this: Poets pay for a page in the anthology.

Their work will appear on this page. When the book is printed they will get a free copy of the book and the option to buy more copies if they wish. The price you pay for your page will depend on how much it costs us to have the books printed, which is unknown at the moment, but we think it will be no more than £8 per copy. For this you will get a copy of the book containing your poem and you’ll be supporting Ilkeston Life newspaper and a worthy charity. Fill in and clip this coupon and return to U Choose cafe, 1 Bath Street, Ilkeston DE7 8AH if you are interested.

Yes, I am interested in having a page in the proposed Ilkeston Life Anthology of Poetry.

Name: Contact details: My suggested charity:

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Tell me about it....

A problem shared with Melanie

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easing, taking the mickey, banter.

This month we are talking about bullying. Explain to your child what bullying is, and ask if that’s what is happening to them. Keep calm, and listen carefully.

They may feel really scared, embarrassed or ashamed that they're being bullied and they may be worried about what will happen if they tell anyone.

Once you know your child is being bullied, remember to check in with them often. Remind them they can talk to you about how they are feeling whenever they want. Talk to your child’s school or college as soon as you can; they will have policy and procedures that they have to follow.

SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q - I am concerned that my son is being picked on or bullied, but I don’t want to ask him outright - what do I need to look for?

A - We have great radars when it comes to our children, and there are ‘signs’ to look for including unexplained bruises, being afraid to go to school, feeling 'ill' in a morning, asking for, or stealing, money (to give to a bully), coming home with torn, damaged, or missing pieces of clothing, books, or other belongings, changes to sleep or eating patterns. Trust your instincts.

Q - I have heard a rumour that my daughter is part of a group who are bullying another girl. I am mortified and don’t know what to do?

A – First of all it’s great that you want to do something. Some people just won’t accept that this can happen but it does. Bullies often feel the need to be in charge and find it diffiYou may hear or read things that can be incult to cooperate with parents, teachers, etc. sulting about other people's appearances and backgrounds and use offensive words. They might even find other people's distress funny.

She needs to understand that this behaviour is not right and the impact that it is having.

Q – My husband wants to go guns blazing into school. He has a terrible temper. I’ve told him to calm down first as it might make it worse, he’s told our son to stand up for himself – am I right to hold him back?

A - Yes you are right. Storming into the school or confronting the bully will be the reaction your child has been dreading, and could make things worse.

Instructing your son to stand up for himself could promote a cycle of bullying, invoke more

Ilkeston based web agency helps leading London charity A digital agency based in Ilkeston has designed and developed a website helping national charity Together for Mental Wellbeing to showcase their 2015/16 Annual Review.

Based on Bath Street, Ilkeston, HeX Productions was responsible for producing the site for the charity, which helps more than 4500 people each month.

This was the second time the agency has been commissioned to help Together for Mental Wellbeing to go paperless and display their facts and figures from the year in an interactive and engaging format.

James Hall, Creative Director at HeX Productions, said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be able to support the great work that the charity does. By putting their information online, we are able to reach more people and inform them of their services and ways to get help, as well

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unwanted behaviour, or result in the school labelling him as the problem. Once your husband has calmed down write down the what you want to say to the school and go in and see them as soon ass possible.

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ave you been affected by bullying— at school, college, work or anywhere else? Have you a comment to make, some advice of your own to offer, or would you like some advice from Melanie?

Is there a topic you like to see discussed on this page? Write to Tell me about it, Ilkeston Life, 1 Bath Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 8AH or email ilkestonlife@gmail.com and we’ll pass on your letter to Melanie, who is a locally based trained counsellor and hypnotherapist. as present Together’s statistics in a more fun and appealing way.”

Over 2015/16, Together for Mental Wellbeing worked to help people with mental health issues live independently, help those that have been through the criminal justice system to steer clear of crime, and had community support services which helped people work towards a meaningful goal.

Amy Edmunds, Head of Communications at Together for Mental Wellbeing, said: “We wanted to do something different with our Annual Review again this year. The aim was to tell the story of our year in the most engaging and accessible way possible, and to really bring people’s voices and experiences to life. The HeX team found a way of doing this that was elegant, modern and inviting. We are really pleased with the result.”

HeX Productions boasts a strong background in local authorities working with a number of councils in the East Midlands. They proudly support local business and help to boost their online presence, as well as offering maintenance and website support.

Call in for details

Long serving Diane leaves SJH

African girls in poverty helped by Kirk Hallam CA students Girls in poverty in the developing world will benefit from a project carried out by creative students from Kirk Hallam Community Academy.

A member of staff who served Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy for 28 years has retired.

Diane Slysz, 58, occupied various roles at the academy including librarian, teaching assistant, summer camp co-ordinator and cover supervisor.

A special presentation took place at the academy, in Kirk Hallam, during an Act of Worship and Joan McCarthy, head teacher, paid tribute to Diane.

She said: “Diane has had lots of different roles here and she knows how to get the job done without fuss or drama. She has done so much for the Saint John Houghton community and has really lived out the Christian values. She will be missed and we wish her all the best for the future.”

Diane said she began working at Saint John Houghton CVA after being approached by one of the former head teachers.

She said: “When my daughter started school here I was a parent on the PTA and Terry Murphy, who was head teacher then, said he had a role for me. He said there was a child due to start who needed support and would I give it a go.

“I have six children and at the time I wasn’t working. I worked just a few hours a week to start with and it just gradually built up.”

Diane was a teaching assistant supporting children with special needs for 18 years, a The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct

New views of the Iron Giant Blackpool Illuminations? No. Ilkeston Christmas lights? Wrong again. This is the Bennerley viaduct as you’ve never seen it before. These stunning images were taken by the team carrying out the recent survey of the Iron Giant. They were created by a combination of techniques: lasers mounted on drones and on the ground and a specialised photographic process known as photogram-

cover supervisor and work experience coordinator. She also worked in the Learning Resource Centre and was a health and safety officer and a first aider.

She ran the Duke of Edinburgh awards at the academy and was responsible for organising trips in the summer break for children who would not normally have a holiday.

She said: “I’ve seen lots of changes at the academy. When I started there was no Victor Key building and reception was in a little office with three administration staff.

“Some children couldn’t afford a holiday so we would organise a summer camp perhaps to Devon where they could have a break. It gave them the chance to have a bit of a childhood and it was great to see them enjoying the outdoors.”

Even though Diane is retiring, it is unlikely that she will have too much time on her hands as she has 14 grandchildren.

She said: “Leaving feels a bit strange after all of these years but I’m looking forward to spending time with my family and I have so many lovely memories of Saint John Houghton; it’s a very special community.

“I will be spending some time looking after my two-year-old grandson and I’m sure I’ll be doing a few school runs as one of my grandchildren is due to start at Saint John next year.”

metry or geomatics. A scientific technique providing crucial information if you know what to look for, and a thing of beauty for the rest of us.

The Friends can now say that they know their “brash” from their “pleaches” after a day’s training and practical experience in hedge laying. Dave Watson from Sustrans passed on his knowledge of this traditional country craft at the latest workday.

Join the Friends in 2017 as they continue to

Thirteen Textiles students in the Sixth Form were asked by teacher Keilly Goddard to design dresses for girls in Africa for the Dress A Girl Around the World initiative.

Dress A Girl Around the World is a not-forprofit organisation that asks people to make dresses out of new pillowcases for girls living in poverty in Africa.

Miss Goddard, Textiles teacher, said she was thrilled with the standard of the dresses that the students had made.

She said: “I had heard of the project and I thought it was a really nice way of getting the girls back into being creative after the summer holidays. The idea is that every little girl around the world should have at least one dress. We got the pillowcases from Dunelm in Ilkeston. The basic pillowcases were out of stock so they let us have the more expensive ones at no extra charge.

“The girls had to make the dresses and decorate them. They all came up with different ideas such as patchwork and appliqué and one girl made a rabbit to put in the pocket of her dress. They had two weeks to do it and it’s been such a success that we are thinking of expanding it out to other year

groups and the sixth formers could mentor them. We would be really grateful if anyone could donate new pillowcases or any haberdashery that we could use to decorate the dresses.”

The dresses will be sent to the Dress A Girl Around the World organisation and they will then be given to girls in Africa.

Miss Goddard said: “We are going to make some labels and the students can write a little tribute on them before they are sewn into the dresses. Hopefully we may even get to see some photos of the girls in their dresses.”

Student Molly Riley said she felt privileged to take part in the project.

She said: “This project was an incredible experience to be a part of. The fact that we are changing lives with something as simple as a pillowcase truly inspires me.”

Student Grace Wookey said it was great to be able to give something back.

She said: “I enjoyed being part of this project and being able to transform a bright pillowcase into a dress that someone will love, and it’s all for a good cause.”

Anyone who is interested in donating new pillowcases or haberdashery for the project can contact Miss Goddard on kgoddard@kirkhallam.derbyshire.sch.uk

support the Sustrans bid for Heritage Lottery funds to restore the viaduct and create a walking and cycling path along its deck. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, 17th January, at 7pm in the Dewdrop Inn. Find more pictures of the viaduct, its surroundings and the Friends in action on the Friends Facebook page. Contact Kieran Lee, the Community Engagement Officer on 07823 536 941 and at kieran.lee@sustrans.org.uk.

Shipley WI

Jeff Wynch

Ilkeston U3Aheld its Christmas dinner at the Seven Oaks on Tuesday 6th December and was attended by around 100 members, all in party mood.

An excellent lunch was followed by entertainment by in-house groups and consisted of Christmas carols and a terrific pantomime starring two horrific ugly sisters who were a little difficult to stomach after lunch, but all in all a first class event.

Alwyn Holmes

Members of Shipley WI Luncheon Club enjoyed a delicious meal at The Engine Room, Derby College, which was entirely cooked and served by the students.

The food and service were truly impressive! The meal was followed by a tour The Round House, conducted by another, well informed, student.

Rosemary Perko

Ilkeston U3A

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West Hallam Amateur Gardening Society

PR Agency Reveals The Punniest Businesses in Derbyshire

When I heard Jeff Bates was coming to our October meeting to do a pruning demonstration I thought “Great I know the basics but want to learn more”. It turned out I had a lot to learn about the basics too!

If you have ever walked past a shop and its name has made you chuckle or blush then you are bound to like this list- Derbyshire’s top 11 quirkiest business titles.

The list has been compiled by Ilkeston based Poppy-PR, to emphasise the importance of business branding, after an article by The Branding Journal identified branding as the ‘secret weapon of most companies.’

Tina Clough, managing director of Derby based Poppy-PR, said: “Throughout 2016 we have encountered many amusing business names from each corner of the county. We became interested in the power of creating a strong brand identity, and decided to create a list of our favourites."

The list is as follows: Junk and Disorderly, Clay Cross Only Fools and Sauces, Ripley Pipe Dreams, Matlock Hall of Frames, Belper, (formerly called Well Hung) Puddin’ on the Ritz, Matlock Bath The Quiet Woman, Earl Sterndale, Buxton Sunny Dee’s (tanning shop) Codnor Hair I Am, Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote Chip Inn (chip shop), Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield Codfellas fish bar, Chesterfield Cake it To the Limit, Ilkeston O My Cod (chip shop) Ilkeston Junk and Disorderly in Clay Cross won a national competition in 2014 for the best pun name in the country.

Owner Peter Yates, 53, said: “I bought the shop 17 years ago. There used to be a shop in Chesterfield with the same name that closed about 30 years ago. There is also one in the Isle of Wight.

“After we won, a lady came in and said her son, who lived in Portsmouth, had got onto a flight to New York and picked up a copy of The Independent, which had an article about us winning.

“I see lots of people staring at the shop from across the road and laughing and I sometimes get a bit of a giggle when I ring up customers.”

A survey, commissioned by FedEx Office in conjunction with Ketchum Global Research & Analytics, measured the importance of signage and its influence on consumer decisions from visiting your place of business to making a purchase.

The survey found that: ‘Nearly 76% of consumers said they had entered a store or business they had never visited before based simply on its signs’, and that ‘nearly 75% indicated that they had told others about a business simply based on its signage.’

Tina added: “These statistics are huge and really represent the impact that a unique and funny business name can have on business success and increasing custom.

“This is why, as a PR agency, we also specialise in marketing and event organisation. How you decide to present and promote your company is an essential part of business strategy.”

For more information please visit www.poppy -pr.co.uk

Before the demonstration, Jeff went through health and safety and equipment.

He highlighted the importance of wearing the right gloves and the dangers of thorns and irritant plant sap. We then learnt about the different types of secateurs, pruning saws and loppers; their different blades and grips and therefore which ones we should be using for different plants.

Jeff had brought a variety of plant material with him and demonstrated how to choose the right piece of equipment to prune each one. He showed us where and how to cut, explaining in detail the angle at which secateurs should be used.

Throughout the talk, we learnt the reasons for pruning are: to remove dead, diseased or damaged stems/branches; to cut out extra leaders on young trees; to remove growth on variegated plants that has reverted to plain green; to improve the look of misshapen plants or those that have got too big; to improve or regulate the quality or quantity of fruit, flowers and growth.

We also learnt when to prune specific types of plants, including different fruit trees and hydrangeas and how pruning will affect the future growth, flowering and fruiting of plants. *** 'Making your own Christmas Wreath and Decorations', was the subject for our November meeting. This topical talk was given by Sally Smith whose background includes working at Ryton Organic Gardens and researcher at the BBC for Chelsea Flower Show.

She is now freelance and gives talks, demonstrations and holds willow weaving workshops.

The basic wreath was constructed using willow rods approximately 2 meters long. The first rod was bent into a circle and the excess rod twisted around the circle for strength. A further 2 rods were also twisted around and used to bulk out the circle; the resultant basic wreath was bound together with split willow, clematis or similar.

Some of the plants used to cloak the willow wreath were holly, ivy, leylandii, yew, pine and eucalyptus. Natural plant materials such as hops or clematis were used to bind the greenery in place. Once covered in greenery the wreath was then decorated using any number of natural materials.

Sally advocated the use of many of the plants in our gardens to decorate the wreath and had brought along dried plants to demonstrate how, with a little forethought, it is possible to grow and dry flowers seed heads, herbs and even vegetables to create beautiful wreaths.

The resultant wreaths were very attractive and, we were assured, easily achievable.

The message was 'have a go' and I think many of us will be doing just that.

Why not join us on January 16th when we will be finding out more about the Attenborough Nature Reserve, visitors and new members are always welcome. We meet on the third Monday of each month in the Methodist Church Hall at 7:30pm.

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you a Happy New Year!

Paula Brewster

12 Ilkeston Life, January 2017

Story in Ilson dialect

By Jim Sumner

Didsta ever goo ta Langley Baths?

Ar did, an’ ar wish ar adner When ar wa just past junior age, some o’ mi mates kept on tellin’ me thi wera swimming baths at Langley, an’ some on em went theer to lonn er to swim – ar think thi dads took ’em.

Ar worner all that bothered but mi mates kept gooin’ on abert it an’ sayin’ it wa marvellous, especially when the sun wa shinin’ cos both powls were ertdoor.

One powl wa tow to four foot deep and th’other was four to six foot deep. One day I thewt ar’d goo wi’ mi mate an’ say worrit wa like.

Mi mam ’ad made me this ere bathing costume, an’ it wa all rayt except it wa a bit tow big.

Well, when ar got theer it wa note like wor I’d expected. Ar went on a day when it wa the school ’olidays in the summer burrrit worra bit cowd cos the sun worna shinin’ much an’ thi worra cowd wind blowin’ anall.

Ar’ll tell thee ner worrit wa like at the baths.

Way went in the changing rooms that wa cowd an’ damp an’ ‘ad to stand on some slatted boards on a concrete floor ta get changed. Ar wa frozzen before a went ertside – everythin’ saymed to be cowd and damp an’ ar didner like it.

WHY MAKE A WILL? When you have worked so hard over the years to save up and pay off your mortgage have you actually considered what would happen to these assets when you die if you haven’t made a Will? People make wills for lots of different reasons and what they do not always think about is what hassle they will be leaving behind for their family when they are no longer here and will my family agree on what the law states will happen to my assets when I die?

Here are our top five reasons on why you should make a will, firstly who will deal with sorting everything out like the funeral, clearing your property, putting the house on the market and taking control of everything? A lot of our clients think this should be the oldest son however this has no legal bearing unless you have made a will naming the oldest son to act as an Executor and he may not be the best person to do this, so by making a will, you can ensure you choose the best person to deal with this job.

2. If minor children are involved, these are our main concern and who will look after them? People think that if they have godparents they will automatically have guardianship rights however this is not actually the case so by making a will, you can choose who will look after your children in the future.

3. You may have special requirements to deal with in your family, so for example, you may not get along with your in laws and you want to include your children but you are afraid that your money may go to them, with forward planning

Ar made mi way to weer th’little powl wor.

Mi mate jumped straight in an’ saymed to be enjoyin’ issen. Then ar ’ad a look at the watter an in theer ar could see beetles, caterpillars, wasps an’ all sorts o’ other creatures. Thi wa lots a leaves anall that ’ad dropped off some nearby trees, an all sorts a creepy crawlies.

A thewt ta missen: Ar dunner like this one little bit. Ar amner gooin’ in theer. Ar dunner want to swaller any o’ them things ar can see floatin’ abert in the watter.

Mi mate said: “Yo a sissy, yo are, comm on in.

Once ya gerrin yo’ll be all rayt.”

Ar’m not ayin’ ’im sayin’ ar’m a sissy, ar thewt ta missen. So even though ar wa frit ta death, ar walked dern the steps at the shaller end an’ ner an’ again made mi showders an’ thighs goo dern into the watter – burrawa still ’owding on to the rail for grim death.

Ar did this a few times an’ then ar tewd misen ar’d ’ad enough for one dee. In fact, ar felt quite prerd a misen for doing that much. Ar decided a might comm again wi’ mi dad and mi brother ‘Arry. I also tewd missen ar’d geranother bathin’ costume, cos this one mi mam ’ad made kept fallin’ dern an’ it worra bit embarrassin’ at times.

Quite a few folks made fun o’ me, an’ that didner ’elp, but anyroad ard bin to the baths for the fost time an’ though ar ’ated every minute on it, ard bin theer at least. Honour wa satisfied for the time bein’ burra knew ar’ad to goo again the followin’ summer ner ar’d bin once. Burrar tried to purrit erter mi mind!

(An experience I suffered when I was about 12 years old. It happened at the old Langley Baths, Heanor 75 years ago.) and special provisions in your will you can be reassured that things are controlled to a certain extent and ensure your assets stop within your own family bloodline.

4. You may have people within your family that you have no contact with or have had a family disagreement with; do you want these people involved or inheriting when you die? By making a specific will, you can ensure these people only get what you want them to have should anything happen to you.

5. Do your family actually know what type of funeral you would like, this is a subject that is rarely discussed due to its delicate nature but you can place all these wishes into your will so that your family will know what you want and you know that your final wishes can be carried out?

Making a will is one of the most important legal documents that you will ever make and should be taken seriously; we insure our cars and households so why would you not specify where your assets will go in the future. J M Wills and Legal Services have a team of specialist lawyers that can help provide you with professional comprehensive advice on all of our services and with over 18 years experience in this field of law, you can be reassured that we always have your best interests at heart. We recommend to our clients that you should review your will at least every 5 years, as legislation and your circumstances constantly change so if you have not done this since making your will, please read over your copy of your will and contact us for more assistance if you find it does not represent your current circumstances.

The Way We Were

Celebration at The Triangle. The above photograph, supplied by Clive Copestake, shows residents of The Triangle marking the end of the war in 1945 with a street party.

Below: The staff of Lipton’s shop at the bottom of Bath Street about 1950, also supplied by Mr Copestake, whose father is the man in the dark overall.

THE

COFFEE POT (NEXT TO WOOLWORTHS)

THE PLACE FOR REAL CONTINENTAL COFFEE AND OVEN FRESH ROLLS

98, Bath Street, Ilkeston TELEPHONE: ILKESTON 1183

Above: Another page from the Trade Section of the Ilkeston & District Directory of 1965/66

Do you remember The Coffee Pot on Bath Street? Their salad cobs were delicious and had a dressing to die for!

They never did reveal the recipe so when the café closed it was gone forever.

Left is an advert of theirs from 1953, placed in the Ilkeston Pioneer Centenary edition.

Ilkeston Life, January 2017

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Music Scene

between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. (consequences unknown..just don’t risk it !)

Performing traditions, some that have stood the test of time, can still be seen and heard in various forms and locations in and around our area. *DERBY TUP. A mumming play with songs and music concerning the demise and slaughter of a large sheep. (Not recommended for vegetarians.)

HELLO FOLKS !

DAVID POTTER TAKES A WANDER THROUGH THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS SCENE BOTH PAST AND PRESENT Well it’s all over for another Christmas and thoughts and plans are now turning to the New Year, a very important and special time in the calendar just as it was in bygone days.

Traditions, songs, superstitions and rituals abound around this time of year and none more so than in our own neck of the woods here in Derbyshire.

Here’s just a small selection of sayings, some provided by our readers, and if you can add to, or have your own memories of any of them, or others, please let me know. *Any dog that barks on Christmas Eve will be mad by the end of the New Year. *Don’t hang out washing over Christmas because there’s a good chance you’ll be buried in it soon. *Got an apple tree? If the sun shone on it on Christmas Day you’re in for a bumper crop.

A tup begs its owner not to enter it in a * I hate mince pies so all those I’ve refused Mummer’s Play over the past few weeks have positively guaranteed that I’ll have bad luck for a month. *WASSAILING. Now almost extinct, wassailing was the original form of door to door *No fire should be removed from the house

PUBLIC NOTICES

DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS SURGERY County Councillor Glennice Birkin Member for Ilkeston East and County Councillor John Frudd Member for Ilkeston South are holding a Members’ Surgery on Saturday 14th January 2017 10am to 12 noon Ilkeston Town Hall, Ilkeston DE7 5RP

DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS SURGERY County Councillor for Ilkeston West

Michelle Booth Is holding a surgery on Saturday 14th January 2017 10.30 to 12 noon in the Ilkeston Library Foyer Market Place

14 Ilkeston Life, January 2017

Autumn turns to Winter Autumn turns to Winter Mild mornings replaced by cold Climbing out of a warm bed Into the darkness untold.

As children walk to school Over the frost covered ground Crunching in new winter boots Trying to make the loudest sound.

Car owners are scraping the ice Off windscreens cold and grey

carol singing involving inviting the householder being invited to take a drink from the wassail cup in return for a few pence dropped in the accompanying bowl. Another variant, prevalent in cider producing areas saw visits to the orchards to drink a health to the trees in anticipation of a good crop later in the year. *THE CUTTY WREN PARADE. Part of Christmas celebrations where a caged wren dressed in silks and finery is presented as the King who, if received favourably and, naturally, silver slipped through the bars of the cage, will do it’s best to bless the village or town with a happy and prosperous New Year.

There are lots of songs and music associated with these customs and practices and, if you’re interested in having a listen, then I can recommend none better than “For pence and spicy ale” an album by Yorkshire musicians The Watersons.

Originally released on vinyl in 1975 it’s now available as a CD. Make a resolution this coming year to get out to and support and listen to some live music and performing arts of whatever takes your fancy.

We have some tremendous up and coming talent in our own area which deserves encouragement and I look forward to meeting and chatting to lots of our readers at all the various up coming events.

If you’re an organiser or performer then get in touch and I’ll be more than happy to give you a write up.

Happy New Year everyone.

Email: davidilkeston@gmail.com Tel: 0797 1899 704

Letter

Credit where due The long awaited skatepark was opened at Kirk Hallam last October and young people are thoroughly enjoying the brilliant facilities, making good use of and taking pride in their new equipment.

Autumn turns to winter Trading dead leaves now for snow As the birds peck at the hard ground Knowing nothing here can grow.

The Big Kirk Hallam website graciously acknowledges the partnership work with the Borough Council in delivering these sports features but I was disappointed to see that the gesture has not been reciprocated.

Tucked away on a reduced sized photograph that defies digital technology, I noticed Erewash Council’s salute to the new Kirk Hallam Skatepark—did you miss it?

It is featured in the EBC Today magazine on page 16, barely noticeable and no mention is given of the wonderful Big Kirk Hallam monies that helped pay for this multi use wheeled sports facility.

Several generations of young people have become adults while waiting for the Council to provide - until the Big Lottery pledged funding to the project which shows the strength of need in the community for this special apparatus that will serve generations of young people and their families for decades.

I think this provision justifies a mention of credit to the continued determination of local residents and in particular thanks to Mr Brian Cooper who supported wholeheartedly my husband’s 10-year Skatepark Campaign while he served on the Borough as a Councillor for Kirk Hallam.

Merit to Council staff who worked very hard in partnership to deliver all this too.

This sort of acknowledgment is vital to offer proper recognition to the combined efforts that went to make the Skatepark happen. It’s a pity there was no room made for the fuller story in the Council’s own magazine.

© Copyright Steven Michael Pape

Cllr Michelle Booth

Turning up their heaters Before they set off for the day.

The frost seems to rise Off the buses and the cars Inside the school gates They're pouring rock salt on the yard.

Ilkeston Colts tuck in with Roberts Bakery The Ilkeston Colts rounded off their last home game of the year with a visit from their sponsor Roberts Bakery. The local family bakery has sponsored the junior strip since the beginning of the season and Lindsay Occleston, fourth generation member of the Roberts family, went along to meet the players before their game against West Bridgford Colts.

Lindsay handed out some Roberts Bakery sandwich thins and premium speciality breads to the youngsters, which were made at the firm’s bakery on Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston.

Lindsay met the team’s youngest player, 16year old Charlie Clarke, and was presented with a special souvenir shirt by Ilkeston RUFC Club President Nick Pettitt.

Lindsay said: “It was terrific to meet these young players as they prepare to progress to the senior game. It’s important to inspire youngsters to play on into adulthood and we’re delighted to support our local rugby club and to really encourage this young talent. The lads have had a great season so far and I wish them luck next year.”

Neil Whitehead, Coach at Ilkeston RUFC, added: “The 16-24 age group is they key age to hold on to players and give them the confidence to step into the adult game. We’re lucky to have a strong youth section and support from companies like Roberts is really important in helping us to keep our players involved. With their backing, we’ve been able to put together a kit package for the team. We can also help the players undertake any coaching or refereeing courses to improve their game and aid this transition.”

The Ilkeston Colts have had wins against Derby and Ashbourne this season and some narrow losses to Ashby and West Bridgford. A number of Ilkeston Colts are progressing to the adult game, with three youngsters having just played for the senior 1st XV and four having played for the senior 2nd XV. Frank Roberts and Sons Ltd was founded in

Northwich, Cheshire, in 1887. It employs 900 people and produces 3.5 million loaves, rolls, sandwich products and treats a week from its bakeries in Cheshire and Ilkeston, Derbyshire. For four generations, the Roberts family has continued the skilled tradition of baking fine bread, with many members of the Roberts family still actively working for the business.

Clare Smith, or Miss Chambers as her students at Sandiacre Friesland School knew her, was exceptionally good with slow learners but could connect with all youngsters – and staff. She was a friend, encourager and confidante to both pupils and fellow teachers. The following is an extract from her book, I Did It My Way, subtitle: In the Days when Teaching was a Joy, published in 1998.

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s a senior member of staff, I was regularly in charge of School Assembly. The hall wasn’t large enough to hold the whole school, so Assemblies we held separately for Juniors and Seniors. The following story was the subject of one of my Senior Assemblies.

First Love

By Clare Smith He was 28 when we first met and for him it was love at first sight. It took me a little longer to realise that I loved him as I have loved no other.

It didn’t occur to either of us that our time together would be short.

Tall, slim and dark, I thought him very handsome, and I still treasure his photograph in the locket that he gave to me. He was very fit and strong, and he worked as a miner, at the coal face, when mining was much more dangerous than it is now. Sometimes he worked up to his knees in water and often the roof was so low he was bent double. Because he worked underground, in the darkness of the mine, he loved to be in the open air, feeling the sun, wind and rain on his face.

We went for long walks together, in all weathers, looking for the first catkins, gathering cowslips, collecting acorns.

He believed that the strong should protect the weak and although he was tough he could be wonderfully gentle.

He had a collie dog which he had recued from a brutal gypsy and a oneeyed bantam hen. In their individual ways the collie and the hen loved him as much as I did.

One of his friends was only four and a half feet tall – he was almost six foot

himself – and the one time he threw a punch it was in defence of this friend.

The only way in which his small friend could get a beer in a strange pub was for the tall friend to vouch for his maturity.

They both played football for the village team, commonly known as the ‘Sootbags’. I never discovered why the team had that name, but perhaps it was due to their black and white jerseys. Occasionally I went to watch them play, real proof of my devotion to him because football itself has never given me any pleasure. At work down in the mine, he was also a member of a team, all of them loyal and true to each other. Their lives could depend on this loyalty and honesty. Another member of the team, one much loved, was Bessie the pit pony and the tastiest titbits from his snap-tin were always given to Bessie.

I remember so many things about my first love. We shared everything, kept each other’s secrets and delighted in our love for each other. When I was very ill with pneumonia he helped to nurse me back to health, coaxing me to take my medicine and sitting at my bedside for hours.

When the roof at the mine fell on him and broke his back, all I could do was say my prayers.

After six months in hospital he died and although no-one would

describe him as a religious man – he was certainly not a regular churchgoer – he died to the sound of his favourite hymn. When he was unable to continue singing, the other patients in the men’s ward of Ilkeston Hospital finished the hymn for him. He died at the age of thirty-three, when I was just five and a half. My first love was, of course, my father.

* * * I believe everyone in the hall that morning was very moved. So much so that boys were seen wiping their eyes on the end of their ties.

Clare Smith lived in Corporation Road, Ilkeston near to the Charnos lingerie factory.

She did not go into teaching immediately and said she was always grateful to have had ‘life experience’ first. She was fond of all living creatures, especially cats and would look after all the nearby felines as well as her own.

After her husband died, she lived alone for a while before moving to a care home in her beloved Scotland, a holiday destination over many years. She passed away in 2007, two and a half years after moving there.

We hope to bring you more ‘Miss Chambers’ stories in future issues.

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How well do you know your Ilkeston?

Compiled by Danny Corns 1. Who built Station Road?

2. Where was IIkeston Mill and what did it produce?

3. Where was the Top Hat situated and what was its previous name?

4. What was the earlier name for Awsworth Road?

5. The former maternity home Parkhurst was the residence of a well known Ilkeston chemist at one time. What was his name?

6. What was Johnnies recreation ground in its earlier years?

7. How did Cranmer Street get its name?

8. Where was the Railway Inn? 9. Prior to Ilkeston’s main sewage works being built at Hallam Fields, where was the earlier works?

10. Why is Nursery Hollow so called?

Answers appear on the next page.

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Library update ‘Hopefully by the time you read this our Upper Floor will be reopen to the public.

The reopening was delayed to unexpected extra repairs needed to replace rotten timbers in the roof. Unfortunately the meeting room will be closed for a little while longer but we will reopen that as soon as we possibly can.

We would like to say thank you to all our library users who have been patient during this time.

Future library events include continuation of our Mindfulness Colouring group, and our Crafty Sew and Sews. We always welcome new members to these meetings and it is a chance to meet new people and share your interests.

Wednesday January 18th we will be hosting a Well being Health Day with opportunity to chat to various organisations including Erewash fitness team, Live Life Live Longer, try a Yoga taster session, hand massage etc.

Please come along and support this event….free refreshments available. If you are a group or organisation and would like to promote yourselves at this event please contact me on 01629533275 and we will try and accommodate you.

Future dates for your diary…

Book sale (ex stock) from mid December onwards.

The Library will be closed for the holiday from 1pm 24th December , reopening again on Wednesday 28th December; and closed Monday 2nd January.

Crafty Sew and Sews: 10th January 1.30 to 4pm Mindfulness Colouring Group: 17th January 1.30 – 3.30pm Women’s Health and Well Being Day: 18th January 10am till 2pm Please note there will be no Rhyme time session 30th December, but they carry on as normal from 6th January at usual time 10am till 10.30am.

Wishing you all a Happy Christmas holiday and happy New Year.’

We wish all at Ilkeston Life a very happy Christmas too, and would like to say what good things we are told about your paper from the public who visit us. A true local newspaper which we are pleased to distribute for you.

Regards Jackie Swepstone Assistant in Charge Ilkeston Library Tel 0115 930 1104

16 Ilkeston Life, January 2017

Do you struggle to keep warm in winter?

Community Concern Erewash is running a Winter Survival Project which is free of charge for vulnerable Erewash residents.

Community Concern Erewash can provide a Winter Survival pack to the most vulnerable people in the borough which will have a range of practical supplies to help them keep warm when temperatures drop.

The pack will contain the following essential winter warmers: Hot water bottle; Blanket; Hat; Gloves; Socks; Thermometer; Torch.

Whilst we always recommend that people maintain a healthy temperature in their home, we know that for some this just isn't possible because of worries about unaffordable fuel bills. For these people having a survival pack could ensure they stay warm and well.

The qualifying criteria to determine who should receive a pack are: anyone who is a vulnerable adult, elderly, frail, with a combination of physical, mental or social needs which makes them at high risk of hospital admission, falling, or preventable ill health during the cold period.

The scheme, funded by the Erewash Clinical Commissioning Group, is being run by Community Concern Erewash in an effort to reduce the number of excess seasonal hospi-

Erewash Borough Council has received a ‘good report’ through the Local Government Association’s (LGA) peer challenge.

The peer challenge is an initiative aimed at improving the performance of local authorities. Erewash Borough Council commissioned a challenge and a small team of peers – experienced officers and members of other local authorities – to spend time at the council this week to see how it was shaping up.

tal admissions this winter.

To request a pack please contact Kim tel.

0115 9444146 or email info@communityconcernerewash.co.uk.  Packs are supplied to Erewash residents, are subject to the qualifying criteria and whilst stocks last.

Community Concern Erewash is a company limited by guarantee No.4075646 and registered in England and is a registered charity No 1087371. Registered office: Symes Centre, Bright Street, Ilkeston, Cotmanhay, Derbyshire DE7 8NH www.communityconcernerewash.co.uk

Maggie announces winner of 2017 Calendar Card Competition Erewash MP Maggie Throup, has announced the winner of her ‘Design a Calendar Card Competition’, which was open to children up to year 6 across the constituency.

The winning design, drawn by Billy Page, has now been printed on thousands of 2017 calendar cards and is being distributed to local residents by Maggie and her team.

Commenting on the competition, Maggie said: “All the designs were amazing and so it has been extremely difficult to choose a winner.

“I am delighted to announce that the overall winning is Billy Page of Hallam Fields Junior School, Ilkeston with an excellent picture of the Erewash Canal.

“Runners up have also been chosen and I am pleased to announce that they are Harmeny Stevenson, Brandon Derbyshire, Abigail Renshaw, Ellie Grainger and Mace Oldershaw.

“I would like to thank all the children who took the time to enter and I will be sending out certificate to each of them shortly.

“The winning design now features on the front of my 2017 calendar card, which we are in the process of delivering to residents across Erewash to use and enjoy throughout 2017.”

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As part of the challenge, a wide range of people connected to the council were interviewed and the review focused on several areas, including leadership, governance, financial resilience and corporate capacity.

Councillor Chris Corbett, Leader of Erewash Borough Council, says: “I welcome the LGA’s initial feedback and am delighted and encouraged that the review has shown this council in a good light.

We look forward to receiving the full report in the New Year to confirm what we are doing right in these financially-challenging times and to see any areas in which we can look to further improve or change.

“I would like to thank our staff and members for their valuable contribution to the review while carrying out their day-to-day duties. I would also like to thank the members of the peer team for coming to Erewash; it was a very positive experience.”

The council has already been told that the challenge went well and it has achieved a good report. The full report will be made available by the LGA early next year and will be published on the council’s website.

Entrepreneur takes helm at partnership that helped him start up his business Local Walking Groups

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n entrepreneur who started his business with help from enterprise agency Erewash Partnership has become its new chairman.

Ian Hopkinson, director of Derwent Analytics and Harlequin BPI, based on the Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, has taken over from Simon Woods, managing director of educational equipment manufacturer TecQuipment.

Simon, whose company is based in Bonsall Street, Long Eaton, had been chairman for six years.

Ian was employed for 17 years as a chemist, mainly at Celanese in Spondon. He recognised that the process he worked in was a shrinking market and that new technology was changing the situation, so he explored the possibilities and opportunities of setting up his own business, which he did 16 years ago.

“I leaned heavily on the Partnership because I needed skills to run Derwent Analytics that I did not have,” he said. “They encouraged me and were very helpful.”

Initially, the company made solutions using chemical reactions that were used in everything from kidney dialysis machines to a wide range of industrial uses.

In 2009 Ian's company hit the headlines by producing a solution that meant every time somebody in the UK drank a fizzy drink made by Coca Cola it had been tested by know-how from Derwent Analytics to make sure it was the real thing.

Derwent Analytics later made solutions to clean cosmetic contact lenses and then diversified into other products, creating spinoff company Harlequin BPI in 2012.

The company, which now manufactures and develops health care products such as eye and ear drops and vapour rubs for supermarkets under their own brands and has started exporting to Europe has a multi-million pound annual turnover and 23 employees, in addition to seven at Derwent Analytics.

ACCOLADE In July it unveiled a £400,000 investment in building and equipment enabling it to make more than three million bottles of different products, more than doubling capacity.

“It's a great accolade to become chairman of the Partnership,” said Ian, a board member for seven years.

“As a businessman I have become more successful than I thought with the honour of leading a progressive economic regeneration agency.”

Partnership chief executive Ian Viles said the board was delighted that having helped Ian, particularly in his early days, he had become chair and was putting something back in.”

“His business has grown and become a classic example of the spirit of enterprise that the Partnership promotes and encourages,” he said.

Ian said TecQuipment had been a stalwart supporter of the Partnership since it began 22 years ago and Simon had followed this tradition.

“Simon has been a pillar of strength and stability during difficult and challenging economic circumstances.

“We have been fortunate to benefit from his knowledge and wisdom and he hands over the leadership to another safe pair of hands.”

He added that Simon was heavily involved in the Partnership's move to new headquarters at Bridge House, Long Eaton, and refurbishing the former offices at The Old Police Station in Ilkeston which set a good example of local philanthropy and continued the agency's strong presence in the town.

Kevin Palmer

January Erewash Ramblers

Friends of Kirk Hallam Lake and Meadows

Due to the unfortunate cut backs to the Shipley Park Rangers which has meant that the grass around Kirk Hallam lake has not been able to be cut, the Friends of Kirk Hallam Lake and Meadows now cut most of the grass except for a large area which is too steep for the sit on mower.

We are fortunate that Councillor Michelle Booth has awarded the Friends a grant of £600 to purchase a Mountfield mower,

which is suitable for cutting grass on steep slopes. We are grateful to Councillor Booth for enabling us to purchase this mower that has the ability to collect/side discharge and mulch with a large cut and wide wheels.

The Friends are also happy to report that pupils from Ladywood School, with the help of Pride in Erewash, have recently planted hundreds of crocus bulbs around the lake which will enhance the many bulbs planted by previous pupils over the last few years. Esther Collington

Sunday 1st January 2017.

10.00am. Short walk. Annual New Years Day walk. Meet at West Hallam Village Hall. Soup and rolls at the village hall after the walk (please book beforehand).

Monday 2nd January. 10.30am. 6 miles (No stiles). Newstead Walk. Meet at car park in Newstead (SK522530, NG15 0BT). Leader: Margaret Orange.

Wednesday 4th January. 10.30am. 4 miles.

Spondon Area. Meet at St.Hugh’s RC Church, Derby Road, Borrowash DE72 3HB. Leader Ann Crean.

Sunday 8th January. 10.00am. 8½ miles. 1300 feet ascent. Ashover. Meet at Village Hall (SK350632, S45 0BA). Leader Robert Mee. Thursday 12th January. 10.30am. 6½ miles.

Branston Water Park. Monks & Moorings walk.

(SK215204, DE14 3HD). Leader Michael Throup (07711 571448).

Saturday 14th January. 10.30am. 5½ miles.

Kimberley and Watnall. Meet at A610 underpass, Awsworth Lane, Awsworth (near Hog’s Head Hotel). (SK489447, NG16 2HU). Leader Alan Brown.

Monday 16th January. 10.30am. 6½ miles.

Brinsley. Meet at Brinsley Headstocks CP (free), A608 next to Brinsley Lodge pub. (SK464485, NG16 5AE). Leader Robert Mee. Wednesday 18th January. 10.30am. 3½ miles (bring binoculars). Attenborough Nature Reserve. Meet reserve car park Barton Lane SK522345. Leaders Fay and John Blackburn.

Wednesday 18 January. Social event 7.30pm.

“D.H.Lawrence and the Coalmining Connection”, talk given by David Amos. West Hallam Village Hall.

Sunday 22nd January. 10.00am. 8 miles. Calke.

Meet at Ticknall CP. (SK353241, DE73 7JW).

Leaders Joyce Mold & Tony Beardsley.

Thursday 26th January. 10.30am. 6 miles.

Straws Bridge – meet at car park. (SK452413).

Leader Clive Davis.

Saturday 28th January. 10.30am. 5 miles.

Moorgreen & Newthorpe. Meet at Greasley Church layby (B600) (SK490472, NG16 2AB).

Leader Alan Brown.

Monday 30th January. 10.30am start. 7 miles.

A walk around Kirk Hallam. Meet at Straws Bridge CP (SK452413). Leader Clive Davis.

More about Erewash Ramblers from Tony Beardsley, 0115 917 0082.

Ilkeston Rambling Club

The Mystery Picture A good friend, in fact a former Ilkeston Town footballer during the late 1940s and early 50s, believes the photo of the old hut in the last issue was the entrance hut which stood alongside the main stand on Manor Road.

In the October issue of Ilkeston Life I featured a sketch of the old Manor Ground during the 1890s which does show a similar hut roughly where my friend believes it stood. He could well be right. Danny Corns ‘Washmeadow’ or ‘Johnnies’. It was purchased and filled in by the borough council from 192629.

1. The Midland Railway Company stood the cost 7. Named after Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) who was born in Aslockton, Notts. around 1870.

He was a leading figure during the Reformation.

2. Bottom end of Rutland Street. Adlington’s 8. The Railway Inn was situated on Crompton corn mill suspiciously caught fire in 1912.

Street, Hallam Fields and replaced as a pub by 3. The Top Hat was situated on Corporation Road and was previously Harry Grainger’s School the Stanton Hotel in 1899. It later became Mitchell’s grocer shop. of Dancing. Does anyone have a photograph?

9. The earlier sewage works was situated where 4. Previous names for Awsworth Road include the Gallows Inn playing fields were built, oppoCoal Pit Lane and Navigation Road. site Trowelll Avenue 5. Willian Merry was his name. His chemist 10. Nursery Hollow is named after Nurses Holshop was situated on Lowet Marker Place. He low, a nearby ancient track, and not after the died in 1906.

6. It was a former clayhole owned by brickworks nearby nursery that once stood in the area.

Danny Corns owners Beardsley and Pounder called

Monday 1st January —To be arranged Thursday 5th January —Club evening at The Poacher, 7.45pm.

Sunday 8th January—8-mile walk starting from High Peak Junction and taking lunch at Tansley Knoll. Leader Len Smith.

Sunday 22nd January —10-mile walk beginning at Crich, lunch at Pentrich. Leader Mike Henshaw.

More about Ilkeston Rambling Club from Jim Cresswell, 07747 419380.

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Following on from Patricia Spencer's article about Dorothy Walters Godfrey in the December edition of Ilkeston Life, here is a transcript of Dorothy's article about Spring Farm, Kirk Hallam which was published in Derbyshire Countryside (now Derbyshire Life) in 1953. I recently acquired permission from Derbyshire Life to publish the article in the Ilkeston Local History Society's magazine, so it is OK for you to use it.

Esther Collington.

Frequently in the pages of this magazine, we mourn the passing, in the interests of progress, of some place of historical importance. 1952 saw the demolition of yet another unique Derbyshire house, to make way for the continuation of the vast new housing estate at Kirk Hallam, now being erected for the residents of the borough of Ilkeston.

Directly opposite the grey squat church until a short time ago, stood Spring Farm, one time home of the Evans family, whose youngest daughter Mary Ann, better known as George Eliot, was one of the most celebrated of Victorian woman novelists. Indeed, she has been claimed by many to be our first modern woman novelist.

Her paternal grandfather was a Welshman who set up a carpenter’s shop in Roston Common, on the borders of Staffordshire and Derbyshire. He was careful and industrious in his work, and in time became a master builder on a small scale. He worked over a large area of Derbyshire, and one of his most notable clients was Mr. Francis Newdigate, whose estate was at Kirk Hallam.

Robert Evans, the father of George Eliot, was born in 1770, and having been brought up in the business was competent to take over all the work at Kirk Hallam by the age of twenty. He was as keen a workman as his father, equally industrious and considerably more intelligent. He soon became a great favourite with Mr. Francis Newdigate, so much so that towards the end of the century he made Robert his agent, a post that gentleman was glad to accept, especially as he was betrothed to a girl who had been in the service of the Newdigate family at Kirk Hallam since her childhood, but who now had moved to Arbury Hall, the seat of Sir Roger, the head of the family.

They were married in 1801 and soon after the birth of their first child, Francis Newdigate settled them in Spring Farm. Here Robert Evans applied the same patient industry to his land, and the farm which had hitherto yielded poor crops now began to flourish. This ambitious son of a village carpenter spent long hours by the light of his lamp on long evenings, reading with avidity of all the new discoveries in agriculture. Subsequently he applied his knowledge to his work, producing such a marked effect that Spring Farm became known far and wide. Here he tried out on his own sheep and cattle the new diet of roots that had been successful in Norfolk;

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George Eliot and Spring Farm

by Dorothy M Walters “Spring Farm became known far and wide….”

and here he carried out selective breeding of sheep, bringing them to look more like those of today and less like mountain goats.

These successful experiments did not pass unnoticed by Mr. Francis Newdigate. The flourishing acres of Spring Farm quickly made him aware that here was no ordinary farmer, but a man worthy of a vaster estate, and in 1806, a year after the birth of the Evans’s second child Frances, the family moved to Warwickshire, where Robert took over the management of the Arbury Estate, to which Francis Newdigate had succeeded upon the death of his uncle, Sir Roger.

Three years later Robert Evans’s wife died, and in 1813 he remarried. There were three children of this marriage, the youngest being Mary Ann, the future George Eliot.

Shortly after her birth her half-brother Robert moved back to Spring Farm taking his sister Frances with him as house-keeper.

From the outset a bond of affinity between Robert Evans and his youngest child was manifest, and her maternal relatives, proud members of yeoman stock, observed with horror that not only did she feature her lowly born father but she hung on his every word. She was proud of her father who spoke with such authority, whose advice was sought by landowners near and far, and to whom all the villagers doffed their caps.

It was her great delight to ride with him in his gig, listening to his stories, accepting without question whatever he told her and storing it up in her retentive memory to be used later in her work.

When she was quite young, he brought her to Kirk Hallam to see her half-brother and sister. Frances especially formed an immediate attachment to the little girl which she reciprocated. She saw the farm and walked over the land which her father had tended so faithfully and of which she had often heard him speak.

Her young mind was overwhelmingly impressed and Spring Farm with all its attributes, like the stories her father delighted to tell, remained vivid in her mind. It is significant that thirty years later when she made her first attempt at fiction writing (Scenes from Clerical Life), having been advised to write from her own experience, she chose a true story her father had told her as a child.

This she called “Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story”, setting the climax in a faithfully reproduced picture of Spring Farm.

It is said that she maintained contact with her Derbyshire relatives and that from time to time she visited her half-sister, whose husband continued to farm the land, on the death of the younger Robert. This may or may not be so, but what is certain is that

Spring Farm, “the prettiest place iver you see wi’ water at the back convenant for cattle”, with its cow-yard leading right up to the front door, its kitchen, with the fire reflecting its bright row of pewter plates and dishes, its sandscoured deal tables “so clean you long to stroke them”, the salt coffer in the chimney corner and the three-cornered chair; yes, I would venture to suggest even the dialect of the villagers of “Callam”, had been indelibly impressed on the mind of the novelist.

Spring Farm with its best kitchen, “as charming a room as best kitchens used to be in farm houses which had no parlours”, its walls “handsomely tapestried with flitches of bacon”, its ceiling, “ornamented with pendant hams” and its plaster floors, is no more. The orchard is bereft of the autumn crocuses which Bessie “gethered” to cheer the hapless Tina; the cow-yard is no longer “full of excellent manure”; but we who love our old Derbyshire houses must be forgiven for the pangs of sadness we feel in its loss.

Derbyshire Countryside from July – September 1953 Vol 19 No 7. The article is on page 172.

Members of Ilkeston Theatre Company performed their Christmas pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Seven Oaks Inn marquee, Stanton-by-Dale last month to appreciative audiences. Snow White was played by the youngest member of the cast, Penny Courtney.

Mindfulness Colouring Group for Adults Tuesday 17th January 2017, 1.30 pm – 3pm Tuesday 21st February 2017, 1.30 pm – 3pm Tuesday 21st March 2017, 1.30 pm – 3pm Ilkeston Library Join our friendly Mindfulness Colouring Group, adults of all ages are welcome.

Why not make new friends whilst relaxing with a coffee and colouring?

Free event. For more information please telephone 01629 533275 Kind regards, Marie Timbrell Reader Development and Stock Librarian Derbyshire County Council

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Barry James Everley We are very sorry to record the passing of Barry J Everley on 25th November 2016, aged 85 years. Although he lived in Sheffield, Barry was a keen reader and contributor to our paper. He used to live in Shaw Street and Stanton Road, Ilkeston, and was a student at Hallcroft Boys School. He then went on to the sixth form at Ilkeston Grammar School as Hallcroft did not have a sixth form at that time.

On moving to Sheffield fifty years ago he asked his sister Phyl Halford of Kirk Hallam to keep him informed of Ilkeston news via the Advertiser. When Ilkeston Life appeared , he enjoyed the nostalgia items and sent in his own recollections in a series entitled Childhood Memories of World War 2, which created a lot of interest and prompted some reader response.

As did his letter The Tragedy of Madge Wheatley. Phyl tells us he was in the process of writing another series for the paper about the Battle of Jutland when he died.

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Sport

JUST A THOUGHT If you can dream it you can do it.

- Walt Disney.

Ilkeston FC round-up by Matchman

Winless run goes on Fans are worried by exodus of senior players Sat. 26th November ’16 - Northern Premier League

Ilkeston 0 Whitby Town 0

two goals in the first nine minutes in a devastating opening spell. Grantham even had a couple of good chances before their first goal on seven minutes by Danny Meadows.

They then quickly added a second through Filipe Barcelos. The Gingerbreads were inspired and Ilkeston were on the ropes but there were no more goals before half time.

Ilkeston rallied in the second half but an own goal on 58 minutes put the game beyond them when Luke Shaw’s cross went in off the unfortunate Connor Walters. Ilkeston’s best effort came late on when Danny Gordon’s free kick was headed just too high

by Jaylon Bather. The Grantham team included two ex-Robins, Ellis Storey and Luke Shaw and both impressed.

League leaders Whitby Town came to Ilkeston looking to complete an early season double, having already beaten the Robins 21 in September. Ilkeston were unlucky to lose the previous encounter and this time they were to fair better. Ilkeston produced one of their better performances and deservedly earned a point. Whitby started well and created several half chances but Ilkeston defended solidly and were able to keep them out. The second half saw Whitby continue to press and they were to have their best two chances when Dale Hopson was twice denied by Ilkeston keeper Ross Durrant. Dexter Atkinson might have snatched the points for Ilkeston five minutes from Tue. 6th December ’16 - Derbyshire Senior Cup time after Malachi Lavelle-Moore created an opportunity but In the end a draw was a Ilkeston 1 Matlock 2 This was a better performance by Ilkeston’s fair result. young Robins. Luis Rose put them ahead in Sat. 3rd December ’16 - Northern Premier League the first half and they defended their lead until half time. Matlock equalised with an Ilkeston 0 Grantham 3 exceptional free kick by Yates, then the Old rivals Grantham stunned Ilkeston with

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lively Ben Morris had an opportunity to regain the lead for Ilkeston. He was one on one with the Matlock keeper but was denied by an excellent save. Matlock made Ilkeston pay dearly for this missed chance when Cribley scored what proved to be the winner soon after. So it was another defeat but Ilkeston were always in the game. Brandon Clarke was a surprise choice to lead the attack and did well. Walters also had a good game along with Baker and Bather in defence. Former New Manor Ground favourites Michael Williams and Joe Doyle played in the full strength Matlock side. Only 132 turned out for this Derbyshire Senior Cup defeat which now leaves Ilkeston with just the league to concentrate on.

player to see red after speaking out of turn to the referee. Luis Rose almost got one back for Ilkeston from a free kick but his top corner bound shot was brilliantly tipped over. In the final minute Frickley were awarded a penalty and Martin-Wyatt completed his hat trick to complete Ilkeston’s miserable day.

Sat. 17th December ’16 - Northern Premier League

Ilkeston 1 Marine 2

Ilkeston must have felt very unlucky to lose their final game before Christmas when they fielded probably what was there youngest ever team. Jamie Hannis returned in goal following Durrant’s move to Boston United and Jaylon Bather moved to midfield. In an even first half Sherlock put Marine ahead on Sat 10th December ’16 - Northern Premier League 34 minutes but Ilkeston deservedly equalised on 41 minutes through Luis Rose after great Frickley Athletic 4 Ilkeston 0 work by Ben Morris. Ilkeston started the secIlkeston had high hopes of winning this fixond half well and Marine were pushed back. ture against fellow strugglers Frickley Athlet- However on 68 minutes, against the run of ic but it all went wrong. It started badly and play, they were hit by a superb goal by gradually got worse as Frickley took an early Marine’s Bellew. He received the ball out on lead and then Danny Gordon was shown a the left and fired in a wonderful curler into straight red card. The sending off appeared the far top right hand corner of the goal from harsh for what appeared to be nothing more 25 yards. Ilkeston tried desperately to retrieve than a committed challenge. Ilkeston’s task the situation but it wasn’t to be. Their search had become much more difficult but they for a leveller meant they had to take risks and held on until half time without further setMarine could have added to their lead. But in backs. After the break Ilkeston tried to get the end there were no more goals and Ilkesback into the game but Frickley were looking ton’s defeated young team left the field hugethe more dangerous with their man adly disappointed. vantage. After 70 minutes the hosts doubled their lead with a controversial goal. Ilkeston keeper Durrant appeared to be impeded folMy missus bought me a cheap lowing a corner but despite protests the goal dictionary for Christmas ..... I was allowed to stand. This was quickly foljust can't find the words to lowed by a third Frickley goal which effecthank her. tively ended the game as a contest. With five John Allen. minutes left rumbling frustrations boiled over and Tom Gamblen became Ilkeston’s second

20 YEARS EXPERIENCE “There is also the cost of training, equipment, flood lights and upkeep of the stadium. Normally you would have three, four or five different sponsors but what Energy Save has done is make it so amenable. It’s absolutely fabulous, everything we need is A millionaire businessman has given his covered. The money will go such a long backing to an under 21s grassroots foot- way in getting better opportunities for the ball team. players.”

Energy Save, run by Jason Rowan, has been Jason Rowan, managing director of Energy announced as the main sponsor for BorSave, said: “I’m a big football fan so when rowash Victoria under 21s, who play in the the club approached us about sponsoring WVH north Midlands Development Borrowash Victoria under 21s I was more League, alongside teams such as Belper than happy to offer my support.

Town, Ilkeston FC and Sheffield United.

“It is important to support grassroots footJason hit the headlines recently with news ball and give young players the opportunity that he is moving his expanding business to progress and develop their skills. We are from Spondon to the old Ilkeston Co-op excited about what the future holds for the building and taking on more staff. team.”

Energy Save’s sponsorship will cover all Borrowash Victoria AFC, founded in the costs including training tracksuits, equipsummer of 1911, won the Charter Standard ment, match balls and cones. Energy Save Development Club of the year last year. will also have a stand at the ground which The under 21s are a new team that formed is located at The Bowl in Borrowash. The after the club’s reserves team disbanded. It company’s logo has also been put on the aims to bridge the gap between the junior first teams’ shirts. team and the first team.

Chair of Borrowash Victoria AFC, Frazer Watson, said: “Borrowash Victoria Football Club is made up of 22 teams, so what this means to a club like us is massive. The cost just to turn up and play is in excess of £100, without sponsorship we would have to find it somewhere else.

Football team score sponsorship deal with millionaire businessman

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