WELCOME LETTER Hello readers
Well, autumn’s here already! We hope you all enjoyed the summer (soggy as it was, in parts!) and the tentative return to something that resembles normality. Fingers crossed rates of COVID-19 will remain manageable and we’ll continue throughout autumn and hopefully into the festive season with much more freedom to spend time with those we love doing the things we enjoy. There’s no doubt that these past 18 months or so have been a challenge but there have been some silver linings amongst the clouds and, as Christmas approaches, we can hope for better times ahead. Providing there’s no return of restrictions, this autumn it’ll be nice to enjoy some of the traditions that we missed out on last year, such as Halloween and Bonfire Night. The ‘Halloween House’ on Rawson Green will be opening again this year on 31st October for their wonderful Halloween walk through. Each year, homeowners Gary and Lesley transform their front garden (at 17 Rawson Green, Kilburn DE56 0LN) into a spooky trail that’s open to all and, in doing so, raise hundreds of pounds for Children in Need. After the event was cancelled last year due to lockdown, expect something truly spook-tacular this year! It’s open from 4pm and all are welcome. Bonfire Night this year falls on a Friday and there are a number of organised local displays that weekend. If you’re planning a bonfire party at home please do take care and be safe – and remember to check for hedgehogs who may be nestling in the bonfire pile before you light it! Also, be mindful that many pets (and some small children) aren’t keen on fireworks so limiting your fireworks parties to that weekend only can help towards minimising their distress. Don’t forget, daylight saving time ends on 31st October, so you’ll need to put your clocks back an hour… which means an extra hour in bed! This also means that it will be darker earlier on, so remember to wear reflective clothing and carry a torch when you’re out and about in the evenings. The summer evenings of sitting in the garden
enjoying a drink in the late evening sunshine may be over, but there’s still enjoyment to be had from wrapping up warm and toasting marshmallows over a fire pit! Our beautiful local countryside looks even more stunning during the autumn months, when the leaves begin to turn giving an array of rich colours to the landscape. There’s nothing nicer than a refreshing walk on a crisp autumn day … and if it happens to end in one of our lovely local hostelries then that’s even better! Talking of which, we’d like to thank The Queens Head in Little Eaton for kindly providing a two course meal for two as the prize for this issue’s Crossword Competition – and, of course, there’s the usual bottle of Champagne up for grabs in our ‘Champagne Sudoku’ competition, too. There’s also a Wordsearch Competition in this edition - you could win a signed copy of ‘Sarah-Jane’s Secret’ a book written by local award-winning author Janet Scaife and set in Milford. Try your luck at one, or all three competitions … you never know! Enjoy the next couple of months and we’ll be back again with our December/January issue just before the festive season gets into full swing! All the best, Team ATL
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