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Welcome to the March/April issue After putting the Jan/Feb edition to bed back in December 18, it has felt this issue has been a long time coming. But spring has finally sprung and to celebrate these new green shoots, we introduce our lead feature, which covers some of the great golf courses we’re blessed to have in the North Notts area, from birdies to bunkers.
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You’re obviously in golfing country as we researched well over 30 courses in our part of the shire. So to keep it on topic we have taken a swing at 18 of these fantastic clubs, we’ll visit the others in a future edition. And look out for our Q&A with local hero Lee Westwood. Beyond the rough Made takes a walk on the wild side with some notes from this issue’s guest writer Erin McDaid from the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. And you can walk a little further with our regular walking guide by Sally Outram. We’ve pulled out all the stops with an artisan organ restoration and there are a few witches thrown into the mix too, something to whet everyone’s appetite. Easter is upon us and we celebrate with some great recipes from the lovely and talented Teresa Bovey… and watch this space, something new with food is coming to Made soon. So with a host of events for you to sink your teeth into, a sprinkling of news, a side order of travel, home, and décor, all topped with our passion for fashion, we introduce to you Made’s latest edition for spring 2019.
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News & Events
Fashion & Beauty
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The Local Roundup The Clumber Park big push, BBC's
Sarah Louise shares her latest
Top Gear visits Mansfield, Retford
beauty tips.
Rotary Club and more.
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March Events
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April Events
Food & Drink 62
tree farm in Notts.
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the tutors at the School of Artisan
Food, the place where he found true
The Scott Family Trees Made meets the Scott family, at their
inspiration and the job he loves.
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and home economist, has a lovely
All you need is a little peace and
mix of dishes for this issue, a tasty
quiet, fresh air, an escape from the
lamb and red wine casserole, baked
daily grind and a wide open space
eggs with salmon and asparagus
to play. Made has a look at the
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and a beautiful chocolate brulee
best of North Notts golf clubs, the
makes a perfect Easter pudding.
only decision for you make is where
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Pulling Out All The Stops Made visits the team at Martin Goetz
Delicious Springtime Dishes Teresa Bovey, food demonstrator
Bunkers, Bogies & Birdies
to play?
Artisan Inspiration Made meets David Carter, one of
Features 40
All About The Brow
Business & Leisure 32
& Dominic Gwynn Ltd, pipe organ
Know Your Why? Ronnie Harris, VJH Marketing, tells
restorers.
businesses to find their 'Why?'.
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Rural Life & Rambling
Home & Garden
In this issue we ramble with travel
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Outram along medieval tracks,
Springtime, A Season For Style Georgie Muirhead helps us to wave goodbye to winter and welcome in spring.
writer and photographer Sally
through meadows and we discover
some of the area's most interesting history.
News
News
The local roundup
BBC's Top Gear Visits Mansfield The new line-up for the top BBC motor enthusiasts show visit Mansfield for a spin! BBC Top Gear's new presenting
Freddie slightly lost control of
cles as we are installing electric
comes a variety of events and
line-up, Freddie Flintoff, Paddy
his vehicle and crashed into an
charging points in the Four Sea-
enables visitors to see all that we
McGuinness and Chris Harris,
empty market stall - nobody was
sons and Toothill Road car parks
have to offer in our prime location
were in Mansfield this February
hurt. This shows why the most
this spring. We are sorry for any
in the heart of Sherwood Forest."
to investigate the pros and cons
important thing when holding a
inconvenience caused and hope
of electric cars, filming for an epi-
driving event like this in a town
everyone will understand why
Mike Robinson, Director of Eco-
sode of the hit BBC Two show.
centre is ensuring people are
it was top secret and will agree
nomic Growth, said: "We worked
safe, which is why this couldn't
that it was worth a few hours of
with Mansfield BID and Four
be publicised.
mostly minor disruption to put
Seasons Shopping Centre to try
Mansfield on TV in front of an
to inform businesses about the
The programme, filmed in Mansfield Market Place, saw the trio and several professional drivers
The Mayor said: "Mansfield Dis-
estimated global audience of 350
road closures in advance and
drive circuits around the inner
trict Council wants to create a
million."
ensure their staff could make al-
ring road. Scenes were also shot
destination for living, working,
inside the Four Seasons multi-
investing and visiting, and events
Cllr Dave Saunders, Portfolio
We were sworn to secrecy by
storey car park.
play a key role in putting the town
Holder for Regeneration and
the BBC who had concerns
on the map. "Opportunities such
Growth, said: "Following the suc-
over safety if a large crowd had
Executive Mayor Kate Allsop
as being chosen as a location
cess of hosting Tour of Britain
turned up to watch. Public safety
was invited to wave the flag at
for the world’s biggest motoring
twice, and other major events like
is of paramount importance and
the start and finish of the race.
entertainment show put a posi-
our Big Switch On, that attracts
there was a real risk that film-
There was plenty of action and
tive spotlight on the district and
about 10,000 visitors throughout
ing wouldn’t have gone ahead
the smell of burning tyres as sev-
this was an offer we couldn’t
the day, this again shows what
if word had got out in advance.
en cars in total drove around the
turn down. It is very appropriate
Mansfield is capable of hosting.
Thank you to those who worked
town centre.
that the theme was electric vehi-
We are a destination that wel-
with us for keeping your lips
ternative parking arrangements.
sealed!" Keep your eye out for news in the coming months about when Mansfield will feature. In the meantime you will be able to see a sneak preview of some behindthe-scenes footage and photos on Facebook @mymansfielduk.
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Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris in Mansfield town centre. Imagery courtesy of Mansfield District Council.
AWARD-WINNING ENTREPRENEURS JOIN FORCES WITH
NORTH NOTTS BID
TO BOOST THE AREA’S DIGITAL FOOTPRINT Two young entrepreneurs have launched an exciting new partnership designed to boost high street footfall. Jason Nesbitt and Sophie Hainsworth, founders of multi-award winning phone app LoyalFree, have teamed up with North Notts BID to deliver this incredibly successful project, which is rapidly gathering traction across UK high streets. LoyalFree is an entirely self-funded, innovative digital loyalty scheme, which helps businesses attract new customers via a profile showcasing their offers, reviews, images and more. It pulls together all the vital information for an area, allowing users to benefit from using just one app for the whole of the UK. The duo founded LoyalFree two years ago, from a coffee shop in Edinburgh, with the intention of boosting trade for businesses across the UK through an online loyalty scheme. Following a period of incredible growth, they have now joined forces with North Notts BID to support BID members in promoting their offers across Retford, Worksop and the surrounding areas within the Bassetlaw District.
30 offers going live in week one we are very excited for the rapid adoption of the app and would encourage people to take part and take advantage of the great local offers in North Nottinghamshire.’ If you are a resident, or visitor to the area, then click here to download the app for free and start saving money at local businesses: www.getloyalfree.com If you are a North Notts BID member please email info@loyalfree. co.uk for details of how you can get involved in the scheme. As well as launching the free loyalty app, North Notts BID has a number of other exciting events planned for 2019. This summer will see the first North Notts BID Party in the Square in Retford, while Worksop will host the North Notts BID Food Festival. Full details to be announced shortly. For further details on North Notts BID visit www.northnottsbid.co.uk
North Notts BID, the UK’s first area wide BID (Business Improvement District), is Jason and Sophie’s 11th UK partnership and marks the end of a fantastic 18 months for the pair. With tens of thousands of existing users already on the app, the partnership is anticipated to grow at an incredible pace. This new partnership means that BID members will benefit from advertising in the local area, customer insights and social media support. A local guide will also help visitors with vital tourism information, while an events section will showcase activities in the area. BID members already on board include Honey & Fig coffee shop and Spencer’s on the Square Restaurant in Retford; Eyre’s of Worksop furniture and beds and The Lock Keeper in Worksop. Jason, who created the app from scratch, said: “It’s a great pleasure to launch LoyalFree into a new area of the UK and work across a whole area. The businesses have been really receptive, and we are excited to see the growth of the app in North Notts.” Sally Gillborn, Chief Executive of North Notts BID, commented saying: “This partnership with LoyalFree enables us to provide real value to most sectors of businesses within the area, in a tangible way to help them reach new customers and reward existing ones. With over
Not a BID levy payer? Then why not join as a voluntary BID member to access the benefits? For more information contact: info@northnottsbid.co.uk or visit www.northnottsbid.co.uk
Tel: 01777 861601 West Retford Hall, DN22 7AY
Pilgrim Roots Myths & Memories By Dr Anna Scott, Heritage Consultant & Chair of the Pilgrim Roots partnership
T
he myths around the Pilgrims’ story share much in common with another famous Nottinghamshire story, Robin Hood. Both stories feature a band of outlaws seeking justice and better lives, challenging authority and taking risks. While Robin hid in Sherwood to escape the Sheriff, the Pilgrims left England to escape the King. Although the historical evidence for the Pilgrims’ story is much clearer, several myths about them persist. We often think of the Pilgrims as a group of religious elders, but they were relatively young when they left our area. William Bradford, who became governor of their American colony, was only 18 when they escaped from here for Holland. Contrary to popular belief too, they didn’t wear only black and white clothes or have buckles on their hats. It’s generally known that they left England from Plymouth and arrived in America at a place called Plymouth – but this was by accident. Originally setting sail from Southampton, they only stopped at Plymouth to repair their second ship, the Speedwell, which they had to abandon to go on the Mayflower. They arrived in Plymouth but didn’t name it after the Plymouth which they’d left – it was already named ‘New Plimoth’ on an earlier map drafted by Captain John Smith. ‘Plimoth’ was also the site of a Native American village called Patuxet. They had actually been sailing for Virginia, but because of The Pilgrim apple tree. Image courtesy of John Stirland.
delays and poor weather ended up further north in Massachusetts.
Current projects The National Lottery Heritage Funded Pilgrim Roots project will help explore the Pilgrims’ story both here in England and Holland and America, with new interpretation and learning resources. Work has begun on the new Pilgrims Gallery at Bassetlaw Museum in Retford, and information for the new Pilgrims Trail panels at key heritage sites is being prepared. There will also soon be a new website for visitors to find out about the history and where to visit. A DCMS-funded Mayflower 400 project is developing bookable experiences for visitors, linked to the Pilgrims’ story. A range of itineraries have already been developed (available on the Mayflower 400 website), including a tour of the ‘Pilgrims Roots’ region in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The School of Artisan Food at Welbeck Estate has developed its own themed itinerary called ‘Succour & Sustenance’, and a tour linked to the creation of a new variety of Pilgrim Apple is being developed. Retford’s Religious Tolerance Forum is scheduled for 9th March this year, with special guest speaker Dr Larry Kreitzer from the University of Oxford, an expert on 17th-century Baptists including Thomas Helwys who funded the Pilgrims’ escape to Holland.
Pilgrim Roots To find out more about Pilgrims Roots news and events visit: www.pilgrimroots.org www.mayflower400uk.org www.bassetlawchristianheritage.com
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Raise Your Glass & Raise Money Every
year
Welbeck
Abbey
Brewery
collaborates with a local charity to create a bespoke brew that helps raise funds for a good cause. This year the brewery is proud to have worked alongside Clumber Park NT. Following vandalism of the famous bridge at Clumber Park last year, the National Trust has an opportunity to conduct additional conservation work on the structure. To support the work being done 10p per pint of Welbeck Abbey Brewery meadow-fresh pale ale will be donated to this project. Look out for the Clumber Park Bridge Pale Ale in your local and help support this worthy cause along with Welbeck Abbey Brewery. www.welbeckabbeybrewery.co.uk
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Four Clumber Park employees are preparing to take part in a gruelling 24-hour ‘Big Push’ cycling challenge to raise funds to help restore the iconic Ornamental Bridge.
FORECASTS FOR A CHANGABLE CLIMATE Claire Sarris, Kate Stark, Tori Crapper and Sara Gacem.
The bridge suffered extensive
with family, or walking over,
damage after what the National
spending special precious mo-
described as ‘a terrible incident
ments here. We want to do our
of vandalism’ in March 2018.
bit to help raise funds to restore
Now a team of 'not-so-sea-
this beautiful feature of Clum-
soned' cyclists have been in-
ber Park."
spired to jump on their bikes to raise money by cycling around
Each team member will be do-
Clumber Lake to fund addition-
ing their share of the cycling in a
al work to the bridge.
'relay' type approach, with each expected to cycle around 140
Torri Crapper, Supporter En-
miles in 24 hours around Clum-
gagement Manager, will be
ber Lake. The team is hoping
joined by Kate Stark, Sara
to raise £20,000 from the chal-
Gacem and Claire Sarris, and
lenge, which will go towards
admits that although none of
the additional restoration costs
the team have any real cycling
of the bridge. Any funds raised
experience, they are all rel-
over this target will go towards
ishing the challenge and the
conservation work in the wider
chance to raise money for such
parkland.
an important cause. She said: "We hadn't been on a ride to-
The Big Push is taking place
gether before training began.
over the weekend of April 27/28 and anyone who would like to
"The morning I saw the bridge
support the cause and spon-
had been vandalised in such a
sor the team to help them raise
way, it was completely heart-
their £20,000 target can do
breaking. Over the years it has
so by visiting their Just Giving
been standing, people have
page at:
made their own memories here
www.justgiving.com/fundrais-
be it cycling over the bridge
ing/clumberparkthebigpush
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Rallye Monte-Carlo Drivers taking part in the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique event stopped over at Ye Olde Bell Hotel and Spa recently as part of their journey, which started off in Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire. The Historique, saw drivers stopping over at the hotel on 30 January, before setting off early the next morning to continue on their journey. The event is for older cars and the 2019 entry list saw no fewer than five Rileys from the 1930s – two of them driven by American crews and another, which actually competed in the Rallye Monte-Carlo before the last war - and an MG TC from 1949. Other cars included a 1958 Standard Pennant and a 65 year old Ford Popular. For Rallye Monte-Carlo updates and news visit: www.acm.mc
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Porsche Classic Restoracing Championship The Porsche Classic Restoracing Championship. Race dates confirmed for the 2019 competition. At the end of 2018, Porsche announced
A championship briefing was recently
that Porsche Centre Nottingham would be
held at the Porsche Experience Centre,
participating in the 2019 Porsche Classic
Silverstone where the participants were
Restoracing Championship. The centre can
informed of changes to the required set-up
reveal the race dates for the season ahead.
of the car. These included new suspension with fully adjustable bespoke dampers, GT3
In addition to the seven-round Porsche
lower arms and a new anti-roll bar.
Club Championship, the Porsche Classic Restoracing Championship will run at five of
The Porsch Centre Nottingham's race driver
the rounds (10 races in total) at the following
Wayne commented: "Now the race dates
locations:
have been released, the excitement for the
April 20 – Donington Park
2019 season is starting to kick in! With the
May 4 – Brands Hatch GP
first race in April, we have enough time to
June 15 – Silverstone GP
fully prepare for the season."
July 7 – Brands Hatch Indy
For further details visit:
August 31 – Oulton Park Int.
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Retford Rotary Club With its 70 plus members and packed annual schedule of events, Retford Rotary Club is one of the most active Rotary clubs in the country.
N
ow in its 82nd year, the
of the year and takes quite a
club continues to go from
bit of organising, but it’s very
strength to strength, raising
popular.”
money for worthy local and international causes, as well as
Groups
funding groups, organisations
clubs and scout and guide
including
swimming
and individuals.
organisations
among
others
take part in the event, with Made sat down to speak with
each
three
of the money they raise with
the biggest club in this district,
members at the group’s second
the
going
which covers Nottinghamshire,
home,
Hotel
to Retford Rotary, who will
parts of Derbyshire, Leicester
and Spa, where it stages its
in turn distribute the funds
and some of South Yorkshire.”
regular meetings and annual
throughout
fundraising events. We settled
Retford Rotary is part of the
The group is currently home
down to chat in the lounge, not
global Rotary organisation that
to more than 70 members, the
too far away from a roaring log
includes
oldest coming in at 93 years of
fire and within easy reach of the
clubs across the world. The
hotel bar.
very first Rotary club was set
of Ye
its
long-standing
Olde
Bell
group
awarded
remaining
40%
the
more
60%
community.
than
35,000
age, while the youngest is 28. large club – there is always a lot going on.
up by a man named Paul Harris.
As well as fundraising and
It’s shaping up to be another
The Chicago attorney formed
working
busy year for Retford Rotary.
the Rotary Club of Chicago on
community,
It’s set out its stall for the
23 February 1905 and since
conscious of developing its
throughout
year’s events and is currently
then clubs have formed across
public image and to ensuring
are
preparing for one of its biggest
the world. There are currently
people know exactly who they
fundraisers
annual fundraisers, the hugely
more than 1,700 clubs in Great
are and what they do – members
events. We do try to raise our
popular ‘swimathon’, which, is
Britain and Ireland, with a total
appreciate not everyone is au
profile and I think events such
due to take place on March 9.
membership of some
47,000
fait with Retford Rotary’s work
as the swimathon and the ball
members. Retford Rotary itself
and goals. “We discuss this a
certainly do as they get good
“For the swimathon we basically
was set up back in 1937 and
lot,” says Neil, “and look at how
coverage locally.”
take over the pool at the leisure
since that time has grown to
do we get our image over to the
centre for a Saturday afternoon
be among the most prominent
general public.”
and lots of local organisations
clubs in the region.
within the
the
local
group
is
“We hold a lot of social events
As and
take part. They get sponsored
not
well
the
year,
necessarily –
as
they’re
raising
distributing
its
which always social
money own
“Although,” adds Derek, “to
funds, Retford Rotary is also
Neil
“We are bucking the trend
be fair, we’ve probably got a
responsible for the distribution
Grayston, Rotary member and
really,” says long-term member
slightly higher profile than a lot
of money from the Percy Laws
the group’s press officer. “It’s
Derek
that
of places, simply because we’re
Memorial Fund. The fund was
one of our biggest fundraisers
we’re a growing club – we’re
such an active club and such a
set up in 1988 following a
to
12
Members of the Retford Rotary Club. Right: Charles Daysh, local solicitor.
be
involved,”
says
Broughton,
“in
“It was a way of widening my social circle after retirement. Sometimes, when you retire you can often lose contact with those that are still working. I used to work for Sainsbury’s and I’ve also worked for Age Concern. It was good just to meet new people.”
“I was managing a business in Cumbria and, outside my immediate family, was very lonely. Someone came along and suggested I join this newly-formed Rotary club in the Lake District and it immediately gave me a whole sphere of friends and a chance to help others. I was working for Boots the Chemists at the time. Work brought me down to this part of the country, where I joined the Retford Rotary in 1993.
“I joined in ’93, around the same time as Neil. I’d been in Retford for about five years and had sorted my job out but felt I needed something else to do in life and to be able to put something back into the community, as well as make other friends outside of work. A Rotarian contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in joining. It suited me and I got very involved. When I took early retirement, I got even more involved.”
Derek Broughton
Neil Grayston
Alan Hirst
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“I was introduced to Rotary by a work colleague shortly after the Club had voted to become dual gender. My children were at the stage of being at or about to leave for University and I thought that Rotary would give me a new interest and I could also contribute in different ways in helping others. Rotary introduced me to a network of people from different professions whom I would have otherwise never met and many are now firm friends. When I look back on the activities that we have been involved in and the support we have given to others. I can sincerely say that they are a good crowd.” Linda Cadman
bequest in the will of May Laws.
for a whole variety of reasons.
This was in memory of her late
Help has included providing
husband,
member
people with essential specialist
of the club and well-known
care equipment, provided fund-
photographer
Laws,
ing to churches for refurbish-
whose studio was based in
ment work, supporting Hope
Carolgate.
and New Roots and providing
founder Percy
equipment for schools and othThe fund allows awards to be
er local organisations.
made to groups, individuals and organisations across the
“As Rotarians we like to enjoy
area and regular recipients are
ourselves, but at the same time
pupils from local senior schools.
as a member you feel that you
Each year, awards are made
are contributing back into the
to students attending Retford
community.”
Oaks
Academy,
Elizabethan School
“It is definitely a way of life,
and Tuxford Academy. And
quite honestly,” adds Neil. “For
it’s an award made to pupils
example, within the club there
who have shown an all round
are social groups. I’m in the
commitment, not just to their
golf group, there’s a badminton
studies, but further afield. “It’s
group, one for caravanning
not just about how the students
and a model railway enthusiast
have performed academically,”
group to name but a few.
Academy,
St
Giles
says Derek, “it’s also about their whole contribution to the
“In the spring members are
school and the community.”
going on a walking holiday. A large chunk of the club will
The money, a one-off payment
be disappearing to Alnmouth
of £400 each, is often used by
in
the students to go towards pur-
always something to interest
chasing study-related equip-
you.”
Northumberland.
There’s
ment such as laptops. The fund is also opened to the wider
To find out more about The
community and people can
Rotary Club of Retford, follow
write in and request support
us on Facebook
“I am a local solicitor aged 29. My firm has been involved in the Rotary Club of Retford for some time as our managing partner was an honorary member the year before I joined. I knew the work the club did was incredible and suggested to my firm that we got more involved, I saw it as a way for me and the firm to give back to our local community. I have gained a lot of life experience since joining having been involved in a number of different committees including the Ball committee which saw us raise around £18,000 for local charities last year. As a young professional I think it is extremely important to give back to your local community and it has also been a fantastic way of meeting a lot of new friends." Charles Daysh
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Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Five decades and counting – Wildlife Trust’s unswerving commitment to protecting the wildlife in North Nottinghamshire By Erin McDaid, Head of Communications & Marketing
T
30th
a range of sand and gravel companies including Tarmac and Hanson
anniversary of Nottinghamshire
Aggregates, the landscape was restored as extraction ceased,
Wildlife Trust first creating a nature
recreating habitats lost elsewhere in the county and giving wildlife a
reserve in the Idle Valley. However,
chance to recover.
his
year
marks
the
the charity’s commitment to helping reconnect
By 2002 much of the area known as the Sutton and Lound Gravel Pits
wildlife in the area stretches back
was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its wildlife
much, much further.
value, particularly for overwintering wildfowl. Over the next decade
protect,
restore
and
further parcels of land surrounding the small reserve off Chainbridge The fact that the formation of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust was
Lane were transferred to the Trust by the extraction companies and
directly linked to the fight to save the wildlife of what is now the
others were purchased with the backing of a range of funders, not
Attenborough Nature Reserve in the 1960s, might suggest that the
least The Heritage Lottery Fund.
charity was originally heavily focussed on the south of the county, but a look at the Trust’s archives and a map of its nature reserves tells a
Today Idle Valley Nature Reserve is one of the largest and most
very different story. In 1969 the Trust’s first Local Members' Group was
important wildlife areas in the region and as many readers will know,
formed in Retford, in 1971 the Clarborough Tunnel Nature Reserve was
it is now home to a welcoming centre operated in partnership with
created - followed swiftly by the purchase of Treswell Wood in 1972.
North Notts College. The centre houses the Trust’s café and shop and
It was around the same time that volunteers from the charity turned
hosts a range of events including a popular talks programme run by
their efforts towards safeguarding wildlife in the Idle Valley and in 1989,
the Wildlife Trust’s North Notts Local Members Group.
after almost 20 years of surveying, lobbying and negotiations, the Trust secured a lease from aggregates producer Tarmac to create the
Sites such as Ashton’s Meadow and West Burton Meadow remain
Chainbridge Nature Reserve for the princely sum of £1.
havens for wild flowers including cowslips and orchids and the Trust’s woodlands across the North of the county provide wonderful
In the intervening years the Wildlife Trust had conducted a survey
opportunities for walks, especially in spring when species such as
to identify the best wildlife sites in the county to help inform local
wood anemone and bluebell flourish.
planning decisions and established a series of other nature reserves across the north of the county including Eaton and Gamston Wood,
Five decades on, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is still standing up for
Ashton’s Meadow and West Burton Meadow, all near Retford; Kirton
wildlife. The Trust provides expert advice to local authority planners
Wood west of Ollerton and Dyscarr Wood north of Worksop. However,
to prevent the destruction of fragile wildlife by poorly designed and
the charity’s ambitions didn’t end there, plans for the long term future
located development and we encourage other landowners make room
of wildlife in the Idle Valley really began to take shape. Working with
for wildlife.
Exhibition of Paintings at
Idle Valley Nature Reserve by internationally renowned Nottinghamshire wildlife artist
Michael Warren A proportion of all proceeds from sales will go towards the Trust’s Nature Reserve’s Fund. Further details at www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org 14
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April 10am – 4pm Idle Valley Nature Reserve, North Road, Retford DN22 8RQ Registered Charity No. 224168
Idle Valley Rural Learning Centre, photo: Tim Sexton
The Trust is currently fighting to ensure that drilling linked to fracking close to Misson Carr Nature Reserve doesn’t impact on sensitive breeding birds and alongside sister Wildlife Trusts and other charities the Trust is lobbying for a tough new Environment Act to help ensure wildlife has the space to recover. As well as protecting wildlife, the Trust works with schools, families and young people, ensuring they have opportunities to see and learn about nature on their doorstep and to inspire them to take action to help wildlife. The Trust also supports hundreds of volunteers who are doing just that.
Get Involved Why not get out to visit one of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s wonderful nature reserves on your patch this spring? In March and April the Trust has a range of events at Idle Valley Nature Reserve to help you discover more about wildlife including walks, Wildlife Watch sessions for children and fascinating talks. For those interested in enhancing their wildlife watching there will also be special demos of binoculars and spotting scopes with expert advice available. The reserve also hosts regular volunteer sessions and on April 13th and 14th the centre will host an exhibition of paintings by renowned wildlife artist Michael Warren. Details of Wildlife Trust nature reserves, events and volunteering opportunities can be found at www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org
Ashton's Meadow Cowslip and Green Winged Orchid. Photo: Adam Cormack.
News
Witch Mark Discovery ‘Biggest In Britain’
Close-up of the marks. Images courtesy of Creswell Crags.
Biggest concentration of protective marks ever found in British caves discovered at home of the only Ice Age Rock art in the UK, Creswell Crags.
H
undreds
of
protective
marks, also known as
Witches’
Marks,
have
missed as graffiti from before
need to strengthen the protec-
the caves were barred.
tion in response to a period of unexpected
been
death
Ritualistic protection marks are
or poor crops. The caves were
a limestone gorge on the Not-
most commonly found in historic
excavated
tinghamshire/Derbyshire
bor-
churches and houses, near the
during the 19th century and in
der with history dating back
entrance points and fireplaces
the process, widened. This may
60,000 years. These Apotropaic
to protect the inhabitants from
account for why some surfaces
and ancient remains. To find
marks, from the Greek apotrep-
evil spirits. It was thought that
feature no marks and might sug-
this huge number of protection
ein, meaning 'to turn away', have
the largest quantity of witches’
gest that there were originally an
marks from the more recent
been discovered scribed into
marks in British caves existed in
even greater number.
past adds a whole new layer of
walls and ceilings of the caves,
Somerset, at 57 marks, the num-
over dark holes and large crev-
ber at Creswell Crags numbers
Academic and TV presenter,
the English countryside was a
ices. This is another huge find
in the high hundreds in one cave
Professor Ronald Hutton, an
very different place, death and
for the world renowned, award-
alone. Marks have been found in
authority on folklore, said: “This
disease were everyday compan-
winning heritage site and is sig-
all caves at Creswell Crags.
discovery is significant because
ions and evil forces could readily
it looks like the largest assem-
be imagined in the dark. We can
Alison Fearn, of Leicester Uni-
blage of protective marks ever
only speculate on what it was
collection of apotropaic marks in
versity, who studied her PHD on
found in British caves, and
the people of Creswell feared
one place in the whole of the UK.
Protective marks, said: “I can-
possibly anywhere in Britain.
might emerge from the under-
not emphasise how important
This is a hugely important and
world into these caves.”
The discovery was made by
this corpus of apotropaia is to
exciting find, in one of the main
Hayley Clark and Ed Waters
graffiti research, I think off the
current growth areas of knowl-
Paul Baker, Director of Creswell
from the Subterranea Britannica
top of my head, it is the larg-
edge about the past. Creswell
Crags said: “We’re all still com-
group, during a cave tour, after
est number of examples found
Crags has already amazed the
ing to terms with the importance
they noticed the rare protection
anywhere and in any context in
twenty-first century with its rev-
of the find. It’s strange to imag-
marks scribed onto the cave
the UK.”
elations of Palaeolithic designs.
ine that 11,000 years after our
Charlesworth,
Now it does so again with a
Ice Age ancestors made their
Heritage Facilitator and tour
The number and variety of witch
fresh one of medieval and early
art on our walls, that fear of the
leader at the time of the discov-
mark designs is unprecedented.
modern ritual protection marks
unknown may have prompted
ery, said: “These witches’ marks
Among the most common found
on a huge scale, making a very
superstitious locals to return to
were in plain sight all the time!
are the double VV engravings
important contribution, at a
the rock and make their mark.”
Being present at the moment
which are believed to make ref-
stroke, to one of the most sig-
their true significance was re-
erence to Mary, Virgin of Virgins
nificant current areas of new
Creswell Crags are now work-
vealed will stay with me forever.
and similarly PM is Pace Maria.
scholarly research."
ing with academics and experts
After 17-years at Creswell Crags
Others are believed to be devic-
it makes me wonder what else it
es for capturing or trapping ‘evil’
Duncan Wilson, Chief Execu-
understand the full significance
has to surprise us. This remark-
and these include diagonal lines,
tive of Historic England said of
and extent of the discovery.
able place continues to give up
boxes and mazes. The marks
the discovery: “Creswell Crags
Look out for tours of the ar-
its secrets.” These marks have
appear to have been added to
is already of international im-
eas containing Witches Marks.
always been noticed, but dis-
over time and may indicate a
portance for its Ice Age art
www.creswell-crags.org.uk
nificant on a national scale for being, potentially, the biggest
surface.
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sickness,
discovered at Creswell Crags,
John
by
archaeologists
discovery. Even 200 years ago,
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9 Mar
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The Harley Open Exhibition 2019 The Harley Gallery, one of the region’s leading contemporary art spaces, reveals its winning entries for the The Harley Open art competition – showing now until the end of March 2019. The biennial competition saw over 550 entries, with judges choosing the best 105 pieces from across the region and beyond to display at The Harley Gallery ahead of the exhibition launch which happened in January.
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All chosen pieces on display as part of The Harley Open 2019 will run alongside and ‘A Painted Conversation’, an exhibition by The Harley Open 2017 winner, Jéréme Crow. This year’s Harley Prize is shared between two pieces, ‘250 Years of Circus’ by Susan Dodd and ‘Islanded Tent’ by Joanna Whittle. Each will share the £1000 prize, donated by The Harley Foundation. Derbyshire based artist Susan said: “I'm so surprised and honoured to be chosen for this prize at such a wonderful gallery. Having two works selected for the exhibition was amazing enough, but to be joint winner of The Harley Prize is incredible.” Describing her work, she said: “I've always loved excess in art, but my work is about creating order out of chaos. Everything I produce tells a story, but it's up to the viewer to decide what that story is.” Susan worked in theatre and museums after studying art in the 70s. She then went on to become an antique dealer, which encouraged and facilitated her collecting and hoarding. Zambia born painter Joanna is thrilled to share the Harley Prize, saying: “It’s been
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23 Mar
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25 Mar
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29 Mar
seeing deep valleys, high moun-
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So gals, dust of your flapper
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dresses, gents - top hats and flat
31 Mar
caps welcome, for this immer-
Mother's Day
sive one-off experience of a real 'speakeasy'. Dancing and fun is by order of
31 Mar
the Peaky Blinders! Tickets £35
Mothering Lunch
per person inc welcome drink
Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor
and canapes throughout the
4pm-5.30pm
evening. Full payment when
Spoil mums and grandmas with
booking.
a very special four-course lunch
Call: 01777 705121.
inc. coffee £37. Afternoon tea on
www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk
vintage china. £27. (Under 12s
4
5
6
half price, under 2s eat free) Call:
Don't forget, clocks go forward on 31 Mar!
01777 705121. www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk
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1, George Home, Mum Tea Tray. £4.00. www.direct.asda.com 2, Daisy Park, Emma Bridgewater Wallflower large fluted dish. £49.95. www.daisypark.co.uk 3, Very. Sass and Belle Metallic Monochrome I'm A Mum Cushion £4.99. www.very.co.uk 4, Cath Kidston, New Rose Bloom Printed Class Candle. £25. www.cathkidston.com 5, National Trust Pink Gin. £40. www.nationaltrust.org.uk
6, Very, Gin Balloon Goblets. £2.99. www.very.co.uk 7, National Trust, Rosemary Leaf & Orange Hand Cream, 75ml £9. www.nationaltrust.org.uk 8, Sainsbury's Home, Mummy, Daddy Chose So Well Mug. £3.50. www.sainsburys.co.uk 9, L:A Bruket Candles and Body Butter. Full range and be found at Carnill And Company. www.carnillandcompany.com
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Events
April Aw e s o me
3 Apr
sible adult’ to spa together.
Launch concert, including an-
the Middle East. She has writ-
Lecture by Susan Kay-Williams
£75 for one tween (age 11-
nouncement of the 2019 Festival
ten widely on middle Eastern
The Arts Society Dukeries, Civic
16) and one adult. Call: 01777
programme followed by refresh-
Culture and leads tours in the
Centre, Carlton-In-Lindrick
705121. opt 2 for Spa
ments. Admission free
region. Her fine art practice
10am
www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk
A lecture by Susan Kay-Williams,
ellery. Often exploring attitudes
Chief Executive of the Royal
4 Apr
North Notts Brick Show 2019
to gender, Franquet combines
School of Needlework, on ‘With
Heritage Talk “A Virtual Tour
Outwood Academy Valley,
classical imagery with a punk
just a needle and thread’. This
Of Worksop”
Worksop
aesthetic. This exhibition will
constantly changing lecture fea-
Worksop Library
10am-4pm
span research into herbariums,
tures a wide variety of work from
7.30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Hosted by North Notts Brick
taxonomy, and imagery from
the Royal School of Needlework
Many heritage features survive in
Show. Back by popular demand!
Welbeck's historic art collection.
collection and from current and
modern Worksop; some readily
A celebration of the plastic brick!
www.harleygallery.co.uk
recent students. Showcasing
visible but others either complete-
Showcasing
many embroidery techniques,
ly hidden from view or difficult to
els from Adult Fans of LEGO
6 Apr
this lecture will open eyes as to
spot. Malcolm Dolby’s presenta-
(AFOLs) from across the UK. Fun
Family Theatre
just what can be achieved with
tion will take you around Worksop
for all ages, with activities and
“Once Upon A Pillow Fight”
a needle and thread. Doors
on a visual ‘walking tour’. Come
competitions for visitors too.
Worksop Library, Worksop
open at 10am for coffee, lecture
along to see what he’s discovered
Raising funds for Fairy Bricks
11am
11am-12pm. Visitors welcome to
about the sites and sights along
(Charity number 1161639).
In Once Upon a Pillow-Fight,
come to meetings - £6 per lec-
the way. Tickets £3 - please pur-
ture. Free car park. For details
chase in advance from Worksop
6 Apr-17 Jun
themselves into comfy beds-but
call: 01909 290488 or Gill: 01909
Library, call: 01623 677200, or go
Sylvie Franquet
while you settle in, two charac-
540506 or visit: www.theartsso-
to the What’s On section of the In-
Harley Gallery, Welbeck
ters are not nearly ready to sleep
ciety.org.uk/dukeries
spire website to book online www.
Courtyard, Welbeck
and their bedtime adventures
inspireculture.org.uk
An exciting new body of work by
soon descend into pillow-fight-
artist Sylvie Franquet.
ing chaos. Join Upswing for a
3 Apr
fantastic
mod-
children and their adults tuck
Tween Spa
5 Apr
Franquet was born in Belgium
wonderfully inventive mix of the-
Spa at Ye Olde Bell, Barnby Moor
2019 Festival Launch Concert
and studied Arabic and Islamic
atre, acrobatics and storytelling.
An
Southwell Minster
studies before spending many
Running time: 45 mins (20 min-
7.30pm
years
utes performance followed by
exclusive
event
for
the
younger guest and their ‘respon-
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spans textiles, collage and jew6 Apr
travelling
throughout
Events
an interactive drawing session).
6-22 Apr
12 Apr
4.30-7.30pm
Programmed in association with
Easter Bird Egg Trail Thoresby
Matt Haig
Designed to cater for the young-
The Spark Arts of Children, this
Thoresby Park
The Palace Theatre, Newark
est guests (5-10 year olds) and
production will tour four Inspire
10am-4pm
7.30pm
their ‘responsible adult’ to spa
Libraries. Tickets are £3 for li-
Match the bird to the egg in
Join the bestselling author Matt
together. £75 for one adult
brary members and £6 for non-
our nature themed Easter Trail
Haig as he returns to the Pal-
and one child between 5-10
library members. Recommend-
around the parkland. See if you
ace Theatre to tackle the ques-
years old. Treatments are avail-
ed for ages 5+. For full details/to
can spot any of the birds on your
tions that so often plague our
able, please call for details. Call:
book visit: www.inspireculture.
sheet whilst you are out and
thoughts: how can we stay sane
01777 705121. opt 2 for Spa
org.uk/popup or call: 01623
about. £1 per trail.
on a planet that makes us mad?
www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk
677200
www.whatsonatthoresby.co.uk
How do we stay human in a technological world? www.pal-
18 Apr
acenewarktickets.com
Brewery Tour
6 Apr
12 Apr
Hayton Castle Clay Shoot
Study Day.
Hayton Castle Farm, East
The Changing Face Of Jewellery
15 Mar
7.30pm-9.30pm
Retford
The Arts Society Dukeries, Civic
Race Night!
Join one of our expert brewers
9.30am
Centre, Carlton in Lindrick
Newark Golf Club & MacRae's at
for a guided tour around our
The Yorkshire Fillies are team-
10am-3pm
Newark Golf Club, Newark
traditional microbrewery. This
ing up with the Gun Dog Girls
This special day allows mem-
7pm-10pm
is a rare opportunity to take a
for a girls, guns and dogs day!
bers and visitors to hear three
Members and non members
peek behind the closed doors.
Includes bacon sandwich and
Lectures on the changes in
welcome.
£10 each and with this you will
a day of clay shooting, gun dog
jewellery over the years, from
Join Newark Golf Club's 'A Night
enjoy two pints of lovingly hand
competitions and cake with
Downton to Gatsby 1890 - 1929
at The Races'. Big screen race
crafted real ale, plus learn a lit-
some fabulous ladies. All ex-
and the Glamour years to 1959.
action... first race 7.45pm. Even-
tle more about the ingredients
periences catered for and all
The lecture will be given by An-
ing will include hot pork rolls,
and passion, which go into each
equipment is provided. Expert
drew Prince who has had a life
apple sauce and stuffing.
pint. Tickets can be purchased
instruction, gundog scurry and
passion for jewellery since child-
Prizes for best dressed! - filly
online via the link provided and
mini working test with your dog
hood, enhanced by a visit at nine
and stallion £10 per person
can also be purchased directly
or gundog experience for those
years to the V & A exhibiting a
(£7.50 for children under 12)
at the Welbeck Farm Shop or
without a dog, all £70.
dazzling display of Renaissance
Race
available,
from us at the brewery. Tickets
www.haytoncastleclayshoot.
jewellery, which led to his deci-
please see club / ladies Captain!
must be purchased in advance.
sion to follow a career in jewel-
The evening will be fundrais-
You must be over 18 to attend
com
Welbeck Abbey Brewery, Welbeck
sponsorship
lery. When leaving school he
ing for Alzheimer's Society and
this tour. For private parties or cor-
6 Apr
went to Sotheby's Auction of the
Hope House School and Vaca-
porate bookings please contact us
Rusticus
Duchess of Windsor's jewellery
tion Centre.
direclty on: 01909 512539 or at:
Thoresby Courtyard, Thoresby
and at 16 years started work at
To book call: 01636 626282
info@welbeckabbeybrewery.co.uk
10am & 1pm
London's Bond Street, work-
or email: clubhouse@newark-
www.welbeckabbeybrewery.co.uk
Join Rabbit and Badger from the
ing for the Antique Roadshow's
golfclub.co.uk
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Woodland Creatures Theatre
Expert Ian Harris. Over the years
as they create another perfor-
he developed his interest in cos-
17 Apr
mance from their trunk of epic
tume jewellery leading him to
Warren Wood School -
adventure stories! Sing songs
create all forms of jewellery for
Easter Extravaganza
with the outlaws and take part in
film an TV including Downton
Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor
19-22 Apr
the Sheriff’s woodland tourna-
Abbey and the magnificent Tiara
2-course lunch, tombola, gift
Easter Egg Hunt
ment, as you discover the great-
shown below. For further details
stalls and mini workshops in
Clumber Park, Worksop
est legend of our time - Robin
visit:
www.theartssociety.org.
aid of Warren Wood School for
11am-4pm
Hood! Energetic walk with silly
uk/Dukeries £28 per person,
Autism. £25. Call: 01427 787563
Explore Clumber Park with a
activities for family groups of all
to include tea and coffee, but
or email: sylvieannibal@tiscali.
choice of hunts to suit all the
ages. Lasts approx 45 minutes.
not lunch. Free parking on site.
co.uk
family on our Cadbury Easter
Come dressed for the weather.
The Centre is open at 10a, First
Lecture starts at 10.30am. For
17 Apr
Egg Hunt. There will also be a
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Free, booking
further details or to purchase
Tiny Spa
essential call: 01623 822009.
tickets, please contact Ann on:
Spa at Ye Olde Bell,
www.whatsonatthoresby.co.uk
anntaylorfirth@hotmail.co.uk
Barnby Moor
19 Apr Good Friday
variety of Easter activities over the bank holiday. £3 per trail. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/clumber-park
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Events
New Exhibit at Newark Air Museum Meet The Westland Lynx HC.28
The Westland Lynx arrives on site. Photo courtesy of: Howard Heeley, Down To Earth Promotions
Easter Caft Fair The Civic Quarter, Mansfield 11am-3pm
purchased by the Qatar Ministry of Interior Ministry
Hosted by The Civic Quarter
of Defence (MoD) and delivered to the Qartari Police
We had such a 'hopping' time
with the serial QP-31. Hutchinson Engineering Ser-
last year, it's back again. Free
vices of Weston, Notts, completed the helicopter’s
entry. Free parking. Indoor event
long-move north from its previous south coast lo-
so need worry about the weath-
cation. This latest arrival at Newark completes the
er. Plenty of beautiful crafts and
museum’s ‘hat-trick’ of helicopters during 2018; a
activities to keep the kids enter-
feat they last achieved in 1980 with the arrival of the
tained this Easter weekend.
Whirlwind HAS.7, XM685; Sycamore 3, WT933 and
For details email: civicquarter.
Skeeter AOP.12, XL764.
kirsty@gmail.com
I
n 2018, Newark Air Museum was approached
“We are extremely grateful to Andy Rawden for
about taking a Lynx helicopter on loan by its
his generosity in donating this Lynx helicopter to
owner Andy Rawden. Discussions proceed with this
the museum.” commented Dave Hibbert, Museum
Easter Sunday
planned arrangement but now in a generous and
Trustee and Acquisitions Officer. "We are pleased to
Happy Easter!
unanticipated gesture, Andy has decided to donate
have secured such a unique helicopter for the col-
the airframe to the museum.
lection. We appreciate that it will be a long-term re-
21 Apr
build project to complete its restoration and initially
Easter Bunny Easter Party
it will be stored on site.”
The Civic Quarter, Mansfield
The helicopter is a Westland Lynx HC.28 QP-31,
21 Apr
3pm-6pm
which has been in store at Fleetlands, Hants for a number of years, where it has been used as a train-
He added, “However this is a challenge that we relish
We are having an Easter Party
ing aid. Built in 1978 with the code number WA033,
and we are already trying to source missing items. At
liike no other. Easter egg for
this Lynx helicopter initially flew in the UK as a trails
Andy’s request we will aim to display it in its original
every child. Easter bonnet pa-
unit using the registration G-17-21; before being
Qatari Police Force markings.”
rade. Disco with prizes to be
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Newark Air Museum Events:
www.eventbrite.co.uk
13 Apr Indoor Aeroboot/Aerojumble
21 Apr
9am-2pm A special admission fee of just £4.50 per person. Get ready to engage into some ‘face to face’ aviation trading at Newark Air Museum.
14 Apr Harrier Day
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Easter Lunch Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor Traditional four course lunch. £33 (Under 12s half price, under 2s eat free). Call: 01777 705121. www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk 21 Apr
Visiting Harrier cockpits and Harrier related displays will join the museum’s Sea Harrier ZA176 and VTOL test-bed aircraft Meteor FR9 VZ608 on display. Including: Harrier and Sea Harrier veterans; visiting authors; model displays; aviation artists; and hopefully visiting displays of artefacts held by various individuals and collections around the UK. John Cox & museum – Falklands book of remembrance and scrapbook.
Makers’ Market The Engine Yard, Belvoir Castle. Third Sunday of every month Already on offer at the market taking are the award-winning Brockleby’s Pies; delicious handmade fudge from Fudge Glorious Fudge in flavours such as lemon meringue and cherry bakewell; all kinds of hand smoked products from Feast
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20 Apr
For full details of events visit: www.newarkairmuseum.org
and the Furious including its signature 22 hour smoked brisket; a delicious range of vegan, sug-
ar and gluten free raw sweets
ers will unleash your child’s im-
and treats from Guilt Free Pleas-
agination and take them on an
ures and a fantastic range of
exciting storytelling adventure.
jams and chutneys from Dotty
Join us as we head deep into
About Jam. A visit to the mar-
the forest - what woodland
ket is also an opportunity to ex-
creatures will we find? Free but
plore the offer from the retailers
places are limited so booking
housed in the restored industrial
advised. Running time: 1 hour.
workshops offering food and
Other libraries also listed for this
drink, homewares, clothing and
event. For further details visit:
gifts, as well as stopping off to
www.inspireculture.org.uk
E S T.
CHOCOLATE THE GIFT PARTIES
refresh at the Fuel Tank cafe bar.
2007
O F H A P P I CHOCOLATE NESS
MAKING CLASSES
The Engine Yard is open seven
26 Apr - 10 Jul
This Easter, come and enjoy the joy of chocolate. Enrol on one of our classes or book to have a party.
days a week, with free parking.
In The Museum:
For more information:
A Brief History of The
Discover more @ www.thechocolatekitchen.co.uk
www.engineyardbelvoir.com
Side Saddle.
A new experience in Chocolate, Coffee & Cake
Sally Mitchell Fine Arts Ltd 22 - 23 Apr
Gallery, Tuxford
Lyrid Meteor Shower
A collection of interesting and
Let's hope the skies are clear!
unusual side saddles, habbits,
Look out for open evenings
bridles, safety stirrups, whips
throughout the year at the Sut-
and other accoutrements from
ton & Ashfield Astronomical so-
the 1840s to the present day.
ciety, The perfect place to visit
Entry is included with the mu-
to view the skies. www.sher-
seum fee; Adults £5, OAPs and
wood-observatory.org.uk
children under 16 - £3. Children
happy easter /thechockitchen
yppah retsae
@thechockitchen
01777 711007
htiw l evo happy w ith e t r s a e love
www.thechocolatekitchen.co.uk
under 8 - free. Mon - Fri 9am-
23 Apr
with love
4pm. Sat 9am-2pm. Sun closed.
5 West Street (off Carolgate) Retford, Notts, DN22 6ES
part in this year’s ‘Open Studios
Look behind the scenes at some
Notts’ are once again open-
of Nottinghamshire’s local tal-
26 Apr
ing their doors for all to visit.
ent. Whether they work in their
24 & 25 Apr
Lady Henrietta’s Red
This exhibition of photographs
living rooms, sheds or studios,
Poppy's War
Riding Habit
captures some rare behind the
this exhibition is sure to be in-
Mansfield Palace Theatre,
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck
scenes images of their working
formative and eye opening!
Mansfield
Join Dr Sophie Littlewood, Cu-
worlds, alongside information
All library users are very wel-
Education @ The Palace and
rator of The Portland Collection
about where to visit the Open
come.
Vision West Nottinghamshire
as she explores the fashion-
Studios events in Nottingham-
Exhibitions are at three ven-
College Performing Arts Depart-
able and functional form of rid-
shire.
ues for 2019, Beeston Library,
ment present this new play by
ing habits worn by aristocratic
An opportunity to meet, learn
Mansfield Central Library and
Alan Dawson as part of the Write
women in the eighteenth centu-
and visit local artists! The Open
Retford Library.
Track programme.
ry, through the example of a por-
Studios Notts photography ex-
For further details visit:
www.mansfieldpalacetheatre.
trait of Lady Henrietta, Countess
hibition will highlight the work
www.inspireculture.org.uk
ticketsolve.com
of Oxford by John Wootton.
and workplaces of artists and
Places are limited so advance
craftspeople taking part in this
28 Apr
25 Apr
booking is required. To book call
year’s event.
Family Lunch With
Story Explorers:
01909 501700 or e-mail:
The exhibition will also act as a
Prima Party ‘Circus’
Fantastical Forests
portlandcollection@harleygal-
signpost to all the other Open
Ye Olde Bell Hotel,
Southwell Library, Southwell
lery.co.uk
Studios events that are taking
Barnby Moor
place during May and June. In-
Traditional four course lunch
St George's Day
www.sallymitchell.com
10am - 11am A magical storytelling journey
27 Apr - 6 Jun
formation, calendars and maps,
£30. Under 8s eat for free. Chil-
for you and your little one, In as-
Open Studios Nottinghamshire
will point visitors towards artists,
dren’s entertainer with fun and
sociation with Nottingham Play-
2019 Exhibition
groups and craftspeople who
games Prima Party, and more!
house. Through puppetry, music
Retford Library, Retford
are opening their work places
Call: 01777 705121.
and sensory play, Story Explor-
Artists and craftspeople taking
for all to visit.
www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk
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Events
28 Apr
event, so pre-booking is a must!
The Longhorn
Refreshments
Thoresby Park, Thoresby
7:15pm. £8pp. Sensible clothing
Another fantastic event from
required, as you will be outdoors
SBR events, The Longhorn - a
for a lot of the event.
spring trail run through the es-
Call: 01909 720378 to book.
tate of Thoresby. So set yourself
www.creswell-crags.org.uk
available
from
Jack Savoretti & Special Guests The Wandering Hearts Jack Savoretti announces additional Forest Live concert date
and your dog a challenge and join SBR Events this spring at
4-10 May
The Longhorn Canicross entries
John Leech Exhibition
& Nordic Walkers are very wel-
Sally Mitchell Fine Arts Ltd
come.
Gallery, Tuxford
www.sbrevents.co.uk/
events/
An exhibition of the illustrations and cartoons of John
the-longhorn-2019
Leech. Now largely forgotten 30 Apr
John Leech was a highly regard-
Bat Night!
ed Victorian illustrator, most fa-
Creswell Crags Museum &
mous for his Punch cartoons
Jack Savoretti has added an
live music series held every
Prehistoric Gorge, Creswell
and the 70 + books he illustrated
extra date as part of Forest
summer by Forestry Commis-
7.30pm-10pm
not least of which was 'A Christ-
Live, the summer concert se-
sion England in seven beautiful
Join Derrick Eames, resident
mas Carol' by Charles Dickens.
ries organised by the Forestry
forests. Over 1.75 million people
Bat Man at Creswell Crags, for a
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Sat 9am-
Commission, playing Sherwood
have attended a forest gig in the
guided talk and walk of the gorge
2pm. Free Entry.
Pines Forest on the 30 June.
last 18 years. With everything
to see these incredible creatures
www.sallymitchell.com
Tickets are now on sale.
required for a great night out,
feed at nightfall. This is a sell out
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Sa-
including good food and drink,
voretti releases his sixth studio
the concerts are renowned for
album, ‘Singing To Strangers’
their informal and relaxed at-
on 15 March. Recorded in
mosphere set to a spectacular
Rome at Ennio Morricone’s stu-
forest backdrop. Money raised
dio, the 12 track album features
from ticket sales helps to look
co-writes with both Bob Dylan
after the nation’s forests sus-
and Kylie Minogue. The album
tainably, for people to enjoy and
follows on from his last two gold
wildlife to thrive.
Singer/songwriter
Jack
discs ‘Written in Scars’ (2014) and ‘Sleep No More’ (2016). The
Tickets
special Forest Live gigs will see
booking fee) for the Sherwood
£38.50
(plus
£4.35
Jack and his band play material
Pines show from Forestry Com-
from his new album including
mission box office call: 0300
latest single and BBC Radio
680400 or buy online: www.for-
2’s Record Of The Week ‘Can-
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Events
Nottinghamshire County Show Experience a great traditional family day out this spring at Nottinghamshire County Show.
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ew for this year are three HOYS Qualifiers, including British Ridden Heavy Horse of the Year and, following on from the success of the
dedicated ‘Heavies Ring’ in 2018, our Heavy Horse ‘Village’ will have even more to entertain, including ‘working horse’ demonstrations on both days. This first show of the season showcases the best cattle, sheep, goats and pigs alongside superb equine events, including majestic ‘heavies’ and firstclass showjumping. In addition to the usual farmyard favourites, will be gun dogs, hunting hounds and birds of prey. Children will particularly enjoy the antics of the animals in the Countryside Area and the return of last year’s very popular 8ft stilted animatronic character, Froojamaflip, and his hilarious sidekick, Fred the Gardener. Featuring as the main attraction is Dzhigitovka, an exciting Cossack trick-riding spectacular, straight from Russia, with fabulously costumed riders and dare-devil horses, performing to crowdpleasing music. There will be lots of fun, a tasty Food Experience area, and ample opportunity to shop for crafts, gifts and clothing, many items on sale will not be available in the high street stores. For further details and Membership information visit: www.nottingamshirecountyshow.com
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Sat 11 ~ Sun 12 May 2019 A great traditional family day out at Newark Showground • NG24 2NY Featuring The International Dzhigitovka Show – the world’s best Cossack Trick Riders; The return of the popular Gardening Duo, Frooj & Fred; Lots of old favourites and some exciting new displays for 2019
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At The Movies! The latest cinema releases and live screenings of major exhibitions, famous operas and the best theatre at the Savoy Cinema in Worksop. Visit www.savoyworksop.co.uk for full listings of your most awaited movies and live screenings not to miss.
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Two tickets to see a live performance or movie of your choice at the Savoy Cinema, Worksop. To win two tickets simply email to: competitions@savoyonline.co.uk with the subject: Made Jan/Feb Cinema State your name, address, email, contact number and the show that you’d like to see!
Screenings 10 Mar Bolshoi Ballets The Sleeping Beauty A resplendent classic filled with fantasy and
wonder, a cornerstone of the classical style.
The Bolshoi’s younger generation takes us on a dream-like journey in this must-see of the Bolshoi!
24 Mar The Great Escape Gala Screening on its 75th Anniversary On the 75th anniversary of The Great Escape,
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29 Mar Dumbo The heartwarming story of the circus elephant born with unusually large ears. Everything changes when Dumbo discovers that he can do what no other elephant can... fly.
11 & 28 Apr NTL’s All About Eve Broadcast live from the West End in London. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing and Eve, her biggest fan. Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this
new production, from one of the world's most innovative theatre directors, Ivo van Hove,
asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old.
25 Apr Avengers: Endgame The whole crew are back to astound and excite audiences. Tony Stark and Pepper Potts, Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and
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17 Apr RSC’s As You Like It Director Kimberley Sykes (Dido, Queen of
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Know Your Why? Ronnie Harris, VJH Marketing, tells businesses to find their 'Why?'
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hat is your 'Why?' If you have been running a successful business for some years now, you might be at a point where you are considering hiring the services of a marketing consultant to take you to the next level in your business. Business owners often look to marketing to give them the answers they need to add impetus to their business. Maybe they are looking to break into different markets or attract new customers. Or maybe they are conscious of the rapidly growing social media platforms and feel the pressure is on for them to be more visible than ever before. A question business owners often neglect to ask themselves is “Why am I
doing what I do?” because if you don’t know your Why, how will your audience? In business, it doesn't matter what you do, it matters WHY you do it. (Simon Sinek, Start With Why).
Let’s start at the very beginning People often get so wrapped up in the 'nitty-gritty' of building their business, they forget why it is they started doing what they do. What compelled them to give up the security of the 9 to 5 and go it alone? Maybe you felt that you could better meet the needs of your clientele or you are passionate about offering a unique service. Whatever it was, there was a strong reason that made you take the leap and that strong reason will be your Why.
With the advance in social media, now more than ever, people are questioning authenticity of businesses and the owners. If you know your Why and you convey it well in your key messaging, your values and your brand, the authentic you will shine through. It is too easy for your customers to go online and find another organisation that can provide the same service as you. Your potential new clients need see and feel what is different about you – what is your USP (unique selling point). The chances are your USP is strongly linked to your Why.
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Thinking about childcare? Ranby House School Nursery is set in 60 acres of beautiful North Nottinghamshire woodland. We’re a ‘teaching’ Nursery, so we provide our children an excellent foundation for education in a fun, supportive and stimulating environment. And with Breakfast Club, nutritious home-cooked food and snacks included in the affordable cost - plus a full and exciting Learning Programme taught by qualified teachers - there’s a reason why parents love our Nursery!
Why parents choose us • Safe and secure location in 60 acres of North Nottinghamshire Woodland • Academic Nursery, staffed by qualified teachers • Childcare Vouchers welcome • All-inclusive costs, including Breakfast Club, plus home-cooked meals and snacks • Open from 7.45am, with provision until 6.30pm if required
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Springtime, A Season For Style Wave goodbye to winter and welcome in spring. If an event is on the menu this year, Georgie Muirhead Design has a plan for you.
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inally we can wave goodbye to the winter season, cold dark nights and frosty weather and welcome spring with open arms, for this is the season of new beginnings and celebrations. With brighter days and the freshness spring brings, comes the opportunity to enjoy planning for the year ahead. For me, as an event planner and stylist, this time of year brings exciting new adventures to work on styling client’s special occasions, taking inspiration from the spring months and incorporating these into my designs. What better way to kick start this than the celebration of Mother’s Day and Easter with all of the family. I love to use fresh spring flowers in my designs alongside the nostalgic feel that vintage theming brings. A perfect way to combine these looks is to hold your very own ‘vintage afternoon tea’, providing a personal touch to your occasion which, can be enjoyed by both younger and older generations alike. You can find a huge array of vintage crockery and tea pots in local second hand shops or even car boot sales - mix a variety of pieces together to give an eclectic feel to your table. Combined with fresh spring flowers and crisp white table linens, this provides a perfect setting for your vintage tea. Add finger sandwiches – crusts removed of course – fresh pastries and scrumptious cakes, alongside leaf tea and fresh juices to give your family a real feast for the eyes.
Spring also brings with it the frenzy of the wedding season, where couples plan their new year nuptials and look at ways to mark that special day with their loved ones. However, the excitement of planning such a momentous occasion can also bring with it the fear of getting things just right for that special day, leaving more and more couples to choose the help from wedding planners. Wedding planners and stylists are a wonderful resource for all couples, no matter your budget or requirements, offering the bride and groom a stress free experience. When it comes to wedding planning, I love to buck convention by a range of styles and trends and ditch the chair bows. For me it is about personal touches, working closely with clients to achieve their dream wedding. From country elegance, bohemian, gothic or carnival, why have the norm when you can experience the stylish? Nothing is beyond your imagination and I help to explore this more and make a wedding day one to truly wow guests and leave lasting memories. Be it planning for a wedding or celebrating Easter with family, the spring season is certainly a positive one with new beginnings and exciting opportunities ahead. Step outside, take in the beauty of nature budding all around. Let the season put a ‘spring’ in your step!
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Create a ‘Vintage Tea Experience’ in your own home or venue, and Georgie Muirhead Design can provide everything you need to host that special party. Vintage crockery, cutlery, table linens and flowers alongside a selection of beautifully displayed ‘tea sandwiches’, fresh scones and hot drinks, with the added bonus of a set up and clear away service, saving time on that washing up – a perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day or Easter with the family, stress free.
Georgie Muirhead Design provides a personal service to each couple, where the perfect wedding day is planned from start to finish. From hire of equipment, floristry and styling, through to managing your wedding day and organising suppliers and guests, wedding planning is the way forward to ensure you get the look and experience you wish to have, creating a memorable day for both you and your guests.
Call Georgie Muirhead on 01777 872116 to plan and style your special event Georgie Muirhead Design • Bespoke Venue and Interior Stylist hello@georgiemuirhead.co.uk • 01777 872116 • www.georgiemuirheaddesign.com georgie_muirhead • facebook.com/georgiemuirheaddesign
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First Steps To A Beautiful Garden If you are looking to breathe new life into your garden or outdoor space, take a look at what Acer Landscapes can do for you.
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cer Landscapes have worked with satisfied customers across the region and beyond for more than 15 years, offering a trusted and reliable service. The Acer team provide a professional, full landscaping service from design to construction to maintenance, offering expertly tailored advice along the way.
Garden design A full design service is available whether you have a specific look in mind or if you would like to know what is available for your budget. Acer Landscapes will design a bespoke garden to your requirements, however large or small. Once you have contacted the team, an initial visit by one of the qualified designers will be arranged, who will discuss your requirements. The first step is the initial consultation where general ideas about what you want from your garden, the space available and your budget can be discussed. A survey and site analysis will then be completed, along with measurements and initial plans. The next stage will be the planning and design, where the main components will be looked at in detail, including
proposed patios, driveways as well as the general shape and layout. All of these elements will be amended to fit your requirements and a final design will be agreed on. The design is essential tool to the successful completion of any garden, as it aids the designer to price the work accurately, whilst also giving the client an idea and scale of what the completed garden will look like. Acer Landscapes can take the pressure off you and design the whole package from concept to completion tailoring the garden to your specific, individual, requirements.
Garden Maintenance For a variety of reasons many of us don't always have the time to tend to our garden and generally maintain it to the level we would like. Acer Landscapes can work with you to build up a detailed plan of exactly how you would like your garden maintained. We can offer advice on what work can be carried out and visit regularly to help maintain the garden to your specific requirements.
You can choose to maintain your garden weekly or fortnightly to keep it looking neat and tidy. The maintenance teams are qualified and experienced, the hourly rate includes two staff members, machinery, fuel, transport and waste. Acer Lanscapes holds a waste carriers licence and dispose of all waste responsibly.
Landscaping From lawns and turfing to laying artificial grass and planting, Acer offers an array of landscaping services to transform your space. Driveways, paving and patios can also be designed and laid, while features such as pizza ovens, summerhouses, gates and doorways can be constructed to increase your garden’s usability and to add style. Ponds and pools are also a great way of adding interest and functionality to your garden. Working with Ensata, the awardwinning natural pool designers, Acer Landscapes can create a wonderful pool in your garden. Ensata pools are crystal clear, free from chemical, low maintenance and a magnet for wildlife. They offer the chance for you to swim in your very own wild swimming pool.
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The Scott Family Trees Trees are a way of life for the Scott family. The farm has been in the family’s hands since the late Anthony began farming on the land just after the Second World War. Now, some 70 years later, the next generation of the Scott family continue to lead the business.
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ow run by Anthony’s son Christopher and his daughter Xanthe, Green Mile Trees provides an array of trees and topiary to architects, designers, large commercial companies and a growing base of private customers. Green Mile Trees is named after the road on which it sits and heading out there the chances are you’ll spot the farm’s majestic beech hedge that lines the road on approach. ‘The Green Mile hedge’ is considered a local legacy of Anthony Scott, who planted the famous beech hedge over 50 years ago. It now stands over 14 feet tall, 14 feet wide at the base and five or six feet wide at the top. This mature, grand style of planting is typical of the ornamental trees and shrubs offered by Green Mile. So many of their customers find that the large trees, grown by the Scott’s, offer the ideal structure, screening and architecture to their gardens. The team are experts in growing and providing what people are increasingly looking for – instant structure and architecture for their gardens and other open spaces; and it’s down to Green Mile’s knowledge and expertise that allows customers the option of choosing from a vast selection of some 50,000 trees, hedging and beautifully designed topiary, as well as a huge choice of shrubs.
Green Mile has supplied trees to myriads of customers across the country, from new housing developments to local and national councils that have taken on hundreds of trees to line roadsides, parkland and a variety of open spaces. All of these areas benefitting greatly from the green space that has been created. “We supply to lots of different people; local authorities, architects, landscape contractors, garden designers, householders and more,” says Christopher. “We’re also increasingly serving private customers, people coming to us for inspiration and for something that can be used with immediate affect.” The nursery, which covers some 65 acres, was set up by Anthony, originally as a branch of the farming business, but it has since grown to be the main focus for the family. Their busiest time of the year is between November and March, according to Xanthe. “We employ a few more people during this time to manage the workload. Right now, as we head into spring, things are becoming particularly busy at Green Mile, as the milder weather stimulates the growth process. “Spring is when plants start to grow again so it’s very important they’re well looked after. The jobs include pruning, tying and training plants. We will also be planting and potting stock. The stock, which we plant in the field, will be ready to be sold in three to five year’s time.”
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Xanthe joined the business, following in her father’s footsteps, in 2015. Being part of the family business was always on the cards as she shares her father’s passion for what they grow. “I joined the business four years ago after working in retail. I wanted a career change to which my dad suggested I’d come and work for him and see how it goes. “I can’t imagine doing anything different now as I absolutely love working outdoors! The rest is history!” Both Christopher and Xanthe ensure they work in tandem with customers, helping them design their gardens, providing inspirational advice and information along the way. “We spend a lot of time with clients, whether private customers or garden designers, to make sure they make the right choices,” says Christopher. “Certain plants grow better in certain areas and we share that knowledge with our customers to ensure the best possible outcome.” Garden designers who have shown at Chelsea Garden Show have also gone to Green Mile to help them put on eye-catching and thought-provoking displays. “Show gardens can be tricky, and is becoming an increasingly specialised aspect of the business. Show plants need to be looking their best, and sometimes need several months to ensure this. The more lead time we have, the better the result!” To find out more about what Green Mile Trees can offer you, visit their website www.greenmiletrees.co.uk or phone the team on 01777 702422.
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Duncan & Toplis Annual Charity Golf Day Raising money for charity is par for the course at Duncan & Toplis
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o date, £85,000 has been raised for local charities through Duncan & Toplis’ annual Charity Golf Day. For 94 years, the chartered accountants and business advisers, which has offices in Newark and across the East Midlands, has been supporting the community through its award-winning accountancy services for businesses ranging from self-employed sole traders to multi-million pound companies. Supporting businesses of all sizes is second nature to the company. From advising on the buying and selling of new businesses and hosting workshops on the latest sector developments, to payroll services and personal tax planning, Duncan & Toplis offers a range of services to companies and individuals year-round. However, the company also has a long history of charitable giving. As an organisation that’s at the heart of businesses and communities across the area, Duncan & Toplis is passionate about giving back to local people and charities. In December, the company asked for donations to its Christmas present appeal for vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the community, receiving dozens of toys and gifts for children who are supported by Lincolnshire County Council’s social care teams. This is testament to the generosity of local people and to the Duncan & Toplis team, which also supports good causes such as Newark Book Festival, Beaumond House Community Hospice and NYP.
For the past 28 years, one of the biggest ways the company has raised money for deserving charities is stepping on to the fairway for Duncan & Toplis’ annual Charity Golf Day, which takes place every summer at Belton Woods Hotel, Grantham. Hundreds of golfers from businesses across the East Midlands join the Duncan & Toplis team on the green to pitch, put and swing their way to glory. The first Charity Golf Day teed off in the early nineties and since then, the tournaments have raised a fantastic £85,000 for local charities. Duncan & Toplis’ Deputy Managing Director, Ian Phillips said: “Our Charity Golf Day is a great way for us and other local businesses to raise important funds for some vital local charities in our community. Often, the competition is fierce, but the atmosphere is always friendly and cheerful so it’s a great day out on the course. We’re really proud to organise this tournament every year and to raise so much money for these charities. We’re all very grateful for the businesses and individuals who take part in the tournament and who choose to donate. I’m really looking forward to the next event this year, when I hope we’ll be able to raise even more.” In 2014, £3,500 was raised for local charities St Barnabas Hospice and The Ryan Smith Foundation. The following year, a similar amount was raised for LIVES to help them reach their huge annual donation target that enables them to support hundreds of dedicated
volunteers who deliver critical care across the East Midlands. In 2016, the Charity Golf Day supported Belvoir Castle Cricket and Countryside Trust, a charitable organisation that teaches Kwik Cricket and countryside education to special needs children. The Lincolnshire Rural Support Network also benefited, so they could continue to provide practical and pastoral support to people in rural areas. More recently, the tournament teed off at Belton Woods once again in support of LIVES and in its 28th year, £3,500 was donated to Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. Once again, dozens of teams of keen golfers will be aiming for a hole in one at Belton Woods Hotel this year. Registration for the Charity Golf Day will be opening up over the next few months, and the company is encouraging everyone from the local business community to make a contribution to support the vital and valuable work of local charities. If you or your business would like to join the Duncan & Toplis Charity Golf Day at Belton Woods Hotel, Grantham, please call: 0808 1691196 or email: marketing@duntop.co.uk.
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Bunkers, Bogies & Birdies All you need is a little peace and quiet, fresh air, an escape from the daily grind and a wide open space to play. Made has a look at the best of North Notts golf clubs, the only decision for you to make is where to play?
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olf, a great escape in so many ways. It transports us to the great outdoors to stretch our legs and venture into the rolling greens and picturesque countryside. It demands focus, skill, and concentration, it captivates and creates an escape from the daily grind. For those who have a passion for the game it is all encapsulating, and for those with great talent for this game it is a challenging competition and the beginning of a search for the perfect course, no matter where, or how far. Technology has grown with the game and for those with a vision willing to invest, there are some excellently designed tools to help any golfer of any age or skillset to improve. For many it is a beautifully sociable, simple sport, to be enjoyed with friends and a luxurious day of golf and a good clubhouse in which to refresh and relax afterwards, all key to the experience. In this issue we have looked at a few of the courses in the area and met some of the key personnel in charge to find out more about why this sport has enchanted so many, the new technology developed to inspire the next generation, and we catch up with our very own local golf superstar Lee Westwood, who takes a minute to answer a few of our questions, thanks to the assistance from his first club, Worksop Golf Club. Look out for the fantastic competition prize from Newark Golf Club, and most of all enjoy!
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North Notts Golf Clubs
Here are just a few of the many golf clubs that can be sampled in our area...
Beeston Fields Golf Club Beeston Fields is both a challenging golf course and centre for events that includes an 1837 clubhouse and walled garden venue. The tree-lined drive and clubhouse is steeped in history and is a challenging test for all levels of golfer, while the venue is also a location for family celebrations, grand banquets and weddings. The club has a restaurant for lunch while looking out over the parkland scenery.
Bulwell Forest Golf Club Bulwell Forest Golf Club states that its historic 18 hole Bulwell Forest Golf Course 'takes you into a different world, picturesque scenery, greens, bunkers and tees, you will feel as if you in the middle of nowhere'. There is a club house for socialising that serves refreshments and meals.
Coxmoor Golf Club Coxmoor is a heathland course that has recently been accredited by England Golf as a Championship Venue. It has been an Open Qualifying course, held the British Boys Championship and most recently the Brenda King Foursomes, a prestigious ladies senior event. The club states that its clubhouse is 'renowned for providing a friendly service'.
Kilton Forest Golf Club Kilton Forest Golf Course has an excellent reputation as an established parkland course, it is a facility that allows for year-round golf, due to its drainage. This makes Kilton Forest one of few courses that does not have to close during the winter. After a round of golf, visitors can be refreshed in the newly refurbished club house with fully licensed bar, TV lounge and dining room where refreshments and meals are available throughout the day.
Lindrick Golf Cub Lindrick is foremost a members’ club with a rich history, attracting its membership not just from the immediate locality of Worksop but also from North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The club has long established links with Sheffield reflecting the fact that it began life over 120 years ago as the Sheffield & District Golf Club. In 1957 the club achieved international recognition when it hosted the Ryder Cup, becoming one of an elite number of courses to do so. In recent years the course has also been used as a venue for a regional qualification event for the Open Championship. The clubhouse looks across the course with views over ‘Lindrick Common’.
Mapperley Golf Club Mapperley is a parkland course only four miles from the centre of Nottingham. Its fairways have, they say, for more than a century, 'presented the golfer with an interesting challenge from the tee'. At Mapperley visitors can take in the views of Gedling Country Park and all the way across to the Vale of Belvoir from the bar and restaurant. There is a pro shop on site. Continues...
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Round of 18 questions with
Lee Westwood
We caught up with Lee on his recent tournament in Dubai and he spared a few minutes with us to answer a quick round of 18 questions...
Why did you originally decide to take up golf?
I took up golf as I didn’t like fishing – aged 11 and a half.
How did you find golfing opportunities in North Nottinghamshire, growing up?
Do any other members of your family play golf?
My son, mother and father all play.
Do you still enjoy playing golf for leisure? Yes I do.
The support I got from the Notts Union was very good.
Do you play any other sports?
Did you find it an easy sport to learn?
Who is your greatest inspiration in life?
Can you take up golf at any budget?
Are there any young golfers coming through the ranks that you tip for golfing success?
I enjoyed it, so it was fairly easy.
Yes you can, I started golfing at Kilton Forest – a municipal golf course.
How important is sponsorship at your level?
Very important at any level – it pays the wages!
What should you look for when thinking about joining a golf club? Good course, friendly members.
Has golf changed much since you first started playing? Technology has improved a lot.
I ski, play snooker and I ride horses.
Nelson Mandella.
There is one, Adri Arnaus, but there are quite a few showing promise.
What is your favourite course to play on? That must be Augusta!
If you hadn’t become a professional golfer, what profession do you think you would be doing now? Not sure, something in sport.
What has been your biggest golfing achievement to date?
How do you prepare yourself for a tournament? Any special routines you go through?
Becoming No. 1 in the world.
Do you enjoy playing in a team as much as individual tournaments?
Get lessons from a P.G.A. Pro.
I work on the range.
What advice would you give to anyone thinking of taking up golf?
Very much so.
Made would like to thank Lee Westwood for his time, his mother for her time and assistance with the piece and Worksop Golf Club for organising the "questions With Lee Westwood".
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“I was proud to see Worksop Golf Club after my name in a multitude of county, national and international events and I can categorically say that without them, their members and my parents, I would not have achieved what I have in the game. My golfing future and an abundance of happy memories were decided and enjoyed there” Lee Westwood All images on this page courtesy of Worksop Golf Club.
Leisure
Worksop Golf Club
Notts Golf Club Hollinwell Notts Golf Club Hollinwell states that 'golfers who find their way to Hollinwell
Worksop Golf Club, founded in 1914, is classed as
know they have arrived at a special place from the moment they turn the final
one of the best golf courses in the Midlands/North
bend on the long driveway to the club and see the view of the course and
of England and is still improving year on year.
clubhouse ahead of them'. Set in the gently rolling hills of North Nottinghamshire, in the heart of Robin Hood County, Notts Hollinwell offers heathland golf.
The course has recently been the Nottinghamshire Union County Course and has hosted many pres-
Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club
tigious events such as England Golf Men’s Open
The Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club, founded in 1909, is 'home' of the McGregor
Mid Amateur Championship (for the Logan Trophy),
Trophy, the English Boys under 16 Championship. It lies within easy reach
the England Golf Brabazon Northern Qualifier and
of the village and has views over the Vale of Belvoir with the castle itself on
the England Golf Captains event.
the horizon. It is located within easy reach of Nottingham, Leicester, Newark and Grantham and offers an 18-hole parkland course with three challenging
Worksop Golf Club’s scratch team has represented Nottinghamshire in the English Club Champion-
finishing holes. The clubhouse serves food, including Sunday lunches.
ships for the last seven consecutive years. Numer-
Ramsdale Park Golf Centre
ous winners of events in the Sheffield Union and
Enjoy first class facilities including a scenic 18 hole Seely Course with views
Nottinghamshire Union of Golf Clubs have been
over the Nottinghamshire countryside, plus a time saving Lee Course, ideal for
trained and been inspired by this club.
golfers pressed for time, new to golf or wanting to practice their short and midrange game. The Café Bar & Grill at Ramsdale Park serves food daily.
The course is playable throughout the entire year and is regarded as one of the outstanding courses
Rufford Park Golf club
in the area for both difficulty and quality. It has a
The course is an all weather course having the benefit of being constructed on
long tradition of providing the base for world-class
a free draining sandy base providing quality playing surfaces throughout the
golfers including Lee Westwood, Mark Foster,
year. The course is said to be challenging for all levels of player, from novice to
Maurice Bembridge, and David Snell.
professional. There is a club restaurant for refreshments.
As a founding part of Lee Westwood’s career in
Serlby Park Golf Club
golf, Worksop Golf Club is proud to be seen as
Established in 1906, Serlby Park Golf Club has 12 greens played from 18
the ‘home of Lee Westwood’, the place where he
different tee boxes giving variation to this challenging parkland layout. Accurate
learned his trade and where members of his family
shots are required, and your short game will be put to the test. The course
still come to enjoy the facilities. In fact, his mother
defends itself with its tight fairways, well-positioned greens and bunkers and
is a very active member of Worksop Golf Club and
many established variations of large mature trees.
was ladies Captain in 2005 and is currently a board member at Worksop Golf Club. On site there is a
Sherwood Forest Golf Club
range of Lee Westwood memorabilia that players
This is a long established heathland course alongside the pines, silver birch
and visitors are welcome to view.
and oak trees of Clipstone Woods within the legendary Sherwood Forest. The club states that it is very proud of its reputation as one of the "oldest and finest
The clubhouse is available for hire for private func-
heathland golf courses in Great Britain". The clubhouse includes a number of
tions and parties and special rates are available
bars and lounges, together with a snooker room, and a restaurant, which can
for members. It is ideal for celebrations such as
accommodate 80 guests with a view overlooking the course.
weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries or other memorable events, where you can enjoy the re-
Southwell Golf Club
laxed surroundings and friendly staff. There is also
Southwell Golf Club was founded in 1993, on the estate of the popular
a pro shop on site for requirements of all players.
Southwell Racecourse, some two miles from Southwell and five miles from the market town of Newark. The front nine holes are located in the centre of the racecourse and features their signature hole, the 7th, a straightforward par 3 –
www.worksopgolfclub.com
as long as you ignore the water between the tee and the island green.
Tel: 01909 477731 Email: thesecretary@worksopgolfclub.com Windmill Lane, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2SQ
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Leisure Golf Glorious Retford Golf Club Set in splendid countryside with oak-lined fairways, open areas, changes of level and picturesque views, and with excellent catering and hospitality to compliment the golf, Retford Golf Club is an all-year-round favourite for many golf societies and casual players. Regardless of your level of experience or standard of golf, you will find Retford to be the friendliest of clubs. Playing on a varied and interesting golf course, members organise roll-up "Fiddles" six days a week, making it easy for new members, ladies and gents, to integrate, make friends, and play golf whenever it suits them. Club competitions are organised all year round: Gents on Sundays, Ladies Tuesdays, and Juniors on Saturday afternoons. Members also benefit from a lively social scene, including regular quiz nights, dinners and dances. The clubhouse offers a varied menu from sandwiches to full English breakfasts and other tempting dishes – including the Sunday Carvery.
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Newark Golf Club "We aspire to provide an outstanding golf experience all year round". Founded in 1901, Newark Golf Club is one of the oldest golf courses in the Midlands, nestled on the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire border. The charming course meanders its way through a mixture of wooded and heathland terrain, in a secluded position with easy walking. Measuring 6,468 yards from the first tee to the eighteenth pin, with more than the odd hazard to take on from new bunkers to old trees, the course creates a fair challenge for golfers of all abilities with greens being the best in the area. As well as a full 18 hole course, there's also a driving range, putting green and short game practice area. Visitors to The Clubhouse restaurant and bar enjoy superb facilities on a daily basis and social events that are often fundraising for local causes. The facilities are available for all types of functions, from parties or meetings to weddings or celebratory dinners. www.newarkgolfclub.co.uk Tel: 01636 626282 Email: marketing@newarkgolfclub.co.uk Sleaford Road, Coddington, Newark,
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Worksop College The Future Of Golf
A new indoor training room featuring cutting edge technology is putting golfers of all levels through their paces. Two years ago the school invested £15,000 in a Trackman golf shot analyser, which enabled people to practise and analyse their golf outdoors. But now, the school has adapted an existing squash room and created a fully functioning ‘swing room’ for indoor training during the winter months, evenings or bad weather. The TrackMan system measures a variety of components crucial for a great shot, such as club head impact and ball speed, and ball spin rates. The new room also includes a projector and PC that transfers the TrackMan data into a simulated golf shot played on a driving range or golf course, as well as a TV screen for the TrackMan data. The room also includes a base carpet putting green, so students can also practice and analyse, not just drives and irons, but putts too. The school also hopes that this new facility will not only improve its school golfers, but will also attract the best coaches in the area. The room was paid for through generous donations from past and present pupils, parents and friends of the school.
College Pines Golf Club College Pines is a well-established, 18 hole heathland course set within the surroundings of Clumber Park and Worksop College. Designed and operated by former international golfer David Snell and his family, College Pines Golf Club provides everything for the enthusiastic golfer. With a friendly atmosphere, good facilities including a relaxing clubhouse and inviting bar and restaurant, full greens every day, plus your choice of tee, it is truly the “the home of all year round golf”. www.collegepinesgolfclub.co.uk Tel: 01909 501431 Worksop College Drive, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3AL
Oakmere Park Golf Club Oakmere Golf Club, conveniently located between Mansfield and Nottingham, was designed by former English Amateur Champion and President of
This image: John Mecheril age 16, student at Worksop College, is already a very impressive player, representing Germany in their National squad’
the English Golf Union, Frank Pennink. Both heathland courses benefit from free draining and are locally known as the ’all weather courses’. The club caters for golfers of all levels, from the beginner and occasional putter to some of the best players in the region. The clubhouse retains the natural character of the original farm buildings, which house facilities, including three separate rooms for eating, relaxing, having a drink or a private function. It’s a venue for weddings, conferences, special birthdays and corporate meetings and there are also areas outside to erect marquees. www.oakmerepark.co.uk Tel: 0115 9653545 Email: enquiries@oakmerepark.co.uk Oaks Lane, Oxton, Southwell Nottingham, NG25 0RH
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Success For Notts Young Golfers Nottinghamshire Union of golf clubs is key in the region for inspiring and encouraging the talent in the area, following a successful 2018 there's plenty to look forward to this year. Nottinghamshire Union of golf clubs juniors boasts plenty of success in 2018: The U18s won the Midland Final for the third year running and have won the East Midlands U18s League for the past seven years. Nottinghamshire is committed to giving young golf players every opportunity to enjoy, and achieve their full potential. The Nottinghamshire Tour for both girls and boys aged 5 to 12 years provides them with a great start. The tour is held over seven different courses from April to August and culminates with the Mini Ryder Cup match played in true Ryder cup style against Shropshire & Herefordshire Pee Wees. There have been many great success stories over the past few years from young golfers, three of these went on to play as England Internationals at U16/U18 level and are now at sports universities in America. 17 year old Matthew Freeman from Worksop/Notts Golf clubs, is one of the current successful ‘Nippers’. He began on the Nippers' Tour at the age of eight, progressed to England U16s and is currently part of the U18s international squad. In 2018 he played for England U18s in the French Boys Amateur and the German Boys open. He represented
England in the Nations Cup Trophy and the McEvoy trophy and individually won the Midland Youth U21 and the R&A Home International. Mirroring Matthew's achievement is Oscar Bartram, the 2018 Boys Amateur Champion and Louis Willey, they are both currently coaching with the England U16s regional squads. The success of the junior golfers is testament to the dedicated coaching they receive from ‘Nippers’ to U18s from the club’s three professional coaches and the squad/team managers, but most important is the support and commitment from their families. Nottinghamshire's juniors are encouraged to enter individually in the six Nottinghamshire events, five junior opens, Midland events and the National events. The squad players are given the opportunity to play in teams in the league and friendly matches against other East Midlands counties. Many go on to play in the men’s 1st and 2nd team matches.
Junior golfer, Louis Wiley.
Matthew Freeman.
Junior golfers are the future, Nottinghamshire is dedicated to help them achieve their full potential. To find out more please visit: www.nottsgolfunion.com
The boys U18s team winners of the Midland League 201. All images courtesy of Nottionghamshire Union of Golf Clubs.
Oscar with the U16 Stroke Play Trophy.
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Ye Olde Bell, Above Par For Relaxation
Ye Olde Bell offers the ideal 19th hole retreat after a hard day on the greens, with special play and stay packages and even its own golf day it’s anything but par for the course!
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he luxury hotel and spa in Barnby Moor boasts special partnerships with some of the region’s leading courses, allowing golfers to stay at the hotel and experience the greens without needing to be a member of the associated clubs. Golfers wanting to combine the best in play and stay can enjoy time on the prestigious Lindrick, Retford, Worksop and Serlby courses as part of their overnight booking at the hotel. Ye Olde Bell offers the best in relaxation and after a day on the greens guests can unwind in one of the hotel’s beautiful rooms, suites or lodges. The spacious two-storey lodges, The Grove and The Rufford, offer a great option for groups and are available individually or can be inter-connected to offer even more space. Each lodge features a lounge and mini kitchen on the ground floor, with a handcrafted oak staircase leading to a galleried double or twin room and luxury en-suite bathroom complete with roll-top bath and walk-in power shower. Guests can also choose to book some time at the award winning spa. The flexible timings of spa days mean that golfers can pop in for a morning, afternoon or evening session or indulge in a full day of relaxation. The spa’s thermal treatments aid relaxation, improve circulation and flush out toxins. The extensive treatment menu offers everything from deep tissue massage to cleanses and treatments specifically tailored for male guests.
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Speciality Dining Evenings - £35 Friday 8 March Prime local steak and Pheasantry ale pie for two, artisan beer or a glass of full bodied Barolo
Friday 22 March Like any sport, golf can produce injuries to the low back and spine and one very common golf injury is lower back pain, usually due to muscle strains and sprains. People who suffer from recurrent episodes of lower back pain can be frustrated because the pain hinders their ability to play golf. For pain relief and to promote healing from golf-related injuries it is generally advisable to rest for a day or two. Spa at Ye Olde Bell, with its combination of heat and ice treatments, can help speed up recovery of muscle strains. The Spa also offers a specialist cinnamon massage, which uses a special cinnamon balm that warms the muscles and releases tension. This is then combined with deep tissue massage techniques, great for getting deeper into knots, manipulating the muscles, releasing the tension, improving mobility and suppleness which overall helps to improve golfer’s swing on the green.
Chateaubriand carved from our antique silver trolley with a glass of Gigondas
Friday 12 April Roast rack of spring lamb carved at the table, rich glass of Rioja Reserva
Friday 26 April Curry experience for two, artisan beer or a glass of Stag’s Leap Chardonnay
The team at Ye Olde Bell Hotel and Spa enjoy a round or two and are proud to host an annual golf day. Those seeking a challenge will be able to take part in the Ye Olde Bell Golf Day at Serlby Park Golf Club on Monday 6 May. The annual competition is open to teams of four and costs £60 per team to enter. In addition to the accolade of winning the ‘Open’ top placed competitors will win prizes from the hotel.
Visit www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk for more information.
Barnby Moor, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 8QS 01777 705121 enquiries@yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk www.yeoldebell-hotel.co.uk
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Pulling Out All The Stops
Piano Story
Made meets the team at Martin Goetze & Dominic Gwynn Ltd, where tired pipe organs are given a new lease of life through careful restoration, and new pipe organs are born. Here is where the music begins.
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he team at Martin Goetze and Dominic Gwynn Ltd spend their days restoring historic church pipe organs, using their knowledge and expertise to breathe new life into these unique instruments. Made had the opportunity to meet Dominic Gwynn and the team. Dominic is one of the original co-founders of the company along with Martin Goetze, who sadly passed away three years ago. Their work often sees them restoring organs that are hundreds of years old, painstakingly going through the delicate process of cleaning and repairing in order to ensure the instruments continue to produce the beautiful sounds they were originally built to deliver.
The workshop is an array of wonderful on-going projects, earthy, wooden aromas and busy craftspeople, all focussed on their particular piece of the puzzle. And whilst refurbishment takes up the majority of their time, the team also take on projects to build brand new organs, often built using the same traditional materials in the same, tried and tested way. Dominic was working on building a new organ when Made visited his workshops on the Welbeck Estate. This new organ
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project is based on a 17th century English design and will be used to play music from that period. It has about 200 pipes and includes a manually operated bellow that distributes air, which is then pushed through the internal workings to create the sounds when the keys are pressed. When complete, it will look and sound like, an organ from the 1600s and is destined for a customer in Brussels. Refurbishment work remains the mainstay of the business and sees the team working on organs predominately from the 19th and 18th centuries. It’s an often long, drawn-out process, particularly, as Dominic points out, due to the age of the parts they are working with. “For most organs it’s probably been a hundred, to a hundred and twenty years since their last restoration,” says Dominic. “The main thing that deteriorates is the leather in the bellows. Wherever there is leather it tends to pack up over time. It’s tough stuff, but after about 150-200 years you can tear it like paper, the fibres shorten and it slowly deteriorates.” A lot of original organs are housed in stately homes and places such as National Trust properties and museums; there are also a small number in private hands.
Events Originally households would have had these organs in the same way that people today have pianos, although, a couple of hundred years ago, the chance to own an organ would be limited to those households that were particularly wealthy. “They were originally all domestic,” says Dominic, “but you would have had to have been quite rich to have had one.” Dominic finds they are increasingly taking on projects to refurbish church organs in particular, something he puts down to the availability of support such as lottery funding that allow this work to get underway. “The availability of this type of funding means the average parish church can now afford to have a complete restoration carried out,” he says. Past restoration projects include: the St Cecilia’s Hall Chamber Organ at Edinburgh University Musical Instrument Museum; Handel House Museum restoration of Snetzler Bureau Organ; Rothbury, Northumberland restoration of the 1866 Hill Organ at All Saints Church; and Erddig House near Wrexham Wales and the restoration of the Bevington Organ for the National Trust. Closer to home, the team has also worked on the 1878 organ at St Anne’s church in Worksop as well as at National Trust properties. “When we set up here 30 years ago, the National Trust had just taken on some houses with little organs, so we also worked on organs at places such as Belton House, Kedleston Hall, Calke Abbey and Staunton Harold. “We tend to specialise in working with organs dated up to about 1830 and really in the last few years we’ve started doing more Victorian English church organs.” Dominic himself, some 15 years ago, found himself working on a series of organs that had either been played on or were associated in some way with the great composer George Friedrich Handel. He even restored a musical clock belonging to the Queen, which had music arranged by Handel himself. Using traditional woods such as oak and pine, the team tend to work on one organ at a time, working alongside each other to see the project through from beginning to end. “Oak in particular is a classic wood because it doesn’t deteriorate, it doesn’t get eaten and it doesn’t get woodworm, so that’s the one that gets used in church most. And the English used pine quite a lot, especially imported wood. The 16th and 17th century we’d used most of our wood, so imported wood was used, particularly among the London builders.” To find out more about the work Martin Goetze & Dominic Gwynn Ltd carry out, visit: www.goetzegwynn.co.uk
Health & Beauty
Make Up Artist Sarah Louise explains the key tips in framing your face perfectly with a well groomed brow.
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uring my working day I used to hear phrases along the lines of, "I could never leave the house without my lippy on" and, "I have to wear mascara or I just don't feel awake". But in recent years I have heard more and more that this is typical of a relationship between a woman and her eyebrows (myself included), rightly so! The shape, style and colour of your eyebrows frame the eyes and have the ability to transform a face completely.
All About The Brow Sarah's Brow Favourites: BENEFIT ‘Gimme Brow’ £21.50 A micro-fibre rich formula that creates a natural looking fluffy and full brow on its own. I also like to use this alongside a pencil to add depth and structure. Applied as a brow ‘mascara’, its quick and easy to use and build up on particularly thin brows.
BENEFIT ‘Goof Proof Eyebrow Pencil’ £21.50
There are so many ways of achieving a great shape and style to your eyebrows, such as: Makeup, tinting, waxing/plucking or threading. There’s also the increasingly popular permanent makeup techniques (tattooing), such as microblading and machine brows. In terms of microblading, the demand is certainly increasing which I’m experiencing first hand as I’m booking more and more clients into my studio for this treatment. For you and your brows - where to start? When beginning to do more with your brows for the first time, I recommend starting with small enhancements. Book in at the salon for a wax and tint. Do you like the look? Try a few home products to recreate the look every day at home. There's a few of my favourites listed opposite.
Microblading Whats All The Fuss About? Microblading is a permanent make-up technique that has been around for a long time, although it has become very popular in recent years. I love offering this treatment to my clients at the studio as it is a more ‘natural look’ in comparason to machine brow tattooing. So natural in fact it's difficult to tell which is brow hair and which is tattoo! It's amazing to see the confidence this can give clients. Small ‘hair like’ strokes are added to the brows using a manual hand tool blade - made up of tiny needles - special pigments are used add shape, volume and even fill gaps on sparse eyebrows from years of over plucking. Time and care is taken with each client to ensure the shape, colour and style is suited to each individual.
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The multi use tool of all brow pencils! The slanted design is the perfect shape for drawing and filling a blow shape. It has a built in brush to comb the product through the eyebrow to create a natural dusting of colour throughout the shape and place the natural brow hairs. Use the sharper edge of the pencil to add tiny individual hair strokes.
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Artisan Inspiration
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avid Carter’s career path was always going to lead to him becoming a solicitor. He first became interested in joining a law firm from an early age and after organising work experience at a local firm while at school, he soon found himself being offered a full time position. So it may come as a surprise that, some 30 years later, David has swapped his solicitor’s desk and office he had spent his whole life working towards, for the world of baking at The School of Artisan Food. David admits it’s a completely different way of life and one he would never have entered into had it not been for a change of circumstance, just over ten years ago. “When I talk to people on the course,” David tells Made, “I often relate the story of how I had an earlier career that came to an end and that I’m now pursuing a completely different one; something that I love. “People always come up to me afterwards and say they’d love to have the courage to do something like this – it’s something that really strikes a chord with people, which is really nice as it adds another dimension to what we are doing here, because people can see that there are other things to do in life and other ways to go and that career changes are possible, at any stage of life.” David’s career as a solicitor came to a halt following the death of the partner at the small firm he worked for in Sheffield. It meant David had to take stock of what he wanted to do and how he was going to pursue it. “My wife, Caroline, who herself is a solicitor, said to me one day, ‘look, you have been a solicitor for 30 years but you don’t quite enjoy it as you used to’. She suggested I might want to try something different. “I could see the legal world was changing and she was right in saying I didn’t enjoy it, but I didn’t really know what I wanted to do.”
Made meets David Carter, one of the tutors at the School of Artisan Food, the place where he found true inspiration and the job that he loves.
David says he applied for a number of jobs but would always fall at the first hurdle. “I wanted to do something that interested me and enabled me to use my interpersonal skills gathered while being a solicitor. I looked at various things and continued applying for jobs, but everyone I applied to said I was over qualified. “This wasn’t a problem from my point of view, but always seemed to be a barrier to the prospective employer. So, in the meantime I did all the jobs at home I’d waited 30 years to get around to doing, and one of the things I did was to start baking, this would be about 2008. I really enjoyed baking, but sometimes my bread would turn out good and sometimes it wasn’t quite so good!” He says that an article Caroline had read in the food supplement of a national newspaper brought to his attention a bread-making course at The School of
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Artisan Food. “My wife read that the school had just opened for public courses and she bought me a two-day baking course with Emmanuel Hadjiandreou, for my birthday. “So, I attended the course and was absolutely blown away by the practicalities of making bread and the fact it had science and art behind it – all my work experience skills up until this point hadn’t given me any opportunity to be artistic. By the end of the two-day course I was really amazed by this place.” In fact, David was so taken by the course and what it offered him, he approached the school soon afterwards to see if it had any vacancies that David, with his newly acquired skills, could fill. “I didn’t mind what vacancy they had, I just loved the buzz of the place. Whether it was assisting in the training room or working in the office, I just thought this place was special and it appealed to me tremendously.” It was around this time, 2009, that the school launched its fulltime Advanced Diploma in Artisan Baking, a course that really appealed to David. He rang the school, told them of his intentions to enrol, and was asked to put together an application outlining why he should be considered. “I was then up all night, literally, doing this and delivered it at about eight o’clock in the morning the following day and the school contacted me shortly afterwards to say I’d been accepted onto the course.”
The assessment involved making a variety of baked products, using the skills he had developed throughout the course. A challenging, yet thoroughly rewarding test, says David. “At the end of the day I remember standing back and looking at this table full of these baked products and thinking wow, I’ve made all these. The sense of achievement was absolutely terrific. Anyway, I graduated and got a distinction, which was great.” David’s original role involved him working in a variety of areas within the school, principally within the bakery department. “I continued to work with Emmanuel as I still do, and over the period that I have been working here, my role has expanded and I now do some teaching, which I find remarkable rewarding, especially teaching children. “Never in a million years did I think I would be confident enough to stand up and do something practical in front of a lot of people. I found I took to it like a duck to water.” And his role did indeed expand. With experience and a newly developed confidence in his practical ability, he began doing demonstrations for the school and events, including for the Royal Horticultural Society at Hampton Court and at Chatsworth.
"By the end of the two-day
“I really love standing up on a demonstration kitchen stage having an audience in front of you and being by this place." able to interact with them, whist doing something practical and at the end people being amazed that something has just come out of the The course focussed on dairy, baking and butchery at the time oven looking fantastic and tasting delicious! I get great, great and was again led by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou. satisfaction from that.”
course I was really amazed
“My wife asked me at the outset what I hoped to achieve and I said that I was just enjoying the moment and learning something completely different and some new skills and that we’d cross that bridge when we came to it. I said you never know, they might offer me a job at the end of it.” And, as luck would have it, that’s pretty much how events unfolded for David. Towards the end of the course, he heard a position at the school had become available. “Shortly before the course finished Emmanuel, who I got on tremendously well with, said he thought the school was looking for somebody to be a technician on the baking side – a technical coordinator. “So I applied and they appointed me. This was around 2010. I was absolutely over the moon. It was just before I did my final assessment and I remember thinking crikey, I’ve really got to deliver now, as the appointment had added even greater pressure! So, anyway I did the assessment – it was one of the most stressful days I can remember, because I really wanted to deliver, but it was also the most satisfying day.”
David’s drive is learning something new and says he continues to remain focussed and enriched on a daily basis. “As my time here has gone on I do more and more, but still do my core role as technical support, principally in the baking department, but not exclusively because we are a small team. I get involved in the other disciplines that we do such as the butchery and the dairy side of things – chocolate, ice cream, all sorts of things, which is great for me because again it expands my knowledge. “For example, recently we had a gin tasting course, which was frustrating for me because I was coordinating it so couldn’t really participate and I was driving as well, but the thing is you learn something new. “I always feel that the day to give up is when you feel there is nothing new to learn in your next day and here we learn something new every day. However experienced you are or however much you think you know about your subject, you will always find something new and I always find that very exciting.”
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Delicious Springtime Dishes Teresa Bovey, food demonstrator & home economist, has a lovely mix of dishes for this issue, a tasty lamb & red wine casserole, baked eggs with salmon and asparagus and a beautiful chocolate brulee to make the perfect Easter pudding. Enjoy!
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Baked Eggs with Asparagus, Smoked Salmon & Parmesan Lamb & Red Wine Casserole This classic and hearty dish will fill all the family. Ingredients 650g boned shoulder of lamb, cubed 2 tbsp plain flour, seasoned 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 1-2 cloves garlic crushed 1 large carrot, diced 1 large onion, chopped 2 celery sticks, diced 300mls lamb stock 300mls red wine Leaves from 3 inch sprig of rosemary, very finely chopped 1-2 tbsp redcurrant jelly to taste
Method 1. Preheat oven 180oC/ Gas 4. 2. Place the lamb cubes into a plastic bag with the seasoned flour and shake to coat. 3. Heat a frying pan until very hot, add the oil and sear the lamb pieces in batches until browned. 4. Transfer to a casserole dish or slow cooker. 5. Lightly fry the diced vegetables and garlic in the remaining oil for 3-4 minutes. 6. Add the red wine to the pan, bring to boil and then add to the casserole with the lamb stock and rosemary. 7. Cook in the oven for 2-2½ hours until tender or in a slow cooker for 7-8 hours. 8. Stir through a little redcurrant jelly at the end of cooking time and season to taste. 9. Serve with mashed potato and green vegetables. Serves 4
Fancy something different? Try this tasty smoked salmon dish, perfect for a light brunch. Ingredients Rapeseed oil for greasing 8 asparagus spears 2 slices smoked salmon, cut into small pieces 8 tbsp double cream 2 tsp grainy mustard 50g grated parmesan cheese 4 eggs Salt and black pepper
Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180oC/160oC Fan/Gas 4. 2. Grease 4 individual gratin dishes with rapeseed oil. 3. Blanch the asparagus in a little salted water for 2-3 minutes, drain and place 2 into each gratin dish. Top with the smoked salmon pieces. 4. Whisk together the double cream and mustard and pour into the dish. 5. Crack an egg into the centre of each dish. 6. Sprinkle the grated parmesan over the top and season with black pepper. 7. Bake for 15-18 minutes until just set and serve. Serves 4
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Chocolate Brulee Irresistable smooth melting chocolate with a divine crunch to top. Go ahead, a little of what you fancy... Ingredients 150g chocolate (minimum 50% cocoa) broken into pieces 150mls double cream 3 egg yolks 2 tbsp caster sugar 300mls double cream Optional – 2 tbsp amaretto or rum 4-5 tbsp granulated sugar To Serve – 150g blueberries or raspberries Method 1. Melt together the chocolate and 150mls cream in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Or microwave for 1½-2 minutes. Leave to cool for 5 minutes. 2. Whisk together the egg yolks and 2 tbsp caster sugar in a medium bowl for a couple of minutes. Whisk in the warm chocolate and cream mixture. 3. Heat the remaining 300mls cream in a saucepan until it almost comes up to the boil. Whisk in the egg and chocolate mix and heat until thickened, stirring continuously. 4. Take off the heat and add liqueur if using, then pour the mixture into ramekins or expresso cups. Leave to chill for 2-3 hours. 5. Once well chilled sprinkle 2 tsp sugar over each brulé and either grill or use a blow torch to caramelise the top. Serve. Serves 6-8
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Ideas to keep children entertained over the Easter holidays – chocolate recipes using a microwave
Chocolate Cup Cakes Ingredients 50g soft margarine 50g golden caster sugar 1 large egg 40g self-raising flour 15g cocoa Topping 50g cooking chocolate 25g icing sugar 1 tbsp orange juice Method 1. Cream together the margarine and sugar. 2. Add the egg and gradually add the flour and cocoa. 3. Place 1 heaped tsp of the mixture into 10 double thickness paper cases 4. Cook 5 at a time for 1 min. 5. Leave to cool. 6. Mix together the icing ingredients and spoon 1 tsp full over the cakes. Cakes may also be cooked in a preheated oven Gas Mark 4/ Fan 180oC for 8-10 minutes.
Chocolate Bran Nests Ingredients 50g butter 2 tbsp drinking chocolate 2 tbsp golden syrup 75g All Bran cereal 12 mini eggs Method 1. Place butter, drinking chocolate and golden syrup into a bowl. 2. Microwave for 30 secs. 3. Add cereal and mix well. 4. Divide between 12 cake cases. 5. Shape with a teaspoon to form a basket or nest. 6. Put a mini egg into each case. Makes 12
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Mr & Mrs Fine Wine recommend the perfect wines to compliment your meal. Lamb and red wine casserole
Chocolate brulee
For the lamb and red wine casserole we have chosen
Un bon canon Cotes du Rhone £11.99
Champagne Henriot Demi-Sec £34.99
a few wines that would work well with this lovely winter
An easy-drinking grenache dominated red from the Rhone Valley with sweet red fruit, cherry, and soft jammy berry flavour on the palate. A delight!
A wonderful alternative to a traditional dessert wine. An elegant, fresh, and delicate sweeter style champagne from one of the oldest family-owned houses in Champagne.
Kaesler Stonehorse Shiraz £19.99
Haart Goldtropfchen Spatlese Riesling £32.99
A Barossa Valley Shiraz full of flavour! Aromas of vibrant forest fruits, cassis and spice lead to a supple elegant mouth feel with delicious dark fruits and red currant flavour.
A rich and complex sweet style of Riesling with beautiful ripe peach, honey, and elderflower. A charming and elegant wine.
Cantine Povero Barolo £32.99
Château Gravas was founded in 1789 and has been in the Bernard family for five generations. This Sauternes is sweet and rich with sumptuous flavours of caramelized apples, candied fruit, honey, toffee, and caramel.
warming dish. These wines are full of body and have a little spice and heat to work with the lamb flavours. Avoiding anything too tannic and dry we've opted for more fruit as this compliments the slow cooking of a casserole. To accompany the chocolate brulee, here we have chosen wines with either a hint of sweetness or full sweet flavours. Matching a dessert with a wine tends to work well when you pair a sweet with a sweet so you are not competing with flavours. The demi-sec champagne is my favourite in this case, this is a beautiful example and a true food pairing fizz - a definate one to try!!
Push the boat out with this beautiful Barolo from Cantine Povero. A wonderful bouquet of violet, dried rose, fruit, and cinnamon follows through to a rich, dry, and warming finish.
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Rural Life & Rambling In this issue we ramble with travel writer and photographer Sally Outram along medieval tracks, through meadows and we discover some of the area's most interesting history.
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his is a lovely walk, encapsulating traditional rural life, along medieval tracks, over meadows with far reaching views, stretching over counties. It’s an area with an incredible and interesting history, predating the Romans, to the Mayflower Pilgrims. The village of Sturton le Steeple is situated along the Trent Vale, approximately six miles east of the market town of Retford, in North Nottinghamshire. First documented in the Domesday Book, it was originally known as “Estretone” (1086), and saw many name changes over the centuries, such as “Neyerstretton” (1375), “Sturton cum Fenton” (1640) and latterly Sturton le Steeple, from 1823, and it is most likely the “le Steeple” derives from the impressive pinnacles on the church tower, which can be seen from miles around. Traditionally, the village and area around is known for its arable farming, and in the past the nearby lost village of West Burton was prolific in willow production, which ceased in the 1950s. Interestingly, the area was also well known for its cheese making, a distinct flavoursome cheese known as “Trent Side,” which was sold locally at Retford market. Sturton le Steeple is also the birthplace of John Robinson, one of the early leaders of the English separatists and Pastor of the Mayflower Pilgrims, for which, in 2020 sees the 400-year commemorations of the iconic journey the separatists took in 1620, in their quest for freedom, to found the New World colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Just a couple of miles from the village is the tiny hamlet of Littleborough, with its quaint little church, bursting with history, it is possibly one of the smallest ecclesiastical sites in England. This delightful little church is worth visiting, the stonework inside and out is particularly interesting, with fine examples of Roman herringbone masonry on the exterior, a Norman doorway and exquisite examples of Saxon pillars inside. There would have been an ancient crossing point over the River Trent, just along from the church, and most likely a route taken by the Mayflower Pilgrims also. As you walk through the fields and along the country lanes, you can’t help but notice the far-reaching views, and on a clear day you can even see Lincoln Cathedral, perched high on the hill. The beauty of Clarborough Nature Reserve and tunnel is an absolute treat, with an abundance of wildlife, the grassland and woodland are habitat to an array of wildflowers too. The return route takes you by one of Nottinghamshire’s most impressive working windmills at North Leverton with Habblesthorpe. This unique mill was built in 1813 and is open most weekends, worth checking times so you can include a visit whilst on your adventure! This is one of my favourite local walks, super all year round (but you will need suitable footwear during the winter months), with lots to see, so much to explore and discover, it definitely showcases the area at its best, and with two pubs to choose from along the route, a refreshing pint and a bite to eat is the perfect end to this lovely walk. Happy rambling!
Top left: The church at Sturton Le Steeple. Top Right: Leverton Windmill (look out for events at the windmill in the summer where you can learn more about the windmill. This image: Littleborough church.
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The basics Distance:
7 ¼ miles
Severity: Easy/moderate. Approx time: Stiles: Maps:
Path info:
Start point:
Approx 4 hours. Yes. OS Explorer 271 and OS Landranger 121. Grid reference SK788839 Lanes, some road, paths, tracks, grass tracks, some gentle ascent Layby by the church on Church Street, Sturton-
le-Steeple Toilets:
Reindeer Inn, Sturton–Le-Steeple and The
Royal Oak, North Leverton. (Check opening times).
Royal Oak, North Leverton
Refreshments: Reindeer Inn, Sturton-Le-Steeple and The
Directions 1. From the layby walk towards the church
4. Cross over the railway line, taking ex-
the gate on the left, continue along the
tra care. Continue straight ahead, with
field edge path, you will reach another
way towards the Reindeer Inn Pub. At
some ascent along Caddow Lane and
gate, which leads into a large field. Con-
the pub you will come to a main road
the woods. Once you reach the top of
tinue over the field in the same direc-
junction. Here, cross over the road and
the hill, at the end of Caddow Wood, turn
tion, heading towards the church and
directly opposite onto Spring Lane.
left along a Bridleway (Retford Gate),
boundary hedge. Here you will come to
Continue along the surfaced road for a
proceed downhill, you will pass North
a gated bridge, cross and take the next
short distance, the path then becomes
Leverton with Habblesthorpe Windmill
gate, keeping straight ahead on the path,
a grassy track/bridleway – you will see a
(another opportunity to stop along the
with the hedge and beck on your right,
signpost marked Trent Valley Way and a
route, check opening times as this is a
continuing to its end, where you go over
gate, the road has a no public vehicle re-
working windmill, it’s definitely worth a
another beck/waterway.
striction. After approximately ¾ of a mile
visit). Continue along the lane for a short
(1.2km), the path splits, here, turn right to
distance until you reach the road junc-
walk under the railway bridge.
tion, which is on a bend. You will see the
of St. Peter and St. Pauls, making your
posted path, following the field edge
village sign, North Leverton with Hab-
path, which leads to a further gate. At the
blesthorpe; this is the longest village
gate, you will see a signposted path into
cent to the top of a hill, with panoramic
name in England and the second longest
Three Leys Lane at the hamlet of Fen-
views notice Maumhill Wood on your left,
in Europe.
ton. Take the signposted path and cross
2. Stay on the bridleway, on a gradual as-
and on a clear day you can see Lincoln Cathedral in the far distance. Continue
5. At the junction, turn left along the foot-
over the stile opposite. Follow the field edge path, passing through three fields,
path and head into the village until you
keeping the hedge on your right, cross-
the bend, turn right over the little gated
reach the crossroads. Here you will see
ing a further footbridge and stile until you
bridge, follow the tree lined track (locally
the Royal Oak pub, (an optional spot for
reach the road in Sturton-le-Steeple.
known as Blue Stocking Lane). After a
a bite to eat or a pint of real ale). Continue
Turn left and walk along this road until
short distance, turn left and proceed
along Main Street passing by the pub,
you reach your start point. Here is the
along the lane, until you reach a road.
for approximately 250m, you will see a
perfect place to take refreshments at the
signed footpath to the left, this leads to
Reindeer Inn, it’s a beautiful setting, with
the pretty St. Martin’s Church. Turn right
its popular duck pond. It has good food
road for approximately 220m, then
taking the footpath in front of the church,
and real ales!
bear right along Rathole Lane, which is
follow the path leaving the churchyard
a track, there’s a slight descent, which
and exit onto a small lane.
along, the path veers sharp left, after
3. Here, turn left and proceed along the
leads to the railway crossing. To the right is Clarborough Nature Reserve, at this
6. Turn right along the lane continue along,
8. If you have the time, I highly recommend
a visit to the tiny hamlet of Littleborough, just two miles from Sturton, once the site
ignoring the right bend, walk straight
of the Roman town, Segelocum, situ-
the route, explore the reserve, then re-
ahead following the waymarked footpath
ated on the banks of the River Trent. The
join at the railway crossings, where you
after a short distance, eventually follow-
quaint Norman church is nestled down a
left off.
ing alongside the pretty beck. You will
country lane and has superb examples
come to a small footbridge, go through
of Roman herringbone masonry.
point you have the added option to leave
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If you're in need of a little excitement in the coming months in the run up to summer and you fancy an escape, how about venturing out to a ski resort? Across Europe and further still there are plenty of resorts that will still be covered in beautiful white powder and ready for action, whether it’s for a pro or a novice there is always fun to be had on the slopes. The springtime days are longer, which means that there’s longer lift opening times too! If you tire of the skiing and snowboarding there are always other activities to suit, climbing, hiking, and depending on the resort you choose a whole host of things to keep you busy, and after all that there’s always the aprés-ski on a sunny evening to relax and socialise after a day out on the slopes. Choosing the right resort will be the key to a fantastic break, here are a few names to inspire you, so have a shop around for your perfect ski holiday and for deals. Take a look at La Plagne - France, Zermatt - Swiss Alps, Obergurgl - Austria, Val Thorens - The French Alps, Saas Fee - Switzerland to name but a few. Think about your level of experience and the other holiday things important to you, beginners or experts, couples, groups or families, traditional or modern resorts and the kind of evening entertainment - all these ingredients mixed together make a great holiday when the recipe is right. Don’t forget the suncream and have fun!
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