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CITY REMEMBERS DARK DAYS OF THE BLITZ

This month the people of Sheffield will get the chance to cast their eyes back 70 years to one of the darkest periods of World War Two, the Blitz. On the nights of December 12 and 15 1940 Sheffield was heavily bombarded by Hitler’s Luftwaffe destroying large parts of the city. That first night, people were going about their business as usual: the Empire Theatre was almost full, the cinemas were busy, students were working in the city libraries and a public dance had just started at the City Hall. Unknown to the public the first quiet warnings were being sent to official posts: a yellow warning at 6.15pm, purple at 6.45pm and at 7pm the red warning was received. The wail of sirens immediately arose. Five minutes later the drone of planes was heard and heavy guns began to sound. The first wave of fire bombs were dropped over Norton Lees and Gleadless. Sheffield sustained nine hours of continuous bombing with devastating effects. It’s believed over 330 German

aircraft attacked the city. Thick ground fog over Attercliffe was the only thing that prevented the city’s steelworks from being destroyed. Sadly it didn’t prevent the Moor being devastated and every building in Angel Street being bombed or damaged by fire. When the All Clear sounded at 4.17am, people emerged from their cellars to the smell of burning and an all-pervading dust. Two nights later the bombers returned and hit the industrial east of the city: Attercliffe, Grimesthorpe and Burngreave in particular. In villages twelve miles away people heard the terrible thuds which rattled their windows. Brown Bayley’s Steelworks were hit, as were Hadfield’s Hecla and East Hecla Works, Arthur Lee and other sites. The damage caused by the raids over Sheffield was widespread and severe: 47,000 incendiary bombs were dropped on the city, 785 people were killed or reported missing; 1,817 people were injured, 3,473 business properties were ruined and over 82,000 houses out of Sheffield’s

150,000 were damaged. To mark the seventieth anniversary of the Blitz in Sheffield the Council has organised a series of free events including talks, workshops and exhibitions. An exhibition of photographs and documents called ‘Operation Crucible’ will be at the Central Library during the whole of December showing how Sheffield was a key Nazi target during the war. They wanted to destroy Sheffield’s industrial east end and the steelworks during the Blitz. This exhibition shows their plans for attack, the nights of the Blitz in Sheffield and the aftermath. Rare and unseen ‘secret’ documents which tell the story of the Blitz in Sheffield will be on show. Workshops and demonstrations are also part of the programme, with sessions on looking after your family papers and World War Two documents, handling artefacts from the Blitz and one on investigating original sources, including secret files and papers. There are also two talks. Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed,

Cabinet Member for Communities from Sheffield City Council said: “These were extremely frightening times, when Hitler took the fighting from the fronts to attack our major cities, wreaking devastation and death. Sheffield was in the thick of it, because of being a major city and our steelworks, which were at the forefront of the war effort. “This programme is an opportunity for us to find out what happened to our city and its people during those terrible days. And for some Sheffielders who lived through it, it’s a chance to remember and reflect.” To book a place on any of free these events simply call or email Sheffield Archives on 0114 203 9395, or archives@ sheffield.gov.uk or for more information on these events see: www. eventsheffield.com Images of Sheffield Blitz from the collections at Sheffield Archives and Local Studies Library are available to view at: www.flickr.com/photos/ shefflibraries/sets

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A scroungy looking fellow goes into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender says, “No way; I Following a 5 year hiatus, Additionally the band have don’t think you can pay for it.” breaking the merchandise sales won a number of MTV Awards The guy shrugs, “You’re right. throughout their career. record at Reading & Leeds Tickets for Blink 182, who will be I don’t have any money, but if I Festivals this year and sold out supported in Sheffield by You Me show you something you haven’t shows in Scotland and Eire in seen before, will you give me August, Pop punk pioneers Blink at Six, go on general sale Friday a drink?”The bartender says, 182, have confirmed a run of UK 26th November, priced £32.50 “Only if what you show me ain’t arena dates next summer – their (subject to booking fee). To book call 0114 256 56 56, call in person too risque?.”“Done!” says the guy first UK headlining Arena tour and reaches into his coat pocket at the Arena or online at www. in over 7 years. and pulls out a very large gerbil. motorpointarena.co.uk. Blink 182 were formed in San He puts the gerbil on the bar and it Diego in 1992 by Mark Hoppus scampers down the bar, across the and Tom De Longe and later joined room, up the piano, jumps on the by drummer Travis Barker. The keyboard and starts playing some bands breakthrough album, Enema wonderful Scott Joplin tunes.The Of The State, was released in bartender says, “Truly Amazing! 1999 and went on to sell in excess I’ve never seen anything like that of 15 million copies worldwide. before. Your furry friend is truly Their next two albums, Take Off good on the piano.” The fellow Your Pants And Jacket (2001) and grins, downs the drink and asks for blink 182 (2003) cemented their another. “Cash, another miracle or position as a pop punk supergroup. else no drink,” says the bartender. Undaunted, the fellow reaches into his coat again and pulls out a frog. He puts the frog on the bar, and the frog starts to sing. He has a marvelous baritone voice and great pitch. A fine singer. Another patron from the other end of the bar runs Katie, Rebecca and Cher will be Due to phenomenal demand The over to the guy and offers him £500 bringing a touch of girly glamour X Factor Live Tour will perform on the spot for the frog. The guy to proceedings. a second date on Wednesday 2nd So if you have a one track mind for says, “Done, sir.” He takes the five March. This is in addition to the and gives the stranger the frog. The One Direction, or you’re bonkers 1st March Show. stranger beats a hasty retreat out of for a certain bongo playing Tickets for the new date priced Brazilian… book your tickets now! the bar. The bartender says to the £32.50 & £110 for limited family guy, “What are you? Wacko? You Last years X Factor Live Tour tickets for four people maximum sold a singing frog for just £500? completely sold out, with almost 2 adults (booking fee may apply) That thing must be worth millions. a million people seeing the show go on general sale at 9am on You’re crazy.” “Maybe not...,” says Last Weekʼs Solutions across an unprecedented 57 dates. Friday 26th November in person the guy, “Considering my gerbil is 1) Observer (7) This years’ tour is set to be more ACROSS: 6) Pad, 8) If you say so, 9) at the Box Office, by phone on also a ventriloquist.” sought after than ever before 2) Strong feeling (7) 0114 256 5656 or online at www. Ask, 11) Speeder, 13) Petty, 14) Terry, so book tickets now to avoid motorpointarena.co.uk. 3) Oil (6) A drunk stumbles along a 15) You canʼt fool me, 16) Shout, 18) disappointment. The seventh series of The X Baptismal service on a Sunday 5) Interview programme (4, 4) Tickets for the new date priced Inane, 19) Pungent, 20) Ebb, 23) Factor is bigger and better than afternoon down by the river. He 6) Temple soothsayer (6) £32.50 & £110 for limited family ever before, with a record 12 proceeds to stumble down into Commercial, 24) Van. tickets for four people maximum 7) Bring together (6) million people tuning in to the the water and stands next to the 2 adults (booking fee may apply) first episode. Every year the show Minister. 13) Show (8) go on general sale at 9am on DOWN: 1) Mix, 2) Eye, 3) Jumpy, The Minister turns, notices the old becomes the talking point of a 14) Wise king (7) Friday 26th November in person drunk and says, “Mister, are you nation and once again fans will be 4) Name of the game, 5) Asset, 7) at the Box Offi ce, by phone on 15) Hard worker (7) ready to find Jesus?” The drunk able to see all their favourite acts 0114 256 5656 or online at www. Assortment, 10) Xenophobia, 11) 16) Irrational fear (6) looks back and says, “Yes sir, I from this years series as they go motorpointarena.co.uk am.” The Minister then dunks the Stuck-up, 12) Recount, 17) Tutor, 18) on tour around the UK and Ireland 17) Cellular fluid (6) fellow under the water and pulls next Spring. Inert, 21) Wit, 22) All. 19) Toffee-like sweet (6) him right back up. “Have you X Factor have now confirmed found Jesus?” the Minister asked. that the FINAL NINE contestants first three batsmen Strauss, Cook “No, I didn’t!” said the drunk. The will be gracing the stage at the and Trott setting many records as Minister then dunks him under for they amassed a huge total of 517 for Motorpoint Arena. a quite a bit longer, brings him up Representing the boys will be the loss of one wicket. Each of the and says, “Now brother, have you the future. Needless to say, he will Aiden, Paije and Matt, One fi rst three batsmen scored more than found Jesus?” “No, I did not!” said not be retiring, that is not his nature, Direction will be live and kicking a hundred runs, a feat not achieved the drunk again. Disgusted, the and I am sure that he will make his (everybody screeeeeaaaam!), Mary since 1924. Cook’s score of 235 not Minister holds the man under for at mark in the club life in Thailand. and Wagner will be showing the out was the sixth best ashes score least 30 seconds this time, brings Sheffield’s loss will certainly be whippersnappers how it’s done and Thailand’s gain. However, I feel him up and demands, “For the by an Englishman, and he also sure that he will be making frequent surpassed the highest score at the grace of God, have you found Jesus to head back over to the UK and visits back to the city of his birth, yet?!!!??” The old drunk wipes his Gabba, overtaking that made by the bring the whole band with him if only to see the evidence of the eyes and pleads, “Are you sure this legendary Sir Don Bradman. The after spending lots of time over deterioration of Sheffield club life, is where he fell in?” stand of 329 by Cook and Trott was here recently working on Popstar which is inevitable now he has left. the ninth highest score was the ninth to Opera Star and promoting the Thanks a million Steve for your highest in history. recent album. In his own words: massive contribution to Sheffield’s Milan Mandaric has agreed a deal “We’re gonna be kickin’ ass and nightlife really putting us on the Meat Loaf is back! Following to take over my favourite football takin’ names!” map nationally as a city where a Iceland has the highest Meat Loaf’s fantastically received Tickets for the Sheffield show, club, Sheffield Wednesday. This good time was guaranteed. From a concentration of broadband users North American shows this man can wheel and deal like Alan priced £48 & £58 (booking fee may personal perspective, I shall not in in the world. apply) are now on general sale in future be visiting Sheffield city centre Sugar, getting the Co-operative bank summer, he will be returning to Hawaiian women were not our shores for the latest leg of his person at the Box Office, by phone Native for a late night out preferring to stay to write off all but seven million of to cook. allowed in Dronfield, the Las Vegas of north Hang Cool Tour stopping off at the twenty three and a half million on 0114 256 5656 or online at The age limit for marriage in east Derbyshire. pounds owed. This takeover is the the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield www.motorpointarena.co.uk. France was, until recently, 15 for We mourn the death this week of best thing to happen to Wednesday, on Saturday 11th December. girls, but 18 for boys. The age for another self made man, Bernard and I now look forward to promotion After 30 years in the business, To have the chance to win a pair of girls was raised to 18 in 2006. Mathews who introduced the to the Championship league this one of the world’s best performers tickets for this amazing night just The brain is soft and gelatinous - its word ‘bootiful’ into the English season. I fervently hope that returns to show that he’s still following question and send your consistency is something between language. Bernard progressed from Sheffield United manage to avoid at the top of his game. His live answer along with daytime contact jelly and cooked pasta. having a few turkeys to become the the drop, in order for the local derby performances have been thrilling details to dave@mercurynewspaper. biggest poultry farmer in Europe. The Himalayas cover one-tenth of matches to take place next season. crowds around the world with that co.uk before Tuesday 7th December It was ironic that he passed away the Earth’s surface. However, on the evidence of last unique voice and fl amboyant stage 12 noon on American thanksgiving day, A “lost world” exists in the Saturday, when the Blades were presence. commonly known as ‘turkey day’ Indonesian jungle that is home to comprehensibly thrashed by Bristol This tour will see Meat return to Complete this Meatloaf song Rest in peace Bernard, a man who dozens of hitherto unknown animal lyric... “I would do anything for has had more birds than Rod Stewart. City, this may not be easy. One good arenas he has not been to since and plant species. bit of good news for the city is that I am also saddened by the ousting love, but I won’t do ????” the 2007 tour. 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COPLEYʼS COLUMN Sheffield nightclub scene has this week suffered a major blow, as the finest local club entrepreneur, Steve Baxendale, has finally had enough of the red tape and interference from the local authority and dare I say it, South Yorkshire police force, and emigrated to Thailand, with his lovely wife Kate and infant son Baron. The police have failed to grasp that they have had less to do from a policing point of view from Steve’s clubs than any other. Steve, owner of many legendary venues such as Rebels, Capital and of course his most famous Niche, has over the years personally supervised the security at all his clubs, and these were places I could visit with confidence, knowing that I would be perfectly safe. There has been much violence reported at clubs in Sheffield, with murder and knife crime very prevalent. These incidents all happened at clubs in which Steve had no involvement. The powers that be have driven out the very man who was responsible for making their job a lot easier. You will not be surprised to read that my favourite club owned by Steve was Goodfella’s lap dancing club in Attercliffe, where, although as only an occasional visitor, for a drink and not a dance of course, Steve made me very welcome. Steve Baxendale was a tremendous asset to this city in other ways, giving loads of money to charitable worthy causes. Coming from a working class background, he is iconic in that he has shown that with hard work, it is possible for anyone to rise to the top. His popularity knew no bounds, and he recently received more birthday greetings on social networking site, Facebook, than anybody else. I am sure you will all join me in wishing Steve much luck and happiness in

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THE QUIREBOYS It seems hard to believe that it’s been nearly ten years since The Quireboys made their comeback. With a sound that harks back to the ‘70s heyday of The Faces, Stones and Mott The Hoople these boys have remained true to their roots ever since they first hit the boards back in 1984. Their mission statement remains the same too, namely to keep the spirit of good time, bar room, rock ‘n’ roll music alive and kicking in to the twenty first century. The bands line-up may have changed over the years, but the two remaining original members and primary songwriters Spike and Guy ‘Griff’ Griffin still remain steadfast in their belief that the world still needs a healthy dose of good time rock ‘n’ roll music every now and again. Perhaps now more so than ever. I challenge you to go to a Quireboys show and not have a good time. With keyboard player Keith Weir, guitarist Paul Guerin and drummer Phil Martini, The Quireboys remain one of the best live acts on the road today. So when you hear the words; “We are The Quireboys and this is rock ‘n’ roll,” you know you’re in for just one thing… a rockin’ good time! The Quireboys + The Dan Reed Band O2 Academy 2 Sheffield, Thu 02 Dec 10 Door time: 7.00pm, Show time: TBC

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Plucked from their somewhat bleak youth training jobs and blasting straight into a number 1 debut album, cash, wealth, fame and infamy in equal doses before their twenties, it’s easy to understand that it’s been an intense and electrifying journey for the View. The band’s follow up record, “Which Bitch?” was written mostly in the studio and confused as many as it amazed. Ambitious, dark and carefully disheveled, it saw the band evolve musically into surprising new territory. Gathering their thoughts in the lead up to a third album, and still charmingly young and youthful, the stormy seas of the music industry may have taken a modest toll on their view of the world. Despite success, derision and conviction they remain refreshingly unchanged. Amid Spotifying doom-mongers and credit crunch brutalities it’s an important thing to have kept. The View are making positive steps to advance their own agenda. Rather than plundering rock ‘n’ roll fantasy and excess, it’s time for them to remember what it was that gave birth to their extraordinary popular explosion in the Pictureplane first place. The band almost completed More electronic artists should use the their third effort, and begun a process of MTV Party to Go series as a jumpingfocused live rehearsal. Drawing on the off point. Sure, it’s risky, but at a time best aspects of their previous efforts, the when everything else is fair game for catchy simplicity of Hats Off... and the interpretation and reconfiguration-unexpected maturity of Which Bitch, the dancehall, dub, deep house, Balearic-band look forward to a winter of creation why not go for broke and hang your hat and re-creation. Supporting The View will be Sound on hits like Marky Mark and the Funky Of Guns who are one of the UK’s most Bunch’s “Good Vibrations” or CeCe exciting emerging bands. They released Peniston’s “Finally”? This music was their debut album in June this year after all good times and no pretense, and it working with prominent producer Chris managed to spark some much-needed Potter (Verve / U2). The album ‘What mainstream discussion about electronic Came From Fire’ is “a pointer to imminent music here in the U.S., however vapid Enormo-dome success” (NME). and disingenuous those compilations The band have developed a killer may have seemed. When this sort of spic-and-span, popwise techno music hit, reputation for their infectious energy Denver’s Pictureplane, aka Travis Egedy, and electrifying live shows with three headline tours in the bag and festival slots was in grade school-- an age when sonic consumption is passive. So it makes sense at Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, Radio 1’s that his mostly solid full-length debut LP Big Weekend, Latitude and the inaugural Sound City Dubai. Sound Of Guns have asks the question: Where were u in ‘92? won an army of fans across the UK and beyond. Robot Disaster Support has come from some of the ROBOT DISASTER represents the biggest names in the UK industry. Their musical hopes and dreams of five young debut EP ‘Elementary of Youth’ was Zane boys from across the UK. We aim to Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record in the World’ fight our way into your home towns and on his Radio 1 show, single ‘Architects’ headphones with tales of people and made it onto the Radio 1 Playlist and parties told through words and songs. was ‘Single Of The Week’ on both Radio We’d like to thank Qtv, NMEtv, Kissy 1 and XFM. Sound Of Guns have been Sell Out on Radio 1, CMU, Converse tipped for great things by NME, Q, The Music, BBC 6Music, Artrocker, XFM, Guardian, Rocksound and The Fly and King Kong Radio Hamburg, Gash Digital, legendary Steve Lamacq featured them Suicide Girl and Fred Perry Subculture for as his favourite new band on his BBC6 helping to expose us to a wider listening Music show. and looking audience so far. The end of 2010 also sees Sound Of Guns We have shared stages with the likes of hitting the road again The Courteeners, in Calvin Harris, Late of the Pier, Chew between recording sessions with renowned Lips, Dirty Pretty Things, We Have Band, producer Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, So So Modern, Rogues, Example and too The Enemy, Blood Red Shoes) for new many more to mention. releases in 2011. Small Black Production is a little masked and faint (how bedroom), but it tugs at you so sweetly and sorrowfully that it begins to feel overwhelmingly huge. “Just Like Honey” huge. Small Black is the Long Island duo of Josh Kolenik and Ryan Heyner, and they make the kind of hazy lo-fi we’ve been hearing a lot this summer. But as much as the season is about goofy sunglasses and cold beer, it’s also about those garden-crippling late-month frosts. And these guys have that sense of yearning on lock. The pieces that comprise Small Black’s output seem so Frisbee-friendly that you’d expect any emotional relevance to be rendered moot, from the tacky drum machine to the heavy processing on that tubular guitar noise, to the glossy melancholic key plunks. “Despicable Dogs” is both warm and bruising at the same time. “Do it without me, do it when I’m gone,” goes the hook. Such gimmick-free sentimentality can often prove too difficult to finagle, but “Despicable Dogs” is a guaranteed soulstirrer.

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This Saturday sees another live outing at the incredible Queens SocialClub, in the form of the Eccentronic Revue. The Queens Road venue will play host to an array of self-proclaimed and likeminded eccentrics,each offering a deliciously twisted take on electronica. Topping the bill is the début live show from Chanteuse and the Crippled Claw, an all-star line-up featuring Liverpool songstress Candie Payne on vocals, former Kings Have Long Arms front-man the Crippled Claw on synths, Dean Honer (I Monster) on machines and Lucy Fawcett (Arch Nazards) on trumpet and synths. Their debut single ‘Are you One’ came out this week on brand-new Shefﬁeld label Arms

Controller, and they’re planning the release of their album for February 2011. Joining them will be another I Monster affiliated group, in the form of Sheffield/Colchester prog folksters Skywatchers. whose album The Skywatchers Handbook has just been released on Sheffield label Twins of Evil. Completing the bill are one-man electronic artist and librarian-abouttown The Pony Harvest and local synth-yelps duo Pygmy Globetrotters. There will also be some familiar faces hitting the ones and twos after the bands finish. DJs on the night will include Sheffield’s lord major of the eccentronic party Ralph (Razor Stiletto) as well as hosts I Monster and The Crippled Claw. Tickets will be £5 on the door, and doors open at 7pm.

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PINK... relates to loving, tenderness and perhaps a new or revived romantic relationship. It can also indicate Psychic Awareness. ORANGE... relates to the reproductive organs. It can symbolise lots of energy and intelligence but can also be a sign of stress. GOLD... is shiny, bright spiritual energy. It is the colour of spiritual awakening and can indicate protection, wisdom, inner knowledge, a spiritual mind and an intuitive thinker. GREEN... relates to the heart and lungs. It usually represents growth and balance, and most of all, something that leads to change. The colour of healing.

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Closed Xmas Eve - Re Opens 29th December Open New Year’s Eve (11.15am - 2.50pm) Closed New Year’s Day - Re Opens 4th January Mercury and Venus continue their love in, but both are ﬁnding their feet, in a new home. Your ruler Mars, joins them later in the week, and this activates Pluto. It may be late in the year, but not too late for you to drive forwards any ambitious plans that you have. Call me now for more astral advice…

There have been some hefty seismic shifts going on at the base of your world, and changes you have set in motion can become more entrenched. Deep conversations can be a marker of this, but the ironic thing is that there can also be some light, frivolous and pleasurable ones too. Call for more advice…

Although you can be single minded, you’re being urged to be much more open minded and especially about relationships. If you’re someone with ﬁxed or conservative beliefs this is a great opportunity to update your outlook. Links with people at a distance are strengthened too. Call me for more advice…

Just in time for Christmas your ﬁnances revive, but don’t go overboard in your gift expenditure, for although someone will say that they will pay you, they might not do it as quickly as they say. Your mind steps up several gears however, especially if you need to probe anything. Call for more news…

The New Moon can be excellent for shared ﬁnances and business involvements, but not if you want everything on your own terms. Even if you think you have everything tied down it can still shift from under your feet. Because of this, try not to be too rigid. Love looks very promising. Call for more…

Go on spoil yourself. A new hairdo or outfit can give you a shot of conﬁdence, and if you are attending a Christmas party or gathering you can wow people with your stunning and fashionable take. Mars can also give you an extra passion and desire to do your best for you and yours. Call for more…

You are moving from working out what you need to do, to one which is more about implementing it. Of course, you will need to interact with other people, but there are a number of options available to you about how you actually go about this. Be prepared. Not everyone will agree. Call for more…

There’s a sense that you’re clearing outstanding issues up and that once you do, you can focus on the exciting possibilities that are heading your way. And you can soon ﬁnd yourself on something of a roll. Once you build up momentum like this you can be formidable. Call for more astral advice…

The New Moon is, acting as a veritable springboard for you to enjoy the festive build up to the max. Other changes suggest you can’t burn the Midnight oil without some awareness to the consequences, for if you do, your nervous system will groan – especially through tension headaches. Call for more…

A gathering of friends can be heartening. Your ability to rub along well with diﬀerent types of people means that there can be more than one event like this. Yet there can be some subtle undercurrents in your situation too. Perhaps you will need to keep something quiet for now. Call for more advice…

With Mercury your ruler, connecting with the transformative Pluto, your creativity can be fantastically high, and you can have tremendous insights about how to express them. With Venus also helpful, this week can have its playful and ﬂirty moments. Don’t sit back, go for it. Call for more astral advice…

Your hopes around employment are boosted and it may be because of who as much as what you know, that helps you to get ahead. Make time too to enjoy a fun trend which is developing. Too many hours spent slogging away may be good for ﬁnances, but have some enjoyable interludes too. Call for more...

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SILVER... this is the color of abundance, both spiritual and physical. BLACK... draws or pulls energy to it and in so doing transforms it. Usual indicates depression or grief. I had an aura graph a couple of years ago at a Mind, Body and Spirit event. It showed the colours green, yellow, blue and purple which indicates that I am a healing, bright, spiritual person.The aura graph requires you to put your hand on a magnetic plate. It is connected to a computer and can pick up emotions. I think it is amazing. Can you image our planet without colour? Our world would be monochrome - just shades of grey. I love to walk with my dogs through the woods in Autumn time and see all the different shades of colour. Colour is vital to our well being but sadly people are unaware of the transformation colour can bring .There are expressions which reﬂect this - in the pink, black mood, green with envy or having the blues. When we wear dark clothing we disappear into the background. It is the colour of depression, whereas when we wear yellow we think of sunshine and generally feel happier. Next week part two of Aura any questions or readings contact me at psychicglynis@talktalk.net or txt 07811632353

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At one time or other I think we’re all guilty Please send your Views, News and Reviews to letters@mercurynewspaper.co.uk / TALKBACK, 4b Queens Road, Sheffield S2 4DG / Tel: 0114 276 3633 of leaving something somewhere, then suddenly remembering about it after it’s too late, but have you ever driven off with that something on your car roof? There was a heartbreaking story in the news last week about a man who forgot the sum of £80,000 cash. Of course, as you can probably imagine, he realized but it was too late. The While the rest of the country John, Lewis and Stannington are highlight of the year. It’s not just money was lost. Hi Folks! has been buried under a blanket the world famous Bolsterstone the songs, the excellent band and On recounting the story we had of early winter snow and the Male Voice Choir and Lindsay the great vocals of John that make several calls on the Breakfast first signs of the government’s Dracass and Cary Baylis in this I don’t travel too much these evenings special it’s the CAMRA has today welcomed Show from people who had austerity measures start to fantastic musical celebratory start nowadays in Clubland, audience, who are with the band forgotten numerous pairs of the Government’s decision cause unrest the Mercury can to the Chrismas festival. Hot on having visited most clubs in sunglasses, wallets or even to introduce a reduced rate announce some considerable the heels of this concert is the first from the very first note enjoying the music and the atmosphere. handbags and briefcases but the and welcome pre-Christmas ‘Unplugged’ gig at Killamarsh of excise duty for beers at or the area over the years, so musical cheer. I tend to let the acts come Sprts Centre on Thursday the 9th There can’t be many bands that funniest call came from a chap below 2.8% abv and will be We really are very fortunate to where John, Lewis, Lindsay and have enjoyed the loyalty of so who was actually working on his pushing for a reduction of at to me, usually at the two live in a city where we are blessed Cary will be joined by ‘Search many fans, richly deserved, over least 50%. Handsworth clubs (the Social car in the garage when he went by some of the best live music for a Star’ winner Nathan Lee through his encounter. the years. If you haven’t seen Boy This decision follows a Club and the WMC.) available anywhere and this year Downs and Manchester based In the early days of cordless on a Dolphin then get on to the campaign launched by I was tipped off about an act is going to be fantastic. John guitar vocalist Kirk McKelhinney. phones, he’d been left on his City Hall box office and reserve CAMRA in 2009 at the Reilly is the versatile common Musical and songwriting called “70s Express” appearing own at home on this occasion, Great British Beer Festival denominator at 3 great concerts excellence will be in abundance at a ticket while you can. You’ll be at the Social Club, which was so decided to place the handset when research was published this lovely venue and we strongly grateful for the recommendation on the immediate horizon. The temporarily on the roof of virtually full all through the showing that 55% of all recommend any music lover that as this is one gig you should do first is this weekend at Sheffield the car. After a few hours, night. Cathedral at 2pm in a celebration is available that night to come your best to see. The Cathedral drinkers support a lower he finished his tuning of the My first impression was “all down and enjoy an evening with concert and ‘Unplugged’ event at strength beer option in pubs*. concert in aid of Weston Park brakes and tampering with the friends. Climaxing this trio of Cancer Charity. John will be Mike Benner, CAMRA Chief show” as they came out for Killamarsh are selling well and mechanics, so decided to whisk joined by his song writing cohort fantastic events is the annual the first spot, lighting plus all you can reserve a ticket by calling Executive said: his car away to test it out. City Hall concert with Boy on a Lewis Nitikman performing “News that tax will be the trimmings, shiny suits, 0114 276 3701 for both events. Winding round country lanes Dolphin on Saturday December his own music, including his increased on beers above wigs and all – but what a and putting the motor through its 11th. I’ve seen many many bands Banish the winter and economic new single Deep and Blue. He 7.5% abv is disappointing. paces, he got back and realized blues and attend all three if you surprise! The two singers did here and I can certainly say that will also be performing with However we are pleased that what he’d done. Low and behold can. Stannington Brass Band. Joining a Boy on a Dolphin concert is a everything but dance on the this widely expected increase ceiling! Both were very good surprisingly though the phone was still sat on the roof totally will be counterbalanced by a singers, and the girl – Louise unscathed. Now there’s a sign of tax cut on low strength beers. – did movements and dancing a careful driver. Reduced tax on low strength second to none. We’ve got more funny stories, beers is good news for pub All through both sets there breaking news and classic hits goers at a time when 29 pubs all day each day here on Magic were rapid costume changes, are closing every week. This move will incentivise brewers and the act was not only good and keep listening this week for chances to win the ultimate 70s to invest in producing new low musically, but visually very party CD ahead of Christmas. strength real ales packed full of entertaining. Lee Harper on The Jackie Party Album is a 3 flavour.” drums and Kevin Goodson on CD set packed with the Rubettes, “Current EU rules mean that guitar/vocals provided a great Mud and much more. Listen for the UK Government can only musical backing to Louise and the winning tracks, call in and reduce duty on low strength Mark Molyneux and between you could be a winner.

JOHN REILLY, BOY ON A DOLPHIN AND FRIENDS BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER

Tax Cut for Low Strength Beers a Boost for Pub-Goers

beers at or below 2.8% abv. These rules are under review and, at a meeting with the European Commission tomorrow, CAMRA will push for the 2.8% abv cap to be increased, potentially up to 3.5% abv”.

FRANK WHITE’S TRIUMPHANT RETURN

them they created an act that would certainly hold its own in any company, and would be well worth a viewing on TV – where are you Simon Cowell?

Trevor

Cheers Mi Dears Phil Spencer

Matt Monro Jnr - son of the Singer’s Singer

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Matt Monro’s timeless classic hit ‘Potrait of My Love’, Colin Keyes Cast your mind back to Friday has written a arrangement nights more than eleven years especially for MMj which will ago – if you were anywhere be released as a single early in the Lane Top area, chances next year. are you would see crowds of Matt Monro Jnr was born to Matt will be bringing his loyal followers on their way “One Man, A Lasting Legacy” sing. From the impromptu to the Pheasant to see the tour to the Holiday Inn Royal duet with his father in 1977, Frank White Band – a run of Victoria in Sheffield on 15th MMj has kept his father’s nineteen years! music alive whilst developing January 2011. Last Friday saw him return a style, sound and stage – leaving over a thousand presence of his own; proving Please visit www.kpents.com disappointed people who were for more information. himself worthy of the name unable to get tickets – as he Matt Monro Jnr. revisited the venue to launch MMj’s repertoire includes his new CD – “The Cat” – with Matt Monro classics plus a the help of an all-new six piece contemporary mix of music band. from Standards to Pop, Big What a great night as the guitar Band to Latino and Swing to genius returned to his spiritual Jazz. His attire is immaculate, home – even the legendary Peter his voice is smooth, his Stringfellow sent a tribute to timing is spot on, his act is mark the event! polished and from his father, We are all hungry for more, he has inherited the same Frank – don’t leave it so long to warm, easy-going, relaxed come home in future! personality.

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Saturday 4th December

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Friday 3rd December

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Sunday 5th December

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Tuesday 7th December

LAURA MCGANN Suzie & David welcome you to...

UD Thurs 9th December

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UD Bring your own mini disc.

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Friday 3rd December

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Saturday 4th December

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Friday 3rd December

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Traditional Home Cooked Food Saturday 4th December

CARL KNIGHT & AMELIA DAVIS Sunday 5th December

Caitlen Bailey Tuesday 7th December

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Saturday 4th December

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Lisa & Chris Welcome you to the

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Friday 3rd December

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Friday 3rd December

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LACIE JAY Tuesday 7th December

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Friday 10th December

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RACHEL RAYNOR Sunday 12th December

LUCY CARNELL Sunday 19th December

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Sat 4th December

Sun 5th December

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Saturday 4th December

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Fri 3rd December

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Friday 3rd December

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A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED

JAY & SAM WELCOME CUSTOMERS OLD & NEW TO THE

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Sue Welcomes You To The ....

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Friday 3th December

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Friday 3rd December

DISCO NIGHT WITH DJ JOHN Saturday 4th December

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MARTY LEE Friday 3rd December

HARLEM NIGHTS Saturday 4th December

SHARON LEWIS BAND

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AIR CONDITIONED - EXTERNAL SMOKING AREA

BINGO - JACKPOT £500

MARCUS

Sunday 5th December

JIMBO JOVI

ELLIS

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Jack-In-A-Box

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ONE LIFE, LIVE IT

136 SHIREGREEN LANE, SHEFFIELD S5 6AD. TEL: 0114 249 2213

MONDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY

Saturday 4th December

JAX FA C T O R

* Children ( accompanied by adults) are allowed on the 26th & 27th of December

ASHLEY JAMES

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Sunday 5th December

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MANAGEMENT SUNDAYS CASH BINGO & 5 NUMBER BINGO

Sequence & Modern Dancing

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Saturday 4th December

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MONDAY AFTERNOONS

AK47

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Cricket Inn Road, Shefﬁeld Telephone: 07533543549

Tuesday 7th December

BOXING DAY SUNDAY 26TH DECEMBER

PARK GARDENERS

Christmas Day Grand Lunch

DEVIENCE

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MONDAY 27TH DECEMBER

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From 3rd Dec till the 23rd Dec 4 Course £9.99, OAP 4 Course £7.50 Free Bottle of Wine for parties of 6 plus

Sunday 5th December

OUT OF AFRICA

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THE NEW INN

Opposite the Water Tower, Norton Tel: 0114 255 4436

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Come and enjoy the fun each week with our panel of judges and warm, welcoming audiences. Please come and see us or give us a call if you need any further information

in the CONCERT ROOM + PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT

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Sunday 5th December

NICKY DARREN

BEERS £1.30 A PINT / LAGER £1.60 A PINT

NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT - SATURDAY 18th DEC

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

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PRIZE = £500 + TROPHY IN CONJUNCTION WITH CEE BEE VARIETY AGENCY

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Friday 3rd December

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Saturday 4th December

SUE & PAUL’S KARAOKE Sunday 5th December

Saturday 4th December

LAUGHING LEGENDS Sunday 5th December

ROBBIE JAY Saturday 11th December

CHRISTINE COLES BINGO EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT WEDNESDAY - 9:15pm Start

SUE & PAUL’S ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT MEADOW PLUS TWO MYSTERY GUESTS, FUN QUIZ & PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT

Wednesday 8th December - Evening

SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH GARY PHILLIPS

EVERY MONDAY & THURSDAY

QUIZ NIGHT, IN THE LOUNGE WITH SEAN 5 Number Bingo, Spin The Wheel

EVERY WEDNESDAY SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCH

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Private Parties Catered For... SUNDAY LUNCHES NOW BEING SERVED

12-4pm - £5.50

Includes Dessert EVERY THURSDAY

JAM NIGHT Wed 1st December

FRANK WHITE BAND Sat 4th December

XXL

Mon 6th December

MIDLAND ACOUSTIC NIGHT

TEL: 0114 248 6137

Thurs 16th December

FANCY DRESS CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH JACK BLACK & SHWIMP Free food, Late bar & more.

All Welcome

A warm welcome from Diane and Dave at the

EARL MARSHALL PUBLIC HOUSE East Bank Road, Sheffield - 0114 272 8812

- SUNDAY LUNCHES NOON - 3pm from £4.25

GREAT MEALS SERVED 7 DAYS A WEEK Saturday 11th December

KEVIN MICHAELS

Wednesday - Dave’s General Knowledge Quiz with Cash & Beer Prizes EVERY FRIDAY - KARAOKE WITH STAN STILL

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FARM Bar & Restaurant SUPERB MEALS IN THE CARVERY RESTAURANT

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Christmas Bookings Now Being Taken Thursday Nights

Curry & a Drink - £5.99 A great choice of 4 Curries Friday Steak Nights

Includes Meal & a Drink From £5.99 3pm onwards

Sunday Lunch - only £4.99 Served 12 - 4pm with all the trimmings +FREE DRINK

EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT - KARAOKE

With Bob & Sue GET UP AND HAVE A SING!

Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner

Every Mon & Wed Afternoon, 2 - 4:30 PLUS BINGO ALL THROUGH DECEMBER

NEW MENU - Meals from £2.99

Burger & A Drink

£4.99 all day every day Saturday 4th December

WEEKDAY CARVERY £5.99

Michael Oliver

CHILDREN & OAP - SMALL CARVERY - £4.25 ADULTS - £7.25

Woodhouse Westend WMC

WEEKEND & BANK HOLIDAY CARVERY MONDAY - FRIDAY

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Saturday 4th December

DERREN VINCENT

Saturday 11th December EACH SUNDAY THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVE PERIOD ENJOY EXPERT, CLOSE UP MAGIC BY CRAIG.

151 Sheffield Road Sheffield Tel: 0114 2693 057 Friday 3rd December

DAVE SEVILLE

Saturday 4th December

Nether Lane, Ecclesﬁeld, Shefﬁeld - 0114 240 1155

KINKY ELLIS

MEADOW

FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS

Bar & Restaurant

MR. TWISTER

FARM

Thursday 16th December

AN EVENING OF CHRISTMAS SONGS

Superb Carol Concert Featuring

THE DOUBLE OCTAVE CHOIR

8 O’Clock Start ALL WELCOME

Nether Lane, Ecclesﬁeld, Shefﬁeld - 0114 240 1155

Saturday 18th December

Monday - Quiz Night Wednesday - Dance Night 8-11pm + Bingo Dancing to Jon Smith on the Wersi Organ; Modern Sequence, Ballroom, Latin American

THE ANGEL - WOODHOUSE 59 Sheffield Road S13 7EQ - 0114 288 0816

Saturday 4th December

DAVE VAN KEYS Friday 10th December

RUSSELL T BIRD TUESDAY

BINGO

WITH A JACKPOT GAME £150 JACKPOT

THURSDAY MUSIC QUIZ WITH MARK Guess the Intro Rollover stands @ £50

MEALS SERVED DAILY

Mon-Fri - 12noon - 2pm / 5pm - 8pm Sat 12noon - 5pm / Sunday Lunch 12noon - 3pm O.A.P. SPECIAL - Mon-Fri 12noon - 2pm - 2 for £5

2 COURSE XMAS LUNCH - 12 TO 2PM - £6.95 3 COURSES 5PM TO 8PM £10.95

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Can You Jam!

WOODHOUSE MILL WMC

582 Retford Road, Sheﬃeld. Tel: 0114 269 2910

Come and join us, bookings now being taken for works/office/Xmas parties!!!

All Equipment Provided - Supervised Kids Allowed

Every Wednesday 8pm - 11pm Acoustic Night in The Snug Get Involved or Just Come and Listen

LARGE OUTDOOR HEATED SMOKING AREA TABLE TENNIS - FREE TO PLAY Function Room Available for Hire Buffet, Disco, etc catered for. Ring Jill on 0114 2348241

TARA

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RUSS ELLIOTT

KELLIE LEIGH Sunday 5th December

CHRIS JEFFREYS Quiz with Prizes • Bingo / Rafﬂes / Open the Box THURSDAY NIGHT DANCE

WITH JOHN LONGLEY ON THE ORGAN Function rooms available to hold 20, 80, 110 or 220 people (with full catering) for most occasions. Bar available • Buffets catered for • Secure car parking - CCTV (You must be signed in by a member to attend club nights)

Club Rules Apply at ALL Times

LA PLATA S.C. 353-355 Walkley Lane, Shefﬁeld, S6 2PB

0114 2345448

ROBBIE WILLIAMS TRIBUTE TICKETS £2 - TICKETS NOW ON SALE

The Dusty Miller Shefﬁeld Road, Barlborough, S43 4TW Near Chesterﬁeld (2 mins off jct 30, M1)

Tel: 01246 810 507

Saturday 4th December

DAVE HILL

BLONDIE BAD FINGERS Sunday 5th December TRIBUTE

Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Monday 20th December

DANNY BARTON LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

JOHN REILLY & LEWIS NITIKMAN £5 PER TICKET

Angela & Wiggy Welcome You To

GREASBROUGH WMC Church Street, Greasbrough, Rotherham 01709 551117

SORRY NO CHILDREN ALLOWED ON THESE PREMISES ON WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS

Saturday 4th December

WIGGY’S 40TH BIRTHDAY BASH

FRIDAY 17TH DECEMBER

CRASHERS

CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY FREE FINGER BUFFET

NEW YEARS EVE PARTY FREE FINGER BUFFET

ANY LIVE BANDS THAT WANT TO PERFORM PLEASE PHONE WIGGY ON 07990 923231

Monday 6th December

TONY MONROE Frequent bus service routes: 20,97, 98, 33, & 83 (to & from the club)

FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED

DO WAH DIDDY

The Old Blue Ball ROBERT KING

156 Bradfield Road, Sheffield. Tel: 0114 2332546

Sunday 5th December

Whiteley Avenue, Monkwood Estate, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 7QS Tel: 01709 522825

Saturday 4th December

ROBBIE - THE SHOW

Saturday 4th December

RAWMARSH TRADES & LABOUR CLUB

Friday 3rd December

PRIZE BINGO £500 ON 50 NUMBERS + JACKPOT PRIZE

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday OPEN THE BOX - ‘BIG MONEY’

BACK 2 BEAT MENS CLUB Saturday 4th December

Friday 10th December

Farm Road, Shefﬁeld 2. Tel: 0114 2729947

Saturday 4th December

LOUIE STEPHENS Thursday 2nd December

Sunday 5th December

Sports & Social Club

DAN HERROD

LEESA MAY

TEL: 0114 2325768

TRAV RODGERS

Gallon of Beer to the Winner Free Raffle • Tote Prizes ACOUSTIC MUSIC ORIGINAL SONGS & COVERS

Every Friday:

Friday 3rd December

SOCIAL CLUB

Southey Green Road, Shefﬁeld, S5 7QQ

Saturday 4th December

Every Thursday- QUIZ NIGHT

Every Monday:

Monday - Quiz Night Wednesday - Special Bingo Night

E5 SOUTHEY

Sunday 5th December

Wednesday 8th December

COYOTE

IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATED PUBLICITY PICTURE PLEASE SEND IT THROUGH TO US AT INFO@MERCURYNEWSPAPER.CO.UK

RENISHAW M.W. 138 Main Road, Renishaw S31 9UW - Tel: 01246 434 157

EVERY THURSDAY COUNTRY & WESTERN Thursday 2nd December

BEST OF FRIENDS Saturday 4th December

CHRISSIE LEIGH Tuesday 7th December

CRAIG DEEGAN Thursday 9th Decembr

GARY PERKINS We Show

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REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS

NEWBOLD WMC MASTIN MOOR MW VICTORIA CLUB

Thirlmere Road, Newbold, Chesterﬁeld, S41 8EJ

Sat 4th December

FEVER

Sun 5th December

RENISHAW ROAD, MASTIN MOOR, CHESTERFIELD

TEL: 01246 472547

Saturday 4th December

DARREN DALE

GRAHAM STEVENS

LINE DANCING EVERY THURSDAY Doors 7:30pm WITH TUITION FROM JEAN & TERRY

Maureen Welcomes You To

OLD WHITTINGTON

For Details Contact N.M.W.C on 01246 278849

THE RED LION The Mild Real Ale Pub

Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield - 01246 450 770

1st Thursday Of Every Month Is Lounge Bar Music Hosted By

TICH VANGO Saturday 4th December CURTIS LOVEMONGER

& MAUREEN’S BIRTHDAY BASH

3rd Tuesday of Every month is an Acoustic Gathering - from 8pm

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Yvonne & John welcome you to

THE VICTORIA

5 Stubley Lane, Dronﬁeld S18 1PE. Tel 07903088112

EVERY WEDNESDAY

OPEN MIC NIGHT

SINGERS & MUSICIANS WELCOME

ALL WELCOME A VISIT TO THIS PUB IS A MUST. FUNERALS CATERED FOR WITH DISCRETION UP TO 50 PEOPLE

AUCTION EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6:30PM LOTTING STARTS - 12NOON

MINERS SOCIAL CLUB

Station Lane, Old Whittington, Chesterfield Tel: 01246 450097

Every Monday - SEQUENCE DANCING BINGO EVERY NIGHT

Every Wednesday -AUCTION LOTTING 12 NOON - AUCTION STARTS 7PM Followed by BINGO - 9:30pm start

LISA D’MAIO SASHA

Sat 4th Dec

Sun 5th DEC

FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE

BRIMINGTON SOCIAL CLUB

Chase EVERY SUNDAY the Ace Golden Oldie Music Night EVERY MONDAY Quiz & Bingo TUESDAY - STAR TIME SPECIAL

Bingo

See Our Other Advert for Details

EVERY THURSDAY Dancing with Resident Organist EVERY FRIDAY Bingo + Open The Box SATURDAY 4th DECEMBER - live Entertainment

CAMEO

POOL & DARTS AVAILABLE EVERY NIGHT HIGH STREET, BRIMINGTON, CHESTERFIELD - 01246 233700 For Extra Information please Try our website

www.brimingtonsocialclub.co.uk

KARINA & VERNON WELCOME YOU TO THE TOTALLY REFURBISHED

& INSTITUTE

WHITTINGTON MOOR, CHESTERFIELD 01246 450583

Friday 3rd December

BIRDWELL CLUB/VENUE Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley

01226 742377

www.birdwellvenue.com EVERY FRIDAY

LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

Fri 3rd December

D FACTO

ROCK & ROLL KNIGHTS

Saturday 4th December

RICHIE TAYLOR SHOW Sunday 5th December

SI SONATA

Sat 4th December

BIKES & TRIKES BROWN BOTTLE BAND

FREE BUFFET, ROCK DISCO & RAFFLE £5 ADVANCED, £6 ON THE DOOR

MONDAY - QUIZ NIGHT - PRIZES THURSDAY - PRIZE BINGO

CLUB CHESTERFIELD Chester Street, Chesterfield T: 01246 234200 Saturday 4th December

ROBERT KING

Sat 18th Dec - Tickets £12

LETZ ZEP Tracey & Barrie Welcome You To....

The Stag

40 Market Square, Woodhouse S13 7JX

TUESDAYS

JIMMY JONES

Sunday 5th December

JO MANSFIELD

THURSDAY NIGHTS / SUNDAY AFTERNOONS

Monday Night Auction - 7pm - Finish

SATURDAY 4th DECEMBER

Bingo Every Monday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Large Function Room Available For Hire

QUIZAOKE SHOW NIGHT

POKER

BARRY - OKE

TELEPHONE 0114 2889 288

Pearl & Tony wish customers old & new a Merry Christmas

THE

RIDGEWAY ARMS Quarry Hill, Mosborough, Shefﬁeld S20 5AZ. Tel: 0114 2477111

THURS 2ND DEC - INTERNATIONAL MEDIUM

JOANNE GREGORY £10 PER TICKET - 8.00PM START

Deerlands Avenue, Parson Cross, Sheffield S5 8AA Telephone: 07772 279379 or 07947 529935

There’s A Warm Welcome to Customers Old & New from Karina, Vernon & Staff at our Newly Refurbished Pub

CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN - DON’T DELAY

NEW YEARS EVE PARTY NIGHT

FANCY DRESS, TOP DJ & MORE - BOOK EARLY

Wednesdays - Prize Bingo - Jackpot £100

SPECIAL COMEDY NIGHT

Superb Function Room for up to 300 people!!! Ideal for Birthdays, Private Parties, etc

SOUL & MOTOWN NIGHT

Thursdays - Free Pool & Free Jukebox, Fridays - Big Dave’s Karaoke

TO ADVERTISE YOUR VENUE PLEASE CALL 0114 276 3633

3rd DEC - TABLES OF 10 £50 OR £5 EACH

10th DEC - OVER 25 YRS, 9PM - 12:30AM, 50p ENTRY Tuesday Night - Grill Night - from £5.49 for grill & a pint Thursday Night - Curry Night - only £5.49 for curry & a pint 2 meals for £8 - 19 meals to choose from served all day every day Meals served 7 days a week between 12noon & 10pm

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THE OLD HARROW GRENOSIDE Christmas Fayre

SERVED LUNCH TIMES & EVENINGS from 22nd of November to 23rd of December 3 course Christmas Dinner £11.95 Call in for a menu or visit www.oldharrow.co.uk Bookings only please 0114 2468801 MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS

165 Main Street, Grenoside, Shefﬁeld S35 8PP

COPPICE HOUSE FARM SHOP RIVELIN

A family run farm shop in the picturesque Rivelin Valley supplying high quality, locally sourced produce including: • HOME REARED BEEF, PORK & LAMB • HOME-MADE SAUSAGES • FARM FRESH CHICKEN

CHRISTMAS ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FRESH FARM EGGS NOW IN STOCK 3 bedroomed Holiday Home - Call Mrs P Revitt 0114 230 1753 for more details Opening Times: Thursday to Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 3pm www.coppicehousefarmshop.co.uk

Forthcoming @ The Venue in Stocksbridge

FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER – MANNING The band Manning has been in existence since 1999, formed around singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Guy Manning. Guy was previously an associate of Parallel or 90 Degrees (PO90) and also a founder member of the internationally respected, The Tangent. Manning will be performing with support from Molly Bloom and Godsticks. Last few tickets remaining!! MONDAY 6TH TO SATURDAY 11TH DECEMBER – PANTO! Robinson Crusoe The Venue will become the setting for an epic battle this Christmas as Robinson Crusoe faces his long-time adversary, the infamous Captain Hogwash. And everyone is invited to watch. featuring a near full size deck of a sailing ship, colourful costumes, up-to-date chart songs and dance routines and gallons of audience participation. Hold tight this show travels at a thousand smiles an hour! This year’s spectacular family pantomime is Robinson Crusoe. Tickets are selling fast, so get yours now from £4.50 via the Venue box office on 0114 2838692 FRIDAY 10TH DECEMBER – CAN YOU JAM? If you can play an instrument, sing or just bang a tambourine, pop in to our popular and rapidly growing Can You Jam? Night. Whether you’re a band, solo artist or a rusty muso, the stage is waiting for you! 7pm start, £2 entry on the door. TUESDAY 14TH DECEMBER – CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT The Waldershelf Singers’ present an evening of gorgeous Christmas Songs. For a warm, traditional and special Christmas experience, come and join us and join in. CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS!! Have you booked yours yet? If not, then why not bunny hop onto our Christmas party bonanza on Friday 17th or Saturday 18th December. Tickets are £19 featuring a top live party group, disco and Christmas buffet. Discounts for group bookings available! Further details available on the Venue website www.thevenuestocksbridge.co.uk FRIDAY 17TH DECEMBER – MOTOWN AND SOUL NIGHT WITH SOUL MATES Hot from London, Soul Mates have performed with some of the biggest stars including George Michael, Kool and the Gang, Barry Manilow and Boy George. These outstanding and accomplished vocalists will give you a show to remember with hits from Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Kionel Richie, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Barry white and many more. Tickets are £19 and includes a Christmas buffet and disco. Saturday 18TH DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT The popular party band Nite Train consists of three very accomplished musicians and vocalists who are highly regarded throughout the area. Performing floor fillers, 70’s disco music, soul, classic ballads, rock ‘n’ roll and chart hits, from popular artists such as Beatles, Monkees, Otis Reading, Diana Ross, Abba, Bee Gees, they are guaranteed to get your feet moving! SATURDAY 18TH DECEMBER – WORTLEY FOLK CLUB CHRISTMAS CONCERT Christmas concert with floor singers and guests. Please see website for further details: www.wortleyfolkclub. info WHAT ELSE? Did you know that there are weekly sessions running at The Venue? IT courses, Arts & Crafts, movement and song for toddlers and mums, Tai Chi, Weightwatchers and Slimming World, Waldershelf Singers, Salsa dancing, Sequence Dancing, And don’t forget our weekly Monday Night Pub Quiz - £2 a pint all night! The Venue Bar is open Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays from 7pm with fantastic cask and draught beer offers every week!

650 Manchester Road, Stocksbridge S36 1DY Tel: 0114 283 8692 www.thevenuestocksbridge.co.uk

TOTLEY HALL FARM Totley Hall Lane, Shefﬁeld

Now Open following refurbishment Food served each day Monday to Thursday 12 noon to 2.30pm & 4.00pm to 8.00pm Saturday 12 noon to 8.00pm Sunday Carvery Only 12 noon to 4.00pm

Live Nativity Plays with the Animals & Father Christmas

11th December - 24th December 2010

Monday to Friday Evenings & all day Saturday

Monday to Friday Lunch Times

Served 12 Noon to 4pm £6.95 Adults £4.50 Child & OAPs

£5.50 or 2 dine for £10 Succulent Roast Joint or homemade fayre

For a great curry and a drink, followed by our quiz

Chef’s Selection of char-grilled meats, followed by our quiz

We serve fresh ﬁsh & chips & all your chip shop favourites!

Will be served throughout December and it’s just £9.95!

16 Helliwell Lane, Deepcar S36 2QH Tel: 0114 288 4482

Your children can dress up and join in as we retell and act out the wonderful Christmas story. Lots of time to hold the Lambs and ride the Donkey. Visit Father Christmas for your present. Refreshments for all. Early Booking is essential

Call Jenny on 0114 236 4761

or for Details, Pictures, Dates, Prices & a Booking Form please visit our website

www.totleychristmasfestivals.co.uk

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Christmas Carol PEAK RAIL Celebration SANTA & STEAM An Event in aid of the Weston Park Cancer Charity

A Concert For All The Family

SPECIALS 2010

Sunday 5th December - 2pm

TRAINS OPERATE ON...

Sheffield Cathedral - Church Street - Sheffield - S1 1HA Yorkshire Championship Band Stannington Brass

4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 23rd & 24th December

Stephanie Kingʼs Stage Show

ALL TRAINS DEPART FROM ROWSLEY SOUTH STATION AT 11:00AM, 12:35PM, 2:05PM & 3:40PM

Award Winning Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir presented by BBC Radio Sheffieldʼs Howie Pressman Boy on a Dolphin/Acoustic Angelʼs John Reilly Accompanied by Lewis Nitikman

through the train bearing marvellous gifts for every child.

To get parents and other members of the

family into the Christmas spirit, wine and freshly baked Mince Pies will be served while you sit back and take pleasure in being entertained by Professional Clowns, Magicians and Balloon Modellers.

Tickets: £8.00

Tickets Available from The Mercury on 0114 276 3701

SANTA assisted by his many helpers saunters

Registered charity number 1039885

If that wasn’t enough then why not join in and sing along to well known carols with the Piano Accordionists.

Prices

Adults (aged 16 & over)

£9.75

Senior Citizens

£8.75

0-15 months

£5.00

16 months to 15 Years

£8.50

For Further Information or to book which is advisable Telephone Santa’s Helpful Elves on

01629 580381

Peak Rail PLC, Matlock Station, Matlock, Derbyshire. DE4 3NA www.peakrail.co.uk

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Over 20 Years Experience

Saturday 4th December BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 Nigella Kitchen 12:00 BBC News 12:10 Regional News and Weather 12:15 Football Focus 1:00 Freddie Flintoff: Ashes Warrior 1:40 Snooker: UK Championship 4:30 Final Score 5:20 BBC News 5:30 Regional News and Weather 5:40 Walk on the Wild Side 6:10 The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson 6:40 Strictly Come Dancing 7:40 Merlin 8:25 The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws 8:40 Casualty 9:30 The Armstrong and Miller Show 10:00 BBC News 10:20 Match of the Day 11:40 The Football League Show 1:00 Weatherview

6:00 The Pingu Show 6:15 Bob the Builder: Project Build It 6:25 Penelope 6:30 Guess with Jess 6:40 Postman Pat 7:00 Arthur 7:15 Muddle Earth 7:25 OOglies 7:40 Whatʼs New Scooby-Doo? 8:00 M.I. High 8:30 Mission: 2110 9:00 Live ʻnʼ Deadly 10:00 Little Howardʼs Big Question 10:20 Sam and Markʼs Guide to Dodging Disaster 10:50 Dennis & Gnasher 11:00 ROY 11:30 The Big Performance 12:00 The Cut 12:25 Teensville: Teenage Witches 12:50 Popatron 1:20 The 5.19 Show 1:35 The Season 2:05 Revealed 2:20 Film: Land of the Pharaohs 4:00 Flog It! 4:30 Snooker: UK Championship 5:55 At Home with the Georgians 6:55 Making Scotlandʼs Landscape 7:55 Dadʼs Army 8:25 American Dream 9:25 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 10:10 QI XL 10:55 The Stephen K Amos Show 11:25 Film: Frozen River 12:55 Snooker: UK Championship - Highlights

ITV 1 6.25 Fireman Sam 6.35 The Hive 6.45 Doraʼs Big Birthday Adventure Part One 7.10 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7.25 Jimmy Two Shoes 7.40 Ben 10 8.05 Horrid Henry 8.25 SpongeBob SquarePants 8.40 SpongeBob SquarePants 9.00 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody 9.25 The Cool Stuff Collective 9.50 Planet Sketch 10.00 Planetʼs Funniest Animals 10.25 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 11.25 ITV News & Weather 11.30 This Morning: Saturday 12.25 All New Youʼve Been Framed! 12.55 All New Youʼve Been Framed! 1.25 Film: The Great Outdoors 3.05 Film: Mrs Doubtﬁre 5.20 Calendar News and Weather 5.30 ITV News & Weather 5.45 New Britain Does the Funniest Things 6.40 All New Youʼve Been Framed! 7.10 Harry Hillʼs Best of TV Burp 7.40 The X Factor 9.25 Iʼm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 10.25 This Is Michael Buble 11.25 ITV News & Weather 11.40 Simply Red: For the Last Time

Channel 4 6:20 Sali Mali 6:25 The Treacle People 6:35 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:00 World Sport 7:25 Extreme Sailing Series 7:55 The Morning Line 8:50 One Tree Hill 9:50 Ugly Betty 10:50 Koko Pop With Vision Express 11:20 Friends 11:55 The 4music Video Honours: Top 20 12:50 Scrubs 1:25 Scrubs 1:55 Channel 4 Racing From Sandown Park And Wetherby 3:50 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 4:20 Come Dine With Me 4:55 Come Dine With Me 5:25 Come Dine With Me 5:55 Come Dine With Me 6:20 Come Dine With Me 6:50 The Political Slot 6:55 Channel 4 News 7:20 4thought.Tv 7:25 Grand Designs 8:25 Apocalypse: The Second World War 9:25 Film: Slumdog Millionaire 11:45 Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Five 6.00 Peppa Pig 6.05 Roary the Racing Car 6.15 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 6.25 Fireman Sam 6.35 Rupert Bear 6.50 Miss Spiderʼs Sunny Patch Friends 7.00 The WotWots 7.20 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7.35 Make Way for Noddy 7.50 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.05 Little Princess 8.15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.35 Play! 8.45 Castle Farm 8.55 Olivia 9.10 The Mr. Men Show 9.30 George Shrinks 10.00 Great Ethiopian Run 11.00 Europa League Football Highlights 12.05 Your Sport 12.10 The Gadget Show 1.10 Film: Cahill: US Marshal 3.10 Film: The Shootist 5.10 Five News 5.15 Film: Ice Age 6.55 The Mentalist 7.40 NCIS 8.30 CSI: Miami 9.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.30 CSI: NY 11.30 Forensic Files 12.00 SuperCasino

Sunday 5th December BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 7:35 Match of the Day 9:00 The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 Fern Britton Meets... Clarissa Dickson Wright 11:00 Country Tracks 12:00 The Politics Show 1:00 Cash in the Celebrity Attic 1:45 EastEnders 3:45 Drop Zone 4:45 Points of View 5:00 Songs of Praise 5:35 BBC News 5:50 Regional News and Weather 6:00 Jimmyʼs Food Factory 6:30 Countryﬁle 7:30 Strictly Come Dancing Results 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Garrowʼs Law 10:00 BBC News 10:15 Regional News and Weather 10:25 The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson 10:55 The Apprentice 11:55 The Sky at Night 12:15 Weatherview

6:00 The Pingu Show 6:15 Bob the Builder: Project Build It 6:25 Penelope 6:30 Guess with Jess 6:40 Postman Pat 7:00 Arthur 7:15 Muddle Earth 7:25 Sportsround 7:40 Bear Behaving Badly 8:00 Scoop 8:25 Hotel Trubble 9:00 Deadly 60 9:30 Horrible Histories 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 Flog It! 12:15 Film: Summer Magic 2:00 Snooker: UK Championship 5:30 Lambing Live: Kateʼs Year with the Beavans 6:30 Film: Dadʼs Army 8:00 Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time 9:00 Operation Mincemeat 10:00 The Trip 10:30 Match of the Day 2 11:30 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 12:00 Snooker: UK Championship - Highlights

ITV 1 6.00 Boblins 6.15 Boblins 6.25 Boblins 6.35 Fluffy Gardens 6.45 Doraʼs Big Birthday Adventure Part Two 7.10 Bookaboo 7.25 Monk 7.30 Jimmy Two Shoes 7.45 Back at the Barnyard 7.55 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo: Get a Clue! 8.20 Phineas and Ferb 8.40 Phineas and Ferb 9.00 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody 9.25 Finger Tips 9.45 The X Factor 11.30 This Morning: Sunday 12.35 ITV News & Weather 12.50 Coronation Street Omnibus 3.15 Midsomer Murders 5.15 Stars on the Street 6.15 Calendar News and Weather 6.30 ITV News & Weather 6.45 Harry Hillʼs Best of TV Burp 7.15 All Star Family Fortunes 8.00 The X Factor 9.00 The Nationʼs Favourite Abba Song 10.30 ITV News & Weather 10.45 Film: Magicians 12.25 Rugby Highlights: Aviva Premiership

Channel 4 6:20 Sali Mali 6:25 The Treacle People 6:35 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:00 Freeze Festival 2010 7:50 Freesports On 4 8:20 Sony Ericsson World Bboy Series 8:50 Hollyoaks Omnibus11:20 Live And Lost With Blackberry 11:35 Ugly Betty 12:35 Cheryl Cole T4 Special 12:55 The Album Chart Show With Tesco Entertainment: N-Dubz Special 1:30 The Simpsons 2:05 The Simpsons 2:35 Film: Nine Months 4:35 Deal Or No Deal 5:25 Film: Fred Claus 7:30 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 UnderCover Boss USA 9:00 Any Human Heart 10:30 Desperate Housewives 11:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats 12:20 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey

Five 6.00 Peppa Pig 6.05 Roary the Racing Car 6.15 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 6.25 Fireman Sam 6.35 Rupert Bear 6.45 Miss Spiderʼs Sunny Patch Friends 7.00 Mio Mao 7.05 The WotWots 7.20 Roobarb and Custard Too 7.25 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7.40 Make Way for Noddy 7.55 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.05 Little Princess 8.15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.35 Family! 8.45 Castle Farm 9.00 Olivia 9.15 The Mr. Men Show 9.30 George Shrinks 10.00 iCarly 10.35 True Jackson, VP 11.10 Your Sport 11.15 Street Market Chefs 11.45 Emergency Bikers 12.45 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 1.50 Film: Baby Geniuses 3.35 Film: Cats and Dogs 5.15 Five News 5.25 Film: Firefox 8.00 Bermuda Triangle: The Mystery Revealed 9.00 Film: xXx2: The Next Level 11.05 Film: The Art of War 1.15 SuperCasino

Monday 6th December BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Rip Off Britain 10:00 Homes under the Hammer 11:00 Real Rescues 11:45 To Buy or Not to Buy 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Missing 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Horrible Histories 3:30 Whatʼs New Scooby-Doo? 3:50 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Hotel Trubble 4:30 Blue Peter 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Inside Out 8:00 EastEnders 8:30 Addicted to Games? Panorama 9:00 Accused 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 A Question of Sport 11:05 Inside Sport: The Marion Jones Story 11:35 The Graham Norton Show 12:25 Weatherview

6:40 Postman Pat 6:55 Pingu 7:00 Jungle Book 7:15 Muddle Earth 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:40 Eliot Kid 8:00 Prank Patrol 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Big Barn Farm 9:05 Buzz and Tell 9:10 Tinga Tinga Tales 9:25 The Large Family 9:40 Toddworld 9:50 Pingu 10:00 Waybuloo 10:20 Cliffordʼs Puppy Days 10:30 Pablo the Little Red Fox 10:35 3rd and Bird 10:50 Wibbly Pig 11:00 In the Night Garden 11:30 Film 2010 with Claudia Winkleman 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Snooker: UK Championship 4:30 Pointless 5:15 The Hairy Bikersʼ Cook Off 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 7:00 Snooker: UK Championship 8:00 University Challenge 8:30 Miranda 9:00 Ian Hislopʼs Age of the Do-Gooders 10:00 The Trip 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 Snooker: UK Championship - Highlights 12:10 Snooker: UK Championship - Extra

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 House Gift 3.00 Dickinsonʼs Real Deal 4.00 Midsomer Murders 5.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 Coronation Street: The Historic First Episode 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 Iʼm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 The Day John Lennon Died 11.35 Kings Of Leon: Excess All Areas 12.30 The Zone

Channel 4 6:10 Sali Mali 6:15 The Treacle People 6:25 Planet Cook 6:45 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:10 Freshly Squeezed 7:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35 Frasier 9:10 According To Jim 9:40 Friends 10:10 One Tree Hill 11:05 Smallville: Superman The Early Years 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 3 Minute Wonder: The Turner Prize 2010 12:10 Jamie At Home 12:40 Iron Chef UK 1:40 Film: The Ghosts Of Berkeley Square 3:25 Countdown 4:10 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Four In A Bed 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Kirstie And Philʼs Perfect Christmas 9:00 Come Dine With Me: Coronation Street Special 10:00 Chris Moylesʼ Quiz Night 10:50 Peep Show 11:25 Being... N-Dubz At Christmas 12:30 Music On 4: Manic Street Preachers

Five 6.35 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 6.40 Rupert Bear 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Mio Mao 7.00 Little Princess 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.25 Peppa Pig 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.40 Hanaʼs Helpline 8.50 Ben and Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 9.05 Milkshake! Music Box 9.15 The Wright Stuff 10.45 Trisha Goddard 11.45 House Doctor 12.10 House Doctor 12.40 Five News 12.45 Austin Stevens Adventures 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home and Away 2.50 Animal Rescue Squad 3.05 The Family Recipe 3.15 Film: Avalanche Express 5.00 Five News 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 Live From Studio Five 7.00 Five News at 7 7.30 How Do They Do It? 8.00 The Gadget Show 9.00 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 10.00 Film: Blade 12.25 UFC 123: Main Event

Tuesday 7th December BBC One

BBC Two

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6:40 Postman Pat 6:55 Pingu 7:00 Jungle Book 7:15 Muddle Earth 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:40 Eliot Kid 7:55 Diddy Dick and Dom 8:00 Prank Patrol 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Big Barn Farm 9:05 Buzz and Tell 9:10 Tinga Tinga Tales 9:25 The Large Family 9:40 Toddworld 9:50 Pingu 10:00 Waybuloo 10:20 Cliffordʼs Puppy Days 10:30 Pablo the Little Red Fox 10:35 3rd and Bird 10:50 Wibbly Pig 11:00 In the Night Garden 11:30 Animal Park 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Snooker: UK Championship 4:30 Pointless 5:15 The Hairy Bikersʼ Cook Off 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 7:00 Snooker: UK Championship 8:00 Natural World Special 9:00 The Foods that Make Billions 10:00 Miranda 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 Snooker: UK Championship - Highlights 12:10 Snooker: UK Championship - Extra

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 House Gift 3.00 Dickinsonʼs Real Deal 4.00 Midsomer Murders 5.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Can You Keep a Secret?: Tonight 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 Coronation Street: 50 Years, 50 Moments 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Film: Analyze This 12.30 The Zone

Channel 4 6:35 Planet Cook 6:55 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:20 Freshly Squeezed 7:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40 Frasier 9:10 According To Jim 9:40 Friends 10:10 One Tree Hill 11:05 Smallville: Superman The Early Years 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 3 Minute Wonder: The Turner Prize 2010 12:10 River Cottage Bites 12:20 Iron Chef UK 1:25 Film: American Guerilla In The Philippines 3:25 Countdown 4:10 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Four In A Bed 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Kirstie And Philʼs Perfect Christmas 9:00 The Family 10:00 Frankie Boyleʼs Tramadol Nights 10:35 The Morgana Show 11:10 The Big Bang Theory 11:35 Robertʼs Web 12:10 Bullrun: New York To Las Vegas

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6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Rip Off Britain 10:00 Homes under the Hammer 11:00 Real Rescues 11:45 To Buy or Not to Buy 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Missing 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Horrible Histories 3:30 What’s New Scooby-Doo? 3:50 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Little Howard’s Big Question 4:30 Dani’s House 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Wallace and Gromit’s World of Invention 8:00 Jimmy’s Food Factory 8:30 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 9:00 The Apprentice 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 10:45 Film 2010 with Claudia Winkleman 11:25 Film: The Perfect Storm

6:40 Postman Pat 6:55 Pingu 7:00 Jungle Book 7:15 Muddle Earth 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:40 Eliot Kid 8:00 Prank Patrol 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Big Barn Farm 9:05 Buzz and Tell 9:10 Tinga Tinga Tales 9:25 The Large Family 9:40 Toddworld 9:50 Pingu 10:00 Waybuloo 10:20 Clifford’s Puppy Days 10:30 Pablo the Little Red Fox 10:35 3rd and Bird 10:50 Wibbly Pig 11:00 In the Night Garden 11:30 The Daily Politics 1:00 See Hear 1:30 Snooker: UK Championship 4:30 Pointless 5:15 The Hairy Bikers’ Cook Off 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 7:00 Snooker: UK Championship 8:00 Edwardian Farm 9:00 Ancient Worlds 10:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 Snooker: UK Championship - Highlights 12:10 The Foods that Make Billions

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 House Gift 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 4.00 Midsomer Murders. Death in Chorus Part 1 5.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Coronation Street 7.30 UEFA Champions League: Arsenal v FK Partizan 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 12.35 The Zone

Channel 4 6:30 Planet Cook: Some Like It Hot 6:50 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:15 Freshly Squeezed 7:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35 Frasier 9:10 According To Jim 9:40 Friends 10:10 One Tree Hill 11:05 Smallville: Superman The Early Years 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 3 Minute Wonder: The Turner Prize 2010 12:10 River Cottage Bites 12:20 Iron Chef UK 1:20 Film: Wake Of The Red Witch 3:25 Countdown 4:10 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Four In A Bed 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Kirstie And Phil’s Perfect Christmas 9:00 Grand Designs 10:00 Rude Tube 11:05 The Event 12:05 Music On 4: On Track With Seat

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Thursday 9th December BBC One

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6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Rip Off Britain 10:00 Homes under the Hammer 11:00 Real Rescues 11:45 To Buy or Not to Buy 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Missing 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Horrible Histories 3:30 What’s New Scooby-Doo? 3:50 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Deadly 60 4:30 Combat Kids 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 EastEnders 8:00 The Apprentice: The Final Five 9:00 Have I Got News for You 9:30 Live at the Apollo 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 Question Time 11:35 This Week 12:25 Skiing Weatherview

6:40 Postman Pat 6:55 Pingu 7:00 Jungle Book 7:15 Muddle Earth 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:40 Eliot Kid 8:00 Prank Patrol 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Big Barn Farm 9:05 Buzz and Tell 9:10 Tinga Tinga Tales 9:25 The Large Family 9:40 Toddworld 9:50 Pingu 10:00 Waybuloo 10:20 Clifford’s Puppy Days 10:30 Pablo the Little Red Fox 10:35 3rd and Bird 10:50 Wibbly Pig 11:00 In the Night Garden 11:30 Animal Park 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Snooker: UK Championship 4:30 Pointless 5:15 The Hairy Bikers’ Cook Off 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 7:00 Snooker: UK Championship 8:00 Nigella Kitchen 8:30 Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas 9:00 At Home with the Georgians 10:00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 12:00 Snooker: UK Championship - Highlights

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 House Gift 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 4.00 Midsomer Murders. Death in Chorus Part 5.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 8.00 Coronation Street Live 9.00 Coronation Street: 50 Years, 50 Moments 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Coronation Street Live 11.35 Last Orders 12.05 Grimefighters 12.35 The Zone

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6:40 Postman Pat 6:55 Pingu 7:00 Jungle Book 7:15 Muddle Earth 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:40 Eliot Kid 8:00 Prank Patrol 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Big Barn Farm 9:05 Buzz and Tell 9:10 Tinga Tinga Tales 9:25 The Large Family 9:40 Toddworld 9:50 Pingu 10:00 Waybuloo 10:20 Clifford’s Puppy Days 10:30 Pablo the Little Red Fox 10:35 3rd and Bird 10:50 Wibbly Pig 11:00 In the Night Garden 11:30 Animal Park 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Snooker: UK Championship 4:30 Pointless 5:15 The Hairy Bikers’ Cook Off 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two 7:00 Snooker: UK Championship 7:30 Match of the Day Live 10:00 The Stephen K Amos Show 10:30 Newsnight 11:00 The Review Show 11:50 Snooker: UK Championship - Highlights 12:40 Film: Middletown

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CORONATION STREET MON: It is the calm before the storm as the stag and hen nights kick off. Tyrone’s heart is broken when Molly makes a shocking confession. It is decision time for Leanne as Nick piles on the pressure. Stag night fun turns to terror when a mighty explosion rips through The Joinery. Coronation Street will never be the same again as a tram crashes from the destroyed viaduct onto the cobbles. TUES: Frantic rescue attempts begin to save a trapped Molly and baby Jack. Panic sets in as rubble rains down on the stag night in The Joinery. Who will risk their life as a fire breaks out and traps Simon in number 13? WED: Can Ashley and Nick free a trapped Peter and escape before the roof collapses? A murderer has a body to hide. A pregnant Fiz is caught in the crossfire. THURS: Horrific news is delivered to loved ones and a dying man makes a final wish. Sally

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It is a Through our Free Insulation Scheme, we Monday this week by Prof. Malcolm Reid, mail scam originating from Belize. may be able to provide insulation FREE Consultant Surgeon at Weston Park and If you call the number and you start to hear of charge as long as your property is President of the Cavendish Cancer Care a recorded message you will already have suitable, and you own your home or rent it Centre. The snow had other ideas though been billed £315 for the phone call. Please from a private landlord. If anyone living and the opening had to be cancelled! warn all your friends and neighbours. in your home is either aged 70 or above, However, over twenty Christmas Trees are If you do receive a card with these details, or receives a state benefit relating to up and beautifully dressed, just waiting then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on disability or low income we can sign you for you to come and see them. Each 020 7239 6655. up straightaway. tree supports a different charity, whose If you have not yet reached the age of 70 members enjoyed decorating them on and you do not receive any benefits, we are Friday. In the wonderful setting of Tapton Dates for your Diary including ALL homeowners and tenants Hall they look magical. Please note the Sheffield 50+ Elders’ renting privately on a ward by ward basis. The Festival is open daily MondayCongress Meeting due to take place on So far we have covered Arbourthorne, Saturday from 10am-5pm, so why not go December 2nd 2010 at 1.15pm has been Darnall, Gleadless Valley, Hillsborough, along one day and treat yourself, weather cancelled due to the weather. Manor Castle, Southey, Stocksbridge and permitting. You can also get good bar Next Sheffield 50+ Elders’ Congress Upper Don and Walkley wards. We are meals there at lunch time, although it is Meeting now working round East Ecclesfield. So always advisable to book – 0114 2660051. Thursday January 6th 2011, 1.15pm for if you live in any of these wards and you Tapton Hall is near Broomhill, half way up 1.30pm in the Council Chamber of the want us to check the insulation for you just Shore Lane, which runs between Fulwood Town Hall. All members are very welcome call us on 0800 915 9096. Rd and Manchester Rd, post code S10 to attend. We will provide scaffolding or fit a loft 3BU, and has good parking facilities. hatch if necessary to get the works done. We also arrange a handyperson service Other Events to help clear the loft for you if you would Today Wednesday 1 December 6.30find it too difficult yourself. If you need 7.30pm a candlelit vigil for World Aids We have mentioned the centre on our any other support at home we will try to Day will take place in the Winter Garden, last two pages to ask you to vote for put you in touch with the right agency or them last Thursday to win an award of Sheffield city centre. It will be hosted council team to help. £50,000 from the People’s Millions 2010. by Cllr Paul Scriven and there will be a Want to know more? Call us on 0800 915 We are delighted to tell you that they performance by Out Aloud, Sheffield’s 9096 8am to 6pm, Mondays to Fridays LGBT choir. Money raised at the event were successful. They will now be able (except for Bank Holidays) email us will go to the Sheena Amos Youth Trust. to buy the two laser cutting machines to on insulation@sheffield.gov.uk or visit provide therapeutic work for people with our website at www.sheffield.gov.uk/ mental health problems. Congratulations greenhomes Community Assemblies to them and thank you to everyone who To find out which Assembly covers remembered to vote. your area and to find out what they are doing Tel.2736849 or email:communityassemblies@sheffield. gov.uk Heather, who wrote the article on the Free Insulation Scheme for us, has lots Safer Neighbourhood Teams more information to tell you about and PACT meetings keeping warm and she adds: “We are To find out which SNT covers your area happy to talk in more detail to groups at and when your local PACT meeting a time and in a place to suit you. is please ring 2202020 or look on the That way we can take your individual S.Yorks police website. questions too. If you would like one of the team to come out to your group please contact me, Heather Stewart in the first Director Kevin Bradley (rt) receiving the instance: call 0114 2736294 or email cheque (Photo courtesy of the BigLottery) heather.stewart@sheffield.gov.uk Send comments and letters or relevant There were a number of speakers, each articles either for the Mercury page or the one giving us very valuable information, next Newsletter to: too much to summarise here. On this page Sheffield 50+ Room LG27 you will find an article from one of them, The Town Hall, Sheffield S1 2HH Heather Stewart, and in later editions of this page, there will be others. The Tel. 0114 2735426 afternoon finished with a session from Email: sheffield50plus@yahoo.co.uk Activity Sheffield, which got everyone An interesting progress report meeting moving nicely. www.sheffield50plus.co.uk was held at St Mary’s Community Back copies of the page are also available Look out for events organised by the for Older People living in Sharrow and Community Assembly in your area – on the Mercury website or by sending a Highfield following on from the one they can be very informative and a good stamped addressed A5 envelope to the earlier in the year. opportunity to meet others. Office.

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VOICE OF THE NIGHTINGALE - ISSUE 65 by Mel Jaques

Almost everything is bound to grind to a halt this week with the dreaded snow in this cold snap. Not that the weather makes any difference to the patients, they’re still in hospital – some of them because of weather related accidents - and so like so many other caring services we’ll just keep going as best we can, with the people who can make it through the conditions. Hopefully we’ll be going to the Rotherham Minster this weekend to record the Schools Christmas Carol service. This is just one of our Christmas related recording events through December which will make up our programming over Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. This concert, sponsored by the Rotherham Advertiser, will feature the choirs of St Bernard’s Catholic High School and Anston Hillcrest Primary School along with the Rotherham Youth Orchestra. There are more special services for the festive period which we’ll be recording over the coming weeks to make sure that we have a great line-up in store for the patients who have to stay in hospital over Christmas. Also in the background there’s lots of activity around the next phase of our schedule rearrangement. You might recall that we made some changes to the weekends a couple of months ago, well weekdays are set for a revamp too come the New Year. More details on this and our Christmas schedule to come in the next few weeks. Radio Nightingale broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the patients and staff of the Rotherham General Hospital on 945 &1350mw and Hospedia. For more information about the station visit www.radionightingale.org.uk Current volunteer vacancies: • Website designer • Saturday sports show presenter • Football commentator • Request collector (Tuesday or Wednesday morning) • Fundraiser • Voice over artist / creator Contact us on 01709 304244 for more information on volunteering.

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Jane Meldrum of Norrie Waite & Slater answers questions on conveyancing How long will my transaction take? This is probably the most commonly asked question of a conveyancer. The time taken to complete a property transaction depends on a number of factors. A straight forward sale or purchase, where no major problems occur, can be achieved in around 4 to 6 weeks. However, some transactions can take longer than this. The length of the chain is one important factor as the more people that are linked up and reliant on one another, the greater the potential for problems to occur which can delay the move. Your conveyancer will carry out searches on the property you are buying and investigations into the legal title of the property. These enquiries can sometimes uncover issues which require further action before your solicitor advises you to commit to the purchase. Clients often ask if there is anything they can do to speed things up. If you need a mortgage it is a good idea to talk to your lender before making an offer on a property. A lender will conﬁrm your income and credit history and give you a decision, in principle, for a set loan amount. By doing this you can be clear how much you are able to borrow, and therefore spend. I need to complete quickly – can you guarantee me a timescale? We will always try to accommodate quick completions where circumstances allow. A quick completion depends on the willingness of all parties involved to work towards this together. This means your buyer or the person who is buying your property, their solicitors and also any mortgage companies involved as well as others. Norrie Waite and Slater will always endeavour to meet challenging timescales, but because of the involvement of third parties we cannot guarantee a timescale. No solicitor can guarantee you a timescale for the same reason; they are not wholly in control of the transaction. We will never over promise or guarantee a timescale just to get your business, beware of solicitors who do. Also, unlike some solicitors, we do not charge extra for quick completions. Contact us with your request and we will honestly tell you if we think it is achievable. For conveyancing advice phone 0114 276 6166 or visit www.norriewaite.co.uk to ﬁnd your nearest branch.

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I’ve had an extremely pleasant (and long!) telephone conversation this week which came as a bit of a surprise after I’d submitted some review work to a barbel based website. Simon Pomeroy, MD of tackle and bait company ‘Pallatrax’ called me last night to have a chat and see what my views on the angling market are, and whether they ﬁt with the ‘Pallatrax’ mission statement. To be honest, I don’t know if my ideas are identical, but they are mighty close! So what do ‘Pallatrax’ do? I’d say they are best known for the ‘Stonze’ range of natural weights (pebbles) which are designed to take the place of a normal lead to render the terminal tackle almost invisible. They do have many more product lines available, and a huge amount of baits, but I’d like to examine this particular tackle item as I think it’s of interest to specimen anglers across all disciplines. Simon explained to me that the ‘Stonze’ line has been perhaps unfairly labelled something of a gimmick by competitors, but, if I’m honest, I can’t really see why. When I’m after carp, barbel or other species, then it’s pretty obvious to me that biggest, easy to see and therefore most blatant item of tackle on the lake bed will be the lead. The ‘Stonze’ system is supposed to eliminate completely the visual indicator which may give a clue that there is something ‘ﬁshy’ (sorry!) about the terminal tackle and particularly the bait in which you have a hook. The ‘Stonze’ lead is simply a pebble or small stone which has had a hole drilled into it and a

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WEATHER PLAYS HAVOC WITH BRITISH RACING HORSE RACING by Timelord

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he can win this prize but the unbeaten Safran De Cotte along with Mossley and Synthe Davis look dangerous and the other entrants have decent form to their names also. 2.25 Totesport.com Future Stars Chase Intermediate (Listed) (Class 1) 3m 110yds: I like the chances of Othermix for this one. Paul Nicholls’ Take The Breeze can give him most to do and Bench Warrent may complete the places. Saturday: Sandown: 2.00 32Red.com Novices Chase (Registered as the Henry VIIIth. Novices Steeplechase) (Grade 2) 2m: Race entries not available at the time of going to press. 2.35 Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) 2m: Master Minded was impressive at Ascot last week and will probably start as the favourite if he takes his chance here. If he doesn’t go then Paul Nicholls’ other entrant Twist Magic will probably be endowed with favouritism as he won the race last year. Both have perfectly good chances but may not represent much in the way of value and both are beatable on occasions. Twist Magic always runs really well at Sandown and will be mighty dangerous but I reckon that the value call is most probably Nick Williams’ Gauvain, an improving eight year old that has won his last three races and did me a favour at 16/1 a couple of weeks ago. That day he neat Forpaddydeplasterer by 4 lengths at Cheltenham on his come-back run and, so long as he doesn’t “bounce”, he can go in again here. Another good sort is last year’s Arkle second Somersby who can give the selection most to do despite a somewhat below par return run at Exeter. In a race where none can be ruled out I reckon it will pay to go for the value call as none of them are impregnable. 3.05 32Red Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m 110 yds: Two that stand out here are Nicky Henderson’s Eradicate and Howard Johnson’s Caravel. At the weights I marginally favour Caravel so he gets the nod over Eradicate but I reckon it could be

game. The second period saw the Steelers lose Rod Sarich for a ten-minute Misconduct penalty at 13:36, not to return until the third period when he assisted on the Steelers’ gamewinning goal, scored by Ashley Tait at 51:09. On Saturday as the snow continued to fall in Sheffield, the Steelers and Giants took to the ice. The Giants scored first once again, with a powerplay goal at 8:40, and Brad Smyth added their second powerplay goal at 18:44. The Steelers had no answer, and at 38:46 the Giants scored a third powerplay goal from Michael Hoffman. In the third period Jerramie Domish scored his second goal of the weekend at 44:04 to give the Steelers fans some hope, but in the final two minutes of the game as Ervins Mustakovs left the Sheffield net to give the team an extra skater, Dan Welch popped in an empty-net goal. Though Robert Dowd scored a consolation goal for Sheffield with 32 seconds remaining in the game, it was too late. The Steelers’ next home game is this Sunday, December 5th, at the Motorpoint Sheffield Arena. Tickets are available now from the box office (0114 256 56 56). SSSC members save £1 on the price of an adult ticket on production of a valid 2010-11 membership card.

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close between them. Best of the rest look to be Dani’s Girl and Tobago Bay but it is a very open contest. 3.35 32Red London National Handicap Chase 3m 5f 110yds: This is another very open handicap. Companero’s race last week was abandoned but I am going for him again in this one. I reckon he has an excellent chance if he is ﬁt enough to do himself justice. Eric’s Charm runs well at this track and Character Building also looks to have a big chance. Midnight Haze looks to be improving and could give them a fright. Wetherby: 2.50 40% Better off on Betfair SP Handicap Chase 2m: Tim Vaughn’s Betabob is the selection. A winner last time out he looks to have most to fear from another last time out winner in Alan King’s Mister Stickler. Perce Rock was brought down last time and is another with a decent shout if he gets round.

3.25 Companero – race abandoned; Sunday: Fairyhouse: 12.15 Fearless Falcon - race abandoned; 1.15 Perfect Smile - race abandoned; 1.50 Back Of The Pack - race abandoned; 2.20 Aimatov - race abandoned. A disappointing outcome as only half of the selected events took place. Of the ﬁve selections that ran there was one winner at 9/4, returning 3.25 points from the 5 points level stakes invested.

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The Millers deservedly doubled their lead after 19 minutes after another counter attack.Marshall cut inside, but his shot was blocked and it looked like the chance MATCH REPORT had gone, but the Cobblers www.themillers.co.uk failed to clear their lines and Rotherham United spurned Marshall made no mistake at a two goal lead after the the second attempt, smashing visitors struck with two goals home left-footed from 18 in a minute to earn a point at yards. Don Valley Stadium. Northampton struck back It was looking good for the immediately when Abdul Millers after Ryan Taylor Osman scrambled home Ryan and Marcus Marshall put the Gilligan’s low free kick, and Millers firmly in control but they equalised straight from after a minute of madness the the kick off, as Andrew Holt visitors struck twice to earn a found himself through on goal share of the spoils. and smashed his shot through Ronnie Moore was Jamie Annerson’s legs. forced into one change as They could have taken the Rotherham United entertained lead with just 25 minutes on Northampton Town, with the clock, but again McKenzie Jamie Green replacing the headed over the crossbar from suspended Tom Newey. eight yards. The Millers capitalised on Things almost went from the momentum gained in bad to worse when Annerson Saturday’s victory at Crewe handled outside the penalty and got off to the best possible area but, fortunately for the start after four minutes when Millers as they did not have the front two linked up to a goalkeeper on the bench, great effect.Adam Le Fondre referee Mr. Lewis decided cleverly flicked on to Taylor, a caution was sufficient who showed great awareness punishment. of ‘keeper Chris Dunn’s McKenzie missed another position and chipped him from chance after 37 minutes, but 20 yards. he shot straight at Annerson Rotherham were the better from 18 yards after he latched side but struggled to create onto Gilligan’s header. chances, with the exception of The visitors were buoyed by a sleek counter attack in which their equaliser, but the Millers Nicky Law was instrumental, came close to re-taking the before Kevin Ellison’s cross lead when Marshall again cut was claimed at full stretch by inside, although this time he Dunn. curled his shot inches wide. On 16 minutes Northampton The Millers started the second had their first attempt at goal, half on the front foot but it took until 59th minute before but Leon McKenzie headed the first opportunity arrived. over Craig King’s cross when Marshall scuffed a shot well-placed to do better.

towards goal and the block fell into the path of Law but the ball wouldn’t sit and his shot was deflected behind for a corner. Annerson was called into action for the first time in the second half when Craig King latched onto a flick on 72 minutes. On the edge of the area he lashed a shot towards goal but Annerson reacted quickly to his left to palm the ball away. On 75 minutes a neat pass inside by Law found Le Fondre in a yard of space 25 yards from goal. He shuffled the ball onto his right foot before curling the ball towards the bottom left corner but Dunn was across to make the save. The Millers continued to probe looking for a way through a stubborn Northampton back four. This time it was Law receiving a pass from Le Fondre and after working a yard of space he tried to chip Dunn from just inside the area, but he got too far underneath the ball and sent it over the bar. Rotherham United: Annerson; Coid, Mullins, Fenton, Green, Marshall, Law, Bradley (Harrison 74), Ellison (J.Taylor ht), R. Taylor, Le Fondre. Subs not used: Harrison, Pope, Brogan, Ashworth, Warne, Elliott. Northampton Town: Dunn; Hall, Beckwith, Gilligan, Osman, Holt, Wedderburn, Johnson (Rodgers 70), McKenzie, Tozer, King (McKay 74).

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Two penalties and a sending off - all in the first half went a long way to ensuring United’s recent revival was ended. Referee Miller was the star of the show at Bristol City on a cold Saturday in November, presenting the home side with two penalties - both converted - and sending off Richard Cresswell. Jamie McAllister added a third for City just to complete the misery for the 744 Blades fans inside Ashton Gate. Homegrown duo Lowton and Quinn were recalled for the fixture at Ashton Gate, at the expense of Calve, who dropped to the bench and Yeates, who has a back problem. New loan capture, Batth, signed from Wolves on Thursday, was on the bench. The home side’s line-up included ex-England goalkeeper James, but former Blade, Stead, missed out due to injury. The personnel named on the teamsheet gave Speed options with regards to his formation. Early on it was clear that the Blades boss had opted for 4-4-1-1 with Reid supporting Evans and Cresswell and Quinn in the wide midfield roles. United began well, forcing the home side back, with Reid and Evans seeing a lot of the ball but City, with their very first forage into Blades territory, were gifted the chance to take the lead. Skuse delivered into the box for Clarkson, who was preparing to test Simonsen when his legs were taken away by Britton. Referee Miller immediately pointed to the spot and PITMAN confidently dispatched the spot-kick.

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It was City’s only serious attack of the opening 25 minutes, the Blades were the bigger attacking threat. James needed two attempts to gather a Reid free-kick and then the goalkeeper saved a Cresswell shot. James then showed his class by making a smart save from Lowton’s snap-shot, after Reid’s corner, before City’s Rose was denied by Simonsen, who cut down the angle from which the midfielder could shoot. On the half-hour Adomah’s 25-yard shot was pushed over the crossbar by Simonsen, before the Blades were struck with another hammer blow on 33 minutes. Fontaine’s shot was blocked by a combination of Jordan and Cresswell but referee Miller immediately pointed to the spot yet again, presumably for handball. United protested but PITMAN waited patiently before drilling his second spot-kick down the middle and past Simonsen. To complete the misery, Jordan could not continue and was replaced by Taylor. Simonsen prevented Clarkson adding a third just a minute later after the Scottish striker was played in by Pitman before United’s day got worse on the stroke of half-time. Admittedly, Cresswell was late in his challenge on Elliott but the majority of fans inside Ashton Gate were surprised to see referee Miller brandish a red card. Once again, United’s protests were ignored before Cresswell made the long trudge to the tunnel and dressing rooms. In first half injury-time Rose picked up a booking for a foul on Reid which was no worse than Cresswell’s before the half-time whistle signalled a difficult team-talk for Speed. The ten-men that finished the first half started the second - and the Blades had the first chance after the interval, although Evans knew little about it as Fontaine’s clearance struck the Welsh-

some bad luck but we have to acknowledge that we are also the architects of our own downfall,” said boss Speed, after the 3-0 defeat MANAGERS REACTION www.sufc.co.uk at Ashton Gate “We can’t complain about Despite the concession of the ﬁrst penalty and altwo penalties and the loss though Stephen Jordan of Richard Cresswell to a handled the second, it was red card, Gary Speed still kicked straight at him from insisted that his players a yard. took full responsibility for “It left us with a lot to the defeat at Bristol City. do and even at two goals One clear penalty and a down I still fancied us. disputed second left the But when Cressy was sent Blades with a major hurdle off, the game was virtually to overcome by the break over. and the task was rendered “Although Cressy didn’t almost impossible by a make contact, in the moddismissal that leaves the ern game you can’t go team dangerously short of in like that, two-footed, striking options: because it gives the ref an easy option. It was unpro“We can say that we had

man and sailed just over the crossbar. The pace of Rose and Adamoh was causing an understrengthened United problems and the latter struck the outside of a post with a 25-yard shot on 56 minutes. Simonsen was then forced to push away a Pitman shot after a neat Johnson pass. Speed threw on Ertl but United’s deficit increased a moment later. McALLISTER’s corner from the right curled directly in at the back post with the Simonsen hampered as he attempted to catch. The referee, predictably, ruled in City’s favour and raced back to the halfway line. Simonsen parried away a shot from Rose, who stormed past Lowton on 66 minutes, then Taylor was booked for a foul on Adamoh. Speed withdrew Reid ahead of the final ten minutes and used Calve as the final substitution. The final minutes were incidental, the City fans were quiet despite the scoreline, and the last chance of the game fell to United. Evans, 30 yards out, chipped an effort which had James beaten but the ball came back off the crossbar - summing up the visiting side’s luck. City: James, McAllister, Fontaine, Elliott (Cisse 73), Clarkson, Skuse, Ribeiro (Johnson 53), Adomah (Campbell-Ryce 77), Pitman, Rose, Caulker. Unused: Stewart, Haynes, Gerken, Jackson. Blades: Simonsen, Jordan (Taylor 34), Nosworthy, Montgomery, Britton, Evans, Cresswell, Bartley, Reid (Calve 79), Quinn (Ertl 61), Lowton. Unused: Kozluk, Batth, Wright, Slew.

fessional and it makes life very difﬁcult for us. We are not getting far enough ahead in games for decisions like that not to matter, that is partly what I mean by us needing to be more professional.” In his after-match press conference, Speed, who was forced to leave Mark Yeates out because of a back spasm, also revealed that left-back Jordan picked up an ankle injury, which forced him off in the ﬁrst half. The United boss added: “I don’t know how serious the injury is at the moment. He’s had it strapped and we will assess it later.”

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The concession of three penalties and dismissals of two strikers in two games has left Gary Speed frustrated and his resources stretched. Even the long overdue award of two spot-kicks against Crystal Palace wasn’t enough to temper the manager’s demeanour as he quietly went about analysing his team’s fortunes: “I think that is six penalties we have conceded this season and the one against Palace and the second against Bristol City just shouldn’t have been given. “Against that we believe that we have had between 8-10 good shouts for penalties turned down. But having said that, we can’t keep allowing these things to affect us or the results.” The straight red dismissals of Richard Cresswell and Daniel Bogdanovic for tackles on or around the halfway line will mean the senior strikers are missing a total of six games between them, a crippling below that leaves Speed with a job to do to teach his players to become more savvy on the park: “We will spend more time in the video room watching at how players at other clubs fall over or tackle because we are too naïve and it is costing us.”

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United’s acting skipper Nick Montgomery insists the Blades have to bounce straight back from Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Ashton Gate. Montgomery said the afternoon worsened quickly after going behind to a Brett Pitman penalty and echoed the sentiments of boss Gary Speed by admitting the players didn’t help themselves: “It’s a kick in the teeth,” he said. “Another reality check because, make no mistake, we’re in a scrap now. “Our form away from home has, by and large, been good but we’ve got to go back to the drawing board again and work hard. “The biggest disappointment is that we started well and then gave away a silly penalty. All that does is give them a massive lift. “The second one was harsh. Very harsh in fact. But even then I thought we were still in with more than a chance. “The sending-off, though, left us with a mountain to climb. We were always going to struggle to come away with anything after that.”

THE ROCK N ROLL OF THE FA CUP FANS WEEKLY COLUMN by Jon Warburton

Amongst the doom and gloom of Sheffield United’s most recent away defeat, the prospect of having only one recognised senior striker available for the next two games and what is starting to look like a terminally unstable defence, the FA Cup Third Round draw still has that ability to throw up some excitement. And there was a touch of rock and roll about the draw this year as Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno and Noel Gallagher of Oasis took on the famous task of drawing the balls. The pair inexplicably managed to pair their own clubs, Leicester City and Manchester City respectively, for a tie that will see Sven Goran Eriksson return to his former club at the City of Manchester Stadium. For the Blades the draw meant another meeting with Aston Villa, a club with whom we have something of a history in cup competitions down the years. A fourth round tie in 1996 saw an audacious Dwight Yorke penalty send the Villains through to the next round, while almost a decade later the Blades again hosted the Midlands outfit at the Lane, taking the game 3-1 with two second half goals from Andy Liddell. What stands out the most about both fixtures was the electric atmosphere generated by the Bramall Lane faithful, made even more impressive by the fact that in the more recent fixture there were only 14,000 in attendance. With attendances down this season, it is worth remembering that the fans who do turn up are more than capable of creating a positive environment even if they are light in number. If as fans we treat the tie against Villa as an opportunity for a giant killing then we could be in for another special fixture. And with our position in the league not showing too much sign of improving, a bit of cup magic might be just what we need to ignite our season.

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Sheffield Wednesday progressed into the third round of the FA Cup with a Hillsborough win over League 2 outfit Northampton. Mark Beevers opened the scoring and Tommy Miller struck two penalties, although the Cobblers made a good fist of the tie with goals from Billy McKay and substitute Kevin Thornton. But the Owls just had too much on the day for Northampton and were good value overall for their passage to the next stage. The victory was Wednesday’s sixth on the bounce - their best run of form since the 1983-84 campaign, when current chairman Howard Wilkinson steered SWFC to promotion. Alan Irvine named an unchanged starting line-up from Tuesday’s win over Walsall for the visit of the Cobblers. And Wednesday began the game on the front foot, with Chris Sedgwick engineering a headed chance for Neil Mellor that was comfortably gathered by Chris Dunn. The next header, though, was converted on just five minutes. Tommy Spurr swung an accurate corner right into the danger zone and Beevers was on hand to glance firmly past Dunn. It was all Wednesday in the early throes and Darren Potter brought a good save from Dunn following a swift three-man move. The Owls had the ball in the back of the net again on 15 minutes through Darren Purse but the skipper’s tap-in was ruled out by referee Dave Foster for offside. Play moved immediately moved to the other end as Northampton fashioned their first chance but Andy Holt saw his low angled drive saved by Nicky Weaver. The Owls soon reasserted their authority and should have doubled their advantage on the half-hour mark. A slick passing move involving a string of players presented Clinton Morrison with a golden

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opportunity but the striker’s shot rattled the woodwork. The Cobblers responded with Ryan Gilligan making Weaver work with a left-footed drive but that was as good as it got in the ﬁrst half for Northampton, who went 2-0 down on 37 minutes. Mellor broke down the right side of the box and was upended by Liam Davis. The referee pointed to the spot and Miller did the formalities from 12 yards. It was a fair bet that the visitors welcomed the half time whistle and Sampson’s side needed an early boost following the resumption. And they could have got exactly that ﬁve minutes in when the ball fell kindly to Holt from a corner but the Northampton captain skied his shot over the bar from close range. But the Cobblers did get themselves back into the contest on 55 minutes. Good work down the left by Holt saw McKay pick the ball up in space ten yards from goal and the Irishman calmly slotted across Weaver and into the net. The Owls introduced Jermaine Johnson and Giles Coke to make an impact from the bench and Wednesday were certainly jolted by McKay’s goal. They saw plenty of the ball, albeit without creating the chances of the opening period. But that was until the 90th minute, when Wednesday seemingly put the game to bed with their second penalty of the game. Paul Rodgers brought Mellor down in the box and up stepped Miller once more to convert from the spot. Still there was time for Northampton to pull another one back through substitute Peter Thornton’s quickly taken free kick but it was too late for the visitors to force a replay.

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Sheffield Wednesday manager Alan Irvine has welcomed news that the club has agreed a takeover deal with Milan Mandaric. The former Portsmouth and Leicester chairman is expected to become the new owner of SWFC following an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders in mid-December. And first and foremost, Irvine is relieved the threat of administration has been removed from Hillsborough. He said: “It’s great news obviously for the club, there is no question about that. The threat of administration is something that was very worrying for everybody. “As a manager, you know that if the club does go into administration not only do you lose ten points that you’ve had to work very hard to get, but you also find that control is completely taken out of your hands and that is something that makes life very difficult for any manager. “I am looking forward to sitting down with Mr Mandaric to find out what his plans are.”

Alan Irvine is pleased with progression to the FA Cup third round - but was disappointed with the Owls’ second half display against Northampton on Saturday. Wednesday went into the break 2-0 up after a dominant first half display at Hillsborough but took their foot off the gas in the second period to allow the Cobblers a route back into the game. Irvine’s side held on to eventually win 3-2 but the manager was far from satisfied. He said: “We were excellent in the first half and could have been out of sight. We stressed to the players at half time that Northampton would come for us, so we had to make sure we played as we did before the break. “But we did the opposite and gave Northampton a lift-up that they took. Right from the first minute of the second half, we were poor. “It was a game where I didn’t want the end of the first half to come because we played some excellent football.” Irvine was also disappointed with Northampton’s second goal when substitute Kevin Thornton was allowed to convert a quickly-taken free kick after Nicky Weaver was penalised for handling the ball outside the penalty area. He said: “I haven’t seen the incident played back yet but you have to assume the linesman called it right. “Our players were told there would be a whistle before the free kick was taken but there wasn’t and that can’t be right.”

Owls: Weaver, Spurr, Purse, Beevers, Jones, Teale (Coke 70), Miller, Potter, Sedgwick (Johnson 61), Morrison, Mellor Unused substitutes: Jameson, Hinds, O’Connor, Palmer, Heffernan

by Bunsen Bob Bunsen Bob is sadly suffering a frozen inkwell this week and so has handed me his pen and told me to wet my nib…and I’ll begin by wishing Marcus Tudgay all the best for the future. It’s pretty fair to say that Marcus hasn’t been associated with the greatest period in our history but nonetheless from time to time has delivered some brilliant performances and individual goals. Without a shadow of a doubt any player who scores the winning goal (and what a stunner it was) at the lane to give us our ﬁrst double over United in way too many years will be fondly remembered – I still have scars underneath my kneecaps caused by over exuberant celebrations on the Bramall Lane End at the time!! Despite a prolonged run in the side at the start of the season Tuggy never really gelled with the new recruits and perhaps the time was right to move on; although the fact that he has been snapped up by a Forest team sat 3 points off the playoffs under the astute Billy Davies speaks volumes about the potential he is still viewed by some as having. Looking now to the future it is impossible not to mention a certain Serbian American businessman. ‘Who needs Abramovich? We’ve got Milan Mandaric’ was the song at Hillsborough on Saturday in a resurrection of the ‘Who needs Mourinho? We’ve got Paul Sturrocko’ tune of a few years back. Well it’s certainly nice to be able to think the sky is the limit for once although history tells us Mandaric will build things up steadily without spending money like it’s going out of fashion. To use a word popular with my colleague Paul Holland on the opposite page this has truly been a massive week (massive win for a massive club at Southport eh Paul!!) for the city’s two clubs. In one fell sweep we shed one of footballs biggest millstones in the form of the millions owed to the bank and United announce losses of £18m as Kevin McCabe steps down as chairman. Well, it could be worse lads you could be Plymouth Argyle and have the tax man knocking on the front door and Peter ‘P Riddy’ Ridsdale knocking on the back!! Joking aside I’ve said this times many and I’ll say it for ever more: it does this city no good whatsoever to have one club languishing in the third tier and the other ﬁghting to keep their heads above water in the second. It would be far better to have both clubs challenging for Europe instead of the likes of Bolton and Stoke and thereby attracting big gates and generating income for the local economy. Wednesday would, of course, just edge it every year but who wouldn’t want to see that?

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Pieday Friday 12 till 2:30pm Pie & a pint only £5 plus Full Menu

NAGS HEAD INN

Thursday 23rd December. Two courses are £14:95 and three courses are only £17:95. Of course, Full Roast Sunday lunches are available at only £7:00 for large and £5:50 for small. Meals are served Tuesdays to Fridays 12:00 till 2:30pm and 5:30 till 8:30pm. 12:00 till 7:00pm Saturdays, 12:00 till 4:00pm Sundays. Food is not served on Mondays. Children are welcome at the Nags Head which offers a Kids Menu. Still very much the local pub, the Nags Head hosts the ever popular Quiz Night every Thursday, with the prize being a gallon of beer to the winner. It’s only 50p to enter with all takings going into the extra prize pot, and there is always the possibility of a rollover. If you like the green baize, there is a dedicated snooker room with a threequarter table and of course the bar and

LOXLEY ROAD STACEY BANK LOXLEY SHEFFIELD S6 6SJ TEL: 0114 285 1202 Car Park - or why not catch the 61 or 62 bus and stay a while

LOXLEY

PLOUGH INN New Road, Low Bradfield Sheffield S6 6HW Tel: 0114 285128

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FRESHAVEG Congratulations to Chris and Mandy on the opening of the Nags Head,

Best Wishes and Every Success from Freshaveg, suppliers of Fresh Produce, Eggs and Dairy to the catering trade

A roaring open ﬁre will keep punters warm on the cold nights

Free Daily Deliveries throughout the South Yorkshire Region For all enquiries please call Peter Smith

07973 920964

Wesley Nicholls Ltd Congratulations to Chris and Mandy on their acquisition of the Nags Head Warmer Fires are from Wesley Nicholls

Suppliers of...

•Housecoal •Smokeless Fuel •Logs and Kindling •Firelighters •Paraffin Wesley Nicholls Ltd Telephone: 0114 234 4838 - 0114 234 4721 sales@wesleynicholls.co.uk enquiries@wesleynicholls.co.uk Wadsley Bridge Station Penistone Road North, SHEFFIELD, S6 1LF

Everyone is welcome to rack up a few frames on the Nags Heads Snooker Table

BOOKER Shefﬁeld Congratulations to our clients Chris and Mandy on their acquisition of the Nags Head, Loxley PARKWAY CLOSE SHEFFIELD S9 4WJ TEL: 0114 2728018 www.booker.co.uk

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Equipment : Installation : Drinks : Service Cabana Draught Soft Drinks, Ben Shaws Dispense,Douwe Egberts Coffee & Hot Beverage Systems.

You can relax and enjoy your drinks in the comfortable surroundings

www.bebidasolutions.co.uk Tel. 0114 244 1361

C Wasteney & Sons Retail and Wholesale Butchers Suppliers to the public and the catering industry All animals from local farms and livestock markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; We are the oldest established butchers in Sheffield to have their own slaughterhouse. Our products are prepared in the traditional and time-honoured way to give the finest flavour. Orders delivered â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tel: 0114 246 8228 Or visit our shop at 50 Norfolk Hill, Grenoside, Sheffield S35 8QB Friendly and welcoming staff are always on hand to help

Congratulations to our clients Chris and Mandy of The Plough and the Nags Head

LOCAL HISTORY

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The area on which Loxley stands was originally moorland, Loxley Chase was a large expanse of upland ground set aside for hunting by the Norman lords after the Conquest in the 11th century.

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The Loxley valley was an extensive woodland which was mentioned in the inquisition post mortem after the death of Thomas de Furnival, 1st Lord Furnival (1270-1332). Hunting on Loxley Chase was an infrequent pursuit so much of the more productive ground in the valley was turned over to farming. Loxley developed over the following centuries as agricultural and common land with a few scattered farms. Loxley Chase on the northern side of the Loxley Valley was formerly moorland that was converted to pasture land and enclosed by straight dry stone walls. Old Wheel Dam created to drive the Old Wheel forge on the River Loxley near Rowell Bridge. The extensive forest of Loxley Chase extended as far south east as Nottinghamshire in the 12th century where it joined up with Sherwood Forest. Loxley is one of the locations claimed as the birthplace of Robin Hood. It is maintained that Robin of Locksley or Robert Locksley was born in the area in 1160 with John Harrison saying in his “Exact and Perfect Survey and View of the Mannor of Sheffield” of 1637, “Little Haggas Croft (pasture) wherein is ye founacion of a house or cottage where Robin Hood was borne.” Little Haggas Croft was in the area of present day Normandale House on Rodney Hill. Ballads from the High Middle Ages published in the Child Ballads such as A Gest of Robyn Hode, Robin Hood and the Monk, Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne and Robin Hood and the Potter as well as Sir Walter Scott’s 1820 novel Ivanhoe all point to a possible South Yorkshire birth for the legend. Industry came to the Loxley area in the middle of the 17th century when the first mills were set up on the fast flowing River Loxley as small pocket businesses. Steel and iron forging and rolling mills were established and became the main manufacturing processes with the Loxley

Steel Works, the Green Wheel Steel Works, the Little Matlock Rolling Mill and the Olive Rolling Mill all becoming established industries by the river. Many of the mill ponds associated with these mills are still present on the river and provide a haven for fish and wildlife. During the 1800s the Loxley Valley became an important producer of refractory bricks for the expanding Sheffield steel industry. The bricks were used to line the furnaces and were made from ganister, a sort of sandstone which was prevalent in the Loxley area. Many ganister mines existed in the area supplying the local firms of Thomas Wragg, Siddons Bros., Hepworths and Thomas Marshall which sprang up in the district and produced the bricks. Refractory production ceased in the area in the 1990s. Farming in the Loxley Valley was extended by the passing of the Wadsley and Loxley Chase Parliamentary Act in 1789. This allowed the conversion of moorland to grass pasture which was enclosed by straight dry stone walls and roads.

Loxley suffered greatly on March 11th 1864 when the dam wall of the Dale Dike Reservoir was breached causing the Great Sheffield Flood. 17 people died in the flood in the Loxley area including five members of the Chapman family along with their domestic servant Alathea Hague and apprentice John Bower. The trip hammer and rolling mill works owned by the Chapmans was completely destroyed. Most of the industrial mills in the area were either destroyed or severely damaged but were quickly rebuilt with compensation money from the Water Company. The substantial residential development of Loxley started between 1905 and the beginning of World War I with housing expansion taking place on Rodney Hill and Loxley Road near the village green. Inter-war building established the Normandale area and post-World War II building saw a large amount of Council housing being built in the area.

E.W. PEARSON THE BUTCHERS

Suppliers to Mandy & Chris of The Plough & Nags Head

• LOCAL FARM PRODUCE • Orders now being taken for Xmas Turkeys & Capons Suppliers to the Public & Catering Industry with Quality Produce

Visit us at:

49 Middlewood Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield S6 49w Tel: 0114 234 5043

Bradﬁeld ‘Walkers are Welcome’ FREE guided walks in the Loxley Valley followed by a short talk at Rhinegold Garden Centre Monday December 13th – Xmas Tree Decoration Monday January 10th – Local Wildlife Monday February 14th – Spring Bulbs and Seeds ALL walks start 10.00am at Rhinegold Garden Centre with 45 minute talk ending at 1.00. Café Open. Bus 61 & 62 from Hillsborough stops just below Garden Centre.

FREE introduction to Nordic Walking Saturday 11th December 10.00 – 12.00 with Qualiﬁed Instructor from British Nordic Walking including use of poles: Meet @ Low Bradﬁeld Village Hall.

*Booking essential for all events*

www.bradﬁeld-walkers.org.uk/contact_us or phone 07748 187 027

Congratulations to our clients Chris & Mandy on their acquisition of The Nags Head A Traditional Family Business with fresh ideas for frozen food Established 1975 Orgreave Close, Dore House Ind. Estate Handsworth, Sheffield S13 9NP Tel: 0114 254 8999 Fax: 0114 254 8998 Website: www.hopwells.com Email: sales@hopwells.com