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4 CONTENTS 

Welcome to the April 2021 edition of The Eckington and 

Killamarsh Doorsteppa. 

We are absolutely delighted to be back! We’ve all 

experienced a winter like no other, and now the better 

weather and (fingers crossed) better times are ahead 

of us.. 

Local events are slowly returning to the community and 

we aim to include plenty of upcoming activities as the 

months progress. 

Many people will recall the Channel 5 show ‘Skin A & E’. 

They are now looking for more participants for their 

second series! Details of how to apply can be found in 

our Notices Section on page 31. There’s also an update 

on the Clowne Gala held annually at Heritage High 

School, as well as details of getting involved with local 

litter picks. 

In our Monthly Focus in this edition, we point our 

attention towards the origins of April Fools, and also 

look at International Jazz Day which is April 30. Check 

out page 23 for more. 

We have news that Killamarsh Sports Centre is set to be 

given a new lease of life. £1m is to be invested to 

improve the facility. See more info in our Council News 

on page 15. 

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our local 

contributors, advertisers, distributors and of course our 

loyal readers. These recent months have been difficult 

for everyone but we are delighted to be back! 

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your service a boost - please consider our affordable yet 

effective way to reach customers throughout this and 

many other areas. Do not hesitate to get in touch and 

give us a try. 

Finally, if you would like a community/non-profit event 

to be listed for free in May’s edition, please email 

thedoorsteppa@gmail.com. All we ask is that you 

provide exact wording before our deadline, and space 

permitting, we will be happy to include the details. 

Have a fantastic month! 

7 Community 

Community events, 

activities and support 

10 Tarotscopes 

What’s in store this month?.. 

15 Council News 

New lease of life for Killamarsh Sports Centre 

17 Health & Fitness 

Hula Fitness 

19 Brainteasers 

Your free monthly puzzle page 

including previous month’s 

sought after answers! 

21 Local Chronicle 

A page dedicated to 

local news near you 

23 Monthly Focus 

April Fool, and All That Jazz! 

27 Stuff 4 Sale 

Items available for sale in 

our monthly classifieds… 

29 History 

The late Dave Froggatt’s 1976 editorial 

31 Notices 

Halfway Litter Pickers, Clowne Gala 

update, and Skin A & E 

33 Kid’s Page 

Our monthly teasers - just for kids! 

35 Useful Numbers 

Important local telephone 

numbers to keep in hand 

37 Books 

A good read 

41 Local 

What’s happening locally 

43 Gardening 

This month - Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! 

45 Recipe 

Spanish Baked Eggs 

46 Index 

A handy index to all advertised services 

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7 COMMUNITY 

Egg-citing prize 

up for grabs 

Budding artists are invited to get 

creative and send us their Easter 

and spring-themed drawings to be in with a chance of 

winning an egg-citing mystery prize! 

Our Easter competition is open to any age (children should 

have a parent’s or guardian’s permission) and a donation of 

£2 is required to our Chair’s chosen charities - Alzheimer’s 

Research UK and the National Deaf Children’s Society. 

Chair of North East Derbyshire District Council, Cllr Pat 

Antcliff, said: “With the Easter holidays upon us, this is the 

perfect time for the younger generation of our district to 

show us their amazing artwork!” 

Entries should be emailed to 

chairsoffice@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk, 

With donations made online by visiting: 

www.easydonate.org/NOITo2. 

Closing date for entries is 19 April. 

Book Exchange 

Oaks community church are pleased to 

announce the reopening of our 

Book exchange! 

At The Lighthouse/Friendship hall, Berry 

Avenue, Eckington. 

Wednesday 14th April 3pm - 4pm 

We look forward to seeing you again. We now 

also have jigsaws. 

Contact Sharon for more information 

on 07422 722512. 

Sessions run Monday, Wednesday, 

and Friday mornings. 

Based in St Peter & St Pauls Church 

Hall, Church St, Eckington. 

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10 TAROTSCOPES 

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ARIES 21 March - 20 April 

Someone, or something, is set to make a huge impact on 

you, heart, mind, body and soul. Not before time! The worst of a 

situation is behind you and the future looks decidedly brighter. On 

the other hand someone is reluctant to relinquish the hold they 

have over you and will continue to control a situation. Walk away. 

It’s not your failure it’s down to your survival. You’ll regroup and 

come back stronger than before. 

LIBRA 24 September - 23 October 

Yet again, you appear to have been right! What a clever 

bunny you are! Sadly, this isn’t the time for sitting back on your 

laurels. You are allowed moments to be, quietly, pleased with 

yourself but there’s still work to be done. Best get on! Continue to 

plan for a brighter financial future ensuring all bases are covered. 

Be balanced, honest and fair in your dealings. Legal matters 

require your full attention to every detail. 

TAURUS 21 April - 21 May 

Time for heartfelt discussions with your other half. Prepare to 

listen as well as talk. This is most important if you’re to traverse a 

new path together and do it harmoniously. It could well be the 

start of something big but it now requires baby steps and a 

strength and determination to succeed. Not everything will be 

plain sailing but, eventually, you come together on the right path 

with your joint goals, clearly, in sight. 

SCORPIO 24 October - 22 November 

Standards and principles! Are you living up to your own or 

those of others? Time to reassess past actions and behaviours. 

It’ll be six of one and half a dozen of the other. As one phase ends 

take some time to catch your breath before moving on to the next 

one. A whole new world is waiting to be explored. Some tears are 

inevitable but you know the steps to take to heal your world. 

GEMINI 22 May - 21 June 

At last! The opportunity to show the world exactly what you’re 

capable of and The Universe will push you down the path to success. 

Obviously, this is going to involve a degree of graft. Nothing you can’t 

handle! Home provides a warm, loving, environment to counter any 

excess demands. Make sure you get plenty of opportunity to spend 

time there. It recharges the batteries, refocuses the mind and 

facilitates a speedy reaction to challenges arising. 

CANCER 22 June - 23 July 

Time spent outdoors blows the cobwebs away and gives 

fresh perspective. There’s a reckoning on it’s way and Karma 

plays a part as you receive your due, for good or bad, for past 

events. You’ll, simply have to accept the outcome. You form a 

very close bond with someone in your life and together you go 

from strength to strength. Mutual support and appreciation bring a 

feeling of contentment not known for some considerable time. 

LEO 24 July - 23 August 

Life is a bit of a struggle with the last person you’d ever 

imagine letting you down. Add to this a degree of tittle tattling over 

your actions and you’d be forgiven for wondering if it’s all worth it! 

It is, so don’t sink to the depths of despair. Good news arrives 

suddenly bringing with it excitement and the need for action. This 

is the news you’ve been waiting for! Professional input provides 

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VIRGO 24 August - 23 September 

How you see yourself and how others perceive you aren’t 

necessarily one and the same. You like to appear as the calm, 

unruffled, soul who can deal with any challenges set before you in a 

balanced, logical, way. Beware! This attitude can come across as 

selfish, dictatorial, and uncaring. Someone needs true compassion 

and understanding. Openly dealing with your own emotions and fears 

may be the only way you don’t lose out. You’re not Superman/woman! 

SAGITTARIUS 23 November - 21 December 

News arrives leading to high end activity so prepare to move 

fast and think on your feet. Two heads are better than one and 

joining forces with another could prove lucrative. It’s the start of a 

new phase and good planning ensures you capitalise on every 

opportunity coming your way. Let go of the past once and for all. 

Don’t let emotions and old scars stop you. Messy situations 

resolve in time. Patience is all. 

CAPRICORN 22 December - 20 January 

Historically, you’ve offered help and support to others and 

been an all-round good egg. Karma now steps in to ensure you 

get your just rewards as you’re in line for an abundance of love 

and gratitude. One man in particular gives you his heart; give him 

yours. Be aware though he can’t make everything in life perfect. 

There may be one issue involving loss or, perhaps, it’s time to 

make new plans and move on. 

AQUARIUS 21 January - 19 February 

You were right!! Whatever it is, potentially around career, 

stand proud. You’ve more than proved your worth and others look 

up to you in admiration. Take the accolades with charm and 

humility and quietly plan your next step. This is no time to rest on 

your laurels. Somewhere, someone tries to bully you. Walk away, 

regroup, and come back stronger than ever. Most of the hard work 

has been completed but there’s more to do. 

PISCES 20 February - 20 March 

News reaches you which requires you to move fast. The 

news may not seem good at first and you could be left feeling 

somewhat despondent. Look closer. The smallest, most 

insignificant, detail could open up a fabulous opportunity. Don’t 

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15 COUNCIL NEWS 

New lease of life for Killamarsh Sports Centre 

Killamarsh Sports Centre is set to be given a new lease of life, after it was agreed 

North East Derbyshire District Council would take over the running of the site 

and invest £1m to improve the facility. 

The investment will lead to extensive refurbishment,* the 

introduction of modern fitness studios and an extended 

gym with the latest equipment. 

Users of NEDDC leisure centres will now have an even 

greater choice of where to keep fit, as the centre will be 

added to the existing leisure portfolio, which includes: 

Dronfield Sports Centre, Eckington Swimming Pool and 

Fitness Centre, and Sharley Park Leisure Centre in Clay 

Cross. 

Cllr Alex Dale, Leader of North East Derbyshire Council, 

said: “We have been working with Killamarsh Parish Council, 

which owns the centre, for the last year to look at ways 

of improving the leisure, health and wellbeing for our 

residents. 

“I’m therefore delighted that following talks between the 

two sides, the parish council has agreed to transfer the 

centre’s operations to us and users will soon be able to 

benefit from investment in the facility, together with our 

many years of experience in running leisure centres and 

all the benefits that brings.” 

Killamarsh Parish Council Chair, Steve Clough, said: “We 

are delighted to have secured major investment by the 

District Council to refurbish our Sports Centre, which not 

only improves the centre for the community, but also 

ensures its long-term sustainability.” 

As well as investing in the building, 

we are also committed to investing in the 

team at Killamarsh. 

The investment will lead to the creation of 

new jobs at the centre, in addition to career 

development and training opportunities for the 

existing leisure centre staff. 

Cllr Mark Foster, NEDDC portfolio holder for HR, 

said: “We are always keen to create new 

employment opportunities in the community and 

to progress our staff and make sure they are kept 

up-to-date with all the training opportunities 

available to them. 

“The past 12 months have been difficult for 

everyone with the leisure sector being hit 

particularly hard. Creating jobs and training 

opportunities in the leisure sector will have a 

positive impact within the community, 

developing staff to reach their full potential.” 

* There will be periods of time when the centre 

will be closed to allow the works to take place. 

Thank you in advance for your patience while 

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Mornings 

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WEDNESDAYS 

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17 HEALTH & FITNESS 

The perfect lockdown exercise 

During the first lockdown I rather enjoyed the 

enforced laziness. I am a gym member, but I 

don’t really love it. After a while though I noticed 

that while I didn’t miss weights and running on 

the treadmill, I did miss the classes, and the rush 

of endorphins that followed. Then one day while 

idly flicking through YouTube videos I came 

across a ‘hula-fitness’ workout. It looked fun. I 

grabbed one of my daughter’s neon hula hoops 

and had a go. Much harder than it looked but I 

enjoyed it. The next afternoon I had another go 

and my teenage daughter joined in. We laughed 

a lot (which was a bonus as anyone who has 

a teenage daughter will acknowledge) and 

afterwards we investigated hula-fitness a bit 

more. 

Hula hooping is inexpensive, and you can do it 

practically anywhere, which was kind of the 

point back in lockdown. All you need to get started 

is a hoop and room to move. 

Standard hula hoops are cheap as chips but after 

a few sessions we invested in weighted ones. 

Even they didn’t break the bank. Ours cost about 

£15 each but even the more expensive ones 

were only £40. 

It is important to find the right-sized hoop. 

Larger hoops are a little easier as a beginner 

because you spin more slowly. If using a 

weighted hoop, begin with a lighter one (around 

0.5-1Kg) and increase the weight as you get 

more proficient. Correct form is more important 

than weight, and I did have a little accident 

where I pulled a muscle in my back for a few days 

because in my enthusiasm the first hoop I 

bought was too heavy. 

There are a few online tutorials that talk you 

through how to hula hoop with proper form. To 

my delight I found our gym offered a beginner’s 

online hula fitness class, so we signed up for that. 

With hula hooping, you teach your body how to 

move the right way with the hoop while working 

your cardiovascular system. Shorter workouts 

are better at the start. We started with two 

ten-minute sessions a day and worked up from 

there. 

Basic form and posture 

Feet should be a little more than shoulder-width 

apart, with one foot slightly in front of the other. 

Your back should be straight, and your core 

engaged to protect your back. 

Hold each side of the hoop around your waist, 

resting against your back. 

With the hoop against your back, start spinning 

the hoop in whichever direction you find easiest. 

As the hoop starts to spin, move your waist in a 

circular motion to keep the hoop moving. Push 

your hips slightly forward as the hoop moves 

across your stomach and push back when the 

hoop moves across your back. KEEP THE CORE 

MUSCLES ENGAGED – TUMMY TIGHT. 

If the hoop drops just pick it up and get going 

again. 

Finally - If you have a back injury or chronic back 

pain, check with your doctor or physical 

therapist before trying hula hooping to make 

sure it’s safe for you. 

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6 Spectre (5) 

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21 LOCAL CHRONICLE 

Guest of St Giles Parish Church. The bench will 

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2020 – Faced with Courage.’ 

You may not be aware that crisp packets are not 

recyclable through the local authority kerbside 

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take up to 80 years to decompose. 

There is however a commercial recycling scheme 

by TerraCycle UK Ltd that turns this waste into 

recycled products. Killamarsh Conservation Group 

sought and was given permission by the Bridge 

Street Co-op to place a public collection box for 

crisp packets in-store and also arranged for a 

similar box at Killamarsh Infant and Nursery School 

for their pupils and parents to use. 

The Group approached St Giles School, and they 

too have a box for their children to bring empty 

packets to be recycled via the school. We are also 

very pleased that Eckington School has joined the 

campaign to reduce the number of empty crisp 

packets that so often end up as litter on the streets 

and in hedgerows. Our thanks to the Manager at 

Killamarsh Co-op, and the respective Head 

Teachers of the schools for taking part. Only empty 

crisp packets (no other snack wrappers) are 

recycled through this scheme, but both individual 

and multipack wrappers are accepted. 

Further recycling information can be found on 

https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB 

This month we start a new feature about people 

who are involved in working in our community - 

under the heading - 

KILLAMARSH PEOPLE 

INTRODUCING ………………. 

Ian Judson, who has lived in the village for several 

years and Barry Thompson, a live long resident, 

together opened Art and Minds at 43 Bridge Street 

in 2017. Their main function is to encourage 

members of the community (especially those with 

mental health/social problems and loneliness to 

use the shop for a chat, a cuppa, to listen to music, 

read or participate in art and craft if they wish. 

They also have for sale in the shop many gifts and 

goodies so call in and I am sure you will find 

something you like. They are a not-for-profit 

organisation with any money raised from sales 

being used to pay the rent and energy bills. 

Contact: Mobile: 07711271770 Facebook: Art & 

Minds Killamarsh or search Art and Minds 

Killamarsh to find them on YouTube. 

MEMORIAL BENCH INSTALLED 

On Saturday the 19th of December Barry Pritchard 

Funeral Directors placed a memorial bench in front 

of their premises in Bridge Street in Killamarsh to 

remember those who lost their lives in 2020. The 

bench was unveiled by Lee Rowley, MP for North 

East Derbyshire and was dedicated by Rev. Helen 

Edited by Patricia Bone 



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April Fool! 

The origins of April Fools’ Day are lost way back in 

time but like many traditions it probably has a 

number of historical roots. 

There was certainly a Roman festival called Hilaria 

which took place around the time of the spring 

equinox. There was also a Medieval ‘Feast of Fools’ 

although that took place at the beginning of the 

year. Throughout history there seems to be a 

tradition of transgressing boundaries during such 

celebrations: whether male and female, low class 

and high class, religious piety and impiety, people 

have enjoyed straddling society’s boundaries. 

The most popular theory about the ‘modern’ April 

Fools’ Day is that it began to take shape in late 16th 

century France. At that time, there was a switch to 

the Gregorian Calendar under Charles IX. Prior to 

this there had been a New Year’s week (March 

25th-April1st), and under the Gregorian system, 

New Year’s Day fell on January 1st. 

As with any change there was some resistance, and 

many people stubbornly refused to accept the new 

system, continuing to celebrate New Year on 

April 1st. 

These people were ridiculed and labelled ‘fools’ by 

the general populace and were often the butt of 

jokes and pranks. They were known as poisson 

d’avril, or April fish, possibly because a naïve young 

fish is easily caught. 

Over the years the custom of prank-playing spread 

to the general population and eventually to Britain, 

where schoolboy pranks are still the order of the 

day, so watch out! 

By Tom Hancock 

All that Jazz! 

International Jazz Day brings together schools, artists, 

historians, academics, and jazz enthusiasts all over the 

world to celebrate and learn about jazz. 

Jazz began in the early twentieth century in New Orleans, 

in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The port of New Orleans 

meant the area was a melting pot of different 

nationalities and their musical influences: Spanish folk 

music, French military band music, Ragtime, European 

ballroom dance music, and Blues music all had an impact 

on the birth of Jazz. 

Jazz wasn’t written down in 

the same way as classical 

music; the styles and tunes 

evolved as they were 

passed on by ear. Black 

musicians in particular, 

were for the most part not classically trained, and began 

to express themselves through jazz. These musically agile 

instrumentalists and singers improvised around a main 

melody, often the popular folk and blues tunes of the 

era, creating a rich and exciting new blend of sound. 

International Jazz Day - April 30th 

Although the ‘Jazz Age’ was in the 1920s, jazz never went 

away, it evolved through various incarnations. Talented 

soloists like Louis Armstrong pushed jazz in the direction 

of virtuosic improvisers, weaving their music around 

each other. Swing was a smoother, more easy-listening 

sound, popularised by the pianist and composer Duke 

Ellington. This was followed in the 40s and 50s by the 

Latin influences of Dizzy Gillespie, who collaborated with 

other musicians to bring jazz into the mainstream. 

Charlie Parker pioneered modern jazz (be-bop) which 

challenged many listeners with its complex 

experimentations in rhythm and harmony. Miles Davis 

on the other hand developed a more gentle, understated 

style. Free jazz ignored all the previous rules and 

constraints on harmony and structure which many 

people disliked. 

During the past 50 years jazz evolution has accelerated 

through jazz fusion – which fuses jazz solos with other 

musical styles - and acid jazz, which draws on soul, funk, 

disco and hip-hop. Well known pioneering acid jazz 

groups include 'Jamiroquai', and ‘The Brand-New 

Heavies'. 

By Tracey Anderson 


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SALE Triple layered cotton face masks 

in clear sealed plastic bags for hygiene. 

New prices and sizes are ladies and 

teens £2, men’s £2.40 3-6 yrs and 7-12 

yrs £1 bows 10p extra. My full collection 

can be found on Facebook, Killamarsh 

voice and local selling sites but I can 

send pics of them them to you via email 

if you prefer. Collection only from Killamarsh. 

Contact Julie for more details 

on 07579771845 for more details. All 

profits from this this project go to St 

Giles Charity Shop. 

COLLECTABLES 

3 George Cunningham framed prints of 

Old Sheffield. Really Interesting Pictures 

of Town Hall, Lyceum Theatre, Fulwood 

Church, in attractive frames. £20 each. 

Tel 0114 251 0515. 

Pall Mall English Bone China Tea Service 

Indian Tree Design. 27 Items including 

Tea Pot, 6 cups & saucers. As new, 

most unused. Reduced from £50, now 

only £40! Tel 0114 251 0515. 

Golf comical print Beginners by David 

Hinchcliffe limited edition framed 20” x 

16” £18-00. Tel 07309 184108. 

Thomas Kincade set of eight Lamplight 

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D40cm x W98cm. £20 ono. Tel 07703 

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GARDEN 

Godin French cast iron solid fuel stove. 

Model 959 brown coloured. 650H x 

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is damaged but could be re-welded or 

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£15-00. Tel 07309 184108. 

BOSCH ceramic hob full working order 

and good condition. £50 ono. Tel 07752 

176362. 

Cozy Home double/king size soft filled 

bedspread. As new unwanted present. 

Soft touch, very warm replaces duvet in 

dusky rose. Cost £69 will sell for £25. 

Tel 07751 509232. 

Standard Lamp with matching Table 

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10 x 6 Pack RAYOVAC Extra Advanced 

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CD's for sale. Brian Wilson ( Beach 

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Collection cd, Including The Blood Donor 

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29 HISTORY 

I have recently come across an article in The Voice 

newspaper from September 1976 which was 

written by its Editor the late Dave Froggatt. Dave 

was renowned in the village for many, many years 

for his humourous takes on village issues both in 

prose and poetry. ‘Killamarsh Council’ were often 

his target. 

This article was written during the water shortage 

of 1976 during the heatwave that summer with his 

usual humour and wit. 

HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE WATER NOW 

Following the official recognition of the state of the 

drought, an emergency meeting of Killamarsh 

Council was called to discuss the situation and adopt 

suitable measures. 

By an almost unanimous vote it was agreed that the 

Common Market could not be held responsible, but 

reservations were made regarding the deleterious 

effect of decimalization, coupled with the constant 

floating of the pound. 

To offset the high cost of water rationing (cost of 

standpipes, water carts etc.) it was decided to effect 

distribution of the ration once a week in the form of 

blocks of ice. These could be stored by the 

consumer and thawed out as necessary. It was 

pointed out that there were residents without a 

refrigerator and these were advised to stack 

the blocks of ice in the bath (first removing the coal) 

and allow the cold tap to maintain a steady drip 

on to the ice. 

Encouragement is to be given to the formation of 

communal bath parties, reminiscent of the war-time 

street efforts. Holes would be dug at strategic 

points, lined with polythene, and the entire 

population of the larger streets could bathe together 

once a fortnight. Smaller streets would have to 

make do with a more intimate, but none-the-less 

effective, communal rub-down with wet flannels. 

N.C.B. Westthorpe report a profit so far this year, 

mainly due to the sale of surplus (once used) bath 

water, much in demand for car radiators due to its 

self-sealing qualities. This is likely to cease on the 

temporary closing of the baths with the adoption of 

the car-wash scheme whereby miners are taken by 

bus to the automatic car wash. Batches of up to 20 

miners can nip through revolving brushes in the time 

taken to clean one car, averaging out at a water 

consumption of one cupful per miner. Surface 

workers are expected to ablute at a commensurately 

quicker rate to maintain output and productivity. 

For the duration of the drought, it was resolved that 

the library shall issue books only by authors in the 

A-G and P-Z sections. The closure of the H-O section 

should result in immediate water saving. 

Dave 

Froggatt 

A bus at 

the Pond 

The Woodall Pond Management Committee are to 

be congratulated. Their various methods of water 

conservation, involving anglers being required to 

squeeze each fish landed (saving 20 per cent) 

employing bird-scarers to stop them drinking (saving 

20 per cent) and anti-evaporation polythene covers 

(saving 75 per cent), are all working well. 

As these measures result in a total saving of 115 

per cent, they are now stockpiling water. It is an 

impressive sight to see accumulated water heaped 

above the banks. The local bus company is running 

excursions to the pond and it proving quite a tourist 

attraction. 

Despite some success in village efforts to conserve 

water, it was finally decided that a concerted civic 

effort should be made to pray for rain. As the Clerk 

to the Council has some connections in this field, it 

was left to him to contact the necessary authority. 

This article is reproduced with the kind permission 

of the Froggatt family and has been edited for 

reasons of space. 

Visit our website – www.killamarsh.org 



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Halfway Litter Pickers 

A big thank you to everyone who has taken part in 

our Sunday morning litter picks over the last few 

weeks. 

We have seen an increase in people wanting to help 

every week since we started and we have managed 

to make a great improvement in a number of areas. 

The small wooded area and paths below Halfway 

Junior School are looking lovely. We have tackled 

the area around the school and also either side of 

the football pitch and the Streetfields area. 

Local children are getting involved which is 

wonderful and we hope this number increases over 

the weeks and months to come. 

31 NOTICES 

Clowne Gala 

The Clowne Gala will not be 

taking place this year. 

The Clowne Gala which is an event held at Heritage 

High School every July has unfortunately had to 

announce that it will not be taking place this year. 

The organisers who put on stalls, activities for all ages, 

and live music every year have said that due to the 

pandemic it is too early to start planning a public 

event. However they are optimistic about the return 

of the Gala in 2022 so keep an eye out for further 

notices. 

We will put together regular updates in ‘The 

Doorsteppa’ so watch this space!! 

If you know of an area around Halfway that needs 

a ‘spring clean’ please get in touch and get 

involved if you have the time! 

You can find the S20/21 Litter Pickers on Facebook 

Hope to see you all soon!! 

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The doors to the Skin A+E clinic will be open for a 

second time, where a team of top UK dermatologists 

will give participants a FREE consultation, advice and 

medical treatment if appropriate. 

If you, or someone you know, has a skin condition 

that you would like help with then the team at Boom 

would like to hear from you. 

Perhaps your condition doesn’t qualify for treatment 

on the NHS? Or your treatment has been delayed? 

Have you been unable to find the right treatment for 

your skin condition? Or are you on a long waiting list 

for a referral to a dermatologist? Our team of 

dermatologists would love to help you! 

5 Star and Boom are looking for people with various medical conditions 

to appear on SKIN A+E which is returning for its second series. 

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Boom will process your information in accordance with its privacy policy 

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Applicants should be aware that due to the high volume 

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Applicants who are picked must be willing to talk 

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37 BOOKS 

The Maze Runner by James Dashner 

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 

by Rachel Joyce 

Retirement is meant to be relaxing, isn’t it? You 

do what you love doing and enjoy yourself. But 

what if you suddenly receive a letter out of the 

blue? A woman who worked in your office many 

years ago has cancer and is dying. She just wants 

you to know. This touches you for reasons you 

can’t quite explain, so you write her a note to say 

that you are sorry to hear that. Putting on your 

coat and your yacht shoes you leave with the 

note. Your destination? The post box. Just as far 

as the end of the road. 

And so, starts Harold Fry’s extraordinary journey: 

627 miles in 87 days. With no plan, other than to 

reach Queenie, he sets off on a journey of faith. 

Scribbling on the note he tells her to wait for 

him. This debut novel from radio and TV writer, 

Rachel Joyce, will take you on a gentle journey 

with Harold and the various people he meets 

along the way. Totally unprepared for what he 

will encounter, his faith in positive thinking 

keeps him going as he learns more about his life 

and relationships with his wife and son. 

Post-apocalyptic and dystopian literature is 

perennially popular with teens and adults alike, 

and the events of 2020 only served to increase 

its attraction. The Maze Runner was initially 

published in 2009 but came to prominence with 

the release of the film adaptation in 2014. 

Thomas is a teenager who awakes to find himself 

in a box in a place called the Glade. He has no 

memory of who he is or how he came to be here, 

but he is thrown into this new community, and 

as a reader so are you. Before long you become 

familiar with the terminology used by the boys and 

you feel as if you are a Glader along with them. 

As Thomas adjusts to his new environment, he 

learns about the Maze which surrounds the 

Glade. Each day the walls open and a select 

group of runners spend daylight hours exploring 

and mapping it. It is a race against the clock 

because at sunset the Grievers – giant robotic 

creatures – enter the Maze and they are deadly. 

The walls close to protect the community and 

overnight the structure of the Maze changers, 

leaving the runners to start again in the morning. 

The big mystery is why. Why are Thomas and the 

other boys there and why do the Grievers come 

out to get them? Why do the walls in the Maze 

change and will the runners ever solve it? 

However, more importantly why has a girl been 

sent to the Glade and why has all communication 

with the outside world suddenly stopped? 

This is the first book in an engaging series which 

develop the story and characters beyond the 

original theme. 

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take place across the North East Derbyshire area: 

• Police and Crime Commissioner for the Derbyshire 

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43 GARDENING 

Following on from last month’s list of essential 

garden tools for beginners I thought I’d explain 

about the humble hoe. When I first started 

gardening, I didn’t really understand how to use 

one. There are a couple of varieties of hoe and they 

are used in different ways, and they really are your 

friend at this time of year. 

The hoe is actually one of the most ancient garden 

tools and came before the plough. It’s mentioned 

in Egyptian art, the Code of Hammurabi and in 

the Bible. 

The reason spring is a great time to put your hoe to 

good use is because right now is when the annual 

weeds (the ones that self-seed freely and pop up all 

over the place every year) have started to germinate. 

The aim when hoeing, aim to sever the top growth 

from the roots, just below the soil surface, then 

leave it in the sun to dry out and die. Hoeing is best 

done when the soil is dry as this creates a ‘dust 

mulch’ which inhibits the germination of new weeds. 

I prefer a hoe with a long handle because it’s better 

for preventing back pain. I also have a short handled 

hoe known as an ‘onion hoe’ for closely planted 

areas. A shorted handle gives more control, so you 

don’t damage your prized plants. 

It’s important to note that hoeing only kills the 

annual weeds, not the deep-rooted perennial 

weeds, those need to be dug up by hand. 

There is also a tool called a Dutch hoe. This is used 

by sweeping it smoothly over the soil so that the 

surface is just ‘brushed’. If used correctly it slices the 

tops from the weeds. It’s actually simple to use but 

you do need to practice your technique. Slice the 

tops of weeds by bringing the hoe towards you, 

altering the angle to accommodate slopes. When 

you turn over a Dutch hoe you can use it to make a 

shallow trench called a seed drill to sow larger 

seeds, like peas into. Larger seeds are better 

because they need to be covered well. 

Your hoes need to be kept sharp and well 

maintained for maximum effectiveness. I use a 

metal file to both clean and sharpen, but you can 

buy sharpening stones reasonably cheaply and they 

are easy to use. 

Happy gardening 

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45 RECIPE 

Preparation time: 15 minutes 

Cooking time: 25 minutes 

Serves: 2 

Ingredients: 

2 tbsp olive oil 

1 onion, finely sliced 

120g Chorizo, sliced 

1 yellow pepper, finely sliced 

1 orange or red pepper, finely sliced 

2 cloves garlic, crushed 

½ tsp sweet smoked paprika 

400g can chopped tomatoes 

1 tbsp capers (optional) 

2 large eggs (4 if you’re really hungry!) 

2 tbsp fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley 

2 thick slices of bread 

for 5 minutes. Add the peppers and cook for a 

further 2-3 minutes until they soften too. Stir in the 

crushed garlic and sweet smoked paprika, cook for 

another 1 minute. Pour in the tomatoes and add 

the capers, lower the heat and simmer for 10 

minutes, until the tomatoes reduce and thicken a 

little. 

Make two or four wells in the thick sauce and 

gently crack an egg into each. 

Place the pan into the preheated oven for 10 

minutes, or until the whites are set but the yolks 

are still runny. 

Towards the end of the cooking time, toast the 

bread. 

Method: 

Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Use a frying 

pan with an ovenproof handle. Heat the olive oil, 

then add the onion and chopped Chorizo. Soften 

Removes the eggs from the oven, scatter with the 

parsley and serve with the toasted bread, drizzled 

with a little olive oil. 



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Accounts....................................................................5 

Admin........................................................................5 

Aerials....................................................28, 30, 40, 44 

Amateur Dramatics..................................................44 

Architecture.............................................................44 

Bathrooms.........................................................24, 25 

Beauty.....................................................................16 

Bedrooms..........................................................18, 36 

Blinds.......................................................................30 

Bookkeeping..............................................................5 

Booklets...................................................................28 

Care Home..............................................................14 

Carpets..............................................................36, 39 

Car Repairs.......................................................22, 44 

Cars Wanted............................................................26 

Chiropody/Podiatry..................................................22 

Christadelphians......................................................22 

Cleaners....................................................................5 

Conservatories......................................12, 18, 28, 38 

Cremations................................................................8 

Design & Planning...................................................44 

Domestic Appliance Repairs...................................14 

Doors.......................................................................13 

Driveways/Gardens..............................3, 34, 42, 47, 48 

Elderly Care.............................................................14 

Electrical Wholesaler...............................................20 

Electricians..............................................6, 30, 35, 40 

Entertainment..........................................................44 

Equity Release....................................................9, 47 

Financial Planning...................................................11 

Fireplaces................................................................18 

Flooring..............................................................32, 44 

Foot Health........................................................18, 22 

Funeral Directors.................................................2, 12 

Garage Doors............................................................6 

Garden Centre...........................................................3 

Gardeners......................................................6, 28, 30 

Gas....................................................................30, 39 

Glass & Glazing.................................................28, 38 

Golf............................................................................8 

Guitar Lessons........................................................44 

Gutter Cleaning.......................................................14 

Handyman...........................................................5, 40 

Joinery.....................................................................32 

Kitchens.............................................................24, 25 

Landscaping..............................................................3 

Legal Services...............................................8, 36, 40 

Lighting....................................................................20 

Mechanic - Mobile...................................................22 

Mobility....................................................................28 

MOT’s................................................................22, 44 

MP...........................................................................35 

Nails.........................................................................16 

Order Of Service......................................................28 

Oven Cleaning...................................................28, 32 

Painter & Decorators...................................22, 26, 44 

Paving......................................................................42 

Personal Injury.........................................................36 

Pest Control.............................................................32 

Plumbing & Heating.................................6, 26, 30, 39 

Printing....................................................................28 

Property Maintenance...................................5, 32, 40 

Removals.................................................................26 

Roofing, Soffits, Fascias........................2, 18, 22, 32, 40 

Scrap Metal.............................................................26 

Slimming..................................................................16 

Sofas.......................................................................14 

Solicitors..............................................................8, 36 

Storage............................................................1, 3, 26 

Surfacing.................................................................47 

Tiles...................................................................24, 25 

Tiling........................................................................44 

Used Car Sales.......................................................26 

Virtual Assistant.........................................................5 

Waste Removal.......................................................26 

Wills.....................................................................8, 40 

Window Cleaning.....................................................18 

Windows & Doors..................................13, 28, 32, 38 

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