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Tw st Don’t dump it - repair it! I F you have something that needs fixing, a local repair café may be able to help you to mend it. Repair cafés are a worldwide network on a mission to cut waste and build-up repair skills. There are now 14 running across Derbyshire, including one in Chesterfield. Volunteer repairers tackle small electrical items such as toasters, hairdryers, lamps, radios and headphones. Clothing, garden tools, bikes, computers, hand tools and small items of furniture can also be considered for fixing. An important aspect of the work of the cafés is about empowering people to be able to do their own repairs in the future. Where possible, people sit with the repairer and learn from them – such as how to replace a fuse, mend a ripped jacket or clean an item to keep it working properly. The cafés are sociable events – often with free or low cost refreshments and a sense of community. The service is free but donations are welcome. All cafés welcome enquiries from potential volunteers with relevant skills and qualifications. Chesterfield Repair Café is organised by Transition Chesterfield and usually meets on the third Saturday of the month, from 10am to 1pm, at Chesterfield Baptist Church, Cross Street. For more information, email Margaret Hersee, email: repairs@transition chesterfield.org.uk Best in Derbyshire P Members of the successful Hunters property team in Chesterfield ROPERTY agency Hunters Chesterfield received the ‘Best in County’ award at the prestigious ESTAS Customer Service Awards <strong>2022</strong> - the biggest awards in the UK property industry. The winners were announced at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London at an event hosted by the country’s favourite TV property presenter, Phil Spencer, in front of 1,200 guests. Now in their 19th year, the awards recognise the best estate and letting agents for customer service based on ratings from clients who have been through the whole moving experience with an agent. Mat Barnes, manager of Hunters Chesterfield, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be recognised in this year’s ESTAS. It means so much to us as we know it’s our customers who have judged our performance. “We take our levels of customer service very seriously because we know clients have a choice. We have always been very proud of the personal service and this proves we are delivering what we promise.” Phil Spencer, who has hosted The ESTAS every year since their inception in 2003, commented: “I’ve said it many times but the work of agents, conveyancers and brokers is vastly underrated by the general public. “It’s only when clients go through the process that they understand the effort, complexity and hard work that goes into your job.” Estate and letting agents were recognised in counties and regions around the UK and Hunters Chesterfield - who feature on the back page of this magazine each month - won the Derbyshire accolade. Tenth defibrillator for town centre A BUSINESS in Chesterfield town centre has invested in life-saving equipment. The Goldsmith Clinic, a specialist in skin rejuvenation, at Lordsmill Street, has bought a defibrillator which is now registered on the National Defibrillator Network, The Circuit. This means there are ten defibrillators in Chesterfield town centre, although this will be the first one located on the busy Lordsmill Street gateway into the town. If a defibrillator is used within the first four minutes of a person suffering a cardiac arrest, their chances of survival can increase to 70%, compared to just 5% if defibrillation is delayed. Owner of The Goldsmith Clinic and registered nurse, Theresa Goldsmith, said: “Having worked in hospitals and general practice clinics for many years, I know the importance of having quick access to emergency equipment if something were to happen on site.” 10
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