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Tw st Amazing residents Toby Perkins MP says that Chesterfield people look out for their neighbours, care about their local community and want the town to prosper 10 My Kind of Town Sheffield nostalgia magazine Inside the new <strong>Issue</strong> 50 Fifty Rather Amazing Sheffielders Remembering Redgates Rolling Stones in Sheffield Laurel & Hardy’s City Visits Cricket’s Memory Lane 1970s Sheffield From Above Parson Cross Childhood Where to buy your copy Waterstones at Vicar Lane, Chesterfield; Heron Publications, 179 Chesterfield Road, Dronfield; Ashgate @ The Forge in Dronfield; Wards Garden Centre at Apperknowle; Corner Shop in Dronfield Civic Centre; Ferndale Garden Centre; New Leaf Garden Centre; Atkinsons at The Moor, Sheffield. Also on 01246 416027 or via www.heronpublications.co.uk Only £5.99 I WOULD like to wish a Happy New Year to all <strong>Twist</strong> readers and hope that you are enjoying a wonderful Christmas. The winter months have brought challenging weather, but also shown Chesterfield’s community spirit at its best. Storm Babet hit Chesterfield hard, with one tragic death and as many as 500 families flooded out of their homes. The devastation and damage to businesses and homes due to the floods was absolutely tragic, but it was heart-warming to see how our community came together to support each other in its time of need. Chesterfield people and businesses gave food, bedding, accommodation and transport, in a wonderful display of compassion and solidarity. I had the honour of joining the Lifehouse Church on Chatsworth Road in setting up the Chesterfield Flood Victims Appeal which has raised almost £100,000 for flood victims. As your local MP, I extend my heart-felt gratitude to all of the volunteers and organisations that worked throughout that night and beyond, to support their fellow Chesterfield residents. I was down at the rescue centre on the night and out visiting all the flooded areas on the Saturday and was blown away by the way that the community and public servants reacted to try and get areas flooded back on their feet. A community garden project at Edinburgh Road Park The response from people across the town was another example of Chesterfield’s amazing community spirit – something that we also saw during the pandemic. In Chesterfield, people look out for their neighbours, care about the local community and want the town to prosper. We also saw this community spirit on December 3rd, when the Spireites were due to play Leyton Orient in the FA Cup but a blanket of thick snow on the pitch meant the game looked likely to be called off. Dozens of residents raced down to the ground in the freezing weather and worked together to shovel the snow off the pitch. The game was able to go ahead, and we saw a sensational win that means the Spireites deservedly march into Round Three for the third consecutive year. Another example of our town standing by those in need is the success of Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire Volunteer Centre, run by Dave Radford and his hardworking team, who bring together volunteers from across Chesterfield to help with different projects, such as the Elderfriends, a befriending service aimed at helping lonely and socially isolated people. I visited Dave and his team recently to celebrate them winning the ‘King’s Award for Voluntary Service’, a huge achievement and source of pride for the town. The stories I heard from the team of local altruism was truly inspiring – countless volunteers from across the town giving up their time to help others. The Volunteer Centre has been a beacon of compassion and commitment, tirelessly working to uplift those in need and their work underscores the vital role that volunteering plays in fostering and sustaining our community spirit.
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