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VP Walk Ogston 1 Sep24
Walks

Walk Derbyshire – A Wander With An Ogston View

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This has got to be one of our favourite walks which we discovered just coming out of lockdown. It takes in the beautiful views over Ogston Reservoir. You also get a bit of height on this walk so the view down the hills at one or two points is pretty stunning. Ogston Reservoir is owned […]
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Celebrity Interviews

Celebrity Interview – Fairground Attraction

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by Steve Orme Thirty-five years after splitting up, the four original members of the group Fairground Attraction are back together – and they reckon they’ve still got their unique sound which propelled them to the top of the charts. The band had a stratospheric rise to fame in the late 1980s. Their first single Perfect […]
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Lost Houses

The Lost Houses of Derbyshire – Ockbrook Manor

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by Maxwell Craven Ockbrook Manor was a wonderful old house which one could only describe as ‘multi-period’ having, seemingly a portion of its fabric from virtually every post-modern era. The other thing is, that by being called ‘Manor’, one might assume that it was the capital mansion of an estate going back well into the […]
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PREDATORS OFTHE OKAVANGO DELTA…Botswana

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With Martins World Travel My last month’s article concentrated on the rich animal and bird life of this unique area of Africa. Now it’s time to divulge the incredible predators we viewed on the same trip, very close up and personal, with excellent guides to ensure our safety. Guides at our remote lodges and camps […]
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VP Walk Ashover 6 Jul24
Walks

Walk Derbyshire – An Amble through Ashover

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Set alongside the River Amber is the picturesque village of Ashover. Quaint cottages, stone houses and old pubs fill this favourite Derbyshire village of mine. It may take you a while to drive through the village as it is so pretty, with many cute cottages for you to stop and admire.  Ashover has a truly […]
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Celebrity Interviews

Celebrity Interview – Radio Derby’s Ian Skye

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Few things in this rapidly changing technological world stay the same, especially in broadcasting where bosses are always trying to attract more and sometimes younger listeners.  But there’s one constant for those who listen to BBC Radio Derby: the knowledgeable yet jovial voice of Ian Skye who’s been educating, informing and entertaining listeners for the […]
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Derbyshire Villages – Rodsley

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by Maxwell & Carole Craven Having basked in the remoteness and sequestered lanes of Harehill and Muselane, we were much tempted to stay in that wonderfully pastoral and semi-wooded landscape that lies well west of Derby but close to the south western edge of the county. Hence, last August, we ventured between Shirley and Yeaveley […]
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Lost Houses

The Lost Houses of Derbyshire – Rose Hill, Chesterfield

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by Maxwell Craven The publication in 2019 of Chesterfield Streets and Houses by Philip Riden and Chris Leteve throws much fascinating and detailed light on the history of the built environment of Chesterfield, although is a little light on architectural history and evaluation. Yet, when it comes to the early history of Rose Hill, a […]
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BS Wreck of the Flying Fortress 5 Jun24
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The Wreck of Flying Fortress ‘Over Exposed’

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by Brian Spencer Pennine Way walkers almost at the southern end of their epic trek from Edale to Kirk Yetholm look on the crossing of Bleaklow as almost the end of the first day’s section of the ‘Way’.   Grateful to enjoy a spell of comparatively easy walking on a path made from flagstones, the […]
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Win Tickets to the Festival of Food & Drink at Thoresby Park.

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