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To meet the increasingdemand for GP basedspecialist clinics and servicesand in preparation forbecoming a training practicefrom August this yearAppletree Medical Practice iscarrying out a four-phaseextension to its premises offTown Street, Duffield.“It is an exciting time ofchange. We have been in ourcurrent premises for 11 yearsand are rapidly outgrowing ourexisting facilities,” said aPractice spokesperson. The building work forms fourmain phases:

Phase 1: up to- May 2010The car park has beenextended to enable buildingwork to progress withoutundue disruption to parkingfacilities. A single storey extension at theback of the surgery will consistof new consulting rooms,providing valuable extra spaceto allow the accommodation oftwo trainee GP doctors as wellas the existing servicesincluding physiotherapy,counselling, phlebotomy,midwifery, orthopaedic, andgeneral surgery.

Phase 2: Up to MayA new centrally positionedentrance with automatic slidingdoors will be created. The new extension will beopened up with the wall beingknocked through and receptionwill be repositioned onto thesouth side of the building.Phase Three: May - July Theconsulting rooms in the newextension will be ready for use.

This will enable therefurbishment of the nursetreatment rooms.Phase FourThe existing plastic atrium roofwill be replaced with a glassand slate roof. A clinical store and sluiceroom will be created with animproved waiting area.The doctors would like tothank patients for theircooperation and whilst thebuilding work takes place. The upheaval will beworthwhile, providing betterfacilities for all in the nearfuture.

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Vyacheslav (Slava)Sidorenko has certainly livedup to the forecast by criticsthat he would make a majorimpact.Music at Duffield weredelighted the Northern Collegeof Music invited Slava to playat the closing concert of theseason at Ecclesbourne SchoolHall on Saturday April 24th(7.30pm).

His programme includes:Beethoven - Piano Sonata no23 in F major, Appassionata.Schubert - Impromptus no 1in C minor, D899Et mo 3 inB flat major. D395.Schoenberg - Six LittlePiano Pieces, op 19.Prokofiev - Piano Sonata no8 in B flat major, op 84.Tickets available from JohnNorreys 01332 841503.

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You are very welcome to visit the Weston Centre in Tamworth Street, Duffield where refreshments are served between10am - 12 noon Monday to Friday. Why not go along for a cuppa and a chat.

Duffield Gardening Clubwill meet on Saturdaymorning , 3rd April at10.00am at the WestonCentre, Tamworth Street,Duffield, to hear a talk byPaul Steed on ‘Britain inBloom’. This speaker maybring plants for sale. All arewelcome Non-members£1.50.

Thursday April 15thCommunity Outing toBakewell.Depart Chapel Street 10am,return by 3pm. Time tobrowse around the shops,have lunch, stroll through thetown, or by the river. Cost£6.00. Call Lynda 840821.

Wed April 21st Soup andDessert lunch at EmmanuelCommunity Church 12:30.No charge. To book a place or for

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Summer term SpanishImprovers / Refreshers.There is a small Spanishclass which meets at 7:30pmon Thursdays (currentlymeeting in EcclesbourneSchool, venue may change).Summer term will begin Thursday 22nd April.For more information, callLynda 840821.

Weds 12th May to Sat 15thMay 2010, 7.45pm startQuarndon AmateurDramatic Society present aset of four one-actcomedies: The Last Bread Pudding:the committee of an amateurdrama group is meeting to

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Trawling through estateagency listings and trekkinground unsuitable propertiesin search of an ideal home,can be a laborious andunfruitful task for manyhouse-hunters moving to orwithin Derbyshire. One Duffield resident, whohas worked for many years inthe property market, believesshe has found a solution bycreating her own propertyfinding company –Derbyshire Relocations.“During a typical workingweek, I am meeting more andmore people, who simplydon’t have the time requiredto search for their ideal homeor for a good investmentproperty”. Working from her home inDuffield, Mary Johnson-Evans (see picture) isoffering an affordable andprofessional property findingservice tailored to meet eachclient’s needs.

Clients’ wish lists vary fromwanting a family home withinwalking distance from a goodschool to finding a goodinvestment property withexcellent returns on rentalincome. Derbyshire Relocations isable to continue their servicepost-acquisition, with theirextensive knowledge of goodlocal service providers (frombuilders through to interiordesign) – they can get you intouch with the right person tohelp.Working independently fromany estate agency,Derbyshire Relocations willuse all possible avenues tohelp you find the propertyyou require. The key is communication.Mary says, “With excellentlinks into local estateagencies, I get to hear aboutproperties coming onto themarket before they reach theestate agency websites, and

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Friendly warningDuffield Squash and Tennis Clubs arefacing increasing problems due tomisuse of the Clubs’ car park by non-members.The car park is providedexclusively for members. The Clubs are monitoring parking andwill take steps to identifyunauthorised users.

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How can you help the local community? The Ecclesbourne Community Services are seeking suitablyqualified or experienced people to lead a range of newcommunity based courses starting in September 2010.If you are qualified or sufficiently experienced to lead anyleisure time activity and would like to be considered, pleasecontact the Community Liaison Officer on 01332 843209 forfurther details. The key objective is to provide the localcommunity with a rich and varied range of courses to serve allinterests.It is proposed that when courses have providers, theywill be publicised in the Duffield Scene and an open evening inSeptember will be arranged for people to sign on.

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Raising money for TomFifteen local runners are taking part in the LondonMarathon on Sunday April 25th, runners ranging in allshapes and sizes, ages and fitness levels but all are intent onfinishing sometime on the Sunday in aid of charity.The run follows the successful coffee morning, quiz andfootball match, followed by the Butterfly Ball. “I would like to thank everyone involved in the organisation ofthese events and for the generous donations and prizes. Anespecially a big thank you to everyone who attended the recentBall and overall we have now raised over £26k in total for bothof the charities - Headway and Meningitis Trust.,” said IanGrostate.If you would like to sponsor then please click on one of the twoattached links : www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/TDwww.justgiving.com/DrTomDonaldsonOr next time you are in the Puss n Boots complete the formthat is behind the bar with Uncle Stu’

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It’s almost twenty years nowsince her beloved husband,racehorse owner and trainerClaude Lilley died, but hiswidow Daphne retains herlove of horses and the racingscene.At the age of 87 Daphne hasrecently bought anotheryearling filly, named Ambala -a reminder to her of happychildhood days spent in India.“I am getting on a bit now, but Ihave never lost my passion forracehorses and it has given meplenty of highs and lows,” shesaid at her Duffield Home.Daphne used to live on DuffieldBank the location of Claude’s Milford Stud.A well known sportsmanClaude was also a player andPresident of Duffield CricketClub where Daphne has beenPatron for many years.Claude’s most famous horsewas Pretendre and Daphne,long-standing ROA memberrecalled the heartbreak of anarrow Derby defeat.In an interview with TimRichards in a recent edition ofThoroughtbred Owner andBreeder Daphne was asked:What was your reaction afterbeing beaten a whisker in theDerby when Pretendre, in thecolours of your late husbandClaude Lilley, went down by aneck to Charlottown in 1966?

I was very sorry indeed. If you are well beaten you areinclined to accept it moreeasily. I realise that people in racingexperience similardisappointments every day ofthe week, but to have been sonarrowly beaten, and to knowfull well that you might havehad a better chance of winning,was a bit of an ordeal.

Lester Piggott had expressedhimself keen to ridePretendre, but your trainerSir Jack Jarvis remainedloyal to his young stablejockey Paul Cook. WouldLester have made a difference?

Sam Armstrong (Lester’sfather-in-law) approached myhusband after Pretendre hadwon the Observer Gold Cup tosay Lester would like the ride.Naturally, my husband wasonly too happy to think that wewould have Lester on board.After all, Pretendre was winterfavourite for the Derby. I do think that if Lester hadridden him he would have won,as Lester always seemed topossess that magic trick.But, having said that, PaulCook did ride him when he wonthe King Edward VII Stakes atRoyal Ascot afterwards, so hedid get some compensation forEpsom. Jack Jarvis took such great careof our horse; he was so afraidhe would be nobbled.This was in the days beforesophisticated burglar alarms.Before the Derby he fixed up asystem with a fishing linebetween Pretendre’s box andhis bedroom, so if anyone hadentered Pretendre’s box duringthe night Jack would have beenalerted.

Is it true you had to go to thecinema to see a replay of theDerby because there was solittle television coverage inthose days?

Yes. I remember it was on thenewsreel. We had to sit through theChelsea Flower Show beforethey got to the Derby.It was then that it hit homehow desperately close it hadbeen. We certainly saw more of therace in the cinema than we hadin all the excitement on theracecourse.

There was consolation whenyou bred Snow Knight to winthe 1974 Derby. Was it disappointing hewasn’t carrying your colours?

It was in a way. Every year we picked out whatwe thought were the bestyearlings to go into training.We sold the rest. When we decided to send thisparticular Firestreak colt to thesales, ‘Mac’ Nelson, trainerPeter Nelson’s wife, who usedto buy their yearlings,approached my husband to askhim what was wrong with thehorse and why were we sellingit. My husband insisted there wasnothing wrong and to prove itsaid if Mrs Nelson bought himhe would be happy to keep ahalf share.

She duly bought Snow Knightand we were very relaxed in theknowledge that we would havehim in training with Peter, onlyto discover later that the newCanadian owner wanted to keep100% of the horse for himself.So, yes, it was a shame, havingcome so close to retaining halfof him, that we weren’t part-owners when he won the Derby.

How involved were you withpedigrees and the breedingwhen you and your husbandowned Milford Stud?

In the days when my husbandwas disposing of older mares orbuying new ones, Tattersalls didnot include the progeny in theircatalogues, so it was my job toresearch breeding records of themares my husband wasinterested in. I used to spend hours goingthrough the stud books. My husband started the stud inDerbyshire by buying the AgaKhan’s cast-off mares in foal tostallions he would never havebeen able to afford, therebyacquiring some of the bestbloodlines possible, going rightback to Phalaris and Nearco.

Do you still study pedigrees?

Not really, because I am not as

WELL INTO HER EIGHTIES, DAPHNE LILLEY CANNOT RESIST THE

With late husband Claude at the 1960 Newmarket Sales

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au fait with the performances ofmodern stallions as I used to be.Since we sold the stud 20 yearsago I haven’t really hadanything to do with thebreeding side.

What is your involvement inracing these days?

Owning one horse and hoping itcan do the best it can. And that responsibilitycurrently rests with Convallaria,a six-year-old Cape Cross marewho was Geoff Wragg’s lastever winner before he retired.She is now in training withChris Wall. I have certainly had some funwith her but I can afford to haveonly one horse in training at atime. I do remember Jack Jarvis, withwhom we trained for some 25years, apologising to myhusband for having to increasehis training fees from £14 aweek to £16! In those days we would haveabout six horses in training.

What made you choose ChrisWall as trainer of Convallariawhen Geoff Wragg retired?

Geoff recommended him.I have been to Chris’s yard onlytwice since he took overConvallaria in November, as Isold my house in Newmarketand don’t get there as often as Iused to.

Do you still enjoy a day at theraces?

I do, but not has much as I usedto, because I can’t walk veryfar. I suppose you could say I amlazy, but how can one resist theexcellent television coverage?I can see every meeting justsitting at home, though I dorealise that is not very goodbusiness for the racecourses.

You are the longest servingmember of the RacehorseOwners Association. How

long have you been amember?

I would say since 1947, when Imarried my husband, who hadjoined in 1945.

Why have you stayed with theROA so long and what are theadvantages of being amember?

I am a loyal person who doesn’tchop and change. I trained with the Wragg yard,first Harry and then his sonGeoff, for 47 years, and ifGeoff hadn’t retired I’d still bewith him. Being a member of the ROAyou receive a racecourse passthat enables you to go racing

every day, even though it mighthappen to be Ayr one day andBrighton the next. There is also a camaraderieamongst members, whichmakes it fun. As the years have gone by Ithink the ROA has successfullybroadened its horizons andmoved with the times.

You must have seen enormouschanges in the sport. What, inyour view, has been for thebetter?

That’s debatable. I’m sure one big advantage fortrainers these days is being ableto enter horses much closer tothe race.In earlier days they used to

have to enter three weeks inadvance; now it is within daysand in some of the big earlyclosing races they can evenmake supplementary entries. At my age I tend to live in thepast and I found racing in thepast more enjoyable than I dotoday; you could move aroundmore easily then. There weren’t the seethingcrowds you get now.

And for the worse?

People walking through theenclosures with plastic mugs ofbeer is pretty unpleasant, youconstantly find yourself indanger of having beer sloppedall over you, even at RoyalAscot.I am afraid the changes at thenew Ascot are for the worse.The new layout might attractmore people to the races, but Idon’t like it.

Do you think the coverage ofracing is good, on televisionand in the papers?

It is first class. I watch most of the meetingsand you always know they areall available on television.I particularly like ClareBalding, who acquitted herselfso well presenting Royal Ascotthis year after her operation.

Where do you get yourbiggest thrill from racingthese days?

On television, particularlywatching the Classics and, ofcourse, a horse like Sea theStars.

Daphne is getting good reportsabout her recently acquired fillyAmbala from her trainer ChrisWall.And maybe, just maybe, shewill get some consolation forthat heartbreaking, so closeDerby defeat if Ambala couldmanage to win the Oaks.What a comeback that wouldbe.

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Through our OnlineInformation Resources wehave an extensive list ofdatabases for access either atthe library or from yourhome computer. These are especially useful forhobbies, homework, businessor research. We have 21databases of informationavailable via the librarycomputers, 18 of which are alsoavailable from any computerwith internet access. So youcan use them all from home anyday or night! Britannica, theencyclopedia for adults,students and children isaccessible from any computerwith internet access. Infotrac isa database holding 10 nationalnewspapers from 1985 to date,The Times going back to 1785and the British Librarynewspapers including theDerby Mercury and is alsoaccessible through the 24 hourlibrary. Most recently Theory

Test Pro has been added to thelist. All these databases are freeto all library members andaccessible 24 hours a day fromour website:www.derbyshire.gov.uk/24libraryThere are many moreaccessible databases, if you areinterested in any informationjust call in and ask. Derbyshire Library Servicenow has its own Facebook pagewhich is proving very popular.Library events throughout thecounty are promoted andactivities are highlighted. Thereis also a discussion tab to talkabout what you are reading.Library events for childrencontinue in April. Thechildren’s’ centre staff will berunning their usual drop insessions, every Friday from2.15pm until 3pm. Storytime and the visits by thetoy library will be on 16 Aprilat 10.30am lasting half an hour.Recently arrived new books

this month include Whispersof Love by RosieHarris.which tells the storyof Christabel Blakemore who,in 1914, has her newborn babyadopted as she finds herselfunable to cope. Linda Green’slatest Things I Wish I’dKnown has Claire Cooperlooking back on her life whenshe discovers her dream listwritten as a teenager. Sherealises how far removed herlife is from the one she’dimagined and decides it’s timeto put her life on track. Wealso have a new copy of ChildSense, How to Speak YourBaby’s Language written bychild development expertPriscilla Dunstan, theAustralian mum whodiscovered the secret languageof baby cries. This book breaksdown the barriers tounderstanding and teaches anew way of parenting, custom-designed for each child’s

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I AM AMOLE, LIVE IN AHOLE AND WORK LIKE HELLMost people have noqualms about openingtheir fridge. Most peopledon’t have cause to worry. Imagine my surprise oneday when I opened it tofind a little, shiny, blackfurry mole spreadeagledon a side plate – armsstretched out and its littlepink nose just reaching theedge.“The kids always bring methings!” was my (nowretired) art teacher husbandDave’s excuse and he wasright – including a dead Jayand a Victorian stuffed fox. I admit I was intrigued bythe mole as I had neverreally seen one close upbefore and only hadchildhood memories of Moleand Ratty from Wind in theWillows. His coat was silky and softand his pink front feet,splayed and clawed as theywere, obviously equippedfor digging.The children were equallyinterested.My next encounter waswhen we were camping. I was trying to sleep on mylilo which was resting on thethick, clear plastic sheetspread on the grass whichformed the floor of the tent.When I lifted up my bed andshone my torch, the“tap!tap!tap!” that waskeeping me awake was thepink snout of a mole hittingthe plastic! It was obviously having ahard time working out whythe sky had suddenlybecome hard and waspopping up above groundevery now and then as hetraversed the field.Not having a pristine lawn athome, I don’t wage war butam still intrigued by thesetiny mammals, whosemolehills are all over theMillennium Meadow. Moles (Talpa europa) areusually between 12 -18 cmlong and weigh between 60 -130gms.

Living mostly underground,they eat earthworms andinsects using their verysharp teeth and find theirprey by sensing itsmovement and smell via itsalmost naked pink nose andthe hairs on its tail. Their eyes can only detectlight but their ears are holescovered in a thin layer ofskin which provide excellenthearing. The mole’s broad head andcylindrical body are coveredin special hair -each onethicker at the centre than theends - which allows theanimal to move freely in anydirection along itsunderground tunnels.These tunnels are in severallayers with some near thesurface and deeper ones forfeeding and breeding.

They store food by bitingearthworms to paralyse themor by decapitating them.The large front feet aresplayed with sharp clawsfor digging and it has smallback legs similar to a mouse.An individual can shift 4kg(10lbs) of earth in 20minutes.They sleep and work in fourhour shifts and have to eatover half their body weightin prey per day to stay aliveand to provide the energy todig the average of 18m(20yds) of tunnel per day! Thanks to the structure oftheir bones and muscles amole can project a lateralforce when digging theequivalent of 32 times itsown body weight. They breed once per yearand have a lifespan of aboutfour years.No wonder a collective termfor moles is “a labour”!There are a number ofsuperstitions around them.

They were toasted by theJacobites as “the littlegentlemen in black velvet”because they brought aboutthe death of their swornenemy, King William.In February 1702 he was

thrown from his horse whilstriding at Hampton Courtafter it stumbled over amolehill and the King

subsequently died on March 8th.The present Queen has herown Mole Controller whotraps moles by RoyalWarrant at Sandringham. According to the old beliefs,he should carry a pair ofmole’s front feet in hispocket to ward off aches,pains and cramp or sprinklemole’s blood on his warts –should he have any!So, unsightly, annoying, andsometimes dangerous ,molehills are evidence of ahealthy mole population anda good indicator of plenty ofearthworms and good soil.And they do work hard!!!

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MillenniumMeadow Chair

Di Hancock

Duffield Parish Council Newsletter - Issue No.80(APRIL 2010)

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PARISH COUNCIL NOTICEBOARD

The Parish Council recently moved to its newoffice within the Weston Centre.

A new Parish Council notice board has been orderedthat will located at the Weston Centre. This will bethe official notice board of the Parish Council, and

will be used to display items such as Parish Councilmeeting agendas.

This change will free up more space at the existingnotice board, located outside the White Hart, used

extensively by community groups within the village.

ROLE OF THE CLERK / COUNCILLORS

It has been noted that confusion sometimes arisesbetween the respective roles of the Parish Clerk

and that of elected Parish Councillors (‘theCouncil’) and that it would be useful to clarify

the distinction.The Clerk is a paid officer of the Council who is

appointed, not elected. The Clerk is an objective servant of the Council,recognising that the Council is responsible for all

decisions, and takes instructions from the Council asa body.

The Clerk provides administrative support andprofessional advice to the Council, and implements

decisions of Council as required.

Any Council decisions are the responsibility of theCouncil as a whole. The Council is responsible for

the services it provides.It establishes policies for action and decides howmoney will be raised and spent on behalf of the

community.Individual Councillors are elected for a four year

term and the next election will take place in May orJune 2011.

PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE

The Clerk is available every Monday andWednesday morning at the Weston Centre between

10am and 12pm. No appointment necessary.(Closed for Bank Holidays).

You can Contact the Clerk, in an emergency on07836244818. You can also contact the Parish

Council via email us through the contact buttonat www.duffieldpc.org.uk

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DATES

The Parish Council will be holding the followingmeetings at the Committee Room on Hazelwood Road

to commence at 7.00pm unless otherwise stated.All meetings are open to the public and

Parishioners may bring items of concern tomembers’ attention at the beginning of the meeting. Details on how you can do this are included in the

document library on the website. The next scheduled meetings are:

Tuesday April 13th 7.00pm S, F & GP (Sub)

Tuesday April 20th 7.00pm Annual ParishMeeting

Tuesday April 20th 7.15pm Parish Council

Please note Sub Committee meeting dates aresubject to change. Please contact the Clerk at least

one week in advance of the meeting forconfirmation of the date.

CONTACT INFORMATION

County Councillor - Duffield: Mr StuartBradford

At County Hall 01629 580000 Home Phone As detailed belowEmail As detailed below

Borough Councillors - Duffield:

Mr. Stuart BradfordHome Phone 01773 550828

Email stuart.bradford@virgin.net

Mr. Chris ShortHome Phone 01332 843781

Email derbyshireshorts@aol.com

PARISH COUNCILLOR INFORMATION

You can contact your Parish Councillors through theParish Office at the Weston Centre, Tamworth

Street, Duffield, DE56 4ER.Tel: 01332 842740

Derbyshire County Council: 08456 058 058Amber Valley Borough Council 01773 570222Dog Warden 01773 841335Police non emergency 0845 123 3333

Digital Switchover ScamWarning - Fake SwitchoverCompany: A companycalled ‘The DigitalSwitchover Group’ areattending addresses anddistributing a pink leaflet. They state that they areworking on behalf of theGovernment and claim thathomeowners would not beable to get digital TV withoutextra equipment. Digital UK have confirmedthat none of these details arecorrect and Freeview wouldbe available for many years. The scam is being used in aneffort to sell unnecessarysatellites and aerials but mayalso be used as a method ofgaining access to properties. Digital UK have provided thewebsite address ofwww.paras.org.uk(Professional Aerial RiggersAgainst The Sharks) whichhas been set up for anyonethat would like furtherinformation about the digitalswitchover. If you have any information

about ‘The DigitalSwitchover Group’ pleasecontact Operation Liberal on0345 123 3333.

Warning: A reminder toparents and schools aboutthe dangers of carryingimitation guns, or even toyguns in a threateningmanner. Armed response officers wererecently called to an incidentwith full firearms authorityafter reports of a manjumping out of bushespointing a gun at a bus driver. The weapon turned out to bea plastic toy gun but theramifications of the incidentcould have been very serious. On this occasion the offenderwas given a conditionaldischarge to write a letter ofapology and attend a firearmseminar.

Crimestoppers: The police are urgingpeople to report anyonethey suspect is benefitingfrom criminal activity.

In the coming weeks, SaferNeighbourhood teamsthroughout the county willdistribute leaflets producedby Crimestoppers, calling onpeople to tell the nationalcharity if they suspect thatsomeone they know isinvolved in crime. There are five leaflet designsappealing for informationabout criminals who profit byselling stolen goods,committing robbery, dealingdrugs, carrying out burglariesor carrying out vehicle crime. Information givenanonymously toCrimestoppers is passed tothe police so they can buildintelligence and take action. Under the Proceeds of CrimeAct (POCA), anyone whoprofits from crime can losethe financial and lifestylegains they have enjoyed. Forexample, people who mayhave earned money by drugdealing can have this moneytaken from them with themoney split between theTreasury, police, CourtServices and the CrownProsecution Service. A spokesman for POCA,stated that criminal lifestylesdon’t pay and anyone whoprofits from crime inDerbyshire runs the risk oflosing the financial andlifestyle gains that they haveenjoyed up until now. Theymay be drug dealers, burglars,fraudsters even shoplifters but

whoever they are, theircrimes affect us all. Anyone with informationshould call Crimestoppers on0800 555 111.

Shed Security:As the weather starts to getmilder in the run up tospring please make sureyour shed security isadequate for the value ofitems within. Always lock your shed andmake sure the lock is secureand cannot be easily removedand consider fitting alarmsthat can be inexpensive andeasy to install. Also consider propertymarking items with yourpostcode and house number. There are security markingkits available at many DIYstores for this purpose or usegloss paint as an option. This may deter thieves asthey want items they can sellon.

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Cricket from back pageFirst XI skipper Paul Bakel,who will keep wicket, willhave a young and energeticteam with many youngsterspushing their way ahead.His vice captain Steve Muskett,all rounders Jo Balraj andPhilip Jordan, Tom Wilton,returning from injury and 16-year old Jack Clarke shouldprovide strong backing for theyoung Australian.Other youngsters to look outfor are off spinner Jono Clare,medium pacer Chris Sheldonand leg spinner and left hand

bat Will Whitten.There is a good chance thatcoach Russell Holmes, anexperienced batsman couldplay more this season, so the1sr team should be competitive.All rounder Adam Shortskippers the 2nd XI who willbe looking for a secondsuccessive promotion.With experience from Short,batsman-off spinner Ed Sims,keeper-bat Chris Mills, vicecaptain Russell King andplenty of promising youngstersthe team could achieve theiraims.

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Some new life is beingbreathed into DUFFIELD &DISTRICT CROWNGREEN BOWLS CLUB thebowling club which has usedthe green at Milford for over90 years. And you are invited to comealong and try for free on SundayMay 2nd. No longer regarded as a sportonly for older people, Crown

Green Bowling is a pleasantand sociable activity foreveryone. The Duffield club plays on thegreen behind Nealies in Milfordnext to the Strutt Arms.Although conveniently locatedjust off the A6 it is asurprisingly calm and tranquilspot to spend a few hours on asummers day or evening. And a place to make newfriends and get some gentleexercise. No previous experience isnecessary. The members will give adviceand coaching, and professionalcoaching sessions are beingarranged. Families are very welcome,there is no dress code and bowlsare available for you to use. Theclub has a selection of activeand competitive team players aswell as social players. Experienced match players ofall ages are welcome to swellthe teams. For full detailscontact Jeanette on 01773828160 or Steven on 01332842333 at any time. The green will be open fromApril 3rd. Or just go along on SundayMay 2nd.

1st Duffield Ecclesbourne Cub Scouts recently won the Belper and District6-a-side football trophy.

They beat teams from 1st Alton Manor, 1st Belper and 1st Openwoodgatecubs (see picture) to win.

Ecclesbourne Cubs were also last year’s winners.

Young footballers fromDuffield Dynamo FC havefound themselves regularguests of Derby County thisseason.The village’s young footballers,from several age groups, haveenjoyed lots of different matchday activities at Pride Park.Members of the U7 squad(pictured) formed the Guard ofHonour at the recent FA Cup tie

versus Premier LeagueBirmingham City.They waved black and whiteflags on either side of the tunnelas the two teams came out ontothe pitch.The Rams have now invited theboys to act as mini mascots -who accompany the players outof the tunnel - for the last homegame of the season, versusCardiff City, on May 2nd.

Duffield Dynamo teams are alsocoming to the end of their ownseasons with severalchallenging for honours.The club’s annual Fun Day,where teams play their Dads,will be held at MeadowsSchool on Bank HolidayMonday May 3rd.11.30amThe end-of-season PresentationNight, thanks to the kind co-operation of the Duffield

Carnival organisers, will beheld in the Carnival tent on theevening of Friday June 25th.Anyone with a currentReception age child who isinterested in helping out withnext year’s U6 group shouldcontact

Simon

Hare on

843707.

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Duffield-based online racket sports retailer PDHSports.comrecently opened a new showroom at 25 Town Street (next toDuffield Squash and Tennis club). The showroom stocks squash, tennis, badminton and racketballequipment and clothing and all leading brands including Asics,Head, Babolat, Hi-tec, Nike and Prince.Opening hours are Monday-Friday 9am-4pm and weekends byarrangement. For more information call Paul Hargrave on01332 843139.Pic shows World Number 2 squash player Nick Matthewperforming the opening ceremony.

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Opening Times:Sunday - Thursday: 5.30 to 11pmFriday - Saturday: 5.30 to 11.30pm

DUFFIELD CC SIGN AUSSIE BATSMANAsh Gray a 19-year-old left handed batsman arrives later this

month in time for Duffield’s opening Division Two leaguefixture against Cutthorpe. He has played grade cricket in

Queensland and is an attacking player of great promise. (cont p 18).