To digress a moment, my daughter called into the new Smythes toy store the other day, very nice store too and after she had paid for her purchases it turns out she couldn't find the exit!! she had to ask one of the staff who said something along the lines of " Your not the first...it's not very well signposted is it" and directed her to the exit.

So the upshot is...Don't try shoplifting in this store you'll never get out.

I wonder if it will last the last one has long gone. ( Can't remember it's name) - Was it Toys R Us?

It was placed in a decent position where it was. Buses and on route to/from train station. It is a shame they've moved it

Alfreton Male Voice Choir
 
Choir Remembers World War II with Song.
A medley of war songs was brought out of the repertoire during last nights practise ahead of a performance at Tupton in north east Derbyshire on Saturday 8th June.
The Choir ‘Packed Up Its Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag’ and went ‘Over There’ to see the ‘Roses of Pickardy’ then went the ‘Long Way to Tipperary’ ensuring they ‘Kept the Home Fires Burning.’
The Choir will travel the few miles north to Tupton to help their community celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the start of Operation 'Overlord' when on 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France.
And who knows what manoeuvres the  Sagalouts’ (the Choirs answer to the Home Guard) will get up but rest assured it wil be song and laughter.
Get up to but it’ll be more song and laughter.
So pop along in the afternoon to Tuptons’ Community Garden and join in the fun.

Hope to be there..

  Make sure you say hello

Yep, something else will conk out!!

Try Chesterfield Wildlife and nature group if your on facebook. They may have some links on there.

These days it's generally cheaper to buy new appliances, it's annoying though isn't it when they seem to last as long as we would expect.
Gone are the days when we rented a tele and if they went wrong the shop had their own engineers to come out and fix if possible.
We used Marshalls in Clay Cross for many years and they were pretty good at sending out engineers to fix things. These days it's the same as everywhere - buy a new one!
Improving Technology hasn't helped us in the repair section has it.

That's it The George!  Don't mind paying a bit more if it's decent food. We'll have to try it.
Yes, Bateman Mills has closed. It's tough out there.
Not been tk the young vanish for a few years.
The last time we went we weren't impressed but hey ho that's how ii goes sometimes.