Quite some time ago now, I used this blog to ask if anyone knew the name of a Central African band I`d seen performing at the annual Summer in the Square series of live shows in Beeston.
No-one actually came forward as a result of my question, but I believe the band in question to be Les Elus, a band who hail from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but are currently resident in Derby.
Sadly I`ve missed their most recent appearance at Summer in the Square (4 August 2012), but on the plus side I do still have the chance to catch the remainder of the season.
The bands who are yet to appear are Carmina (who I`ve seen before and who are excellent) , 60s R Us and MuHa). For more details use this link ;
www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9073
www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9068
One thing I`ve noticed about Beeston, is that while the main shopping area (basically one street) appears to be bustling, explore further and even within the town centre there are quite a few empty shops. In an effort to address this issue, it is being promoted as a place to visit. Here`s a link ;
www.letsgotobeeston.co.uk
Friday, 10 August 2012
Bag a Bookish Bargain
And now, a word from our sponsor !
The Hoonaloon Books July sale, which has now officially ended, was a considerable success.
In light of this, we`ve come to an arrangement with ABE whereby all the items we still have which were discounted as part of the sale are still available at the sale price, but new items added by us subsequently are going on at the full price.
This will continue for the foreseeable future - probably until later this month.
The latest Hoonaloon Books Newsletter can be found at http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com and obviously we`d encourage you to have a look at that. Additionally, we thought we`d take this opportunity to show you a few items we`ve acquired recently with a more-or-less local connection.
Born and raised in Eastwood, Notts, D H Lawrence had extensive connections with various locations on the Notts/Derbyshire border, particularly Eastwood and Brinsley. Hardy and Harris` book A D H Lawrence Album appears at 5242 in our listings and was brought into the world by Moorland Publishing, who are lucky enough to be based in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Born and raised in Sibthorpe, Daniel Taylor began his journalistic career with a post at the Newark and South Notts Advertiser. Although he long ago graduated to writing for national titles, he still harbours in hs heart a deep love for Notts Forest FC. Read all about it in his worthy tome Deep Into the Forest, which you can find at 5187 in our listings.
St John`s College is a theological college in Nottingham. Their publication Walking to a Different Drumbeat (pictured) provides interested parties with daily readings for Advent and Christmas (5238), as does their Looking Towards the Dawn (5155 and 5160).
That`s just a small selection from the 4,000 or so books we currently have in stock.
Don`t forget to check out our monthly newsletter and remember -
Respect the Book !
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Nottingham Riverside Festival 2012
Having spent last weekend at the Nottingham Riverside Festival, I think it`s time for a quick musical interlude.
Here`s an all-too-hasty guide to just a few of the musical delights on offer ;
NGOMA
Ngoma take you on a musical tour of southern Africa, with songs from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and elsewhere. Like most African/World Music bands they incorporate a reggae influence on a number of tunes. They perform capably and have some strong material, but I did feel that overall there was maybe something lacking. They give me the impression that they could be a great band, but on present showing they may be content just to be a good band.
WHOLESOME FISH
The third or fourth time I`ve seen this band. They serve up a locally-brewed cocktail of folk and country influences, performed in a punchy, energetic style. For myself, they`re a band I prefer to consume in small doses, but I know plenty of people who would be only too happy to consume a sizeable kettle of Wholesome Fish in a single serving.
FINEST KIND
Unexpectedly, one of my two favourite acts of the week-end. Based in Canada, these purveyors of articulate folk impressed me so much I caught both of their sets. Theirs is a wide-ranging trawl through a variety of forms of folk, from medieval music to (you`ve guessed it !) Bob Dylan (a great version of The Times They Are A Changing), ending, perhaps surprisingly, with a folked-up rendition of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
Despite their obvious eclecticism, they connected well with an audience whose level of familiarity with folk ranged from `hard-core devotee` to `never heard anything like this before` . Seek them out, they`re worth it.
TOM WARDLE
I only caught the last few numbers of Tom Wardle`s set, but I thought I`d give him a mention. If melodic pop/rock incorporating covers of tunes by the Beatles and Chuck Berry is your bag, you may want to check him out. It is a shame he was let down by a rather tinny sound system, but I`m sure he won himself a few followers.
TRIO MANOUCHE
I had no intention of catching this band and we were only using the bandstand area as a short cut elsewhere when we caught this fine guitar-based trio playing swing-influenced jazz and blues tunes. Adapting readily, we changed our plans and stayed to hear more. I wasn`t totally convinced by their rendition of the jazz standard Caravan, but other than that I loved them, as did many others. My other favourite act of the weekend.
GOLDEN TROUBADOURS
Also climbing my personal hit parade were local lads Golden Troubadours. They were actually introduced as Velvet Troubadours, but I`ve checked and they are in fact unconnected with James Loney`s Minnesota masters of melody and are definitely called Golden Troubadours. They perform what I would call soft rock, reminiscent at times of the band America who had a hit in the `70s with Horse With No Name. If Finest Kind and Trio Manouche were my joint favourites, the GTs lag only a little behind.
AND ALSO
Inevitably, there were other acts I would have liked to have seen, but circumstances dictated otherwise. For jazz buffs I`d like to mention the Nottingham Jazz Orchestra and the Teddy Fullick Quintet, both of which I`ve seen before.
I had also hoped to catch Carlton Brass, but there appears to be an iron law of fate that sees to it that I only get to see one brass band a year. As I saw the Matlock Band only recently I suppose it was inevitable I should miss Carlton Brass, but hopefully I`ll get another chance some time in the future.
I had also been hoping to catch local reggae band The Naturalites, who I saw a number of times in my youth. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm broke out only around ten minutes before they were due on stage in the bandstand area. With no jacket and two small children in tow, it just wasn`t viable to hang around to see if they went on, which seemed unlikely.
By sheer chance, a friend of mine who`s working abroad caught a live set by founding Naturalite Ossie Gad (formerly Ossie Sams) in Paris recently and tells me he was favourably impressed.
There is quite a bit online about Naturalites past and present which you may wish to check out. It would be interesting to know if anyone else remembers two other Nottingham-based reggae bands, Positive Vibes and Far Image ?
Anyway, that`s enough from me, but I hope these few comments will encourage you to check some of these excellent musicians who can so easily be overlooked.
Here`s an all-too-hasty guide to just a few of the musical delights on offer ;
NGOMA
Ngoma take you on a musical tour of southern Africa, with songs from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and elsewhere. Like most African/World Music bands they incorporate a reggae influence on a number of tunes. They perform capably and have some strong material, but I did feel that overall there was maybe something lacking. They give me the impression that they could be a great band, but on present showing they may be content just to be a good band.
WHOLESOME FISH
The third or fourth time I`ve seen this band. They serve up a locally-brewed cocktail of folk and country influences, performed in a punchy, energetic style. For myself, they`re a band I prefer to consume in small doses, but I know plenty of people who would be only too happy to consume a sizeable kettle of Wholesome Fish in a single serving.
FINEST KIND
Unexpectedly, one of my two favourite acts of the week-end. Based in Canada, these purveyors of articulate folk impressed me so much I caught both of their sets. Theirs is a wide-ranging trawl through a variety of forms of folk, from medieval music to (you`ve guessed it !) Bob Dylan (a great version of The Times They Are A Changing), ending, perhaps surprisingly, with a folked-up rendition of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
Despite their obvious eclecticism, they connected well with an audience whose level of familiarity with folk ranged from `hard-core devotee` to `never heard anything like this before` . Seek them out, they`re worth it.
TOM WARDLE
I only caught the last few numbers of Tom Wardle`s set, but I thought I`d give him a mention. If melodic pop/rock incorporating covers of tunes by the Beatles and Chuck Berry is your bag, you may want to check him out. It is a shame he was let down by a rather tinny sound system, but I`m sure he won himself a few followers.
TRIO MANOUCHE
I had no intention of catching this band and we were only using the bandstand area as a short cut elsewhere when we caught this fine guitar-based trio playing swing-influenced jazz and blues tunes. Adapting readily, we changed our plans and stayed to hear more. I wasn`t totally convinced by their rendition of the jazz standard Caravan, but other than that I loved them, as did many others. My other favourite act of the weekend.
GOLDEN TROUBADOURS
Also climbing my personal hit parade were local lads Golden Troubadours. They were actually introduced as Velvet Troubadours, but I`ve checked and they are in fact unconnected with James Loney`s Minnesota masters of melody and are definitely called Golden Troubadours. They perform what I would call soft rock, reminiscent at times of the band America who had a hit in the `70s with Horse With No Name. If Finest Kind and Trio Manouche were my joint favourites, the GTs lag only a little behind.
AND ALSO
Inevitably, there were other acts I would have liked to have seen, but circumstances dictated otherwise. For jazz buffs I`d like to mention the Nottingham Jazz Orchestra and the Teddy Fullick Quintet, both of which I`ve seen before.
I had also hoped to catch Carlton Brass, but there appears to be an iron law of fate that sees to it that I only get to see one brass band a year. As I saw the Matlock Band only recently I suppose it was inevitable I should miss Carlton Brass, but hopefully I`ll get another chance some time in the future.
I had also been hoping to catch local reggae band The Naturalites, who I saw a number of times in my youth. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm broke out only around ten minutes before they were due on stage in the bandstand area. With no jacket and two small children in tow, it just wasn`t viable to hang around to see if they went on, which seemed unlikely.
By sheer chance, a friend of mine who`s working abroad caught a live set by founding Naturalite Ossie Gad (formerly Ossie Sams) in Paris recently and tells me he was favourably impressed.
There is quite a bit online about Naturalites past and present which you may wish to check out. It would be interesting to know if anyone else remembers two other Nottingham-based reggae bands, Positive Vibes and Far Image ?
Anyway, that`s enough from me, but I hope these few comments will encourage you to check some of these excellent musicians who can so easily be overlooked.
Monday, 23 July 2012
Action Mesothelioma Day 6 July 2012
As I mentioned not so long ago, on 6 July of this year, Leicester marked Action Mesothelioma Day with an event at the cathedral, in the presence of Leicester`s first elected Lord Mayor, Cllr Abdul Razak Osman and Jennifer, Lady Gratton JP, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
The event brought together representatives of Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team, Mesthelioma UK and various church bodies, along with members of families affected by Mesothelioma, an industrial disease connected with exposure to asbestos.
The event was billed as a day for Reflection and Remembrance and that was very much the spirit of the event.
To his credit, Cllr Osman spoke on the importance of the call for global ban on asbestos and highlighted the need to support those whose governments still allow it`s importation.
Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team handed over a collection of £1,306.00 which they had raised for Mesothelioma UK, who hope to fund a team of Specialist Mesothelioma Nurses to work in areas with a high incidence of asbestos-related illness (the North East and parts of Derbyshire are particularly badly affected). I`m glad to be able to tell you that two of these nurses are already in post with a third due to start work in Cardiff soon.
If you would like to know more about this event, or others that took place around the country on the same day, please contact either Liz Darlison or Tracey Heseltine at www.mesothelioma.uk.com.
The event brought together representatives of Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team, Mesthelioma UK and various church bodies, along with members of families affected by Mesothelioma, an industrial disease connected with exposure to asbestos.
The event was billed as a day for Reflection and Remembrance and that was very much the spirit of the event.
To his credit, Cllr Osman spoke on the importance of the call for global ban on asbestos and highlighted the need to support those whose governments still allow it`s importation.
Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team handed over a collection of £1,306.00 which they had raised for Mesothelioma UK, who hope to fund a team of Specialist Mesothelioma Nurses to work in areas with a high incidence of asbestos-related illness (the North East and parts of Derbyshire are particularly badly affected). I`m glad to be able to tell you that two of these nurses are already in post with a third due to start work in Cardiff soon.
If you would like to know more about this event, or others that took place around the country on the same day, please contact either Liz Darlison or Tracey Heseltine at www.mesothelioma.uk.com.
Friday, 13 July 2012
Favourite Walks - Heanor/Marlpool/ShipleyPark/Erewash Canal etc
Here`s something I`ve been thinking of doing for a while, which is to post details of a few walks which may appeal to anyone who likes to spend time outdoors.
This is a particular personal favourite, beginning and ending in Heanor, Derbyshire and taking in some attractive countryside and historic sites along the way.
We`ll start the walk outside Heanor Library, which is about two minutes from the town centre.
Turning away from the town, you`ll see the Park Surgery and a sign for Heanor Miner`s Welfare.
Crossing Thorpes Way, you`ll see a tarmac pedestrian path to the right of the doctor`s surgery and running along the right-hand side of the Welfare. Follow this, and at the end turn right, walking down the road past Mundy C of E School which should be on your right.
A little after the school, you`ll see a short path on the left-hand side of the road leading to Marlpool Cemetery. Follow this and here you may choose to visit the old part of the cemetery, which is home to The Donovan Monument, The Brentnall Mounument and the Non-Conformist Chapel etc, all of which have been mentioned in this blog in the past.
To resume the walk, take the tarmac path between the old and new parts of the cemetery. At the end turn right and proceed in a straight line, ignoring the curving part of the road. Cross Roper Avenue and proceed into Thorpe Hill Drive, then follow a tarmac path alongside the Country Park Tavern. This will lead you to a bridleway running along the edge of Shipley Country Park.
Turn left along the bridleway. You may wish to take a couple of detours into Shipley Park. I would suggest Cinderhill Copse and Osborne`s Pond as being features of the park that you could conveniently visit without adding too much time on to the walk.
The Bridleway was previously part of the Great Northern Railway from Heanor Gate to Ilkeston. Late at night they say you can hear the sound of ghostly engines travelling to collect their phantom cargo from collieries that have long since ceased to exist. No actually, that`s not true at all, but I thought it would add a bit of colour.
The Bridleway passes through pleasant woodland where it is peaceful, but is sufficiently popular with locals and dog-walkers that there is always a friendly face at hand. If you have small children with you, this might be a good time to check if anyone needs the toilet.
As you follow the bridleway you will come to a point where there are two gates with `Keep Clear` signs crossing the path, and turnings to left and right as well as straight on. Do not worry about that, it`s OK to go straight ahead past the gates.
Carry straight on with Michael House School on your left. In summer this area is home to many dragonflies, damselflies etc. Eventually, you should come to the Shipley Woodside Mining Memorial, which has also been mentioned in this blog before. This area was once a colliery (obviously) and then a theme park, the American Adventure. At present it stands empty.
If you like birds of prey you may wish to keep an eye out for buzzards as I noticed one above me when I was there earlier this week.
Stand in front of the ornamental gates to the memorial and you will see a tarmac road almost straight ahead, leading between two fields. Follow this to reach Pit Lane.
Pit Lane takes you to the A6007 Hassock`s Lane which runs from Heanor to Ilkeston. Cross this and turn left along the pavement with a blue brick wall on your right. You will come to a path on the right. This will lead you to a stile which you should climb over to enter a wooded area called Bentley`s Plantation.
Apparently, this path follows the route once taken by horse-drawn trams carrying coal from Shipley Colliery to the Erewash Canal.
Bentley`s Plantation is an enormously attractive area. On sunny days the effects of the sun`s rays passing through the foliage above is very attractive. The downside of all this tree cover is that if there has been heavy rain then the ground does not dry out too quickly. However, if you stick to the route of the path (the raised bank of ground running alongside the fence on the left-hand side of the plantation), it is not too bad as the water tends to run down on to the lower ground to your right. It can seem a bit shadowy and secluded and not everyone would like to be here on their own.
Passing through the wooded area, you emerge to an open field. Ahead you can see the church at New Eastwood. To the left you may notice a gently sloping hill, largely covered with grasses/crops but with some trees, partic to the top. This is the reclaimed spoil heap from Brinsley Colliery. Look for a railway bridge - more or less ahead of you - and head for that.
Passing under the bridge, follow the tarmac path through the grounds of MFN nightclub, formerly the Shipley Boat Inn. MFN stands for Miles From Nowhere, not a reference to the song by the Only Ones, but to the club`s unusual location. The club`s owner used to be the drummer in Showaddywaddy.
There may be three steps to heaven but there will be more than that before we reach Heanor again, so carry on and you will reach Shipley Lock and the Erewash Canal.
The Erewash Canal, which was opened in 1779, was built to carry coal from local collieries. Langley Mill was home to the Great Northern Basin (the point of convergence of the Erewash, Cromford and Nottingham Canals) and the Erewash ran from there to Trent Lock in South Notts.
Crossing the bridge, turn left (north) along the Canal. At the nearby Eastwood Lock you will need to cross the bridge there to the other side. I personally favour this as a spot to eat lunch.
After that, it is very straightforward. Continue to follow the canal, which is home to a variety of wildlife, including a kingfisher. On a sunny day, the water is sometimes clear enough for you to see shoals of fish.
Keep going until you see a sign on a bridge telling you that you are now joining the Cromford Canal. You are now at the site of the Great Northern Basin. Walk under the bridge and you will see a plaque commemorating the engineering work of Jessop and Outram, the engineers who designed the canal.
Continue under the bridge and, coming out the other side, turn and walk to the main road. Behind you are the premises of the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association. Turn right across the front of a petrol station and proceed to Langley Mill, crossing a bridge over the River Erewash. Keep going and you will see a large Asda. Keep that on your right and proceed to Langley Mill.
At Langley Mill you can return to Heanor either on foot (straight up the hill) or by bus (there is a stop on the left, near a railway bridge). If you have another destination in mind there is a train station, used by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains, or there are regular Trent Barton busses to Nottingham.
This walk is a variation on Amber Valley Routeway Number 6. If you are a serious walker you could probably do it in four hours (assuming you stick to the route and don`t take the couple of possible detours I`ve mentioned). If you are an ambler rather than a rambler then it would probably take around five. It is not especially arduous - the steepest part is the walk back uphill from Langley Mill to Heanor - but you need to be tolerably fit.
Here are some links that may seem relevant ;
www.visitambervalley.com
http://erewashcanalpreservationanddevelopmentassoc.org.uk
www.erewashvalleytrail.co.uk
www.trentbarton.co.uk
If you are tempted to visit the area, but prefer a walk led by an experienced walker, you might like to know that Nottingham Ramblers are putting on a walk to Eastwood, Shipley Park and Heanor on 23 Sept 2012 - see http://www.nottinghamramblers.org.uk/Walks_Prog.html .
As a final observation, I`ve walked this route many times, the most recent occasion being yesterday. I`ve checked this guide thoroughly and can`t find anything in it that is likely to confuse or mislead you. However, I don`t claim to be perfect and if you`re not familar with the area you may wish to supplement it with a map or walk leaflet from the area. One possibility would be to ask Amber Valley Borough Council for a copy of the leaflet for Amber Valley Routeway Number 6, which is slightly different in some places but covers the same area - they can be e-mailed at tourism@ambervalley.gov.uk .
This is a particular personal favourite, beginning and ending in Heanor, Derbyshire and taking in some attractive countryside and historic sites along the way.
We`ll start the walk outside Heanor Library, which is about two minutes from the town centre.
Turning away from the town, you`ll see the Park Surgery and a sign for Heanor Miner`s Welfare.
Crossing Thorpes Way, you`ll see a tarmac pedestrian path to the right of the doctor`s surgery and running along the right-hand side of the Welfare. Follow this, and at the end turn right, walking down the road past Mundy C of E School which should be on your right.
A little after the school, you`ll see a short path on the left-hand side of the road leading to Marlpool Cemetery. Follow this and here you may choose to visit the old part of the cemetery, which is home to The Donovan Monument, The Brentnall Mounument and the Non-Conformist Chapel etc, all of which have been mentioned in this blog in the past.
To resume the walk, take the tarmac path between the old and new parts of the cemetery. At the end turn right and proceed in a straight line, ignoring the curving part of the road. Cross Roper Avenue and proceed into Thorpe Hill Drive, then follow a tarmac path alongside the Country Park Tavern. This will lead you to a bridleway running along the edge of Shipley Country Park.
Turn left along the bridleway. You may wish to take a couple of detours into Shipley Park. I would suggest Cinderhill Copse and Osborne`s Pond as being features of the park that you could conveniently visit without adding too much time on to the walk.
The Bridleway was previously part of the Great Northern Railway from Heanor Gate to Ilkeston. Late at night they say you can hear the sound of ghostly engines travelling to collect their phantom cargo from collieries that have long since ceased to exist. No actually, that`s not true at all, but I thought it would add a bit of colour.
The Bridleway passes through pleasant woodland where it is peaceful, but is sufficiently popular with locals and dog-walkers that there is always a friendly face at hand. If you have small children with you, this might be a good time to check if anyone needs the toilet.
As you follow the bridleway you will come to a point where there are two gates with `Keep Clear` signs crossing the path, and turnings to left and right as well as straight on. Do not worry about that, it`s OK to go straight ahead past the gates.
Carry straight on with Michael House School on your left. In summer this area is home to many dragonflies, damselflies etc. Eventually, you should come to the Shipley Woodside Mining Memorial, which has also been mentioned in this blog before. This area was once a colliery (obviously) and then a theme park, the American Adventure. At present it stands empty.
If you like birds of prey you may wish to keep an eye out for buzzards as I noticed one above me when I was there earlier this week.
Stand in front of the ornamental gates to the memorial and you will see a tarmac road almost straight ahead, leading between two fields. Follow this to reach Pit Lane.
Pit Lane takes you to the A6007 Hassock`s Lane which runs from Heanor to Ilkeston. Cross this and turn left along the pavement with a blue brick wall on your right. You will come to a path on the right. This will lead you to a stile which you should climb over to enter a wooded area called Bentley`s Plantation.
Apparently, this path follows the route once taken by horse-drawn trams carrying coal from Shipley Colliery to the Erewash Canal.
Bentley`s Plantation is an enormously attractive area. On sunny days the effects of the sun`s rays passing through the foliage above is very attractive. The downside of all this tree cover is that if there has been heavy rain then the ground does not dry out too quickly. However, if you stick to the route of the path (the raised bank of ground running alongside the fence on the left-hand side of the plantation), it is not too bad as the water tends to run down on to the lower ground to your right. It can seem a bit shadowy and secluded and not everyone would like to be here on their own.
Passing through the wooded area, you emerge to an open field. Ahead you can see the church at New Eastwood. To the left you may notice a gently sloping hill, largely covered with grasses/crops but with some trees, partic to the top. This is the reclaimed spoil heap from Brinsley Colliery. Look for a railway bridge - more or less ahead of you - and head for that.
Passing under the bridge, follow the tarmac path through the grounds of MFN nightclub, formerly the Shipley Boat Inn. MFN stands for Miles From Nowhere, not a reference to the song by the Only Ones, but to the club`s unusual location. The club`s owner used to be the drummer in Showaddywaddy.
There may be three steps to heaven but there will be more than that before we reach Heanor again, so carry on and you will reach Shipley Lock and the Erewash Canal.
The Erewash Canal, which was opened in 1779, was built to carry coal from local collieries. Langley Mill was home to the Great Northern Basin (the point of convergence of the Erewash, Cromford and Nottingham Canals) and the Erewash ran from there to Trent Lock in South Notts.
Crossing the bridge, turn left (north) along the Canal. At the nearby Eastwood Lock you will need to cross the bridge there to the other side. I personally favour this as a spot to eat lunch.
After that, it is very straightforward. Continue to follow the canal, which is home to a variety of wildlife, including a kingfisher. On a sunny day, the water is sometimes clear enough for you to see shoals of fish.
Keep going until you see a sign on a bridge telling you that you are now joining the Cromford Canal. You are now at the site of the Great Northern Basin. Walk under the bridge and you will see a plaque commemorating the engineering work of Jessop and Outram, the engineers who designed the canal.
Continue under the bridge and, coming out the other side, turn and walk to the main road. Behind you are the premises of the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association. Turn right across the front of a petrol station and proceed to Langley Mill, crossing a bridge over the River Erewash. Keep going and you will see a large Asda. Keep that on your right and proceed to Langley Mill.
At Langley Mill you can return to Heanor either on foot (straight up the hill) or by bus (there is a stop on the left, near a railway bridge). If you have another destination in mind there is a train station, used by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains, or there are regular Trent Barton busses to Nottingham.
This walk is a variation on Amber Valley Routeway Number 6. If you are a serious walker you could probably do it in four hours (assuming you stick to the route and don`t take the couple of possible detours I`ve mentioned). If you are an ambler rather than a rambler then it would probably take around five. It is not especially arduous - the steepest part is the walk back uphill from Langley Mill to Heanor - but you need to be tolerably fit.
Here are some links that may seem relevant ;
www.visitambervalley.com
http://erewashcanalpreservationanddevelopmentassoc.org.uk
www.erewashvalleytrail.co.uk
www.trentbarton.co.uk
If you are tempted to visit the area, but prefer a walk led by an experienced walker, you might like to know that Nottingham Ramblers are putting on a walk to Eastwood, Shipley Park and Heanor on 23 Sept 2012 - see http://www.nottinghamramblers.org.uk/Walks_Prog.html .
As a final observation, I`ve walked this route many times, the most recent occasion being yesterday. I`ve checked this guide thoroughly and can`t find anything in it that is likely to confuse or mislead you. However, I don`t claim to be perfect and if you`re not familar with the area you may wish to supplement it with a map or walk leaflet from the area. One possibility would be to ask Amber Valley Borough Council for a copy of the leaflet for Amber Valley Routeway Number 6, which is slightly different in some places but covers the same area - they can be e-mailed at tourism@ambervalley.gov.uk .
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Hoonaloon Books July 2012
The current Hoonaloon Books Newsletter is online and can be viewed at http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com.
Don`t forget that our current sale ends on 27 July 2012 !
Respect the Book !
Monday, 2 July 2012
Hoonaloon Books Sale July 2012
Our current sale is now on and runs from 1 July 2012 - 27 July 2012.
During that time, all the books we are currently offering for sale via ABE (roughly 4,000 titles) will be discounted by 25%.
Those nice people at ABE have already reduced the prices on our stock accordingly, so all you have to do is pick your books and place your order.
Our monthly newsletter will be appearing at http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com as usual in the not-too-distant future.
Any questions, feel free to get in touch.
Nick & Ann-Marie
Hoonaloon Books
P.S. While you await the delights of the next newsletter, here are a few of our `forthcoming attractions`. These should be appearing online within the next 24 hours.
During that time, all the books we are currently offering for sale via ABE (roughly 4,000 titles) will be discounted by 25%.
Those nice people at ABE have already reduced the prices on our stock accordingly, so all you have to do is pick your books and place your order.
Our monthly newsletter will be appearing at http://hoonaloon.blogspot.com as usual in the not-too-distant future.
Any questions, feel free to get in touch.
Nick & Ann-Marie
Hoonaloon Books
P.S. While you await the delights of the next newsletter, here are a few of our `forthcoming attractions`. These should be appearing online within the next 24 hours.
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