Wings Magazine

06/09/2024

BEELEY MOOR HEATHER

Thank you Russ Teale for the lovely photo!

22/08/2024

GCSE RESULTS DAY

Millions of students have been opening brown envelopes this morning, revealing the results of their GCSE examinations. Most of these students were in Year 7 when the first Covid lockdowns were announced, so their entire secondary education was spent in the midst, or the wake, of the pandemic.
There was delight at Tupton Hall where students continued the school’s excellent achievement record. Staff, parents and headteacher Andrew Knowles were there to share the day with them.
Said Mr Knowles: "We are pleased that so many of our students have the platform to now progress to the next stage of their lives. All of our students should be congratulated for their resilience, hard work and achievements, not just over the last two years, but also in earlier years whilst managing the impact of the pandemic on their education. I am thankful to the staff, parents and families who have supported them and on behalf of the school community we wish them future success.”

09/08/2024

SPARKLE WALK GRAND TOTAL✨

Ashgate Hospice's Sparkle Night Walk, which took place in June, has raised a total of £341,854. This will help the Hospice continue to provide people with incredible care!
Next year's Sparkle Night Walk will take place on Saturday 28th June. More details can be found on the Ashgate Hospice website.

07/08/2024

WINGS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE OUT NOW

Including:
• Tragic deaths of village cygnets
• Our new MP writes for Wings
• Call for speed limit rethink
• In the pink record breakers

Read online here:

Wings Tel: 01246 416027 Issue 161 - August/September

31/07/2024

MAYORAL VISIT

A special guest at our magazine offices this week was the Mayor of Chesterfield, Coun Jenny Flood. Accompanied by the town’s Mayoress, Heather Hopkinson, Coun Flood was keen to see how Heron Publications staff produce our five local magazines - Twist, Wings, Dronfield Eye, Active8 and So Bolsover.

15/07/2024

BOB’S DRAGONFLY

Local photographer Bob Davies has shared some of his favourite images with us before. This time around he introduces us to a dragonfly he photographed on a trip to Clumber Park. Thanks Bob!

08/07/2024

Social media sensation Dan Soar (better known as The Tattooed Knitter), wracked up 5 million likes, 300,000 TikTok followers and attempted a Guiness World Record, all whilst raising thousands for charity!
The 31 year old tells Wings all about his mammoth effort, battling sleep and soreness, to break the record for most blankets knitted in 24 hours in memory of his beloved grandma.
Read the full story in the latest Wings magazine!
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68723436/wings-issue-160-june-july-2024

04/07/2024

It's Election Day... which also means dogs at polling stations day!

Are you taking your dog to the polling station today? If so, send us a photo!

Dogs loving democracy, pups getting political, bulldogs at the ballot box - that's right, it's dogs at polling stations day, courtesy of the local elections.

20/06/2024

A sunny afternoon at Ashover Rock on a day when it felt like summer had finally arrived☀️

Taken by Stuart Slinn.

14/06/2024

TRIBUTE TO TOM

A Bolsover footballer who sadly passed away aged 23 in 2018 while playing football in Dronfield with work colleagues, is featured in a huge artwork on the doorstep of the home of Chesterfield FC.
Tom Henson, a Sheffield United fan and keen gym-goer, suffered a cardiac arrest due to an undiagnosed congenital heart condition. Despite the best efforts of his friends, Dronfield Town youth team football coaches, community first responders, ambulance, air ambulance crews and the A&E team at Sheffield Northern General Hospital, Tom sadly died.
After his death Tom's friends and family decided to raise money to spend on defibrillators to be installed across Bolsover and surrounding areas to give other people the best chance of survival.
The British Heart Foundation has launched a campaign to promote awareness and Tom has been chosen by them to be one of 12 young people featured and a huge artwork of him wearing an England kit has been created at Whittington Moor.
His family have issued a massive ‘thank you’ to Liam and Nick, the incredibly talented artists who painted it.
Website: www.bhf.org.uk/tilidied

07/06/2024

WINGS JUNE/JULY ISSUE OUT NOW!

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Wings Tel: 01246 416027 Issue 160 -

04/06/2024

The female swan with her new brood of cygnets on the Lido at Wingerworth 🦢

Taken by Stuart Slinn.

29/05/2024

UP FOR THE CUP!
Heron Publications staff got up close to Chesterfield FC's Vanarama National League Championship Trophy when the silverware was brought to our offices in Dronfield this afternoon.

24/05/2024

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22/05/2024

NORTHERN LIGHTS

Who managed to witness the wonderful Northern Lights last week? Share your photos with us and they may be featured in Wings Magazine!

Picture below taken by Sarah Pagliano-Bradley in Chesterfield.

01/05/2024

BEAUTIFUL COLOURS OF SPRING

A bluebell wood at Wingerworth and Lea Rhododendron Gardens taken by Janice Dyson.

Send in your local pictures to Wings Magazine!

19/04/2024

LITTLE & LARGE

Reader Mark Howarth photographed this unlikely pair on a recent outing into the Peak District. The Bank Vole was at Flash Lane near Matlock and the Stag at Chatsworth.

15/04/2024

Seeing our Academy across different magazines is very exciting! 🤩
Check out the last issues of Twist Magazine, Dronfield Eye and Wings Magazine and don't forget to grab your exclusive discount inside!! 😊

05/04/2024

ARCHBISHOP’S CHESTERFIELD VISIT
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will be visiting Derbyshire on Saturday, 13th April, to lead a day of prayers, lending his support to churches and community groups across the Diocese.
Arriving at Chesterfield station, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, will be welcomed by the Bishop of Derby, Libby Lane, ahead of a full day of visits to lead prayer with people of all ages and backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of the county, city and region.
The Archbishop will visit the foodbank at Saints Augustine Church and the nearby Christian charity, Hope House, a community with accommodation for previously homeless people.
He will travel on to a farm in Youlgreave for prayer with members of the farming community before joining families and young people for a picnic at Crich Tower and enjoying the views across the county.
At Ilkeston market place he will be offering prayers with local people and passers-by from outside St Thomas’s church before heading to Shelton Lock for a children’s tea party.
Finally, the Archbishop will travel into the city to lead prayers at the close of a prayer day taking place in Derby Cathedral.
(Picture: Jaqui J Sze)

05/04/2024

WINGS APRIL/MAY 2024 ISSUE OUT NOW

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Wings Tel: 01246 416027 Issue 159 - April/May

28/03/2024

Recent photos taken by Russ Teale showing beautiful Derbyshire💚

08/03/2024

COUNTRY’S SECOND WORST ROAD SURFACES

An independent survey reckons Derbyshire has the second worst road surfaces in the country.
Southend-on-Sea comes first in having the worst roads in England, based on the percentage of A, B, and C roads requiring maintenance, but Derbyshire is runner-up.
The study by car check experts Motorscan analysed data from the Department for Transport, which showed historical road condition statistics for every English local authority.
It found that, in Derbyshire, between 2018 and 2023, 14.7% of A roads were judged to require maintenance on average, and in the same period, 21.2% of B and C were also found to need maintenance.
The local authority for the city of Derby is in fourth place on the list.
Motorscan sourced data on road conditions from the Department for Transport between 2018 and 2023. They then used this to calculate the percentage of roads on average that required maintenance in each local authority. This was then ranked from highest percentage to lowest, to compile the top ten list.

05/03/2024

GREEN BIN COLLECTIONS

Green bin collections will be up-and-running across North East Derbyshire from this month.

With spring just around the corner and people eager to get back in their gardens, the collections will resume w/c 4 March 2024 for the south of the district and w/c 11 March 2024 for the north.

Residents are reminded that items such as: grass cuttings, flowers, leaves, leftover fruit, salad, vegetable waste and eggshells and cooked food left-overs such as bread, pastries, pasta, meat, fish, tea bags and coffee grounds can all go in your green bin.

Food waste can also be placed in compostable bags manufactured to British Standard EN13432 if concerned about smells and flies. (No retail carrier bags)

27/02/2024

PEAK PERFECTION

We’re a lucky lot living in the beautiful county of Derbyshire, as demonstrated here with reader Russ Teale’s photograph of wonderful Wolfescote Dale.

26/02/2024

Some low lying mist and fog over Stretton and Clay Cross on a crisp and frosty morning⛅️

Sent in by Stuart Slinn

Send us your local photos!

21/02/2024

DO YOU KNOW A CARING CHAMPION?

Nominations have now opened for the 2024 BrightLife Champions Against Loneliness Awards recognising those who have gone above and beyond to prevent loneliness and isolation among older people living in Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire.
Be it a friend, neighbour, family, carer, medical professional or even a business, if they have shown real merit organisers want to hear from you!
From its base in Chesterfield, Brightlife’s team of volunteers provide a telephone befriending service for elderly people who have little to no human contact.
Chief executive, Ann Monk, said: “We want to know who these champions are within our communities, and we want to acknowledge and celebrate them at the BrightLife Champions Against Loneliness Awards.
“Winning entrants will each be presented with an award and will attend the dinner with the person who has nominated them. The awards evening will include a three-course meal and music.”
The event takes place on Saturday March 16th, 2023, at the SMG Stadium, Chesterfield.
The link for voting - in several categories - is www.brightlife.charity/champions
Nominations close on February 26th.
Heron Publications is a major sponsor of the awards.

16/02/2024

KING’S AWARD

Voluntary recognition doesn’t come any higher than the King’s Award and a north Derbyshire team has received the honour. The Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Volunteer Centre was presented with the accolade, signed by King Charles III, by Vice Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Col John S. Wilson OBE. The King’s Award for Voluntary Service presentation took place at Chesterfield Town Hall. Read all about it in our next magazine.

12/02/2024

WINGS ISSUE 158 OUT NOW

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Wings Tel: 01246 416027 Issue 158 - February/March

05/02/2024

Waxwings photographed around Hasland by Peter McCarry

Why not send your pictures of local wildlife to Wings magazine 📸