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n medieval England a terrible fate awaited men and much sought after by Viking invaders, convicted of forging coins. Their right hand was who would demand immense bribes of Icut off... ‘and both testicles beneath’. silver pennies to leave us in peace. Sums I often wish that such a penalty could be paid to those pirates were so vast that it reintroduced. This thought usually occurs when is a wonder longship fleets did not sink parking meters will not accept my pound coins under the weight. It was not unusual for because they are the wrong weight 20 tons of pennies to be handed over at (counterfeit, in other words). one time, yet England did not have any Nowadays, our currency silver mines to speak of - so from comprises eight coins and four where did we obtain all that banknotes, ranging in value from precious metal? 1p to £50. At the time of the Usually it was imported from Norman invasion, people in England had Bohemia, which is now part of the only the silver penny - 2,528 of which Czech Republic. have recently been unearthed in ‘Twenty dozen’ (240) English pennies equalled one a Somerset field by metal detectorists. pound of silver, and until decimalisation in 1971 that Many of these pennies bear the face of was how many copper pennies there were to a England’s King Harold II, who was killed at the pound Sterling. Battle of Hastings in 1066. Others show the visage of That was not the reason. With only one coin Forgers created fake coins, and also shaved silver his nemesis, King William I - formerly Duke William widely available, the only way people could give and from the edges of genuine ones, though there was of Normandy - who succeeded Harold on receive change was to divide pennies - often snipping an easier way to cheat. It was called ‘dusting’. the throne. (Actually, in those days there was them into pieces, which was legal. Pennies would be placed in a leather bag, which was also the mancus, a gold coin worth 30 pence, But these silver coins often wore thin then repeatedly shaken until a residue of silver but circulation of them will have been limited, - and forgeries were widespread - so every six particles could be harvested. and only a handful have ever been found). years people had to hand in their pennies at one of England minted silver pennies in 1066 to mark The hoard of pennies just the many royal mints scattered around England. King Harold’s reign, which lasted barely ten months, discovered contains many that These coins were melted down, and their former ending with his violent death on October 14th. are cut in half, and it has been owners handed freshly-minted ones (minus the Ironically, many of those coins bore a single word suggested this was done to check king’s handling charge - a tax of 10%). on the reverse: PAX. the coins’ silver purity. English coinage was among the best in Europe, Which is Latin for ‘peace’. Grapevine Magazine Ian Macgill editor 421 London Road, Sheffield S2 4HJ 0114 258 3131 www.grapevinesheffield.net

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Power To The People With Dave Borden of Borden Electrics Lights For Hallowe’en

Clocks will go back a few days before Brexit, and as the nights lengthen many people will realise their outside lights are on the blink, which is when Team Borden can shine bright ook, I’m not one to terrify people “We have,” he says, “been using the services with crazy stories, writes Dave of Borden’s for almost three years. The first job Borden, but Hallowe’en this year is they did for us was swopping halogen spotlights going to be really, really scary, and in our kitchen for LEDs - which are supposed to Lthe last thing you want is to be walking up last a very long time. Unfortunately, one your garden path in total darkness. stopped working after only 18 months, so If that outside light has conked, ask Team Borden’s replaced it free of charge. They later Borden to fix it. If you don’t have outside put LEDs in one of our two bathrooms”. lighting, you definitely need some, because The light on Peter and Ruth’s on October 31st we won’t only have to outhouse was very useful because it contend with trick-or-treaters, witches, illuminated steps to the pavement, vampires and werewolves lurking in the but kept switching on every time roses shadows... there’ll also be Brexiteers dangled in front of its sensor, which hallooing as they run around wearing was located separately. The couple fitted Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage masks a low wattage bulb, hoping to lessen the (assuming we leave the EU on schedule). problem, but it didn’t. Then Team Borden The problem with some sensor-operated was sent for. On the outhouse we installed outside lights is that they can cause a lantern with a built-in sensor that a nuisance for you and neighbours by switches on the light only when flickering on and off all night long - activated someone approaches. by cats and swaying foliage. We recently “Borden’s electricians,” says Ruth, “are quick, fitted a new lantern-style light to an pleasant, and efficient. I wouldn’t use any other outhouse at the home of Dr. Peter firm of electricians.” White and his wife, Ruth. Peter was for We specialise in fixing minor electrical many years a senior lecturer in micro- problems, so do give me a ring if you need biology at the until his sockets changing, LEDs fitting, etc. , Peter and Ruth White pictured retirement in 1996. near the lantern we fitted for them

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Banishing Those Winter Blues Staff at The Porterbrook care home in Crosspool will ensure residents are happy and healthy during winter months by helping them overcome the melancholy condition known as SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder s autumn arrives, days become turned up during the day, and on those shorter and older people often wintry nights ahead residents will enjoy Astart suffering from the winter cosy, relaxing film nights. blues - melancholia brought on by a lack manager is Sheilagh The Porterbrook’s Members of The Porterbrook team of sunlight. It is known as SAD: Seasonal Sweeney, who is well aware how Affective Disorder. challenging the dark winter months can The condition is a form of depression be for some older people. related to cold, gloomy weather, and “We make sure,” she says, “that often results in a lack of energy, residents see as much daylight as possible, problems with sleeping and cravings for keep active throughout the day, and feel starchy foods. warm and comfortable in the evenings. To help ward off SAD, The Porterbrook We change our menu to suit the seasons. care home in Crosspool encourages In winter meals are hearty and wholesome, residents to spend as much time as they including foods rich in vitamin D, which can can outside if the weather is good - be lacking when there is less sunshine.” taking part in outdoor activities such as gardening, or enjoying a morning cup of tea in the sunshine. A range of exercise For more information about and dance sessions is available for The Porterbrook, call Sheilagh residents, which helps maintain energy Sweeney on 0114 266 0808. Email: levels and aids sleep. [email protected] From now until springtime, lighting or visit levels within The Porterbrook will be www.theporterbrookcare.com

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Praised By Which? Bespoke Blinds & Poles was the first Sheffield blinds company to be certified as a Which? Trusted Trader, and has now been awarded a certificate of distinction

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ver the past ten years Grapevine has of recommended trades people. interviewed many Bespoke Blinds and Poles’ Before receiving Which? Trusted Trader status, customers, all of whom praised the first- a representative from Which? put Bespoke Blinds & Poles class service they received. through a rigorous assessment, and questioned a OAnd now the company has received a certificate of random selection of customers to evaluate the quality distinction from Which? - the online directory of of products, and follow-up care. recommended trades people. The certificate is awarded The company is owned and run by Maxine Hayter to a select number of businesses that have received and her husband, Neil, who began trading in 2007. a minimum of 12 recommendations from customers “We are delighted to receive a Which? Certificate of online... and no complaints. Distinction,” says Maxine. “We give our customers all the Bespoke Blinds and Poles became a Which? ‘Trusted product information they need, and follow-up with expert Trader’ in 2016 - the first Sheffield blinds company to fitting and an efficient after-sales service.” receive this accolade. Bespoke Blinds & Poles Ltd is one of Sheffield’s leading Which? is famed for testing products, from washing suppliers of window and conservatory blinds, curtain machines to cars. It also publishes an online directory poles/tracks, and plantation shutters.

Bespoke Blinds & Poles Ltd is a family owned business run by Maxine and Neil Hayter (above). Maxine runs their superb showroom, and Neil expertly fits blinds. The couple can supply and install blinds, tracks and poles for any room or window, including conservatory roofs, and bay windows. Bespoke Blinds & Poles Ltd is recommended by Luxaflex blinds.

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Shower Washes Away Our Bath Grand Interior Designs replaced the bath with a large walk-in shower for customers in Crosspool alk-in shower cubicles are popular with home owners looking to future-proof their bathroom... making it easier to use as they Wgrow older. Grand Interior Designs have designed many shower rooms, which often means ‘chucking out the bath’, Now which was what they were asked to do by the owners of the Crosspool property featured here. As you can see from before and after shots, the new shower room is sleek and accessible. Where the bath once was there now stands the showering cubicle, complete with a fold-away showering seat. When creating shower rooms, Grand Interior Designs ensure that basins, loos and storage units are positioned so they do not create obstructions, and that everything is as spacious and user-friendly as possible.

Customer comment “My wife and I are getting a little older, and wanted to ensure our bathroom would be easy for us to use in the years ahead. Neither of us used the bath very often, so it seemed sensible to opt for a large showering cubicle. We asked Grand Interior Designs to do the work because out of all the people we spoke to, they had the best ideas.” Before Now

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Designed & Built With Jon Stocks, and his sons Jon, Dan, and Kieran of DWS Ltd. Slam The Door On Rot

DWS fitted a front door at this property in Fulwood - using Accoya wood that will not decay or shrink un, rain, gales, hail, snow, frost... unless wooden front doors are well maintained they eventually crack-up and begin falling apart, writes Jon Stocks, of DWS. But doors made from Accoya wood can withstand Swhatever the weather throws at them because they do not rot or shrink. That door pictured on the left is one we made and fitted for a customer in Fulwood (as well as the window frame and pane alongside it). The finishing touches were red paint, a five-lever mortise lock and assorted door furniture. Accoya is the trade name for softwood that has effectively been pickled by having its chemical structure altered to dramatically reduce the decaying process... even when submerged in water for many years. Accoya has properties that match, or exceed, those of the best tropical hardwoods, and treated woods. It comes from renewable sources, and can be used for any kind of joinery project. in re-creating period windows. At DWS we are experts... We replace single-glazed frames and panes with units that are energy efficient, but look as if they were made in Victorian/Edwardian days. You can choose either mock-sashes (that look like sliding sashes, but without the pulley-operating systems), or fully functioning sliding-sash windows. We also restore frames by cutting out rotten parts, then replacing them with new timber and a flexible, bonded-resin that allows wood to breathe, and stops cracking.

The rot has set in for rot, because softwood can have its chemical structure altered to resist decay - creating Accoya, which provides an excellent material for DWS to work with. It has a 50-year guarantee

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Sunday Lunch At Our Farm Border View Farm’s new eaterie is located within a cowshed, serving tasty dishes every day - including Sunday lunch with a choice of meats he Cow Shed Cafe recently opened at potatoes, burgers, salads, and much more. Border View Farm, near Dronfield The kids’ menu offers a drink, main meal TWoodhouse. A large window allows and pudding for £3.50. diners to see what cows are up to in the The meat served in the cafe comes adjoining barn. from animals reared on the farm. The cafe is next door to the farm’s shop, There is a Slush Puppie iced drinks and offeres a delicious Sunday lunch at £6.50 machine, and a selection of coffees and teas, (£4.50 for children). plus cakes, scones, pastries, and ice cream There is seating for 52 diners in a rustic from Bradwell’s in the Hope Valley. setting. Order breakfast, sandwiches, jacket The farm’s car park has been enlarged, and picnic tables added - from where visitors can see all kinds of animals, including; alpacas, goats, chickens and Shetland ponies. Border View Farm is owned by Alex and Julie Merryman, who run it with their four children: Robert, Scott, Katie and Lizzie. After your meal, be sure to visit the farm shop, where high quality produce is on sale. The Cow Shed Cafe is open seven The Cowshed Cafe team ( l-r): Bethany, Alicia, Rebecca Wallace days a week from 9am to 5pm. Breakfasts - and Katie Merryman are served all day Monday to Sunday. An udder delight... book a barn-side seat

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As a former director of Sheffield’s Strategic Health Authority, Ian Walker understands the pressures facing doctors and nurses

Dear Grapevine Reader

s their Conservative member of parliament - someone Soon I shall ask voters in Sheffield Hallam to elect me a who will be a serious, dedicated hard worker for the who holds the local community close to his heart, and interests of all in the constituency. my working life in Sheffield, starting and building I was born and bred in Hallam, and have spent most of around the world. I have always tried to give back to manufacturing and engineering companies that export g as a school governor for many years. my community - chairing two local charities, and servin ise Council I fought for and helped secure £2bn of When I was chairman of Sheffield’s Training and Enterpr lishment of Sheffield’s first University Technical funding for South Yorkshire. I also lobbied for the estab College, focusing on engineering. ealth Authority, and went on to be director of NHS For many years I was a director of Sheffield’s Strategic H ore understand the pressures our doctors and nurses North of England, chairing its audit committee. I theref engthen our economy so we can continue to face, and I am determined that we must continue to str adequately fund health and social care. , and it was only as they were leaving home that My wife Kathryn and I raised our four children in Hallam because I realised career politicians often do not have I decided to become involved in the world of politics – hy many MPs at Westminster are out of touch with a connection to communities they represent, which is w ordinary people. for Sheffield Hallam in 2017, when the Conservative It was an honour to stand as a parliamentary candidate ld's mayoral elections. vote nearly doubled. Last year I came second in Sheffie f serving I hope that in the near future I will have the privilege o nt in our community as an MP, and supporting the governme implementing an orderly Brexit. al person as Now is the time to elect a serious and hard working loc ative to your member of parliament, and again allow a Conserv represent Sheffield Hallam.

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Bathroom Solutions The H2O bathroom studio is co-owned by Richard Hardy, who has been designing bathrooms for 30 years, and knows pretty much everything about them. His business partner Martin Price has 25 years’ experience designing bathrooms. The team includes Philip Procter, Ian Marriott, and Dan Heathcote who are skilled designers each with over 20 years’ experience Small Room LARGE Shower

H2O designed and installed this en-suite layout for a customer in Meersbrook

he smallest room in your area that spans the room. house could easily be The loo and basin are sited turned into a stylish opposite. Large grey wall and floor shower area. tiles were used, which contrast with TWalk-in showers are very smaller textured ones in the popular at the moment, and H2O showering cubicle. are experts at creating the space to fit them. Customer comment The man who owns the “I moved into my house last Meersbrook house featured here November, and noticed that the moved into his property last year, H2O showroom was not far away. and is currently refurbishing it. I read some very good reviews online His shower area has been created about the company, and went to see in what was a bathroom designed them. Philip at H2O suggested the for use by the elderly former layout, which really has made my residents. bathroom bigger. A new layout was needed “The fitter was Mark, who was to create more space, so meticulous about getting everything H2O re-configured things to right. I’m very happy with the work incorporate a showering that has been done.”

107-109 Chesterfield Road, Heeley, Sheffield H2O Bathroom Solutions 0114www.h2obathroomsolutions.co.uk 255 4646 Grapevine Magazine 15

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Richard - Sheffield born and bred - is Carpet (single room) was £50 now £30 a former Royal Marine commando Carpet (through-room) was £80 now £45 who took part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He didn’t do any decorating Landing, stairway there, but was decorated for his part & entrance hall was £50 now £35 in two months of fighting in and 3-Seat Settee + 2 Chairs £90 around Basra. Rugs from £15 Contact Richard • Free Stain Removal • • Free Carpet Deodoriser • 0782 576 7514 Email: [email protected] Freephone www.drewdecor.co.uk 0800 038 0302 16 Grapevine Magazine

Garden Design With landscaper Andy Ibbotson, of Hallamshire Paving (Est. 1994)

Full Stream Ahead!

We transform an unsightly, muddy brook into an enchanting water feature y team of stonemasons and joiners rain, and within 15 minutes the rivulet was To achieve this we turned the brook into eleven works wonders on gardens big and transformed into a raging torrent that burst descending pools, which were created by small, laying patios, driveways and its banks and washed across the lawn - cementing in place stone slabs to act as weirs. turf, as well as building stone walls, something that happened several times a year. The first and highest weir can be glimpsed Mwooden fences, decking - even fountains that Two problems needed to be addressed. at the top the photograph featured here. dance to music. How could the brook be made to look good in It was built where water enters the garden, Projects often evolve as work progresses, dry weather? And how could future floods be creating a 4ft-deep ‘header tank’ - a reservoir which was the case with that water feature stopped? The flooding was fairly easy to prevent. that slowly feeds water downwards, making you can see here. We were laying two patios We used a mechanical digger - and lots of the charming, tinkling sound of mini-waterfalls and four pathways for the owner of a property spadework - to remove tonnes of mud from the (as do all the weirs). in Sheffield when he asked if we could do brook, lowering its bed by two feet. We then Applying cement to stone slabs forming the anything about an unsightly brook at the bottom increased the height of that wall you can see weirs was not easy in these conditions. We had of his garden. This little stream really was an nearest the lawn. to bale-out each pool while working downhill, eyesore. There were low stone walls to both CHARMING, TINKLING SOUND and before it refilled apply a fast-setting cement banks, below which water snaked its way down OF WATERFALLS to the next weir, making it watertight. a bed of mud. The other difficulty needed quite a bit of As finishing touches we laid pebbles on “Can you stop the flooding?” I was asked. thought. My solution was to make the water the stream bed, and built a wooden bridge. It seemed a bizarre request because there flow much slower, so that even in dry conditions Do give me a ring if your garden needs wasn’t much of a flow, but next day came heavy it would cover the muddy bed across its width. a makeover.

Crimicar Lane, Lodge Moor, Sheffield 07840 361 244 [email protected] 16 Grapevine Magazine Grapevine Magazine 17 H Tim Is Listening

Audiologist Tim Husband helps people who are suffering from hearing loss or tinnitus. He offers free assessments at High Trees Clinic in Dore, which also provides same-day private medical care from dentists, an acupuncturist, masseuse, physiotherapist and a GP here’s a hearing aid capable of “A person could,” says Tim, “be suffering inner translating 27 languages, and another ear or cochlear hearing loss from noise exposure or that can be paired with a smartphone other wear and tear. Wax might be the problem, to constantly check blood pressure, which I can remove using micro-suction. Theart rate, and alert relatives if the wearer “Sometimes there is hearing loss in only one ear, suffers a fall. which causes a person to constantly have to turn Tim Husband has spent his working life their head to a conversation. The solution is bi-cross helping improve people’s listening capabilities, hearing aids, when one transmits sounds to and is familiar with the latest high-tech hearing the other. aids - many of which are so small they are Tim assesses his patients’ ‘listening goals’. Hearing expert Tim Husband. almost invisible when worn. He is chief Do they want to hear their grandchildren, For 20 years his father has suffered periodic bouts of ‘roaring tinnitus’ audiologist and hearing therapist for a partner’s conversation, or reduce what’s Novus Health, an NHS-funded service that known as ‘cocktail party deafness,’ which entails “Severe tinnitus,” he says, “is so distressing that assesses people’s ability to hear. reducing background noise. Hearing aids are sufferers can neither work nor sleep, but it can Tim now also has a private practice at now available to suit all lifestyles be treated effectively with hearing aids, training High Trees Clinic in Dore, where he offers free Tinnitus Can and relaxation.” assessments of people’s hearing, and Be Silenced recommends the most suitable devices that will For 20 years Tim’s father has suffered periodic At High Trees Clinic you can also book help them tune into sounds and conversations. bouts of ‘roaring tinnitus’ - probably caused by appointments with one of six dentists, There are many stages and types of hearing severe hearing loss in his right ear, and milder clinical acupuncturist Pavlinka Fialova, loss that Tim diagnoses at his surgery, using loss in the left one. He wears two hearing aids, who treats chronic pain, massage sophisticated tests that include clinical which ease the problem significantly. Tim is therapist Jade Allen, physiotherapist audiometry, which requires patients to wear convinced that relaxation exercises and Wendy Feltrap, GP Julie Kitlowski, headphones and respond with a hand-held counselling can be very useful in alleviating and practice nurse Steph Parry, who can clicker whenever they hear beeps. the condition. provide inoculations at short notice

Listen!oan Marshall is 83 on‘Happy September 17th, BirthdayIn 2017 she decided To to go private Joan’ for help and will be able to hear family and friends with her hearing. Neighbours recommended Jsinging happy birthday at her home in Tim Husband, and he called at Joan’s house Norton thanks to two hearing aids prescribed to give her a series of audiological tests. for her by Tim Husband. These confirmed that she had a considerable It is 11 years since Joan first suspected that degree of hearing loss. her hearing was failing. “I kept having to say “Tim is very obliging and easy to talk with,” ‘pardon’ when people spoke to me, “ she says, “and says Joan. “He listens to what I say, and is always ask them to repeat things. Also, whenever I was in a available by phone if I have queries about my crowd it was difficult for me to hear what everyone hearing aids - which are about a third the size of was saying. And if I walked down Fargate, the noise those I got on the NHS, and much more versatile. would be like buildings tumbling down.” I don’t have to twiddle with them to make At first, Joan was happy with a hearing aid adjustments. That can be done with a little supplied by the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, remote control I carry. It can even reduce though it was large and weighty. As her hearing background noise.” deteriorated she was given a second hearing aid. With her husband, Les, Joan attends “The problem was,” she says, “that for my Meersbrook United Reformed Church, where she hearing check-ups I had to travel by bus to the no longer has difficulty hearing services. hospital, and was for ever queuing when I arrived. Also, she can hear the chirruping of a budgerigar Another thing was that I never saw the she sometimes looks after when its owners are Joan can now hear same doctor twice.” on holiday. services at church

High Trees Clinic 37 Townhead Road, Dore S17 3GD [email protected] 0114 349 3326 18 Grapevine Magazine I

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Under the Bonnet With Ross Kerfoot, Manager of Tavern Service Station, Crosspool

Tile master Ian Mawbey Tiles & Miles We contact Ian Mawbey when tiling is needed at our garage, and he relies on us to ensure that his three vans are always in tip-top condition epairing vehicles is a greasy-oily Renaults. Tiles are immensely heavy, so Ian for 20 years,” he says, “and you can’t beat their business, so it is important that usually has them delivered to where he is mechanics when it comes to a fast turnaround our mechanics have tiles underfoot working rather than risk damaging his vans’ for repairs and servicing.” that are slip-resistant and suspension. Rexceptionally hard wearing. “I’ve taken vehicles to Tavern Service station Whenever floor tiles have to be replaced at our garage, or new ones laid when we add or extend a repair bay, Ian Mawbey is our tiler of choice. He is reliable, quick - and we know the surfaces he lays are always flat as a pancake. “I use 12mm-thick flooring tiles in the work areas at Tavern Service Station,” says Ian, who has also tiled our garage’s loo. His business - C.M. Tiling Co. Ltd. - was started about 40 years ago by his father, Carl. When Ian left school he trained as a bricklayer, but soon tired of losing working days due to bad weather, so he took an apprenticeship as a tiler, and later joined his family’s firm. Today, Ian has a team of seven tilers who travel to commercial and domestic jobs in three Transit-size vans - a Ford, and two

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Sheffield Kitchen Interiors 298A Meadowhead, Sheffield S8 7UH 0114 274 7288 www.sheffieldkitcheninteriors.co.uk

Timeless Style

Mussel-coloured, hand-painted cabinetry and Quartzstone worktops were what our customers chose for their kitchen heffield Kitchen Interiors (SKI) designed cabinetry and worktops as the rest of Curved base units accentuate a feeling of the layout featured here for a the kitchen. roominess, making the kitchen easy to property in Dronfield Woodhouse. Its There are mussel-coloured, hand-painted navigate, and appealing to the eye. owners have lived in the house since units with beaded Shaker-style doors. All the appliances fitted are by Neff, S1979, and this is their third kitchen. The last Quartzstone ‘valley white’ worktops, upstands including a pyrolytic single oven with one was fitted about 20 years ago. and splashbacks were fitted, creating a integrated microwave, induction hob SKI’s brief was to provide a light, bright seamless finish. Window sills and a table top and extractor. layout that would be easy to use. An adjacent were also fitted in the same material. A composite under-mounted sink utility room (through the arch on the top For ease of use there are large drawers, (with swan-neck tap) was sited beneath the photograph) was fitted with the same style of and pull-out shelves inside the cabinets. window, which looks onto the garden. SKI looked after all the alterations, including removal of old units, plus electrical work, plastering and painting. Customer comment “We went to see a few kitchen companies, and preferred Sheffield Kitchen Interiors. They were prompt in visiting our house to measure-up, then quickly came up with the price - plus lots of ideas and advice. Our new kitchen is much lighter and brighter, which is exactly what we wanted.” SKI look after every aspect of each project, from initial drawings, to plumbing, and plastering.

Sheffield Kitchen Interiors, of Meadowhead, is a family-run business established ten years ago by Paul Fish. He creates stunning bespoke kitchens, bedrooms and home offices. Expect first class workmanship, incorporating the latest technology - backed by an experienced team of designers and fitters Grapevine Magazine 21

Wonderful Worktops With Teegan & Darryl, of Sheffield Solid Surfaces

There is a unique form of surfacing called Corian, which can flow seamlessly above and around kitchen cabinetry - forming sinks, splashbacks, and sealing every nook and cranny avid Pugsley says he is impressed with the Corian worktops and splashbacks that Sheffield Solid Surfaces fitted in the kitchen of his house at Totley. He speaks as a man who spent his Dworking life project managing the fitting-out of government offices, doing his best to ensure that he got CORIAN: value for money. David appreciates quality fittings when he sees them, and at the Ideal Homes Exhibition immediately snapped up For Seamless the kitchen units pictured here. That was in 1985. David’s kitchen floor tiles are even older, but still in good shape even though he laid them in 1979, soon after Kitchen Worktops he and his wife Carol bought their four-bedroomed detached house in Totley. They had moved from London so that David could help prepare offices within the newly- built Manpower Services Commission building at Moorfoot. When Carol passed away two years ago, David decided his kitchen needed a modest revamp. The work surfaces (fitted in 1985) were laminate, and needed replacing. “I looked online at various materials,” says David, “and came across Corian. I was attracted to its seamless finish, ease of maintenance and reasonable price. The remarkable thing about Corian is that it can easily be made good as new if it is damaged. Another feature I liked was that the worktops can flow up into splashbacks, which means there are no gaps for water and dirt to gather.” David visited the showroom of Sheffield Solid Surfaces near Meadowhall, and was impressed with what he saw. “You can’t beat inspecting a product for yourself,” he says, “and I decided Corian was perfect. I had it fitted on the three surfaces in my kitchen, along with a splashback that runs up to the cooker hood. The work was done in a day. I was so impressed with the finish that I contacted the people at Which? Trusted Traders and suggested they sign-up Sheffield Solid Surfaces, which they did.” *Darryl Anderson and his wife Teegan own and run Sheffield Solid Surfaces. Darryl has been manufacturing and fitting Corian surfaces for the past 15 years, and finds it amusing that people cannot understand how he and his fitters achieves a seamless finish. The unique material they work with was created in the 1960s by a chemist working for American chemicals giant Du Pont. Corian comes in a multitude of shades. It feels warm and silky smooth, yet is “bomb-proof,” which was how one of Darryl’s customers has described the material. David Pugsley chose ‘Grey Onyx’ Corian surfaces for his kitchen

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Hallam’s Flam

Moorland at Ringinglow was ablaze during the general election of October 1959, when it was unthinkable that voters in Hallam would not return a Conservative MP, which they duly did in the person of 37-year-old Sheffield steel boss John Osborn. He represented the constituency with distinction for over a quarter century, and was knighted. His exemplary record of public service stands in stark contrast to the lurid shenanigans of Jared O’Mara, Hallam’s controversial member of parliament. IAN MACGILL recalls a long-ago interview with Sir John. o you remember the blazing general Macmillan to office with a 100-seat majority. family’s multi-million pound steel business, election of October 1959? Me neither. For John Osborn it was the beginning of which was sold in the late Sixties. But it was a scorcher for Sheffield 28 years representing Sheffield Hallam, a seat the He recalled that during the 1959 general Hallam because the moors at Conservatives had held almost continuously since election Harold Macmillan - ‘Supermac’ - DRinginglow had burst into flames, and for weeks its creation in 1885. He would go on to win had a brief stay with the Duke and Duchess of great palls of smoke wafted across the city. another seven general elections, be knighted Devonshire at Chatsworth, where the rookie That inferno ignited this headline in the in 1983, and not stand down until 1987. politician John Osborn was summoned into Sheffield Morning Telegraph: ‘Nero fiddled while About 20 years ago I interviewed Sir John, the PM’s presence. Rome burned - Osborn campaigns while who travelled from his home in Newark to chat “Macmillan,” said Sir John, “was a man of great Hallam is ablaze.’ with me over coffee at a hotel near Retford. optimism and dignity. Totally unflappable. He told me It was a reference to John Holbrook Osborn, He arrived dead on time, and was full of beans to learn how the Commons worked, and attend every scion of the long-established Sheffield steelmakers while answering my questions with the polished debate I could.” Samuel Osborn & Co. He was 37, and fighting his charm of a patrician elder statesman. He said he Sir John came to know virtually every prime first general election for the Conservatives, had been educated at Rugby School and Trinity Hall, minister of the second half of the 20th century, defending a majority of 14,739. He romped home, Cambridge (studying metallurgy). During World and told me: “The most approachable, likeable and winning by 16,809 votes as Britain re-elected the War Two he served in Africa as a captain in the knowledgeable of them all was Alec Douglas-Home Tories and returned Prime Minister Harold Royal Signals, and later became a director of his (PM from1963-64). I used to drive him to meetings

Olivia Blake - Labour Olivia, who is 29, and was born in Northallerton, recently resigned as deputy leader of . She was first elected in 2014, representing Walkley, where she lives with her husband, Lewis Dagnall, councillor for Gleadless Valley. Olivia graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in biomedical sciences. Her mum is leader of City Council.

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What Would He...... H ave Made Of Him? SIR JOHN OSBORN was Sheffield Hallam’s JARED O’MARA is the same age now - 37 - as John Osborn Conservative MP for 28 years, from 1959 until he was when he became Sheffield Hallam’s member of parliament in 1959. stood down in 1987. He won eight general It was in 2017 that O’Mara pulled off a shock political victory in Hallam, elections on the trot, and was knighted in 1983. taking the seat for Labour with a majority of 2,125 over Liberal Democrat While serving as an MP Sir John also worked Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister. as technical director in his family’s Sheffield O’Mara, who suffers from autism and cerebral palsy, was later found to have steel business - Samuel Osborn & Co. a history of making abusive online comments about women, gay people - and Sir John, who married three times, was even Danes (whom he accused of being too friendly with pigs). As a consequence educated at Rugby School, and Trinity College he was expelled from the Labour Party, and decided to sit as an independent MP. Cambridge, where he studied metallurgy. His constituency office became dysfunctional, then closed after staff During World War Two he served as an Army were sacked. O’Mara has announced that he will stand down as an MP. officer in West Africa. He was recently reported to have been arrested by the police and questioned He died in 2015, aged 92. on suspicion of conspiring to commit fraud.

when he was in Yorkshire.” Was he surprised that his old seat had been Sheffield Hallam for Labour in 2017, and quickly I jokingly asked Sir John if there was any won by the Lib-Dems’ Richard Allan in 1997, proved himself inadequate for the job. Soon he chance of him making a political comeback. when Conservative MP Irvine Patnick will stand down as Hallam’s MP, after holding “No,” he said. “We now have professional was ousted? Sir John shook his head. “I expected office for only two years. He has claimed that his politicians, and I’d not want to be one of those. that Labour would win the general election, but never disabilities - autism and cerebral palsy - meant he When I entered Parliament MPs earned barely thought we’d lose Hallam. Never!” could not cope with the rowdiness of the £2,000 a year.You needed another job to survive.” He died in 2015, aged 92, and one wonders House of Commons, but Sir John cannot have In fact, such a salary was not bad pay in what a veteran political warhorse like him would found it easy. He told me he was deaf in one ear, those days, but probably loose change to Sir John, have made of Jared O’Mara, the socially and the result of an infection picked up during whose family was not short of a shilling or two. physically challenged former bartender who won wartime military service in Nigeria.

Laura Gordon - Liberal Democrats Ian Walker - Conservative Laura, aged 35, was born in Switzerland, Ian Walker is 60, and chairman of his family’s where her father was working for the Foreign engineering business: Rotary Engineering UK Ltd. Office. She moved to Sheffield in 2012, and lives in He was born in Fulwood, where he and his Crookes with her husband, David, who is a doctor wife Kathryn now live. They have four children. in A & E at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Ian stood for Sheffield Hallam in the Laura started her working career with Oxfam, parliamentary elections of 2015 and 2017, before joining Save the Children, then the significantly increasing the Conservative Party’s Department for International Development. Her roles total of votes. took her to countries afflicted by war and disease.

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If you are thinking of having a new bathroom installed before Christmas, do get in touch with us soon - our order book is filling up

We often receive calls from customers in late summer - people who have been on holiday and enjoyed a sleek Mediterranean style bathroom, writes Eric Law. When they return home they become dissatisfied with their bathroom, and decide on a revamp. If you’re looking for a new bathroom, do come and speak to us. I have worked in the plumbing and bathroom businesses for 40 years, building an unrivalled reputation. I have extended and updated our showroom on Holme Lane with the latest styles and suites. And I have an expert team of designers and installers to make your dream bathroom a reality. We use computer-aided design technology, which allows us to show each customer a 3D images of their new bathroom on a wall-mounted television in our showroom. CURVES We have displays by Geberit, Dansani, Bauhaus, Utopia, Crosswater, Vitra, Vado and Hansgrohe. There are shower enclosures by Aquata, plus THIS HOME fitted bathroom furniture from Keuco, and towel-rail DESERVES warmers by Zehnder or Bisque. Visual Bathrooms create a layout that enhances a feeling of spaciousness The bathroom shown here is one we designed and fitted at the Fulwood home of Chris Carrell. There is a curvy feel to the layout, which gives a sense of spaciousness - a rounded tub, and a curved shower cubicle that has a stylish and easy-to- Eric and maintain wetwall. his team There is a wall-hung, illuminated mirror above the basin, and wood-look luxury vinyl floor tiling. “My previous bathroom,” says Chris “was dated, and had a few problems. The bath’s cladding was broken, and my shower had become leaky. I talked to various designers, but preferred the layout prepared by Claire at Visual Bathrooms. “She was very helpful,l and had a lot of suggestions for a design that maximises my bathroom’s space. I wanted a modern look 90 - 92 Holme Lane, Sheffield S6 4JW with a larger shower - which is what Claire designed for me. The installation went 0114 233 3032 smoothly, and I’m very happy with the [email protected] finished look.” visualbathrooms.co.uk

Fired With Ideas With David Payne (near right) and Karl Ibbertson, Winter Is of Fireplace Factory Outlet Only Weeks Away

So visit our showroom, and let us design and install the hearth of your dreams - we have some superb ranges of fires and surrounds eptember is a good time to be visiting fireplace before deciding on your colour to be perfect for your living room, in our showroom, prior to chilly autumn scheme. It is easy for everything to clash if you limestone, marble, granite... winds blowing hordes of customers are not careful. OUR BESPOKE SERVICE through the door. We are always Whether your taste is traditional or Let us design and install a unique fireplace Sincredibly busy in the run up to Christmas. contemporary, our fireplaces make the that is perfectly suited to your property. We So, beat the rush! Come and see the perfect centrepiece for a room. offer an all-in-one service, including plastering extensive ranges of fires and hearths we The displays feature just about every type of and electrical and building work. Our specialist have on offer. fire and fireplace: hole-in-the-wall gas fires, installation teams are Gas Safe and HETAS Our premises are some of the warmest in trendy stoves, elegant wood or stone approved. (HETAS is the government body that Sheffield because there are always fires blazing surrounds. oversees the correct installation of solid-fuel in room displays, where hearths can be seen View our electric fires, log-burning stoves, domestic heating appliances). as they will look in your home. and the latest technology. Our many gas fires function the green green If you are thinking of a lounge makeover, We have hearths/surrounds in so many same as standard ones, but are 30% less then it is always best to choose a fire and different materials and designs that one is sure expensive to run.

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Immortal Words With Jason Heath, of funeral directors John Heath & Sons, Sheffield

Lonely Funeral

This scene is most unusual - neither mourners nor priest are paying attention as a coffin is carried to the hearse t seems impolite that two of the mourners this because my great-great Uncle Joe is visible pallbearers’ friend. Manoeuvring a coffin ‘uphill’ (a man and woman at far left) have turned through the rear-door window of the hearse. is difficult. their backs on the deceased’s coffin as it is Only half his head is on show, but we can see his I have mentioned before that in bygone days carried to the hearse in this photograph hair has receded dramatically, which happened flowers were placed on top of the hearse. It was Ifrom our archives. when he was in his fifties. Joe was born in 1890, a practice of the horse-drawn era that continued Even the priest seems nonchalant. Instead of so the photograph was probably taken during well into the motor age. If you look above the solemnly watching the coffin, as would be the 1940s. hearse’s main windows, you will see the handle expected, he is deep in conversation with the Also, on the far left, above the chattering that pallbearers grabbed while placing a wreath two mourners. priest and mourners, is a Red Cross sign atop the vehicle. What can be so important to discuss advertising ‘Hospital Sunday’. Was this an event The coffin itself would have been heavy. It is that it cannot wait until the hearse has to raise money for servicemen who had been dark English oak, with Gothic-style solid brass driven off? This behaviour suggests that the wounded in World War Two? handles that are no longer made, though we still deceased was perhaps a distant relative I cannot recognise the church, but it is a have some in our cellars. nobody knew. modest building, with the simplest of stained If you think you know where the church is, The coats of the first two pallbearers are glass windows. An edge of one can be identifying it should be fairly easy, because above flapping, so we know it is a windy day. The year? glimpsed on the far right. The steepness of the arched entranceway seems to be a coat of There is an austerity to the scene - a drabness the cobbled street makes me think the arms, perhaps featuring crossed keys. to the hearse - that suggests we are seeing a location is Walkley, or Crookes. You will Please contact me if you have further funeral taking place in hard times, probably notice that our hearse is pointing downhill. information about the photograph. during World War Two. I can be fairly sure of This is for a purpose - making gravity the

Telephone day or night: •John Earsham Street • Ecclesall Heath Road • Crookes • Stannington & • SonsMeadowhead • Ecclesfield • Hollinsend • Eckington 0114 272 2222 2816 Grapevine Magazine I

Byte Back! With Adrian Arksey, of Long Ago, In 2004

Adrian Arksey, of Your PC’s Best Friend, is celebrating his 15th year in business ark Zuckerberg and I have something in common, writes Adrian Arksey. We both started our tech businesses in 2004. Since then Mr Zuckerberg has taken Mto world domination - and I have worked Facebook wonders for computer users in Sheffield. Like Facebook, my business has changed Byte Back! a lot since 2004. Back Facebook had a mere one million users in 2004 With Adrian Arksey, then, smartphones did Providing Healthcare for your PC not exist. e you afraid of tablet and smart TV. o you (or your computer) need help? Ar ter need viruses and spyware? Does your compu Tablets were pills Also, I offer customers anti-virus software - and upgrading? Then read on. ve been helping I’m Adrian Arksey. For many years I ha you took for a get the most out of their help extending Wi-Fi coverage in homes via boosters. everyone from beginners to PC veterans D out me is that I keep things computers. What you’ll like most ab headache, and ‘kindle’ In 2004, 58% of households owned a computer. simple and jargon-free. I am based in was used as a verb Today the figure is 90%, and when they crash I’m the Sheffield, and can come to your home when lighting fires. person thousands of Sheffielders turn to. I retrieve or office to fight computer gremlins, FIGHT Wi-Fi was in its data, battle hackers, re-establish internet links, evil viruses and lp infancy, and social hackers, or just he and give advice on the best computers to buy, you get your first PC TER it U media sites such as set P out of the box, COM and much more. up and start you nd surfing the Net with Facebook, Twitter a My parents bought me Book an confidence. GREMLINS  had yet to PCs can be awkward  Instagram my first computer in 1979, appointment t if you don’ little devils and a     transform our understand them,  when I was nine. I’m still online at tiny glitch can seem to world. be an insurmountable    fascinated by them, problem. You might The year 2004 even think you have to   and have enjoyed every www.ypcbf.com buy a new computer. me a call to discuss the was quite a time Before forking out for one, give minute of my time solving se in computer problem and see if I can help. I speciali Just click the green sort things out. for high-tech fault-finding, and will usually be able to high-tech problems. icing to make them Like cars, PCs benefit from regular serv ‘Book Online’ button a superb computer developments. run as efficiently as possible, and I offer It’s intriguing to ponder ep the gremlins at bay. healthcare service that should ke Bluetooth, Skype, on what computing digital radio and HD complexities I’ll be sorting televisions all date out 15 years from now I Can... from then. ding Healthcare for Your PC - and to wonder how much Provi Set up

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Floors In Store With Damian Moore, of Layers Carpets Carpets - Crosspool and Dronfield

We fitted heavy-duty contract carpets for the To Share communal area of an apartment block in Broomhill to greatly reduce the noise e don’t just look after flooring solutions for homes. We also do commercial work, writes Damian Moore, of Layers. WOn this page is an example of heavy-duty contract carpeting we recently fitted to the communal landing and stairs of an apartment block in Broomhill. Our brief was to fit attractive, hard wearing surfacing to replace worn carpet tiles. Residents of the four apartments in the block wanted carpeting that would reduce the noise of footsteps. To do this we selected a ‘class-4’ commercial use carpet with a 15 year guarantee for very heavy wear. It is made with a solution-dyed nylon which means it is bleach cleanable and fade resistant. It also has an excellent flammability rating, important for communal areas. We used the commercial ‘double-stick’ method of installation to ensure it will cope with heavy traffic throughout its life. This involves sticking the carpet to the underlay, then adhering the underlay to the floor. CUSTOMER COMMENT “At a meeting of our residents we chose colours and looked through samples Layers gave us. Damien and Richard were very helpful and professional. The new carpeting has made things much quieter.” LAYERS offers a complete service We expertly lay all types of residential and commercial flooring, and have the joinery skills to trim doors/kitchen plinths, and repair squeaky floorboards. If necessary, we can replace your old skirting boards with new ones. Also, we are happy to move and replace heavy items of furniture while doing our work for you, and will dispose of old floor coverings. We can fit all kinds of commercial flooring including entrance matting and safety floors for kitchens, toilets, bathrooms, and workshops. We also fit carpet tiles, stair nosings and other contract carpets for offices and communal areas. At our showroom you can borrow samples to see how they look at your home/office. LAYERS 46 Sandygate Road, Crosspool S10 5RY F L O O R I N G 0114 266 9888 [email protected] Grapevine Magazine 31 3

Legal Eagle With Rosalind Watchorn, Sheffield solicitor You Need Attorney Power Old age or an accident can rob us of mental capacity, and allow strangers to dictate our future care - unless we have arranged a Lasting Power of Attorney argaret, aged 89, suffered a fall at in several times a day, as well as a few friends home and spent several weeks in and neighbours looking in on her more often. Mhospital. She was already suffering Although June realised this arrangement may from a number of medical conditions, and not be the answer long term, it meant that became more confused and anxious than she she and her mother had time to decided had been. Decisions needed to be made as to what decision they think would be best for where she would go after leaving hospital. the future. Medical staff concluded that Margaret did An LPA for Health & Welfare allows a person not have sufficient mental capacity to make of your choosing to hold power of attorney, decisions, so a ‘best interests’ meeting was bestowing on them the authority to give or called, bringing together the discharge nurse, refuse consent on your behalf to certain types a doctor, social worker - and June, who is of healthcare, including medical treatment. Margaret’s daughter. The attorney will be able to decide on your Sending Margaret home did not seem Please don’t read the financial pages accommodation, and day-to-day issues such as a good option in the opinions of the social - you lack mental capacity diet, dress and routine. worker and hospital staff. But they had met her & Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). This Your attorney must make decisions in your only during the current time of crisis, and had meant that June, who of course knew her best interests, taking into consideration all not seen how independent she had been a few mother better than anyone else, was able to relevant factors. The attorney can only make weeks earlier. have the final say in Margaret’s future. She was decisions for you once you lack the mental Fortunately for her, she had given June Health allowed to go home, albeit with carers coming capacity to do so.

Rosalind Watchorn Solicitors are at 10 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield S7 1NF They deal with wills, probate, elderly issues, property and conveyancing. • 0114 229 0160 • www.rwatchorn.co.uk • Home visits can be arranged if you are unable to attend the office

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Contact John Wallis 01909 774 917 or 07852 827 925 [email protected] www.jandmheatingsheffield.co.uk 226334 John Wallis

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Beautiful Bathing With James Broomhead of Graham Bathrooms

Bathing On High

Graham Bathrooms designed this attic layout using products from the Laura Ashley and Heritage ranges very bathroom we design is installers - worked his magic on different, writes James the project. Broomhead, manager of the Customer comment Graham showroom on “Ivan has fitted a couple of bathrooms at ELondon Road. The one featured here our house, and recommended we visit the now graces a 300-year-old property in Graham showroom to see the quality and Barlborough. It is an en-suite for an attic range of their products. We are very happy guest room. with the finished look.” Our customer requested a luxury Graham’s showroom stocks high-end stand-alone bath, and chose one by Laura products by Laura Ashley, Geberit. Heritage, Ashley, which comes with shower Roca, Ideal Standard, Mira, Roper Rhodes, attachments. The layout - classy and Merlyn, Matki... and many more. Expect spacious - also features a basin and WC superb styles and excellent quality, with a from the Heritage range. Above the basin range for every taste and budget - from is a circular illuminated mirror from HIB. traditional to contemporary. All the above products can be viewed As well as super bathroom products, at our premises, where there are dozens we have a list of preferred professional of bathrooms set out as you might want fitters, whose talents are tried and tested. them fitted at your home. We use the latest 3-D computer technology that allows us to show you Finishing Touches We supplied traditional-style radiators on-screen exactly how your bathroom with an anthracite finish, which will look before it is installed. complement the wood-plank vinyl Graham is a national company, with flooring. 147 branches across the country. Ivan Hughes - one of our elite

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Golden Touch With Kevin Gilmour, of D.W. Garrett I’ll Repair Your Jewellery D. W. Garrett, of Woodseats, restores damaged treasures ’m fairly sure you have lovely items other gems. of jewellery that are never worn I check prongs that hold stones in Ibecause a clasp has broken, or a place, and tighten them if necessary, as stone has fallen out, writes Kevin Gilmour, well as inspecting clasps for signs of wear. of D.W Garrett. Also, I can professionally clean Let me renew those pieces. Bring them and polish your treasures, making to my showroom in Woodseats and them sparkle. I will assess the damage. All jewellery is mended on-site to ensure an has many years’ Kevin Gilmour efficient service. experience repairing all kinds of jewellery. Fine jewellery needs ‘servicing’ to keep He is a qualified gemologist, and a it looking like new. This extends its life, member of the Gemmological Association and prevents the loss of diamonds and of Great Britain.

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Curtain Call With Paul Smith, of Moonlight Textiles, Abbeydale Road, Sheffield

Bask In Autumn Moonlight

We have been established for almost 35 years, and are Sheffield’s leading independent retailer and installer of curtains, blinds, tracks and poles • Blinds for all rooms, including those Our colourful fabrics will give awkward bays. your home a vibrant look • Vertical, Venetian, Roller, Pleated, Roman, he nights - and curtains - are drawing blinds, curtains, pelmets and all manner of Wood-slat, Room darkening and Contemporary in. Mellow, misty days will soon be accessories in our long established, in-house ‘Vision’ blinds. Manually or Electrically-operated. here, but we can brighten the mood of workroom. • We can design and supply pleated solar-reflective conservatory and skylight roof blinds. your home with fabrics from our Our fitting team will come to your Step 3. • Bay-tracks and poles, including wrought-iron and Textensive collections, home and expertly install your order. Silent Gliss ‘Wave’ systems. Hand drawn, corded writes Paul Smith, of Moonlight Textiles. When you visit Moonlight’s showroom you can or electrically-operated. Combinations of lemon, mustard and pewter browse through our extensive fabrics library, • Take advantage of our home advisory and designs are much in demand - many which has superb collections featuring many fitting service. complemented by stunning wall coverings quality brands. Most have matching wall coverings, • Moonlight’s contracts division has been established over 25 years, providing top quality reduced in price by 15%. including some wonderful designs to co-ordinate flame-retardant curtains and blinds New ranges of fabrics arrive every month, with children’s materials. for workplaces. so do visit us to take a look. Please bear in mind If it helps, bring a piece of your room to us: that our workroom staff and fitting teams wallpaper, cushions, carpet samples, and let us become very busy towards the end of the year, blend your decor with our fabrics. We loan so it would be a good idea to visit us soon. materials and blinds swatches free of charge. We can give advice on designs and (Nothing is too much trouble for Moonlight!) Step 1. fabrics in our showroom, or visit you at home to We design, supply and install all 76-88 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield Our blinds. discuss ideas. styles of blinds for the home, including superb Materials can be converted into ones for conservatories. [email protected] 258 8555 Step 2. www.moonlight-textiles.co.uk

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Safe Motoring With Nick Crouch Let Us Pick of Tec-Nick Autos You Up We can collect your car up from home or the office, and return it later in the day ur new premises are already full a service or repairs. of VWs, Audis and Skodas, We will also give your car a free wash Owrites Nick Crouch. and vac. So please give us a call if you would The half-acre site, near the Centertainment like us to pick up your vehicle - a service that complex, has 3,500 sq. ft. of workshop and needs to be booked in advance. office space, which has given us a greater Our garage takes pride in offering the latest capacity to work on vehicles. We have also diagnostic vehicle technology, and can recruited more expert mechanics. service/repair vehicles for up to 50% less than Yes, our new garage is a little further away a main dealer. for Grapevine readers than our previous Please bear in mind that I have worked location on Queen’s Road, but we will pick up with VW, Audi and Skoda cars for many years, your car, then return it after carrying out and know the vehicles inside-out. Give your VW, Audi, or Skoda a great service history SAVE 50% OFF THE COST OF SERVICING AND REPAIRS, COMPARED TO A MAIN DEALER I have a Interim separate area Service for changing from £89 (including parts, andMoT servicing tyres labour and VAT) Unit 5 Dannemora Drive, Sheffield S9 5DF Mobile: 07841 910 611 or 0114 275 4189 Tec-Nick Autos www.sheffieldvwaudispecialist.co.uk [email protected] Spanish DELIVERY PEOPLE Lessons From Only £4 An Hour WANTED With Alfredo Peraita, who is from Jerez, We need reliable people to deliver in southern Spain. He has been teaching our magazine. If Grapevine Spanish in Sheffield for seven years comes through your door then we Join Alfredo’s conversation groups at his home in Walkley (max. eight people), could have a round in your area. or have individual tuition Please email your full address He says: ‘Spanish is not a difficult language for English speakers to learn. Within a short time and phone numbers to... my students master basic phrases, and progress to a good conversational standard. Lessons involve games that are entertaining and instructive. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.’ Start learning Spanish now ready for your holiday PRICES: conversation groups £4 an hour (min. two hours) Individual tuition £15 an hour (£20 one-and-a-half hours) Contact Alfredo: 07401 769 858 [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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Pane Relief With Ian Hunter and his son, Ian, of Sheffield Window Centre Window On Our Business It’s decision time. You are thinking of having uPVC or aluminium windows and doors fitted at your home. Perhaps you are considering having a new conservatory, porch, orangerie or guttering and roofline work. How will you decide on a company to carry out these improvements? Ian Hunter, of Sheffield Window Centre, offers his advice fter deciding on some of the home a) 95% of what we supply is made in Sheffield improvements listed above, you will at our factory on Scotland Street. Our uPVC have to make contact with a window frame profile is Europe’s best, and strongest company by picking up the phone, or – Rehau - which we have used since opening our Amaking contact online. Which factors will be first factory in the 1980s. We also manufacture uppermost in your mind when making that double-glazed units, which are A-rated for initial enquiry? energy efficiency. a) Quality products, and a high standard of b) Security is of paramount importance fitting carried out in a tidy manner? today, and we are constantly seeking ways to b) High security doors and windows? make our customers’ homes as safe as we can. c) Sheffield Window Centre has been trading c) The company’s good reputation? continuously since 1975. We were the first d) A desire not to have harassment from double-glazing company in Yorkshire to be double-glazing salesmen in your home? awarded Which? Trusted Trader e) Wariness about status, having undergone rigorous scrutiny regarding the being asked for an Beauchief... Customer in ows, way we operate. upfront deposit? ur new wind ‘Thanks to o house In 2016 we were declared front of the f) Guarantees? rooms at the er. ‘Installer of the Year’ by the much warm are nce g) Good after-sales ll the differe Glass and Glazing Federation. We cannot te service, and help with tained-glass Our trophy was presented at etween the s b ws, repairs in e new windo the federation’s annual awards designs in th emergencies? t the rear. ceremony in London. d old ones a an ve ow Centre ha We were extremely proud to What follows will set effield Wind Sh g our job preservin be recognised as a company your mind at ease. Our one a great d aking while also m that goes the extra mile in company is Sheffield’s house’s look, icient. e energy eff longest established, it much mor sed by the were impres continually running We dge, yor’s knowle mpany surve manufacturer, supplier and co am the fitting te installer of quality windows and thought nt.’ and associated products. was excelle

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ay... tomer in Bradw Cus and take measurements, but do not sell. ur conservatory ‘We use o Back at base they prepare a fair and accurate wanted to every day, and quotation, without gimmicks or false discounts. because it was replace the roof We are so confident of our products, prices effield Window unsightly. Sh and service that we post our quotations to iled roof s lightweight t prospective customers, and let them decide the Centre’ en us. The workm next move. If they do not get back in touch was perfect for rything, with us, we do not trouble them again. looked after eve ernal My promise to you is that you shall never ding a new int inclu ts’ be subjected to sales pressure from ering and ligh ceiling, plast Sheffield Window Centre. e) We do not ask for deposits. Customers order to be the best. pay us on completion of work, not before. We also take pride in giving back to our local f) We give an insurance-backed, ten-year community by financially supporting local written guarantee with all our products, charities and sports teams. with the exception of plumbing and electrical d) Intimidation by double-glazing salesmen is work, which is guaranteed for two years. not uncommon, which I experienced many g) We employ full-time service engineers to years ago - before owning Sheffield Window deal with any problems that might arise during Centre, I hasten to add. My wife and I wanted guarantee periods. Most service calls are taken double glazing for our house, and requested care of within a couple of days. In an emergency, a visit from a salesman. For about three hours, our team reacts as quickly as possible. we listened to his pitch, but still he would not CUSTOMERS LIKE OUR WORK leave. Eventually I had to physically eject him. Feedback from surveys gives us a 99% rating Consequently, when I bought Sheffield Window with regards to customer satisfaction. Centre a couple of years later, one of my first We receive letters of praise every week. decisions was to offer every prospective All our fitters are employees of Sheffield customer the courtesy of time to consider Window Centre. They strive to keep customers’ each quotation. All our sales staff are under homes clean and tidy at the end of each strict instruction to spend as little time as working day. We always leave a quality survey possible in people’s homes. They ask questions for customers to complete and return, which are opened by our company directors only, and each is carefully read to ensure our standards are upheld. Sheffield Window Centre is a business run by me and my four children. All of us help maintain high standards that others in our industry can only dream of. Custome r in Eccl ‘All t esall... he men w the ho did work wer e incredi tidy. You bly would n have k ot nown th bee ey had n in the house. I a delighted m with my new w indows.’

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What a Song & Dance!

Robi and Naomi Buckley’s daughter enjoys attending Grapevine Nursery School

1. For how long has your daughter attended Grapevine Nursery School? We first placed Aja in the nursery when she was a year old. She’s now nearly three, and attends three days a week

2. How did you hear about Grapevine Nursery School? We live in Meersbrook, and have Grapevine Nursery School is located within a former Yorkshire Bank on London Road, often walked or driven past the close to Sheffield city centre Grapevine building on London Road. When we began thinking about a nursery for Aja to attend we were impressed by how many people recommended Grapevine - friends, and clients of my roofing business. We visited the nursery, and were impressed by staff we spoke with.

3. Describe an experience at Grapevine Nursery School. Aja loves songs and telling stories, and she is often singing a song with one of the nursery staff when I pick her up. It’s nice to see her happy, The playground is always festooned with flags and staff enjoying what they are doing.

4. Would you recommend Grapevine Nursery School to Robi says his daughter, Aja, enjoys singing and dancing at other parents? Yes. The staff are brilliant. It’s a small Grapevine Nursery School close-knit nursery that is well run. since she started coming to Grapevine, especially socially. Being with other children in this setting has made her 5. What has your daughter a confident girl. When Aja comes home gained from attending she sings the songs she has been Grapevine Nursery School? Aja has certainly developed a lot learning, and tells us all about them. Baby room is air-conditioned

Grapevine Nursery School uses song charts with images so that children can choose their favourite songs - a practice that starts in the baby room GRAPEVINE NURSERY SCHOOL 421 London Road, Heeley, Sheffield [email protected] 0114 255 8881 www.grapevinenursery.net

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It’s Official: Our Care Is Outstanding Staff at Loxley Park are delighted with a glowing report by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission, which commended them in all five categories examined t 8.30am two women inspectors thorough examination.” from the Care Quality Commission The Care Quality Commission is the Aarrived at Loxley Park. independent regulator of all health and They did not leave until 5.15pm, having social care services in England. Its inspectors carried out an exhaustive examination of call at care homes every two years. Their procedures and practices, as well as findings are of great importance because inspecting apartments and interviewing they are the yardstick by which elderly residents and staff. people and their relatives can assess The inspectors’ report was delivered a standards of care available. few weeks later, and has delighted Sue “The inspectors visited five of our Ravenhall, who is Home Care Manager at apartments,” says Sue, “and commented that Loxley Park. they were ‘beautiful’. They were particularly “It turned out to be a dream inspection for impressed that residents’ personal effects were in me and my team,” says Sue, who has been at place - their own furniture and ornaments.” Loxley Park for almost six years. Five residents were interviewed, and six of “We were rated as ‘outstanding’ for our levels the 16 care staff. Loxley Park’s care plans were of care, and achieved ‘good’ - the next best rating said to be ‘excellent’. to a safe - in each of four other categories covering every THINKING OF MOVING Sue Ravenhall holds the Care Quality Commission’s and friendly new home? Or perhaps you certificate of commendation. Alongside her are aspect of our work, including staff recruitment (r-l) Susan Ridge, team leader, and care assistants and training, medical record keeping, menus and would like a holiday/respite break. Then ring Rachael Grainger, Angela Goodison and Maxine Jowett standard of accommodation. It was a very Carolyn Slaughter on the number below. Financial Seminar: Affording Your Future lan ahead if you are considering where to live in your autumn years. Many people keep putting off Pa decision until a crisis arrives, often their rapid decline in health. They are then in a position where a move to secure accommodation must be made quickly, yet their finances might not be in order, and they have probably not chosen a suitable place to live. It is always best to take action before circumstances force your hand, though monetary considerations need to be carefully assessed. This is why we are holding a financial and legal seminar at Loxley Park on October 1st (10.15am, for 10.30am start). Entrance is free. A buffet lunch will be served. Speakers are solicitor and Grapevine Magazine columnist Rosalind Watchorn, and Angela Guylee, of Whittington Goddard Associates, who is a specialist in advising people about long-term care in later life. To book a place at the seminar, please ring Carolyn Slaughter on the number below.

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