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Power To The People With Dave Borden 2019 of Borden Electrics
We Lit The Way Gillian Walker, of Nether Edge
9 “My fusebox was ten-years-old, and due for 1
0 a check-up, so I asked Borden’s to take a look. 2 Here are customers who appeared Dave was methodical in his approach, and told me Grapevine Y in last year L things could be put right with an electrical upgrade, U rather than a full rewire. His electricians were J roperties need their electrical circuitry testing every ten very skilled, and had lots of experience. years after a rewire, to check that it is safe and up to date I thought they were absolutely excellent.” with the latest regulations. Power-hungry appliances that people use nowadays place a great strain on consumer units
(fuseboxes), and much of our work involves replacing them - after 9 Our faultCustomers detectors highlighted in Ecclesall a dodgy cable P 1 which the circuits they control need testing every five years. 0 buried beneath sweet peas in the garden of a 2
We specialise in sorting out minor electrical problems, as well as T family’s house at Ecclesall, plus a nail hammered adding extra sockets, and lighting inside or out. Perhaps you will be S into a live cable... under a bedroom carpet. U featured in our Grapevine round-up at the end of 2020. G Detecting electrical faults is fairly easy, but locating U them can take a day or more. During this job a
Borden’s A has electricians on duty 24-hours-a-day, great many floorboards had to be lifted. who are happy to carry out minor repairs 9
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0 “I’m fairly good with electrical work, but didn’t Hellen Tillotson, of Ranmoor 2 Since 2016 we have gradually replaced 50 halogen spotlights with 2
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Y LEDs at Helen’s apartment. The main problem with halogen lights E R lighting control. I was sure Borden’s would is that about 90% of the energy they consume generates heat, B A sort everything out because they’d done M
U which makes them fire hazards. The other problem with these E R jobs for me before. I’d asked Dave to fit lights - as Hellen well knows - is that they need replacing time T B a new fusebox after reading one of his P E and again. “I’m only 5ft tall,” she says, “and though I changed some E F columns in Grapevine.” S of the bulbs, I decided it was safer to call in Borden’s.” 9 1 9 Lorraine“We had variousand Jim,electrical of problems,” Ecclesall Peter and Ruth White, 0 1 2 0
says Lorraine, “such as light bulbs blowing in of Ecclesall 2 says Peter, “We have,” “been using the services the kitchen. Borden’s men were really R H E of Borden’s for almost three years. The first job C nice blokes, and seemed very trustworthy. B
R they did for us was swopping halogen spotlights in We’re glad that our wiring now has a clean O A T our kitchen for LEDs. Borden’s men are quick,
bill of health - only about ten switches and C M pleasant, and efficient. We wouldn’t use sockets had to be changed.” O any other firm of electricians.” 9
Alan and Moira Walters, 1 Colin Price, 0 9 2
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boiler’s poor standard of wiring had invalidated E 14 electrical devices plugged into only four L B I its electrical certificate. Borden’s confirmed sockets. There was no imminent risk of fire, M R E P this to be the case. Our old light bulbs constantly but we quickly fitted a dozen new sockets. V A “Borden’s,” says Colin, “were thorough,
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Roger Shelton, of Lodge Moor 1 “I already knew that my house’s fusebox needed replacing, 0 John Greensmith, 2 9 of Whirlowdale 1 “The lights kept flickering,” says John, “and I was
so when Dave Borden visited it was an opportunity for R 0 E 2 concerned that the wiring might be unsafe. Borden’s an electrical safety audit. He tested all the circuitry, B Y highlighting various problems that needed sorting out. replaced two fuseboxes, and fixed various faults. M A
He and his electricians are very professional and thorough. E The electricians were very friendly. One was a Sheffield M I feel happy that everything has been sorted out, and that C United season ticket holder, as I am, so we had lots to E
my home’s electrical wiring is up to date.” D talk about. Unfortunately, Dave’s a Wednesdayite.”
9 Denise and Steve, of Owlthorpe
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0 says Steve. 2 or so loose they couldn’t hold a plug,”
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E “Single sockets needed replacing with doubles, N and quite a few had to be relocated. Borden’s lads 0114 267 1778 U www.bordenelectrics.co.uk J worked very hard. Besides rewiring our house, they fitted two smoke alarms and outside security lights.”
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New Home For The New Year
If you or a loved oneThe are Porterbrook contemplating moving to a care home, visit at Crosspool, where residents enjoy programmes of activities in a caring, happy environment There is a balcony for socialising anuary is usually the time when those who a home-from-home. friends. There is a salon for hair styling, podiatry need a care home begin looking for one “Deciding on a care home,” says Sheilagh, “is and complementary therapies, plus a chauffeur- Jwhere they would like to live. usually delayed until Christmas is over. The decision driven car to ferry residents into town. An on- The Porterbrook at Crosspool is a residential, can be made after people have been poorly due to site restaurant provides top quality meals suited dementia and respite care home managed by winter bugs, when a slow recovery makes them think to dietary needs. Sheilagh Sweeney, who says finding such they could do with help at hand 24-hours a day - The Porterbrook’s activities co-ordinators accommodation for oneself or a loved one is which is what we provide at The Porterbrook.” organise a well-rounded programme of dancing, not easy, but she stresses that it should feel like Whatever the reason for a person’s move, gardening, summer fairs, arts, crafts and Sheilagh says it will not feel like a major upheaval much more. if the most suitable home is chosen. “We run The Porterbrook so that residents regard “At The Porterbrook we do our best to make it as thier home,” says Sheilagh. “Often they tell us residents feel as comfortable as possible - especially they feel happy, safe and cared for as part of our new arrivals. It’s important that they have their family. Nothing could please us more.” much-loved home comforts around them, and can enjoy familiar routines.” For further information about The Porterbrook has 44 tastefully decorated en- The Porterbrook, suite rooms, spacious lounges, a piano bar, call Sheilagh Sweeney on 0114 266 0808. cinema room, library, secure gardens and an Email: [email protected] or visit The restaurant outside balcony for socialising with family and www.theporterbrookcare.com
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Blinds In Mind For 2020 We have fantastic offers. But hurry! Our sale ends January 31st ow is the time to buy our blinds at are nowadays much rooms that need shading from the sun. Vertical blinds substantially lower prices than more versatile, and when made extra Grey venetian blinds are in vogue, giving a soft, usual, writes Maxine Hayter. wide are ideal for bi-foldings doors, neutral backdrop. Our sale runs until the end of gable windows, and those areas where an are gently folded pleats of Roman blinds NJanuary, so do visit us to see one of the widest extra layer of privacy is required. fabric that can add colours texture and selections of blinds in Sheffield. They are available in a variety of shades and interesting patterns to a room. They suit most offer a clean, uncomplicated fabrics (with a choice of coloured headrails), windows, inside or outside the recess. Roller blinds covering when all you want is shade from the allowing them to enhance any room’s IN OUR SHOWROOM sun and privacy at night. They are particularly furnishings. Bring along your window sizes, and popular for bi-fold doors and bay windows. have always we will provide an idea of cost while Wooden venetian blinds These blinds are easy to operate, and can be been popular, providing both privacy and you wait. motorised - working via a remote control, insulation. They are ideal for windows We have superb sale offers across our a tablet or phone app - and even your voice. overlooked by neighbouring houses, and for ranges. Do visit us soon.
Bespoke Blinds & Poles Ltd is a family owned business run by Maxine and Neil Hayter (below). 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 bi- fold door, and bay windows. Bespoke Blinds & Poles Ltd is recommended by Luxaflex blinds, and is a Which? Trusted Trader
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You’ll Love Valentine’s Night @ Our Farm Border View Farm Delicious meals In the Cow Shed Cafe, pony parties, kennels and a cattery Dine With Us... order View’s farm shop only sells Friday, 14th February meat reared on their farm. Beef, Blamb, chicken, or goose there is plenty of tender cuts to choose from. Please call in to see the menu. Everything for a perfect English breakfast Bookings must be made in advance is on sale at the shop, which stocks top- quality farm-reared bacon, home-made Lincolnshire sausages, and many other CHILDREN’S PARTIES varieties, including ones with garlic, and Our Cow Shed Cafe leek. Border View’s many hens will supply is available to hire you with free-range eggs. Ice cream comes from Our Cow Molly. Butcher David ‘Sid’ Sorby for evening events
Celebrate your special occasion, New Cafe and let us do all the work Is Delicious We cater for up to 100 people The Cow Shed Cafe at Border View Farm has been packed-out with diners since it opened For more information, either pop last year. Meals are served seven days a week, in and see us, or call Rebecca from 9am to 5pm. Breakfasts are all day. on 07521 007 241 Sunday lunch is £6.50 (£4.50 for children). There is a large window through which diners can view cows in the adjoining barn. PONY PARTIES Children’s pony & farm parties now available The Cowshed Cafe team Packages include bouncy ( l-r): Bethany, Alicia, Rebecca Wallace castle and catering. and Katie Merryman EQUESTRIAN Horses & ponies for hire • Flexible terms • • Excellent stabling facilities • Ring Katie: 07971 531 278 or Alex: 07836 653 497 LAMBING NEW FOR SEASON 2020 Starts March 20th Come and see our new arrivals OUR CALF SHED CAFÉ If you CareATTERY planning a holiday, & KENNELS ask about Border View Farm’s Cosy Cattery & Kennels, where your pooch We have finished our purpose or feline will be well cared for while you are away. made garden room for customers with dogs
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Designed & Built With Jon Stocks, and his sons Jon, Dan, and Kieran of DWS Ltd.
DWS made the above doors from rot-proof Accoya wood, and fitted them at a house in Nether Edge
ooden window frames and doors can soon rot, writes Jon Stocks, of DWS, but not when made from Accoya - the trade name for Our Doors Wspecially treated softwood. It is also highly resistant to weathering, and will not warp. Accoya is ‘pickled’ by having its chemical structure altered to dramatically reduce the decaying process... even if submerged in water for many years. Won’t Warp The wood is a superb product that comes with a 50-year guarantee. French doors shown here are made from Accoya. We fitted them to a house in Nether Edge, giving the exterior wood a green stain similar in colour to that of an older door (above, right). The interior surfaces were given a natural-wood appearance. We were called to assess the project because existing old french doors - fitted in 2001 - had warped, which Accoya will not. It comes from renewable sources, and can be used for any kind of joinery. It is perfect for outdoor projects, especially windows, and doors exposed to the elements. Customer comment... “My neighbours spoke highly of DWS, so I asked their joiners to replace the french doors. I’m very happy with the work they did, which looks great.”
The rot has set-in for rot, because softwood can have its chemical structureAccoya, altered to resist decay - creating whichDWS provides an excellent material for to work with.
...THEREDWS Designer ARE Woodwork TWO Services, SIDES and DWS DesignTO DWS...and Build. We can turn our hand to any building or joinery work, and specialise in extension and refurbishment projects.We undertake all aspects of home renovation, from preparing architect’s drawings and obtaining planning permission, through to high quality cabinetry in your new kitchen, and tiling, flooring, joinery, electrical wiring, plumbing, plastering and garden landscaping. For free estimates and home surveys call
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Our New Home Manager
Grapevine meets Craig White, who recently became home manager at The Limes in Broomhill. Craig White Craig, what is your experience outstanding home-from-home for of looking after the elderly? residents. We will be improving our links EXPERT “I’ve spent 21 years working in residential with community groups, and encouraging care. My first job was as a care assistant, more of them to visit us. CARE AT working nights in a care home. Since then I have undertaken a number of different roles, How do you put residents and rising to become a manager. their families at ease THE LIMES when they first come to visit? There are 50 bedrooms at The Limes, What attracted you to “I’m the person people meet when they which offers nursing and residential care The Limes? come to look around The Limes. I listen to for the elderly. There are modern facilities, “I really liked the feel of the place when I what they are looking for, then show them and rooms furnished and decorated to came for an interview. We have superb staff, around. a high standard, with a TV point, and a who I’m enjoying working with.” “I realise that making the decision to nurse-call system that ensures everyone move a loved one into a residential home can obtain assistance night and day. What are you hoping to is a big thing for family members, so I Residents are encouraged to achieve at The Limes? provide them with my mobile phone personalise their rooms to make them feel at home. There are spacious lounges number so they can contact me for “I set very high standards, and want to overlooking beautiful gardens, and ensure that The Limes continues to be an further information.” qualified staff with specialist training to cater for all residents’ needs. Activity co-ordinators provide a programme of events and activities which LIVING WITH DEMENTIA include trips out. Food is cooked daily on he Laurels is sister home to The Limes, and a short walk across the premises, with a choice of meals. The Tthe grounds. It is a specialist residential building for those living with chef caters for special diets, and is happy dementia, where emphasis is placed on a caring, focused way of helping to help meet all residents’ needs. residents enjoy a happy life. Staff liaise with relatives to prepare individual Birthdays and anniversaries are care plans. Stimulating the memory is very important in delaying the advance of celebrated as if residents were at home. dementia, so The Laurels provides an environment that encourages residents Respite care is available to recall events and songs from long ago. Residents benefit from the fact that members of The Laurels staff have - short term different areas of expertise in caring for the elderly. There is a dining room, and long term lounge areas, and activities room.
115 Manchester Road, Sheffield The Laurels: 0114 553 2957 The Laurels The Limes: 0114 266 0202 and The Limes 12 Grapevine Magazine 1
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Bathroom Solutions A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT BATHROOM SHOWROOM
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 Finn-tastic Bathroom H2O fitted a sauna for Milka Mauranen, who is from Tampere, in central Finland t’s sweaty in Finland. Nearly every removing a wall that separated an home and apartment has a sauna, en-suite bathroom from the main one. where people enjoy relaxing in A Jacuzzi-style bath was installed, with temperatures of around 70°C. a shower above. ITen years ago Milka Mauranan There is now an attractive moved to England from Tampere, basin with a vanity unit, and a Finland and last year bought a Duravit loo. Dark floor tiles contrast property in Nether Edge with her with white wall tiles to give a partner Matt. But there was no sauna, contemporary feel. The room has and the shower was leaking. underfloor heating. Milka and Matt asked H2O to design Says Milka: “Saunas are part of the a new bathroom... incorporating a culture in Finland. Matt and I use our sauna that the couple purchased in sauna twice a week. Its heat is relaxing, Finland and had delivered to their and makes your skin feel much softer. house. H20’s fitters installed the Richard at H20 had great ideas about glass-enclosed hot room, then fitted what would work in the bathroom. Milka’s glass-fronted sauna everything else around it. He also fitted the sauna exactly as Below: inside her hot room Plenty of space was created by we wanted.”
Above: how things used to look... H2O before removed a dividing wall between an en-suite bathroom and the main one
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Curtain Call With Paul Smith, of Moonlight Textiles, Abbeydale Road, Sheffield
Spring Into Moonlight Moonlight Textiles have ranges of beautiful fabrics to give your home a glorious makeover, ready for the brilliant days of springtime ur stunning new ranges of fabrics that fabrics can be provided on a supply-only will brighten your rooms as spring is basis for you to work with, though most of our sprung. Do visit our showroom to customers let in the Moonlight, and allow our see a variety of wonderful new experienced team of in-house experts to do Ocollections, including the Picture Book range the work for them. featured here. When visiting our showroom you can choose It recreates the joy of children’s literature materials from an extensive fabrics library built through an assortment of fun fabrics, up over 35 years of trading. We loan samples wall coverings and accessories. Let your free of charge for customers to take away and imagination run wild with quirky cushions match with their furnishings. and witty rugs designed in collaboration Our experienced home advisor can visit you with three renowned picture book to assist in the all-important decisions regarding illustrators. colours and styles. We can create bespoke window dressings for Don’t forget the blinds just about every type of setting, and convert We can design, supply and install all styles fabrics into all manner of accessories, including of blinds, including a superb range for bed throws, pelmets, roman blinds, scatter conservatories. Wood-slat finishes are still cushions... the list is almost endless. Please note extremely popular, and available in many finishes.
This year will be our 35th year of trading, and are Sheffield’s leading independent retailer of curtains, tracks and blinds •Blinds for all rooms, including those awkward bays. •Blinds of all kinds: vertical, venetian, roller, pleated, •We can design and supply pleated solar-reflective roman, wood-slat, black-out and contemporary conservatory and skylight roof blinds. Vision blinds. Manually or electrically-operated. 76-88 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield •Bay-tracks and poles, including wrought-iron, corded • Moonlight’s contracts division has been established and electrically-operated. for over 25 years, and for work places provides the best in flame retardant commercial curtains and blinds. 0114 258 8555 •Take advantage of our home advisory & fitting service. [email protected] www.moonlight-textiles.co.uk 16 Grapevine Magazine I
1st Call Gas Services is owned and run by Leon Stones and Dave Turner, who each have over 20 years’ experience in the heating industry. They set up their business in 2005, and now employ seven other qualified engineers. The company is Gas Safe registered, and a Vaillant boiler accredited installer. 1st Call Gas services can handle all sizes of jobs, from boiler servicing to installing heating systems in large establishments such as nursing homes Struggling to pay for a replacement boiler? 0% Finance now available on all boiler, central heating, (L-R) Dave, Amanda, Mel and bathroom installations. Call for further details and Hayley, and Leon
OUR BOILER Hot Spot MAINTENANCE COVER For Vegans PACKAGES AVAILABLE 1st Call Gas Services warm up Service Cover - £7 per month a vegetarian/vegan restaurant that Basic Cover - £14.50 per month Full Cover - £19.50 per month did not have a heating system Details of cover... parts and labour up to £700, including VAT, each time your heating system breaks down or needs repairing • Annual service of your gas central heating • If your boiler becomes obsolete ast October, Matt Burgess and his brother or uneconomical to repair, 1st Call Gas will deduct £200 from the cost of a new boiler installed by the company. Nick decided to open V Or V, a vegetarian/vegan For a full list of what is NOT covered (and terms/conditions), Lrestaurant at Kelham Island. The premises please call the number below... they chose had four walls, a roof and not much else. There was no hot water, no heating - so they got in touch with 1st Call Gas. Matt Burgess, UPGRADE TO A We installed a heating system and condensing boiler to co-owner of help get the place up and running. This involved us working V or V restaurant COMBI-BOILER (below) around other tradesmen while the building was being One of our condensing renovated, ready for when the restaurant opened just combination boilers will keep your before Christmas. family cosy, and cut gas bills V Or V stands for ‘vegan or vegetarian’. Matt (a vegetarian and Nick (a vegan) have established a meat-free eaterie that caters for a niche market .Their most popular dish is Ideal instinct combi a vegetarian breakfast. boiler, with magnetic filter and five-year Says Matt: “The 1st Call gas team was great. Our heating is warranty energy efficient, and has made the restaurant wonderfully cosy.” £1,495 Price includes VAT/installation V Or V: Wharncliffe Works Cornish Street, Ideal Logic+ 30 kw condensing combi-boiler Kelham Island S6 3FB. Tel: 01142 724 370 with wireless programmable thermostat and ten-year warranty £1,795 Price includes VAT/installation ALL GAS & PLUMBING Ideal Vogue 32 condensing combi-boiler with a magnetic filter, WORK UNDERTAKEN wireless thermostat and • Full heating systems ten-year warranty • Boiler swaps SOME OF OUR PRICES £2,200 Price includes VAT/installation • Servicing/repairs/modifications +VAT • Power flushing Boiler service £60 • Fire and flue work Gas fire service £60+VAT • General plumbing 30kw condensing combi-boiler with a • Landlords’ certificates +VAT magnetic filter, wireless thermostat and • LPG & oil heating systems Back boiler unit service £100 ten-year warranty. +VAT Price includes • Wet underfloor central heating Boiler & gas fire service £100 £2,295 VAT/installation • Unvented hot water systems 164 Crookes, Sheffield S10 1UH 0114 272 2586 or Dave on: 07811 539 490 & Leon on: 07881 620 980 [email protected]
Garden Design With landscaper Andy Ibbotson, of Hallamshire Paving (Est. 1994)
Drain The Rain Flooding can be prevented. Landscaper Andy Ibbotson turns the tide in a watery garden
f something’s worth doing, it’s worth photograph at bottom right. The box is about overdoing, writes Andy Ibbotson. This is 12 inches deep, and has an open base that sits especially true when building flood defences, upon a concrete bed my team created. because you never know how high the water Each end of the bed slopes to its centre, Iis going to rise. Half measures are a waste of time where we cemented in place a 90-degree inlet for and money. a land-drainage pipe. It is one foot in diameter, Above is a flood-catching cattle-grid we recently and capable of handling an immense flow. Along its length are perforations that allow some Andy with a section of the pipe he and his fitted across the gateway of a Sheffield property. team laid underground, running 40 yards During fine weather it is hard to imagine surface water to seep into the ground, enhancing the pipe’s from the gateway cattle-grid to that water being a problem in that location, but during capacity. On the right I’m pictured with outlet beneath his feet... which drains floodwater into a garden stream rainstorms it flows down a road on the housing a length of that tube, which runs 40 yards from estate opposite, and within an hour our customer’s the gateway to a stream far down the garden. gateway is transformed into a torrent that is We dug a 4ft-deep trench for the pipe, which is ankle-deep. surrounded by tiny pebbles that stop soil clogging Fortunately, it flows away from his house, those perforations. Also, a covering blanket of but carries debris onto the driveway and lawns, geotextile material prevents earth infiltrating the creating one heck of a mess several times a year. gravel. For added strength around the cattle-grid, A robust drainage system was needed, we laid large cobblestones. strong enough to withstand the weight of vehicles When the project was complete our customer such as skip lorries that have been taking away looked to the sky and pointed out something we heavy loads during renovation work. had forgotten to bring along. Conventional cattle-grids were no use because “Rain!” he exclaimed. “Where’s the rain?” gaps between their bars are wide enough to trap a person’s ankles, so I had a grid purpose-made Andy Ibbotson undertakes all kinds of that is safe to walk across. It is manufactured from landscaping projects, from laying driveways and galvanised steel, and slots into a long, sturdy box patios to creating unique garden layouts. He is made from the same metal, as can be seen in the available for new commissions from mid-March Installing the cattle-grid
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Enjoy our Italian theme, which features images by Piero Fornasetti... sculptor, painter and interior decorator
This month we’ve gone all Italian to celebrate St Valentine’s Day, writes Suzanne Drew, of Drew Decor Store. The images on this page are from Cole & Sons. They feature abstract images by Piero Fornasetti, who was an Italian painter, sculptor, interior decorator and engraver (1913-1988). He worked on grand homes in Italy, and was admired for his clever use of YOU’LL LOVE THE monochrome images such as the theatre scene featured here.
VALENTINE’S SALE Valentine’s Sale We are holding our first sale since opening 14 months ago, and offer 20% off everything in store until February 14th. Choose from arty wallpaper and decadent paint. Our genteel boutique setting on Ecclesall Road is where customers come to sip coffee and peruse the finer details of decorating one wall of a room, or an entire house. The Drew Decor luxury collection of wallpapers and paints offers a refreshing way to decide on which decorations to choose. Wallpapers brands include Cole & Son, Zoffany, Sanderson, Harlequin, Anthology, Scion, Anaglypta, Morris & Co, Today Interiors, Grandeco, Arte, Kandola, and Hookedonwalls. Choose a perfect contrast of paint from the Sanderson & Zoffany stand, where sample pots are available for customers to take home before making their colour choices. 20% OFF EVERYTHING in store until February 14th
910 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield S11 8TR 0114 2169 252 www.drewdecorstore.co.uk [email protected] Open: 10am - 5pm Sat: 9.30am to 2pm (closed Wednesdays and Sundays)
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Under the Bonnet With Ross Kerfoot, Manager of Tavern Service Station, Crosspool Miles On The Clock We calibrate vehicle engines so their moving parts are synchronised - in much the same way Ray Peacock adjusts antique timepieces that are on show at our garage locking-on at work, then queuing to clock-off after the end of a shift was familiar to Cgenerations of people, and at our garage we have a display of punch-clocks into which time cards would be inserted Ray is an expert clock repairer and stamped. Each of the contraptions is in perfect working order thanks to Clocking-on in bygone days Ray Peacock, one of our customers who has a great deal of time on his hands... repairing antique clocks. “Many of the punch versions” he says, “were locked so that staff couldn’t cheat by moving the hands. Managers would constantly be on the watch for members of staff who clocked-in or out on behalf of an absent friend. There would be a loud ding as each card was stamped. “The punch clocks are hefty pieces of machinery, and have to be moved with care because each has a heavy pendulum held in place by a slight spring. I keep the clocks ticking over, and Tavern mechanics do the same for my Toyota Corolla, which is six-years-old.” We also service and repair the Mini owned by Ray’s wife, Barbara. “The Tavern men,” she says, “are like Ray - always on time. If they say my car will be ready at 11am, then it will be. If a repair is going to be more costly than expected, I get a phone call asking if the price is okay.” Ray is currently working on a clock from a Rolls-Royce.
Never late for work - our punch-clocks
TAVERN SERVICE STATION services, repairs and MoTs all types of vehicles quickly, efficiently and at modest cost. We offer all makes of tyres and batteries Our range of MoTs is extensive: MoT Class 4 (cars) • MoT Class 5 (mini-buses) • MoT Class 7 (large vans)
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Sheffield Kitchen Interiors 298A Meadowhead, Sheffield S8 7UH 0114 274 7288 www.sheffieldkitcheninteriors.co.uk Little Becomes Large Sheffield Kitchen Interiors made the most of limited space in this stylish revamp at Crosspool ith small kitchens it he says. “I was impressed with the is important that design Lisa from Sheffield Kitchen cabinets and Interiors came up with. She could appliances are look after everything, so I did not talk Wprecisely configured. The design to other installers.” featured here was installed for Rob Sheffield Kitchen Interiors Calnan at his home in Crosspool, removed all the old kitchen units, where he has lived since 1986. tiles and plasterwork, fitted a new Sheffield Kitchen Interiors did not floor, a new ceiling, and rewired have a very big area to work with the circuitry. - 10ft x 7ft - so they had to be A space-saving Neff hide-and- creative in their use of space. slide oven was fitted, and black Rob had previously changed granite worktops that contrast his kitchen units himself, but well with the units’ high-gloss experienced difficulties with the painted ivory doors. Cabinets were uneven floor and plasterwork that angled near the entrance to give was not in good condition. more space for access. He wanted a company that “The new layout has made my would look after facets of his kitchen much more spacious,” project. After reading an article in says Rob. “It looks great. All the Grapevine about Sheffield Kitchen workmen were polite, friendly and Interiors he gave them a ring. professional. I’m delighted with the “A lot of work needed doing,” finished look.”
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Safe Motoring With Nick Crouch of Tec-Nick Autos Car Lovers... Take your vehicle out for a drink on Valentine’s Day - a nice glug of oil and brake fluid at Tec-Nick Autos are for your vehicle and it will be a loyal partner, at working with VW and Audi vehicles. taking you everywhere writes Nick Crouch. We can collect your car, and return it after it has C Neglecting a car is unwise, and can result in it been worked on (but please make sure you book this playing nasty tricks that could cause the wheels to come service in advance). off your relationship. Signs that you and your car’s love Icy warning. Weeks of freezing weather lie ahead, affair is breaking down include a reluctance to turn over but my interim-winter service will ensure that the love in the morning, and rude noises at inappropriate affair with your car continues to runs smoothly. moments. Such problems can be avoided by bringing your VW, Audi or Skoda to us for a service, which will save you risking a major repair bill later on. Our charges are modest because I don’t have the overheads of main dealers. But I do have diagnostic equipment for even the latest cars. My new garage, near the Centertainment complex, has plenty of parking spaces... and mechanics experienced 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 Winter 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] Quality kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms
Melvin Greville (left) and Mark Foulstone have been designing and fitting kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms for 30 years. They do not have a showroom or sales team, and do the design work and fitting themselves. This lowers their overheads, and allows them to offer unbeatable quality at a fair price We look after everything Full design and installation service Skilled craftsmen/tilers, electrical Part P qualified and Gas Safe registered Mark 07891 019 263 Melvin 07845 204 026 0114 236 0307 [email protected]
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YOU’LL LhVE OUR SHOWROOM At Visual Bathrooms’ splendid showroom customers can view an extensive range of classy, innovative displays - many of which have recently been added
Since Eric Law opened Visual Bathrooms eight years ago, his innovative designs and high quality products have rewarded him with success. New displays have recently been installed, including that pink vanity unit pictured on the left. The new displays have clever features and attractive designs, such as a towel warmer from Dansani pictured bottom right. Eric regularly updates his 2,000 sq. ft. showroom. Displays include Villeroy & Boch, Geberit, and Vitra Designer Collection. There are also offerings from Dansani, Bauhaus, Utopia, Crosswater, Vitr a, Vado and Hansgrohe. Shower enclosures include ones by Aquata, fitted bathroom furniture from Keuco, and towel warmers from Zehnder and Bisque. Eric uses computer-aided-technology to show customers on-screen exactly what their bathroom will look like before it is fitted After-sales service Eric visits customers’ homes after bathrooms have been installed, and checks that everything is Eric uses computer-aided design working properly. If there is a problem, he quickly resolves it. Recommendations Most of Visual Bathrooms’ work comes from recommendations, or is repeat business. On-screen bathrooms Computer-aided-technology allows customers to see exactly what their bathroom will look like before it is fitted.
90 - 92 Holme Lane, Sheffield S6 4JW 0114 233 3032 [email protected] visualbathrooms.co.uk
Human Guinea Pigs Itching For Action
During World War Two soldiers suffering from scabies slept naked with male conscientious objectors at a house in Sheffield - to see if they would catch what was called ‘the itch’. It was one of the human medical experiments overseen at Endcliffe by biologist Kenneth Mallanby. IAN MACGILL reports azi death camp doctors would have felt at home in Endcliffe during World War Two, where for three years vile medical procedures were carried out on human Nguinea pigs - conscientious objectors who refused to serve in our armed forces. An irony was that the man who oversaw those Sheffield tests witnessed many of his German counterparts being sentenced at the Nuremberg Trials of 1945/46 for carrying out experiments on people. He was Dr. Kenneth Mellanby (1908-1994), a biologist born in County Durham. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he was doing research in Sheffield. His speciality was insects. He recently had presented a paper on bed bugs, and realised that - as in the Great War - one of our soldiers’ worst enemies would be the scabies mite, which burrows beneath the skin to cause unbearable itching. Affected troops could be out of action until their bodies were coated with benzyl benzoate, a powerful insect repellent that is still used to combat scabies. Nobody knew how the disease was transmitted, and vast amounts of time and effort were expended in delousing servicemen’s clothes and bedding. Dr. Mellanby contacted the military authorities, Site of human experiments in Endcliffe. The building is now unoccupied and was given funds to carry out research
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Entire units of soldiers could be put out of action when infected with scabies
into scabies. He decided to perform experiments females... one sixteenth of an inch long. His work SMELLIEST RESEARCH on humans, and asked for volunteers from an was important because it made our armed forces’ Strict food rationing was in force throughout unlikely group of people: Sheffield’s conscientious medical personnel realise it was no longer Britain, so the Endcliffe guinea pigs also underwent objectors. They had refused to fight, but 40 of necessary to delouse uniforms and bedding to tests to assess whether people could remain them would find themselves wearing dirty British protect men against the scabies mite, which cannot healthy with less calcium in their food, and fewer Army uniforms for prolonged periods, and often live long without human contact. The risk of vitamins. This work caused the biggest stink at receiving less pay than a private soldier. infection was slight without touching 18 Oakholme Road, as each man’s solid and liquid I do not know the names of those itchy someone else’s skin for a prolonged period. wastes were daily collected, weighed and analysed. unfortunates, but a book* written by The men were once denied drink from Tuesday EXPERIMENTS WITH MALARIA Dr. Mallanby praises the stoicism and Later, in another part of the afternoon to Saturday morning because the “magnificent co-operation” of his country, members of the Sheffield Royal Navy stuck its oar in and asked if it was pacifist specimens while group were “served as bait” for possible to find out what happens when men are enduring torments he devised. mosquitoes so that the men deprived of liquids. One of the answers was that They came from all walks of would catch malaria, tongues become very furry. life, and included a milkman, which was causing chaos Dr. Mallenby eventually joined the Royal Army a maths teacher and among our troops in the Medical Corp, and rose to the rank of major. a winkle-boiler. Far East. Dr. Mallenby said he At the end of World War Two he wangled himself All did their best to be had a heck of a job keeping a press card, and as a reporter attended the infected with scabies while mosquitoes alive while bringing them Nuremberg Trials, where he was very interested to lodged at a large house: aboard aircraft from southern hear about work that had been carried out on 18 Oakholme Road, Endcliffe, Mallanby scabiei Italy to England, often flying concentration camp inmates by German doctors Military mite: . not far from the These microscopic creatures over enemy territory. hoping to alleviate diseases afflicting their Botanical Gardens. burrow into the skin and cause Once malaria had been fighting men, such as gangrene, syphilis and typhus. The men were often uncontrollable itching... scabies acquired, new drug ‘cures’ Dr. Mallenby was not impressed. He considered taken to a room and told were administered, which usually had the research mostly haphazard and unscientific. to strip. Then Doctor Mellanby, or an associate, unpleasant side effects. Results were mixed, ushered in a British soldier suffering from scabies, and overshadowed by great advances made by *Human Guinea Pigs, by Kenneth Mellanby, who had been instructed not to wash for Australian doctors who drastically reduced was published in1945. It is dedicated to many days. He also would disrobe. outbreaks of malaria among their servicemen. ‘all the pacifist volunteers’ The human guinea pig then donned the soldier’s warm and manky underpants, vest, smelly socks, etc., and wore that clobber non-stop for a week. He would also sleep under the soldier’s blankets. SLEEPING WITH NAKED SOLDIERS Surprisingly, Sheffield’s test group was unaffected by fabrics that had been in contact with scabies, and it dawned on Dr. Mellanby that the disease might be spread by skin-to-skin contact. He considered testing this theory by having his conscientious objectors consort with a female prostitute suffering from scabies, but feared that police might raid his premises - and anyway, funds were a bit tight. Instead, his male volunteers slept naked with infected soldiers, and soon developed what was called ‘the itch’. Dr. Mellanby afterwards joked that scabies is always caught by picking up young adult Ironically, Dr. Kenneth Mallenby attended the Nuremberg Trials in Germany, where Nazi doctors were condemned for carrying out experiments on people
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Fired With Ideas With David Payne (near right) and Karl Ibbertson, of Fireplace Factory Outlet Log-On To Our Stoves
Don’t shiver in your lounge this winter. Warm things up by visiting our fireplace showroom, where you will find a superb range of stoves n the evening of Valentine’s Day including super-efficient green ones. it’s best to choose the fireplace first, there is nothing more romantic We have a varied and stunning range of so it does not clash with the new than cosying-up in front of a blazing hearths displayed in room settings, colour scheme. real-flame fire... so what are you which means it is much easier to see which . Our specialist HETAS approved Owaiting for? Grab a snow shovel, and clear will best suit your home. installation teams are GAS SAFE and HETAS a path to our showroom on Aizlewood Fireplace surrounds are our speciality: approved (official bodies recognised by the Road (just off Abbeydale Road). wood, marble, limestone, granite - we can government to approve solid fuel domestic Whatever fireplace you fancy, we can cater for every taste and budget. Best thing heating appliances). supply and fit it: contemporary, traditional, to do is come and have a look. If you are See our many green fires. stove-style, or hole-in-the wall. On show stuck for ideas, we’ll fire your imagination. They work the same as standard fires, but are the latest in gas and electric fires, If you are thinking of a room makeover, are 30% less expensive to run.
Join us every Saturday for a live wood-burning stove demonstration
We are official Sheffield stockists of the Chesney’s range of fireplaces and ESTABLISHEDFACTORY 30 YEARS 5 Aizlewood Road (off Abbeydale Road), stoves. This is a world renowned brand, ABBEYDALE ROAD City Centre famed for excellence in design 0114 255 5794 We are here www.fireplacefactoryoutlet.co.uk Old Abbeydale Aizlewood Road and manufacture Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm Sat 10am-2pm picture palace
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Immortal Words With Jason Heath, of funeral directors John Heath & Sons, Pallbearers are posing for the camera, Sheffield yet mourners gathered in the street have their backs turned to this funeral taking place a few feet from them
Posing With The Deceased erhaps we are seeing a famous person a church or chapel. It has a fairly steep incline, Also, the pallbearer on the right - as we look at being laid to rest, which is why one of and intricate paving that might still be in place, the photograph - has the palm of his hand under our funeral directors (far right) providing a clue as to where the funeral is taking the coffin, which is bad form. He might have been and the pallbearers (probably friends of place - almost certainly on a warm day judging by struggling to hold the weight, because his elbow Pthe deceased) have paused so that a photograph the pallbearers’ lack of overcoats. seems to be supported by the left hand of the can be taken. In a few moments everyone will have passed That celebrity notion is given credence because through the gates, and those six pallbearers will man next to him. - paradoxically - a dozen ladies in the top left briefly lay down their heavy burden before My great-great Uncle Joe is on the far left, of this scene are not paying the coffin any carrying it back to the hearse, then later to apparently offering advice to one of the rear attention. They seem to be star-struck by people a graveside. A coffin can easily weigh 20 stone, pallbearers. Next to Joe is a member of our staff arriving for the funeral service... possibly well and the one here is quite large, so this is heavy who has an anxious look, probably wondering if known friends or relatives of the deceased. work for men who look far from young. he will have to step in and help share the strain. It is most unusual that men in our funeral They are not John Heath & Sons staff because I can roughly date the scene because Uncle Joe procession should come to a halt and pose the coffin is lopsided, even though the men doing was born in 1890, and here he looks to be about for a cameraman. In our other old photographs the carrying are of similar height. Experienced the snapper takes shots as best he can while pallbearers know how to keep a coffin level by 40, so we are likely seeing a funeral that took funerals are underway. In this instance he seems walking with one shoulder raised or lowered. place in the summer of 1930. to have an elevated position, perhaps at the top I’m 6ft 5in, and in the past often had to Do ring me if you can identify where in of steps in what is probably the side entrance to compensate for my loftiness in this way. Sheffield this photograph was taken.
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Byte Back! Smart Ways With Adrian Arksey, of of Working
Adrian Arksey solves problems on many devices Book an adore high-tech gadgets, writes Adrian Arksey, and can This will ensure your computer is PC Healthcheck. help make your home technologically smarter. functioning as it should, and has adequate protection from appointment online at I Whatever techno problems you have, please give me viruses and malware. I will speed things up, tweak this and a ring, or book an appointment via my website. Most of that, as well as installing updates. I will remove unnecessary www.ypcbf.com the services I offer are carried out at customers’ homes. software that may be slowing down your devices. Here are a few things I can assist with. Let me set-up your new Computer Installation. Your lighting, heating, security systems, computer, tablet or smartphone, installing software, I Can... Smart Home. and smoke alarms can be controlled via smartphones transferring information and connecting Set up Protect - or home hubs such as Amazon’s Echo. I can set these up printers/scanners. for you ,and ensure everything is synched. I can restrict internet access Repair Kids In Cyberspace. Need help setting one up, so that certain websites can’t be viewed by your Support Tablets & Phones. or transfering data from an old phone to a new one? children. Specific games or programmes can be barred, Give me a call. and devices denied web usage at various times. Your... PCs & Macs Follow me on Facebook Tablets Smartphones If you have enjoyed reading my Grapevine Column these last 15 years take a look at my Facebook page which is regularly updated with the latest tech tips and news stories Smart TVs Printers 0333 900 6000 & more... www.ypcbf.com Approved suppliers of & Livedrive Follow me on Facebook Anti-virus Backup
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Tapton Hall is the ideal location to tie the knot. You’ll have your very own wedding co-ordinator, banqueting suites to entertain guests, and delightful gardens for photographs
Our venue is an architectural gem, tucked away on Shore Lane, Crosspool... a Grade II-listed building that is a wonderful place to dine, hold corporate events - and marry. Distinctive architecture provides various enchanting settings for wedding ceremonies. All the rooms have a character and charm that will add warmth and elegance to your special occasion. Tapton Hall’s grand entrance hall is a stunning reception area for guests, who then ascend to the Portrait Gallery via a grand staircase. There is a variety of suites that provide stylish locations for wedding receptions/breakfasts. These areas have undergone an extensive refurbishment, and a state-of-the-art kitchen has been installed. There are five areas for civil wedding ceremonies, where drinks/canapés can be served. The hall and its grounds are splendid backdrops for photographs. If you require more information please call our wedding coordinator to start planning your perfect day.
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Legal Eagle With Rosalind Watchorn, Sheffield solicitor Who Will Choose Your Nursing Home?
Banish any uncertainty by preparing a Lasting Power of Attorney e nice to your children, because power to decide on your medical one day they will be choosing treatment when the end is near. Byour nursing home. It’s a scary Most people do not prepare an LPA, thought - but do you want the kids to and so decisions about their care in old decide where you spend the hazy, age is decided by busy professionals - twilight years that lie ahead? doctors, social workers and care staff. The answer to that question is easily Yes, they have to consult with family settled by drawing up a Health and members and carers, but do Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). It not have to follow their must be prepared while you are still of wishes. sound mind, and will allow you to state While you are happy and which people will be in charge of your healthy, an LPA is probably not welfare when you are no longer capable something you want to think of making rational decisions. about, but if you trust certain Those you nominate to control your people to do the right thing by you affairs need to be individuals you trust, in later years, then contact a solicitor because they will choose your care who is a specialist in elderly matters - home, or perhaps decide that you should and start preparing your Health and Madam, your father doesn’t have an LPA. continue living at your home. Welfare LPA. We know best concerning his future care! You can also give family or friends the
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 DELIVERY PEOPLE Spanish Lessons WANTED From Only £4 An Hour We need reliable people to deliver With Alfredo Peraita, who is from Jerez, our magazine. If Grapevine in southern Spain. He has been teaching comes through your door then we Spanish in Sheffield for seven years Join Alfredo’s conversation groups at his could have a round in your area. home in Walkley (max. eight people), Please email your full address or have individual tuition He says: ‘Spanish is not a difficult language for and phone numbers to... English speakers to learn. Within a short time 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: [email protected] 07401 769 858 Email: [email protected]
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Beautiful Bathing With James Broomhead of Graham Bathrooms
Bathroom by Laura Ashley
Graham Bathrooms designed the layout featured here for customers whose house is in Nether Edge ot everyone realises that They took on board our ideas while Laura Ashley furnish displaying a very good knowledge of bathrooms, writes James everything on offer. Both were lovely to Broomhead, manager of the deal with... laid back and friendly, NGraham showroom on London Road. but also organised and professional. Hannah Mitchell and her husband I’m really pleased with how our Adam White asked us to design a bathroom looks.” bathroom for their four-bedroomed We have designers who are skilled house in Nether Edge, and chose at making the best use of space, Laura Ashley products. and you can see 100 of their displays The couple’s old bathroom dated in our showroom on London Road back to the 1980s, and needed On view are classy products by a revamp. Hannah had seen some Geberit. Heritage, Roca, Ideal Standard, Moroccan-style wall tiles she wanted Mira, Roper Rhodes, Laura Ashley, as a feature, and from the Graham Merlyn, Matki... and many more showroom we provided just about manufacturers. Expect superb styles everything else... Laura Ashley loo, taps, and high quality, with a range for basin, vanity unit, bath and shower. every taste and budget - from The bath is semi-free standing, traditional to contemporary. and looks most impressive. The only As well as top quality bathroom items not by Laura Ashley are the tiles products, we have a list of preferred and shower cubicle. ‘elite’ professional fitters, whose Fitting was by Ivan Hughes one of talents are tried and tested. our ‘elite’ installers. We use the latest 3-D computer Says Hannah: “Graham Bathrooms technology that allows us to show were recommended to us, so we visited you on-screen exactly how your their showroom for a look around. bathroom will look before it James and Anne were really helpful. is installed.
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The Electric Lions
Robins & Day Peugeot have a range of electric cars arriving soon - including the all new Peugeot 208
eugeot are launching a super range of touch-screen, plus seven satin chrome ‘piano’ electric cars in 2020, writes David Lee toggle switches. of Robins & Day Peugeot, Sheffield. The The interior has a choice of eight LED great thing about them is they look mood lighting colours. All driving information Pvery similar to the petrol and diesel versions. can be easily accessed through the ‘cockpit First to arrive is the e-208, which we will have cluster,’ which is a unique system that projects available for test drives from January 25th. all its information in 3D. Options include In February, the electric version of the 2008 programmable cruise control, lane-keeping SUV makes its debut, and during April a plug-in assist, and Mirror Screen with Apple CarPlay. hybrid and will be with us. 3008 SUV 508 Electric Offer. The e208 is Peugeot’s first 100% electric The first customers to order an e-208 will vehicle. Its 50kWh battery and 136hp electric receive a Pod Point home wall-box charger for motor provide a range of 211 miles from free, as well as a six-month subscription to the a full charge. Polar public charging network - which gives The 208 it is also available, with a choice of drivers access to over 7,000 charge points MoTs and repairs. four advanced petrol engines and one highly across the UK with an easy-to-use card or key efficient diesel. fob. This is a limited offer so be quick! Standard equipment includes the new Robins & Day... OUR FLEET Peugeot i-Cockpit, with a compact multi- is Peugeot’s largest dealer group in Britain, MANAGER function steering wheel, configurable head-up with over 40 locations. The company display, a seven-inch or ten-inch HD colour specialises in new, used, Motability and business sales, providing an extensive range of vehicle services, such as
RobinsRoss Fletcher& Day Peugeot’s (above) is fleet manager. He can organise electric cars for your company, and also offers a superb selection of petrol or diesel vehicles for businesses, arranging delivery and finance - as well as kitting them out with special features
ROBINS & DAY SHEFFIELD NORTH Robins & Day Peugeot Sheffield www.robinsandday.co.uk/peugeot-sheffield Penistone Road , SHEFFIELD, S6 2GA 0114 285 6150
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Golden Touch With Kevin Gilmour, of D.W. Garrett Love Your Jewellery D. W. Garrett , of Woodseats, restores damaged treasures o you still have the first pieces diamonds and other gems. I check of jewellery given to you by prongs that hold stones in place, Dyour Valentine? Those treasured and tighten them if necessary, as well as keepsakes might now be broken, and inspecting clasps for signs of wear. languishing in a drawer, writes Kevin Also, I can professionally clean a Gilmour, of D.W. Garrett. nd polish your treasures, making Let me renew them at my Woodseats them sparkle. showroom, where I will assess the has many years’ damage. All jewellery is mended on-site Kevin Gilmour to ensure an efficient service. experience repairing all kinds of Fine jewellery needs ‘servicing’ to jewellery. He is a qualified gemologist, keep it looking like new. This extends and a member of the Gemmological its life, and prevents the loss of Association of Great Britain.
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Pane Relief With Ian Hunter and his son, Ian, of Sheffield Window Centre
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Sheffield Window Centre fitted nine windows at this property in Lodge Moor sshhh! Our panes are hush-hush. would be up to me to get in touch. I liked the fact Even relatively new homes can that I was not pestered into making a purchase. have windows that let in too much “The windows were fitted neatly, with no mess, noise, and are neither energy and no need to redecorate. They certainly have Sefficient nor secure. reduced noise from outside.” But those fitted by Sheffield Window Centre Sheffield Window Centre do not cold-call are quiet as can be, A-rated for energy people at their homes. Sales representatives efficiency, internally beaded, and have shoot- visit by invitation only... then they listen, noting bolts and anti-jemmy devices as standard. what people want and giving advice about The four-bedroomed property featured here conservatories, porches, windows, guttering, etc. is the home of Ray Winstanley, who contacted And then... they leave. Sheffield Window Centre because wooden It is Sheffield Window Centre’s policy never windows fitted when his property was built in to push for a sale. Your quotation will be 1988 were rotten. posted to you within a day or so. Potential “My window frames,” says Ray, “were showing customers are never harassed with follow-up signs of rot, despite them being painted regularly telephone calls. over the years. I wanted new ones that would not All Sheffield Window Centre’s glazed require much maintenance.” units are A-rated for energy efficiency, Ray called in Sheffield Window Centre and made-to-measure in its factory. because he knew of its excellent reputation, The company uses the market-leading and had seen the company’s men working REHAU profile system, which means their nearby. windows will never warp. They have a smooth Sheffield Window Centre fitted nine windows gloss finish, and are virtually maintenance free. for Ray, completing the work in a day and a half. Sheffield Window Centre offers a full range of “I was very impressed with Sheffield Window wood-grain finishes, including rosewood, Centre from start to finish,” he says. mahogany, golden oak, and Irish oak. “The estimator who came to see me offered All windows installed come with a ten-year advice. He said he would post a quote, and that it guarantee. the company’s policy never It is to push for a sale
Showrooms at Oakbrook Road, Nether Green, and Rockingham Street (near West Bar). Our head office is on Broad Lane, and our factory is on Scotland Street. 0114 281 3333 Grapevine Magazine 37 I Your Walk To The Quiet Woman
View from Chrome Hill
his walk amid craggy limestone peaks of the Upper Dove Valley starts at Hollinsclough, a village tucked between its surrounding hills. During the 18th Tcentury, people living there weaved silk that was sold to mills in Macclesfield, Cheshire. A steady climb takes you along an old bridleway to the limestone upland below Axe Edge. From there you can go around Chrome Hill. But if you are agile, and fancy a route with better views, climb the hill’s narrow ridge and go over the summit. After entering Dowel Dale’s narrow gorge, a steep climb leads to easier ground and the village of Earl Sterndale, where The Quiet Woman pub is worth a visit. Last leg of this walk offers stunning views of the jagged peaks at Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill - which once were reefs in a tropical sea.
About five miles. DISTANCE. Allow three to four hours. TIME. The Quiet Woman pub at Turn right and follow the road down through then turn right to follow the path behind REFRESHMENTS. 4 Earl Sterndale. Dowel Dale to a stile on the left - or cross some cottages, as for Hollinsclough. Hollinsclough, 1.5 miles north-west of START. the stile next to the cattle grid just mentioned Enter a field and bear half left. Cross a stile Longnor (south of Buxton), between the A53 to follow the way-marked path to the summit and descend to a second one that brings you and B5053. of Chrome Hill. The path descends after a to a road. Cross to a stile opposite, then keep short distance, then climbs steeply to gain the straight on below Parkhouse Hill, where you ROUTE. ridge, which can be taken direct, or via easier will join another road. Walk uphill past the chapel. Bear right at 1 options skirting around tricky bits. From the Bear right, then fork left along a gravel track bridlegate. Follow path downhill to a summit, descend a steep grass slope to a road. 7 packhorse bridge. between gateposts. Keep straight on, cross Turn left and follow this uphill to a stile on the a footbridge and follow the track back to Cross the bridge, pass through a gate, right in half a mile ('5' on the above map). 2 Hollinsclough. then bear left - to a track that must be Cross the stile, ascend a steep rise, traverse 5 followed all the way up the valley to a second stile at the top of the slope then The above route is by Norman Taylor. tarmacked lane. continue in the same direction. Cross another Every Wednesday hikers can join one of the Continue along the lane, taking right fork at stile, then follow the track to a road. Foothills guided walks. Ring for details. 3 a cattle grid. After 200 metres leave the lane Turn right. Continue to a crossroads and via the left hand of two gates. Follow the head towards The Quiet Woman pub in FOOTHILLS path above Stoop Farm, and join the farm Earl Sterndale. The Walking Specialists 11 Edgedale Road Sheffield S7 2BQ road at another cattle grid. Continue to a Walk to the immediate right of the pub, T-junction. 6 0114 258 6228
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Floors In Store With Damian Moore, of Layers Carpets Our Recipe For - Crosspool and Dronfield
We fitted vinyl cushion flooring Kitchen Flooring in the kitchen, conservatory, pantry and boiler room of a house in Nether Edge
or the best results, your new vinyl flooring should be expertly laid upon a smooth, sound surface. If the sub-floor isn’t in the best shape, don’t worry F- we have the expertise to make it so, writes Damian Moore, of Layers Flooring. We laid the vinyl cushion flooring featured here at a house in Nether Edge... to its kitchen, adjacent conservatory, pantry and boiler room. To achieve the amazing finish shown we first had to remove our customer’s laminate flooring, which had become worn. This involved our joiner temporarily taking out skirting boards, two concertina doors and the kitchen plinths supporting them. He also dismantled and moved a large dining table. Next day our fitters prepared the floors with screed and plywood finishes. Our joiner refitted those skirting boards, then the vinyl was laid so that each area’s tile design lined-up. To finish, the joiner re-installed the concertina doors and plinths, then reassemble that big dining table. We were able to work around a large fridge-freezer and substantial sideboard. “I asked Layers to do the work,” says our customer, “after reading about them in Grapevine. I was delighted with the service Layers provided. Nothing was too much trouble for their men. Everything was done quickly and efficiently. The furniture was heavy, yet they easily moved it.” AT LAYERS we let nothing get in the way of providing you with perfect flooring. we fit all types of domestic and commercial flooring, and have the joinery skills to trim doors, provide kitchen plinths, and repair squeaky floorboards. Before deciding on the flooring you want, please come and talk to us about the ranges we can supply and fit.
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DALTON ROOFING
SERVICING Phil Dalton, and his Sheffield Prestige provide Land Rover/Range Rover eldest son Daniel and Jaguar owners with main-dealer quality service, at less than half the usual price. THE TRUTH: YOU NEED A GOOD ROOF We are a small family-run business, and have been keeping a roof over Sheffielders' heads for 25 years EXPERTS IN REPAIRING OR REPLACING ALL KINDS OF ROOFS Sheffield Prestige will thoroughly check your vehicle, and Lumley Street, Sheffield provide a detailed report highlighting any faults, with advice as to what work the car may need in future. Tel: 0114 279 9799 Much of the report will have been compiled electronically, www.daltonroofing.co.uk because Sheffield Prestige use a diagnostics computer approved by Jaguar/Land Rover. CAR SALES
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ive Fat Sausages Sizzling in are doing no more than having fun with • “what’s happening?” the Pan. All of a Sudden members of staff - which they are. • “why is everything becoming sticky?” FOne Went - Bang!” However, at all times our nursery nurses Once the dough has been made it can Number rhymes develop children’s are guiding children in the development of become a focus for learning. It can be made counting skills. specific skills into play sausages to develop mathematical To the untrained eye it will appear that and concepts. language: children attending Grapevine Nursery School Here is how • “who has made the longest sausage?” we use playdough. It • “who has made the thickest sausage?” is a wonderful educational Playdough sausages are marvellous for medium, but we don’t supply it developing counting skills via number to the children. They make their own rhymes. by following a picture recipe. This helps Our children will make playdough birthday them develop: cakes and decide how many candles each • early reading skills one needs. • mathematical ability (as they measure We provide weighing scales so out the ingredients of water, flour playdough buns can be weighed and and salt). compared. It can be made in different As children stir the mixture with a colours and mixed. spoon the consistency of the materials We even give playdough different smells by begins to change. At this point nursery adding essences such as banana or vanilla. nurses ask:
GRAPEVINE NURSERY SCHOOL 421 London Road, Heeley, Sheffield [email protected] 0114 255 8881 www.grapevinenursery.net Grapevine Magazine 45 I By Thunder! It’s Malcolm
Weather has been a life-long fascination for Malcolm Garland, who during 40 years observing Sheffield’s climate noticed somethingGrapevine peculiar, which learned about at his apartment in Loxley Park Malcolm - keen weatherman
he heavens above Sheffield are uncommonly quiet... and there Malcolm was born in Hull on February 26th, 1931. “I was an only child,” isn’t much chance of people being struck by lightning. This is he says. “After leaving school I began a five-year apprenticeship as a because we normally have only two or three thunderstorms mechanical engineer, then went into the RAF. Afterwards I went back to my a year, whereas places such as Huddersfield and Hull old firm and became a manager in the metallurgy department.” Texperience a dozen. There can be even more in parts of Derbyshire. Research into aircraft metal fatigue The source of this information is Malcolm Garland, 88, who recently Later, Malcolm worked in the aircraft industry. He was based near took up residence in a two-bedroom apartment at Loxley Park, where he Blackpool, carrying out research into metal fatigue, which had become talked to Grapevine about meteorological records he compiled during 40 a problem as planes flew faster and at higher altitudes. He then rejoined years living at Crookes. In his garden, Malcolm established a mini-weather the RAF, and became adjutant of a base in Buckinghamshire. Five years station capable of accurately recording all manner of climatic conditions. afterwards he moved to Sheffield, working as a metallurgist and engineer He has always had his head in the clouds, firstly as a boy growing up in for steel company Samuel Fox. Hull, where he would predict the weather so that his mother could hang In 1970 Malcolm set up a business of his own - Malbeth Ltd., based in out her washing without fear of rain, and later as an RAF navigator Attercliffe. His wife, Betty, was company secretary. They eventually during National Service, which he served mostly in Northern Ireland. employed 25 people, and specialised in spraying heat-resistant ceramics onto rollers in steel mills. Malcolm and Betty sold their business in 1997. ‘I’d stand outside, staring at thunderstorms’ “In Hull,” he says, “neighbours on our street thought I was an odd lad Both kept busy in retirement. Betty took a diploma course in botanical because I’d stand outside, staring at thunderstorms. One day a bolt of lighting drawing at Sheffield Hallam University, and at the age of 74 Malcom struck the house next door and took its roof off. Luckily for me, I was away on gained a BSc (Hons) from the Open University in oceanography, evolution a cycling trip, and didn’t arrive home until the evening.” and mathematics. Betty passed away in 2015. She and Malcolm had two Malcolm’s weather records of the past 20 years show that Sheffield’s children, and two grandchildren. temperature has risen by one degree centigrade, but he says this is to be “After Betty died,” says Malcolm, “I had difficulty coping at home, and expected. “We’re living during the tail-end of an ice age. I acknowledge that after breaking my hip in a fall spent time at a convalescent home, which I did our climate is changing, but the changes will take a lot longer than people not like at all. In comparison, the care here at Loxley Park is far superior. think. Meteorologists don’t fully understand the cycles that govern weather I’ve been very impressed with the staff since I moved here.” because they occur over thousands of years.”
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