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As I see it, by Richard Shaw Ilkeston shoppers rallied
In praise of coal and all that helps

us find our place in the world round homeless man

op 26 seems to have rein- one another as equals. This can dation of the new Germany. og lover Barry McA- to my home. It’s really not are not able to comment on
Cforced and extended our only be true to the extent we One wonders again what would Dteer slept in a tent on worth it the way I was living. specific cases but the council
view of coal as the villain of contribute our observation and have happened if these ideas a busy street after knife I haven’t thought about is part of a countywide part-
the piece when it comes to cli- experience, not our opinion. had been taken up. We know threats. Christmas but I know the nership that helps deal with
mate change. And yet here you As soon as you have opinions what then did happen. It may The 39-year-old left his rent- weather is getting colder.” complex cases such as this.
have a natural fuel (naturally entering in you have another be the reparations demanded by ed home with minor injuries Mr McAteer was born in “Anyone who is rough
occurring at least) which has element introduced which by the Allies would have driven and feared a repeat. But he Wales and became home- sleeping or a member of the
been burnt for centuries to help its very nature wishes to go Germany down the route it said that meant he has quit less at 16 and worked on public who is concerned
provide us with the necessities beyond equality. There is a experienced anyway. So that his tenancy voluntarily and fairgrounds. He said it took about rough sleeping should
of life. Perhaps the problems place for particular expertise this in turn could give rise to did not qualify for getting another 16 years to find a refer this to P3 Derbyshire
are more of scale. But at the but it does not belong here. the causes of the Second World rehomed quickly. permanent home. Outreach Team or ring
very least let’s give it a better Here, where we are considering War. But we need an econom- So he decided to face chilly He paid £150 for his dog 0808 1968 199,” added Mr
send off! rights, every voice needs to be ic, political and social system nights with only his Stafford- four years ago at a time Thurstan.
For sure, getting it out of the given equal weight. And it can which corresponds more to our shire bull terrier Billy for when he was working fitting Erewash councillor Glennice
ground has been a mucky, be as long as we hear obser- nature as human beings. And company. fascia boards to houses, Birkin said there are several
dangerous and back breaking vations and experiences, not to see only the competitive Passers-by often donated adding: “I used to have good “halfway houses” in Ilkeston
business, traditionally at least. opinions. elements is to ignore other es- dog food and snacks to the jobs.” which are able to offer a
And around here we are no Particular expertise belongs in sential aspects of this or to give former fairground worker Nick Thurstan, head of room.
strangers to subsidence. The another sphere where special them undue prominence. as they walked past on Bath housing services on Erewash She added: “It dismays you
extraction and transportation gifts and abilities are rightly * * * Street, Ilkeston. Borough Council, said: “We in this day and age to see
of coal disfigures the landscape recognised and rewarded. Here The migrants attempting to Mr McAteer said: “People are aware of this gentleman someone sleeping like that.”
in so many ways. As I lad I they can be allowed to assert reach our shores in small boats are nice, very good. and have been working with Fellow Labour councillor
grew up thinking that the strips their influence. And find their are refugees - whether econom- “Someone gave me a tent off him and other supportive James Dawson added: “Lo-
of roofing felt held in place by voice. This would be in a ic or political - from countries Facebook and so now l am agencies to find an accept- cal people have been really
battens to cover the cracks in realm we could call the ‘cultur- where representative democra- fine. able housing solution for generous and have been giv-
buildings was a part of their al sphere’. Finally, there is the cy is lacking to such a degree “When I was in the flat it him. ing him food. The communi-
design! economic sphere. In terms of it leaves them with little choice was stress, stress, stress. “We have now been able ty spirit side is great to see.”
However, what happens when basic provision for all con- but to flee. They are desperate Now there is no stress all the to trace the individual and • Mr McAteer was subse-
the coal is burnt? It gives off a cerned, this should not be con- and this shows in what they time. It is relaxing. arranged to place him in tem- quently found B&B accomo-
steady reliable heat - even more fused with the other two. And are prepared to do. They don’t “I don’t want to go back porary accommodation. We dation.
so than its somewhat more to that extent it should be as have the benefit of a political extremely angry. reviewed by Joined Up
flamboyant cousin wood and cooperative as it is competitive. system which provides them Anger over “There is the concern that it Care when we are through
dangerously volatile one oil. We should care that everyone is with either shelter or opportu- hospital could be scaled down and the winter. By bringing the
It’s a friend in our midst. It provided for and to this extent nity whilst allowing them to ex- a hospital becomes a health Ilkeston and Ripley wards
doesn’t need a container to hold this is the realm of brotherhood press themselves. We must be switch centre. This is the only ward side by side in a single
it. It’s a chore to make the fire or fraternity. Equality is in the grateful for as much as remains at Ripley. location we can make the
and even whilst burning it has ‘rights’ sphere where every- of this model in what we have. Patients have been moved “Employees of the NHS provision of inpatient care
to be ‘mended’. And who likes one’s voice counts. Liberty is But we are not without re- to Ilkeston Community have done a fantastic job and more resilient.
clearing out the grate after- in the cultural sphere, where we sponsibility for what is now Hospital after the shutdown we have an excellent rela- “The original intention was
wards? But when it’s actually are free to bestow our gifts and becoming manifest elsewhere, of a ward. tionship but this incident has to enable Butterley Ward at
going, and roaring, or offering receive our rewards. And broth- either in terms of past influence NHS officials say it will soured that relationship.” Ripley Hospital to be used
its glowing embers, what could erhood belongs in the economic or present interventions. Sure- help them cope with winter But Derbyshire Commu- for additional rehabilitative
be better? sphere, where we actually ly, for all peoples everywhere, pressures and also reflects nity Health Services NHS care that doesn’t require
It draws us to it. It draws work for ‘the other’ however for all of us, the challenge is to recruitment problems. Foundation Trust said the 24-hour nursing input, the
together socially and conver- much we think we just work for grow from our traditional roots But they have faced protests swop will only last during type geared more towards
sationally all those who sit ourselves. So you then have towards our flowering as indi- over the decision to close the winter. adult care and therapy sup-
around it. And their speaking liberty, equality and fraternity viduals. This can so often be Butterley Ward at Ripley In a statement, they said: port. But so far recruitment
too will reflect the fire - roaring in their rightful places where disallowed, disturbed or intrud- Hospital, although they say it “Joined Up Care Derbyshire to these care roles has not
or reflective. What a lot we they can serve evolution rather ed upon. But we can help both is temporary. agreed in September to the been successful. Problems
have lost in moving away from than make for revolution. ourselves and others towards a It leaves visitors having temporary move of Butterley of recruitment are being felt
this - in ways that cannot be However, to make this happen better version of that. This is a to travel six miles to visit Ward to Ilkeston Community across the country.
replaced by any imitation or a revolution of sorts is needed one world problem in that we patients with no direct bus Hospital. “These short-term measures
alternative. but not of the violent kind. are all involved in it. We all route between two towns. “The decision was taken are necessary to help balance
I remember how when I was It doesn’t need to be violent contribute to and are impacted The Ripley unit was often by the local health system rising demand alongside
growing up the parlour was because it is only responding by it. The political system we used as a “halfway house” as part of a wider plan to intense workforce pressures.
reserved for Sundays and High to what, in our hearts, we know have needs to represent and for patients recovering from use our collective finite “Our priority remains keep-
days and when these days came is now the way to go forward. reflect us back to ourselves in surgery at acute hospitals. resources – including staff- ing patients safe and looking
there would always be a fire in This is also where our own every sense. We all have a lot It has ten single rooms with ing – to maximum benefit after the health and wellbe-
the grate. The hearth would individual egos don’t want of growing to do in that respect. televisions and en-suite for patients across the area ing of our colleagues and we
draw our hearts towards it, so so much to rule but to serve, bathrooms, as well as some in anticipation of growing are immensely grateful to the
that home would be where the which is our ego’s healthy four-bed rooms. pressures on NHS services staff of Butterley Ward for
heart was and those far away foundation. Quite clearly this Festive Ripley Friends treasurer during the winter. their dedication and their de-
and in danger, distress or dis- is a bigger subject but the basis John Briggs said: “This is an “This is a temporary move sire to do their very best for
comfort could sing: ‘Keep the behind it was introduced by by John Wright unacceptable situation and to get us over the next their patients,” the statement
home fires burning, while your Rudolf Steiner over 100 years Are you feeling festive, the League of Friends are few months and it will be added.
hearts are yearning….’ ago. If his ideas had been tak- Now that December’s here,
Does coal really deserve such a en up we would probably now Will you go a little mad, NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN TO building in the area. “Residents want to retain and
bad press, when looked at like be in a very different situation. And consume too much beer? KEEP VILLAGE AS IT IS Around 90 per cent of residents enhance the features of the
that? What do we have now as Since then the need for those Also, will you eat too much, Villagers have written a blue- backed the document which village they cherish - the rural
a social focus to match it? ideas has become even more Indulging in Christmas pud, print to protect their communi- says: “Without a plan, further setting, St Peter’s Park, Bottle
* * * apparent. (See ‘The Threefold A little of what you fancy, ty from being swallowed up. major development could take Brook and the community
place which would totally
spirit.”
I spoke last time about succes- Commonwealth’ also titled Will do a lot more good. It sets down ways of preserv- change the character of the It goes on to highlight the
sors to debate in our national ‘The Threefold State’; 3 rather Christmas is a good time, ing the historic centre of Little village. main risks to the community,
discourse. And I just wanted old copies available from the To let yourself go free, Eaton and the countryside “Within the next 15 years, the the danger of flooding and
to elaborate a bit on this and Steiner Collection in Ilkeston Doing things you would not do, around it. village could become no more any threat to the green belt.
say a bit more in relation to its Library.) Like decorate the tree. The neighbourhood plan was than a commuter estate for It says that the surrounding
context. The space where we Steiner presented his ideas, at Whatever you decide to do, approved by Erewash Borough the city of Derby. Consulta- countryside provides a natural
come together to consider our the end of the First World War, For friends and family, Council and will now be stud- tions with the community and boundary which discourages
response to a situation of diffi- to those who had to decide the Renew the bond between you, ied by a government planning responses to a questionnaire “encroachment from outside
culty is one in which we meet political and economic foun- From differences be free. expert before it is set to come made crystal clear that this out- the village and the spread of
into force. It will help control come would not be acceptable. development from within.”