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Crossword
A breath of country air
1. Great Grey Heron 2. Great White Egret - both at Kirk Hallam Lake.
3. Great companion, my Labrador Brodie, at sunrise in a dewy meadow.
4. Sunset and The Oak.....great name for a pub! Image was taken behind the
Eventide Hall, Stanley Common, looking towards Locko Park.
Pictures by Colin Tomlinson
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Talking Newspaper is looking for more volunteers
he Long Eaton & District Talking
TNewspaper (LETN) has been oper-
ating for 43 years and has close to 150
ILKESTON LIFE December 2021 21
Our Crossword Puzzle CLUES
Across:
1. Slender in design (8);
6. Born as (3);
7. Fruit (5);
9. Assistant (4);
11. Untamed (4);
12. Poses a question (4);
14. Bird (4);
16. Give comfort or support (5);
18. Frozen water (3);
2 2 19. A bicycle rider? (8).
Down:
1. Quick bite to eat? (8);
2. Perfect (5);
3. Burden (4);
4. Pinch (3);
5. Department in a large store (8);
8. Fruit (4);
10. Not working (4);
13. Ability (5);
15. District (4);
17. Day before (3). Pear; 10. Idle; 13. Skill; 15. Area; 17. Eve.
The Probus Club of Ilkeston The Probus Club of Ilkeston is open to 18: Ice; 19. Pedaller; Down: 1. Sandwich; 2. Ideal; 3. Load; 4. Nip; 5. Menswear; 8. Across: 1. Slimline; 6. Nee; 7. Apple; 9. Aide; 11. Wild; 12. Asks; 14. Lark; 16. Cheer; CROSSWORD ANSWERS
Extaordinary eaters all retired/partly retired men who have a
professional/business background who
meet once a month for lunch and have other
The November meeting of the club was on organised events during the year.
4th November at the Erewash Golf Club, Our aim is to provide a convivial atmos-
Ilkeston and was very well attended. phere, in pleasant surroundings for conver-
The meeting was opened by President, Bar- sation and the development of friendship
ry Sutcliffe and we were served an excellent
and at each meeting we have speakers who
lunch by the Golf Club staff.
The speaker this month was Ann Feath- make presentations on a diverse range of
subjects.
erstone who is a Lecturer at Manchester If you wish to learn more about the club,
University specialising in Performing please contact the Secretary, Michael Slater
History and Victorian Entertainment. She on 0115 932 6185. .Simon Wainman
runs courses on Theatre History and Shake- ___________________________________
speare, and has published several books.
She has appeared on a number of TV shows ILKESTON LIFE
including The One Show, Who do you January 2022 edition
think you are? (as a guest expert) and BBC
documentary programmes on the history of Early
Circuses and Fairs. please!
Her presentation was called “A look at
extraordinary eaters” and was very interest- Because of the Christmas holiday we would
ing and amusing about individuals past and appreciate it if contributors would get their
present who have/had very strange eating articles to us as early as possible.
habits. ___________________________________
in the East to Borrowash in the West in touch with all its listeners. which is why
and beyond. there they are looking for telephone contact
Every three weeks, LETN listeners, (who volunteers, who will each phone 20 listen-
ers per month to ask:
find reading difficult, if not impossible), • if the memory stick players and memory
receive a memory stick with 3 hours of sticks are operating ok.
local news stories and articles but also 37 • how they are
hours of 13 magazines, (such as Woman’s • what they think of the LETN service and
Weekly, Woman’s Realm, Sage, Peoples carry out a brief survey of the memory stick
Friend, Gardeners World, Derbyshire Life, content of stories and magazine.
Which and so on). The LETN receives referrals from a variety
This means LETN listeners receive 40 of sources but plans to reach out to doctors
hours of listening pleasure every three surgeries and opticians to offer posters
weeks, that they listen to on the free Mem- advertising their free service.
ory Stick Player they are given when they
become a listener. This means the LETN are looking for Vol-
The LETN has listeners, not only in their unteers who live within their geographical
area that covers Eastwood in the North, to
geographical area, but also around the Castle Donington in the South, Beeston in
world, thanks to their web site www.longea- the East to Borrowash in the West to visit
tontn.org.uk<http://www.longeatontn.org. Surgeries and Opticians, to offer these
uk> that always carries their recordings, as posters.
does the Bumblebee App, (product of the If you would like more information about
British Wireless for the Blind Fund) and these positions, please contact Martin Sykes
also on ALEXA.
The LETN Readers Team consists of 30 on mobile; 07970 914930 or email him on
listeners within their geographical area [email protected]<mailto:marty-
that covers Eastwood in the North, to volunteers, operating from their homes. [email protected]>
Castle Donington in the South, Beeston The LETN believes it’s important to keep