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Celebrating North Derbyshire :  It's Past, Present and Future
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Reflections magazine was first published in March 1992 and is the largest targeted lifestyle magazine in Derbyshire, reaching over 18,000 homes every month. Even more readers subscribe to receive their copy of Reflections by post.

We are proud of the magazine’s rich and varied feature writing, which explores and illuminates the past and present lives of the people of Derbyshire. We focus especially on North Derbyshire and the Peak District, but often include articles of wider interest.

There are regular features on the arts, antiques, gardens, restaurant reviews and local news. Drawing on the immense wealth of material about our fascinating county, we ensure that every edition of Reflections entertains, informs and surprises our readers.

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Reflections Magazine Feb 2012

FEBRUARY 2012 Drop into this month’s magazine to discover these fascinating features.

'Bluebell Girl' who raises millions.
Grim but true
Derbyshires Spitfire
Remarkable Builder
Remarkable Gateways
Derbyshire Neck
Dr Frank W Schofield

The ‘Bluebell Girl’ who raises millions

A remarkable Dronfield woman has created a long-distance walk that’s pure gold as a fund-raiser, as Rosie Gilligan discovers.

Starts on page 16

Grim but true.. Derbyshire really is deadly!

Scott Lomax recounts three tales of murder in 19th Century Derbyshire.

Starts on page 22

A hero’s death in ‘Derbyshire’s Spitfire’

Barry M Marsden records the action-packed life of the Shepley Spitfire.

Starts on page 44

Unique style of a remarkable builder

Godfrey Holmes wanders Chesterfield’s streets to view the unique work of a local master builder.

Starts on page 50

Raise a glass to our grand old ‘Gateways’

There are some great pubs with fascinating histories ringing the Peak District, as Barrie Farnsworth discovers.

Starts on page 58

Going but not yet gone... Derbyshire Neck

The ‘Derbyshire Disease’ stubbornly refuses to disappear, as Cerys Parkin reports.

Starts on page 62

From Baslow to Korea - Dr. Frank Schofield

Derbyshire’s Dr. Frank Schofield is the only foreigner to be buried in a hero’s cemetery in Korea, as Roy Smith reports.

Starts on page 68

Bretts forging a bright future
Art Deco Decadence
Ramsley Moor
Looking forward the showtime
When our reservoir ran dry
Forties Weekend

Artist of the month

Brett’s forging a bright future - Jane Croft meets one of the region’s top silversmiths.

Starts on page 72

Antiques

Demand soars for Art Deco decadence - Vivienne Milburn reports on how a 20th Century style is a wow in the 21st.

Starts on page 78

Out and About

‘Nature detective’ Christopher Mitchell strikes gold on a delightful moorland walk to find Britain’s rarest fern.

Starts on page 80

Gardening

Getting ready for showtime - where will you go for inspiration this year? Barrie Farnsworth offers some ideas from a packed 2012.

Starts on page 82

Monochrome Memories

Ron Duggins captures the time when our biggest reservoir ran dry.

Starts on page 85

What’s On

Full details of what’s happening in north Derbyshire and beyond in February and March including Chesterfield’s ‘Forties Weekend.

Starts on page 94

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