... lOOC-plus heat “They did a magnificent job I think to refer to them as modern day heroes is not too strong a tribute” Director John Ellis summed up the feeling around the Ilkeston area when he said: “At least everyone is all right and safe thank goodness” ...

... Chambers and Fothergill but it is hardly “Merrie England” One thing that has survived from the town known to Robin Hood and King John is the Market Square one of the finest in the country So isn’t it crazy to allow some of the few surviving links with people ...