Flog It, the popular BBC One antiques programme presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit Derbyshire on Thursday 29^th September. Flog It recently filmed its 1000^th episode and the 16^th series is currently being recorded. The show regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot.

Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre near Chesterfield will be hosting the Flog It valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to visit the unique heritage attraction with up to three antiques or collectables they might be interested in selling. Once valued in this iconic historical location, the owner and a team of experts decide whether an object should go forward for auction. If the item is chosen for inclusion in the show it is included in an auction a few weeks later – hopefully when the auctioneers hammer falls its owners make a tidy sum.  Everyone who goes along to the valuation day will receive a free appraisal of their items – even if their antiques are not chosen for filming or to go forward for auction.

Flog It has made many significant finds over its sixteen series, including in North Lincolnshire a rare Aboriginal Broad Shield that had been kept hidden away in a viewer’s wardrobe which was brought along to a valuation day, it went on to sell at auction for £30,000! Flog It experts also discovered an unusual Royal Doulton Spook figurine in Blackpool which had been bought at a car boot sale for £2; it went on to sell at auction for £5000.

Alex Habgood, Location Manager of Flog It said “The Flog It team are delighted to be bringing the show to Barrow Hill. It’s a privilege for us to be filming at a site of such important historical significance. We look forward to revealing some of its history to our viewers.”

Paul Martin, presenter of Flog It said “I’m thrilled to be bringing the show back to Derbyshire; on our previous visits to the county we’ve always received a very warm welcome.  I’m really looking forward to coming back and hope as many people as possible will bring along their items to the valuation day. To help us tell the story of Barrow Hill I’d be particularly pleased to see anyone who has items related to the history of the site”

Alexa Stott, Marketing Manager for Barrow Hill Roundhouse said “The Roundhouse team is honoured to be hosting the Flog It programme in our unique museum.  Following hot on the heels of our Heritage Lottery Fund award we are really putting Barrow Hill on the map and are sure that the programme will encourage many more people to come and see this amazing place.”

The BBC will be making four editions of the show featuring Barrow Hill and they will be transmitted within eighteen months of recording. Paul Martin will be joined at the valuation day by on screen experts Michael Baggott, Raj Bisram and Jonathan Pratt.

BBC Flog It will be at Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2PR, between 09.30am and 4.00pm on Thursday 29^th September 2016. The items selected for filming at the valuation day will go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall on Thursday 20^th October.

Pace bowler Will Davis and all-rounder Rob Hemmings have signed new two-year contracts with Derbyshire County Cricket Club, committing them both to the Club until the end of the 2018 season.

Davis made three four-day appearances this summer claiming 14 wickets at an average of 30, including best figures of 7-146 – the best figures by a Derbyshire bowler this year and the second youngest ever to claim seven in an innings for the county.

Hemmings featured in one first-class fixture this year, making his debut versus Worcestershire in June. The 20-year-old has also impressed for the Second XI this summer, earning him his first professional deal.

Head Coach, John Sadler said:-

“Will and Rob are promising young players who have both impressed with the first team after making their debuts this summer.

“Will has bowled very well and produced some standout performances since making his way into the side in June. He’s bowled with good pace and is an exciting prospect.

“He and Rob will now both benefit greatly from another winter working full time with the first team as they continue their developments.

“We have a good group of talented young players who continue to learn and improve. We hope Will and Rob will be part of a crop of youngsters who will stand up and help contribute regularly to winning games for Derbyshire for years to come.”

Inspired by the Olympic Games workers across Derbyshire are being encouraged to get in the spirit of the Games and sign up for a sporting challenge with a difference this September.

‘Shake Up September’ is a national activity logging challenge run by Workplace Challenge, and is encouraging employees to try out as many Olympic or Paralympic sports as possible throughout the month.

Sports range from archery, badminton, basketball and boccia, to volleyball and wheelchair sports such as tennis and rugby.

Inspired by Team GB, workers are being urged to try at least five different sports throughout ‘Shake Up September’, and a special bingo card will be available to download from the Workplace Challenge website from September 1 so that staff can mark down each sport which they have taken part in.

A national leaderboard and a Derbyshire leaderboard will also be running for the duration of the challenge, with participants able to earn points for themselves and their workplace for each activity they log via the Workplace Challenge website or mobile app.

Participants can also share photos of themselves trying out different sports using the hashtag #ShakeUp2016 on social media.

Local prizes will include a team building package at Mount Cook Adventure Centre in Middleton-by-Wirksworth, a skiing taster session at Swadlincote Ski & Snowboard Centre, and a £25 Central Health voucher which can be used for any treatment at Central Physio, Central FootClinic or Central Osteopaths.

According to Public Health England, adults spend up to 60% of our waking hours at work and an estimated 40 per cent of people do not exercise enough. To help combat the issue, Workplace Challenge, which is run by the County Sports Partnership Network and managed locally by Derbyshire Sport, seeks to inspire businesses and encourage workers to get active in and around the working day.

Rachael Dyer, Sport Development Officer at Derbyshire Sport, said: “Research shows not enough people are exercising and for many of us, the biggest barrier is time. We want to help local businesses to encourage their workers to bring physical activity into and around the working day, and Shake Up September is designed to do just that.

“With the Olympic Games  there is no better time to get involved and we’ll be showcasing different sports throughout September to get people in the spirit.

“We’re urging workers across the region to make the most of their lunch break, take on the challenge and try out some new sports. You can even go for gold yourself because the more activities you log the higher you will get up our the leaderboards.”

Each day throughout September, Workplace Challenge will be showcasing a different Olympic or Paralympic sport on social media, demonstrating how workers can get away from the desk or leave the factory floor or in search of sport.

For more information about Shake Up September, or to register for the Workplace Challenge, please visit www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/shakeup.