It was also a year memorable for its heatwave which resulted in very low water levels at reservoirs in Derbyshire. Fortunately, the county didn’t experience the water rationing that the Drought Act imposed during the long hot summer of 1976.
Looking back over a year can also revive memories from decades ago. Can you remember where you were and what you were doing when these great photos from 2007 were taken?
![Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes cut a cake to mark the opening of the Russian deli Babushka at West Bars, watched by Father Gregory Butler, Svetlana Karpinski, Father Edwin Hunt and Father Stefan Bober.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU3NmVhOGE3LTg0ZWQtNDcxZi1iZjNlLWYwZDUwNDE5MDQyNjo5NTRmY2I0My1kMjFkLTRlMmEtYmNhZi0xY2FmYjM3MDNmMjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Deli launch
Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes cut a cake to mark the opening of the Russian deli Babushka at West Bars, watched by Father Gregory Butler, Svetlana Karpinski, Father Edwin Hunt and Father Stefan Bober. Photo: Marisa Cashill
![Can you remember Beth Lee's dancing dog Billy?](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM5NGMxMjBiLWRhYjEtNGU4Ni04ODBiLWZkYTA0N2Q0YWMzZTphNGYzM2UzZi02NzQzLTQ3ZDctODlkMi03YThjMGE4NDNhYjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Dance partners
Can you remember Beth Lee's dancing dog Billy? Photo: Rebecca Havercroft
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