We asked the Derbyshire Times followers on Facebook to tell us the best thing about Chesterfield and they came back with a variety of responses.
Lee Waterhouse posted: “You can call someone a duck,” Diana Woodhouse gave a shout out to the Royal Hospital and Sham Anne Francis Emyes wrote: “Its crime rate is less than SE London.”
Ashley Bennett said: “Whittington Moor roundabout, could sit there all day and see near a thousand close calls!” Responding to Tobias Bromley’s comment that no-one knows how to tackle the roundabout, Sam Roberts posted: “Wait for a gap, gun it, then swerve across three lanes to realise you are in the wrong one to go around again and swerve across again closely missing a mother and child to make your exit.”
Readers hankered after long-gone nightspots. Caroline Wilmott misses the Pink Panther, Vicky Carline said that the Bradbury Club used to be the best thing about Chesterfield and Tony Lilliman has fond memories of the Brampton Mile, the Aquarius and the Adam and Eve.
Several respondents made suggestions about how Chesterfield could be improved. John Beniston posted: “Car park fees are absolutely OTT” and Jamie Wilbourn joined the long-running clamour for an ice rink!
Ashley Bennett said: “Whittington Moor roundabout, could sit there all day and see near a thousand close calls!” Responding to Tobias Bromley’s comment that no-one knows how to tackle the roundabout, Sam Roberts posted: “Wait for a gap, gun it, then swerve across three lanes to realise you are in the wrong one to go around again and swerve across again closely missing a mother and child to make your exit.”
9. People
Helen Cooke says that the best thing about Chesterfield is the people. She posts: "Having lived all over the country there's a particular humour, friendliness and irreverence in Chesterfield people." Photo: Submitted