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Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney During the lockdown we helped many of our vulnerable clients, who were isolating, to update their Wills or write Lasting Powers of Attorney.

These important documents ensure your trusted carer can help you with things like banking and coordinating your healthcare.

We are concerned about the high number of adult children bringing in their mum or dad to have these documents written after they have been diagnosed with dementia.

It is important that the public is aware that you must write your Will or a Lasting Power of Attorney BEFORE you lose mental capacity.

Once you have been diagnosed with a condition like dementia, you will instead have to make an application to the Court of Protection, which is a long, complicated and costly process.

We are able to complete most of our work over the phone, video call or by email.

We ask that all visitors book an appointment to ensure our offices remain safe for both our clients and our staff.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

From the Editor Compared to the previous 4 months, July has been a bit of a blast! We ventured on hollibobs, thanks to the lovely Mandy at Travel Counsellors – as always an absolutely stupendous place with lots of memories created – including this……

I hate not being able to do a bucket list item each year and Stonehenge has been on it for years – so what better opportunity! It was nice to have a bit of what felt like normality for a week.

It was also Mr Emily’s big birthday this month. So the guys at work treated us to a treasure hunt around Nottingham (least said about that the better as it ended with food in Hooters!) anyway, whilst we were there, we got collared by the BBC and was on the tellybox (East Midlands today) – 8 seconds of fame and a very proud nod by Mr Emily and that was it!

I want my 15mins as promised by Andy Warhol so I’m owed another 14mins 52 seconds at some point along the line!! Yoga is back, which is brilliant! And Dr Parry’s daughter-in-law sent me an email after last months’ editors message – so a fabulous month all in all.

It’s been so nice to be away from the dreaded C talk for a while, it’s driving everyone mad and although things are far from ‘normal’, it was great to do a few ‘normal-ish’ things (with adaptations of course

- masks/gloves/distancing/hand sanitiser etc). Oh crikey and I almost forgot, we’ve also brought you a little insight into the craziness of the Voice family with an article about one of our adventures at an outdoor activity centre. What’s more we are also giving you the chance to WIN a family ticket to go and experience it for yourself. We really can’t recommend it highly enough; we had a fantastic afternoon.

As always, we like to bring new things to Voice mags to keep you all reading and interacting with us!

This month we’ve been contacted by another local gentlemen, best known as Professor Rebus and we are delighted to say he will be providing puzzles for the magazines. Check this new feature out on page 7 – His iconic Pitcherwits feature regularly in the Daily Mail and he also has books available to purchase.

Check out his website www.pitcherwits.co.uk for more.

Anyway, sadly we’ haven’t received a local hero from this area this month but please do contact us if you would like to nominate anyone, send us any updates on happenings and of course, if you would like to promote/advertise something – please get in touch.

See you next month,

Emily x PS: Don’t forget to mention the ‘Voice’ when you use any of the companies in this magazine

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Slimming World Recipe Crispy Chilli Beef

Ingredients:

This is one of my favourite Chinese dishes. So you can imagine my excitement when I found out there was a fakeaway from Slimming World!

Serves: 4 Ready in: 1 nour 5 minutes Syns per serving: 1½

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purée, chilli flakes and stock cube.

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Preheat your oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7.

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Add the beef to the stir-fry with the bean sprouts and bring back to a simmer. Cook the noodles according to the pack instructions, then drain.

Divide the noodles and beef mixture between 4 bowls, and scatter over the chilli to serve.

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• 1 medium egg • 2 level tbsp cornflour • 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda • 500g lean beef frying steak, visible fat removed, cut into thin strips • Low-calorie cooking spray For the stir-fry: • 4 level tbsp brown sauce • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce • 2 tbsp rice vinegar • 4 garlic cloves, crushed • 5cm-piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated • 3 tbsp orange and pineapple no-added-sugar squash diluted with 400ml water • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce • 2 tbsp tomato purée • ½ tsp dried red chilli flakes • 1 beef stock cube, crumbled • 2 onions, thickly sliced • 2 red peppers, deseeded and thickly sliced • 200g carrots, cut into matchsticks • 150g baby sweetcorn, halved lengthways • 50g bean sprouts, rinsed • 250g dried medium egg noodles • Sliced red chilli, to serve

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We’re back with another classic walk. This is a summer special from 2017, which we re-walked last month, just to check everything was still right. We had a lovely sunny day and Rafa and Flake loved it. We took a picnic and found a bench in Palterton overlooking the beautiful countryside – everything was perfect until about 20 minutes from home, when a very dark cloud came over and we were rushing back to avoid the deluge. You can’t beat a British summer can you!

6½ mile circular walk from Stockley Pond via Palterton START: Stockley Pond Car Park, Stockley Lane, Off The Hill, Glapwell. Chesterfield.

Derbys. S44 5LY (Adjacent to the Plug and Feathers Pub).

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From the car park head back through the car park entrance along Stockley Lane towards the main road.

Turn right along the road until reaching a pelican crossing.

Cross the road and then continue for a short distance taking the next road (Bramley Road) on your left.

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Continue uphill along Bramley Road. After a short distance take the 4th road on the left signposted for’ Bramley Vale Primary School’. At the very end of this road continue straight ahead along a footpath that threads between the houses signposted for Ault Hucknall, with a fence on your left and a wall on your right.

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Pass a school on your left, then a short marker post on your left and then ignoring the path off to the left continue straight ahead with open views on your right and woodland on your left. After some distance pass close by a pylon on your right and then after a short distance cross straight over a crossroads of footpaths. Now begin to climb gently uphill moving away from the open views and going into the woodland.

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The path becomes steeper. Cross over a 2nd crossroads of footpaths then continue straight ahead for a short distance before following the path around to the left; pass through 2 marker posts and continue to climb. When the path levels out continue straight ahead with a steep drop to your left and a hedge on your right.

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After some distance pass through a gap in the hedge on your right. Continue along the edge of a field with a hedge on your left. After a short distance you’ll reach a hedgerow in front of you. Go to the left of the hedge and now continue along a track with a hedge on your right.

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Upon reaching a road turn left to pass a church and a farm on your left. Continue until the road bends around to the left. At this point continue straight ahead along a footpath signposted for ‘Rowthorne’. (The left split of 2 paths). Cross an open field and then cross over a small footbridge and continue straight ahead to cross a second open field. At the far side pass through a wooden gate

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and onto a road.

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Turn left along the road and then at a T junction of roads turn right. After a short distance turn left onto a signposted footpath and continue diagonal right across an open field. At the far side of the field pass through a gap and continue diagonal right across a 2nd open field.

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At the far side of the field pass through a gap and then turn immediate right onto a tarmac footpath. After a very short distance follow the tarmac footpath sharp left and to a road. Turn left along the road and continue straight until the road bends sharp to the right. At this point continue straight on to a tarmac footpath.

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Follow the tarmac footpath, reaching a fence in front of you. Then turn sharp left, down some steps to a road.

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Continue straight ahead to pass some farm buildings on your right and then continue to cross an open field. Pass through a gap in a hedge and continue to cross a second open field. After some distance cross straight over a farm track and continue with a hedge on your left.

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Continue straight ahead for a long distance with a steep bank to your left and open fields to your right. You will reach a hedge directly in front of you and a small wooden gate diagonally to your left. Ignore the small wooden gate and turn 90 degrees right to continue with the hedge on your left. After a very short distance turn 90 degrees to the left and continue along the edge of the field with the hedge on your left. Upon reaching a large wooden gate directly in front of you turn right and continue with the hedge on your left. After a short distance turn left and continue with the hedge on your left until reaching a small wooden gate.

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Pass through the gate and turn left along a road. Continue along the road for some distance and then just prior to reaching a 7.5 ton weight limit sign turn right along ‘Main Street’ signposted for ‘Sutton Scarsdale’. After a short distance turn left and steep downhill along a footpath signposted for ‘Heath via Stockley Trail’. After a short distance continue diagonal left over a lane and then continue downhill along a signposted footpath.

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After some distance cross a stile on your right into a field.

Continue downhill to cross the open field and at the far side cross over another stile. Cross another field and then another stile. Pass immediately by a marker post on your right and then follow a farm track around to the left. After a short distance ignore the path straight ahead and follow the track around to the right and continue keeping a small bank and some trees on your right.

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After some distance the track bears around to the right again.

At this point continue straight ahead to cross an open field.

Continue winding gently downhill, and then cross over a stile and onto a trail. Turn left along the trail for some distance, then cross a lane to continue straight along the trail. After some distance you will reach a road. Cross diagonal right to pass through a metal width restrictor and continue along the trail with a stream on your left.

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Continue for some distance and then turn sharp left and cross over a bridge. Continue along the path and then follow the main path around to the right to cross another bridge. Immediately after the bridge turn sharp right, continue for a short distance and then turn sharp left to immediately cross over a crossroads of paths.

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Continue straight ahead and then at a split in the track keep right, going uphill. Continue over the top of the hill and down the other side. At the bottom of the hill pass a small pond on your left and then continue straight uphill.

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After a short distance the track turns into a tarmac lane. Pass through a metal width restrictor and then continue straight ahead on the tarmac lane. After a short distance pass by a metal gate and return to the car park.

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the left. At this point continue straight ahead onto a signposted tarmac footpath threading between two bungalows. After a short distance pass through a wooden gate into a field.

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If you’re a fan of clever, enormously readable and gripping tales you’re in for a treat if you dive into William Boyd’s novels.

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Everything Sally Gilmartin has ever known about her mother was a lie. She discovers this on a warm sunny summer afternoon in the 1970s. The story then takes us down two paths, her mother’s spy world of the Second World War with Britain trying to get the Americans to join the fight, and the heady freedom of the 1970s where Sally, a single mum, does her best to avoid the bitchiness at the school gate as she waits for her own child.

At the heart of this book is the idea of deception. Of course if there’s spying involved, there will be deception. Maybe it’s in plain sight. Or perhaps the story is being told in a way to make you question everything you are being told. Do people believe what they want to believe and how much harder is that when the human heart is involved?

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Wow what a difference one month can make. So much has happened at The Riley Foundation, since the July Magazine. We are so excited to share with you all the changes that have been happening at The Riley Foundation Community Hub. We have installed new fencing around the perimeter of the outside area to make a safe and secure outdoor environment. This space will be able to be used for so many different activities, giving the children the opportunity the explore the outside area but be totally safe.

In August we will be installing new High-Tech Sensory Rooms. All the wheels are moving really quickly now, we are really hoping that the works will all be complete in time for potentially opening date at the end of August, but please keep a look out for more updates on our Facebook page for more updates and confirmation of opening dates.

Keep a look out for the next magazine as we will bringing you further updates on what has been happening.

We would like to say a big Thank You! to the following for their help getting the building updated Electro Technical UK Ltd – Mansfield, Lake Refrigeration & Air conditioning Ltd, Signature Carpet & Flooring Ltd.

Big changes have been happening inside too, Mark and myself have been busy, putting lots of hard work into this project, knocking down walls inside to make the community room much bigger, and we have installed a new small kitchen area.

We have had a burglar alarm fitted and air condition installed through-out the whole building and all new lighting has also been fitted.

So what’s next: Every floor in the whole building has been prepared for new flooring to be laid throughout the property at the end of July. This month we are also having CCTV and a fire alarm fitted too.

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We were lucky enough to be invited to a special afternoon trying out a range of their activities at this fantastic venue.

Located on Ollerton Road, North of Arnold in Nottinghamshire it is only about half an hour from our South Normanton offices and was easy to find.

The Voice team arrived on site to be greeted by the games hosts and then to be directed to our activity leader in where we was split up into two groups. We had a taster session of axe & knife throwing along with archery. The two instructors was very professional and explained all of the techniques and how to throw & aim properly. If you are a little competitive (like some of us!) then don’t worry you’ll be able to compete at archery darts or see how many axes and knifes you can land on the board. (Lisa and Paul were the respective winners!!)

Next we went into the forest to play Laser Tag. Again we were met by the game hosts who got us set up explained how the game would work. It’s fair to say that we were all a little sceptical at first but within 2 minutes of the game beginning, those concerns were totally unfounded! Imagine top gun/purge/rocky/rambo with the accompanying music, in the woods with your laser gun & Camo along with face paint and lots of shields/hiding places to commando roll and crawl about in...yep, that was us!! The sessions include games such as last man standing, capture the flag and even a special zombie mission.

We all had a blast and we certainly covered our exercise for the day!!!

The Maize Maze was the final part of the day, it is massive! (12 Acres) it is not just a maze there are games to find and challenges to discover throughout.

We all had a great time taking part in these four great activities and it is fair to say that there is something their for all ages. We will all be bringing back our families and friends for more fun and games!

I think you can tell we all had a great afternoon. We would like to say a big thank you to Aaron, Luke, Rhys and Declan from Back to Basics and Lianne and Michelle from into the Forest for looking after us so well.

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Gardener’s Calendar We might, with a bit of luck, be in the midst of a few warm sunny days. So after all the hard work so far this year we can sit back and enjoy the garden, whilst keeping up with some important maintenance.

Cut back lavender by about a third of its height (but not into old wood) once it’s flowered, to promote new growth. Cuttings can be also be grown on for next year. Plant in one part grit, one part compost. Keep moist but well drained. It’s also a good time to take fuchsia or pelargonium cuttings.

When planting cuttings you can, to help them along, use store bought growth hormones and dip the base of the cutting.

Or, there’s the home-grown versions: a solution of honey and water (2tbsp melted honey to 470 ml of boiled and cooled water) aloe vera (mashed gel from the inside of a cut leaf) or even aspirin (240 ml boiled water to 1 normal aspirin crushed).

These will help prevent disease, which is one of the main reasons why cuttings die back, and should promote root growth (particularly the aspirin).

Trim herbs now so you get a fresh flush of growth before the winter frosts. Turn your compost if you can, to help bacteriological breakdown whilst the compost is hot.

Remember to keep watering camellias and rhododendrons even though they are past flowering. This helps the formation of strong new buds for next year. You can use “grey water” from the kitchen or bath to water flowers or shrubs if you’re trying to save water, but be mindful that additions like bath salts are not good for plants and you don’t want food bits in the water as this can attract vermin.

Remove lower leaves on toms if they are starting to get really bushy, as can happen if they’re planted side by side in a growbag. This avoids the risk of disease.

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Take pictures or do sketches of your garden now while it’s at its best. This will give you a guide to what you want to put in next year. You can see the things that worked, or were in the wrong place. It’s an invaluable tool for planning next January.

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