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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.

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.

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

It’s been so nice to be away from the dreaded C talk for a while, it’s driving everyone mad

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Sutton Heritage Society

Lammas Leisure Centre The Lammas was an open piece of land which was gifted by the Duke of Portland for recreation of the people of Sutton. It was used by famous cricketers like Harold Larwood and Fred Morley to practice on. During the war it was used as a place for marching practice for the army. The old St Mary’s School would use it for sports, and local children for football.

On the side closest to the school had been swings, and in the corner was a children’s play area. Fairs and Circuses were also held on this ground.

This is where the Leisure Centre was built.

It was built to replace facilities at Sutton Leisure Centre and Sutton Baths.

It was estimated that 500 tonnes of steel would be used in the construction. Sutton had no leisure facilities for 1 day due to the change over from the old swimming baths to the new leisure centre.

There was a vote to decide on the name for the leisure centre. It was opened by Kelly Holmes in Nov 2008

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THE VOICE TEAM GO WILD! 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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Vintage Rambles a with raFf lake and

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.

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 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

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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. Turn right for a short distance and then take the first road on the left called ‘Beck Lane’. Continue for a short distance and then take the first left onto ‘The Pinfold’. After a very short distance the road bends around to 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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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.

This walk is for illustrative purposes only. Voice Magazines takes no responsibility for anyone who chooses to follow this route and encourages all walkers to obey all byelaws and signs and to respect the area they are walking in, ensuring they pick up all dog mess and obey the countryside code at all times.

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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.

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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.

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You may not agree with me on all of these but I reckon most of you will be nodding your head at the sight of the following examples:a) Fly tipping. What makes anyone in their right mind think that it is OK to find some quiet spot on a lovely country lane to dispose of whatever they couldn’t be bothered to take to the tip? Yes, it’s a criminal offence, but there are still plenty of lazy and selfish prats around to think that ‘it’s worth the risk’ and spoil the countryside/environment for the rest of us. b) Parking in two spaces. I suppose in days gone by, there may have been a problem with inconsiderate tethering of horses and carts although I can’t imagine it was anything like as frustrating as finding that you’re unable to find a parking spot because someone has effectively taken up two spaces by leaving too much space front and rear. c) Pavement parking. I appreciate that in many of our towns and villages the only way to avoid narrowing the carriageway to such a degree that the free flow of traffic is restricted, is to edge

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your vehicle onto the pavement. However, many drivers take this too far and end up making life difficult for pedestrians, and particularly those with prams or mobility scooters, to pass without having to go onto the road. d) Bags on seats. How often have you got on a busy bus or train and found passengers sitting on their own with a bag on the adjacent seat, totally oblivious to the fact that you’re looking for somewhere to sit. I suppose it’s possible that two tickets may have been bought and the bag is legitimately entitled to its own seat but, like me, you’ll consider that highly unlikely. OK, most passengers are considerate and will shift their bag onto their knee to let you in, but some ignorant people stubbornly refuse to do so until asked. e) Feet on seats. To be fair, I can’t recall the last time I saw a pensioner on the bus or train with legs stretched out and their feet resting on the seat opposite, so I guess this practice is generally restricted to younger people. Nonetheless, despite their youth, they should know better. It is not only anti-social, it is a downright potentially filthy habit. Do they know what their shoes have picked up? Rest assured, if they live in Newton, there will inevitably be traces of dog turd present but................that’s just another element of antisocial behaviour that gets me going!!

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