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From the Editor Dear Readers, Well, it’s all doom and gloom at the moment, isn’t it? Except the weather (at the time of writing at least!) A summer of discontent, a cost-of-living crisis, war in Europe and a rumbling pandemic that just won’t go away. It’s starting to feel like we’re on season 2 of the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”! (I’m claiming the rights on that one Netflix & I need a big budget to hire 1 of the Hemsworth’s please!). Our time to do something about this will come if you want to but for now, if you’re anything like me, my time is preoccupied with just trying to balance the books and effectively stand still.

Sad times at the minute.

Onto far more cheerful things though. I hope you all love our bright and beautiful front covers this month.

Our team spend a lot of time coming up with creative ideas, working with our sister company, Artliff Design and Print. And this month is a cracker in my opinion.

If you haven’t figured it out, to celebrate World Emoji Day (more on that on page 4) we have created an emoji for all of the people who work on the mags. My Emoji is obviously the one with the stunning shoes and is shrugging her shoulders and rolling her eyes as I try to figure out how to keep everyone facing forwards…

(I am known for being a bit of an eye roller!) Each of the Emoji’s reflects the personalities of the team and as you can see we’re quite an eclectic bunch! It was

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great fun doing them so, as a giggle, why don’t you have a think about what your own emoji would look like. If you’re really creative you could even draw it.

We’d love to see them!

I ended last month on a cliff hanger (not really, but I do like to big up my part sometimes!) with the crutches for the wedding. Needless to say, despite my protestations, the cousins would not delay the wedding for me (rude!), so I crammed my trotter into a beautiful shoe (of course!) and hobbled down the aisle with a massive wincing grin – job done! And in true Cinders style, once I landed at the reception, I whipped the shoes off and donned some slippers for the rest of the evening. Staying classy to the end!

Next month, I’ll tell you all about my camping experience with the team…..at Ynot festival….. eeek! Who’s joining us!

See you next month,

x Emily And all the VOICE MAGAZINES TEAM

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Smile it’s Emoji Time!

Emojis - love ‘em, loathe ‘em, use them or not; I would imagine that most of us know what they are by now.

Do you know how long they’ve been around for though?

It’s perhaps longer than you may think…

Not unsurprisingly, emojis first surfaced in Japan.

Japanese has a pictorial based written language (like Chinese) and the word “emoji” itself actually derives from three Japanese characters (or kanji). (“e,” picture, 文 (“mo,” write) and 字 (“ji,” character).

The first set of emojis were developed in Japan in 1997 for a mobile phone named the SkyWalker DP-211SW. There were 90 designs, including ones we would recognise today, “thumbs up”, for example, but they were basic.

1999 saw the development of symbols that were more pictorial for use on another Japanese mobile phone service. This set of 176 emojis kickstarted the widespread use of emojis. Their creator Shigetaka Kurita had only 144 pixels in which to design the emojis, meaning they look clunky and awkward when compared with the ones we see today.

Today people use emojis constantly; in fact, you could (if you were so inclined) probably create an entire sentence using the images. There’s even a TV show which features a game where emojis are used to describe TV shows, films and books; contestants have to guess the answer based on a set of emojis created by one of the other players. The accuracy of the emoji use varies tremendously though - it seems one person’s translation can be very different to another’s!

It’s funny, isn’t it? The world’s first written languages were highly pictorial - think Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Archaic Chinese, Linear B (Mycenaean Greek), Linear A (Minoan Crete) and the Cuneiform scripts of the Sumerians; it appears we are coming full circle!

MSN messenger, the online computer based messaging program (anyone remember that?) created 30 “emoticons” for use on the platform in 2003. But emoji use on phones was mainly confined to Japan until 2010, when emojis were incorporated into Unicode (an international encoding system which gives every letter, digit or symbol a unique numeric value across different programs and platforms - basically, it means that just about every language can be assigned and identified using the system). 722 emojis for both iPhones and Android phones were released that year.

There are now close to 3,000 emojis listed in the official Unicode list and even an online Emojipedia (created in 2013). The creator of this reference website also established World Emoji Day, held on July 17th each year (www.worldemojiday.com).

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The choice of date apparently references the date shown on an iPhone calendar emoji (I don’t have an iPhone, so I can’t check this!).

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These articles are researched and written by Laura Billingham, a local content writer and author.

Laura moved to the Peak District several years ago to pursue her passion for writing.

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Fulfilling lives and empowering minds in award-winning care homes At Milford Care, you can be assured of the Montessori way of life, where we support residents to enjoy meaningful activities that reflect their unique interests and

Supporting residents at every step

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We also have a 24-hour personalised care service, over 30 years of care home experience and we’re backed by a long string of awards. Give us a call on the number below - we'd love to meet you!

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RIPLEY & DISTRICT: HERITAGE TRUST

A WATCH TO LINK THEM ALL. A few days before in Christmas 1916, a Ripley soldier on leave from the front line walked into the watchmaker ’s shop of John on Brown Street Oxford and left a watch DLOW SENIOR HARRY SHAR to be repaired.

His name was the Harr y Shardlow, and he was wearing s, Rifle nted uniform of the Canadian Mou to rated emig as he and his family had born Hamilton, Ontario in 1913. He was to ed entic in Ripley though, and was appr g joinin re befo Thomas Beastall, the tailor, nd arou ier the British Army as a regular sold y 1902. His brother, Fred, owned the Riple .

Lace Company on Derby Road He was never to return for the watch, dying Vimy in May 1917 in the fighting around Ridge in France. d Amazingly, the watch, now repaired, staye in day one Then . shop n’s Brow in John , 1944, Harr y’s son, also Harr y Shardlow s and a Lieutenant in the Canadian force town the visit to ded deci y, D-Da waiting for the of his parents’ birth, and dropped in to own his have to shop ir repa h same watc John watch fixed. The shop was now run by us, Marc and John s, Jame , sons Brown’s

their father having died in 1928. h, When Harr y returned to collect his watc two but one not with d ente he was pres r watches: his own and the one that his fathe s Jame ago. s year ght ty-ei had left twen d Brown had made enquiries and discovere iers. sold two the een betw n the connectio for It must have been a poignant moment the was and y Riple in born Harr y, who was same age in 1944 as his father was when he died. the Happily, he survived the war, as did watches. fathers, Two two sons and two wars, and a watch to link them all.

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We deliver outstanding care with our own on-site Registered Nurses and Health Professionals in a homely, friendly environment.

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1. Put the dried mushrooms in a keep hot over a low heat. small bowl, cover with boiling 4. Preheat your grill to high and bring water and soak for 20 minutes.

2 large saucepans of water to the 2. Meanwhile, put the onion, boil. Drop the spaghetti into one chopped carrot, celery, garlic, pan and cook according to the oregano and 3 tbsp water in a pack instructions. medium-size lidded saucepan 5. Meanwhile, put the courgettes over a medium-low heat. Season and cherry tomatoes on the lightly, cover and cook for 10 grill pan, spray with low-calorie minutes or until soft. Add the cooking spray and season lightly. aubergine and fresh mushrooms Toss well and grill for 5 minutes or and cook for 5 minutes or until until tender. softened, stirring often.

6. Drop the spiralised or shredded 3. Drain the dried mushrooms, carrots into the other pan of water, reserving the soaking liquid, bring back to the boil and drain and finely chop. Add the dried well. mushrooms to the pan along with the passata, chopped tomatoes, 7. Divide the drained spaghetti and spiralised or shredded carrot tomato purée, lentils and vinegar. between bowls. Spoon over the Top up the mushroom soaking sauce and top with the courgettes liquid with water to 120ml and add and cherry tomatoes. Scatter over this too. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, then cover and the basil and serve hot.

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Ingredients: 30g dried porcini mushrooms 1 small onion, finely chopped

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200g can chopped tomatoes 1 small carrot, finely chopped, plus 1 large 5 tbsp tomato purée carrot, spiralised or 400g can green lentils, shredded drained and rinsed 1 small celery stick, 2 tsp balsamic vinegar finely chopped 500g dried spaghetti 2 garlic cloves, 200g baby courgettes, crushed sliced 1 tsp dried oregano 200g cherry tomatoes ½ small aubergine, Low-calorie cooking diced spray 125g chestnut Small handful fresh mushrooms, finely basil leaves, finely chopped shredded Serves: 4 Ready in: 45 mins

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Tramline - how it can be crossed by spouse’s mum (6,2,3)

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Try to tie Amos down to a spray (7)

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Where the tock is, very quickly? (2,3,5)

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10 Sent letter down the wire with limeade cocktail (7)

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Restaurant Review

@ The Watchorn Restaurant at The Abraham Lincoln Library Voice Magazines were invited for lunch at The Watchorn Restaurant at Abraham Library Restaurant, Alfreton (DE55 7AQ) this month. This beautiful historic building is now open to the public, serving lunches on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 11am- 3pm.

The Watchorn Restaurant has ramp access making the restaurant wheelchair friendly.

It boasts a lovely outside seating area for those sunny days and has a spacious car park directly opposite. We were met with such a welcoming atmosphere with a menu choice for everyone. All the staff were wonderfully attentive and they held a well-stocked bar! (unfortunately, being on a work lunch with the boss means it was soft drinks only for the Voice team! Sad times!).

The food served is all homecooked to order, there are hot and cold food choices offering vegetarian and vegan options. There is something for every palate whether you were wanting a light lunch or a full meal, they have plenty of choice on offer.

Voice Meals Emily and Jude each enjoyed a traditional Cottage Pie, served with carrots, peas, Yorkshire puddings and jug of gravy.

Liam and Danielle both opted for the crispy fresh Scampi, served with triple cooked chips, a choice of peas or dressed side salad and tartar sauce on the side.

Michelle had a warm Sweet Chilli Chicken Wrap packed full of filling, served with triple cooked chips, and dressed salad.

THE WATCHORN RESTAURANT DERBY RD, ALFRETON, DE77 7AQ Lisa’s choice was Lasagne served with triple cooked chips, dressed salad and garlic bread.

As most of you might already know, the Voice team all seem to have a bit of a sweet tooth and the dessert menu soon caught our eyes.

After the usual debate – Do we have room?

Should we really be eating more food? Will we still be productive this afternoon after all this lovely food? The answers were a swift YES YES YES to all and our desserts were ordered and on their way. All desserts were served with pouring cream, accompanied by fresh strawberries and raspberries as a side garnish.

• Carrot Cake • Red Velvet Cheesecake • Black Forest Gateau • Warm Chocolate Fudge Cake • Lemon Meringue Pie • Profiteroles All our staff went back to work in the afternoon with a contented smile and full bellies, we all really enjoyed our food and the trip out and, of course, we were still really productive that afternoon, honest!!!!!

Sarah and Hayleigh both selected the Fish and triple cooked chips. This came with either garden or mushy peas (Hayleigh and Sarah went with mushy peas) all served with granary bread & butter and tartar sauce on the side.

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There are some uphill sections on this walk so should it take around 1½ hours to complete. There is a range of terrain, which can be muddy and uneven and some sections may be somewhat overgrown due to the time of year. There are also a few sections of road, so take plenty of care, make sure you wear appropriate footwear and as always, follow the countryside code.

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RASCALS DELIGHT AT REGIONALS During the last weekend in April and first weekend in May, RASCALS’ squad swimmers have been competing in the East Midlands Regional Swimming Championships and have come away with some terrific results.

In total, 16 swimmers from the Ripley training programme qualified for the Championships, which is the club’s highest ever number and these were supported by a further 10 club members competing under the Derventio eXcel (DX) banner.

Of the 7 junior swimmers (12 years & under) that competed in seventeen events across the first weekend of competition in Corby, two swimmers went on to make finals Evelyn Connor making finals in all five of the events she entered and Isla Johnson making one final. Of the five finals that Evelyn raced, she won 4 medals; 1 bronze, 2 silver and 1 gold - becoming the club’s first ever

Regional Champion and Isla won silver in her only final! Absolutely brilliant achievements.

The 9 senior swimmers did extremely well also, competing in twenty-six events over three days at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Isabelle Kimber, in particular, impressing making two finals from her 3 entries. For the first time, the club was able to enter a couple of relay teams too. The team of Mimi Fisher, Isabelle Kimber, Charlotte Marshall and Heather Watson coming 12th in the Region in the Medley relay and Mimi, Charlotte, Heather and Daisy Stone teaming up in the Freestyle relay to come in 11th place - absolutely amazing.

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July is blissful in the garden, full of brilliant smells and abundance. But there are some things you can do, in addition to sitting and admiring all your earlier hard work.

I know this column sounds like a broken record with the “deadhead” mantra, but it’s all about making the most of what you have got. The aim of deadheading is to produce more and better flowers. With roses, unless you want to produce hips later in the year, just snap the flower head off below the bud once it’s finished – it comes away very easily. This means the buds just behind have more room to grow. But once you’ve gone beyond the original flourish of buds, cut back a few inches to just above a lower leaf joint which will prompt the rose to put out more buds faster.

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