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What do I have to talk to you about this month? Lots has happened but I can’t fit it all in! Well, firstly, the whole team (with the exception of Paul, who had it in January), fell foul of the dreaded Covid. We all said that we’ve done so well to dodge it up to this point but we’ve all had varying levels of illness with it; our golden oldies from the over 50 club were hit with the worst symptoms and we lost them for 5 days (alongside our young gun, Hayleigh). Danielle made a valiant effort but fell at Beeches Brook and took to her bed from Tuesday to Friday! However, despite sharing a small little portacabin and van with them, our distribution team swatted it away like a fly and had no ill effects whatsoever. Liam and I had, what we thought was a cold! It was only when everyone else went down that we realised that it may not have been a cold!! Anyway, we’re all back & fighting fit now, which is a far cry from what the words ‘we’ve had covid’ used to do to us all 2yrs ago!! We’d have had a plague cross placed on the outside of building! Anyway, now we’re all covid free, we thought it was time to expand our team a little. But firstly, we lost Maggi to retirement! I didn’t question her decision based on the fact that she was so busy in her day-today life that she barely had time to work! So, I don’t worry about her falling foul of the sofa & tellybox as she was last spotted mushing some huskies

Sarah has joined our Voice and Artliff team this month on our customer account management side and, as we haven’t scared her off yet, I think she might quite like us! Lisa has already scheduled some time to work on her little avatar, so that’s it now, no backsies! In other news, May brings about my youngest cousins wedding. He is about 7yrs younger than me and I can remember holding him when he was newly born. Cute as a button he was, age isn’t always kind to everyone (only joking ) but he has bagged himself the loveliest partner in crime as his soul mate and as self-appointed chief bridesmaid, I can’t wait to share their special day – it’s been a long time coming!!

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Congratulations to our Clinical Team Leader, Heather Callaghan who has received a wonderful Certificate of Appreciation from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Heather joined the John Eastwood Hospice Team in December 2021 and has since enhanced the services provided in our in-patient unit. Heather and her team have introduced weekly themed activities for the patients and provided enjoyable and valuable memories for their families. Described by her team as the “epitome of leadership… motivating and inspiring… helping ideas come to life,” and by Notts NHS Foundation Trust as a “shining star” and a “competent and inclusive leader,” we as a hospice are lucky to have such caring, compassionate staff who go above and beyond to provide palliative care not only within the John Eastwood Hospice, but also within the community. Heather says she is honoured to have received this recognition which means so much to her and her team. John Eastwood Hospice Trust, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4HJ

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Platinum Celebrations Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 following the death of her father George IV. Although King George had been ill for some time, his death whilst Princess Elizabeth was on a tour of Kenya with her husband Prince Philip, must have shaken her to the core. She was a mother of two young children (Charles and Anne) and her father was a mere 56 years old when he died, in normal circumstances she could have expected him to reign for many more years, but instead she was thrust into the spotlight as Queen at the tender age of 26. The Queen’s coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. The ceremony was conducted by Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury and, at the Queen’s request, it became the first televised coronation, viewed by more than 20 million around the globe. This coming June we are celebrating her Majesty’s 70 years as Queen, making her the longest reigning monarch not only in the UK, but placing her at number 4 in the list of the world’s longest reigning sovereigns. By the time of the Jubilee Bank Holiday on 3 June she will have moved into 3rd position, only a few days behind Rama IX of Thailand who reigned for 70 years, 126 days. To put things in perspective Rama, and the first placed long time monarch, Louis XIV of France (72 years, 110 days as king), ascended to their thrones at the age of 4 and 5 respectively! There have been momentous changes in the way we live since her Majesty became Queen. In 1952 the world was still very much living in the shadows of World War II, in the UK sugar, butter, cheese, margarine, cooking fat, bacon, meat and tea were all still rationed. TVs were still uncommon in the average household; men were very much the breadwinners (after the war years of women in the workplace); homosexuality was illegal; decimalisation hadn’t yet happened; the

death penalty was still in force; the race for space hadn’t yet begun; Watson and Crick hadn’t yet published their discovery of the structure of DNA, and foods like spaghetti and curry were unknown to most people! Houses had no central heating, no double glazing, no fitted kitchens with shiny time saving appliances, and owning one’s own house was not taken for granted. The average cost of a new house around 1952 (lots of house building was taking place to replace homes destroyed during the war) was £1,891 (around £65,224 in today’s money) and the average salary was £10 a week (roughly £339). In 2022 we take so much for granted, don’t we? Warm houses, hot water at the turn of a tap, a huge variety and choice of foodstuffs, eating out, holidays overseas, etc. etc… are our lives anymore content though? The only thing unchanged since 1952 is her Majesty Queen Elizabeth - raise a glass in celebration of her record breaking reign!

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FROM CORONATION TO JUBILEE On June 2nd, 1953, Elizabeth was crowned Queen. As a young wife and mother to two children, Elizabeth had been brought up to do her duty, and with her father’s ill health she was taking on more, until King George VI passed away in 1952. The King lay in state in Westminster Hall, with people filing past for three days. The funeral was held on February the 15th. Elizabeth and her close family, then began to look to the future and plan the Coronation at Westminster Abbey, the Parade, with the Crown Jewels, symbols of the Monarchy being made ready for the ceremony. This year, the full ceremony was to be shown on the television, which meant finding a neighbour with a TV Set and a big front room! Despite the War having been over, things were not back to anything like normal. Rationing was in place and special arrangements were made for extra rations to make the food for the street parties.

Dorothy Stephenson was involved, her small son Lee was dressed as a Pearly King and sat in a highchair for most of the day. Diamond Jubilee 2012 followed the Golden Jubilee of 2002, smaller celebrations Ruby 1992, and Sapphire 2017, leading to this year 2022 and the Platinum celebration. The lighting of Beacons, on high points, to be seen around the country, in celebration is a historical event. s were popular. Commemorative mug

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Street parties had been held for the end of the war, now this was a time to celebrate the better times to come. Elizabeth II would take forward the house of Windsor. Celebrations of Street Parties continued for different years, 1977 it was the Silver Jubilee 25 years as Queen. A local party was held in Annesley Rows. The newspaper of the time, Chad, recalled the scene of fancy dress, balloons, children around the trestle tables, bunting and a sense of community. Still being a village with miners and a working pit, all the ladies worked together to get the events up and running, prizes were donated along with some food from Annesley Pit. At the front of the picture are two ladies dressed as football players, that would have raised eyebrows not many years before!

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All Around the Shire Recollections of a Simpler Time Our glorious Queen will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee this year and we shall celebrate with her. She became Queen at the age of 25 on the death of her father, King George VI, on 6th February 1952. Her coronation was held the following year on 2nd June 1953. It took 16 months to prepare for the historic occasion.

Throughout the land and the commonwealth, celebrations were held including street parties. “Peace Parties” for children had been started in 1919 to celebrate the end of World War 1. For the Queen’s coronation in 1953 communities came together once again to provide a memorable party. Britain was still struggling to recover from the second World War and many foods were still rationed including sugar, butter, cheese, margarine, cooking fats and meat. Sweets, eggs and cream had only just come ‘off ration’ in February, March and April of 1953. Bunting, music, sandwiches, jelly and ice cream, tea, squash, beer and fancy dress competitions

ensured that every child who attended had a memory of this special event. In living rooms where there was a small black and white television, family and neighbours crammed to watch the procession and the ceremony take place at Westminster Abbey. Many children were given a coronation mug at school, but coins, medals, ceramics, pencils, photographs were also available. The dish of Coronation Chicken was specially created for the coronation reception. This year of celebrations will also be memorable for many and will give a much-needed boost to the morale of the nation as it did 70 years ago. God bless the Queen!

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Fancy a Cocktail? Cocktail - it’s a strange word for a mix of “mainly spirits, water, sugar, and bitters”, don’t you agree? I decided to have a look to see if there’s any traceable etymology and here’s what I found. The Egg-Cup Theory: one source of the word cocktail is said to be from the mispronunciation of the French word coquetier (pronounced cocktay in English) which means egg-cup! The story goes that in the late 18th century Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a New Orleans apothecary who invented Peychaud bitters, served brandy with these bitters in egg-cups. These teeny drinks earned the moniker coquetier which became mangled to cocktail. The Dregs Theory: In days of old (and possibly even now in less salacious drinking establishments!) a landlord would mix together the dregs of the almost empty barrels and resell the resultant mixture at a discount. This doesn’t make sense as a derivative for the word cocktail unless you know that dregs were commonly referred to as tailings, and that the tap (spigot) of a barrel was sometimes called a cock. The Horse’s Tail Theory: A horse with a docked tail was often described as a “cock tail” in the 17th century because the docked tail apparently resembled a rooster’s short spikey tail. Working horses such as those that pulled coaches, and horse used for hunting often had their tails docked for practical purposes. Thoroughbreds however did not have docked tails, meaning that if an “ordinary” horse was entered into a race its “cock tail” made it easy to spot. The connection between this theory and cocktails as drinks is pretty tenuous in my opinion. Race horses with cocked tails were sometimes noted to be friskier than undocked thoroughbreds (which seems odd) and so “cock your tail up” became a saying. Another version says that a cocked

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tail showed a horse had been changed, in the same way that adding other ingredients to a spirit changed the drink. Horse racing and drinking go together like gin and tonic, so the theory holds that the word “cock tail” was adopted to mean an adulterated (changed) spirit. The word cocktail wasn’t really defined as we know it until 1806, when The Balance and Columbian Repository of Hudson, New York (an early newspaper) , pinned the cocktail down to what we follow today: “a stimulating liquor composed of any kind of sugar, water and bitters”. If you look online today there are literally thousands of different cocktail recipes, but the International Bartenders Association (IBA) only recognises 77 in their annual World Cocktail Competition. Tastes in cocktails varies around the world, in 2021 in the UK Just Eat for Business found that Espresso Martinis were the most popular concoction. The US seems to favour tequila based Margaritas; the French love a Mimosa; Germans apparently love a U-Boot (beer and a shot glass filled with vodka that is sunk into the glass of beer!); in Spain, Sangria takes the top spot and in Italy it’s a Bellini. What’s your favourite?

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Without a Will, how do you know your loved ones will be taken care of in the future? Making a Will could be the most important thing you do and for most people it’s simple and straightforward. Your Will details your personal wishes (individual to you) and it gives you the peace of mind that your loved ones will be looked after in the future. This lets you get on with enjoying the other important things in life! Without a Will, it’s the law (not you) who decides what will happen to your estate and, depending on your individual circumstances, that may not be what you would choose. Why do you need a Will? Whether you are single, married, have children or not, own a property or rent, everyone should make a Will. You may think you have very little to leave, but if you think about your assets such as cars, jewellery, property and even sentimental objects, who would you choose for these to be passed on to? If you have children, you do need to have some plans in place for them, such as who would look after them, to make sure money you leave goes to them at the correct time.

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My Mess is a Bit of a Life – yes you did read that correctly – is how author Georgia Pritchett described herself to a friend – meaning of course to say it the other way round. But then she thought, actually it makes sense that way. Her book is subtitled Adventures in Anxiety. Now you may be one of those god-like creatures who doesn’t have the Worry Worm peering over your shoulder at just about every opportunity. In that case this book is probably not for you – except perhaps to see how the other half lives and count yourself blessed. But for the rest of us mortals Ms Pritchett’s account of her life will probably give you glorious moments of recognition, amusement, entertainment and maybe the odd gulp in the throat. It’s not by any stretch a self help book. Some of her little chunks of her early life might be a bit much – after all most children can be a little out of water and strange, but as she moves into adulthood, she really starts to hit the button. And her descriptions of later family life make you think it’s no wonder she suffered from anxiety. It may not be your life, but it’s often stuff you can relate to. So, not for everyone, but it’s funny and sad at the same time. And wrapped up in a real skill for writing. As you’d expect from someone who has been writing for comedians such as Graham Norton and programmes including The Thick of It and Have I got News for You.

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Despite some laudable results across the club the biggest victory, for everyone involved in hockey, is the completion of a full season after Covid-19 wrecked the previous two. As a club, a fantastic amount of work has gone into keeping it all going and a huge amount of credit goes to the coaches, the captains and all the team behind the scenes, organising pitches, umpires, friendlies and all of the other vital admin. This has put the club in a great position, with a thriving youth programme flooding the squads with quality players, who are a credit to the club and their coaches. This has complimented a friendly and enthusiastic group of players whose commitment has borne out through the pandemic. Moving forwards the focus is on keeping fit and getting ready for next season. For those interested there are still many opportunities to play, with masters tournaments for the more ‘experienced’ players and an array of summer

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