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From the Editor Hi readers, In the words of the immortal Mr Lennon – “So, this is Christmas and what have you done? Another year over and a new one just begun”. I cast my mind back to the start of this year and as is the case with everyone I suppose, it is littered with ups and downs. I guess the aim of this ‘game of life’ is to try and have more ups than downs and that each time a down packs a punch, we either learn something or come back stronger. If only it was as simple as a Rocky movie for that to be the case! A punch that Liam and myself felt deeply this year was the loss of our good friend Kevin at Seals. Kev and his family have run Seals for more years than I’ve been around but I always remember visiting that small, family run business when I first started up and he greeted me with a new name – Amber (for those who remember the early incarnation of Voice) which has stuck for well over a decade now!! They didn’t need to but they have sponsored Rafa’s dog walk since virtually day one and that early kindness and continuing support from one local business to another can never be repaid. As an incredibly humble man in life, I have no doubt that Kev would have been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people that attended his funeral – not least because, what were we all doing there when we should have been at work!! I think I’d be extremely proud of my legacy if I achieve half of what he has, including his strong family who continue in his footsteps.

Each Christmas, here at Voice, we always like to bring our avatar characters back out for the yearly Christmas Front Covers. Lisa works hard on them from around July onwards (which is a little strange but that’s print deadlines for you!) to bring something a little different. This year, I tasked her with ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ type theme – so a mash-up between the real world and the cartoon world for those that are old enough to remember! Needless to say, it’s given us a right laugh and is always the highlight of the year – and remember, we all chose our avatars based on our favourite cartoon characters/influences and it always seems to fit our personalities! Have a look for yourself, we’ve laid them all out below and we hope they make you smile when they land on your doorstep this month. After all, before we get into the flap, panic, expense and craziness of this festive period, it is important to remember that as far as we know, we only get one go around, so there really is no point in taking yourself too seriously! Let’s leave 2023 with the words of Dolly – “If you see someone without a smile, give ‘em yours!” Merry Christmas from us all at Voice Magazines.

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Decorations of Christmas Past Does your family bring out the same Christmas tree decorations every year, complete with the ones made by children (and grandchildren) many years ago…a bit tatty around the edges maybe, but full of memories? Or are you a “buy new each year, depending on décor and trends,” kind of person? Have you ever wondered what we used to decorate our trees and houses with over the festive period in the dim and distant past, in more “innocent” times before rampant consumerism took hold? Wonder no more! The use of “Christmas” decorations is older than I thought. Apparently, 2,500 years ago, the Romans marked a midwinter celebration called Saturnalia by decorating their homes with evergreen wreaths. When the official religion of the Roman Empire became Christianity in 336 AD, the church powers pragmatically decided to embrace the old trimmings of the former pagan celebration and bring them into the church. Our own pagan ancestors also marked the midwinter solstice by bringing greenery into the home to mark the gradual lengthening of the light towards spring and the promise of new life. Yule logs – the real wooden kind, not the cake – were common throughout northern Europe and are probably also connected to a pagan midwinter rite. They would be kept burning for 12 days leading up to Christmas (or the solstice) to encourage the sun to rise after the long, snowy season.

Evergreen trees became part of Christian tradition in Germany very early on, and in the Middle Ages “paradise trees” began to appear. Meant to represent the Garden of Eden, evergreen trees were hung with apples and displayed in homes on December 24, the religious feast day of Adam and Eve. Other decorations, all natural of course, made an appearance and by the 16th century, candles had made an appearance. And thus, the Christmas tree as we know it today, was born. It was, of course, German born Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, who brought the tradition of decorated evergreen trees to England. Drawings of the royal family gathered around a bedecked and candle lit tree really sparked a desire in the British public to embrace the idea of a lavishly decorated tree as a centre point of their celebrations. Unlike the plastic and glass baubles, and tinsel we use today, most early tree decorations were more eco friendly (before such a term was invented!). There would be apples and other fruit, sometimes dried and or crystallised. Flowers, sweet pastries in the shapes of stars and hearts, and at some point candy canes made an appearance. Handmade decorations of made of paper, and small gifts would also be hung on the tree. Unlike today there was no fashionable “theme” (this year I gather it is “peachy pink and coral, accented by champagne golds, lilac, or mint green tones”) people used what was to hand and reused what they could. Whatever you decorate your house and tree with this Christmas, I hope you have lots of fun! x

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As 2023 draws to a close, we can report that RASCALS 50th Anniversary year has been no less than exceptional in our club’s history. Travelling the length and breadth of the country supporting their athletes, joint club Presidents Tim and Chris Dening were delighted to relay that, “we have been involved with the club for many years and neither of us can remember a year like this one. International competitors in both swimming and lifesaving, fantastic success in national and county championships but above all a large group of young, and in some cases not so young, people enjoying themselves. Congratulations to our coaches, helpers and parents for all their support. What a great 50th anniversary year!!” On the swimming front, this year has seen truly amazing individual and team performances. Our swimmers had successful representation in both short and long course Regional Championships, County championships, Arena League, Derwent Series, Diddy League and Leicester League. For the first time, RASCALS swimmers were selected to represent Derbyshire in the National Inter County Team Championships – a fantastic achievement and a very proud moment for our club! It was also a tremendously exciting year for our lifesavers. In addition to the usual calendar of events for our Competitive Lifesavers in Swansea, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Bridlington, Blyth, RASCALS held their first ever Lifesaving Open Meet. Three lifesavers competed at the European Lifesaving Championships in Poland as part of Team GBR, and six lifesavers represented England, Scotland and Wales at the Lifesaving Commonwealth Games in Canada! On the Traditional

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Method: 4. Tip the parsnips into the onion pan. Add a splash of stock to the roasting tin and scrape up all the 2. Cook the parsnips in a saucepan caramelised juices from the base of boiling water over a high heat with a spatula. Add the juices to for 5 minutes. Drain well and the onion pan with the rest of the give them a little shake. Tip the stock and bring to the boil. Put parsnips into a large non-stick the lid back on and simmer for roasting tin, spray with low-calorie 10 minutes. Blitz the soup until cooking spray and drizzle with smooth using a stick blender (or the honey. Sprinkle over some use a food processor and return seasoning, toss well and spread to the pan). Remove from the the parsnips out. Roast for 25-30 heat, stir in the fromage frais and minutes, turning halfway. check the seasoning. 1. Get your oven warmed up to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.

3. While the parsnips are roasting, put the onion, garlic and 3 tbsp stock in a large non-stick saucepan over a low heat. Put a lid on the pan and cook for 10 minutes or until the onions are soft and golden.

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celebratory meal that day. This feast consists of fish (often a soup made of carp), stuffed cabbage (the leaves are stuffed with rice, mince pork, onion, garlic and other herbs). For dessert, a special kind of poppy bread/cake called Beigli is served.

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In Ukraine Christmas used to be celebrated on January 7th in line with the Russian Orthodox Church. In February this year, Ukraine’s main Greek Catholic church announced a change to December 25th…I’m sure we can all appreciate why the change was made.

Straight away I found my absolute FAVOURITE Christmas tradition – and it’s from the land of ice and fire, Iceland. On Christmas Eve, Icelanders give the gift of books and spend the rest of the night reading them and eating chocolate, as part of a season called Jolabokaflod, ‘The Christmas Book Flood’. Now that’s my kind of evening! In contrast, here is one tradition I could never be on board with. Christmas in Japan is not a national holiday, less than 1% of the population being Christian, but they do still have a unique way to mark the day, thanks in no small part to Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 1974, KFC started a marketing campaign called ‘Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!’ or ‘Kentucky for Christmas!’ The campaign urged the Japanese to visit a KFC instead of sitting down to a turkey dinner…and they do, apparently in their thousands.

Like many other countries, the main Christmas meal, Sviata Vecheria (Holy Supper) will be eaten on Christmas Eve, and normally has 12 dishes which represent Jesus’s 12 disciples. Presents are brought by Grandfather Frost…but not until New Year’s Eve. However you do (or don’t do) Christmas, I wish each and every one of you a peaceful and happy season of goodwill x

Each to their own. Our cousins in Oz go to the beach and fire up the BBQ. In Denmark, the big day is December 24th. And here’s something interesting; the irritating “elf on the shelf” could have originated in Denmark. He may be based on the group of Nisse, naughty elves who help Julemanden, ‘The Christmas Man’, Denmark’s Father Christmas. So now we know who to blame. Over in Norway they don’t decorate their houses until December 23rd, which seems very sensible to me. The Hungarians leave decorating the tree until Christmas Eve and also eat the main

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were swarms of yellow ladybirds reported by Jan Turner and Paul Ardron on one day, and by the next, there were hundreds crammed into every crevice of this old, multi-stemmed elm tree. Probably for safety’s sake, ladybirds often hibernate communally, and these may well spend the next few months in their new home. Massed together I presume that their hard cases provide necessary protection from both the weather and from would-be predators like the much bigger red and black Harlequin Ladybird pictured next to them. As noted already, Harlequins are active predators including on other, smaller ladybirds and are a species which readers will see increasingly as in wintertime they come indoors into our homes to overwinter. As their name suggests they come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colour patterns ranging from big to quite small. They are mostly either red (or orange) with black spots or black with red spots and the numbers of spots vary dramatically. Like most larger ladybirds they are predatory and feed on insects such as aphids (greenfly) but also other smaller insects like other ladybirds. So, I suspect the one pictured was casing the joint looking for easy pickings but the way the smaller yellow ladybirds were packed in was an effective defence. It was interesting to see these yellow ladybirds which though fairly common, are one of two yellow-coloured ladybirds with 22-spot being the smaller. The 14Spot Ladybird is bigger and has rounded rectangular markings rather than dots. However, our tiny yellow ladybird is also rather different in that it is an herbivore or more correctly a fungivore, rather than a carnivore generally feeding on mildew on plants. One to look out for!

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