Join Olympic champion Louis Smith, Rachel Stevens (S Club 7), Melody Thornton (Pussycat Dolls) and Lee Ryan (Blue) for a groovy evening of singing & dancing in the epic show Rip It Up The 70s (arguably the greatest music decade ever!) The 1970s were when icons were born. With the groundwork for a new sense of personal freedom laid in the swinging 60s, people experimented with their…
For those of us who are single, lockdown as been a tough time, being unable to go out and socialise, or meet up with people we have been chatting with via dating websites or apps resulting in what had been called the ‘sex ban’. For those with partners that they don’t live with I can only imagine it has been…
I love being crafty and my main craft at the moment is crochet. I get immense satisfaction watching a ball of yarn turn into a blanket, hat or scarf. Like most crocheters, I have a decent sized wool stash and I add to it on a regular basis without giving much thought to where it comes from or if there…
In the drab, cold first months of the year, most of us are looking forward to the warmer months and of course, to summertime when we can get away and enjoy some time away on holiday. This January I am lucky enough to be able to offer you a £50 voucher to go towards your swimsuits for this year’s holiday…
Forget travelling abroad and spending thousands on a holiday, enjoy a staycation in the UK instead as there are plenty of opportunities to save money and you still get a well-deserved break. Saving up for a holiday can be tough going, especially when you take a browse online and see a break abroad costing thousands. So why not explore the…
Ever heard of ‘dopamine dresses’? This fashion trend revolves around the idea that we can put ourselves in a better mood by wearing certain outfits. From injecting a splash of colour into your wardrobe to brighten up your day, to buying t-shirts with positive slogans on intended to make you and people around you smile. But, does it really work?…
So, you have fallen in love with a prom dress but it’s not quite the right size. Going through all the prom dresses and picking one out was hard enough and now it needs alternations? There are a few misconceptions about getting an item of clothing altered and today I am going to address 4 of them. Tailors and Scams…
Remember when I said recently that we’d been harvesting lots of local ingredients and making them into delicious preserves? Well, today I am going to share with you a simple recipe for making a lovely Rosehip Syrup. Rosehips are berry-like fruits of the rose family found in gardens and on country lanes. They range in colour from orangey-red to deep purple…
Although I have tried to eliminate sugar from my diet I do allow myself the odd treat from time to time, so when I was offered the chance to try out some Malaysian snacks from the Nyonya Recipe Shop I was super excited – even more so when I discovered the lady behind the company, Loretta, could make her treats…
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