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Spring forward – fall back.   Did you remember to put your clocks back last night?!   Putting the clocks back feels like the final nail in summer’s coffin and the full onslaught of autumn, rapidly followed by winter.  Even if there have been some bright sunny days it’s as if we are now admitting defeat […]

                      Today’s topic is about baths and showers.   But before we address that, just a reminder that we are running a very special offer during the month of October in which you could win a lovely Jo Malone room diffuser!   Don’t miss out!    Click here […]

      Today the Invictus Games in Toronto draw to a close.  This annual international sporting event is spearheaded by Prince Harry and its aim is ”to use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for wounded, injured and sick Servicemen and women.”   Many other […]

The schools have gone back and often the first question your child will be asked is “What did you do this summer?”  Some may be asked to write a story or poem about their summer shenanigans, or draw a picture, or perhaps do a little project including some further research about one of the places […]

    So the hottest August Bank Holiday on record is here!    August Bank Holiday is always a significant landmark, being the last Bank Holiday until Christmas!   It also marks numerous traditions across the country, including the end of the Edinburgh Festival.   The Edinburgh Festival   The annual Edinburgh Festival transforms Scotland’s capital […]

        So yet another football season is upon us!  Football is rather like marmite: you either love it or hate it.  For some of us the new season is an exciting time, full of potential new opportunities – a little like that back to school feeling.  For others it’s a case of […]

In our last blog, we awaited with eager anticipation the announcement of the new Doctor Who.  We now know that she will be Jodie Whittaker.  But will the fact that the Doctor is a woman make a difference to the role or the running of the Tardis we wonder?     Our last blog looked […]