Do your children want to spend the festive holiday sprawled on the sofa watching Christmas films? Don’t despair: those old familiar favourites can be educational. Yes, really! Former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education resources experts PlanBee shows how to turn passive screen time into an active learning experience Father Christmas Based on the book by Raymond Briggs, this
MILLIONS of Brits are being told to get outdoors and brave the rain and cold to boost their mental health this winter. One in three adults say they are feeling more miserable and stressed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic and are spending more
Philippe Cohen Solal and Mike Lindsay are set to release OUTSIDER, an EP of three astonishing pop songs from the forthcoming album of the same name, inspired by America’s most celebrated Outsider artist Henry Darger – whose lyrics written over 50 years ago, have been
This Christmas, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is asking the public to take on its Charity Shop Challenge and buy at least one preloved gift from a charity shop. Lynne Lambourne, sustainable interior designer and stylist is supporting the charity’s Christmas shopping challenge and has
A new report using Google search trends reveals the UK’s most festive and non-festive cities – Liverpool being a clear winner!!! With Christmas being slightly different this year, how festive can UK cities really be when faced with lockdown measures and tier restrictions? Thankfully, due to the wonders of
Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by Dr Helen Flaherty, Head of Health Promotion and Education at Heart Research UK Switch to Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes make a tasty alternative to white potatoes and they are very versatile. Unlike white potatoes, sweet potatoes count
The Skinner Brothers have been bubbling under as a hot tip on the indie circuit since forming in 2018. They were personally invited by Carl Barât to join The Libertine son the road, which they followed by headlining a tour for new music champions This
As food makes up part of the Christmas festivities, thortful release a new festive food tier list, featuring four tiers from God Tier to Give it a miss Tier. In the God tier, with more than 200,000 UK searches a month were eggnog (probably because most
Care England, the largest representative body of independent adult social care providers, has appealed for the Government to implement a comprehensive strategy for rewarding the adult social care workforce. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says: “The Prime Minister and others in
The best time to buy a preloved handbag is between December – March. As with most of the high-end luxury brands, the fashion houses increase the price of their handbags annually in spring. For Louis Vuitton this is normally around 5% but this year we’ve seen
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