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How to hold a low-waste Halloween party

As Halloween comes around, it’s the time to plan our parties and games. But how can you have fun without creating lots of waste? Here, Scott Hawthorne from SkipsAndBins.com gives us some top tips on how to have a spooky night without the rubbish. Every year when the spooky season rolls around, we all get excited about the prospect of parties, costumes, sweets, and decorations. But…
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Schooling

5 Top tips: How to choose a tutor that is right for your child

All children are unique, and therefore they all require different forms of support at different times during their school career. Whether you are looking for encouragement for your child in one or various specific subjects to ensure they achieve the results they deserve, or if you want to help your child build resilience and grow in confidence, tutoring is broad in what it can offer. But finding…
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Schooling

Six essential items to send your fresher to Uni with

Sometimes the most expensive purchases are not the most useful things to send your child to uni with. This will be your child’s first time away from home, which means they will suddenly be responsible for cooking and cleaning. Items like cleaning supplies, bedding and stationery often fall under the radar. This will ultimately save your child a lot of hassle and money in their first few weeks of…
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Fitness & Health

Stress and the city: CBD as stress relief - Sorting fact from fiction

This last year has been eventful for everyone, from children to teens and adults, all due to the fact that we have been trying to deal with something new and challenging for all of us. The pandemic has also changed most of our lives forever and has left many of us fighting new demons, such as stress, anxiety and worries. During our many lockdowns, we have looked at different coping mechanisms to…
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Mums Tips

Dealing with debt: action plan for mums

When it comes to debt, there are so many different pitfalls that we can fall into. Once we start stacking up a few different loans for a few different essentials, they can quickly become unmanageable. This is when it gets easy to start panicking or to lose track of the best way to stay on top of things. Right now, with so much uncertainty surrounding everything from our job security to whether…
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Mums Tips

Things to do from the sofa and ... not just for couch potatoes

Thanks to the modern world, there is a range of services that you can take advantage of from the comforts of your sofa. Here are some examples that you could get involved with. Image by Christopher Ross from Pixabay TV And Film Streaming Services Firstly, the most obvious service that you can take advantage of from your sofa comes in the form of TV and film streaming services. Platforms…
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Schooling

11 Plus: How to get your child into a great school

The 11 plus can be an emotive subject for many parents, teachers and students; often, there is a sense of dread felt by parents at the thought of their child not passing the 11 plus exam. This dread can drive parents to pile on the work when the time draws closes, causing many children to become overwhelmed, which can lead to poor results. So, how can you get your child into a great school? There…
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Parenting Skills

Four ways to make the first 1001 days really count!

Why love, connection and community is the best recipe for happy babies, happy families and happy futures. Whether you feel you’ve thrived or just survived becoming a lockdown parent, there’s good news for new mums and dads this year, despite the challenges Covid has presented for the nation’s first-timers, (or even the second, third or fourth!) In a year in which the usual opportunities for…
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Quintessentially British: the birthday card tradition

When it comes to family birthdays, everyone wants to express their well-wishes in a memorable manner. The appeal of the birthday card is still as strong as ever, and many people still feel compelled to send them to cherished people in their lives. Still, some people likely think that they’re little more than an obligatory gesture. Even recipients may simply give them a shake to see if any money…
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How to develop a mobile app from scratch

Building an app from scratch can be overwhelming if you don’t know how to do it. Surely you have ever come up with a great idea for an app, but when it comes to carrying it out, the questions begin. Where do I begin? How long will it take? That is what we are going to talk about in this article. Here are 9 steps so you can create an app from scratch. Image bySteve…
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