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Take the hard work out of festive wreath-making with Platinum Skies

Platinum Skies are holding a Christmas open day event on Thursday 12th December from 12:00 - 14:00, where you can let us spoil you with a glass of mulled wine, wreath making, and some festive treats as you spend time with like-minded people. So often, we resort to spending money on Christmas wreaths each year…

Happiest places to live in Britain revealed by survey

Leigh-on-Sea made the top spot, with last year’s winner Leamington Spa in fifth place, Rightmove has said. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5nZktZnbqy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Leigh-on-Sea has been crowned the happiest place to live in Britain, with Farnham in Surrey in second place and Monmouth in Wales coming third. The Essex coastal resort took the top spot in Rightmove’s happy at home…

Quiz: Can you match the famous animal to the country in which it lives?

For these choosy critters there’s just no place like home. Generally, animals do not trouble themselves too much with national borders. Most of them swim, fly, and wander where they please, but there’s a small selection that can only be found in one country – whether confined on an island, reliant on a remote habitat,…

Five female firsts that broke new ground in British political history

100 years since Britain’s first female MP took a seat in parliament, Luke Rix-Standing looks at the trailblazers who smashed the political patriarchy. This year marks a century since a female MP first took a seat in the House of Commons – which happened just a year after (certain) women gained the right to vote…

A recipe for retirement success

https://vimeo.com/373888983 We recently offered our guests the chance to sit back and relax with a free cookery demonstration and tasting event. Taking place at Esprit on High Street North in Poole and Chapters in Salisbury. Visitors and residents enjoyed first-class cuisine and beverages at the bistro restaurants. Visitors also get the chance to meet the…

Quiz: Can you name the country from a zoomed in picture of its flag?

Time to pin your colours to the mast. For what is, fundamentally, a piece of patterned cloth, we sure do get worked up about our flags. In Algeria, ‘flag desecration’ can carry 5 to 10 years in prison, while the Indian Flag Code specifies the exact height, angle, and material required for a flag to…

UK among most generous countries in World Giving Index

The Charities Aid Foundation, which published the index, found a recent downward trend in donations in countries with long histories of philanthropy. The UK has been ranked in seventh place in a global study into people’s generosity towards charities and other good causes. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) study asked people if they had helped…