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To play or not to play? that is the question!
Just the other day I found myself sitting on a swing in the park, leisurely enjoying the company of one of my best friends while my 4 year old sat playing the train driver on an imaginary trip to the beach and my 8 month old baby boy giggled joyfully at being pushed...
Perfect Projects? by andrew southwood
I’ve taken on my fair share of DIY projects, some more successful than others – but no major calamities… yet! However, since I impulse bought a few days ago, literally ‘a lorry load’ of materials for my latest venture, I have to admit I am now getting a bit...
Rosé Sangria Spritz
INGREDIENTS 1 bottle rosé wine, chilled 75ml Grand Marnier 500ml fizzy water, chilled 1 nectarine, stoned and sliced 6 strawberries, hulled and quartered Ice Mix the wine, Grand Marnier and fizzy water in a jug. Divide the fruit between the glasses (either wine...
Hospice Girls Night Out is back for its eighth year
A charity is appealing for women to support its biggest annual fundraising event. St Nicholas Hospice Care is holding its Girls Night Out sponsored walk, in Bury St Edmunds, on Saturday 10 September. Since it started in 2009 the fundraising walk has raised more than...
Moreton Hall’s Greatest Loser is a winner!
A super slimmer is proving to be a winner at the losing game after shedding 4 Stone and 13lbs and being named Moreton Hall’s Slimming World ‘Greatest Loser’ 2016. Laura Goodwin won the title, which is awarded to the member of the Moreton Hall Saturday Slimming...
An evening of Laser…
We like a good night out here at the Directory and thought that we would try something a bit different to our usual eating/drinking efforts! Although we had all been to Planet Laser to accompany our children, most of us hadn’t actually played ourselves since we were...
Let courage be your anthem! written by Lizi Long
A quote I recently read on social media said ‘courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear’. That is easier said than done I thought to myself, because fear so often creeps into my thought patterns without making any sort of flashy announcement notifying me of...
Time Shift by Andrew Southwood
This year marks the centenary of one of the more quirky dates in our diaries. ‘Daylight saving’ was introduced on our shores back in 1916 following its success in Germany and Hungry as a novel tactic to save money and improve productivity during the war. It’s had a...
ICE Cookery Class – written by Cat Dube
I was lucky enough to be invited along to join in one of the ICE cookery classes. Now, I know some of you may be thinking ‘what is ICE?’ It stands for ‘Infusions Culinary Experience’ but,...
A Marathon Task
Why is it that so many ideas seem so very plausible when a glass of wine or pint of ale has been consumed and why oh why at that point too, does your mind suddenly think your body is 20 years younger than it actually is? This thought has gone through my mind on...