The Chinese New Year – year of the dragon begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. The dragon is one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac which is made up of 12 animals. The dragon in China signifies success and happiness and brings good luck. Dragon dances are performed at [...]
We are really delighted to announce that The Royal High School, Bath is going to be a major sponsor of The Independent Bath Literary Festival 2012, sponsoring renowned author William Boyd; broadcaster, writer, actress, commentator, presenter and all-round national treasure Sandi Toksvig and physicist, author and science communicator, Jim Al-Khalili. Our involvement in the festival [...]
Don’t miss the Toy Barn’s annual Spring Sale, starting at 10am on Saturday 4th February. There will be great savings on our ex-demonstration climbing frames and trampolines as well as many end of line climbing frames, swings, slides and trampolines. If you are thinking of re-vamping your garden, or just adding to an existing frame, [...]
So easy and very little clearing up! Salmon parcels 4 salmon fillets 50g (2oz) butter 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced 250g (10oz) baby carrots, halved 175g (7oz) fine green beans 175g (7oz) baby leeks, trimmed, quartered lengthways Juice of 1 lemon Oven temp: 220C, Gas Mark 7 Cooking time [...]
An eclectic mix of prominent names from the fields of art, design, fashion, television, theatre, film, sport and literature are getting creative this year by designing envelopes that will be sold to the public to help raise money for the National Literacy Trust. The celebrities involved in the seventh annual Pitney Bowes Pushing the Envelope [...]
New Year’s resolutions always seem to be a bit of a joke. How many of you can put your hand up and honestly admit that you are likely to still be keeping them by the end of February? I think that they must have been thought up by someone who reckoned it would keep us [...]
Don’t miss the Toy Barn’s annual Spring Sale, starting at 10am on Saturday 4th February. There will be great savings on our ex-demonstration climbing frames and trampolines as well as many end of line climbing frames, swings, slides and trampolines. If you are thinking of re-vamping your garden, or just adding to an existing frame, [...]
Karate is a great martial art for children to learn. When Karate was made part of the school curriculum in the 1920’s it was not only because of the excellent self defence skills that Karate offered, but because the Japanese realised that Karate children were healthier, had better physiques, and better balance and coordination. They [...]
Based in Wincanton, Just Dance is committed to providing quality dance tuition. With classes ranging from just walking toddlers to the fun adult classes there is something for everyone! The Just Dance Christmas Show 2011 was a huge success. From the younger children being Father Christmas to the Senior Streetdance class closing the show, a [...]
We are really delighted to announce that The Royal High School, Bath is going to be a major sponsor of The Independent Bath Literary Festival 2012, sponsoring renowned author William Boyd; broadcaster, writer, actress, commentator, presenter and all-round national treasure Sandi Toksvig and physicist, author and science communicator, Jim Al-Khalili. Our involvement in the festival [...]
Remember that overcooked school swede? Why not give this much neglected vegetable another chance… Winter root mash 650g (1lb 7oz) parsnips, cut into chunks 650g (1lb 7oz) swede, cut into chunks 142ml tub soured cream 1 tbsp hot horseradish 2tbsp fresh thyme leaves Butter for greasing For the topping: 50g (2oz) butter 1 small onion, [...]
Funny how a dash of lime can turn a simple recipe into something really very special Baked chicken breast in lime 4 chicken breasts, skinned 25g (1oz) fresh breadcrumbs 25g (1oz) butter, melted 20g (3/4 oz) parmesan, grated 2tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 50g (2oz) butter 1 lime, juice and grated zest 1 garlic clove, crushed [...]
So easy and very little clearing up! Salmon parcels 4 salmon fillets 50g (2oz) butter 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced 250g (10oz) baby carrots, halved 175g (7oz) fine green beans 175g (7oz) baby leeks, trimmed, quartered lengthways Juice of 1 lemon Oven temp: 220C, Gas Mark 7 Cooking time [...]
This is an absorbing and gripping re-imagining of Austen’s classic. James returns the reader to Pemberley, six years after the marriage of Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy, when suddenly their harmonious lives are disrupted by the arrival of Lydia, Elizabeth’s errant sister, following the murder of her husband. This novel, captures all the language, characterisation and [...]
This new translation of a fabulous classic proves just how modern and timeless the story of Madame Bovary is. Flaubert’s complex and compelling tale of a thoroughly modern woman, whose life spirals out of control through deep unhappiness, destructive desire and the pursuit of material pleasure, is as poignant today as when it was first [...]
This is a quirky, funny, often moving account of the lives of the great hotels of London during the Second World War and the people who inhabited them. While the bombs hit London an eclectic mix of staff, guests and entertainers lived, worked and survived, maintaining all the while a curiously British trait of humour, eccentricity [...]
The Chinese New Year – year of the dragon begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. The dragon is one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac which is made up of 12 animals. The dragon in China signifies success and happiness and brings good luck. Dragon dances are performed at [...]
What do you get if you cross a centipede and a parrot? A walkie-talkie! Knock knock! Who’s there? Scott Scott who? Scott nothing to do with you! Where do wasps go when they are ill? The waspital! Knock knock! Who’s there? Oscar and Greta Oscar and Greta who? Oscar a stupid question and Greta a [...]
Have you always envied those people who can retain seemingly ‘useless’ bits of information but all the more fascinating for being so random. For example, what sentence uses all the letters in the alphabet? Curious…. Did you know that… When giraffes age, their fur darkens A group of whales is called a pod Armadillos are [...]
Children’s TV star NAOMI WILKINSON and Holby City’s MARK MORAGHAN join leading Dame CHRIS HARRIS in Bath where the streets will be paved with gold for DICK WHITTINGTON! NAOMI WILKINSON, one of children’s television’s best-loved presenters, and MARK MORAGHAN, well known for his long-running role in Holby City, will star alongside Dame extraordinaire CHRIS HARRIS [...]
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC® Presents Abba Magic! THE OCTAGON, YEOVIL Friday 24th February, 2012 – 7.30pm We have teamed up with the promoters of the Thank You for the Music concert show to give one lucky reader the chance of winning a pair of tickets to see the spectacular production at the Octagon, Yeovil on 24th February 2012 [...]
BABY born® Clapping Hands doll can clap her hands along to a popular rhyme! The cute little doll interacts with your little one, and when helped to clap she will sing faster or slower depending on the speed of clapping. BABY born® Clapping Hands can sing along to nursery rhyme favourite pat-a-cake whilst clapping her [...]
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