More than 500 children are in care in Somerset. Somerset County Council is looking for more people to come forward to give neglected and vulnerable children a safe and stable home. Angela and Clinton became foster carers three years ago and haven’t looked back. Angela spoke about their experience of fostering: “I was inspired to [...]
YOUNGSTERS are invited to learn how to print with potatoes at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Somerset this month (February, 2012) as part of a free event dedicated to potatoes. The county’s largest, independent, family-run garden centre at Monkton Heathfield, between Taunton and Bridgwater, is hosting the potato printing workshop on Saturday, February [...]
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7th February 1812, the second oldest of six children and died on 9th June 1870. He grew to be a boy with a vivid imagination and a love of reading. Nobody knows for sure exactly when Dickens started writing, but he might have been as young as eight [...]
The high cost of using solicitors often adds to the severe stress of a divorce or separation. Usually, solicitors charge up to £200 or more per hour and their fees can reduce family assets at an alarming rate. On the other hand, many people find it too daunting to handle a divorce and related matters [...]
More than 500 children are in care in Somerset. Somerset County Council is looking for more people to come forward to give neglected and vulnerable children a safe and stable home. Angela and Clinton became foster carers three years ago and haven’t looked back. Angela spoke about their experience of fostering: “I was inspired to [...]
YOUNGSTERS are invited to learn how to print with potatoes at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre in Somerset this month (February, 2012) as part of a free event dedicated to potatoes. The county’s largest, independent, family-run garden centre at Monkton Heathfield, between Taunton and Bridgwater, is hosting the potato printing workshop on Saturday, February [...]
Discover more animals than any other zoo in the south west for a really wild time. Meet all of your favourites – giraffes, lions, gorillas, cheetahs and thrilling crocodiles, plus our cheeky meerkats, colourful snakes and amazing monkeys. There are indoor and outdoor play areas, the Jungle Express train (seasonal) and uniquely, six different habitats [...]
At Home from Home we pride ourselves as a bright, fun, stimulating and homely place to learn. Making those all important first years of a child’s life full of opportunity. Each child is unique, through offering a variety of experiences and activities each individual child develops and learns through play, learning intellectually, creatively, physically, socially [...]
In order to cope with increasing demand, Razzamataz Yeovil is launching the Introduction to Juniors class, working on the same pieces as the full Juniors class, but for only one hour each week. Students still get tuition in all aspects of the Razzamataz curriculum involving street, hip hop and commercial styles of dance, pop singing, [...]
This is so easy to make and is perfect for when the kids come in from school. Alternatively, it makes a great accompaniment to yoghurt – if you want to save it for pudding! You will need: 115g (4oz) digestive biscuits 50g (2oz) icing sugar 140g (5oz) plain chocolate 115 (4oz) butter Melt chocolate [...]
Simple, but so tasty – a warming treat for any night of the week. You will need: 4 chicken breasts 50g (2oz) butter 115g (4oz) button mushrooms, sliced 85g (3oz) bacon, cut into strips 225g (8fl oz) chicken stock 225 (8fl oz) double cream 1 tablespoon plain flour. Salt and pepper Melt butter and [...]
Who minds about calories when it’s bitterly cold. Pile them on – you need them! You will need 225g (8oz) oats 170g (6oz) marg 6oz (6oz) sugar 2 tbsp syrup Melt butter in large saucepan. Add sugar and syrup. Dissolve. Remove from heat. Add oats and stir into mixture. Pour into a greased baking [...]
Set in England in 1911 – a young woman arrives in a small village to work as a maid in a country house belonging to a Reverend and his wife. Bringing a secret past with her into her new employment, the young woman’s independent and free-spirited nature causes discord in the household, forcing other household [...]
This collection of short stories reveals the complexities of human relationships and lives, by allowing the reader access to the hidden moments and thoughts of her characters. Through a blend of psychological insight, the close observation of everyday, and the focus on examining how we think and feel, as much as what we say and do; Hadley excels in [...]
This wonderful novel examines the intricacies of love, relationships and marriage in a unique and ultimately truthful way. Taking the small incidental moments of everyday life, Lively looks at the impact these seemingly trivial moments have upon the novel’s central characters; revealing how lives, relationships and love are irredeemably changed forever because of them. In examining the [...]
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7th February 1812, the second oldest of six children and died on 9th June 1870. He grew to be a boy with a vivid imagination and a love of reading. Nobody knows for sure exactly when Dickens started writing, but he might have been as young as eight [...]
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 [...]
Designer children’s sale club, Half-Pint Chic, is offering one lucky parent the chance to win a stylish designer wardrobe for their little one worth up to £200. Bringing parents designer labels at up to 70% off high street prices, Half-Pint Chic is a free to join, online club offering weekly sales on brands like Simonetta, [...]
Do you know who invented the World Wide Web? Any ideas what Percy Spencer created? This is no ordinary history book: 100 People Who Made History published by DK at £12.99 is a guide to the people and ideas that have changed the world we live in. This book contains all the people you’d expect [...]
