Schooling

The Independent Schools Show on Tuesday, 22nd June 2021

The Independent Schools Show brings together 55 leading independent schools from London and the country to the Hurlingham Club on Tuesday,22nd June. Don’t miss the opportunity for those all important, in depth, face-to-face discussions with senior admissions staff and headteachers that are hard to fit around whistle-stop group school tours at open days. The Fair is organised…
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Get Creative

Important home arrangements to make if you are planning for travel

Travel is essential for the mind, body and soul particularly now that we have been in isolation for such a long time. Nevertheless, travel also comes with many responsibilities, and a big one is protecting your home and belongings while you are away. Whether it is a two-week trip, a month or a much longer travel plan, there are plenty of arrangements you will need to make back home to ensure for a…
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Movies

Film review: In The Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway musicalIn the Heights has been adaptedfor the big screen and will bereleased nationwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on 18th June 2021. It’s the perfect summer movie that will lift our spirits. The story The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” have created this cinematic event, where the streets…
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Fitness & Health

Mental Health assessments

Everyone experiences episodes where they are unable to make decisions, whether they are tired and overworked, or an illness has impaired their mental capacity. Patients are defined as unable to make sound decisions when: they are unable to retain information long enough, they don’t understand the decision that is being asked of them, or if they are severely mentally disabled. To assess a…
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Parenting Skills

Cuddles, kisses and chatter: The top things grandparents have most missed out on

It’s hard to quantify all the things that have been missed over the last year, but new research out today shows that grandparents have been hit particularly hard – missing out on 49 hugs, 47 kisses, 40 conversations and 25 family meals with their grandkids since the start of the pandemic. WATCHthe emotional moment the first grandparents Granny Lou and Big Grandad Nick from…
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Books

Picture book of the week: Never Grow Up by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

Publishing this week, brand new picture bookNever Grow Upinspired by Roald Dahl celebrates the boundless joy of childhood and features full colour illustrations by Quentin Blake. Inspired by the mischief and magic of Roald Dahl’s books for children, Never Grow Up offers a timely and timeless reminder of the kind of childhood we might want to create for our children – a world of…
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Books

Book of the week: How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

Quick Reads, the life-changing scheme tackling the UK’s shocking adult literary crisis, are the way forward to encourage people to read. I love the short books in the 2021 series including best-selling London authors Caitlin Moran, Louise Candlish and Khurrum Rahman among others. Sunday Times best-seller and British Book Award winner Louise Candlish is renowned for her dark domestic thrillers…
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Recipes

Avocado recipes

June is World Avocado Month!The UK is the second-largest market for avocados in Europe, with over 6,000 avocados sold hourly. I certainly contribute to this figure. To celebrate this versatile fruit – because avocado is a fruit – I have received extracts of two recipes from the latest free cookbook from the World Avocado Organization, Avocados in Bloom, which I am sharing here as…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 2 tickets for 4 to go golfing at Putt Club Docklands

Putt Club is providing 2 lucky readers the chance to win tickets for 4 worth £40 to go golfing at Putt Club Docklands, coinciding with the launch of the second motorsport themed crazy golf location in London opening on the 11thJune, where sporting enthusiasts can compete in a fun and friendly environment. With motorsport themed holes designed to offer an experience like no other, your…
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