What to do with the weekend – Vouchers ahoy!
Sep22

What to do with the weekend – Vouchers ahoy!

  So you’re off for a night out in the smoke (okay, so from the depths of Dorset that’s not often likely, but it does happen sometimes y’know. There are trains ‘n everything round here…). But times being how they are, we’re all looking for a deal, to save a few pennies where we can yes? YES! First up was the old Where To Eat question. Well, if you’re going for a sociable night out, you...

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*rant alert* My child ‘won’ a Young Writers competition and is going to be published

Today the 9yr old came out of school so full of proud he was steaming at the ears with it. As we walked to the car he couldn’t stop telling me all about it. Not ONLY had he won the school’s ‘Achievers Certificate’ for a ‘fabulous piece of descriptive writing’, but he had ALSO “won a competition with a poem I wrote a-a-a-ges ago and there is a letter in my book bag and it’s going to be in...

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A legendary Land Awaits…
Sep08

A legendary Land Awaits…

  Having only visited Northern Ireland to see family friends, I wanted to explore the beautiful country which we’d only ever driven through before as we passed from house to house. Knowing we could get a cheap flight into Belfast, I looked at economy car hire to find us a vehicle to take us out on our journey west to explore the best that Northern Ireland has to give and there really hasn’t been a better time to...

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Last Minute Family Holiday Deals in August!
Aug08

Last Minute Family Holiday Deals in August!

If the weather brightening up as made you think you might still be able to squeeze in some short holidays in August, then take a peek at the Parkdean site. They’ve go 24 sites scattered throughout the UK, and August Bank Holiday breaks are still available from £231 for the family for three nights! Bargain! There’s a choice of caravans, luxurious lodges and even cottages, apartments, chalets and some houses which are ideal...

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2012 James Dyson Award: The Final Countdown
Aug01

2012 James Dyson Award: The Final Countdown

  The 2012 international James Dyson Award is only open for entries for one more day.  The Award challenges young engineers and designers to develop problem solving inventions.  Previous winners have tackled problems from different angles: a buoyancy aid inspired by a grenade launcher to a kitchen tap which can tackle a blaze in your home. The award, run in eighteen countries, celebrates ingenuity and creativity with the winner...

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My Voucher Codes offers pt III – Next and Clarks
Jul28

My Voucher Codes offers pt III – Next and Clarks

  Cripes you love a bargain, don’t you? LOTS of appreciation for our sales-spots using the My Voucher codes site, so we’re going for a third in the series. this time we’ve used the MVC pages for Next and Clarks – let’s see what we found…   Firstly, I must just mention – I shopped with Next on Thursday, in a bit of a panic as the husbands one and only remaining short sleeved shirt he...

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