It’s that time of year! Sun is out, windows are open, and BBQ’s across the country are getting fired up. Whether you side with gas or charcoal, fish, steak or veggies, there is always the question – what should I be drinking? So here at Tring Winery, Jamie & Alex have put together a list of six fun and interesting wines to make sure your.....

Choosing the perfect wine for your BBQ

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At Oglee Poglee HQ, you’ll often hear us raving about the power of creativity and just how vital it is to help our children unleash theirs! But when traditional education pushes the arts to the sidelines, how can you know creativity is something worth nurturing in your kids? Let’s take a look at 6 important things they learn as they.....

6 ways your child can learn as they create

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In a bowl add the spelt flour, salt and baking powder and stir through . Add the yoghurt in small amounts stirring as you go to form a soft pillowy dough. On a floured work surface, split the dough in half and begin rolling the first ball of dough. Roll to your desired thickness, thin and thick crust. Place on a baking tray and top with a.....

PESTO FLATBREAD PIZZA RECIPE BY NELETA WINTER

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Let’s talk about the benefits of clothes, fashion, style, accessories, a dash of make-up and getting properly dressed every day during this lockdown . If I have learnt one thing while being isolated at home, it’s the value of the small things that we take for granted, like: preparing to go to work, having a coffee with friends, getting.....

HOW TO DRESS IN LOCKDOWN

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Phone cameras perform best in bright, natural light. Open shade is ideal. Stand your subject in the shade (eg. cast by a building or trees) so direct sunlight is not hitting him/her causing squinting and/or harsh shadows. Ideally your subject is looking out of the shade toward the open sky. To achieve lens flare without ruining your photo.....

SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM SARAH GREER

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VE Day Celebrations across the country will no doubt be very different to what was anticipated earlier this year, I for one should have been working – decorating a marquee for a client’s big birthday party on Saturday but sadly all that has changed. However, we must put all that aside, it is forecast to be a beautiful day so let’s have.....

VE DAY TEA PARTY INSPIRATION

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With many Ashridge House staff working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked Ashridge House Events Sales & Marketing Manager Natalie Halliwell-Jennings how she has adapted to working from home. “Ashridge House is a former royal palace to Kings and Queens, a grade II listed stately home with 190 acres.....

HOW TO THRIVE WORKING FROM HOME

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A recipe for Dunsley Farm Egg, asparagus, and wild garlic pesto, with culture bakery sourdough. The following quantities makes plenty of Pesto – save what’s left for a pasta dish: 250g wild garlic , 25g raw wild garlic , 75g olive oil , 75g vegetable oil , 120g toasted pine nuts ( or whatever is in the cupboard) . Wash the wild garlic.....

SEASONAL RECIPE BY SCOTT BARNARD

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If you’re anything like me, your working day is now punctuated by endless demands for snacks and refereeing. Working at home, be that in your own business or working remotely for a corporate, can be really tricky right now. Particularly if you have small people to care for. Emotions are heightened, alone.....

PRODUCTIVITY HACKS FOR WORKING PARENTS

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All of a sudden we are spending an awful lot more time at home, some of us are also working at home, possibly while also entertaining (teaching?!) our children. For many, this set of circumstances has highlighted an issue they hadn’t really acknowledged before…… stuff! And far too much of it. If we can find some positives from.....

CONFINED TO HOME AND SURROUNDED BY CLUTTER

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Authentically local, trusted and valued, hiya bucks is written for, and about, Buckinghamshire. Buckinghamshire is our home. It’s where we live and do business. With hiya bucks we support and nurture the local business community and want to see the county thriving in all areas. Our passion for Buckinghamshire....

OUR BEAUTIFUL BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

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Having 2 young children and sending them to childcare for roughly 60 hours of a 90 hour waking week didn’t sit well with us. Especially as neither my husband or I were in love with our jobs! When I finished maternity leave with our second child, we took drastic action to not have to work in jobs we didn’t particularly like to pay for.....

WE SOLD OUR HOUSE AND BOUGHT A CAMPERVAN…

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I saw a meme this week that showed a lockdown budget where all items in the budget were £0, but food was about £2k a month. It’s a pretty fair assessment of lockdown life, isn’t it? Suddenly our main preoccupation is getting food and what to have for our next meal…and actually constantly feeling hungry in between! I.....

AT HOME DINING DURING LOCKDOWN

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A month ago, I flew to Australia for four days. I really wouldn’t recommend it as a mini break destination…the jet lag is awful. I work as a freelance TV producer covering Formula One, and Melbourne was to be the opening round of the 2020 season. Except it didn’t happen. A member of the McLaren team tested positive....

LIFE IN THE FAST, AND SLOW LANE
by AMY OVERY

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Baking is my first love and having kids has given me the perfect reason to tinker in the kitchen and indulge my passion. Of course it’s all for them. In my quest for the ultimate cookie and having tried and tested many a recipe these are up there as striking the balance between crispy baked edge and slightly under.....

CURLY WHIRLY COOKIE RECIPE
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I’ve often thought how wonderful it would be to just step off the busy-ness of life for a while, catch up on my ‘to do’ list and come back where I left off, all refreshed and ready to go… In these challenging times, I find myself feeling rather guilty about these thoughts, pre-Covid19. So many small businesses now find themselves.....,

GUT FEELINGS ON OUR HEALTH BY LUCY WILLIAMSon NUTRITION

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I’ve been asked a few times about local delivery services for food to support those in self-isolation, so here is a quickly put together list, which I hope helps those in need. I’ve tried to capture as many as possible, but if we’ve forgotten your business, please let us know as we will keep the list as active as possible. Also as you....

LOCAL FOOD AND DRINK DELIVERIES

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