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4 Ways That Addiction Can Impact Your Family
There are different types of addictions. Apart from gambling and other additions not related to drugs, the most common form of addiction is related to alcohol and other substances. If any of your family members has an addiction problem, be it drug-related or not, it affects your family negatively. It is important to identify when this problem is crouching early to try and stop it before it gets out of control. Detox is one of the ways you can use to help yourself or an individual with an alcohol or drug addiction. You can also bring the person to Florida rehab for addiction treatment to help the patient overcome the…
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Tom Gates Live On Stage – Great Fun
I have to start this review with a confession – I had no idea who Tom Gates was before last week. My ten year old son was a totally different proposition however, whilst I was fumbling to remember the surname of the Tom I was going to review, he told me straight away and gave me a potted history of the character. I was thoroughly educated about Tom, Norman, Delia and the Dog Zombies. Consider myself told. Tom Gates is currently live on stage at The Alexandra Theatre, a new show from Birmingham Stage Company and the acclaimed author and illustrator Liz Pichon , and if you have a tween then…
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A Locket From The Engravers Guild
Today I am looking at another gift idea that would delight any mom on Mother’s Day. Jewellery is always something I look forward to as a bit of a magpie, and I really don’t think you can be given anything more special that an engraved piece of jewellery, whether it be a watch, bracelet or a pendant. The Engravers Guild offers complimentary engraving on a wide range of items to suit both men and women, including truly lovely pieces of jewellery. The beauty of the engraved pieces from the Engravers Guild is that the engraving is still done in the traditional way – not by a laser, but with…
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Get Your Festival style sorted
Festival season will soon be upon us, and this year sees the biggie back, with Glastonbury once again promising to be memorable. Festivals are a great mixture of great style, great music, and, notoriously bad weather, but they are a part of Summer to enjoy and savour, whether you go for a single day or enjoy the whole camping/glamping experience. Festivals in the UK are as famous for the inclement weather as they are for the music, and weather does tend to govern festival fashion. Unlike Coachella, white is never a good idea at British festivals, one downpour and that lovely fresh field becomes a total quagmire. That said, there…
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Miles Jupp Is Wonderful In ‘The Life I Lead’
David Tomlinson is a face that is familiar to everyone who watched ‘Mary Poppins‘, or ‘Bed knobs and Broomsticks’, during their childhood. Disney’s epitome of an upper class English gent, or an upper class twit if you were not so kind, Tomlinson was decency and the stiff upper lip personified. But now, in ‘The Life I Lead’, comedian and actor Miles Jupp has brought Tomlinson back to stunning, vibrant life, and shows there was far more to the actor than foil for Julie Andrews. ‘The Life I Lead’, which opened at the Birmingham Rep Theatre last night, is a real tour de force for Jupp, a one man show where…
