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Acorns Wednesbury Has a Whole New Look
One of my favourite charity shops has been given a brand new look. Acorns, Wednesbury, which raises much needed funds for the Acorns Children’s Hospices, is one of the biggest shops within the company, and now, thanks to a refurbishment, it has even more space for a wide range of clothes, accessories and home wares. I popped by last week to take a look at the new look and was seriously impressed. The shop feels so spacious, and with it’s bright lighting and clean lines, it is literally a pleasure to shop there. All the items on sale have been carefully curated – books are in perfect condition with no…
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Charity Shop And Thrifted Finds January. Pt 2
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A Night At The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Is Pure Bliss
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a much loved film with a lot to say on the subject of growing old – the loneliness, the lose of a partner and of financial stability, and just the general fear of being past your usefulness. But it turns all these things on their heads when the protagonists of the story decide to go to India to revitalise their twilight years, turning the December of their lives into the time of their lives. Now, in a brilliant stage adaptation by Deborah Moggach, who wrote the original novel the film was based on, theatre audiences at the Wolverhampton Grand being treated to a wonderful…
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Sorting Finances For Your Retirement
The Low Interest rates we have been experiencing over the last few years have proved to be good news for those with a mortgage, but less good news for those with traditional savings held in bank accounts. This has led to a rise in people taking a more active part in financial planning, particularly looking towards securing their future, and also a rise in people seeking professional advice on how best to use and secure their savings. In this time when our retirement age is being pushed back later and later, people are looking at their own ways of putting some money aside for the future, and this may include…
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Sorting Your Finances For Spring
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Cotton Traders #PatternPark
With the clocks going forward last weekend, we can finally embrace the new season and say that it is definitely, finally Spring! With the coming of the new season we can look at our wardrobes and hopefully bring some much needed pattern and colour to it. Cotton Traders have recently launched their new season ad, for their Spring campaign #PatternPark, and their new collection is full of bright colours, and Spring patterns – Breton stripes, pretty floral designs and polka dots. I have selected a few of my key picks of the new season range, and showed how you can style them for early Spring, whilst the weather is still…
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Why You Should Consider A Cruise For Your Next Holiday
One of my favourite ways to holiday is cruising. I have cruised on four occasions, the first was a cruise around Malaysia, taking in Singapore, Malacca and Penang (amazing – still one of the best experiences I have ever had). The other cruises have been Mediterranean Cruises, which have included a host of fantastic ports of call including Cannes, Barcelona, Monte Carlo and Ajaccio. This post is a guide to the things I love about cruising, and why you should definitely consider cruises 2024 as an option for next, if not for this, year’s holiday. The Ports of Call A cruise gives you the opportunity to get a snapshot of…
