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WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE IS NATIONAL WRITING DAY

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WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE IS NATIONAL WRITING DAY

The theme for this year’s National Writing Day is Write A Book by Its Cover.  Schools! Win £100 of National Book Tokens for your library! We’re giving you advance notice of the activity so that you can get a head start. All schools who share work by their students on Instagram on National Writing Day will be entered into a draw to win £100 National Book Tokens for their school library. To be in with a chance of winning: Share your students’ work on Instagram on Wednesday 24 June (this could be a photo or a short video) Use #NationalWritingDay and #WriteABookByItsCover Tag @firststory_uk…

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STRAWBERRY LEMONADE BY BIRD & BLEND TEA COMPANY

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STRAWBERRY LEMONADE BY BIRD & BLEND TEA COMPANY

This is one of my favourite refreshing drinks in the hot weather, and we have had some very hot, sunny days here last month. This drink comes in teabags or loose, so I make a huge pot with about five bags; you can change the amount to how strong you like it. Then put it in a jug or container in the fridge to cool. When I want a drink, I pour some into a glass and top up with cold lemonade. Very convenient having it all cold and made up, ready to drink. This company have really expanded on…

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STOPPING THE STONES MOVING!

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STOPPING THE STONES MOVING!

I always have problems with the stones in the garden moving, leaves dropping on them, and generally looking untidy. I was so pleased when I found this solution: you tip it into a watering can and spread it over the stones. The first attempt used up the whole container, as it all came out so fast. When I opened another container, the spreading was much slower, as some of the holes were blocked up with the solution. This made it spread over a much bigger area, which was also much more economical, as one of these containers cost £30 in…

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CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW & MY GARDEN

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CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW & MY GARDEN

I love the Chelsea Flower Show, which is held every year in London. I have been once; it is a super day out with so much to see. It always spurs me on to get my own garden ready for the summer. This year I wanted to create a bit of a Zen garden after seeing some ideas in Spain. We had a fantastic heat wave here last week, so I was in the garden every day… that’s why no blog posts were written! I opened up the small summer house and sorted all the painting equipment out, as I…

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