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Enjoy Your 'Jubli-cation' in the UK
With many bank holidays coming our way this Summer, I have been thinking about how to put this extra time to good use, especially the weekend of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. And it seems I am not alone, as according to an independent survey carried out...
Celebrating the best of British (and Ireland)
Picture: 'Party on the Pier ' . Source: http://www.britishtourismweek.com Hands up who knew that British Tourism Week kicks off this weekend, 12 - 20 March 2011 ? I thought so, not many of you. Well it does, and the aim is to "demonstrate the critical...
Green Brent - Happy St Patrick's Day - Là Féile Pàdraig!
Despite living in Brent on and off for four years I had never seen a St Patrick's Day parade here. St Patrick's Day, a celebration of the patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick, who it is said introduced Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century A.D. Why...
What will you do for a good summer?
Over the weekend, whilst visiting family, the conversation turned to summer barbecues. We had all heard the predictions of a good summer, but none of us really believed it. It seems my family are not the only 'doubting Thomases', as recent research* with...
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