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The Bristol Blitz A walk in the past
I was a child of the baby boom generation born just after the war. Growing up I remember large bomb sites in the centre of Bristol in particular the area around Castle Park which was covered with grass and purple buddleia. My husband who is older than me can even remember going into air…
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A cruise around the British Isles
I have been lucky enough to have travelled quite a lot in Europe but there are still many places in the British Isles that I have not visited yet. This was my first visit to the Scottish Islands. So, when my husband saw an advertisement for a cruise going right round the British Isles…
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Two National Trust properties to visit near Bath.
My husband and I are members of the National trust. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the National Trust it is the organisation which looks after many stately homes and gardens as well as large swathes of countryside in England. It is a charity and membership fees help pay for the conservation and upkeep…
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Make an extra £20.00 a month by filling in surveys
This post contains affiliate links marked # From 2017 the British government allows you to make a £1000 a year without having to declare it for tax purposes. If you have a couple of hours a week to spare it is fairly easy to earn some extra money online. A lot of companies like to…