I had two people who were willing and able to play their roles in a not-entirely-vanilla way and I was able to riff slightly on that, making [Peter] a more self-absorbed version of himself and [Jane] a more waspish version of herself. On the day, they both played their roles brilliantly - although it was the most nervous I've been watching someone else's performance since I was a parent at a Year 2 Nativity Play!
It’s a tale that goes back generations, when even oranges were rare, exotic festive treats and not for everyday consumption. In recent decades, the importance of ‘a healthier lifestyle’ as a New Year’s resolution led to calorie-denying diets. But most commonly, our desire to spend a little more in December has most likely led to a need to watch the pennies in January.
It never feels right to throw food away, especially when we can less afford to waste it so, perhaps more than ever before, it’s good to think about what we can do with a quantity of turkey and trimmings to turn them into something appetising the next day, beyond the boring turkey sandwiches. And we’ve found four great recipes to help you do just that!
To mark the eight days of the festival, at sunset, a candle is lit on a menorah, a candelabrum which holds nine candles. Eight of the candles represent the Hanukkah Miracle: the legend being that, despite the warriors only having a day’s worth of olive oil, their flames continued to flicker for eight nights. The nunth candle is to provide the flame to light the other eight.
As part of our cost-of-living project and our commitment to support your wellbeing, we're making these changes to provide more colleagues with a warm place to work - as well as helping us move towards a more hybrid way of worki
Is football culture still inherently homophobic? Currently there is only one openly LGBTQ+ player in the English professional leagues, Blackpool’s Jake Daniels. There are still frequent instances of homophobic abuse from fans, at the ground and on social media.
Today is World Mental Health Day, dedicated to removing the stigma of mental illness and promoting mental wellness through understanding and allyship. But what if your mental health concern isn’t for yourself but for someone else? A friend, a colleague or a family member? The more you understand, the better equipped you are to recognise the signs that someone’s struggling. The more you know, the better an ally you can be.
As a young lady, Elizabeth ascended to a throne of Empire and Cold War in a country still rationing food after a devastating war. It was a world where older certainties were becoming increasingly uncertain and, throughout her monarchy, she continued to respond to the changes around her. In doing so, to her people, she became the greatest certainty.
It’s early August and, across the country, an annual ritual is taking place. Days have been crossed out on kitchen calendars, past favours counted up and the number of ‘sleeps’ counted down. There are few weeks in the year that can generate as much excitement – and trepidation – as those upon us.
With all the health benefits of cycling, the suitability of the time of year, the fact that you’re already very close to work and you also have changing facilities, why not consider cycling to ‘work’, even when you work from home? You can choose your own route, as short as you like or as safe as possible. You can even squeeze a quick shower in, when you get back! Better still, you can do that any other day, as well.
Although Dharma Day is celebrated by Buddhists, the principles of Dharma are also important to Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. Its symbolic representation, the Wheel of Dharma, is significant to all these religions, originating from the Indian sub-continent. As such, it can be seen as a unifying symbol across India, which is why it appears on the flag of India.
As a responsible neighbour and employer, it's important that [Redacted] do all we should to recognise this and offer our respect, support and allyship to LGBTQ+ people. We're committed to promoting equality and diversity - around this central principle: "driven by good business practice and need – not by legislation".
[Redacted], our Head of Health and Safety was pleased to announce our support for the 'Man MOT': "Whilst many of us have been focused on the pandemic over the last couple of years, we’ve taken our eye off other potentially serious conditions. This gives us even more reason to take notice of what’s going on in our own bodies and minds, so we can address what we find."
The 2011 census reported that 4.4% of the UK population identified themselves as followers of Islam, which suggests that today, almost 3 million of us are Muslims. With such a number, it should come as no surprise that it’s a large, influential section of the community.
We’d been advised by Australian friends that the place to explore the Barrier Reef from is a town called Port Douglas, about an hour’s drive North of Cairns. We picked up our hire car and made our way up the coast road. The stunning scenery, the exotic vegetation and the perfect beaches you see whenever you read Tropic’s literature, or the Tropic website, all reminded me of that wonderful time in our lives.
When a box of Tropic Skincare products arrives, there’s no damaging plastics to be seen and even the air-filled bubble-wrap that prevents products from being damaged in transit is made out of a specially bio-degradable, potato-based material.
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