1. Send your pre-loved and read books on a journey around the world to make new friends and touch other people’s lives – check out the bookcrossing site for a free and inspired way of getting connected with others through the power of imagination and literature.
2. Start a blog. Everyone has something interesting to say [...]
5 things to appreciate about Winter
The chance to cover up, wear chunky jumpers, thick coats and cosy scarves, hats and gloves.
Taking the opportunity to relish staying in and keeping warm by the fire, knowing that it would be mad to go outside in the blustery wind and rain.
On a dry clear day when the sun is low in the sky, [...]
Big Lunch, Big Community and Human Warming
In this day and age when communities have weakened, there are too many of us leading lonely or isolated lives and we just don’t know our neighbours anymore, some streets around the UK have been starting a Jubilee style party revolution.
The idea of The Big Lunch was conceived at The Eden Project and came to [...]
So it seems the whole country has gone football crazy and adorned their cars and houses with red and white flags, but what do you do if you just want to avoid The World Cup frenzy?
Support an alternative Three Lions. For example take a lovely walk around the heritage city of Bath in Somerset and [...]
Someone gave me the gift of Herman today. Herman is a friendship cake that you cannot buy but you can give away. “Herman grows slowly but surely because of special yeasting process and it takes days before you can eat him,” say the instructions that accompanied my container of doughy goo.
Herman appears to be the [...]
This is not just a Craft Fair, this is an Art Design & Craft Open House
A couple in Bath, wanting to reintroduce some creativity into their lives from their Art College days have brought together a cooperative or makers to put on an Art Design & Craft Open House. Ben & Pip Wynne decided to host their first Open House last November which gave them a target to get making for. [...]
1. It’s free!
2. Blow the cobwebs away from the excesses of Christmas.
3. Get away from Christmas TV and get your heart rate pumping.
4. Have your chance to listen to exactly your kind of music, with no interruptions.
5. Avoid the shops, the sales and the hordes and opt for a scenic run instead.
Meet the makers for the next No.10 event - Saturday 9th July 2011
Have you ever fancied organising your own art, craft or design sale but wouldn't know where to start? Click here to find out how a couple in Bath have opened up their house to create an inspiring community based event in Bath.
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