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Pancake Day Recipes
Otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day is one of the yummiest dates in the calendar. Although the traditional lemon and sugar topping are amongst the most popular, there are plenty of sweet and savoury toppings to choose from. Below we have searched for some...
Top Tips to Smash Your Interview
So, you have sent in your CV and have been contacted for an interview, hurray! Even if nerves are on your mind, there are plenty of steps to take that can make sure your interview goes smoothly. Carry on reading to find out the best ways to stand out at your...
Leap Year Proposal: The ladies that popped the question…
2020 falls on a leap year meaning we have 29 days in February, rather than 28. If you didn't know already the 29th February is historically the day when women can break tradition by making a marriage proposal to their partner. As it happens just once every four years,...
8 non materialistic Valentines gifts
Next week ‘love will be in the air’ as we approach Valentine’s Day! Although it's one of the most romantic holidays of the year it can also be a pain coming up with original ideas for a valentines gifts. You could go down the easy route and buy your usual chocolates...
Beat the January blues…
There are many reasons why January can be the month that brings people down and it’s not surprising why. The end of the Christmas period can trigger a feeling of anticlimax. We’ve had months of ‘hype’ talking about Christmas and preparing for it. Then when it...
Which pre-owned gifts would you be happy to receive?
With the recent increase of people becoming environmentally aware, more people than ever are prepared to buy second hand goods for themselves to help reduce waste. But are they happy to receive or give others pre-owned presents? We decided to find out for ourselves...
The Ultimate Secondhand Gifting Guide
Secondhand gifting seems to be a controversial issue opening up the question: Would you be happy to receive a ‘pre-owned’ Christmas gift or would you be offended? With environmental concerns on the rise, more people than ever are prepared to buy second hand goods...
UpCountry Garden Centre Supports National Tree Week..
Friday-Ad’s local partner ‘UpCountry Garden Centre & Bakehouse’ (based in Scaynes) Hill have linked up with the Holy Trinity Church High Hurstwood and the High Hurstwood C of E Primary School to support the National Tree Week.There was an open boundary between the...
Friday-Ad help raise funds for ‘Pull Up a Chair’ appeal this Christmas
Appeal update! We're delighted to have raised £214 for this wonderful appeal. That's enough to give 6 homeless women and men a place at the Turning Tides Christmas dinner table, plus a few extra sprouts and crackers perhaps..“Thank you so much to all those people at...