Taunton and South Somerset Living Aug - Sep 2021

Contents
A Note
from the EDITOR
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Delicious
A Culinary Journey through
Northern Ireland
dishes for afternoon tea
Our competition
page returns
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Isn’t it funny how quickly we can go
from loving the hot weather to doing
a rain dance - is there anything more
British? Day one sees us calling
every available neighbour into the
garden for a BBQ, making sangria
and filling up the paddling pool...but
by day three we are complaining
about not sleeping in the heat,
getting sunburnt and worrying about
the grass dying under said pool. At
least the garden is looking pretty
happy though...
Happy gardens are a theme as
this edition we were very happy to
chat to Chelsea seven-time gold
medal winner Adam Frost about
his upcoming appearance at
Gardeners’ World Live. Then we
are beginning to turn our attention
to the indoors and this edition that
means bringing together some easy
ideas to give your home that little lift
- you only need to make some small
changes to give a space a refresh.
On the foodie side, we are talking to
chef Mitch Tonks - he’s a passionate
advocate of British seafood and has
lots of exciting plans afoot. We are
also feeling a little indulgent with
some delicious recipes for another
British classic - the afternoon tea.
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Editor Katie Thomson
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Easy interior updates
for a quick refresh
Publisher Sally Thomson
Pre-press Manager Kate Norris
Contributors Peter Thomson, Sue Cooke, Matthew Biggs, Angela Cave,
Front cover courtesy of Steve Haywood
Key Account Manager Claire Harris
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Planning for
Retirement
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On the later life side, we are taking
stock, and showing that retirement
planning is important no matter
your age. We go through the major
pointers to help you get your
financial ducks in a row.
Finally, we have the amazing
competitions - last edition we had
an unfortunate misprint on the
closing date, so we’ve extended the
previous edition by another month,
alongside bringing you a host of
amazing new goodies to be won this
time around!
All that’s left is to wish you a fabulous
summer of fun and to say we’ll be
back in October - brace yourself, we
may just be mentioning...Christm...
no I can’t, not yet. But be prepared,
it’s coming! See you then!
Katie
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