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Contents<br />
A Note<br />
from the EDITOR<br />
08<br />
Delicious<br />
A Culinary Journey through<br />
Northern Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
dishes for afternoon tea<br />
Our competition<br />
page returns<br />
04<br />
Isn’t it funny how quickly we can go<br />
from loving the hot weather to doing<br />
a rain dance - is there anything more<br />
British? Day one sees us calling<br />
every available neighbour into the<br />
garden for a BBQ, making sangria<br />
<strong>and</strong> filling up the paddling pool...but<br />
by day three we are complaining<br />
about not sleeping in the heat,<br />
getting sunburnt <strong>and</strong> worrying about<br />
the grass dying under said pool. At<br />
least the garden is looking pretty<br />
happy though...<br />
Happy gardens are a theme as this<br />
edition we were very happy to chat<br />
to Chelsea seven-time gold medal<br />
winner Adam Frost about getting the<br />
garden ready for autumn. Then we<br />
are beginning to turn our attention<br />
to the indoors <strong>and</strong> this edition that<br />
means bringing together some easy<br />
ideas to give your home that little lift<br />
- you only need to make some small<br />
changes to give a space a refresh.<br />
On the foodie side, we are talking to<br />
chef Mitch Tonks - he’s a passionate<br />
advocate of British seafood <strong>and</strong> has<br />
lots of exciting plans afoot. We are<br />
also feeling a little indulgent with<br />
some delicious recipes for another<br />
British classic - the afternoon tea.<br />
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Editor Katie Thomson<br />
e katie.thomson@minervapublications.co.uk<br />
Easy interior updates<br />
for a quick refresh<br />
Publisher Sally Thomson<br />
Pre-press Manager Kate Norris<br />
Contributors Peter Thomson, Sue Cooke, Matthew Biggs, Angela Cave,<br />
Front cover courtesy of Steve Haywood<br />
Key Account Manager Angela Maskell<br />
e angela@minervapublications.co.uk<br />
e 01225 984 500<br />
twitter: @WokingBrackLife<br />
30<br />
Planning for<br />
Retirement<br />
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On the later life side, we are taking<br />
stock, <strong>and</strong> showing that retirement<br />
planning is important no matter<br />
your age. We go through the major<br />
pointers to help you get your<br />
financial ducks in a row.<br />
Finally, we have the amazing<br />
competitions - last edition we had<br />
an unfortunate misprint on the<br />
closing date, so we’ve extended the<br />
previous edition by another month,<br />
alongside bringing you a host of<br />
amazing new goodies to be won this<br />
time around!<br />
All that’s left is to wish you a fabulous<br />
summer of fun <strong>and</strong> to say we’ll be<br />
back in October - brace yourself, we<br />
may just be mentioning...Christm...<br />
no I can’t, not yet. But be prepared,<br />
it’s coming! See you then!<br />
Katie<br />
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