West Berkshire Lifestyle Nov - Dec 2021

Contents
A Note
from the EDITOR
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Guest
A Culinary Journey through
Northern Ireland bedroom perfection
It’s certainly the challenge of
publishing that you always have your
head in the wrong season - each year,
Christmas begins for us in July, which
is about the same time as I start to
ask my friends and family what they’d
like as a present or if they’re free for a
meal in December - each year I’m met
with the same furrowed brows and
a ‘my god, I haven’t started thinking
about that yet!’
Forward planning aside, it is a rather
lovely, smug feeling to know that I’m
mostly sorted for the festivities - my
only issue being losing said gifts
between July and December 25th. If
your industry doesn’t quite prepare
you in the same way though, we’ve
got a bevy of festive features to help
get you prepped.
Our competition
page returns
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Alongside Christmas features,
we’ve got a lovely interview with
The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda
Owen, plus some delicious recipes
from her new book.
If you’re receiving guests this year,
we’ve got some inspiration on
creating the perfect guest room
sanctuary. And if festive madness all
gets too much, you can always slip in
there yourself!
Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
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Editor Katie Thomson
e katie.thomson@minervapublications.co.uk
Publisher Sally Thomson
Pre-Press Manager Kate Norris
Contributors Rebecca Rose, Peter Thomson, Sue Cooke, Matthew Biggs
Angela Cave and Pete Lawrence. Front cover courtesy of Rose & Grey roseandgrey.co.uk
Key Account Manager Angela Cave
e angela.cave@minervapublications.co.uk
d/l 01225 984498
twitter: @WBLifestyle
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Recipes from
Amanda’s new book
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The news has been all doom and
gloom of late, but I think it’s important
that, toy shortage/turkey drama/fuel
crisis or not, this year’s Christmas is
looking so much brighter than 2020’s,
and there’s so much to be thankful
for. This quote from the legendary Bob
Hope really captured that for me:
“My idea of Christmas, whether
old-fashioned or modern, is very
simple: loving others. Come to
think of it, why do we have to
wait for Christmas to do that?”
We are looking forward to seeing
you again in January - we are doing
away with the New Year, New You
nonsense and instead focusing
on what 2022 can offer you. Until
then, take care, have a very Merry
Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
Katie
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