North Hampshire Lifestyle Nov - Dec 2022
And just like that - Christmas is here! This special Nov/Dec edition celebrates the best of the festive season, with great gift ideas, fabulous pudding recipes, a guide to getting ready for guests and a whole host of other features to enjoy. Don’t forget to enter our competitions - this edition we really have a Christmas bonanza!
And just like that - Christmas is here! This special Nov/Dec edition celebrates the best of the festive season, with great gift ideas, fabulous pudding recipes, a guide to getting ready for guests and a whole host of other features to enjoy. Don’t forget to enter our competitions - this edition we really have a Christmas bonanza!
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C O N T E N T S<br />
A NOTE<br />
from the editor<br />
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FESTIVE DESSERTS TO INSPIRE<br />
I do hope you’re ready for<br />
some festive fun - because<br />
this edition is coming in<br />
with (sleigh) bells on! After<br />
so many years of disrupted<br />
celebrations, it’s great to be<br />
able to look forward to some<br />
normality and really get into<br />
the spirit.<br />
First up we’ve got some<br />
delicious recipes - if you aren’t<br />
a fan of Christmas pudding<br />
(I’m in your camp) we’ve got<br />
lots of alternatives to keep<br />
everyone happy!<br />
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COMPETITIONS<br />
If you are hosting Christmas<br />
guests this year, we’ve got all<br />
the tips and tricks you need to<br />
make the experience stressless<br />
for you and comfortable<br />
for your visitors - it will be so<br />
lovely, they may even want a<br />
repeat stay! Heaven forbid!<br />
The competition section in<br />
this edition is a real bonanza<br />
- we’ve got an adult and child<br />
bike duo, a smart washing<br />
machine, 2 x £150 vouchers<br />
for cashmere clothes and<br />
accessories, a deluxe hamper<br />
and family fun at the Sea Life<br />
centre all to be won!<br />
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GUEST BEDROOM<br />
Editor Katie Thomson<br />
e katie@minervapublications.co.uk<br />
Assistant Editor Kate Norris<br />
Publisher Sally Thomson<br />
Pre Press Manager Rebecca Rose<br />
Contributors<br />
Matthew Biggs, Angela Cave,<br />
Louise Thomson, Pete Lawrence<br />
FOR ADVERTISING<br />
Account Manager Laura Rodney<br />
e laura@minervapublications.co.uk<br />
t 01225 984501<br />
Cover image courtesy of Waitrose<br />
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READY FOR WINTER?<br />
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This is all alongside our usual<br />
dose of school, home, garden<br />
and later life advice.<br />
I hope you enjoy this issue<br />
and have some time in the<br />
coming months to take pause<br />
and reflect on the year - the<br />
passing of a much loved<br />
monarch, but a host of new<br />
beginnings - we will have the<br />
first King’s Christmas speech<br />
this year to punctuate our<br />
own celebrations. However<br />
you spend the festive season,<br />
I, and the rest of the team<br />
here, wish you a very happy<br />
Christmas and a peaceful<br />
New Year - see you in 2023!<br />
Katie<br />
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