March Newsletter
Still looking for something special for Mother’s Day? Scroll down to our Top 10 Mother’s Day Ideas.
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Towards the light – http://www.illuminatinghadrianswall.com/site/ Illuminating Hadrian’s Wall. This once in a lifetime event will take place on Saturday 13 March 2010 and will follow the route of the 84 mile long Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail. Around 500 individual points of light placed at 250 metre intervals will be used to light up the Wall. The first one will be illuminated at a public event at Segedunum Roman Fort at Wallsend in the North East, with the line of light then making its way along the Wall to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria over the following hour. As it reaches Carlisle there will be a second public event ‘Welcoming the Light’ to celebrate the light’s arrival and passing through.
Travel cheaply by train. Our top tip? Never by your ticket at the station on the day, that’s usually the most expensive option. Ring or book online before you get there and collect from a machine. It often saves queuing too.www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com is Andrea’s preferred choice for travel to our Scottish Office. Two single first class tickets can work out to be the same or similar price to airfares when including associated train and taxis fares into central Edinburgh. The views are so much nicer and you can use your laptop while you enjoy the legroom and trolley service. The site has a new facility which tells you the cheapest option for your journey.
How about going to one of the Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in March 22 – Them Crooked Vultures; 24 Suede; 26 March; 27 Arctic Monkeys; 28 JLS; 29 The Specials (they were amazing in Brixton Academy last year). Box Package prices from £259 + VAT per person. Please get in touch for more information.
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Think ahead. Having just had our pensions checked (ouch!) we thought it might be a good idea to check who is looking after yours?
Saving into a pension plan is particularly effective because of the tax breaks allowed by the government. However this benefit can soon be eroded if your pension is left to languish in expensively run and poorly performing investment funds. (Did I mention ouch?!)
You may have accumulated a number of pension funds to date, but will they deliver financial security for you in the future? Are they growing in value? And if they are, will they keep pace with inflation? The reality is that unless your pension arrangements are regularly reviewed, analysed and adjusted you may not enjoy the retirement you anticipated?
We have selected specialist investment managers who can help put you back in control of your retirement. They will track the growth of your funds and the management fees you are charged. You will receive reports on a regular basis to ensure you understand the value of your savings. The service will also recommend and, with your agreement, implement changes you could make to capitalise on future investment opportunities.
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There are many celebrities out there we would all like to come face to face to at some point in our lives – Johnny Depp, Kate Moss, Jennifer Aniston or the Hoff for example – but if we were to meet them would we actually come face to face? Or would we be looking down onto their perfect hair? Or staring skywards right up their nose? http://www.redcandy.co.uk/product-suck-uk-who-tall-are-you-mirror.php
When you see those stars and celebrities, styled and looking fabulous, do you wish it could be you? Now is your chance. On the 20th March Personal Stylist Maureen Palmer and Debenhams in Livingston, are running Spring Your Wardrobe Into Season – a three hour seminar where you will get your complete DIY style programme for only £15. Go to www.day4image.com to buy your ticket. Add promotional code HAT293 and Maureen will donate £5 of the price to The Haiti Appeal.
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A better way to recharge your phone and gadgets. Solar technology is moving ahead all the time and one of the best is the Freeloader http://www.solartechnology.co.uk/freeloader-solar-charger.htm As seen on TV. It was used by James Cracknell and Ben Fogle on their trek to the Pole. We reckon that’s recommendation enough.
While we’re being eco friendly try out some Organic skincare…all the good stuff and no nasties (smell lovely too!) http://www.earthbound.co.uk
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Vegetarian – Saf Restaurant and Bar, 152-154 Curtain Road, Shoreditch London offers delicious plant based cuisine highlighting local and organic producers in a truly innovative way. http://www.safrestaurant.co.uk/ If you can’t get there in person and have an iPhone download their recipe box. The London office have yet to go but as long as there are no boiled carrots, Andrea and Jules are up for trying it out.
David Bann 56-58 St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh. A polished, cosmopolitan dining experience in the heart of Edinburgh, defying all stereotypes of the vegetarian scene. http://www.davidbann.com/
We’ve mentioned it before and no we don’t get commission but if you’re ever in Brighton you have to try Terre à Terre recognised as perhaps the best vegetarian restaurant in the UK http://www.terreaterre.co.uk/ We’re going to Brighton next month just to have a meal here. Delish even for the meat eaters.
