London’s Largest Parks for Social Distancing in Lockdown 3.0
Jan 21 2021
With the UK currently in a third national lockdown, alert level 5 has resorted us to stricter social distancing rules and we are only advised to leave the house once a day for exercise. Parks are the only thing that seem to keep us sane at the moment. Whilst the R rate across the UK is between 1.2 to 1.3 based on the latest data, it seems London’s R rate has dropped to a best estimate of 0.9 to 1.2, suggesting the virus may be slowing across the capital.
To help London prevent any further spread, researchers at Essential Living have crunched the numbers to reveal how many people can visit London’s biggest parks, whilst still adhering to social distancing. Taking the Ordnance Survey list of biggest parks, we extracted the six largest within Greater London and calculated how many visitors could occupy the parks whilst also maintaining the two metre social distancing rule.
4 Tips for lockdown love this Valentine’s Day
Jan 21 2021
New studies highlight the pandemic’s dire effect on our intimate relationships but also revealed that a shared cuppa could help. With Valentine’s Day approaching I asked Dr Tim Bonds to give me four tips for lockdown love. He offered precious advice and he also told me what our favourite tea can say about us.
Win £100 of Happity classes with parent-to-parent marketplace Y’earn
Jan 20 2021
There’s a new kid in town. It’s called Y’earn and is an amazing platform for mums to save and earn cash. Join Y’earn’s newsletter and automatically be entered into a prize draw each month. January’s prize is £100 of Happity classes: Happity is the UK’s leading platform for classes and groups; in-person and online. With thousands to choose from they support your family socially and developmentally.
Are ‘Online Schools’ the Future? A New £6,000 per year Private Online School is Attracting Top Teachers and sees Sharp Rise in Admissions Amidst School Closures
Jan 20 2021
A raft of pupils at one of the UK’s few ‘online-only’ private schools start their first term with live-streamed lessons, assemblies and after-school clubs, as parents switch from ‘traditional schools’.
This week marks the start of the first term at of one of the UK’s first ‘online only’ private senior schools, costing parents just £6,000 per year in fees. Minerva’s Virtual Academy has been created to combine the benefits of a private education with 21stcentury digital home learning. Despite being less than two weeks since schools closed across the country, the online-only school has experienced a sharp rise in new admissions and enquiries with many parents taking their children out of traditional schools in a bid to avoid further disruption to their education and to benefit from state of the art remote learning.
Fashion trends: Is gold jewellery back in style?
Jan 19 2021
Jewellery is considered to change every type of outfit or fashion. Bring on a chic assertion and add a trendy necklace over your regular outfits and make your attire complement a very unique purpose.
You will also note that certain individuals choose various kinds of jewellery, such as traditional and custom jewellery, over one another to establish exclusive looks and jewellery patterns. As such, the trends in jewellery are more unconventional and seem to evolve quicker than fashion trends.
However, one feature that never varies is the unmistakable power of jewels to enhance any outfit. Jewellery trends seem to arise and pass as quickly as the latest fashion, influenced by different times and conditions.
However, with the influence of coronavirus over the past year, will gold jewellery be in vogue this year?
Win a prize bundle of Audrey-themed book and DVD
Jan 18 2021
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