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Festive calendar for Windsor | 24/08/08 Windsor and the Royal Borough has an exciting programme of festive activities and events running through November and December into New Year 2009. The historic towns will take on a special festive atmosphere with lantern processions, a reindeer parade, Christmas farmers markets, open-air carol singing, Christmas shopping evenings and visits by Santa Claus and his helpers. more | 19/12/06 Did you make your Christmas puddings on Sunday October 27 -"Stir Sunday", the last after Trinity? You should have done – that’s the traditional time to do the mixing and cooking. Sadly this is one Christmas custom that’s gradually slipped into obscurity, but there’s plenty of others that are alive and well. Let’s take a closer look… more | 19/12/06 Need some tips on roasting the perfect turkey? And how much better does homemade bread sauce taste compared to the one from a packet? What about trying a genuine ‘figgy pudding’ this year for a change? Pour yourself a generous cup of mulled wine and let’s get out in the kitchen and start experimenting… more | 11/12/06 In our recent article ‘Who was Good King Wenceslas?’ we put together some stories and trivia about our most popular Christmas carols. This week we’ve done the same with popular Christmas songs. You can probably guess which is the most popular song (clue: it has ‘White’ in the title...) but did you know it had to be re-recorded when the master copy wore out? Read on to find out more... more | 04/12/06 Ever wondered about the stories behind some of our most popular Christmas carols? Who was this King Wenceslas chap anyway? And what exactly is the feast of Stephen? How did a broken down church organ inspire the most popular Christmas carol of all time? What Christmas song doesn’t actually mention Christmas at all? And why were Christmas carols banned for a few years in the 1600s? Read on to find out.... more | 11/12/06 According to recent research for the British Heart Foundation (BHF), Christmas Spirit seems to be much stronger in the North than in the South – at least when it comes to sending Christmas cards. The statistics, taken from a survey commissioned by the Charities Advisory Trust (‘Charity Christmas Cards: Who buys them, how many and where from?’), indicate that 13% of southerners sent no Christmas cards at all last year compared to just 7% in the North. more | 02/12/07 What do we do with our handbags when we need to be hands free? Well, we put them on the floor mainly, café pavements, the floors of public toilets, the bus and tube, the list is endless. Then, when we arrive home we sling them on the kitchen worktop, dinning table, or chuck our bags on the bed! And that’s ok? Well actually it’s not! A recent heath study conducted in the USA found that 1 in 4 handbags, after being placed on the floor collected bacteria that ranged from E COLI to Hepatitis!!!! YUK! So, what’s the solution? A girlie gadget that will minimise the risk of you dragging bag-teria everywhere you go, the handbag hanger! more | 02/12/07 Cream ceramic mug with stainless steel selector rings. Simply twist the rings to reveal your choice of drink and your milk and sugar preferences - how easy is that! Price includes VAT but excludes delivery. Price: £12.00 more |
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