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Nature in Our Back Garden
Forget traveling to far away lands. Cancel your kibbutz down the Jordan River, postpone your summer safari in the Masai Mara and don’t even think about pitching a tent under the shelter of the Amazon rainforest – instead, just look out your back window. Nature offers us something that our bodies crave and that food, water and […]
Storage Solutions for Tight Spaces
Smaller spaces come with their own advantages: less square feet mean you’ve less to clean, and probably means lower mortgages or rent payments! However, tight spaces can be problematic, especially when it comes to storing your belongings: even the most Spartan of dwellers accumulate possessions that need putting somewhere! Read on to unearth these ingenious […]
Everything you need to know about ‘green graffiti’
Believe it or not, cities across the UK are being secretly transformed by so-called guerrilla gardeners determined to transform rundown or derelict areas. That’s right, these green-fingered and somewhat rebellious artists are using a wide array of techniques to brighten up community hotspots and when they’re not planting daffodils on roundabouts or plucking weeds from […]
Edustaff Provides Teacher Survival Tips
Virtual Norwood’s forum often includes topics on local schools and education and many of our members also work in education, so as we approach the Christmas break I thought I’d share some recent research from Edustaff the recruitment for schools website as well as a few of their ‘teacher survival tips’. Edustaff found that teachers […]
Ways to Save Money In College
Ways to Save Money In College Saving money in college is an aspect that has gained attention in essay custom writing, since it affects all students in school. Most colleges have students who get by just catering for the basic needs but basically they are extremely broke. It does not have to be this way, […]
Are Palace ready to challenge for Europe?
This is a very exciting time for Crystal Palace supporters and it could be set to get even better after co-chairman Steve Parish revealed he thinks the club could be potential Premier League title winners in the next 10 years. With Palace set to receive significant investment when American businessmen Josh Harris and David Blitzer complete […]
Why creativity should play a key role in education
Education has come on leaps and bounds over the years, with repetitive drill lessons being replaced by interactive, engaging and stimulating activities including poster work with sugar paper and group discussions. Teachers are much more aware of what each student needs and prepare varied and innovative lesson plans – but why is creativity so important […]
Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Preview
Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace will host Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United on Saturday, with the hosts looking to bounce back after two straight defeats. Palace began the season in fine form but have lost their last two fixtures against Leicester City and West Ham United. The Eagles are one of the Premier League’s fastest […]
A fabulous festival on your own doorstep
Glastonbury. We can’t all get tickets, we can’t all afford them. Some of us, frankly, don’t even want to go. And why would you? Why haul a load of camping gear across the country when you can have a fabulous festival experience in south east London? The Crystal Palace Overground Festival, now in its 9th […]
Will Kevin Pietersen ever return to the England setup?
Preparations for the crucial Test Series against New Zealand should have been based upon the change of structure and policies that newly-appointed ECB Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss will implement, but they have instead been dominated by one man – Kevin Pietersen. The continuous tit-for-tat spat between the mercurial batsmen and the ECB has taken […]
