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Beat the heat - Tips on staying cool
With the UK about to go through a heatwave, I thought it would be good if we could share some tips on how we all stay cool. Here are some tips on how to handle the heat effectively: Trap the Cool Air: Keep windows, curtains, and blinds closed during the hottest parts of the day. Only open them in the early morning or late…
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🌷🌸🌷Gardening Corner🌷🌸🌷
Hey everyone! Since “How does your garden grow” was so popular I wanted to start my own post for the gardeners of the community! Would be great to share advice and tips with others or even just post what new plants you have purchased Today I bought 6 young rhododendron which I know are a bit controversial but couldn’t…
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KaleidoScope: Our own gallery for members' art work, crafts and photographs.
Many of us find refuge and relaxation in creativity. My hope is that this will be a space where members can share photographs of things that are important to them - of paintings, models, knitting, embroidery, crochet, lego models, calligraphy, photographs or whatever you can put a name to. It is here for us to share and to…
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🐶 Pets Corner 🐱
The online community team have decided we need more pictures of pets around here. They always make everyone smile so why not share them 😊 I'll start with my 2 very season-appropriate black cats, Princess Carolyn and Duchess Fuzzyface! And no, I can't tell them apart 😄 We can't wait to see your pet pictures!
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🤩Welcome To The Soap Box!🤩
I know we've got a fair few soap fans on the community so I thought I would create a dedicated discussions for us to chat about the episodes and anything else related😄🥁 Coronation Street Corner Emmerdale Discussion Eastenders Exchange
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How is your day going?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going? I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.
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What was your favourite subject in school?
My son received his GCSE results this week and it got me thinking about when I was at high school. I used to hate PE as the teacher was awful, but I loved German as I love learning languages. What about you?
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Share your favourite liminal space pictures here
I'm guessing maybe there's not many people here who're into liminal spaces or even know what they are, so this topic might just fall flat on it's ass. But anyway for anyone who doesn't know what liminal spaces are they're surreal, often empty places where something just feels 'off', they may also have some sort of…
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What alcohol are you drinking right now?
I'm drinking some Proper Job IPA, it's proper bo' I tell thee.
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What's the last thing you ate?
I'm sure we've had what's for breakfast, what's for lunch and what's for dinner before. But since some of those discussions have fallen inactive, let's combine them all and include everything in between! So tell me, what was the last thing you ate? For me, it's a Rennie antacid 😂 sad as that is! Before that, it was an…
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Premier League Sweepstake 2026/27 - Team Allocation Day!
The wait is over! The teams have been drawn and every participant has now been allocated their Premier League club for the 2026/27 season. A few reminders: Your team is yours for the whole season. No swaps, trades or transfer requests. No blaming the person who did the draw! Plenty of time for celebrations, complaints and…
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What are you reading? Book recommendations please! 📚️
Hi everyone 😊 I've just started to get into reading and I'm really enjoying how relaxing it is and how I can immerse myself in a story. So far I've been reading murder mysteries but I'm open to all genres. Let me know your favourite books and what you're currently reading so I can start my library!
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Old Gcses from the 1980s or 1990s
I have no idea where my documents are proving my GCSES are from many years ago and I don't think my parents would have kept the paper.There nay be a way of tracing this some how and strangely I cannot even remember what my results were.Which is odd considering this may have been a pretty significant day in my life all…
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How Time Flies
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/22/stand-by-me-40th-anniversary
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What's for tea tonight!
I have jacket potatoes in the oven, cant wait im starving.
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What made you smile today? 🌞
The title says it all! Doesn't have to be a big thing, just anything that made you smile. I'm dog sitting some very silly terriers for the next few days, so there have been plenty of laughs for me today. The way one of them huffs like an old man unless you give him scratches always makes me smile. What's one thing that…
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Have a grumble.
So we have a Happy Thoughts Only discussion, How's your day, Boring news and a mental health discussion, but I know sometimes having a bit of a grumble about things can be good for the soul too. Having it here also keeps it all in one place, so people can avoid the grumbling if they want. 😁So post away! I'll start. I've…
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What is your favourite smell?
I was thinking about how certain smells can instantly change your mood or bring back a memory. I love the smell after it rains. It makes everything feel fresh and peaceful.
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What’s the last thing you bought?
The last thing I bought was a new pair of trainers. I decided that I need to treat my feet better and stop buying cheap trainers and go for some with support and memory foam insoles. They've been great so far! What have you bought?
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What kind of wild animal would you choose as a pet?
Ethics aside, if you could choose a wild animal to domesticate and have as a pet, what are you choosing? If I had a big enough house I would 100% love a tame panda. Can you imagine how nice it would be to cuddle up to that much fuzz after a long day? Who would you be inviting into your home?
