Everyone should have Someone at Christmas

talking to the homeless

Christmas is a time for families to come together, getting excited about buying presents, putting up the Christmas tree and planning the Christmas dinner. But for thousands of young people it is a time filled with loneliness; with an estimated 18,000 young people at risk of homelessness this Christmas. Loneliness during Christmas time for the … Read more

Zero Waste Christmas

Zero Waste Christmas second hand cup, teddy, crackers and star all wrapped up

There are 3 main reasons to strive for a Zero Waste Christmas: Reduce what is going to landfill Stop rubbish affecting wildlife and Because people cannot afford to keep spending things they do not need Ways to Achieve Zero Waste this Christmas Cut back on your food waste Christmas is often seen as the time … Read more

Blog it For Babies in My Town

You may have noticed it rain a  little bit lately. This is a field! In 2007 we suffered from flooding. It resulted in us not having clean water – to drink, to wash, to flush the toilet. It was such an awful time. When you have things you take them for granted and don’t really … Read more

15 kids and Counting Week 2 – with Linky

Below I’ll be examining  the TV Show 15kidsandcounting Shown on Channel 4  January 2012 9pm, all quotes mentioned below are as mentioned in the series on Channel 4 should you wish to watch this yourself. All non specific opinions given are my own. Tracy and Pete Lewis This week we saw the Lewis family from … Read more