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Re: E: 08/06 Win a family break at The Montagu Arms Hotel, worth £590
Need to Know Competition ends 8 JU 2026 at 11.59pm. Entrants must be aged 18+ and resident in the UK. Prize includes an overnight stay for two with breakfast at The Montagu Arms Hotel in a Family Sui…5 -
Re: E: 08/06 Win a pub break for two with Upham Inns, worth up to £300
Need to Know Competition ends 8 June 2026 at 11:59pm Entrants must be aged 18+ and resident in the UK Prize valid for one-night stay (bed & breakfast) at any Upham Inns pub with rooms Prize valid…5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
D'y'know those folks who appear to make a good living, putting together 1kea flat-pack furniture? Should there ever be a down-turn in furniture purchases, then might I suggest that they off…7 -
Re: The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)
Right, I really need to get back to using up the stores as progress has stalled and DH is out of work at the moment so we could do with using what we've got rather than spending more. The weathe…6 -
Re: June 2026 Grocery Challenge
A whopping £138.91 spent so far, largely on meeting up with people for pizza and drinks yesterday after the London Open Gardens event. Lovely gardens but not really the weather for it! Otherwise all …7 -
Re: June 2026 Grocery Challenge
I did that - inadvertently - in HT and that's resulted in the 'stuff I don't buy' being offered. Also seems to be ineffective with n*ctar - it's as though the computer isn�…5 -
Re: Bold leap into retirement
I will have been retired two years come next month. Now 53, and in the last two years I don't recall getting a cold or sore throat. Might be luck but I'm also convinced that no stress means…5 -
Re: Bold leap into retirement
The longest I went without sick leave was 10 years, I didn’t even have a cold in that time. I’ve also had years where I have had five or six colds and triggered the bradford score. However, the worst…5 -
Re: Bold leap into retirement
Mostly positive! Just a little natural apprehension. Will report back after the first few months.5 -
Re: Bold leap into retirement
For me it's the feeling of Groundhog Day, same products, same customers, same discussions, same agreements/disagreements, same …everything. It's just become quite dedious. I could stay and …5
