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Wedding Reception - Corkage and Barbeque costs
Hello Does anybody know about the costs in catering a barbeque for around 65 people, serving mackerel, belly pork and some meat joints as well as salads? We've been quoted £18 a head which seems quite a lot given that the meat being served is at the lower end of the price spectrum and the preparation will be far less then…
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ANYONE USED www.onepresent.co.uk ???!!
Hi all! I am looking for a better options for my imminent birthday presents as I am having a large party and do not wish to be bombarded with 200 bottles of champagne :beer: (I don't like it for one!) So I was Googling away and found this website (as I'm new I am not llowed to post links sorry) onepresent.co.uk Now the…
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Stressfree Barbeque - Ideas please.
Sometime in the next three weeks we are planning a BBQ at our house - the first one with friends and kids of course. Most importantly we are hoping this gorgeous weather holds out. Although I am for now a SAHM does anyone have tips to share in terms of what to make and when to do it for the BBQ. Is it okay to ask people to…
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Fathers Day Presents
Hi there, My partner and I are off out this weekend to buy my partner's father a Fathers Day present. Yes, a rather belated one! I know that there was a lot of stuff around before the actual day, but now that all of that has been put away for another year, what can we buy for him? I am literally stumped! What do you buy…
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70th Birthday Party Ideas
Hi All My Dad turns 70 next year and he has given us a wish list for his party. He wants to turn the clock back to 1958 when he and his best mates (who he is still friends with) were 18. He used to go to dances at the Imperial Paper Mill (IPM) in Gravesend and wants us to decorate the venue in the this style. From what I…
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Bad news for fireworks lovers...
...Men Shun Fireworks and Cosmic Fireworks have gone into administration so many of the fireworks we know and love will no longer be available check out www.sandlingfireworks.co.uk and click on news for more details of why this has happened.:confused:
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Birthday present for 4-year old girl
Hi My OH friend's daughter will be four soon and I want to buy her a present or a few things, spending c£10. Does anyone have any suggestions please? And if you know of any special offers on re that present, that would be great too. Thanks. SS:T
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Thoughful gifts for best friends baby??
Hi all, My best friend is currently in labour (fingers crossed for a short one!),so I'm trying to get some present ideas for little one. The thing is, I have a 6month old, so funds are tight as I am on smp, but my lovely friend bought my daughter so much stuff when she was born, Literally spent over 500 on baby bath stuff,…
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do you think this is too much money
I'm planning a barbeque for 28 people ( 6 of these are children ) there are a few heavy drinkers !! ) I've worked out a rough idea of prices as its being split between 3 couples a very rough work out is £90 per couple for the food and drink combined do you think thats reasonable ??
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perfect man - gingerbread man
please tell me I'm not going mad I'm sure I saw on here earlier in the year a poem that you put with a gingerbread man something about a perfect man I thought at the time it would be a great idea for my friends birthday and now I can't find it !! can anyone help ???
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50th birthday present ideas?
it's my dad's 50th in a few weeks and we want to get him something special. He doesn't want a party. So I was thinking of an experience day. He loves cooking so I was thinking of a cookery school. we are based in south wales and there are a couple of local schools but I was thinking it would be more special with a…
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American themed party
Hi, we've been invited to a fancy dress american themed party and not sure what to wear. Dont really wanna go out and buy lots of expensive things that we wont use again...so stuck for ideas. Also meant to be taking some kinda food too - again american type. Popcorn? Hotdogs? My brain's gone totally blank, please help me…
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kids party bus
hi dose anyone know if there is a kids party/fun bus available to hire in scotland loads in england but cant find any in scotland the ones with the soft play kind of thing inside
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Kids Xmas craft kits on sale @ ELC
Hi, not sure if its nationwide or not but my local ELC (Dundee) had various Xmas kits on sale - I bought colour your own cards £3.50 to £1, Santa stop here signs £7.00 to £1, letters to Santa set with letters, envelopes,labels &stickers £3 to 75p, Xmas shaped & coloured confetti stuff £1.50 to 50p. They also had create…
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Youth Hostel Hire Experience
Hiya, just an enquiry to see if anyone had hired any of the youth hostels, http://www.escape-to.co.uk/ If so what was your experience like, we're looking at hiring http://www.escape-to.co.uk/view_property.php?id=32 later in the year for a party :beer:. Just wanted to know the good, the bad and the ugly from any experiences…
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Help with silicon moulds
Hi, I hope this is in the right place........ I've tried to make homemade praline chocolates in silicon moulds a few times for my OH, but everytime they've come out tasting like silicon:eek:. I've tried soaking the moulds and also put them through the dishwasher, but nothing seems to get rid of the taste. I'm hoping one of…
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The cross-stitching UFO club
Hi all Well as there seems to be quite a bit of interest I thought we should start up the Un Finished Object thread :D Hopefully it will encourage us all to get those part kits and projects finished "before" we part with any more cash for nice new things to do... I don't know if everyone wants to post a picture of what…
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Brilliant site - Looking for a birthday/celebration cakes?
Hi all, https://www.howdini.com then click baking under the food tab which is on the left hand side. Liv Hansen is from Betty Crocker kitchens and shows you have to make gorgeous professional looking cakes so easily. I wish I had discovered this before. I'm going to be make the butterfly or castle cake for my daughter.…
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can anyone help
im looking for the exploding box template and cant seem to find it thanks x
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Very quick + easy (& cheap) cotton bag decorating ideas?
I'm hoping to do bag decoration as an activity at a party for some 6 year olds. Have sourced some large cotton bags at 38p each but am bit stuck for a simple but effective way for the children to decorate them. I'm happy to do a bit of prep in advance but need something that is easy for them to do quickly during the party…
