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Our guide to festival frugality
Festivals have become a fundamental aspect of the British summer. With a few Make It and Mend It tips your festival experience needn’t be a case of waterlogged tents and overpriced hamburgers. The August and September festivals are just ...
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Buying a tent – our top tips
Everybody is counting their pennies and nothing drains the family budget more than a holiday. Buying a tent opens up a whole range of holiday possibilities where you don't have to shell out for accommodation. So, what should you be ...
Food
Cooking pizza in the fireplace
Thanks to Sally for this great article - and can anybody help her with her broken oven? It seems there’s no end to all the culinary gadgetry available to us today. Do we really need all this stuff? Our ancestors got by without it. ...
DIY
Make your own barbeque – I’m a Barbie girl
I love barbeques. I love the concept of standing outside and cooking. I love food that has been sealed in its own juices and dressed with nothing more than a drip of oil, a splash of lemon and a whiff of charcoal. I also own a mighty fine ...
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