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1003 terrific reasons to turn off lights

October 1, 2021

Do you turn off lights? Research in 2019 shows you probably don’t. A report commissioned by furniture maker Utility Design showed the average household…

How to set up a goldfish tank

December 6, 2020

As a child I believed that goldfish had a lifespan of a few months and lived in glass bowls. This was because we only…

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Take a new Car Roof-box on holiday for next to nothing

November 21, 2020

Driving the family car to a holiday destination is a bit of a chore for most people. What with the family and all the…

Find fossils at Lyme Regis

March 27, 2018

Two hours from London on the border of Dorset and Devon lies the small seaside town of Lyme Regis. Since the Nineteenth Century the…

Fimo Vs Das Pronto

March 25, 2018

There are quite a few alternatives to natural clay for pottery, sculpture and model making. Some (paper mache or plasticine) are in most cases…

Henry VIII hat

Make a Man’s Tudor Hat

February 9, 2018

The same basic hat shape worn by King Henry VIII was also worn by men of all classes in the fifteen hundreds. The only…

Grow your own Chili Peppers on the windowsill

October 23, 2017

Whether starting from seeds or seedlings bought from a nursery, Growing chilies at home is so simple that even if you don’t ‘do it…

Make your own logs from paper [updated April 2021]

March 25, 2017

A wood fire is a thing of wonder but popping down the local park with an axe for firewood is frowned on by the…

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How to make steady videos

November 19, 2014

Most people have a video camera of some sort these days, whether it is a dedicated video device, a setting in a camera or…

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Build a beehouse

November 19, 2014

Bees are essential to food production. Approximately one out of every three mouthfuls of food comes either directly or indirectly from plants that were…




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