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Life Lately – August and September 2019

October 8, 2019

It is almost a week into October and I am only just getting around to writing about our summer. That should tell you the kind of time I’ve been having the last few months. August and September were both busy months. The Summer holidays took over August, and September saw the return to school and Clem starting year 1. Plus we had a trip to Italy for a wedding. Clem didn’t actually break up from school until the last week of July which made the holidays go quickly I think. They ...

Lifestyle, Travel

Heddon Valley, North Devon

September 10, 2019

In August we headed down to North Devon for a few days to stay with Clems grandad. On one of the days we decided to go for a walk on Exmoor in Heddon Valley. The Heddon Valley, is a deep, lush wooded river valley or ‘combe’ running down to the sea. There are a couple of walks that you can do in the area and we decided to do this walk down to Heddon’s Mouth. Although we didn’t do it as a circle. We just stuck to one side of the walk (steps 1, 8, 7, 6 and 5) there and ...

Brighton

August Bank Holiday Weekend in Brighton

August 22, 2019

This weekend is the last bank holiday before Christmas, and it’s a busy one in Brighton. If you are local, or just visiting, and looking for something to do, why not check out these 7 things that are happening this weekend. August bank holiday in Brighton means one thing – The Brighton Mod Weekender. Daytime events are free, evening events are at Komedia from £12. Four days of vintage fairs, afternoon DJ sessions and club nights from 22 August. On Sunday there’s also a celebration ...

Lifestyle

Life Lately – June and July 2019

August 4, 2019

I’m always a little bit slow at writing these posts. But here is a little look back on June and July. Looking back over the photos I took both of the months were filled with sunshine, blue sky and weddings. Not ours, but friends. I also had my first, second and many more sea swims of the summer. June started off with the end of Clem being on half-term so we did what we always do and headed to SeaLife Brighton. We have been many times before, but we were excited to go again. The big ...