Archive for October, 2009

October
30

Today’s Thought for Awareness

Posted by admin, on October 30, 2009 at 10:38 pm.
Categories: Blogroll, Health and wellbeing

Today’s Thought for Awareness by Baiju Solanki
www.performancecoachingandtraining.co.uk 
If I Never Try
I will sail my vessel, till the river runs dry.

Like a bird upon the wind, these waters are my sky.
I will never reach my destination, if I never try.

So I will sail my vessel, till the river runs dry.
What’s Better Today?

October
27

Bottled water and possible links with cancer

Posted by Sharon, on October 27, 2009 at 9:06 am.
Categories: Health and wellbeing

Some time ago I received an email from a friend about bottled water. I always take a bottle of water out with me but this article made me think about how I store it.
In July 2009 American singer Sheryl Crow appeared on the Ellen Show and revealed her oncologist had told her: women should not [...]

October
15

Work for the thrill of it!

Posted by admin, on October 15, 2009 at 3:16 pm.
Categories: Countryside / Wildlife News, Volunteering Opportunities

Have you ever considered giving up some of your time to volunteer? Do you love nature and want to help protect it? Then why not consider spending some of your free time volunteering with the RSPB. On Saturday 17 October, staff at RSPB’s South East Essex reserve will be holding a ‘Volunteering Taster’ event to [...]

October
15

Celebrities ’Push the Envelope’ to raise money for the National Literacy Trust

Posted by admin, on October 15, 2009 at 10:22 am.
Categories: General news

A host of stars from the art world, television, film, music and sport are helping to raise thousands of pounds for the National Literacy Trust by customising envelopes to create unique works of art for the public to buy.

On 2 November 2009, a host of celebrity-designed envelopes will be auctioned on eBay as part of [...]

October
14

Lifelong animal champion recveives special award.

Posted by admin, on October 14, 2009 at 1:19 pm.
Categories: Countryside / Wildlife News, General news

Lifelong animal champion from Essex receives award in honour of late wife as he continues work in her memory  
(London – October 14, 2009) – A recently bereaved animal hero is to receive a special award in recognition of tireless work by him and his late wife from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org) at [...]

October
11

ANH calls for a scientific enquiry into the safety of the HPV vaccine

Posted by admin, on October 11, 2009 at 10:28 pm.
Categories: Health and wellbeing

The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) today calls for an independent Inquiry into the safety of HPV vaccine, and appeals to all Members of Parliament to press for this.
The ANH says: “Young girls in the UK—as well as their parents and guardians—deserve to have the full facts on the risks and benefits of this vaccine [...]

October
11

Today’s Thought for Awareness

Posted by admin, on October 11, 2009 at 9:56 pm.
Categories: Uncategorized

I found this quite inspiring. Hope you enjoy it too:
Today’s thought for Awareness
 
Never stop caring about the little things in life,
Never stop dreaming or give in to strife.
 
Never stop building bridges that lead to promising tomorrows,
Never stop trying or give in to sorrows.
 
Never stop smiling and looking forward to each new day,
But most of all [...]

October
09

Success! Plans for Kingsnorth shelved

Posted by admin, on October 9, 2009 at 6:17 pm.
Categories: Eco News

We have just received this excellent news from the RSPB.
“Late on Wednesday evening energy company E.On announced that it was shelving its plans for a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent for at least two to three years.
This is great news for the climate, and a victory for the thousands of campaigners who have fought [...]

October
09

Apple Shaped Women

Posted by Karraanne, on October 9, 2009 at 4:06 pm.
Categories: Health and wellbeing

There has been a study, to suggest that apple-shaped women, even if their body weight is normal, who have a waist bigger than 35” (88cm) still have a higher risk of developing asthma.
The fact that a person is overweight can raise the risk of asthma It has been noted, by The Northern California Cancer Centre, [...]

October
09

Not More Holes?

Posted by Karraanne, on October 9, 2009 at 9:55 am.
Categories: Blogroll, Countryside / Wildlife News

We went into the garden, last week, only to find that the badger has been about, again.  With huge holes in the garden, and plants dug up, it looked like there had been a demolition squad in action.
Carefully we filled in the holes, and replanted the plants.
The next day the garden was still in tact, [...]