Amid COVID-19, many of us have now been isolated into our homes. Working from home can be hard to adapt into, especially if you have small children, and with the Easter holidays approaching you might have had a nice holiday or activity planned which has now either been cancelled or postponed. Well, did you know you can explore many places in the comfort of your own home, many virtual reality travel experiences are as good as the real thing – and free! This can be a great way to spend your breaks in between working as it lets your brain…
Author: FABUK Magazine
As people up and down the country adapt to spending more time at home, it is more important than ever for the family to keep active. Whilst many may feel more restricted at home, the truth is that there are plenty of exercises that you can do right from your own living room or garden and tennis is a fun way for everyone to get involved. The LTA has pulled together 12 fun activities and exercises the whole family can play at home to practice your skills and get ready to become a champion on the court! First up, why…
The UK clothing & footwear sector will bear the brunt of the coronavirus’ (COVID-19) impact on retail, with 2020 sales down £11.1bn on 2019, according to preliminary forecasts by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Kate Ormrod, Lead Retail Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Amid a UK lockdown and self-isolation, buying new clothes and footwear is far from a top priority for consumers, making spring/summer a season to forget for fashion retailers – but one with long-lasting consequences. “Though retailers are already striving to entice spending with discounting and promotions rife and loungewear at the forefront of marketing campaigns, we…
Cabin fever is a popular term used to describe the claustrophobic reaction and restless feeling you get from being in an isolated location for too long. The COVID-19 outbreak has had a global impact, with whole nations on lockdown being advised to stay home in order to prevent the spread of the virus. This worldwide pandemic is nothing like we have ever seen before and cabin fever can have a devastating impact to our mental health. To help you stay positive and stable during this difficult time, the experts at Shakti Himalaya have provided their top seven tips on how…
Maria Bucciero, Head Pastry Chef at Laura Ashley The Tea Room Burnham Beeches, has shared her ultimate triple-layer carrot cake recipe (serves 4-5 people). For the cake Ingredients 500g carrots 250ml vegetable oil 250g sugar 3 eggs 325g plain flour 8g baking powder 8g baking soda 2g of salt 7g cinnamon Optional: chopped nuts Method Preheat the oven to 165°C. Peel and grate the carrots and put aside. Mix all other ingredients together using a whisk, adding the carrots at the end. Add chopped nuts (optional) and stir. Grease and flour a cake tin and pour in your mixture. Cook…
A Glasgow online travel retailer whose sales have dropped 95 per cent in the past two weeks has donated 5,000 pairs of compression socks to help Scots nurses combat Covid-19. Worth £125,000, the colourful knee-length socks will help 5,000 acute nurses in six hospitals across Scotland fight fatigue in the coming weeks. And the firm has pledged to give away 5,000 more in the next seven days to nurses in London, bringing the total to 10,000 (£250,000). Trtl (pronounced ‘turtle’) has donated the compression socks to acute nurses at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Royal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley) and Queen Elizabeth University…
As the Corona Virus situation develops the only way most of us are getting to get out of the house at all is walking dogs and visiting the park during self-isolation or social distancing. With it still be super chilly outside puffer Jackets are still on trend for spring, XUMU has an amazing range. www.xumu.company
Georgia, where the LGBT population still face challenges, is the setting of the gay love story ‘And Then We Danced,’ which is very good thanks to a great script, and great directing and acting. Swedish director Levan Akin’s (he is of Georgian descent) film id about young men of the National Georgian Ensemble where the typical dance routines are more masculine in nature. Levan Gelbakhiania plays Merab. He desperately wants to dance for the main ensemble but is still struggling at the junior level, and is given great support by his partner Mary (Ana Javakhishvili). Merab lives with his mother,…
LONDON, UK, 23 March, 2020 — Ahead of the closure of its galleries due to the increasing concerns relating to the Coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic, Saatchi Gallery is announcing the the launch of their social media initiative, #SaatchiTakeover, set out to engage its audiences with art and creativity from all over the world. With the closure of the gallery and many other cultural institutions around the world, Saatchi Gallery is focusing its efforts by utilising this moment to acknowledge its followers. It is currently a particularly challenging time for individuals to thrive in community environments, made possible by engaging with…
While cinema lovers are stuck at home over the coming weeks BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is migrating to BFI Flare at Home following the Festival’s last minute cancellation earlier this week due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. In just days, festival organisers have created an offer to give festival bookers the opportunity to see on BFI Player a number of great LGBTIQ+ shorts and features from 20-29 March that were due to screen at BFI Flare. New work will include Levan Akin’s exquisite Georgian-set romance, the Cannes-winner, And Then We Danced; Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau’s deliciously enigmatic chamber piece, Don’t…