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Hi there, Welcome to our June edition The half way mark of the year is approaching as we come into June and I’m not sure about you but I can’t wait to put my coat and jumpers away for a few months. We have an article this month from the Dress Doctor on updating your wardrobe ready for Summer so anyone who isn’t prepared have a read and get a move on, Summer will be here and gone before you know it!

In the spirit of Summer we also have an article for the BBQ fanatics out there with some top tips to make sure everything runs smoothly and your food has plenty of flavour. I think I’m on my fourth BBQ already and still get a jealous feeling everytime I can smell my neighbours cooking food in the garden.

For anyone not big on BBQ’s this months recipe is a very simple pesto spaghetti and chicken recipe a very light summer dish inspired by my daughter Elise’s new found love of pesto.

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SPRUCE UP YOUR WARDROBE FOR SPRING SUMMER 2018 The new season is here sending winter woollies and toasty boots into hibernation for another year. The key to preparing your wardrobe for the warmer months is to build on the basics you already have.

Over the years you would have acquired key pieces that never go out of style and lay the foundations for building many a great outfit. One of my ultimate favourite items is my crisp, white shirt. The blank canvas on which to express my mood adding colour and print as I see fit.

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JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

MOVIE PREVIEW Release Date: 8/06/18 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is an upcoming American science fiction adventure film directed by J. A. Bayona. The film is a sequel to Jurassic World (2015) and is the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park film series, as well as the second installment of a planned Jurassic World trilogy.

After the demise of the Jurassic World theme park on Isla Nublar off Costa Rica's Pacific coast, the dinosaurs roam freely on the island for three years until an impending volcanic eruption threatens to destroy the island and the dinosaurs. Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), the former park manager, has now founded the Dinosaur Protection Group, an organization dedicated to saving the dinosaurs. Claire teams up with Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell), the former partner of John Hammond, to launch a dinosaur rescue mission and bring the creatures to safety in a sanctuary that Lockwood has created in America. Claire also convinces her boyfriend Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), a former dinosaur trainer who worked at the park, to join her mission so he can locate Blue, the last remaining of the four Velociraptors that he trained. After Isla Nublar is destroyed by the volcano, the dinosaurs are brought to Lockwood's large estate, in America. Are the dinosaurs safe?

Or the people?

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