AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell and there’s so much to entertain the whole family whilst you do your Christmas shopping! 

Visit The Lexicon Glow Room for a magical light experience that will dazzle you with 20,000 LEDs. It feels like the room goes on forever! Then, take a dip in the Light Pool, a magical ball pool with golden balls to be found and prizes to be won!

If that wasn’t all, have a photo in the giant Christmas bauble ‘sparkling selfie station’ and follow the Twinkle Trail, spotting baubles in shop windows to collect the clues and enter to win fabulous prizes this Christmas. Plus, share your sparkling selfie station pictures, tagging #thelexiconbracknell or email them to marketing@thelexiconbracknell.com and you will automatically be entered in a competition for the chance to win a restaurant gift card too. 

There are also special performances from local choirs, bands and singers and even the chance to meet Bluey, Hey Duggee and Chase from Paw Patrol! You can be sure that a trip to The Lexicon will have something for everyone over the festive season this year. We loved our visit to The Lexicon last weekend and know we’ll be back again before Christmas!

Find out more on @thelexiconbracknell website.

#TheLexiconBracknell #Merry&Bright
AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! We had our first Glow Marwell experience tonight - and we loved it. It may even be the best light trail we have been to.

We spent well over two hours at @marwellzoo, enjoying the light installations, indulging in the food stalls and cafe, toasting marshmallows and even meeting Father Christmas! 

Glow Marwell was such a nice way to kick off the festive season - and it’s on all the way through December! If you’re looking for a really nice festive activity the whole family can enjoy, this could definitely be it!
AD | Are you looking for gifts for the grandparent AD | Are you looking for gifts for the grandparents this year? @famileo_uk is a wonderful gift, giving the recipient a personalised gazette of family news regularly throughout the year - and it costs from just £5.99 a month. 

Multiple family members can use the same subscription, all posting messages to be added to one gazette - and sharing the cost of the subscription too! It’s great for parents, siblings and children to all share their news with grandparents each week, fortnight or month. 

We’ve been sending my dad Family gazettes for a while now and he absolutely loves them. It means we tell him all the little things that are happening and not just the big news you remember to mention in phone calls. The children get to upload their own messages to their grandad and it’s definitely made them feel closer, building a stronger relationship despite living far apart.

Find out more about Family over on the blog - link in bio - and buy a subscription for your nearest and dearest this Christmas. It’s a gift they will definitely love to receive.
Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing the Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing these updates every week but I like having somewhere to put all these photos!

They’re now three months old, super loving and happy, making biscuits and purring constantly.

They stay in ‘their’ room overnight but explore the house during the day, getting more confident as time passes. They even got to the point of relaxing on the sofa with us last night.

Fred & George are now very much part of our family and I can’t imagine them not being there now - even at 7am when they’re miaowing at the door for breakfast!
AD | Stuck for screen-free entertainment that your AD | Stuck for screen-free entertainment that your kids will love? Claim your FREE Banjo Robinson activity pack today!
 
Reading for pleasure is a key indicator of a child’s future success, but if your child doesn’t love to read, what can you do? We know it’s not always easy keeping kids entertained and away from screens, so we’ve partnered with the award-winning @banjorobinson to gift you a FREE activity pack, worth £9.99.

Here’s a little look at the Banjo Robinson subscription - Troy loves it! Travelling to world with Banjo is so much fun! You can read our full review over on the blog and claim your free activity pack too - link in profile.
A whole week of Fred & George. We weren’t meant A whole week of Fred & George.

We weren’t meant to get more cats just yet but sometimes the universe sends you things when you don’t expect them.

These little guys needed a home and a family to love them. And we had a home and a lot of love to give. We still miss Leia but this pair are definitely helping make me feel whole again.

They are both used to us now, and love us. They’re less nervous, give us cuddles and let us pick them up. They’re still living in our spare room but starting to explore the rest of the house under supervision. 

They play fight constant. Love toys, especially a crinkly feather thing on a string attached to a stick, and love being up high. They are an awesome pair and we are so glad to have them.

Thank you @millbrook_rspca @rspca_official for trusting us with ‘Lonestar and Starfish’. We could not love them more. 

#catsofinstagram #catstagram #catsofig #catsofinsta #catlovers #adoptdontshop #rspcarescuecat #kittensofinstagram #kittens_of_instagram
[AD - Press Trip] I’ve just finished writing abo [AD - Press Trip] I’ve just finished writing about our half term break at @pottersresort and it’s over on the blog if you want to go have a read.

I wanted to put some of my favourite photos on the grid too as the kids did so many fun activities - they had THE best time. 

Giant swing, segways, climbing, archery, laser clays… there was so much to do that we couldn’t fit it all in - we need another trip!
And there ends our October half term - well, apart And there ends our October half term - well, apart from Troy who has a bonus week off!

This half term has been pretty lovely. Troy had his school residential the first weekend and then we had a really lovely few days in Norfolk before heading home and picking up two new members of our family - Fred and George. 11 week old rescue kittens who have pretty much stolen our hearts.

It’s been so nice to have a chunk of quality time with this pair and now I’m looking forward to the Christmas holidays. These two are the best company and I really do live for the school holidays. 

How has your half term been?
[AD - Press Trip] We’ve loved spending half term [AD - Press Trip] We’ve loved spending half term at @pottersresort in Norfolk. With great food, an action packed schedule of entertainment and activities plus everything included in the price of your break - even drinks - it’s a fantastic way to holiday as a family, giving quality time together in the nicest of surroundings. 
I’ll write a full review soon but for now here’s a little Reel  of our trip.
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Five Real Ways Car Servicing Will Save You From Trouble | AD

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Driving anywhere in the UK, be it near Yorkshire or London you need to make sure your vehicle is all prepared to roll on different road terrains. Are you weighing up whether to book your service as soon as it is needed, or are you thinking up good excuses to delay it for a while? The latter is not a good choice, no matter your budget, and here are five real ways that car servicing will save you from trouble in the future.

Pick Up Problems Promptly

While a lot of car servicing is seemingly superficial and minor, those small tasks can have a very big knock on effect on the state of your car. For example, let us say the mechanic changes the oil filter, as standard with a service. While under the hood the mechanic spots rather too much oil than they like to see oozing about. Aha! There is a small hole in a seal. The mechanic thinks nothing of it: he gets – or makes – a new washer and fits it, wiping up the spilled oil, and then continues with the service, returning your car to you in great condition.

Now, if the mechanic had not done the service, you would shortly have seen your oil light come on. Not a problem, you might have thought, popping in a pint or so of fresh oil. But, oh dear. As the new oil heats up, it gets thinner and runnier, positively spewing through that small hole. Which gets bigger under the pressure. Meanwhile, you have trickles of highly flammable oil dripping all over your engine which is getting hotter and hotter the longer you drive… The end of this scenario really doesn’t bear thinking about, now does it?

Maintain the Value of Your Investment

You might think of your car as being merely a form of transport, but it is in fact an investment of a sizable sum of money. Having your car serviced regularly to keep it in good shape (and always asking for manufacturer’s spare parts to be used) can make sure that it doesn’t lose value as quickly as it can. While cars do depreciate fairly quickly, this process can be softened with a stringent service record, careful driving and meticulous attention to detail.

Save You Money

In the scenario in the first point, the car potentially ended up with a fire under the hood – a fire which would have wreaked havoc with the car, and possibly even resulted in your needing to find a new car to replace your burned-out hulk! Any time your service performs a small preventative act, your mechanic potentially saves you money in this fashion. It is seldom acknowledged though, as it is hard to assess or appreciate things that do not happen.

Keep You Safe

Having your mechanic take care of small problems before they escalate can keep you safe and even save your life. As implied in the first point, that mythical unserviced car could have burst into flames while you were driving along. This could cause major problems, not only for you but for other drivers!

Think about how you might react were you driving along, minding your own business when suddenly the vehicle next to you bursts into flames. You might panic and drive out into oncoming traffic, or swerve away from them into the path of another road user – who, distracted themselves by the commotion do not see you, or you might brake sharply intending to leap out and help them, only to have a less attentive driver run into your rear. We now have a potential multi-car pile-up: if only the service had been done and the small leak found and re-sealed… To make sure you enjoy trouble-free driving book car servicing in Pontefract from Reg Greenwood.

Always Legally Compliant

Finally, all cars older than three years old in the UK (except Ireland where it is four) must have a valid MOT test certificate. This does not mean that your car should only be roadworthy for the duration of the test: the certificate is proof of the condition of your car at the time of the test, yes, but having a valid certificate, but current faults with the car that would earn a fail means that you are in violation of the law, and you are risking a fine, points on your license, and perhaps even the loss of your car if the faults are serious enough. Regular servicing will ensure that all the MOT requirements are adhered to, even if this is an interim service, positioned six months before and after your MOT test.

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