Welcome to the fifth Feelgood Friday update from us at Nest in Essex And here are four fantastic pieces of news we've picked out from plenty of others which made us smile this week. https://youtu.be/R5jb9LeaPeg Humanity's Best Friend – We all know dogs are great companions at times like this but check this out. According to a report from The Telegraph's website, dogs are being trained to...
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Let’s have a bit of Thursday fun in Rayleigh & Hockley with this look at what lockdown is doing to people’s hairstyles and ideas on how to cope without your regular haircut. When Denmark entered from lockdown this week where did hordes of the dashing Danes head to? The pubs? – maybe. The coffee shops? – perhaps. The barbers or hair salons? Definitely. Danish barbers and hairdressers...
Tomorrow is World Earth Day (April 22), and in this 90-second read, we discover the impact the Coronavirus has had on the environment. The outbreak has caused pain, misery, and anxiety across Rayleigh and Hockley (well all over the globe really). But it has also had what many environmentalists describe as a ‘healing effect’ on the local and global environment, wildlife, and the natural...
Here's Ben, from our social media team chatting about homeschooling, and some helpful hints and tips on how to keep your children educated during the national lockdown and beyond....
In this two-minute read, we look at some of the changes people are making in Rayleigh & Hockley during life under lockdown, and how that will shape our community’s future. Rayleigh & Hockley has been under lockdown since the Government’s announcement on March 23 of the steps needed to combat COVID-19. A lot has happened since then. One of the big things this whole experience has done...
In this two-minute round-up, we share some of the good news and positive things happening during life under lockdown across Rayleigh and Hockley and the UK. Welcome to the fourth Feelgood Friday update from us at Nest in Essex. And here are four pieces of news which made us smile this week. Salute the Captain. How could we not start with Captain Tom Moore? The 99-year-old war veteran has walked...
If you feel you're spending a little too much time online lately, these easy to follow steps can help you take a digital detox. A three-minute read. Let's face it most of have probably spent too much time online over the past month or so. We're seeking distraction, information and reassurance and as useful as our smartphones and tablets can be, they can also be a problem if we use them too...
In this two-minute read, we look at five things landlords can do to be proactive during the COVID-19 outbreak. We’re now almost a month into life under lockdown due to COVID-19. And while it can feel like the disease has turned the world upside down, there are still actions we can take to exercise some sense of control. And for landlords in Rayleigh & Hockley these ideas below are...
How to make your spare time work for you during lockdown—a 2-minute read. One of the positives people seem to be drawing from life under lockdown is the realisation that most of us have had more of our most valuable asset made available. Time. Spare time. But time is like any resource we have. We can use it wisely or unwisely. Below are ten ideas you can try to make the most of the time we...