Hello!
A line of friendship
W
henI leftcollege,
I workedfora while
doing12-hourshiftson
a productionlineat the
Colman’sfactoryin Norwich,
helpingto makeRobinsons
softdrinks.Notonlywasthe
experiencea welcomeboostto myailingbank
balance,it wasalsoa goodinductionintothe
camaraderiethatfactorylifecansometimes
create– weworkedhardonadmittedlyboring
tasks,butshareda lotof fundoingit, and
I mademanylong-lastingfriendsas a result.
SoI wasfascinatedto readthestoriesof
EileenandAnn,whomet 69 yearsagoat the
Yardleyfactoryin eastLondon,andwhat
happenedwhentheymetupagain after so
long. Look out for it on page 12.
Berry nice
I’lldefinitelybehavinga go
atmakingtheyogurtand
berrytartonpage25.It
looks delicious!
Hardyheroes
Hardygeraniumsareoneof
myfavouritegardenplants.
Easyandpretty,theycome
backyearafteryear.Find
out more on page 38
Onthecover
8 Health:Sixof the best
healthtrends
10 Coverstar:Natasha
Kaplinsky:‘I amjust
gratefultobealive’
18 Beauty:Hotweather
must-havesto keepcool!
23 Readeroffer:Save20%
offonlineat Curvissa
24 Cookery:Temptingtarts
38 Gardening:Topfive
gardenplantsyou’llwant
40 Craft:Picnicbag/mat
44 Travel:Brilliantcity
breaksforsummer
Rivetingreads
4 Hello& welcome!
12 Reallife:TheYardley
girlsreunitedafter 69 years
15 It’sa funnyold world:
MelanieBlake
16 Fashion:Yourstyle
queriessolved
47 Travel:Yourtravel
questionsanswered
Storytime
21 Shortstory:
Megan’sPicture
43 Shortstory:
Thingsthatgo
Bump in the Night
53 Bookclub
54 Serial,part4:
A TangledWebby
CatherineYoungends
Homesweethome
28 Technology:
Hi-techv low-techgizmos
49 Knitting:Man’s
tweedycardigan
Lifecoach
30 DrGill:Copingwith...
troubleconcentrating
33 Yourwellbeing
35 Heretohelp
Lastbutnotleast...
59 Yourweekin stars
60 Puzzles
63 Rosemary
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GroupLifestyleDirector
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@ti-media.com
Geoff
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