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King's College School, Wimbledon's Christmas Fair
The event regularly attracts in excess of over 2,000 visitors and it is the only public event where the school opens its doors to the community.
The event owes its success to the upscale offerings from the markets stalls, food, games and entertainment for all the family.
The Christmas Fair market will play host to over 80 stallholders selling an eclectic range of items such as clothing, jewellery, accessories, toys, homewares, art, paper goods, decorative items, food and drink and much more, besides.
Visitors will have the opportunity to wander around shopping, sample the food and drinks and entertainment on offer and soak in the festive spirit in a truly unique setting.
Stallholders are allocated spaces across the King's College school site, both indoors and outdoors.
The 2022 Christmas Fair will take place on Saturday 26th November 2022 (11am - 4pm)
www.kcs.org.uk | @KCSFriends
Too much alcohol? There's a booze free option, too with Boo Chi Kombucha
If you're going to say "no" to alcohol over Christmas and your going to be trying out Dry January, ditch the high-calorie drinks and use kombucha to mix your mocktails. You can also use kombucha in a variety of recipes too.
You have heard of Kombucha but aren't sure what it is? It's a fermented tea beverage that's packed full of useful probiotics that are good for your gut.
Fermented foods, such as kombucha, kimchi, sauerkraut and yoghurt contain probiotics and other microorganisms that nourish the good-for-you bacteria that's already resident in your gut, supporting healthy gastrointestinal functions and your body's overall microbiome.
Probiotics are associated with a variety of health benefits, such as improved digestion, better immunity, and even increased weight loss.
Research shows kombucha is also rich in antioxidant-packed, anti-inflammatory polyphenols, too.
This is why kombucha has the reputation of making people who drink it feel so good. So see out 2022 and kick start 2022 with good vibes and good-for-you bacteria, jazz it up to create delicious mocktails or add it to some recipes.
As kombucha is the star of the show, it's worth sourcing the very best and Boo Chi kombucha is Soil Association certified and brewed in small batches in the heart of the Devon countryside. Order online at www.boochi.co.uk.
There's nothing complicated about making Boo Chi kombucha mocktails and adding kombucha to your food - just follow these instructions using Boo Chi kombucha and you'll have a tipple worth raising a glass to!
How to make a Boo Chi kombucha cocktails and mocktails
Boojito
Ingredients
300ml Boo Chi – Fresh Mint to Revive
Juice of 1 lime
Small handful mint leaves, plus extra sprig to serve
Method
Muddle the lime juice, and mint leaves in a small jug, crushing the mint as you go – you can use the end of a rolling pin for this. Pour into a tall glass and add a handful of ice.
The Original - Go For It
Ingredients
300ml Boo Chi – Original to Balance
Squeeze of Lemon Juice
Selection of Fresh Berries (recommend blueberries, strawberries and pomegranate)
Method
Fill a highball glass or other large cocktail glass with crushed ice
Add a squeeze of lemon juice and stir
Pour the original kombucha over the top and garnish with a selection of fresh berries
Ginger Thistle
Ingredients
200ml Boo Chi - Fresh Ginger to Reignite
Squeeze of fresh orange
Handful of crushed ice
Garnish with a slice of fresh ginger
Method
Mix together the ginger kombucha, orange juice, and crushed ice.
Add all ingredients to a tall glass (high ball) and garnish with a slice of fresh ginger and glass straw to serve.
Strawberry Negroni
Ingredients
125ml Boo Chi – Fresh Strawberry to Revive
25ml Campari
10ml lemon juice
Strawberry/Lemon Wedge to garnish
Method
In a large glass add lemon juice and ice cubes and pour fresh strawberry kombucha over the top gently stirring as you go. Garnish with a lemon slice/wedge and one fresh strawberry.
Ginsing
Ingredients
150ml Boo Chi – Korean Ginseng to Boost
1 grapefruit and lime juice
½ tsp honey or agave (any brand)
Coarse Salt
Lime to garnish
Method
First squeeze both the grapefruit and lime juice into a shaker and mix together, then add honey or agave, add one ice cube and shake until cold.
Rim the glass with salt and add one ice cube to the glass (this isn't necessary if you don't want to pour over ice)
Top up with Korean ginseng kombucha
Garnish with any herbs and a lime slice
Original spice
Ingredients
300ml Boo Chi – Original to Balance
Squeeze fresh orange
2-4 drops orange bitters
Orange slice and cinnamon stick, for garnish
Method
Fill a highball glass or other large cocktail glass with crushed ice
Pour in freshly squeezed orange juice and stir
Top off with the original kombucha, a few drops of the bitters, and garnish the glass with an orange slice and cinnamon stick.
Turmeric Fizz
Ingredients
300ml Boo Chi – Turmeric to Brighten
Slice of orange and ginger to garnish
Method
Fill a highball glass or other large cocktail glass with crushed ice
Pour the kombucha directly into the glass and stir
Garnish with orange
Boo Chi Kombucha's Mixed Pack (12 bottles £38)
Boo Chi Kombucha's mixed pack contains 12 bottles of delicious and refreshing organic drinks, each made with Soil Association certified products.
Boo Chi Kombucha is a premium organic product brewed in small batches in the heart of rural Devon. It's a tonic filled with goodness delivering good bacteria, vitamins and enzymes for a happy, healthy gut. It tastes delicious, has incredible health benefits and is sure to spread feelings of wellness and vitality.
Boo Chi Kombucha is naturally low in sugar with organic herbs and spices adding flavour, and it's patiently brewed to reach perfect pH levels for optimum taste and health balance.
After drinking it helps give a feeling of energy, lightness and brightness and is renowned as a natural elixir.
Boo Chi Kombucha is the perfect non-alcoholic alternative offering that is low in sugar and calories but has a wonderful taste, too.
The Boo Chi Kombucha range offers six different brews, each slightly different depending on the music that has been played.
The mixed pack contains:
Original to Balance
Turmeric to Brighten
Korean Ginseng to Boost
Fresh Mint to Revive
Fresh Strawberry to Replenish
Fresh Ginger to Reignite
There are also food recipes, too!
Boo Chi Kombucha Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
1 large butternut squash
1 large onion
1 piece of fresh ginger
2 cloves of garlic
1 300ml bottle turmeric and black pepper Boo Chi kombucha
1 vegetable stock cube
Turmeric powder
Cut squash in half and place int the oven with some olive oil and black pepper for about 35 mins until roasted and golden brown.
Fry the onion and garlic.
Scoop out the squash and place all the ingredients and place all the ingredients including the kombucha in a blender and blend until you have a soup consistency.
Serve with a sprinkle of turmeric powder.
Boo Chi Kombucha Soaked Overnight Oats
Oat Mixture (overnight)
1/2 cup organic rolled oats
300ml Boo Chi original kombucha
1/2 medium apple
1/4 cup Greek yoghurt
Squeeze of organic honey
Extra topping to add in the morning
Sprinkle on goji berries, chia seeds, handful of raises, fresh fruit
Take a mixing bowl and grate the apple.
Add this to the bowl along with the rolled oats, Greek yoghurt, kombucha, cinnamon and honey.
Mix well until everything is combined,
Cover and place in the fridge overnight.
In the morning remove the bowl and pour all the mixture into a pan and warm through.
Add your toppings and its ready to eat.
Devon Hampers have the perfect Christmas gifts for the choc lovers in your life
Deliciously decadent, and carefully chosen from the West Country's finest chocolatiers, this hamper will have the recipients starry eyed and extremely grateful as they nibble on the many eclectic chocolate flavours within.
Chocolates are, of course, the star of the show with Willies Cacao, real bean to bar chocolate made in small batches in Uffculme, Devon and Kernow Chocolate, Cornwall's largest artisan chocolate maker, packed into a hamper, with extra treats like a bottle prosecco an option too.
Contents:
Willies Cacao Milk Chocolate With Champagne Truffles 35g - A delicious and decadent chocolate, blending freshly roasted hazelnuts with smooth salty taste.
Foxcombe Bakehouse Chocolate Chip Butter Shortbread - A moist and delicious biscuit that has been baked to perfection
Kernow Creme Caramel Hot Chocolate Spoon - A deliciously luxurious and ultra smooth treat.
Kernow Cream Tea Milk Chocolate 100g - Made using ethically sourced cocoa, with a sweet and crunchy texture
Kernow Honeycombe Milk Chocolate 100g - A rich milk chocolate
Kernow Milk Chocolate100g - A great take on the original
Kernow Milk Chocolate Cornish Pasty - A solid milk chocolate pasty that is the perfect treat
Kernow Orange Hot Chocolate Spoon - Seriously indulgent for a cosy night in
Kernow Caramel & Sea Salt Chocolate Spoon - The classic taste of milk chocolate is joined by a kick of caramel & sea salt for an indulgent treat.
Willie's El Blanco White Chocolate 50g - Made with natural ingredients, this is incredibly smooth and silky
Willie's Milk Chocolate 50g - Made with natural ingredients.
Willie's Ginger & Lime 50g - A delicious combination
Chocolate Indulgence Hamper
Standard £48.95
Printed £58.95
Wicker £68.95
And the cardboard packaging is recyclable and even the bubble wrap is compostable. (After it's been popped, of course!)
Aldi wants for Christmas is the Aldi Click and Collect Chirstmas order delivery slots!
Christmas collection slots are already available to book via Click and Collect | ALDI, so Aldi's shoppers can order from a massive range of groceries online and select a one-hour collection window between the 20th and 23rd December.
Shoppers can get everything they need for an amazing cost-busting festive feast, including a range of Aldi’s fresh British meats, irresistible side dishes and mouth-watering desserts, including Aldi's Specially Selected Roly Poly Free Range Turkey, Smoked Maple and Bourbon flavour ham and Goose Fat Roasted Potatoes, plus its rather special (in our opinion!) award-winning Plant Menu No Turkey Crown and Specially Selected 24-month matured Christmas Pudding.
Customers can also stock up on Aldi’s fantastic range of yummy Christmas treats, why not opt for Aldi's Specially Selected Mince Pies, Luxury Florentines and Yule Log? This will more than make certain the entire family and visitors are catered for this festive period. (And please don't forget to leave out a couple of those mince pies and a glass of Aldi Sherry for Santa, OK?)
Over 200 stores across the UK offer Aldi’s Click & Collect service, where customers can have their shopping brought to their cars and loaded into their boots by Aldi colleagues at dedicated Click & Collect points in the store car park. To find out more about booking Click & Collect slots for Christmas, please visit https://groceries.aldi.co.uk/en-GB/christmas/how-to-order.
Can you help someone in need this Christmas?
Many people this Christmas are going to have a tougher time than ever before. Apportioning blame as to who or what is responsible for this sad state of affairs might make us feel better in the short term.
Bbut let's put that to one side and see exactly what we can do to help ensure that those people who are having a tougher time this year aren't going to benefit from our scintillating debating points. What they will need is practical assistance to help them through this difficult time this Christmas.
How can we do this?
Fist of all, check out your local churches and find out if they are operating any local schemes to help families in your area.
This website will tell you the location of your nearest Church of England church https://www.achurchnearyou.com
This website will help you find your nearest Methodist Church https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/connect/find-a-church.
This website will help you find your nearest Catholic Church https://www.catholicdirectory.org/
The Salvation Army often provide Chirstmas meals for homeless or at risk people. You can learn more here https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/
Are you looking for some non-religious organisations that might require help or donations?
To learn what your local council is doing to help fight poverty this Christmas visit this government link which will give you contact details for your local council https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
Also, there may be other councils at the parish or town council level not covered by the above link. Check Google or Bing for your parish or town council or see if the National Association of Local Councils can assist you? https://www.nalc.gov.uk/
The Trussell Foundation operates local foodbanks all over the country. See if the nearest foodbank to you requires any help or food donations of you have food you can donate. https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/
However, there are other independent foodbanks who are members of the FAN, which you can learn about here https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/our-members
There are hundreds of other local foodbanks that are not members of the FAN. You can find these by searching Google and Bing or other search engines.
Also, check your local papers, Facebook, etc to see if their are other local initiatives that you can get involved with.
And remember. If you yourself need help, please don't be afraid to ask for the assistance that you need.
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