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Monday 3 October 2022
Free LEGO Foil Pack Set
This October The Minifigure Store are giving away a free LEGO foil pack set for the first 500 customers who claim their LEGO gift. Simply visit the link below to claim your free LEGO set.
Many of us are currently feeling the pinch with the increasing cost of everything, The Minifigure Store are here to add a little extra joy into your life.
Just add 1 of the selected LEGO sets to your cart, use the promotion code: FREELEGO at the cart or checkout and you will only have to pay for postage!
Free LEGO gifts available with this promotion
Select your preferred free LEGO foil pack set from the 5 below:
- DC Super Heroes Robin Copter Minifigure 212221
- Ninjago Kai Minifigure 892177
- Star Wars AT-AT 912282
- Jurassic World Raptor with Nest 122221
- City Diver Minifigure and Crab 952107
Click here to claim your free LEGO set
Standard UK postage costs for this promotion is just £0.99. This offer is open worldwide and you only have to cover the applicable postage charge for your order.
Fancy adding some extra LEGO to your collection? Spend over £20 and receive free UK delivery as standard.
The Minifigure Store is rated 4.9/5 on Trustpilot, offering an unbeatable shopping experience.
A little bit about The Minifigure Store:
The Minifigure Store is a partnership between Ramon, Adam, Martin and their wonderful team! Starting in 2017 with LEGO Minifigures, they have expanded to stock a huge range of new, rare + retired LEGO sets, promos + individual pieces. As one of LEGO’s fastest-growing independent retailers, The Minifigure Store is a haven for all lovers of LEGO!
Terms & Conditions of this offer:
This offer is open to customers worldwide
Claim your free LEGO set and only pay for postage
Use promo code: FREELEGO at the cart or checkout to receive you’re selected LEGO set for free
Only 1 free LEGO set per household (multiple purchases will be cancelled and refunded)
Free LEGO set can be ordered alone or purchased along with other items in an order
This offer is limited to 500 free LEGO foil packs (5 to choose from, 100 of each choice available)
Offer expires 31st October 2022 23:59
All orders containing the free LEGO foil pack will be despatched before 4th November 2022
Select your preferred free LEGO foil pack set from the 5 below:
DC Super Heroes Robin Copter Minifigure 212221, Ninjago Kai Minifigure 892177, Star Wars AT-AT 912282, Jurassic World Raptor with Nest 122221, City Diver Minifigure and Crab 952107
Click here to claim your free LEGO set https://www.theminifigurestore.uk/shop/free-lego-foil-pack-lego-set-promotion/
An ideal extra gift for the Lego fan in your life!
Cards For Good Causes charity opens 100 Christmas pop-up shops in October
Christmas pop-up shops throughout the UK aim to raise £500,000 for charity.
Christmas isn’t Christmas without receiving a card or gift from Cards For Good Causes!
This Christmas, Cards For Good Causes are delighted to announce that they’ll be opening up even more shops around the country for your festive needs this year!
Cards For Good Causes are opening 100 pop-up shops around the UK, 20 more than last year, starting this October. Doors will open at 10am on Saturday 8th October at the first shop in Chelsea, London, and this will be followed by the opening of pop-up shops all over the country throughout the rest of the month. The Chelsea shop's doors will be open every Monday - Sunday until 22nd December. Cards For Good Causes are hoping to raise over £500,000 for charities through their pop-ups this year.
Every year, in what is now becoming a Christmas tradition of its very own after raising some £40 million in the last ten years, Cards For Good Causes open shops across the country, selling a wide range of Christmas cards and gifts, all of which raise money for local and national charities. Buzzing with festive good cheer, the pop-up shops invite local residents, visitors, and tourists to shop for good causes and explore the selection of cards, beautiful seasonal gifts, stocking fillers, wrap, decorations and tableware.
Their card selection this year features an amazing mix of traditional religious cards, gorgeous old masters, beautiful landscapes, as well as festive favourites and cute animals, there’s something for everyone! The full list of pop-up shops can be found here: https://www.cardsforcharity.co.uk/look-for-a-card-shop With the help of supporters, the festive shops aim to raise 500,000 pounds this Christmas season in aid of over 70 local and national charities. They’re the cards and gifts that give back!
Cards For Good Causes is a charity, operating for over 60 years with a sole aim of raising funds for other UK charities by being a one-stop-shop for gifts and cards. In the last 10 years alone over £40 million has been raised for charitable causes. Some of the charities Cards for Good Causes will be supporting this year include: Diabetes UK, RNLI, British Heart Foundation, Alzheimer's Society, Epilepsy Action, and MS Society UK, along with many more local charities.
Jeremy Lune, CEO Cards For Good Causes says: “We can’t wait to meet everyone this year in our shops! Please come volunteer with us, or come and get your Christmas gifts whilst supporting the charities of your choice. I wish everyone a very festive Christmas and hope to see you soon!”
(Image courtesy of lu_lettering and Pixabay)
Dark Chocolate & Marmalade Truffles
Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 5 minutes Servings: 30
Ingredients
• 150ml double cream
• 200g dark chocolate chips
• 25g unsalted butter
• 1 zest of an orange
• 1 x 340g jar Cottage Delight Bucks Fizz Thin Cut Marmalade (5 tbsp)
• 1tbsp light brown sugar
For the toppings:
• Bucks Fizz Marmalade
• 15g cocoa powder, sifted
• 100g roasted, chopped hazelnuts
Method
• In a small saucepan, bring the cream, butter and sugar to just below boiling point, stirring over a gentle heat. Add Bucks Fizz Marmalade and stir through until melted. Zest the orange into the mixture.
• Pour the hot cream mixture over the chocolate chips and stir gently until melted and smooth. Pour into a shallow dish or tray to cool, then cover and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours, or until firmed up.
• Put the marmalade, cocoa powder, and hazelnuts in separate bowls.
• Remove truffle mixture from the fridge. Using a spoon, scrape from the dish, then use your hands to shape the chocolate into small balls.
• Starting with the marmalade, then the cocoa powder and lastly the hazelnuts, roll the truffles in the different toppings until evenly coated. Chill again to firm up. Pop into mini paper cases, if you like.
To learn more and for extra recipes visit https://www.cottagedelight.co.uk.
ILLUMINATURE - fall under nature's spell at London's unique light trail this Christmas
From next month, November, until early January, why not wrap up warm and come and experience the wonder of wildlife at night at the award-winning WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes, which is in south-west London?
On Fridays to Sundays from 18th November 2022 until 8th January 2023 between 4.30pm and 9.00pm, ILLUMINATURE offers visitors an immersive and unique seasonal experience under the stars.
Hot chocolate in hand, visitors can follow the twinkling lights and celebrate nature in an immersive light trail of glowing larger-than-life sculptures and stunning installations.
They can enjoy glimpses of real animal magic through night vision goggles, spotting several species of birds and beautiful plant life. They can also visit the resident family of otters tucked up in bed, while also learning about phases of the moon and how they impact our environment.
Hosted by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and Lumagica, this captivating experience is a real seasonal treat for all ages to spend an hour or so reconnecting with nature beneath the moonlight.
Lisa Woodward, Centre Manager at London Wetland Centre, said: “2022 will be ILLUMINATURE’s second year at WWT and we are very excited to showcase our amazing wildlife in a unique way, once again. Following last year’s success, the trail has new installations and the addition of the new Twilight Tweatery, full of treats and space to stop and catch up with your loved ones.
“We’re particularly excited to offer visitors the chance not just to delight in the wonderful light show but also discover the London Wetland Centre at night, and see some of the wildlife, including through our new night vision binoculars.
“We hope to welcome both old and new faces into the Centre this year, create excitement surrounding the light trail and encourage visitors to learn more about how special the London Wetland Centre is and the importance of wetlands to our planet.”
Tickets for the enchanting experience are now on sale, priced at GBP18.50 for adults, GBP14.50 for children (under 4s free), with family tickets at GBP60.00. They can be purchased at http://www.wwt.org.uk/illuminature.
The London Wetland Centre has plenty of car parking and is served by local bus services.
Let's go Nintendo this Christmas
Nintendo, even though it's not just for Christmas, Nintendo is really very good for Christmas presents for people of all ages, from young to the not-so-young!
The newest addition to the Nintendo Switch family of consoles featuring a 7-inch vibrant OLED screen.
The console for gamers on the go, the Nintendo Switch Lite is a compact, lightweight addition to the Nintendo Switch family, with integrated controls.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/nintendo-switch-lite-coral-000000000010004132
Combining gaming and sports, Nintendo Switch Sports allows the whole family to release their inner sports star as the much-loved successor to Wii Sports.
Link: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Nintendo-Switch-Sports-2168292.html
For anyone who is a football fan but tired of all the rules, Mario Strikers is the perfect game to entertain the whole family with no rules, no referee and no fouls, anything goes!
Enhance your Nintendo Switch gaming experience allowing you to enjoy competitive and co-operative online gaming with friends and rivals from all around the world.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-membership-P00079.html
Enjoy the biggest Mario Kart yet and race anytime, anywhere, with anyone in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/mario-kart-8-deluxe.html
Real-world movements turn into in-game actions to enable players to explore and battle in the game world using the power of real-world exercise.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/ring-fit-adventure-000000000010001992.html
Enjoy 5 classic boards from the Nintendo 64 era and 100 minigames from across the series.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/mario-party-superstars.html
New friends, discoveries and opportunities are waiting for you as paradise is what you make it in Animal Crossing: New Horizon
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/animal-crossing-new-horizons-70010000027620.html
The next adventure for the battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings in brand new desolate environment, the Splatlands.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/splatoon-3-70010000046396.html
The first open-world RPGs in the Pokémon series allowing you to team up, battle, train and trade Pokémon and fully immerse yourself in a newly evolved adventure.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/pokemon-scarlet-pokemon-violet.html
Fans can begin exploring the fun-packed LEGO Super Mario universe featuring 7 action bricks for different interactives with the LEGO Mario figure.
Super Mario Monopoly – RRP: £34.99
The Super Mario Celebration edition of the Monopoly game offers action-packed excitement along with nostalgia.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/super-mario-monopoly-000000000010005643
Pikachu Aluminium Eco Bottle – RRP: £19.99
Bring your drink everywhere in sustainable style
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/pikachu-aluminium-eco-bottle-000000000010008804
Take Tom Nook with you on all your adventures.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/tom-nook-soft-toy-000000000010005487
For all the Pokémon fans out there!
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/pokemon-poke-ball-mug-000000000003453666
Channel your inner Super Mario with the red Mario cap.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/super-mario-cap-000000000003384466
Now you can take Mario with you on all of your adventures! With incredible detail that looks like it has jumped right from the Super Mario world, this Mario soft toy is the perfect gift.
Link: https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/mario-soft-toy-000000000010004185
Double Dutch Premium Quality Mixers
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| Joyce and Raissa de Haas |
Incidentally, Double Dutch mixers go very well with Everleaf non-alcoholic drinks, too.
What mixers are available? Cucumber and Watermelon, Bloody Mary Soda, Cranberry and Ginger, Ginger Ale, Double Lemmon, Ginger Beer, Indian Tonic Water, Skinny Tonic Water, Soda Water, Cucumber Margarita with Chilli Soda and, of course, Cucumber & Watermelon and Pomegranate & Basil.
Incidentally, Double Dutch was founded by Dutch twins, Joyce and Raissa de Haas in 2015 when they launched their first two mixers, Cucumber & Watermelon and Pomegranate & Basil.
What Christmas-related magical drink can you mix up? This is a good one, I find.
Ginger Spice
INGREDIENTS
50ml Spiced Rum
Lime
Blackberries
Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger Tonic
ACCESSORIES
Long spoon
Highball or rocks glass
Spirits jigger
METHOD
Fill your glass with ice.
Pour your rum over ice.
Squeeze in fresh lime juice.
Top with Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger
Stir carefully until evenly mixed.
Garnish with fresh blackberries.
To order your own bottles of Double Dutch mixers and to find even more nifty Christmas and New Year cocktails, visit them at https://doubledutchdrinks.com,
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