Out & About Summer 2018

CONTENTS

7 Comment: Jonathan Hopson looks back at the hot summer of 1976 8 Fashion: sunny yellow and summer stripes and florals FEATURES 22 Don’t get ticked off: beware of Lyme disease season 25 Days out: fill the long summer holidays with family outings 36 Crocodiles Rock: a visit to the UK’s largest crocodile sanctuary 42 Bored games: some good old-fashioned-style family games with a modern twist WELLBEING 15 Fitness: mother and baby exercises 19 Health & Beauty: products and news 21 Mental wellbeing: Generalised anxiety disorder FOOD & DRINK 44 Café culture: healthy eating, a cup of tea and homemade cake 48 Restaurant review: The Dundas Arms, Kintbury 50 Honesty: keep it fresh 53 Fish news: terrific tuna 54 Top tipples: refreshing summer wines 58 Food news: al fresco dining

Summer 2018

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LIFESTYLE 64 Antiques: furniture finds and join the SAS team for the Great Antiques Pursuit 70 Interiors: summer atmosphere indoors or out 74 Gardening: safe lighting, easy mowing and a wildflower intiative 78 Travel: luxury family villas 81 Motors: Jaguar XF LEISURE 85 Book review: some summer reading ideas 86 How to...: family fun creating a hangry fish 89 What’s on: a round-up of local summer events 95 Outdoors: let the kids go wild 97 Star gazing: summer night skies COMPETITIONS 25-39 Win: a sports package at Walkabout, tickets to Wings &Wheels, Highclere Battle Proms, Crocodiles of the World and hire of a marquee

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