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With Autumn already here and Winter closing in by the day it is time to seriously consider how to protect and store your garden furniture over the approaching dark cold and wet months.

Maybe you have purchased a nice new table and chairs for the patio this season complete with parasol, a further skip full of garden toys for the children or that new barbecue that you simply had to have.

But you just didn’t give enough thought and consideration as to where it will kept when it’s too cold to sit outside, did you? [read more...]

Bicycles are great; fun to ride whilst keeping you fit and healthy, all in the great outdoors – what’s not to like?

Well nothing really but unfortunately you cannot be cycling all the time unless you are Bradley Wiggins, but even he probably stops for a quick cup of tea and a sandwich every now and then.

So the problem of bicycle storage then arises, where to put your precious bike when it’s not being used, and like cycles themselves there are many options available at all price points.

Storage Solutions and Ideas

To start with you need to consider how much you wish to spend, if you only have an old rusty boneshaker then a premium top of the range metal cycle store is probably not a consideration, however if you have just purchased an expensive new mountain bike, hybrid or racer then secure storage is a priority, especially over the winter months when you may not be using your bike as often. [read more...]

It’s that time of year again where it’s time to start planning for the winter.

So, after a long, wet winter last year, it’s more important than ever to get stocked up and make sure you have enough logs to take you through winter.

How much firewood do you need?

This is the most difficult question to answer and depends on so many factors such as the size of your house and the use of the wood but advisement suggests working on about 3 – 4 m3 per annum. That’s based on using it most evenings and weekends from October to April. [read more...]