Blind cooks do it with a smile!
I thought I’d share last week’s fun and games with you to offer a smile: Will (another local blind veteran), Lesley with whom I joined the WRNS nearly 48 years ago plus Sally (an even older friend) were all here. …
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Latest news and information from HMRC
Dear ANWG members, The HMRC Stakeholder Digest provides a monthly round-up of our latest news and updates. We’d be grateful if you would share relevant information with your clients or members. The January 2025 digest includes: Filling National Insurance gaps…
BeeCraft podcast
BeeCraft podcast of me talking about being the first blind person to chair a beekeeping Association:
From HMRC: Protecting the rights of seasonal workers – a joint HMRC NMW, EAS and GLAA webinar
Dear customer, Paying the National Minimum Wage (NMW) correctly and protecting your workers’ rights is a vital part of employing seasonal workers. We know it isn’t always straightforward, and mistakes are easy to make. HMRC, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority…
Game for a pie?
Delicious hot and excellent cold. No idea how much game (a bag of venison and another of mixed) plus sausage meat to line the hot-water pastry and there was a pie weighing in at about 5kg! It really took no…
Two blind bakers.
Fellow blind veteran and I had a happy morning creating 20 delicious apple cakes. Although Will is a dab hand in the kitchen after his catering training in the Territorial Army, cakes were a different venture. We used my tried-and-tested…
New machine vs the law?
Just bought a fabulous new washing machine from a very famous German manufacturer. Huge capacity and wonderful washing. But… Absolutely appalling controls. Very sensitive touch buttons that are so easy to activate inadvertently when brushing past the machine, emptying it…
Hot air?
The birthday balloon remains banished to the downstairs loo. After all these weeks, the helium is struggling. I learned, years ago, of the consequences of free-wheeling balloons: sensors triggered; alarm goes off; police with dogs arrive! Ever since, as much…
Christmas is just about here!
We’ve been getting in the mood: trees are up and decorated, every present wrapped, (most) cards sent and the pudding and cake made. Last weekend was a joyous lunch for nearly 30 friends (though some had to bale out with…
Blind veteran leads local beekeepers.
Former Royal Navy Commander and barrister, Penny Melville-Brown, was elected as the Chairman of the Fareham and District Beekeepers’ Association last week. The hives of over 100 members of this thriving organisation stretch from the coast at Gosport to the…