Here are some of the links I have found useful or interesting.
The people of Ukraine desperately need our help during the current unfolding tragedy caused by the savage, immoral and reprehensible invasion of their country by the dictator Vladimir Putin (not the Russian people most of whom I am sure do not want this war - Unfortunately it is the Russian people who do not have Putin's vast wealth who will be suffering from world economic sanctions and the poor young Russian soldiers he has lied to and sent to their unnecessary and untimely deaths, or to be left maimed, while murdering innocent Ukrainians in his name who are also suffering because of him).
You can do your bit to help - Please consider making a donation to the Red Cross to get aid to those in need
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal
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From time to time you may also find links to money saving voucher codes or special offers.
The links should re-direct you to the correct web site and open the web site in a new browser window so you do not lose this page.
I will only ever provide links to web sites or suppliers I know or have used myself and found to be satisfactory.
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The exploits, and tragedies, of Sgt Navigator Terry Stringer and the rest of the "Brigand Boys" of 84 Squadron & 45 Squadron R.A.F in their Bristol Brigand Aircraft during the Malayan crisis in the 1950's
www.brigandboys.org.uk
The www.brigandboys.org.uk Website is maintained by nbroadsman
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Buying Components Direct
I have found the cheapest way of buying components is to source them from reputable suppliers direct from China (after all that is what many of the retailers do!). Buying direct the components are incredibly inexpensive and usually offered with free postage. You may have to wait anything from a week to a month for them to be delivered but often the total price including delivery is less than the cost of delivery alone for locally sourced components and this has enabled me to buy and build things I wouldn't otherwise have been able to afford to do. I have also bought good chucks, cutters and drill bits for my lathe, guitar pickups, scope and camera mounts, etc. It is a good idea to check the reviews of the specific parts and suppliers on the sites listed below, as there are often multiple options, and then pick the highest rated.
The suppliers I have used most often are:
AliExpress.com
Banggood.com
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If you have got the "Strictly" Bug then I can recommend
an excellent Ballroom & Latin American Dancing teacher based in North Norfolk UK with dance venues in North Walsham and Sheringham
The Lane School of Dance
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If you would like to live in North Norfolk close to the Coast and the Norfolk Broads there are some barns ready for conversion for sale with full residential planning permission in a lovely area here:
Heath Farm Barns in Edingthorpe (4 barn units)
Barns For Sale With Residential Planning Permission in Beautiful North Norfolk
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For that perfect customised wedding, naming, renewal of vows or handfasting ceremony.
Whatever your celebration, The Ceremony People are committed to making it the best it can be, by providing a ceremony which is both meaningful and unique to you, delivered by one of their team of warm, yet professional, Norfolk UK based independent celebrants.
The Ceremony People
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Julian Richards & Associates - i-Presentations.co.uk
For sales, marketing, technical and educational presentations and training including remarkable, genuinely hand drawn, Speed Drawing and Whiteboard Explainer Videos, using innovative and attention grabbing techniques, with a world wide reach
i-presentations.co.uk
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A great Open (Canadian) Canoe web site with a friendly and informative forum.
If Carlsberg made an Open Canoe web site it would probably be this one!
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/
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The Seahawk 17 yacht website - an excellent resource for Seahawk yacht owners
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I used the openSUSE distribution of Linux as my main PC operating system as an alternative to Microsoft Windows for several years.
It's great and what's more it, and all the thousands of application programs available, is Free!
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