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In this issue: Chair Report BLC Events What is For Dinner? Past BLC Events HR and Health Articles Crossword and Wordsearch Non BLC Events CHAIR REPORT September has been an important month for the BLC, with our Annual General Meeting taking place on 10 September. I would like to thank everyone who helped organise the AGM and everyone who took part, including the representatives of our four nominated charities who joined us to present their organisations to members. Following the members’...

Whether you live alone; as a family; in a shared house etc., either you are asked the question or you ask yourself the question … “What is for dinner?” I don’t know about you - our members - but this question always gives me the fear of dread! One of my children may have suddenly developed an allergy to gluten or decides they are now vegetarian. This happened overnight so the weekly shop that I did on Sunday doesn’t include anything that they want! If you have young children, the “witching...

Sometimes in midlife, you realise that you are the age your parents were when their health issues started showing up and you wonder, is that going to be me? You might eat reasonably well, move your body, sleep well enough, and still have blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar shifting underneath all of it. None of these things tend to announce themselves. There aren’t always symptoms, but things might be changing in the background while you get on with your life, feeling completely fine....