Thursday 30 March 2017

Easter crafts and other things to do

Our craft blog for Easter 2016 was a big hit, we have added in some new ideas as well as some old favourites!

The holidays are almost here, but there’s still time to stock up on craft supplies for those slow, quiet mornings at home, or perhaps an afternoon after a puddle splashing session when the tinies are having their nap.

The kids will love a mix of crafts and science activities, so we’ve had a good look for some creative ideas, some old favourites that perhaps you’ve just not had the time for yet, plus some that we’ve recently discovered.

There are only so many movies of Dan TDM videos they can watch on YouTube, right? (all things in moderation!)

 

Rainbow Volcanos

Rainbow volcano crafts

This one we wrote about last year and we’ve had a brilliant (messy) time with it when we tried!

Multi coloured volcanoes using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar… Great fun and we used some paper to create prints too.

 

Stick Crowns

Kids craft stick hat

This one goes hand-in-hand with your outings trudging across muddy but beautiful landscapes!

Collect some sticks and make them into a very regal crown. You could tie it in with The Stick Man by Julia Donaldson if you have infant and preschool children.

 

Walking on Eggs

Walking on eggs

Eggs for Easter but this time walking on them! Are you brave enough?

They all need to be facing the same way in the carton, and you need to spread your weight over as many as possible to spread the weight.

A great chance to discuss how lying on a bed of nails is the same idea (although we don’t recommend you try that!)

Don’t forget to put some sheeting down to prevent any really messy accidents if you’re trying this egg trick indoors!

 

Easter Egg Wreath

We love using colourful paper to make some cute wreaths for doors, it’s great cutting practice for little ones and could make good Easter gifts for the grandparents.

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Finger Print Sheep and Fork Chicks

Fingerprint sheep

This one is adorable, family members will love these!

Which grandparent wouldn’t love to have a cute painting from their favourite little person?

Find out how to make them here and here.

 

Fork chicks

Paper Daffodils

These daffodils are so sweet! Love the cake case centres… We also have a version planned with green pipe cleaners and yellow tissue paper which we’ll share when done. Love a daffodil, they’re such a cheery sign at this time of year aren’t they?

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Dinosaur eggs

Dinosaur eggs

More eggs, but these ones fizz when you want them to hatch.

Another bicarbonate of soda experiment that is guaranteed to excite the kids!

As with the version we talked about earlier, you could extend this by doing some printing once the dinosaurs have all hatched.

 

Puffy paint Easter chicks

We’ve created some masterpieces using puffy paint before, and plan to make some “fluffy” Easter chicks this time around. We’ll share when we’ve made them!

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We hope you’ve enjoyed this whistle stop tour of Easter crafts and activities. Whatever you decide to do, we hope you, your children and all your family have a brilliant Easter.

If you’re thinking of moving home, please contact our team on 0800 0337670, they would be delighted to chat with you and arrange to visit for a Spring 2017 Valuation.

 

 

 

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Friday 24 March 2017

The Easter holidays are nearly here!

We thought we’d share some of the things we’ve been looking to go to with our children. At this time of year we’re mindful of the fickleness of our weather, so we’ve got a good mix of outdoor and indoor activities here:

Lambing

What more could you want at Easter than to go and see some beautiful new lambs being born! Here are a few to choose from:

Tablehurst Farm is a 500 acre organic and biodynamic community farm and vegetable garden in Forest Row. They’re hosting a special lambing day on 1st April where you can see the little ones up close and enjoy some music, crafts and face painting.

Fleecy Frolics at Merrist Wood College near Worplesden, is great fun and there is a chance to be quite hands on too, ideal for children interested in animals.

Lambing photo Merrist Wood

Then of course there are the children’s farms such as Bocketts, Spring Barn Farm, Godstone, Fishers Farm Park, Washbrooks, the Rare Breeds Centre, The Hop Farm and Hobbledown, all of which have special Easter events, some including lambing. There are so many options, wherever you live, which will you choose to visit?

Activities

The Medicine Gardens are hosting a Cooking and Herb Potting session for children which sounds great.

Medicine Garden

Or if you fancy some pottery painting you could try Fun Pots, Haywards Heath, Little Gems Pottery Painting which is on the beautiful Knepp Castle estate in West Grinstead, Bluebell Studio in Horley (we had a birthday party here recently and it was FAB!), and Kate Creative, who regularly pops up in different locations across Sussex.

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Just outside Dorking, Denbies is always a hit during Easter, with their range of activities for children. From crafts, to birds of prey, to Punch & Judy, there’s something for most ages.

 

Gardens & The Outdoors

If the weather is kind to us, we’ll be mainly outside over the holidays, and we always love going to National Trust places. Box Hill of course has it’s Natural Play Trail which is great fun (pictured below), and there are National Trust Easter Egg Hunts all over our area, as well as other Easter themed events.

PLAY TRIAL

We’ve linked to Kent, Surrey and Sussex so you can click through and have a look. There’s a lot to keep us all busy!
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If your children are train mad, they will be very excited that the Flying Scotsman is visiting the Bluebell Railway from 13th to 19th April. Trains being hauled by the famous engine sold out in seconds, but there are still options available including platform tickets to go and see it up close.

Another opportunity to see and travel on a steam train is at the Kent and East Sussex Railway, where they also have a LEGO exhibition over the Easter period and children can make their own LEGO locomotive and Pullman carriage.

 

Easter Craft Fairs/Spring Events

If you want to see what handmade crafts you can pick up at Easter, we like the look of the FairyTale Easter Crafts Fairs, one of which will be in Patcham, the other in Worthing.

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A fair that is in our diary is the Children’s Trust Easter Fair 2017, and we know the children will be excited to have a go on the go karts and hunt for eggs!

The Home & Vintage Spring Fair at Grayswood Village Hall, Haslemere offers country crafts, hot cross buns and tea on the terrace which sounds wonderful doesn’t it.

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The next Crafters Market isn’t until just after Easter, but we recommend you check it out as they’re at their new location inside Priory Park so can be combined with a bit of a play and a coffee too. Perfect!

Children’s Theatre

If the weather looks like it’s not going to be kind, going to see something for children at the theatre might be a good plan, and there are plenty of shows to choose from, all over our area:

It’s well worth having a look at Brighton Dome as they have a few children’s options for the Easter holidays. Our favourite pick is Naomi’s Wild & Scary Show Live – Brighton. It looks sure to be a hit with some creepy creatures joining Naomi on stage!

Have a look at what’s going on in Tunbridge Wells, as among other events, they have their Easter Bunny’s Egg-sellent Adventure which is great for 2 years to 7 years.

If you fancy a trip to the brilliant Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, you could see Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday. It’s recommended for 3 to 6 year olds and there is a special relaxed performance on 22nd April too.

The Wizard of Oz is on at Chequer Mead in East Grinstead, with some familiar faces and this is recommended from 2+.

If you’re looking for an intro to ballet, music and theatre for younger children, have a look at Goldilocks and the Three Bears at The Hawth in Crawley. Like the Polka, they are offering a relaxed performance too which will help to make the event accessible to all.

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We hope you’ve enjoyed reading our whistle stop tour of Easter events, but know there’s bound to be some we haven’t yet discovered. We’d love you to share, so please do comment below and let us know.

Whatever you do this Easter, we hope you have an EGG-cellent time – sorry we couldn’t help it!

 

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Thursday 23 March 2017

The Girl Who Gardens: Sow Sweet Peas in March for Summer Colour and Scent

With thanks to Renée Canter, otherwise known as the Girl Who Gardens, for this informative blog about growing Sweet Peas. We love working with our guest bloggers and really enjoy the creativity they bring! Over to you Renée:

There is one flower that is always in the top 5 of the ‘Nation’s Favourite Flower’ but is never available in the shops!  They come in a huge variety of colours and with a scent that can be enjoyed inside and out as luckily they demand to be picked and picked and picked!

For me Sweet Peas evoke memories of my Nan, she always grew a row of these up against her shed and when they flowered and we visited she would always pick us a posy and wrap the stems in damp kitchen towel for us to take home.

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Credit: Joelle Francon-Parr

Sweet Peas can be sown indoors between January and April.  They need soil, water and warmth to get growing.  You’ll need:

  • Seed compost
  • 10—20cm wide pots that are 10-20cm tall with drainage holes, cardboard toilet rolls
  • Clear plastic bottles to cover (acting like a greenhouse), clear polythene or glass
  • Pencil
  • Bamboo canes and string for planting support

Fill the pot with seed compost, shake the pot then firm down the soil.  Using a pencil make a hole in the soil about 3cm deep, drop your seed in and then using the pencil cover it up with the compost.  A 10-20cm pot can take 3-5 seeds and a toilet roll can take 2 seeds.  The seeds should be about 2cm apart.

Water your pot. Keep the soil damp throughout, not soggy or boggy though!

Take a clear plastic bottle and cut in half.  You then have 2 halves you can put on top of your pot to act as a mini-greenhouse.  Clear plastic bags or glass works just as well.  Keep your pots in a light place but not in direct sunlight.

Within 10 days you should see a green stem appearing.  Once you do remove the plastic or glass.

When your seedlings reach 10-12cm high pinch out the stem.  This will promote side growth making the plant bushier and giving you more flowers.

Plant outside from April onwards.  1 week before planting move the seedlings to a sheltered spot outside to get them used to the outside temperature.

Sweet Peas will need a wigwam or netting to allow them to scramble up.  Push 5 bamboo canes into the ground in a circle and tie them at the top.  Wind string around the canes to provide horizontal support.

Plant each pot of 3-5 Sweet Pea seedlings at the foot of each or alternate bamboo canes, this way you don’t disturb the roots.  If you’re using cardboard toilet rolls you can plant the rolls in the ground as they will disintegrate over the summer.  Plant 2-3 rolls together. Water well after planting.

Sweet Peas like full sun or very light dappled shade and being watered.  Water them twice a week.  It’s best to water all plants in the morning or evening and for more time less often.  You can also feed them regularly throughout the summer with a tomato feed to encourage flowers.

As the seedlings grow you may need to tie them to the canes or string, but you should start to see their tendrils grow which is how they cling on and support themselves.

The most important job though is when they start to flower!  You must pick the flowers frequently, as often as every other day as this encourages them to produce more flowers

Just have a go – it’s dead easy, kids love sowing seeds too and they begin to appear pretty quickly.  Here’s a video of me sowing Sweet Peas:

Renée

 

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Tuesday 21 March 2017

Calling First Time Buyers & Investors! 

Are you looking for your first home, or are you an Investor looking for a fantastic investment property?  We asked each of our offices to share the perfect property just for you!  What we love about this selection of flats and houses is there is something for everyone, whether you are looking to move straight in, put your feet up and enjoy a chilled glass of wine, or perhaps you are looking to put your ‘own stamp’ on a property! Would you love a TV in your bathroom, your own garden, a gated grand entrance, or are you a lover of all things Art Deco?  Perhaps you long for a stroll into a village, a walk into a town or a breezy walk along the sea front….just take your pick!

 

High Street, Edenbridge

A high specification two bedroom flat with it’s own garden.

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We love the TV in the bathroom!

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Call Zac or Ben in our Edenbridge office on 01892 300600 to book a viewing.

 

The White House, Haywards Heath 

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Clean, sleek, modern flats – just waiting for you to move in! (or perfect for a new tenant!)

Call Mathew or Mark in our Haywards Heath office on 01444 657657 to book a viewing.

 

Tupwood Lane, Caterham 

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Gated Flat, stunning interior, glamorous setting – have a peek inside you won’t be disappointed!

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Call Louise or Damian in our Caterham & Oxted office on 01883 708388 to book a viewing. 

 

Outram Road, Croydon 

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Looking for great transport connections? A fantastic ground floor apartment walking distance of Sandilands tram stop and East Croydon train station!

Call Paul or Luke in our Croydon, Coulsdon & Purley office on 0208 819 3272 to book a viewing.

 

Bramble Twitten, East Grinstead 

East Grinstead

Are you looking for a house rather than a flat? With cream interiors throughout – this is perfect for you to just move in and create your own look and feel.

Call Paul, Tom or Holly in our Lingfield and East Grinstead office on 01342 888450 to book a viewing.

Furze Court, Hove 

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The perfect location – 3 minutes to the seafront and Hove gardens, and a collection of fantastic independent shops and bars on Western Road.

Call Alex or Joey in our Brighton and Hove office on 01273 921500 to book a viewing of this wonderful Art Deco Style building.

 

If we haven’t included quite the right property for you  please give us a call on 0800 0337670. We would love to find your dream home or irresistible investment property! We have new properties coming to market every day throughout Surrey, Sussex and Kent.

 

If you are a landlord and would like to discuss our award winning lettings service please call Hannah Gunn on 01737 888220.

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Friday 17 March 2017

Blooming Earlswood 2017

Move Revolution are delighted to be supporting Blooming Earlswood for the second year. We are looking forward to the wonderful community feel and all the incredible entries for 2017.

Last year it really felt the competition helped to bring the community together, we know the winners were very proud to be part of Blooming Earlswood.

“Creating William and Oliver’s allotment garden was a fantastic project which involved all the family, including the grandparents. We all helped to decide which produce to grow and eat, and where to position each plant. Without fail, passers-by would stop and chat with the children about the garden. It was a lovely way to make new friends in the community. The icing on the cake was winning the Child/Family category. We were sure it would go to someone else so the boys were surprised and thrilled to win. The expression on William’s face as he collected the award made all the hard work worthwhile!”

“Our whole family helped to make the scarecrow and we were proud to have it in our garden for the neighbours to see! It was great to see the judges at our house, especially Mrs Tidy because she is the top head of our school. When they said our names to announce we had won the best scarecrow we were very, very happy! It felt amazing and exciting!”

We can’t wait to see what you are all going to pull out of the bag for this year’s entries!

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Photo taken by the Move Revolution professional photography team.

To simplify entering, and hopefully encourage even more entries there are only three categories this year and entries will be via the Move Revolution website which will be updated in the coming weeks.

The Blooming Earlswood 2017 Categories are:

  • Best front garden
  • Best container/pot
  • Best scarecrow

The judging will take place during June, with the entry deadline being set for 4th June this year to ensure there is plenty of time for them all to be seen for shortlisting. The prizes will again be awarded during the Federation of Earlswood Schools Summer fair which is on 1st July. The scarecrows are most welcome to come to the fair with you, in fact we really hope they will come along and join us on the field! It’s set to be a brilliant event and everyone will love coming along to look at them!

We’d like to follow a few growing journeys this year, so if you know you’re going to enter, please message the Blooming Earlswood page on Facebook to let us know if you’re happy for us to pop along periodically and share your progress on the page.

We can’t wait to get started!

Happy growing!

 

If you are thinking of selling or letting your home in the Redhill area, please contact the Move Revolution team on 0330 223 1000.

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Spring cleaning!

It’s that time of year, the sun has started to peek from behind the clouds, it’s warming up and…we can suddenly see the dust and clutter in our homes even more clearly! Oh dear! We’ve put this quick Pinterest board together and thought you might be interested in some of these tips on how to Spring clean your home for Spring. Do you have any fail safe tips for brilliant cleaning? Please share if you do, we’d love to hear from you.

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Tuesday 7 March 2017

Our favourite Coffee Shops!

The daffodils are coming out, but it’s still a bit chilly (unless you’re wrapped up warm!) We were chatting about how much we love going out at this time of year, but we need the promise of a fantastic coffee, cup of tea… or somewhere amazing for the children.

With offices throughout Surrey, Sussex and Kent, Move Revolution work in some beautiful places! Who better to ask about their favourite Coffee Shops than the Move Revolution team. We have recommendations for:

  • Brighton
  • Caterham-on-the-Hill
  • Croydon
  • Haywards Heath
  • Lindfield
  • Lingfield
  • Oxted
  • Redhill
  • Reigate
  • Sanderstead
  • Steyning
  • Tunbridge Wells

Alex Goodman – Brighton

“It has to be Choccy woccy doodah – it really is a great cafe – if you have seen the TV Programme about their incredible cakes you will know exactly what I mean! It’s in the South Lanes, so it’s ‘very Brighton’.”

Louise Simpson – Caterham-on-the-hill

My Fair Vintage in Caterham do the most amazing ‘Freak shakes’. As it says in the name it’s a really sweet vintage inspired tea room full of lovely shabby chic furniture – a great place to meet with friends for breakfast, brunch, lunch or afternoon tea”

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Paul Mulligan – Croydon & Sanderstead

“The Coach House Café in Croydon is a little gem.  The Café is situated in beautiful gardens with lovely walks”

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“I also recommend Priscilla’s tea room in Sanderstead – the perfect location next to the playground on Limpsfield Road”

Mark Waldon – Haywards Heath 

“My favourite coffee is a flat white… Flinders Coffee on South Road Haywards Heath is fantastic; great quirky décor, lots of friendly staff and they use Small Batch and Lindfield Coffee Works coffee beans, so all their coffee tastes great, and they support small local roasters! – Take a look at Mathew’s recommendation!”

Paul Brice – Lingfield

“My family love Rosie’s Coffee Lounge In Lingfield. This coffee shop is amazing for children with weekly events.  My little boy George made a cracking painted teacup last week! Great coffee and Rosie and her team love children a great combination!”

Mathew Gurr – Lindfield

“Well mine has to be Lindfield Coffee Works – it is a great place to socialise, plenty of space for prams etc outside, so they don’t take up room inside. Their coffee is amazing as they roast their own beans.  The perfect place for an incredible coffee before or after a little walk around Lindfield!

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Damian Bligh, Oxted

Toast in Oxted is a great place to have a coffee … and of course breakfast with toast! Located half way down the high street,  with a funky industrial interior, it’s perfect if you are shopping in Oxted or looking for somewhere to sit and read the weekend papers.”

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Chester Freitas  – Redhill

West Central in Redhill is always buzzing! They have a kid’s corner with a mini café at the back of the coffee shop – looks like great fun!”

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Nici Jordan – Reigate

“Our favourite coffee shop has to be Cullender’s – they definitely make the best flat white in Reigate! With an incredibly friendly team, headed up by Marc Cullender, they always take time to say hello and give you a warm welcome!”

Joey Hanson – Steyning

Steyning tea rooms absolutely brilliant… it has been around for years, but that is part of the charm.  The perfect place to have a cup of tea!”

Ben Hosmer – Tunbridge Wells

“I would highly recommend Woods – it’s my favourite coffee shop on the Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells.  If you haven’t been to the famous Pantiles it is a very pretty historic high street with collection of quirky shops. If the weather is sunny you can sit outside and people watch! Rosemary Shrager, the cook, also has a patisserie/coffee shop on The Pantiles (perfect if you would like to take home a delicious cake!’)”

If you are thinking of selling or letting your home, please contact our team on 0330 223 1000. 

 

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Friday 3 March 2017

A gadget revolution!

We have had a  “Gadget Revolution” amongst our team (plus some of our friends) and have been raving about their latest tech or the latest must have item for the home. These gadgets have been well and truly put through their paces over the past few weeks and we thought we’d share our thoughts with you:

The Thermomix

We’ve been aware of this so called “super” gadget from some chats on Facebook so knew it was something a bit special. If you haven’t heard of them before, the Thermomix is a catch all kitchen gadget and really does mean you can ditch pretty much every other gadget you own! Yes, really, because it is a food-processor, it weighs, cooks, chops, crushes, emulsifies, whips, mixes, steams, blends, kneads, grinds simmers, grates and mills. Despite its extensive repertoire for the kitchen, it is actually quite neat and will sit comfortably on any counter top without demanding too much space. Why would I want one? Well, this is what one new local owner Nicola has to say: “Before I bought the Thermomix I said to my husband that nobody NEEDS a Thermomix but it is an amazing luxury to have. Now that I have had a Thermomix for a month I think every kitchen needs one!! It is amazing. It makes it so easy to cook meals from scratch which not only saves money but lets me now exactly what is going into them. I am also saving on my shopping bills because I am no longer buying more expensive packaged food. I love, love love it!” Sarah Sproston, our Marketing Manager has recently experienced a demonstration (the cheese scones & mango sorbet were absolutely delicious!) and is completely sold on the concept!

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Coffee machine

Our very own Nicola Jordan has a new coffee machine and we think it sounds pretty special, in fact we’ve now been over for coffee and are completely converted! “We were spoilt in Italy this year, the villa we stayed in with friends had a bean to cup coffee machine.  When we were showed how to use the machine, I must admit, I didn’t think that much of that fact it was ‘bean to cup’ as a lifelong lover and advocate of Nespresso, this looked a bit more effort and I wasn’t sure that it would be any better.  How wrong could I have been! Everyone loved the machine – and we could prepare the milk just how we liked – flat whites, Cappuccinos, latte’s (only before 12 as we were in Italy!) then fantastic double espresso.  Coming home to our Nespresso (which was on last legs….) wasn’t great! With a husband who lives on double espresso with two sugars, this was a huge problem! So I went about researching bean to cup coffee machines with a view to getting him one as his Christmas present. After all my research I settled on the Delonghi Bean to Cup Coffee Machine. It’s fantastic – and brings back the wonderful memories of our Italian holiday every day (with the added bonus the children can have hot frothy milk on demand for their favourite hot chocolates with marshmallows!)”

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TV

Our Area Sales Manager Zac recently treated himself to a new 4K TV as he loves watching programmes like Planet Earth in full HD – can you imagine how on the edge of the seat you’d be watching the snakes and iguana episode on a screen like this?! He admits it was a bit hair-raising!

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Cliff has recently indulged in a SkyQ system and feels like he has entered the modern age of watching TV! When combined with Fibre broadband TV is now essentially fully on demand. Even though the box is capable of recording up to 6 things at once, he says that “in reality you never need to record anything as it is always ready to download and view immediately”. He loves that he can seamlessly move what he’s watching to another TV, mobile or tablet and pick up exactly where you left off. “Streaming though high speed fibre broadband is a totally different experience to normal broadband. Everything is just there, and never any of the dreaded buffering!”

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Amazon Dot

One of our photographers, Ush had a funny story to tell about his “kind” gift from his parents:

“I received this gift for a couple of reasons. Firstly, to annoy me and secondly, to prove how useful they could be. My parents have owned the original Amazon Echo unit for a fair while now after using one in the US. When I visited them some time last summer they took great pride in showing it off to me. I wasn’t impressed. Listening to someone use an Echo is a confusing and somewhat uncomfortable experience. Hearing my mother call out “Alexa?” and then pause, as if waiting for a response from another human, made me realise that perhaps my parents weren’t quite so used to using the Echo either. I was shown a few menial tasks that the Echo can accomplish. They showed me that she could read the weather out for me, or search for information online for me. I use my phone for something similar already. A machine which offers me a feature I already carry around in my pocket didn’t impress me!

Fast forward to Christmas day then, when they chose to lumber me with my own miniature version of their device. The unobtrusive Echo Dot. Their smug faces as they watched me open it and have to feign gratitude was something I’m used to with them. I’m not one to turn my nose up at a gift, and a fairly expensive one in this case. So I’ve taken to using it, moreover, my girlfriend Claire has taken to using it daily. Once I’d shown her the ropes so to speak, she was off, including her new friend Alexa in her morning routine. Claire no longer has to pause from applying her mascara in the morning to look at the news or weather. Alexa can give her the specifics she needs, whenever she needs them. Train information, traffic information and then when we’ve got what we need she can play our favourite radio stations for us. All in all, my parents have converted me, as much as it pains me to say it!”

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Have you got any home gadgets that have changed your life? Or something you are just enjoying and would like to share with us?

 

Move Revolution now has offices from Brighton to our estate agency in Croydon with many places in between. If you’re thinking of moving, please contact the team on 0800 337670.

 

 

 

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