Ever since my literary agent sister Debbi Michiko Florence posted pictures from her experience at…read morethe inaugural Harlaxton Kidlit Retreat hosted by our friend best-selling young adult author Kristy Boyce, I was very eager to take part in a retreat at Harlaxton College! For 6 days, I got to stay at Harlaxton Manor. There's a whole Wikipedia page for anyone interested in going down the rabbit hole of the manor's history. To make a long story short, it was built by a nobleman named Gregory Gregory (yes, that is really his name!), and is currently owned by University of Evansville. I loved exploring the manor, admiring the architecture, and getting good laughs over seeing my boyfriend's name everywhere I go. It was such a joy to write in such gorgeous surroundings every day, and switch up my location. I could write in the haunted library, the gardens, conservatory, ballrooms, wherever I wanted! I felt like I was in the castle from Beauty and the Beast. All my novels feature a castle in some shape or form, so it was a treat to be able to immerse myself in the experiencing of staying in one for a writing retreat. I liked pretending this was my home for nearly a week. Every day, on top of our writing time, we had optional activities and excursions that we could take part in. The staff was amazing and went above and beyond to ensure that we had such memorable and wonderful experiences! These included: Afternoon Tea Playing croquet Garden tour Pub tour (we visited 3 pubs and had dinner in one called Chequers Inn), Visiting Belvoir Castle (pronounced "Beaver," because the British hate the French lol) Attending Kristy's reading and signing of her book Hot British Boyfriend. Fun fact, the fictional school Emberton in her book is inspired by Harlaxton! Banquet to end the retreat I completed revising an updated outline for a new novel, and sent it back to my agent before the end of the retreat. Mission accomplished! Harlaxton felt so magical. I'm honestly a city girl, but I loved living in the manor in the English countryside so much, it actually felt jarring once I was back in a city like York and London. Not complaining. Kristy did such a phenomenal job creating a memorable writing retreat experience! It's going to be hard to top a retreat where I get to write in a fairytale castle!

Amazing study abroad experience. Went to harlaxton with my school as a summer study abroad program…read moreand was so grateful to get to stay at this beautiful manor. The dorm rooms were really nice. There were rec rooms, vending machines, a pay phone for local calls (like takeout or a cab). There's a laundry room, gym, and bike rental. The town close to it is small, friendly and charming. If you want to stay close to the manor there are beautiful gardens on the ground and trails next to it. The bluebell trail is only open a few weeks out of the summer and is just breathtaking. The living facilities are amazing and the staff is great. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided everyday and a bistro (aka a bar) is open at night mon-Friday. There is also a gift shop. Besides being used as a university you can also have your wedding at this manor. I hear the bridal suite is beautiful. Tours are also given.

Took part in a fitness study. Facilities were great. People were really nice.read more

Phenomenal University! I am finishing my 5th year here and it really it top rate. Hence the…read moreUniversity of the Year award from the Sunday Times. It has a massive campus from which you never have to leave if you choose not to. As a sporting university drugs are very low profile which suits me fine. Drinking is the biggest vice around and the Student's Union is a superb venue. The Civil Engineering Department is really top class. As with any Department anywhere the odd lecturer is a let down but in general lecturers are there to help. When I came on an open day I asked what it meant that the Research score for the Department was less than in other places for which I got the reply well do you want to be taught by someone who's done it or by someone who has spent their life in a lab. Good point and many of the lecturers lend real life experience into the education that can bring the subject alive.

This Church of England Primary School offers a wonderful and friendly environment for children to…read morestart their educational life. Boasting a a Foundation class and KS1 and KS2. School is a wonderful Victorian building. Check out the school website for a fantastic 360 view through school and image galleries of activities and classwork.

To Sum Up: Friendly & Supportive Learning Enviroment…read more The sheffield college is the main college network within sheffield with 5 sites throughout the city. The students are all friendly with and allways make you feelwelcome and the staff are some of the best in the college networks available in sheffield. The staff are all supportive and do as much as they can to support there students through there course no matter what difficulties they may be facing, the college also has specialised counsilors that students can go and speak to should they feel that they need to. The college offers a vast range of courses at different a range of different levels which means that there is something for everyone.

Focus Health and Safety has the pleasure to announce his next Noise Course, which will be held on…read more31th July 2014 in Swindon and will last only one day. Since 2005, the company has focused on helping large or small organizations to minimize the risk of seriously harming their employees through exposure to loud environments and vibrating power tools. Focus Health and Safety provides both Noise and Vibration training courses to businesses in the United Kingdom, but the course held at the end of July targets only the Noise side. The course is named Noise at Work Guidance Training and represents an introduction to the protection of employees from industrial hearing damage and key issues of noise assessment and control. Noise at Work Guidance Training is a fully IOSH accredited course and the attending delegates who successfully complete the training and examination will better understand the noise terminology, sound behaviour and the hearing damage risks and consequences. Also, they will achieve the necessary skills for carrying out basic noise measurement. Delegates will be required to deal with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, which includes the assessment of noise risk, appropriate noise prevention methods and the presentation of a professional noise control action plan. The total cost of the course is £235.00+VAT, which includes course materials, lunch and refreshments. Tickets to the course can be already purchased through online booking.

Loughborough Martial Arts Education Centre is the towns premium go to place for Martial Arts…read moretraining, including classes in Taekwondo, Muay thai, MMA,Ladies only classes, Grappling, Kickboxing, Ju Jitsu and their excellent Punchin Pandas program for kids, Great family run business, affordable prices with discounts for families, Special viewing area for parents who wish to watch their kids, great location right in Loughborough town centre opposite the cinema, and you can even take your 1st lesson for FREE, these guys are the number 1 in the East Midlands!