


Celebrating Bees – 5 reasons to help
The 20th May was World Bee Day, it raises awareness of the importance of bees and our environment. These hardworking creatures have an essential role in keeping our planet healthy. Together with wild pollinators, bees play a major role in maintaining biodiversity,...
7 ways Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world
Breakfast in bed, a bunch of flowers, zoom calls and a little bit of pampering. Most mothers would agree it’s lovely to be celebrated on a special day each year. Have a look at the different ways Mothers’ Day is celebrated around the world: 1. Ethiopia – the...
I love a sunburnt country
This beautiful, honest poem by Dorothea MacKellar is one of our favourites. It paints a picture of an incredible country that is at once warm and picturesque and at the same time harsh and unforgiving. The Local-Side team were debating long and hard about whether to...