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Louise
- Mar 31
- 1 min
A day in the office...
We are experiencing busy times here at the Ark! We receive a number of inquiries directly through our website "contact us" page and through our chat bar. Messages also reach us via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter through our advert on Yell.com and then of course we have text msgs, voicemails and phone calls to deal with. Today, I am up to date! Hoorah! All that's needed now is a mega push to get outstanding quotes completed tonight if possible... fingers crossed. Orders have
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Louise
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Springtime!
We are so excited here at the Ark!... Spring has sprung and the clocks have gone forward (who was caught out this year?) and its Easter next weekend! Not only that, the weather forecast says we are due some warm weather next week, up to 19 degrees. So get outside and enjoy it! Maybe you will have some time to potter around in your own garden or do an Easter egg hunt for the children? All fun stuff. Have a great Easter all, we have a very busy week ahead so i'll say it now "Ha
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Louise
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Mother's Day 2021
Happy Mother's Day to all the fab Mums out there, you're doing a great job. I count myself extremely lucky to be a Mum and to be here for my daughter, helping and guiding her as much as I can. My own mother Andrea, passed away at the age of 53 when I was 17 and life without her has presented some challenges, lets put it that way! She was a gentle natured lady and was respected and loved by all who knew her. She was always there to give a helping hand and listen to the worries
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Louise
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Planning a vegetable garden?
Are you planning on planting a vegetable patch this year? We are! I mean it is an ongoing process with some years being more successful than others! But right now, we are gathering our seeds together and sorting out which seedlings to get started with first. Usually we begin in the middle of February so we are a little late this year. We have a mixture of bought organic seeds, seeds which we harvested from our garden and seeds which have been removed from items within our veg
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