Do It Yourself! Doing it yourself is a great way to save money, re-use things and have fun at the same time! There is a huge array of skills that you can acquire as a DIYer, but your learning curve can be as steep or shallow as you like ... (more)
Some Background Information Swinny.net is a family-run web site. It is engineered, written and edited by Julii and John Swindells. We run advertising on certain sections of the site. To find out more about what this means to you, please ... (more)
Recreation One of the best things about our life here in North Norfolk is the range of cycling opportunities in Norfolk. There are lots of tranquil lanes around here, and it's feasible (safe and not too far) for even a seven year old to ... (more)
Articles and advice on cycling, technology, home efficiency and more Looking for family photos? Our family pages have moved These pages are written and managed by John & Julii Swindells, and we take every effort to ensure their accuracy ... (more)
About.me is now live, on an invitation-only basis, and allows you to create an online profile of yourself and your interests. Sounds familiar? Sounds like a waste of time, having yet another page which may never get noticed? Well, this service ... (more)
Advice and Tips for baby stuff Here are a few nuggets of information that you might find useful if you're starting a new family or having troubles with the young'uns. There's some information on the pros and cons of bedsharing, including ... (more)
The BBC Dig-In series has released a video explaining how to encourage worms to compost your kitchen scraps: (more)
Continuing Professional Development It is important for anyone who takes their work seriously to maintain competence in their profession; this is the foundation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). If you are in the process of ... (more)
Good Energy has published results of a questionnaire, in which customers were asked what sort of environmental decisions they make. Here are the broad conclusions: Most of you stated that you choose Good Energy is because it is the 'greenest ... (more)
Kids Speak All about children and the things they say. (more)
It was once accepted that only websites handling financial data (such as customer credit card details) would need to implement security and get the padlock in the visitor's address bar - but not any longer. The padlock indicates that the ... (more)