Introduction

I am a French Childminder.

I use this blog to keep in touch with Friends and Family and to share information about childminding, see "Happy frogs". I look after 2 houses to let, see "Happy House". My Green involvement can be seen in "Les grenouilles vertes"

Assistante Maternelle en North Yorkshire.
Je raconte un peu ma vie et organise des activités francophones dans "La belle vie".

Contact: Marie Diligent Parker, 8 Lynton Gardens, Harrogate, HG1 4TE
marieaaparker@ntlworld.com , Tel: (+ 44) 7968 744 719, Skype.

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House To Let

3 Double Bed and 2 bathrooms 789pcm + bonds

A superb house situated in Hurstleigh Terrace, a fashionable and convenient residential location, close to Harrogate Stray, the hospital and popular shopping parade.

This property offers generous accommodation arranged over three levels.

The well presented unfurnished accommodation benefits from gas central heating and partial double glazing and comprises:

3 Double Bed and 2 bathrooms, dining room, living room, fully equipped kitchen which is well equipped with an extensive range of wall and base units. It benefits from having a washing machine, built in microwave, oven/grill and a 4 ring gas hob, integrated fridge/freezer.

Externally there is a good sized courtyard-style garden to rear with double wooden gate providing play area or off street parking.

First floor bathroom with shower

Second floor bathroom with WC, shower and bath.

To request a viewing please call me on 07968 744 719. You may also email your interest to home@marieparker.co.uk

aime

J'aime Deezer.com/fr/ j'ai une playliste bien française mais depuis quelques temps j'ai le message : "Désolé, vous n'avez pas accès à ce titre depuis votre pays de résidence".

C'est dommage, je voulais écouter des chansons de mon adolescence. Pourtant j'avais donné à Deezer une address Française et je suis sur mon MacBook Français.

i-tunes c'est pareille ils n'aimes pas vendre des chansons françaises si on paye avec une carte de payement avec adresse en UK.

La culture Française me manque un peu. Et vous avez vous accès à ma playliste? (perdue pour moi)

Energy Saving Week

It’s Energy Saving Week (19^th – 25^th October) to look at how we can go green and cut our domestic carbon footprint.

Saturday came a double glazing guy to quote for windows for Lynton Gardens: cost £4,146 for 5 PVCu Windows. How much saving should I make for the investment to pay for itself? If 5 windows save 10% energy = £100 per year saving maxi. If I overpay my mortgage by £4,146 I will save £239 per year in mortgage repayment. I love my old wooden windows, don't like PVCu. I can't get motivated to order new windows.

Sunday I have signed-up to 10:10 uniting everyone around immediate, effective and achievable action, 10:10 enables us all to make a meaningful difference.

Monday I had a meeting with the Headmistress of our school who isn't keen on becoming the 25th (and last?) school to join the Eco-school project in Harrogate because the staff is busy working towards the investor in people award, no time spare to invest on saving the planet and its people, but at least they will be able to display the the investor in people plaque and use the investor in people logo on stationery and recruitment advertisements.

Tuesday I was looking to replace my old fridge/freezer because according to the Energy Saving Trust I would save up to £36 and 140 kilogrammes of CO₂ a year. What I don't understand is that some of the Fridge/freezers they recommend are using up to 576.0 kWh/year (I am sure this is more that what my fridge/freezer uses, how can I know?) I wonder as well how much Kg of CO₂ is required for the production of a new fridge. For each loaf of bread it's 1.3 kg CO2.

Wednesday I have received the DVD of The Age of Stupid and I hope you will join me to watch it on the 30th October in Henshaws.

Thursday, What will I do to end the Energy saving week? Make the right decisions in the green investment I wish to do?

Friday, i have decided not to fly to my cousine's birthday near Paris and to spend Noël here at home. i have contributed to more than half a tonne of CO2 by flying to France last year. By flying less I will cut my CO2 by more than the 10% I pledge for the year. I will keep my promess. I can take the train. I suggest you look at your footprint too.

St John Fisher Sportscamps

I have booked my son Louis with James and Charles

to St John Fisher Sportscamps Monday 26th October.

The camps include over 30 different sports and games, led by enthusiastic and committed sports leaders.

All the camps run from 8.30 am to 4 pm every school holiday with excellent indoor and outdoor facilities.

If you would like your child (or your children) to learn some French before or/and after a day of sport I can be your childminder.

You drop your child at time convenient for you at my house before 8am / or at 8:30 at St John Fisher Sportscamps and the fun carries on at my

house until you arrive.
I will make it very easy for you and I help you in the booking process.

If you book before Monday 19th October, contact me and you will receive £5 discount for St John Fisher Sportscamps

You can see here a photo of Louis demonstrating his Cricket talents to fellow cricket player (W. wears the T-shirt). In the background 2 younger children are painting and cutting relentlessly. On that day a lot of arts was produced including cardboard light-sabers for each boy.

Could you be a low carbon guide?

Harrogate Borough Council has started a new community project, to reduce CO2 emissions. By helping each other along a low carbon journey, we hope that you will be able to make at least a ten percent cut in your carbon footprint.

We are now looking for people like you who could volunteer as part of this project.

As a volunteer you would need to:

· Enjoy the idea of taking a personal challenge to be more environmentally conscious

· Gather together a team of 5-10 people at work, or within your club, society or school.

· Act as your team's low carbon guide, by being the main contact with the council's Environment Project Officers.

As a volunteer you can expect:

· Relevant training in two evening sessions

· A resources pack for you and every member of your team

Everyone taking part will get a low carbon passport, containing step-by-step instructions on reducing energy use and waste, along with a pack of free green goodies. We hope it will be a sociable, easy to follow process, that will result in real carbon cuts.

If you would like to become a low carbon guide, or just want to find out more, please email

John Ward-Campbell or call 01423 556909.

The places where I would like to make a diference are at school, at work and at home.

Les Grenouilles sont vertes

Les Happy Frogs have a green policy.

We offer Green discount: if you commit to walk to pick up and drop off your child to my place I give you 10% green discount.

We walk to and from school. If the weather is very bad we drive only part of the way. Sometime we cycle to school.

We use local products whenever possible and organic products as often as possible. We try to buy in local shops.
We use some fairtrade products like bananas and coffee.

We try not to waist food.

We use rechargeable batteries and battery charger.

We use ECOVER cleaning products.

We encourage wildlife in the garden

I have a membership to Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Harrogate.

We recycle as much as possible, all paper, Glass, tins and cans are recycled. Sometime we pick up litter on the Stray or on our route from school to put in our recycling bin.

I would like to see "Harrogate Plastic Bag Free" therefore I refuse free plastic bags in shops unless I really need one.

We use low-energy light bulbs where possible and switch off light when not necessary.

I have installed Cavity wall insulation in Silverfields Road in 2000 and in Lynton Gardens in 2009.

We have monitored our energy usage thank to an Energiy monitor borowed from the library.

We have swiches in place on TV and PC so that when we put the TV ot PC on stand-by, the switch turns all the appliances connected to it off including the Wii (which, without this stays on stand-by)

We don't shop in shop who leave their door open to let the heating out and the cold in.

My green intention for the near future:

Having double glazing or secondary double glazing on my windows where possible. Do you know someone who could help me with this?

Replacing our electric shower

I have regiseter to 10:10 and I have pledged not to fly this year.

Harrogate Choral Society

Tonight I have been to a Repetition de "An Evening of Elgar" for a concert on saturday 7 November 2009 at The Royal Hall with Margaret McDonald, Mezzo and the Amici Orchestra.

It was beautifull, I have been invited to join in with the singing tonight and to come every week until ... the AUDITION... then, they will tell me if I can stay or not. I would love to stay. The Conductor, Andrew Padmore, is realy good, I beleve one of the best.

If, like me, you want to join Harrogate Choral Society, Rehersals are held on Wednesdays from 7.30 till 9.30 at Christ Church, Harrogate.

North Yorkshire Learning Consortium

J'ai commencé en septembre un nouveau boulot à www.nylc.co.uk pendant les heures où les enfants sont à l'école.

Cela veux dire que je continue le Childminding avant et après l'école.

Tout va bien.

Le Jeu de Go ou Tarot

Nous jouons au Tarot presque chaque mardi soir chez moi avec Etienne et d'autres français ou francophone. La prochaine soirée cartes sera vendredi 9 octobre 2009.

Si vous souhaitez vous joindre à nous contactez moi.

Hurstleigh Terrace will be available to let

Terraced House

To Let

	£789pcm only + bonds		3 Beds 2 Bathrooms
	ADDRESS: 3 Hurstleigh Terrace Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 4TF

	CONTACT ME DIRECT
	Telephone : 01423 81 92 86

	Mobile: 07968 744 719
	Email: Click Here to contact me

	FEATURES
	central heating - gas ; parking - off street ;

Very good location: High Harrogate, near the Stray, 3 mn walk to the hospital & 10 mn walk to town centre and train station. Bus 101 & 102 every 10 mn nearby to main station and Knaresborough. 3 big bedrooms, 2 reception rooms, fully equipped fitted kitchen with big Fridge/Freezer, Washer/dryer, dish washer, microwave, oven... open onto dining room. 2 bathrooms both with low flush WC and one with new MIRA shower, one with bath, shower... Very good neutral decor and immaculate condition. Cable and broadband ready, TV antenna. Gas central Heating. At the back garden patio area, shrubs, shed & off street parking. Sorry no DSS or smokers.

Please note that the date is not fixed yet but it could be available from 11 November 2009. Few photos to give you an idea of the neutral decor, it's rented unfurnished and immaculate condition. The upstaires' bedroom (it's realy bigger than it looks on the photo, comme and see for yourself) The upstaires' bathroom The main bedroom, looking to the right from the door. It's realy big with lots of storage, room for double bed, cot, and a big double sofa. We used to have a single sofa and book cases. This room used to be Louis' bedroom, look by the window we can see Lytnon Gardens where we live now. This show how much we like the area. Below, the 1st floor bathroom (you can't see the glass shower cubicle and the sink it is hidden by the open door)

Harrogate Friends of the Earth

Harrogate Friends of the Earth members are usualy meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month.

Next meeting is on Thursday 1st October 2009, 7pm at The Park, Hornbeam Park, Harrogate

HARROGATE FOE MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION 2007-8

Name(s)

Address

Postcode Phone

Email (if applicable)

Signed Date

I’d like to join Harrogate and District Friends of the Earth o

I enclose: £5 Individual o £8 Couple/family o £10 Business o Donation £____

Total £_______ Cheques to be made payable to ‘Harrogate FOE’

Please return this form to:

Sara Swift, c/o Malcolm Margolis. Cleveland House Drury Lane Pannal HARROGATE HG3 1ET

let me know if you would like to join us.

Check out my green policy or click on Category "Grenouilles vertes" on the right for more.

22nd September, World Carfree Day

World Carfree Day 2009

Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks.

Let World Carfree Day be a showcase for just how our cities might look like, feel like, and sound like with less cars.

As the climate heats up, World Carfree Day is the perfect time to take the heat off the planet, and put it on city planners and politicians to give priority to cycling, walking and public transport, instead of to the automobile.

So take the time, browse the links and resources provided, and join in on the celebrations!

World Carfree Day Has Gone Wiki!

Last year, Harrogate joined thousands of towns and cities across Europe to take part in its first ever Car Free Day. Widespread support from all parts of the community resulted in the town’s roads being noticeably quieter at peak times. The Council’s traffic monitoring systems revealed that were over 2,400 less cars on three of the town’s roads for that day.

Join Harrogate Car Free day bike ride through town, starting at Harrogate College (leaving 5.30pm) and ending at St Peter’s Church. All ages welcomed as stewards will be available. Route is Rayleigh Road, Hamilton Avenue, Warwick, Crescent, St. James Drive, Stray Rein, South Park Road, Victoria Avenue, Station Parade, West Park, Prospect Crescent, ending at St. Peter’s Church.

Over 90 people participated in last years and we hoping for more this year!

Read on to find out about this year’s event including how to register for FREE Bike hire and FREE Bus tickets........

As I am a green Childminder I walk or cycle to St Robets School every day with the children and I offer 10% discount to families who don't use a car. Not costing the Earth. On Carfree Day I will cycle to Knaresborough where I now work during school hours.

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Les Happy Frogs

Introduction

House To Let

aime

Energy Saving Week

St John Fisher Sportscamps

Could you be a low carbon guide?

Les Grenouilles sont vertes

Harrogate Choral Society

North Yorkshire Learning Consortium

Le Jeu de Go ou Tarot

Hurstleigh Terrace will be available to let

Terraced House

To Let

Harrogate Friends of the Earth

22nd September, World Carfree Day

World Carfree Day 2009

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