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Found 7 resource(s) in 'Looking at You', for June 2024.
Looking at You
The wonderful world of Ladybird Books… Would you recognise your GP? Do you forget where your keys or wallet are? Watching birds is positively good for you Forget the lift. Use the stairs Contacting an old friend can be nerve-wracking< Open Farm Sunday – 9th June ** Editor: By the Revd Peter Crumpler, a Church... (1576 words)The wonderful world of Ladybird Books…
I’m really excited about a new exhibition running at my local museum this summer. It promises to prompt joyful memories of childhood for many older people – and maybe remind them of when they first learnt about Jesus. ‘The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists’ aims to “uncover the story of the talented artists who... (376 words)Would you recognise your GP?
Probably not. The reason is that nowadays, almost half of patients rarely see the same GP twice. A recent study has found that 47 per cent of adults who visited a surgery more than once in the past couple of years had never, or rarely, seen the same doctor. Responding to the findings, the Royal... (145 words)Do you forget where your keys or wallet are?
It may be irritating, but don’t worry – it does not mean that you are losing your memory. Instead, it is merely your brain forgetting them on purpose, so that it can store other information. That is the verdict of two academics whose book The Psychology of Memory, sets out to explain why we forget... (205 words)Watching birds is positively good for you
So says a new study out of North Carolina State University. It goes on to say that watching birds is even more beneficial to us than watching other forms of wildlife. The new study found that birdwatchers’ recorded ‘distress’ levels dropped by 13.7 per cent, compared to that of nature-walkers’ at 6.9 per cent. The... (162 words)Contacting an old friend can be nerve-wracking
Have you been wondering about an old friend with whom you have lost contact? Do you feel a bit hesitant about contacting them again? You are not alone. It seems that rekindling an old friendship can be as nerve-wracking as speaking to a stranger, according to the findings of a recent study by the University... (187 words)Open Farm Sunday – 9th June
Hundreds of farms across the UK are preparing to open their gates to the public. Open Farm Sunday is back for its 18th year and offers the public a chance to see how farmers can produce food sustainably, while also caring for the environment and wildlife. It is organised by the global sustainable farming charity LEAF (Linking... (178 words)
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