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How Can You Get Involved with Your Community?

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Being involved with the local community is something that many people want to do. However, while you might express you wish to be more involved, actually taking action can be more difficult for a lot of people. If you’ve been wanting to be more community-minded, why not finally get involved, instead of just saying that you will? Back up your words by finding some ways to participate in your community. There are lots of ways to get involved and to start getting to know local people better, as well as…

Troubleshooting Common Home Appliance Problems

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 ConvergeTeam

When it comes to the day to day running of your home there is nothing more important than making sure all of your appliances work properly. They always say you don’t know what you have got until it is gone; just imagine a life without your cooker or your washing machine. Because of how important these appliances are immense panic commences once one of them breaks. This panic often leads people to make rash decisions and thus they end up spending extortionate amounts of money as a result. Don’t let…

3 Ways To Show You Care In A Relationship

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

In any relationship, both parties need to know that they are cared for and that it is important to the other one if it is to survive and stand the test of time. Although of course it is perfectly ordinary for a relationship to go through particular struggled here and there, as long a you have the basic ground covered you should find that you can always return to a more or less stable equilibrium. But how can you make sure of this? One great way is to find little…

Dramatic Home Changes To Consider In The Spring

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Our homes can feel a little less loved during the winter months. People are less likely to make changes, decorate or take on big projects because of the weather, the time of year and also the finances feeling a little tight thanks to Christmas and January, However, with Spring on the horizon, now might be the time to start planning some changes, and it is the ideal time to do something dramatic and take on the big projects. So here is a little inspiration to help you get started. Take…

Fancy a Career in PR? Here Are Some Great Options

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Public Relations has been glamorised on television for decades. From Samantha in Sex And The City to Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors. Neither of the characters gives an accurate representation or feel for what PR is really about. In fact in an article in PR Week, by Paul Simpson, he explored why PR was always given such a lousy portrayal in movies and TV. Although painted as money-grabbing, cut-throat, and manipulative to the extreme the job of a good PR is more about taking bullets than dodging them. And aside…

Vehicle Maintenance Tools We Should All Have

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Most of us have a car in this day and age to give us independence and to help us get around where we need to go. If you have a vehicle, you will know that now and again there are checks we need to go through to make sure the vehicle is safe and secure. Today we are going to take this idea one step further and talk about some of the tools we need to keep with us at all times to make sure we are always able to…

Landlord Tips: How to Renovate the Right Way

February 19, 2019February 20, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Are you considering investing in a buy to let property that requires renovation? Perhaps you’ve already got a few properties that require renovation to bring in a higher caliber of tenant. Putting money into property renovation is often a great way to see a higher return, but it can be difficult to do. Take a look at these five tips on how to do renovation the right way. Know Your Stuff Don’t just jump into buying a property in the hopes of renovating and renting it for an income. You…

Protect Your Property: Dealing With The Damage from Winter

February 19, 2019February 20, 2019 ConvergeTeam

After Christmas through to the springtime is never the nicest time of year. It’s cold and dull, the weather is terrible and it’s raining constantly. Not only does this cause accidents on the streets and roads, but it can also be bad for your home too. Here are some of the issues the wet winter weather can cause, and how to avoid them. Have the plumbing looked at Burst water pipes can be absolutely disastrous and cause all kinds of damage. From waterlogging, rot and bad smells to structural damage,…

5 Ways of Making A Positive Change To Your Community in 2019

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 ConvergeTeam

Most of us have a yearning to make a positive change to our communities. We start the year with all the best intentions, but as the months go by, and life gets busier, these good thoughts begin to fall by the wayside a little bit. We finish off the year regretting the opportunities to help others in the community and quite often, this is down to a lack of creative ideas for how we can help out. Here, we look at a few ways that you can make a difference…

World, You’re Toxic!

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 ConvergeTeam

There’s a strange dichotomy when it comes to our relationship to toxic materials. Indeed, on the one hand, the news is thick with blame and inquiries when toxic wastes are involved, whether it concerns the illegal pollution of the Black Sea or the increasing dangers of abandoned building sites. People are not only made aware of the potential threats that toxins can pose to their very existence. But on the other hand, we love nothing more than a toxic scare. The toxic theme is a popular escape room game, from…

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