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Win a bangle from Posh Totty Designs
Posh Totty Designs is the bespoke, personalised jewellery and gift company of Brighton-based designer Alice Rivers-Cripps. She became the first personalised jewellery brand on notonthehighstreet.com and has continued to be their number one selling jewellery brand ever since.

This year, Alice’s creative ‘word bangles’ won notonthehighstreet’s prestigious Make Award 2011 (Best Gift for Women). Now, Latest 7 is offering one lucky reader the chance to win one of Alice’s word bangles (rrp £55) and includes free engraving. The winner can have any words of their choice or a memorable message (approximately eight words max) engraved on their prize. To win, tell us: What award did Alice win for her ‘name bangles’?

Email competitions@thelatest.co.uk with ‘Posh Totty’ in the subject box and your answer to the question and your contact details in the body of the email. Closing date for entries: 26 September 2011.

Posh Totty Designs are available from www.poshtottydesigns.com or in their Brighton shops, Posh Totty Designs and The Little Beach Boutique, by the sea.

Sew In Brighton
In this city of creativity, there is fabulous merit in the unique and the handmade. Great news for all then with the beginning of a new term with Sew In Brighton, offering sewing classes to all levels from stark beginners through to intermediates and improvers. It’s up to you how many classes you sign up for, with a sliding scale of prices encouraging the rather sensible idea of committing to several allowing you to receive guidance from start to finish as you go through creating your garment.
As a beginner all you need are pins and scissors for your first class. Classes run Tuesday nights for beginners and improvers, 7pm–9pm, from £12 each lesson for six lessons; on Thursday morning for beginners and improvers, 10am–12noon, from £50 for four classes; on Thursday evening for improvers and intermediates, 7pm–9.30pm, from £15 per class when you book five or more classes.
The new term starts 13 September. Classes take place at The Sewing Lounge, Hove, and The Painting Pottery Café, Brighton.

A free taster weekend takes place Saturday 24–Sunday 25 September. Call Kat for info on 07958 964 810. www.sewinbrighton.co.uk

Ethical scent: Tous H20
Keep an eye out for eco chic fragrance Tous H20, available in stores now. The refreshing scent will remind you of lazy summer days and is the perfect pick me up for September. Plus, a percentage from every bottle sold is donated to Oxfam, which lets them allocate 15 litres of drinking water (enough water for ten days) to those in need of safe drinking water. The fragrance’s eco credentials don’t end there: the glass bottle is made from 25 per cent recycled material and is 100 per cent recyclable. Components of the fragrance are ‘Ecocert’ certified. With top notes of organic lemon and lavender plus rose, mandarin, jasmine, white amber and cedar, eco chic is now the sweetest smell around.
Tous H20, £26–£46, available from Boots and Debenhams stores.

Miranda Kerr’s post baby bikini body secret
New mum Miranda Kerr has revealed the secrets behind her fabulous post baby bikini body. The Victoria Secret model, married to Orlando Bloom, credited her trim figure to daily doses of coconut oil, commenting that: “I personally take four tablespoons of coconut oil per day, either on my salad, in my cooking, or in my cups of green tea.”
Try Pukka Herbs Coconut Oil, £7.95, www.pukkaherbs.com

Children will be all smiles with help from
Dental Health Spa in Brighton

Kids, it’s time to brush up on dental hygiene. The new school year may be a few weeks away but it’s time to start swotting on a different subject: healthy teeth. Parents, pay attention, as there may be something you’ve let slip past the wayside, too.

A shocking statistic shows the main reason for a child under the age of five having general anaesthetic in the UK is for dental work following tooth decay.

So, how long should you brush your teeth for? How many times a day? How do you prevent cavities? And how often should we really be paying a visit to the dentist? Latest 7 answers all those questions and more with Christina Chatfield, director of Spa Kids, part of Dental Health Spa in Brighton.

Milk teeth
Our baby (milk) teeth begin to develop before birth, but they start to push through the gums at six months old. Generally, children have 20 baby teeth, which are usually in place by the age of two or three. Parents should introduce a toothbrush when their baby is a few months old, as the baby may have started to teethe already.
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RISE to the charity challenge of the 8K Undercliff Run for Women

Calling all women – now is the time to sign up for the annual RISE 8K Undercliff Run, which takes place on Sunday 18 September. In its fourth year, the 8K Undercliff Run starts at 10am and is one of the main fundraising events for Brighton-based charity RISE, which provides services for women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse. Read the rest of this article »

Find state of the art premises and expert patient care at The Implant Centre in Hove

As The Implant Centre opens its doors in the prestigious Palmeira Square, Guy Barwell, one of the founders, is confident their new, state of the art premises will bring a smile to many.
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