A weighty opportunity, 10% off a holiday and a visit to see the King!

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Emma Lovelock
February 17, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Happy Shrove Tuesday,

Anyone else have pancakes for breakfast today? Amber never fails to remember each year (I always forget!).

I was very pleased with my flipping attempts today - see video below for my skills!

How do you eat yours? I’m a traditional girl and love a lemon juice and sugar, but also had one with chocolate spread today - yum 😋 

This week has been slightly less glamorous with no TV appearances, however The Hertfordshire School of Pilates now has students registered for the first cohort in April - including one of our very own client’s daughter’s!

There’s been less exciting news on the house move front, sadly the buyer at the bottom of the chain (3 people below us) has dropped out due to mortgage issues, so everything is on hold at present, this is very frustrating, but also gives us a bit more time to get the packing/sorting done.

Emma x

An opportunity to build additional strength - Beyond your studio classes

As you’ve probably seen in the media recently, there is a lot of talk about women (of a certain age) getting great benefits from weight/resistance training.

We as instructors love using weights in class, but its not practical to use them in every session.

I also know many of you would feel massively out of place in a gym, so I thought - if there is enough interest - I’ll create a little at-home training group.

It will require you to have some hand weights at home - I’m going to buy a batch wholesale to get the best price possible.

The plan is that I will create some videos you can do in the comfort of your own home to help build up your strength.

There will be no cost to be a part of the group but I would like to make it a community group so we can all support and encourage each other.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in being a part of please click the button below to be the first to know about it.

Get 10% off your next holiday

Dianne recently qualified as an independent travel agent. She is currently gaining experience by booking holidays for her family, and trying to do lots of additional training, as there’s a lot to learn.

As an agent she sometimes gets sent discount codes to use for Viator through her account. If you don’t know Viator is the leading marketplace for travel experiences. It makes it easy to plan tours, activities, and excursions around the world.

With more than 300,000 experiences to choose from - everything from simple tours to extreme adventures, so if you’re going on holiday this year and would like help exploring the area, if you want to do an excursion from a cruise ship, or you just want a day out in the UK, Viator has something for you.

If you would like to benefit from a 10% discount please access Viator through this link:

Make sure you apply the Discount code SHOREANDMORE10 at the end before payment:

This code is valid for bookings until the end of the year, but they must be booked by the 26 February 2026.

A Right Royal visit for Ros!

One of our wonderful members, Ros Allwood, went on a right royal adventure earlier this month! 👑

She was invited to St James's Palace for an event recognising the contributions of people who work in local and regional government. North Herts Council selected Ros to represent North Hertfordshire Museum where she works as the curator.

She met the King and Queen, and the Duke of Gloucester. She said she "felt so privileged to have been selected by North Herts Council."

Ros said she told King Charles, "We have your grandmother's christening gown"… Not a threat, just a fact! The museum has many objects from the previous Queen Mother, as she was a local lady.

How very exciting!

Thanks for reading, that’s all for this week,

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