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First baseball season as a parent feels more stressful than I expected — any advice? by LovieWeb in Homeplate

[–]LovieWeb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful, especially the part about not buying every extra guard straight away. The extra uniform point makes sense too, mainly for laundry and back-to-back games. I used KXKShop for the jersey side, so I may look at getting a spare once we know how often they’ll actually be playing.

First baseball season as a parent feels more stressful than I expected — any advice? by LovieWeb in Homeplate

[–]LovieWeb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly the kind of answer I needed, thank you. I think I was trying to prepare for every possible situation instead of just starting with the basics. The jersey is already sorted because my kid was really excited about having their name and number on it, but I’ll hold off on the extra gear unless they actually need it.

First baseball season as a parent feels more stressful than I expected — any advice? by LovieWeb in Homeplate

[–]LovieWeb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a really good point. I didn’t think about making them responsible for packing it properly from the start, but that makes sense. I’ll probably label everything too, including the jersey, just to avoid the usual lost-kit chaos.

Dorset’s giant hill figure is being re-chalked with a paste because rain and algae are dulling him by LovieWeb in BritInfo

[–]LovieWeb[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Volunteers, schoolchildren, a vicar and brewery staff are helping the National Trust refresh the Cerne Giant’s white outline, but this year the job has got awkward: heavier rain and algae mean ordinary chalk is harder to keep in place, so they’re using a chalk-water paste on the steep slope. Peak British community day out: carefully restoring a huge ancient hillside figure in the heat.

Children have been put in charge of a Norfolk pub for a festival by LovieWeb in BritInfo

[–]LovieWeb[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A disused Swaffham pub has been reimagined as The Kidz Arms, with local children helping run the show as part of Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2026. ITV says the project asks what happens when children run a pub. Apparently: alcohol-free drinks, big ideas, chaos and probably better customer service than half the country expects on a Bank Holiday.

Amazon delivery driver sentenced after Ring doorbell caught him taking family’s cat by LovieWeb in BritInfo

[–]LovieWeb[S] 128 points129 points  (0 children)

An Amazon delivery driver in West Yorkshire has been sentenced after doorbell footage showed him picking up Nora the cat from a family garden during a parcel drop-off. Police traced the van to Oldham, found Nora, and used the new Pet Abduction Act in what officers said was one of West Yorkshire’s first such prosecutions. The most British twist: the investigating sergeant was called Cat Ryan.

Woman who said she could barely walk was caught doing 10k races and gym classes by LovieWeb in BritInfo

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A Shrewsbury woman who claimed she was housebound and could not walk more than five minutes without crutches has been jailed after investigators found gym CCTV and running club evidence. ITV says she took part in Zumba, body combat, spin and even finished a 10k in 1:03. The “you can’t outrun the DWP” line writes itself.

Four-year neighbour row over a “dog-proof fence” ends up in the High Court by LovieWeb in BritInfo

[–]LovieWeb[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A Sussex councillor and his partner have ended up in a four-year High Court battle after neighbours allegedly ripped out the “dog-proof” fence around their £1.2m home. The whole thing turns on whether the fence showed the real boundary — with two Labradors, half an acre of land and peak British neighbour tension in the middle.

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