Earlier this year we entered the Aviva Community fund competition with a project for the charity we have been supporting, Forget Me Not Children's Hospice. The results are in and we are pleased to be able to announce that our project for Forget Me Not was a winner of £5000. The prize will be used to provide children from Forget Me Not with enjoyable and memorable day trips during this summer.
Category: Interests
The Dangers of Driving While Dehydrated
Driving while dehydrated has the potential to be as dangerous as drink driving, according to a recent study from Loughborough University. The study, which was conducted over the course of two days, had a volunteer group of males perform various driving simulations while provided 200 millilitres of fluid to drink every hour, and the following day only 25 millilitres of fluid every hour. During the simulations, the researchers counted the number of driving incidents such as braking late, drifting into the other lane and touching the rumble strip.
(read more) "The Dangers of Driving While Dehydrated"
Managing Workplace Stress
In a recent HSE survey on workplace stress, nearly 20% of workers reported very high or extremely high levels of stress at work. While specific sources of stress and the way we deal with them differ from person to person, many of us especially struggle to cope with factors that are out of our control.