Web site reviews

Website reviews returns to the radio in a week. If you have a good website then please email details to bill@abbeyfm.co.uk and it may feature on the show free of charge

Sleight of Hand

Thursdays website review on Abbey FM

Amazed by card tricks? Fascinated by the sleight of hand? Well click on www.caveofmagic.com to be truly amazed and fascinated by online card tricks, mind games and more. Plus it explains how magicians like David Blaine perform their illusions. Paul Daniels, eat your heart out!!

Volunteering.

Wednesdays website review

If you’re feeling the spirit of goodwill, why not get involved with volunteer work. The aim is to raise awareness of the important work that volunteers do, and to encourage everyone to do their part in helping their community. Take a look at www.do-it.org.uk as it’s a great way of finding volunteer jobs in your area.

Acceptable in the 80’s

Tuesdays website review

If you’re one of those people who like to look back on how things used to be then www.letsgoretro.com is an online directory and shop of all things retro. From Space Invader arcade games and Rubik Cubes, to cult T-Shirts and Space Hoppers, you’ll find it all here. And best of all it’s a British site so you’ll get your retro gear delivered the very next day.

Hungry Suitcase.

Mondays website review

If you would like to know what your perfect holiday would be, pay a visit to www.hungrysuitcase.com Simply feed the case with items from the virtual house and it will reveal what type of trip would suit your personality perfectly.

The life and times of a Barrow Cabbie.

I`ve covered this site before and there is an interview with the webmaster available for download HERE. Its such a good blog I thought I would just mention it again as its updated almost daily by the webmaster and is well worth a daily read. The website address is www.taxistorys.blogspot.com

Trading Standards

Know your rights and don’t give dodgy dealers a chance to rip you off. Verything you need to know can be found at www.tradingstandards.gov.uk . This government site lets you know where you stand legally when you walk into a shop and buy a product.
Apart from the advice, the website also keeps up to date with any product recalls and tells you how you can block your telephone and computer to unsolicited callers and emails.

Fancy a Pint?

Wednesday nights website review of the day

Bored of the same old local every week? Want to sample the pleasures of a beer a little further afield? Log onto www.beerintheevening.com and find yourself a new hangout. Comments about people who have visited the pubs are very useful and an added bonus is transport information. In addition, a real gem of an extra is a “Crawl Generator”, which sorts out a pub crawl itinery for you.

Know where you’re going.

If you want to know anything about any town in Britain straight from the horses mouth then check out www.knowhere.co.uk . This directory and search engine features notice boards for almost every town right down to teeny villages, where locals can post up info on where to go, what to do and what to avoid. Good features include information about local celebrities and hang outs

Builder Blues

Whether you’re putting up some lights, building a fireplace or being really adventurous and building your own house, its always wise to learn from others.

Whatever your building needs you can find the help you need at www.askthebuilder.com . The site features an A-Z of design and construction issues of which you will find answers to reader questions. You can also read the weekly column and tips or submit your own queries.

Arcade Fire

If you spent your youth playing Arcade games then take a look at www.mame.net as it allows you to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane and play them again. At this site you can enjoy some long lost arcade games as well as some new ones.

Calm Down

Wednesdays website review is A website that’s is aimed at helping you manage stress and the importance of taking care of your own mental health. If you find that life’s getting on top of you then visit www.stressbusting.co.uk and you will find that it is one of the many websites designed to help.

I Used to Believe….

When you were a child, you probably believed in a lot of things like the Tooth Fairy, The Bogey Man and the Easter Bunny. But what about the less common beliefs such as those that are unique to one person? Click on over to www.iusedtobelieve.com and you will find it is an entertaining collection of things that people used to believe when they were young.

Real Magic

The first website review of 2008 is all about magic and tricks.

www.realmagic.net is a must visit site for anyone who fancies themselves as a budding Harry Potter. You can play all kinds of online magic games, play card tricks with Esmerelda or let her predict your future in her crystal ball. There’s also a section where you can find out the secrets behind some of the memorable magic tricks.

If you have a website or know of any interesting ones to feature on the show then please get in touch with me and it may appear on the show very soon. Its all free of charge and can promote your website. The only proviso is that you are not a business and there is no profitable gain made from the site.