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These... Read more](https://blog.stannah.com/val-stones-shares-her-home-havens-and-how-shes-future-proofed-these-special-spaces) ### [![](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Mincemeat_and_AppleSlices-1024x768-1.jpg?width=600&name=Mincemeat_and_AppleSlices-1024x768-1.jpg) Tasty twists on classic Christmas bakes by Val Stones 21 December, 2020 Our resident baking expert and Great British Bake Off Contestant in 2016, Val Stones aka The Cake Whisperer, shares her favourite... Read more](https://blog.stannah.com/tasty-twists-on-classic-christmas-bakes-by-val-stones) ### [![](https://resources.stannahlifts.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Val_Stones_2-1-277x300-1.jpg?width=600&name=Val_Stones_2-1-277x300-1.jpg) Why baking is the perfect hobby by Val Stones 30 November, 2020 Our resident baking expert and GBBO Contestant 2016, Val Stones aka The Cake Whisperer, shares her favourite pastimes. From baking, to... 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