Marlish (sparkling water from the Northumberland hills)

Marlish (in glass bottles or cans) is a brand of sparkling water from Northumberland, with flavoured options of raspberry, blackcurrant or Brazilian orange. This brand was created after accidentally discovering a spring water source, after installing a bore hole as a sustainable water supply for grazing animals.

If drinking their tonic waters, know that quinine should be avoided for some medical conditions and pregnancy/nursing.

Before recycling, give a quick rinse (to remove sweet tastes) then pop ring-pulls back over holes (and pinch tops shut) to avoid wildlife getting trapped. If you drink a lot of canned drinks, you could set up an aluminium recycling program (also for clean foil). To raise funds for community projects.

How much water should we drink?

The average adult needs around 1.2 litres per day (more in hot weather or after vomiting or diarrhoea). That’s around six 200ml glasses. So drink two glasses when you wake up, have two more before lunch, and two more before dinner. Add more per glass of wine or beer, or per tea, coffee or cola.

Wash and rinse pet bowls daily. Avoid fizzy water or guzzling water after runs or car trips (to prevent bloat). Don’t let pets drink from puddles (due to bacteria, oil, antifreeze). For outdoor pets, ensure drip-feed bottles are not blocked or frozen.

Some people prefer plain still water. But many people won’t drink water unless it’s fizzy! So it’s far better to choose good brands, rather than sweet sickly drinks with fake flavours and artificial sweeteners.

In fact, sparkling waters now out-sell cola. Accidentally invented in a brewery in 1676, the first fizzy waters used the basic basic system of attaching a soda siphon to a gas canister. Nothing much has changed!

All drinks have zero sweeteners and calories, so a nice refreshing way to hydrate, instead of sugary sodas or artificially sweetened drinks.