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Local business women descends 180m on a rope and raised £7000 for Chestnut Tree House.  On September 13th local Business leaders Jenni Beckwith. Emma Weatherstone and Kate Henwood where part of a 14 strong team that raised over £7000 for the charity which supports children and their families with life limiting conditions. Jenni, Kate and Emma are part of The Mumpreneurs Networking Club team that took part in…

This week (Tuesday 22nd Sept) sees the return of the Great British Bake Off, the iconic baking programme that turns cooks into celebrities and brings baking out of the kitchen and into the spotlight. Past winner Nadiya Hussain won the hearts of the nation as well as the coveted winner’s trophy. The TV show has…

MadeForMums has revealed the must-have toys this year, as judged and recommended by kids and parents and approved by experts. With over 300 nominated toys, 200 toys were shortlisted for the MadeForMums Top Christmas Toys 2020 and rigorously tested at home by children and their parents, marking toys for play potential, value for money and Christmas wow…

­­­­­What is a Baby Nurse? Baby nurse, who is also sometimes known as a newborn care specialist, is pretty much what the name suggests. She is someone that understands baby care extremely well, and can help the parents, especially the new mom, with caring for their baby the right way. She is well educated and…

3 ways to get the most from the remainder of a challenging year By Sid Madge, author of the ‘Meee in a minute’ series of books Back in March we had no idea what a challenging year our families would be facing.   Spring and Summer have been worrying times and parents and kids have had…

“I wish someone had warned me about day three postpartum.” After Sally Shepard gave birth to her son, she had been coasting along on a hazy, surreal, but blissful, cloud of euphoric love hormones for all of two days, when out of nowhere a metaphorical lightning storm struck her on my sleep-deprived head. Suddenly, Sally was overcome with…

Easy courgette cake This simple, subtly spicy easy courgette cake is deliciously moist and a great way to use up a glut of courgettes. Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour Serves Serves 8–12 Ingredients 80ml/2¾fl oz vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing 150g/5½oz light brown sugar 2 free-range eggs 160g/5⅔oz courgette, coarsely…

CLAIRE ROACH – Money Saving Blogger & Owner @ Money Saving Central – The Money Saving Blog with a twist! Passionate about personal finance and helping people to live frugally, save money & cut costs.  Featuring Tips, Guides, Online bargains, Voucher codes, Glitches, Deals & Discounts. How did you balance being a mother and professional? I won’t lie, sometimes…

Jess founded Little Bandits because, like so many children, her son, Jonah has food allergies. Jonah knows he’s different but Jess started to see a time when he might, at worse, start to feel excluded. As Jonah was growing and Jess was looking for more convenience, I found it really hard to find food he…

MY ANXIETY MAKES ME ILL My son started nursery a few weeks ago. His teacher called me and said, “Don’t worry, he’s fine, but he has a nasty bump on his head, and you need you to come to get him. It looks worse than it is, so please don’t freak out.”…she doesn’t know that…