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Natalie Reeves Billing is a social entrepreneur and a children’s author. She writes books with a difference, often written in dual narratives or from alternative perspectives in order to tackle difficult topics with young children. With her social enterprise, Split Perspectivz, Natalie delivers workshops and literacy aids to children and families in underfunded areas. Natalie…
WE’RE ALL GOING ON A STAYCATION! 1 Million online searches for banana bread during April compared to 165k during April 2019• 246k searches for paint by numbers this April compared to only 15k last April.• Searches for home gyms ROCKETTED to 60k from 9.9k during March 2019.• Cornwall is THE UK summer destination of…
Plant Pet Club is indoor plant subscription box and Jungle Bundles for absolute beginners and busy people, who would love to get into planting.We don’t just want to sell you plants, we want to sell you on planting. When I was first approached to try and review Plant Pet Club, I was a little worried….
FANTASTIC FEMALE – CECILY HENDERSONCO-FOUNDER OF POMPOM Running a business with 4 children under 4 is tough. Running it across an 8 hour time zone difference makes it tougher. And, along with the rest of the world, working through the juggle struggle of Covid-19 has made it toughest of all! It is lovely to meet…
By Sid Madge, author of the ‘Meee in a Minute’ series of books Who imagined that 2020 would prove to be so challenging? As families we have had to adapt to the unexpected events as the Covid-19 pandemic emerged and changed our daily lives. And with the start of school term approaching there could be…
FANTASTIC FEMALE – MAYA VERTIGANS FOUNDER OF SUSTAINER CONTAINER Last September Maya and her parents were on the search for a gift for her sister who was leaving home to start university. As a self-proclaimed eco-warrior, Maya were hoping to give her something that would help her to live sustainably at university. However, they were…
Award winning, eco-friendly baby brand, Yummikeys, has today announced its first ever adult-only jewellery design, the sweet and sentimental, Ultrasound Necklace. Made with mum in mind, each necklace is delicately engraved with your personal ultrasound image; a cherished keepsake of the time when it was just you and them. Carefully designed, each elegant disc, which…
Mum of two, Marie Duffy shed over three stone and was then inspired to set up a new meal plan business with her sister, which has recently welcomed it’s 10,000 customer. I’ve attached before and after pics of Marie who’s weight gain reached its peak after the birth of her second child, Grace, who unfortunately had…
How I Got my Positive Birth Experience. Childbirth can be unpredictable but after I empowered myself with knowledge I finally got my VBAC. Every woman deserves a positive birth experience. Life is unpredictable and none of us know what is going to happen. Nowhere is this more true than when you are in labour. I…
Four months after having my first child – Lee – my appendix burst. I was in chaos already trying to adjust to having a new baby everything got turned upside down and it was all taken out of my hands. I ended up in hospital and had to start adapting again. Thankfully my parents lived…