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Up until 31 January 2014, the UK Government will match pound for pound all public donations made to UNICEF’s work for the children of Syria. Text WARM to 70111 to give £3 or visit unicef.org.uk Superstars of Hollywood and the music industry have voiced grave concerns about the plight of Syrian children facing a … Read more
The sofa is a central part of the home. Mums know this better than anyone. When you’ve had to do the school run numerous times, cleaned the house, done a mountain of ironing, planned and cooked everyone’s breakfasts, lunch and dinner, do the weekly shop and somehow found time to go to work as well, … Read more
Pampers and UNICEF have come together for their eighth year running in their campaign to eliminate Maternal & Newborn Tetanus (MNT). So far the campaign has managed to eliminate MNT in 10 countries which is a huge achievement but we still have a long way to go. This time last week, I travelled down to … Read more
James Green, or ‘Jamie’ as he prefers to be called, is from Amersham in Buckinghamshire and has been diagnosed with a highly aggressive malignant type of brain cancer. His family and friends are desperately trying to raise £250,000 by 01 October 2013 for him to have life saving treatment in America. Jamie’s story On 19 … Read more
Yesterday we had a really fun day out and it was mainly just the girls (Jelly Bean gatecrashed) as we went to the Big Fairy Picnic in the Park at Burghley House. The Big Fairy Picnic is a fundraising event for the charity Anna’s Hope. Anna’s Hope was inspired by Anna Hughes who died from … Read more
Each year millions of women up and down the country take part in the Race for Life to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research UK. Cancer has been wrecking lives and families forever but we aren’t prepared to sit back and take it any longer. This year I shall be taking part in the … Read more
Yesterday Beanie Boy and I made our way to London with our friends Karin and Sam to attend this year’s blog event for the launch of the Pampers and Unicef Campaign to eliminate the threat of maternal and newborn tetanus (MNT) in developing countries. As part of our day we heard the stories of the … Read more
Get ready to flash those pearly whites because World Smile Day is just around the corner! On October 5th, Orlando – often dubbed the ‘world capital of smiles’ – is set to spread joy in the most heartwarming way imaginable. This year, Orlando isn’t just basking in smiles; it’s on a mission to collect them … Read more
I have always enjoyed doing arts and crafts myself. I love to draw, paint, make jewellery, sew, do needlecraft, and knit. From the first opportunity that I could, I introduced Curly, Little Bean and Beanie Boy to crafting, too. They all love to do it, but it would appear that Little Bean has developed Mummy’s … Read more