Attractions

Winnie-the-Pooh and ZSL London Zoo

Did you know that one of the world’s most famous bears – Winnie-the-Pooh – has connections to one of London’s biggest and best tourist attractions – ZSL London Zoo ? In the 1914 ZSL London Zoo took ownership of a Canadian Black Bear called Winnie. Winnie was named after the town of Winnipeg in Canada, the hometown of its owner Lt. Harry Colebourn. Lt. Colebourn brought…
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Travel with kids

Designing the perfect hand luggage with children aged 7-13 years old

When a group of children were asked to design the suitcases of the future by travel experts HolidayGems.co.uk, we weren’t quite ready for the imaginative and enterprising results. From integrated netball poles to mini chocolate refrigerators, dinosaur-feeding pouches to automated first class upgrades, we’ve seen a glimpse of the future… and we think we like it!       “A…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of Baywatch DVD

Head on down to the bay under the protection of our trusty lifeguards Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in Baywatch and get ready for a whole range of hilarious twists and turns. To celebrate the digital release and with the DVD release today, as well as the extended version on Blu-ray™ and 4k Ultra HD™, we are giving you the chance to win a copy on DVD! When a…
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Competitions

Win a goody bag filled with The Very Hungry Caterpillar themed products worth £80

Eric Carle ’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of the most celebrated children’s books of all time as the beloved caterpillar has continued to wiggle its way into the hearts of children for nearly 50 years. With a copy selling every thirty seconds, sales of the book have amassed to over 41 million copies worldwide. This autumn an exciting new variety of The Very…
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Fitness & Health

Stop self-employed mums getting a raw deal, and bag yourself a free health check

Self-employed new mums are suffering in silence, and we need your help to stop it, London Mums. We need your help with a quick survey and we will enter you in a prize draw to win a free heath check. What it’s all about A group of GPs have launched a campaign for fairer maternity pay for self-employed mothers, after witnessing first-hand the ‘silent suffering’ that exists in…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of Keep You Safe novel by Melissa Hill

  From international #1 bestselling author with over half a million books sold in the UK, Melissa Hill, comes a powerful book club read focusing on the hot button topic of vaccination. What if your choice for your child could harm someone else’s? Every mother faces impossible choices. Vaccination is one of the hardest. For single mum Kate O’Hara, there was no decision to make. Her daughter…
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Activities

New Scientist Live returns with a Festival of Ideas & Discovery for the whole family 28 September - 1 October 2017

  New Scientist Live, the festival of ideas and discovery, returns to London between 28 September and 1 October with headline speakers including Tim Peake, Heston Blumenthal, Chris Packham and Margaret Atwood bringing the latest ideas and innovations from science down to Earth. The child reporters from the London Mums’ kids club are already very excited to attend. Frankly I am more…
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Central London

Piccadilly Lights brings colour to life for countdown to switch-on

  Piccadilly Lights begins today with the launch of the #PiccadillyOn campaign, in aid of children’s charity Barnardo’s. Piccadilly is at the heart of our beautiful Capital and I personally cannot wait to see it back with the shiny billboards. The countdown has begun for the world-famous Piccadilly Lights to be switched back on, after over nine months in darkness for major renovation work. To…
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Movies

Film review: Victoria & Abdul starring Judi Dench

  Victoria & Abdul starring an exceptional Judi Dench offers a new insight into the last years of Queen Victoria’s life. It can be pretty lonely being a Queen but Victoria despite her old age felt lively inside and still capable of falling in love. Victoria & Abdul is a great movie and deserves to be watched in a proper cinema rather then on the small screen. My…
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