Books

FAMOUS DRAGONS IN FILMS

St David’s Day celebrations on 1st March with the Welsh dragon symbol gave us more of a reason to celebrate the dragons on screen too! Here’s a sample of the most popular dragons found in film… ROOM ON THE BROOM The dragon in Room On The Broom is a large, fearsome beast whose favourite food is “witch and chips” – Dragon is hungry and on the prowl. But when faced with the…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 'Danny Strikes out in America' pawtographed books

Danny is very excited because he is going to America. Danny is a ‘Reading Dog’. He goes into schools to help children read. This year he has been invited to spend a few weeks with the Corridor Therapy Dogs in Iowa. He makes lots of new friends; Princess Stella, Major Rascal, Jesse Junior and Sir Sonny. Somehow they all end up in the VIP area of Cedar Rapids’ Baseball Stadium.
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Recipes

Recipe: Mini Carrot Cakes

Try this recipe for Mini Carrot Cakes. We absolutely loved making them and eating them. So easy to make with the kids. And husbands will love them too. Perfect for Mother’s Day baking and beyond! Serves: 14 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 200 g self raising flour 1 tsp cinnamon 225 g grated carrots 200 ml oil (sunflower or groundnut oil) 100 g brown sugar 85 g…
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Fitness & Health

Coping with Cancer Stress - FREE support group

How do you deal with cancer? Paul’s Cancer Support Centre offers FREE support to people interested in learning relaxation and coping skills. It is a rare person who is not challenged by cancer and the experience affects people in many different ways. Paul’s Cancer Support Services, a registered charity based in Wandsworth, London, will be running a free online course “Coping with Cancer…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 Gambit movie merchandising sets

To celebrate the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Gambit on 4 March 2013 Momentum Pictures is offering 5 lucky winners the chance to win a Gambit merchandise set including photo frame, sticker, umbrella, and a signed poster by Alan Rickman, Cameron Diaz, and Colin Firth! Gambit is a lovely, charming movie about an art curator played by Colin Firth who tries to pull off a con over his billionaire…
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London Mums News

The Mayor of London champions the cause for female entrepreneurs at International Women’s Day conference

UK top female entrepreneurs and experts provide advice on how to grow small businesses at a networking event organized by peer support groups London Mums and Work Your Way. London, UK – 15th February, 2013 – On International Women’s Day 8th March 2013, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson will address the conference ‘Nurturing female entrepreneurship through the power of…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 15 'Alphablocks - Phonics First Steps Volume 1' DVDs

Enter the magical world of reading with the hit CBeebies show, Alphablocks. Learn to read with the Alphablocks Phonics First Steps Volume 1 DVD released on 25th February 2013. The Alphablocks are 26 living letters who fall out of the sky and discover that if they hold hands and make a word, it magically comes to life! Based on best-practice phonics, your child will laugh and learn with the…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

International Women’s Day conference 2013 – Speaker’s profile: Michael Shilling, Owner of Memory Gate Photography & social media guru

We look forward to Michael Shilling’s speech at our International Women’s Day conference 2013 on 8 March at City Hall supported by the Mayor of London. Here we present Michael Shilling’s full profile. In his presentation Harnessing Inbound marketing, Michael will introduce the concept of creating a social media and content marketing strategy for your business. During his talk…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

International Women’s Day conference 2013 – Speaker’s profile: Penny Power

We look forward to Penny Power’s speech at our International Women’s Day conference 2013 on 8 March at City Hall supported by the Mayor of London. Here we present PENNY POWER‘s full profile. In her presentation “The power of peer-to-peer mentoring”, PENNY POWER, one of the UK’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs, will showcase the importance of peer-to-peer…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

International Women’s Day conference 2013 – Speaker’s profile: EMMA JONES, founder of small business community Enterprise Nation & co-founder of StartUp Britain

We look forward to Emma Jones ‘s speech at our International Women’s Day conference 2013 on 8 March at City Hall supported by the Mayor of London. Here we present Emma Jones ‘s full profile. Watch this space for all our speakers’ profiles which will be posted in the next few days. In her presentation “How to grow the business without outgrowing the home” author…
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