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April 2012 Newsletter

Dear London Mums What a month March has been! It was summer in London! Lots of positive energy around and people’s mood was exhilarating. We are looking forward to an amazing Spring with lots of FREE activities coming up for families in London and soon an even more exciting Jupilimpic time in our fab capital. Search our improved events’ calendar if you are after FREE or cost…
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Giant sand art drawing in Blackpool Beach

To celebrate the release of Alvin & The Chipmink (out on DVD & Blu-ray Monday 2nd April 2012), a fantastic sand artist created a bespoke drawing on Blackpool beach yesterday (on 29-March 2012). The sand art drawing is of Alvin and is around 165 feet and has been drawn in a way that can be seen from the beach opposed to having to go in a helicopter to see it! The event involved…
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Win 1 of 2 family (of 4) tickets to the Wiggles Live in Concert (June 2012)

The Wiggles are proud to announce that they will be bringing their live tour back to the UK and Ireland in 2012. Celebrating the return of original yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, the fab four will be bringing a brand new show to venues in Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Guildford, Bristol, London, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Oxford and Brighton. For your chance to win one of these amazing family…
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THE MAYOR OF LONDON LAUNCHES THE P&G CAPITAL CLEAN UP

Three month deep clean campaign kicks off to help London create a shining impression at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has joined forces with Procter & Gamble (P&G), Worldwide Partner of the London 2012 Games, to deliver the Mayor’s annual Capital Clean-up campaign, now titled the P&G Capital Clean Up. Over the next three months a…
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Exclusive interview with top British dollmaker Jill Bennett

Here is an exclusive interview with one of the best dollmakers in Britain, Jill Bennett, which will be exhibiting at the Kensington Dollshouse Summer Festival this May 2012. Here is Jill’s responses in her own words: “Thank you for your interest in my former life!! It’s odd, for also I have some work on www.children’sibookillustration.com! Work for sale, would you…
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Tips to make Easter Egg-stra special for your family by decorating eggs with funky patterns

Make Easter Egg-stra special for your family by decorating eggs with funky patterns and personalised designs using these top tips from Henna artist Farhana Ali. Here are Farhana Ali 5 tips of How To Pimp Your Easter Egg: 1) Sketch out your design on paper first before using an edible pen to mark your design onto your egg. Edible pens can be found in all good craft and cook shops. Once you’ve…
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Names that time forgot: ‘Donald', 'Betty' biggest losers in names league since 1940 Census

Don and Betty Draper return in ‘Mad Men’ Series 5 on 27th March; but their namesakes now endangered – study by findmypast.co.uk From Donald (“Don”) Draper to Donald Trump, Donald Duck and Donald Rumsfeld… Donald’s once thrived, now threatened From Betty Draper to Betty White, Betty Boop, Betty Grable and Betty Crocker … Betty’s once flourished, now few Betty and Donald are…
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Win 1 of 5 Tiddley Pom £10 gift sets

The creators of the gorgeous new baby spa range Tiddley Pom understand that there is nothing more important in life than bonding with your baby. Using touch, smell and sound, Tiddley Pom makes bonding a pleasurable, easy and relaxing experience for both baby and parent with a range of beautiful products that help create a whole new concept in baby spa treatments. Tiddley Pom is giving you the…
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ZOO-TED AND BOOTED ... large travel companions spotted on London trains!

Commuters on the Waterloo to Chessington South line were left bemused this Wednesday 21 March 2012, first day of Spring, by the appearance of four larger-than-life travel companions in their train carriage. Madagascar stars Alex, King Julien, Gloria and Mort were spotted en route to Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey, where they are due to appear in new live stage show…
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Exclusive interview with Beto, Zumba creator & mind behind Zumba Fitness!

This is an exclusive interview with Beto, founder of the Zumba programme and one of the most charming men in the fitness world, at the UK’s first Zumba Instructor Conference at ExCel London. Interviewers were Rebecca Rogoff of ZumbaFunk in London, providing Zumba to Putney (specialising in Mums and babies) and myself. Beto is really an amazing guy so no surprise Zumba is so popular. Read…
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