Movies

Film review: The Mountain Between Us starring Idris Elba & Kate Winslet & my chat to director Hany Abu-Assad

  Director by Academy Award nominee Hany Abu-Assad and starring Academy Award winner Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, The Mountain Between Us is a romantic story between two survivors stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash. If you love romance, disaster and great photography, The Mountain Between Us is the right film for you. It’s released in UK cinemas on 6th October…
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Activities

World Space Week 2017 - ideas and inspiration for children

  The start of World Space Week (4 and 10 October) makes me think about all the inspiration that the children from our Kids Club and I got from visiting New Scientist Live last weekend.      New Scientist Live 2017 brought together, for the first time on the same stage, three legendary astronauts from different eras. Tim Peake is the first British European Space Agency astronaut. He…
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Competitions

Win a John Frieda hair care goodie bag worth over £80

It’s been three decades since John Frieda opened his first London salon, and from the beginning he’s worked tirelessly to provide the best hair care possible to his clients. To celebrate this achievement, London Mums have a John Frieda goodie bag worth over £80 to give away to a lucky reader. Read below to check the fabulous products included and how you can enter the…
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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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