Competitions

Win 1 of 5 pairs of tickets to The Baby Show at ExCeL London 19- 21 February 2016

Don’t miss the chance to win tickets to The Baby Show with MadeForMums, the UK’s leading pregnancy and parenting event, which is returning to ExCeL, London from 19th – 21st February 2016. The Show is a must-attend event for new and expectant parents with over 200 exhibitors showcasing the very best baby and infant essentials. It’s the only show to feature all the major retailers…
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Recipes

My family recipe for Risotto ai cardi - Italian vegetarian rice with wild thistle

Thistle is a very healthy vegetable and grows wild in Sardinia where I recently went to spend Christmas holidays with my family. Thistles are often sold on the streets by people who like going to the countryside for walks and find them in abundance everywhere and anytime especially in Winter (over Christmas). Risotto is usually great with all vegetables but Risotto ai cardi in particular is one of…
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Movies

Calling all London Mums! VOTE FOR OUR FILM CRITIC!

It’s the awards season at the movies and our very own film critic Freda Cooper is in the running for an award of her own! As well as being one of our most popular contributors, Freda runs her own movie blog, The Coops Review, which is a contender in the UK Blog Awards. And she needs your help to get her through to the final. The first stage in the awards is a public vote. This link…
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Books

My Bedside Book this week - A night in with Audrey Hepburn by Lucy Holliday

2015 was the year I interviewed chick-lit literature Queen Sophie Kinsella. Driven by the enthusiasm for this genre I found another London author to keep me company for a few weeks with her hilarious novels: Lucy Holliday. The first time I saw A night in with Audrey Hepburn was at Bologna airport in Italy last October and that thought that for a novel to be famous abroad it must be good and worth…
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Newsletter

London Mums January 2016 Lift me up Newsletter including tips to detox your lifestyle, beat the January blues

Dear London Mums, there’s something sad about dismantling the Christmas tree and the Nativity decorations … So I have decided to ditch the melancholic feeling after the Christmas hyper celebrations filled with food feasts, drinks, Star Wars euphoria and provide some support to all my favourite London Mums with this Lift me up Newsletter .  Ah, and also I am officially ditching New…
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Events

Family Fun at LONDON SUPER COMIC CONVENTION 20 & 21 FEBRUARY 2016 AT LONDON’S EXCEL CENTRE

London Super Comic Convention, the UK’s only comic dedicated event, returns for 2016 celebrating its fifth anniversary on Sat 20 & Sun 21 February 2016 at London’s ExCeL Centre. The event is the biggest of its kind in the UK and features a special guest line up including Frank Cho, Humberto Ramos, Marv Wolfman Mike Zeck amongst others, plus on-stage panels, screenings and hundreds of…
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Attractions

London Theatre & Attractions January deals

Hi London Mums If you want to lift yourselves and your family up this January, we have struck excellent deals for you on all London Theatre & Attractions. Check the full offering on our dedicated site http://londonmumsmagazine.entstix.com/ Here are some highlights for this month. Theatre offers This month we have the fantastic Jersey Boys as our Show of the Month offer! Jersey…
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Competitions

WIN a giant Snoopy plush and goodies with Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie

Calling all Peanuts fans! Here is your chance to WIN a giant Snoopy plush and goodies with Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie. Charles M. Schulz’s classic cartoon strip has arrived! Blue Sky animation’s Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie, is in cinemas now! All your favourite members of the Peanuts gang are here – Lucy, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Pig Pen, Linus, Schroeder…
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Movies

Future Films Heads Up: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS - THE ROAD CHIP (12 FEBRUARY 2016)

ALVIIIIIIN!! returns in Alvin and The Chipmunks – The Road Chip releasing across cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 12 February 2016. Fans of the celebrity chipmunks will rejoice. The film seems as hilarious as promising as the previous ones judging from the trailers. I have never been a big fan of these movies but kids absolutely adore them so London Mums welcome Alvin and his crew once again…
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Movies

Future Films Heads Up: MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

Set for release in the United Kingdom on 29 April, 2016, Captain America: Civil War is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Community”) from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (“Captain America: The Winter Solider,” Marvel’s “Captain America: The First Avenger”). Personally I cannot wait to see Ant being…
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