Fitness & Health

Health in the City: Fertility and Infertility

London Mums have joined forces with BMI Healthcare to encourage women in London to be more aware of the issues surrounding their health and wellbeing in the capital. In this article we look at the issues of fertility and infertility. Subfertility and infertility can broadly be described as a couple or individuals inability to conceive. It is not uncommon for a couple that desires to have a…
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Recipes

Recipe: Roasted butternut squash soup

Great and simple recipe for roasted butternut squash soup. A satisfying supper for those chilly winter nights. Suitable for vegetarians Serves 4 Ready in 1 hour, 15 minutes Ingredients * 25g sunflower seeds * 1 small butternut squash, about 700g, halved and with seeds scooped out * 25g butter * 1 small onion, chopped * 1 large potato, peeled and diced * 1 litre vegetable stock * 142ml pot…
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Fashion & Beauty

Why do we love Vintage Fashion so much?

Why is vintage fashion back on trend? Why do we feel so drawn to fashion from the 50s and 60s? Call me crazy but I am the kind of girl who feels really nostalgic about those amazing two decades after WW2 when people rebuilt their homes, their confidence, when there was so much optimism for the future, when there was very little technology and every new gadget was rather seen with scepticism to…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of Postman Pat: The Movie

Postman Pat: The Movie is now available to own on Blu-ray and DVD.  The film features the amazing vocal talents of STEPHEN MANGAN (Rush, TV’s Episodes), JIM BROADBENT (Harry Potter, the upcoming Paddington), DAVID TENNANT (TV’s Doctor Who, TV’s Broadchurch) and RUPERT GRINT (Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley). Check out London Mums’ review of the film  here. I was very lucky to have a…
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Movies

Why I loved Breaking Bad

Before telling you why I loved TV sensation series Breaking Bad, let me tell you that I am certainly not the target audience for this series – or at least I thought I wasn’t. I normally love girls’ movies, rom coms, comedies, live stories and period dramas (like the Paradise, Mr Selfridge, Downtown Abbey). But a friend kept talking to me about how great the scripts of Breaking…
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Attractions

The Art of the Brick - Lego Exhibition Images

Don’t miss one of the most fascinating exhibitions ever come to London, The Art of the Brick® by US brick artist Nathan Sawaya who used more than a million LEGO® pieces to produce over 80 artworks. I have tried to capture the uniqueness of each masterpiece through my camera lens but they don’t really give a sense for the brilliance of this new form of art. Enjoy these images (only a…
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Attractions

The London Borough Market is 1,000 years old!

Markets are so fascinating. When I visit a foreign country the first thing I do to find out how people live there is to visit a local market or a street market. The Borough Market is probably my favourite market in London and this year it marks 1,000 years. Credit Dave Parry:Borough Market In an event entitled Footsteps in Time, Borough Market kicked off a year of festivities by…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 2 copies of MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN Blu-Ray

London Mums are giving away two copies of this hilarious comedy-adventure, DreamWorks Animation’s MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN! Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell: Modern Family) is an inventor, scientist and genius who just happens to be a dog. With his son Sherman, he will embark on the most extraordinary adventure imaginable as they race against time to repair history and save the future. Sit back and go…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 pairs of tickets to the World Premiere of The Rewrite starring Hugh Grant!

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Hugh Grant’s new rom-com The Rewrite, in cinemas 8th October 2014, London Mums is giving three readers  the chance to win tickets to the World Premiere of the film in London, Tuesday 7th October 2014. THE REWRITE is released in UK cinemas on the 8TH October 2014. ©2014 Lions Gate UK Limited. All Rights Reserved. The trailer   The story Hugh…
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