Why do we love Superheroes so much? WHO was the initial inspiration for superheroes? WHAT was he/she like and how has the concept changed over time? I grew up in the Seventies and my favourite superhero was Zorro before the arrival of Superman and Spider Man. Here is MY personal favourite list of superheroes found in books, comics as well as movies. Please let us know who YOUR favourites are, were…
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live, published in The Sunday Times from Sunday March 17, 2013, will reveal the little Nirvanas dotted across the UK.
The comprehensive and up-to-date two-part guide will take a wide range of elements into account including transport links, quality of schools, natural beauty, low crime rate, property prices, cultural life and unemployment figures. Each area is…
Give it the old soft shoe and shake away the blues as you experience all the jazz and razzmatazz of swinging 1930s London in a brand new British drama with a twist. Experience a story of love, music and ambition first hand, set to a sensational soundtrack in the toe-tapping debut of DANCING ON THE EDGE – out on DVD on 11 March 2013, courtesy of ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
With an…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…