This Winterhas been too long and cold andI really look forward to this Spring – Easter break. It will be good for children too to be off school and get themuch-needed mental energy to face thefinalrushbefore the Summer.
I alsoknow that for mums it will be a challenging time tryingto entertain the little (and less little) ones for almost three…
During May & June 2018 eruptions of pom-pom headed alliums will burst into bloom at Arundel Castle.
Exploding into flower with bright blooms towering over neighbouring plants, it’s easy to see why alliums are a firm favourite with the nation’s gardeners and nicknamed the ‘fireworks of gardening’.
The allium display can be seen throughout the Walled Gardens at Arundel Castle with over…
Commemorating the 950th Anniversary of Arundel Castle’s initial construction in 1068. Find out what it was really like to live at the Castle in the early Norman period in this absorbing two-day event. With weaponry, armour and combat demonstrations, there is something to inform and entertain visitors of all ages.
Tickets
From £11 for a child (5-16 yrs)
From £13 for an adult
From £51 for a…
Recently I boarded the time travel machine to meet the greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare, in Stratford Upon Avon where he was born in 1564 and where he now (in 1599) lives in his New House residence.
Mr Shakespeare gave me a tour of his father’s house to give me an idea of how it was like living in Elizabethan England.
He was one of eight children but only four survived…
To celebrate Shakespeare Week as part of my Shakespeare Research Projectfor English in year 7 in secondary school I was recently asked to do an interview with William Shakespeare so I had to go back in time to do it. I headed to Stratford Upon Avon during half term and did just that. This is the result of my chat with one of the world’s best talents.
The time travel machine has…
On the evening of Thursday 15 March 2018 from 7 to 9pm, Putney High School GDST will open the doors of its Performing Arts Centre to welcome Andrew Graham-Dixon, leading art historian, critic and well-known presenter of arts television, in the next of their PIE (Putney Ideas Exchange) and lecture series. London Mums will be attending. The event is also open to the public. (Tickets available…
DuringApril and May, Arundel Castle is the place for tulip enthusiasts.During this period over 60,000 tulips will bloom in the Castle’s stunning gardens providing visitors with one of the most impressive tulip displays in the country. A wide range of varieties of tulips will be in flower at the Castle creating an explosion of colour throughout its extensive walled gardens.
Spring…
The EY Exhibition: Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedyisa must-see retrospective about the Spanish artist suitable for adults and children alike who would enjoy Picasso’s innovative art. 75% of the work shownat Tate Modernbetween 8 Marchand 9 September 2018 has never been exhibited in Britain before. It’s worth noting that as many of these paintings come from…
Normans and Crusaders is a great event taking place at Arundel Castle between 31 March and 2 April 2018. Set within a tented encampment on the American lawns, this Easter weekend visitors will witness breath-taking demonstrations of Norman weaponry, armour, combat, archery and falconry. There will also be craft displays and have-a-go archery for the over 8s to ensure an Easter to…
I can see you all at home, yummy mummies, desperately trying to get a costume prepared for the World Book Day parade at school and maybe win a prize for your little ones. And here I am sharing my latest creation with you, another award winning costume. For the past seven years when my son was in primary school I spent lots of hours creating costumes for World Book Day. For Diego’s final year…