Activities

HALLOWEEN OUTING to a PUMPKIN FARM

Crockford Bridge Farm, near Guildford, off the A3. Easy peasy. The quirkiest farmyard I’VE ever seen! A great outing for the kids and an opportunity to pick up a few pumpkins, I say a few, but the CHOICE. 8 varieties possibly, smooth and knobbly, great and small, speckled and just reassuringly orange. With helpful cooking tips to make the most of each type. …
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Get Creative

Pumpkin pitfalls: 5 recycling ideas for your Jack-O-Lantern this Halloween

While making a Jack-O-Lantern might be a great Halloween tradition, research shows only a third of people who buy a pumpkin to carve actually cook with it. Worse still, the UK bins an average of 8 million pumpkins every year. This adds up to the equivalent of enough pumpkin pie to feed the entire nation. As a result, SkipsAndBins.com have pulled together 5 ways you can reduce pumpkin waste this…
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Party tips

The Skint Mums' Guide to Throwing a Cheap Halloween Party

Halloween has exploded in popularity in the last decade, with UK spending on the festival skyrocketing from just £12 million a decade ago to an estimated £300 million last year. This surge in popularity means that, according to a recent survey, the average family spends almost £70 on Halloween! However, £70 is a hefty price to pay for a festival which essentially boils down to playing dress up…
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Attractions

Review: The Witches at National Theatre

The Witches, a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl‘s timeless tale, takes centre stage at the Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, offering a fresh perspective on the classic narrative in collaboration with the Roald Dahl Story Company. Lucy Kirkwood’s book and lyrics, combined with Dave Malloy’s music and lyrics, breathe new life into the beloved 1983 novel. As most parents…
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Recipes

Vegan Recipe: Mediterranean roasted vegetables

Mixed Mediterranean roasted vegetables are easy to make and always please most family members and guests. They add a certain Mediterranean flavour to your cooking. Some vegetables take longer to roast than others, but if you stick to dense root vegetables, winter varieties of squash and Brussels sprouts, everything should come together at the same time. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, shallots…
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Recipes

Vegan recipe: Nut Patties with Cranberry-Orange Sauce

This recipe for this delicious vegan main course Nut Patties with Cranberry-Orange Sauce has been kindly donated to London Mums by The Vegan Society. Delicious, nutritious and completely free from animal products. London Mums festive recipes are easy to follow and won’t break the bank. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 red onion 2 cloves garlic (optional) 2 tbsp oil for frying 200g…
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Movies

Top 5 Tips to Chillax and Forget our FoMo

Talking in acronyms is a hideous habit and one that teenagers have picked up quite quickly. I am a linguist and love languages in their purity and beauty. But there’s one acronym that so much summarises my own frequent state of mind that makes me want to use it abundantly: FoMo aka ‘fear of missing out’. Especially London Mums suffer from this condition. We live in a city that…
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Beaufort House Chelsea

Beaufort House Chelsea is located on the Kings Road, on the corner of Beaufort Street. The public ground floor is an award-winning brasserie open throughout the day, and the fabulous ground-floor cocktail bar mixes some of the best cocktails in town in the evening – both are open to all.  A perfect stopping off point after shopping on the Kings Road, and ideal for watching the world go by! …
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