As a large family there are lots of good causes we care for and take an interest in, here we will let you know about the ones we support.
We are now well and truly into the festive season, I have seen many people who have already put up their Christmas Trees, ours won’t be up until at least December as we celebrate Eowyn’s birthday at the end of November, so we wait until after. I think our Christmas is going to be a … Read more
I’m sure you will remember me telling you last year about St John Ambulance campaign called the Chokeables all about how to help a choking baby. This year they are concentrating on ensuring parents know how to give a baby CPR, with a nursery rhyme inspired video. St John Ambulance has launched Nursery Rhymes Inc. a … Read more
I don’t usually post about an alcoholic drinks company, mainly because I am not a big drinker, but this campaign is definitely worth telling you all about (helped by a very lovely video with Matt Damon). This is Stella Artois’s reason for joining together with Water.org to back this very worthwhile campaign. “Right now, 663 … Read more
‘Hedges for Hogs’ campaign promotes hedgehog-friendly gardening Do you love to garden with the kids over the summer holidays? Choose the right plants, shrubs and hedges and you could help save hedgehogs where you live. Hedgehogs are in decline according to Hedgehog Street, a joint initiative led by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People’s … Read more
Hi all, Today I have invited a guest blogger, Nikki Scott, to share a post with you. Nikki is the founder of Children’s charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers who do some amazing work for forces children who have lost a parent. Hi everyone, Firstly I want to thank Mandi for letting me speak to you all … Read more
I’m sure you have all seen the advert, but I think it is such an important message, that I am sharing it with you, just in case you haven’t seen #thechokeables ad. St John Ambulance, believe that everyone should have the skills and confidence to know what to do in an emergency. Knowing basic first … Read more
A long time ago, when I was in my late teens, I had my first smear test, it wasn’t very pleasant, but it did show up some nasty cells, after it had been repeated, I was sent for a colposcopy to remove the offending cells. Thankfully this was the one and only time that my … Read more
Today we took a trip out to Southwold to meet up with the Chelmsford/Colchester team to collect the Team Honk Baton. We put ribbons and bows and lots of posters on our minibus, then gently persuaded Tyrus to put on his Dash costume, Baby Jack Jack (Viggo) was a little more accomodating! It was a … Read more
What Do You Get If You Cross TWO BLOGS Space Hoppers and Micro Scooters A Parrot and A Tiger … Read more