Back to School

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I don’t want to go back to school and it really makes me question whether I could home educate. It isn’t the fact that my boys aren’t being educated at their level, or having things adapted for them to help them not to be different, it isn’t even the other parents (let’s be honest some … Read more

Cycling Confidence Kids Club

Ridgeback Kids Club Event

You may recall that recently our 9 year old son was the first in our family to take part in a junior triathlon. His favourite part of it was most probably the cycling as he loves his bike (although we discovered that day that it was actually too small and he needs a new one). … Read more

Fire Safety in the Home

Fire Safety in the Home

Obviously Fire Safety in the Home is really important – but especially when you have children to think about. I was completely unaware that the local Fire Department offer FREE home safety checks – which includes providing and fitting smoke alarms if you haven’t got them. Honestly there’s no catch at all. We already have … Read more

Sun £9.50 Holidays are Back – But things have Changed!

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The Sun £9.50 Holidays are back but things have changed! It has got very confusing and feel free to comment below anything you know – and obviously I will edit it this as things become clearer. From what I can gather there are now four ways to collect tokens: Earliest access to The Sun £9.50 … Read more

Junior Triathlon – A First for Our Family

running from the pool Junior Triathlon

I knew this Junior Triathlon meant a lot to our nine year old son because I had to cancel an overnight trip to London for it – and he loves sleeping at London hotels. I think it was the fact that he is confident that he can swim, ride a bike and run so had … Read more

Party Political Manifesto Affects on Education

If you are undecided about the upcoming Election then you may want to consider the impact each of the parties has on education. Schools are suffering from underfunding – meaning they have had to cut school hours, being forced to drop subjects from the curriculum, increase class sizes or cut staff numbers. Buildings are going un-repaired … Read more

Happy 8th Birthday

Happy 8th Birthday

Happy eight birthday to our son. The boy we feared would never talk. Would always be behind his peers. Always have problems. We are SO proud of all that he has achieved. He works so hard and is a truly fantastic addition to our family. We wish him the most wonderful eight birthday ever!

My Niece is three today!

My Niece is three today!

Happy Birthday to my Niece who is 3 today! She has always been a good girl as we were on holiday when she was due and I said that she could arrive once we came back – and she did! Unfortunately we do not get to see her as often we would like and she … Read more

Sun £9.50 Holidays April 2017 with required Code Words

sun £9.50 holidays code words

Sun £9.50 Holidays are such a bargain and they are back once again! Great holidays from around UK and Europe. Just collect the EIGHT SUN HOLIDAY CODE WORDS, decide on when and where you would like to go (subject to availability and you need to pick four parks and four dates) then from Friday 7th … Read more

Autism Too Much Information Campaign

Autism Too Much Information Campaign

When a person is diagnosed with Autism it can open the door for them to better understand themselves, and in turn try to explain to others so that they can better explain too. Holly, aged 12, wanted to explain to her classmates about her Autism and talk openly about it. Along with the National Autistic … Read more