Last year, Heaton Park in Manchester played host to a huge inflatable obstacle course, which goes by the name ‘Gung-Ho!’. The event was a huge success by all accounts and so is back for 2017 and is bigger than ever. Cbeebies star Alex Winters had a bit of a lightbulb moment whilst watching Ninja Warrior with …
If you’re looking for something a little bit different to do with the kids this half term why not head down to intu Trafford Centre, Manchester. intu have a dedicated team of children, known as ‘Heads of Fun’ who have chosen to have fun and free cooking workshops throughout the week. Different activities such as crepe …
I say Bakewell, you say… Tart? Well, that’s what prompted us to jump into the new Toyota C-HR on a test drive and head to the beautiful Peak District. Just over an hour away from us, Bakewell is somewhere we’ve only been once before, and that was when it was just the two of us. …
It may be a fairly small island, but there is plenty to do and see in Barbados. We spent a couple of weeks there and had the most amazing holiday. As we went with extended family we were fortunate enough to be able to do some great child-free activities, including a helicopter tour of the …
We took a fair few short breaks last year, went to a festival or two, and went on several day trips, but no big holiday as we waiting for our baby to arrive. Well now he’s here, he’s no longer a newborn and we are raring to go! As much as we love to get …
Every so often I receive an email that really makes my day. That’s what happened when Vantage Toyota contacted me to see if I’d like to review the brand new Toyota C-HR. Pleased that they had asked me for a review in my own words and not something akin to coverage from Richard Hammond and …
There’s no such thing as travelling light when it comes to travelling with a baby. Over the Christmas break we took a quick two night break in the motorhome and despite having had two babies before, I was surprised at how much I had to take for Eric. Last time we took him on a …
A baby’s first Christmas is an exciting one. They have no idea that it’s Christmas, they don’t know what presents are all about and they might wake up in the small hours but it will probably be for milk rather than to see if the big man has been. But that doesn’t mean we can’t …
Anyone who knows me will agree that I’m not exactly Little Miss Exercise, so when Total Fitness asked if we’d like to try out their facilities for 12 days, I wasn’t really sure if we should. I’m not one to turn down a challenge though so we accepted, and I planned to use the gym every …
Oh polar bear poo! Wendy Watson’s Christmas presents have been stolen by evil Sidney Claus and it’s up to Wendy and her guide Shirley Holmes to travel through time and save Christmas! Horrible Christmas, based of course on Horrible Histories, is a brilliantly written and well planned stage show. We watched our heroes and villains …