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These sticky swirly sweet banana cinnamon rolls are healthier, simpler, and sweeter than any ordinary cinnamon roll, and made in the oven with only fruit! There are a lot of fruits I miss from my week at the Woodstock Fruit Festival. The sweet juice-drippy mangoes. The perfectly petite strawberry papayas. The hot pink pitayas that I suspect will never…
THE DEMON AND ME (MENTAL HEALTH) – ANON The first signs of me having issues with my Mental Health were when my youngest son was about 6 months old. I mentioned to my health visitor who assured me it was just ‘The Baby Blues’. She followed up her diagnosis with a follow up appointment for…
From Anxiety to Multi Award Winner by MADDY ALEXANDER-GROUT I want to share my story of how I overcame some very severe mental health issues to create a business that helps other with mental health and supports the community. I’m Maddy 36 from Southampton, I’m a normal mum now, but at the start of my…
FANTASTIC FEMALE – CLAIRE SMITH FOUNDER OF CLOUDY LEMONADE JEWELLERY Founded by Claire Smith late last year, Cloudy Lemonade Jewellery is a brand all about spreading happiness, positivity and empowerment. Claire tells us about the journey that got her to where she is now. You can check out her work at www.cloudylemonadejewellery.co.uk Last year my family and I…
As a children’s author, I wasn’t going to run a marathon or climb a mountain, but I have written an epic poem which is raising funds for zoos across the UK. You can hear the poem read by Olympic, Paralympic and World Champion athletes by donating at https://www.gofundme.com/f/animalympics-helps-zoos I shan’t pretend that fundraising was the…
Bedfordshire youngsters join author to create magical lockdown storybook The lockdown of Covid-19 has affected us all in different ways, mentally, financially and physically. Unable to find my usual freelance writing work, my own way of coping with the situation was to do good for others. Along with my little team of illustrators, we created…
I have set up and taught dance projects in the community for over 20 years and I am passionate about how dance and fitness changes lives. After I had children I wanted to go to a fun and effective dance exercise class but I couldn’t find what I was looking for so I founded Mum-Dance. I…
AM I TOO ANXIOUS TO HAVE A BABY? BY SARIE TAYLOR Am I too anxious to have a baby? Having suffered with severe anxiety in my early 20’s, so much so that I was hospitalised for a month, I was so petrified that if I did have a baby (which I really wanted) that I…
MIDWIFE SHARES HER INSIDER TIPS TO GETTING YOUR BABY TO SLEEP Owlet Baby Care and midwife Carrie Sirry shared their advice on the tweaks you can make to get another five minutes of peace – including introducing a ‘theme tune’ which your baby will associate with sleep time, and introducing blackout blinds. A midwife has…
Scottish writer has launched book one of a sprawling epic that promises to fill the void left by Star Wars. Edinburgh-born author, Michael A. Gordon, has launched Barnaby Brown and the Time Machine, the first of a five-book saga based on the formula that inspired George Lucas. With Barnaby Brown taking centre stage, this is…