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BN1 – A Game About Brighton

A while ago, I caught up with Paul Stapleton, a real-life Brightonian who has devised this intricate, witty and all round fun game about Brighton. He shows us how the game is played and shares his...

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For Her It Was Funny

Motivational singer, speaker and coach Laura Topper joins us a guest contributor, this month talking about techniques to take a step back and think about what is important to get angry about and what...

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Don’t Send Me A Valentine

Valentine’s Day is creeping. In our house, we ignore it. Almost completely. To me the day has become commercial to the point of being the most ‘unromantic’ day of the year. Any Valentine’s gesture...

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Love Your Walls With A myloview Mural

Putting up a vinyl mural was surprising easier than I imagined. The lovely folk at myloview sent us a mural of our choice to install in our daughters’ bedroom. For a couple of DIY novices, it took...

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Your Fortnightly Newsletter Is Here

There’s plenty of Mother’s Day action plus preparation for Easter in this edition of our Bubele newsletter. Visit inspirational craft events to find a gift that will make mum gasp with joy or celebrate...

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Brighton And Hove Budget: Delivering The Tory Cuts

Today a full council meeting will tackle the anticipated city budget. Labour will be putting forward proposals which they believe will deal with the cuts in funding they must deliver. But as reported...

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Throw Back To A 1980s World Book Day

Today is World Book Day, a phrase which strikes fear and dread into the hearts of some parents. The costume ‘one-upmanship’ and desperate bids to get the children to dress up as something other than a...

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All Aboard For A Bus Blogathon Challenge

Bloggers are being invited to take part in a unique Blogathon challenge this May in Brighton on a double decker bus! The Mumpreneur’s Networking Club will be bringing the Natwest business bus to the...

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IWD 2016: Pledge For Parity For Our Daughters

It’s International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #PledgeForParity. While we acknowledge more action could be taken for equal rights for women in many parts of the world, the simplest of actions...

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Bye Bye Easter Holidays – Fortnightly Newsletter

As we come to the end of Easter holidays, we’re probably burning out a little and lacking some inspiration. Never fear, our fortnightly newsletter will reenergise your plans and have you sailing into...

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Two Opposable Thumbs Up For Zootropolis

Disney have upped their game and produced a roaring success. We snorted with laughter while being drawn into an absorbing mystery played out by loveable characters. Two opposable thumbs up for...

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No one plans a Sunday anyway, do they?

No one plans a Sunday anyway, do they? Mums do. Up by 8am latest, dressed by 9am, then kids and meals all delicately planned. Lazy Sundays are a dim and distant memory from LBK (Life Before Kids)....

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6 Different Eating Habits My Kids Will Have Compared To My Childhood

From birth there are some eating habits I’m happy my children will accept as normal. These are six different eating habits my kids will have compared to my childhood. It isn’t a criticism of my parents...

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SATS Boycott – To Rebel Or Not To Rebel

SATS Boycott, to rebel or not to rebel, that is the question on every parents lips right now. Some are vehemently convinced that pulling their kids out of school is the only way to make our government...

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SATs Boycott What I Know

Tuesday’s SATs boycott is looming and I’ve been tormented into how I feel about using our children and local schools to make a point to the government. But this is what I do know. 1. Nearly all the...

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Instagram and the Art of Zen

Instagram is the fastest growing social network in recent years with over 300 million users sharing 60 million images a day. It’s the platform that so-called millennials spend a great deal of time and...

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The Benefits Of Networking With Parents

Running your own business can be very liberating but also can be very lonely. For my part in the #MNCBusTour blogathon, I decided to explore what networking with other parents has brought me since...

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Family Friendly Artists Open Houses Events

The Artists Open Houses festival 2016 is now well under way but there’s still plenty of time left to explore the rich houses-cum-caverns displaying our local artistic tapestry. We have found some...

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Becoming A Private Landlord: Our Learnings

In February 2013 my husband and I became the proud but nervous owners of our basement flat (jointly with the mortgage company of course). It was an opportunity we couldn’t really pass up but we had a...

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Funk The Family: A Proper Family Festival

Festival season is upon us and taking the family to a boutique shindig in a field is this year’s ‘must-be-seen-at’ event. While many festivals claim to be family friendly, few hit the mark like Funk...

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