On Tuesday, it’s Shrove Tuesday, better known as Pancake Day – or the day before Ash Wednesday. In keeping with the tradition, many of us will be serving up a few pancakes – apparently because we need to consume as much sugar, fat, flour and eggs as we can before we begin our Lent fasting. [...]
We had a great Country Child photoshoot at The Beckford Arms last week with four gorgeous children. They modelled a selection of wonderful clothes from many local suppliers, such as The Faithful Elephant, The Urban Meadow, Millie Manu, Picaloulou, Cooking Apple, Tweedies, Guillotine and Minna. Our Country Child photographer, Millie Pilkington was as always absolutely [...]
There has certainly been a bit of a buzz around the opening of the newly revamped Fontmell pub. The pub which was originally The Crown is well situated in Fontmell Magna just 10 minutes drive from Shaftesbury. What strikes you when you walk through the door is that it is more intimate than its [...]
Have you always longed for a portrait of your children? Local portrait artist, Catherine Beale, has been painting and drawing children for the past fifteen years, both in the UK and South East Asia. How does she manage to paint such natural and magical portraits? Capturing a child’s likeness has its own particular challenges, but [...]
Liz Moorsom has been a teacher for 10 years and is currently Head at Semley School. She has also seen 4 of her own children go off to school.
Here she tells us parents how to prepare our kids for school.
I have had so many emails from readers raving about this music group. I’m always looking for lovely music groups for my toddler so I wanted to share this with you – in their own words. Award-winning community musicians Nickie Fidgin and Gill Bough (aka Playsongs Plus) have been singing merrily with parents and the [...]
Having just launched a book club, I’m feeling very middle aged. However, could a good read and literary discussion be just the ticket for a busy mother?
Sacha Langton-Gilks was faced with this question four years ago when her son was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Here she tells the story…
How a mother discovers her 9 year old has been using You Tube to view some inappropriate material and asks for advice.
Local teenager raises money for the SMA trust by riding a pony and trap from Windsor to Wincaton.
