Summer 2013 Newsletter covering July & August
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- Published on Monday, 08 July 2013 10:30
- Last Updated on 01 July 2013
- Monica Costa
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Dear London Mums
Good or bad weather is not essential to have fun! Who am I kidding?! Well, let’s face it, this has been a write off year in terms of amount of sunshine we have see in London… But check out on all the free and cost-effective activities in and around London during the summer. There is lots to do indoor too in the worst case scenarios.
Not surprisingly, a recent survey in the UK Parents & Cost of Living Report has revealed that a quarter of UK parents cannot afford activities to occupy their children over the coming summer holidays (23 per cent). Two in five parents worry about summer holidays because of the increased cost of having kids at home to entertain (39 per cent).
Two in five parents have to ensure they save enough before schools break up just to afford keeping the kids busy (39 per cent). The report discovered an overwhelming 86 per cent of UK parents find activities undertaken over the summer holiday to keep the kids busy expensive and a quarter of British parents simply unable to afford it (23 per cent).
We have compiled a list of summer essentials for your family to survive the next couple of months as well a list of events and activities across London in our events’ calendar which includes lots of FREE or affordable activities.
To celebrate the imminent arrival of the Royal Baby mid July we have also put together a visually pleasing collection of MUST-HAVE WEAR for babies this year inspired by the future King or Queen.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES IN & AROUND LONDON
The 50 ultimate British locations for tree climbing & beyond
Football summer camps with the best kids’ coach!
Summer activities in blooming beautiful Chelsea
Summer activities for days and nights in and around Greenwich
Summer activities in Kingston upon Thames
How to ‘tame’ Teenagers on holiday
Fun in the sun (without the worry-lines)
Top 5 worries for your child as a mum
FAMILY FINANCES
How to Save Money on Your Food Bill
EXCLUSIVE SUMMER OFFERS & DISCOUNTS
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Childcare: Kidsunlimited nurseries offer childcare across London, Essex and Kent 50% off on your registration fee when you quote LONDONMUMS at www.kidsunlimited.co.uk.
Sleeping wear: Slumbersac offers 10% discount on all full price products plus FREE room thermometer when ordering online at www.slumbersac.co.uk with PROMO CODE LONDONMUMS10.
Get great ideas for family life at www.hippychick.com and 20% off using code LONMUM2013.
We have added NEW mouthwatering summer recipe suggestions for you to try over the summer.
We love our summer magazine issue. It is probably one of our best ever with a special 7th Year Itch anniversary where we are looking back at some of the memorable highlights that the magazine has featured and getting nostalgic with our special spread which includes exhilarating past events such as the exclusive interview with the fabulous Davina McCall, chatting with mayor Boris Johnson and meeting the beautiful Myleene Klass!
To start things off we have our cover interview with the lovely Cherry Healy who tells us what it’s like to be a full time mum whilst being in the spotlight. She was so happy about it that she has written about this interview on her blog too! Check it out here. We have an insightful interview with Emilia Mitiku, a wonderful singer and mother to be as well as the author of the My Super Sister series- Gwneth Rees! Both personally chosen to represent our Super London Mums spread. We also caught up with the producers of kids TV show Abney and Teal to ask them what makes their programme such a success. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for our Agony Aunts page with celebrity expert Miriam Stoppard, or the third installment of our comic ‘The Adventures of Johnny Rocket’, with previous chapters available on our website if you happened to miss out.
The magazine was distributed in selected supermarkets and family-friendly venues across London throughout June.
Check our ongoing competitions and enter them via our COMPETITION AREA. Lots of giveaways for everyone.
And if you haven’t done it yet, you can download our Summer / Autumn issue of the FREE LONDON MUMS MAGAZINE online. Enjoy!
Have a great Summer! We will be back early September.
Monica
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Monica Costa founded London Mums in September 2006 after her son Diego’s birth together with a group of mothers who felt the need of meeting up regularly to share the challenges and joys of motherhood in metropolitan and multicultural London. London Mums is the FREE and independent peer support group for mums and mumpreneurs based in London https://londonmumsmagazine.com and you can connect on Twitter @londonmums
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