Posts Tagged ‘london’

New short documentary about a mother raising a child with three cultures premieres on 1000 Londoners

May 17 2014

chocolatefilms

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How far would you go to have a baby? And how do you bring up a child with multiple cultural backgrounds? A new short film on 1000londoners.com profiles a woman who has had to deal with both of these issues.

Rose is a Spanish mother who grew up within Stockwell and Brixton’s Hispanic community. Her husband, Artif, is from Egypt and speaks Arabic as his first language. After unsuccessfully trying for a child for many years, Artif took Rose to Egypt for fertility treatment, where it’s a third of the price of comparable treatments in London.

Met Film School Summer Camps and Courses for Teens

Apr 18 2014

Claire Alderson

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For parents with teenagers, the summer holidays can quickly turn into an arduous challenge revolving around getting said teenager out of bed before noon and making sure they do their washing! But the months of July and August needn’t be time wasted. 14-17 year olds with an interest in film can enjoy a couple of weeks learning their craft amongst peers and industry leaders at The Met Film School summer camps.

Days out in London with children for 2013

Jan 08 2013

capitaltots

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Spring seems a long time coming at the moment, and with all these grey days, children’s activities for January and February need to be easy, relatively cheap and rain-free. Here are my top picks of things to do in London with kids in the last few days of winter.

Census result shows increase in population of London as it tops 8 million

Jul 17 2012

Monica Costa

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The population of London on census day (27 March 2011) was 8.2 million, an increase of 12 per cent from 2001 when it was 7.3 million. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the first results from the 2011 Census today.