Wind in the Willows…the great outdoors
The Wind in the Willows, just the title of the book reminds me of carefree days chasing and tumbling around in People’s Park, in Halifax, when I was younger. I [ . . . ]
Month: February 2018
Marmalade sandwiches and Paddington Bear
My love for Paddington Bear deepened when I began to realise I had an addiction to marmalade! Paddington has always been “my bear”. My friend loved Winnie-the-Pooh and although I [ . . . ]
We all love the Winnie-the-Pooh books, but did you know…?
In this week’s post I thought I’d try and answer some of those questions that so many children ask when we read this wonderful book, Winne-the-Pooh. So let’s have a [ . . . ]
David Beckham – a voice for children
During a visit to a north London primary school in November last year, David met pupils aged 5 to 11 to talk about the issues that affect them most such [ . . . ]
The Samaritans – Giving your time and empathy…at the end of the phone.
In today’s blog post, as part of the Charity series, I’m thinking about those people who work in a full-time job, or who are bringing up their families, and then [ . . . ]
Princess Diana – the real Queen of Hearts
Today’s post in the ‘Charity and the people behind them’ series is about a person I admired and still think about today. She’s often in my thoughts and as I [ . . . ]
Talking PANTS with your child or children in your care
I absolutely love this new awareness campaign from the NSPCC, a charity close to my heart and which, as a mother, always pulls at my heartstrings when I see their [ . . . ]
Charity and Octavia Hill’s Legacy
This post links to the series ‘Charity and the people behind them’ but also with my previous post on homelessness. A colleague of mine mentioned Octavia Trust when I was [ . . . ]
Dame Alice Owen – More than an educator
As the Director and Owner of Elisa’s Tutorial School I am tutoring children to achieve their potential and gain their place at some of London’s top independent, private and grammar [ . . . ]
Mark Zuckerberg – giving to charity
Mark Zuckerberg is most famous as the Facebook founder and billionaire CEO. He and his wife, have promised to give away 99 percent of their Facebook shares to help charity via their [ . . . ]