"Nothing to fear", says a man at the centre of a legal battle around his daughters term time holiday. Jon Platt, from the Isle of Wight, was taken to court by the local Council after refusing to pay the £120 fine for taking his six-year-old daughter to … [Read more...]
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A series of articles featuring people, places and/or organisations around the borough.
Greenwich Day Nursery and Preschool
September 7, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Bright Horizons Family Solutions are excited to be opening a brand new, purpose built day nursery and preschool in Greenwich! The nursery is set to open in early 2016 and will be known as Greenwich Day Nursery and Preschool. It will be located on quiet … [Read more...]
Enhance your child’s future
August 21, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The Anna Fiorentini Theatre School is getting excited about its new term at Greenwich starting in September. Many fun projects are planned including Fiorentini’s Got Talent, (Jermain Jackman, former Fiorentini student, who won last year’s The Voice UK … [Read more...]
Could the new Café Rouge be for you?
August 10, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Café Rouge Greenwich has always been up there on our list of good local family restaurants. Welcoming and great with the kids, it's never really let us down. However recently, eagle eyed residents among you would have noticed it has had a bit of a … [Read more...]
Simple home workouts for busy working parents
August 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Bright Horizons Family Solutions was founded to provide an innovative solution to the lack of affordable, high-quality, childcare for working families. The core business and expertise is employer-sponsored dependent care, and they are proud to partner … [Read more...]
I am happy to announce Sainsbury’s Charlton Riverside … open!
June 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment
It seemed like forever in the planning and construction but the new, modern Sainsbury's Charlton Riverside has this morning opened its doors. The store, is replacing the Greenwich Sainsbury's (the one used in all the TV ads) a pioneer in its … [Read more...]
You only stop learning when you die.
June 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
I'm not 100% sure who actually coined this phrase, but I'm more than happy to use it here as we have a look at what's been occurring down ego way since my last blog! In short, we've been getting on with what we do best in hair and beauty! However, … [Read more...]
My introduction to Psycle.
June 9, 2015 By Leave a Comment
I was always told that no one can prepare for the arrival of their baby and that’s very true. What I wasn’t expecting, however, was how much my body would change. Before I was pregnant, exercise was an integral part of my week, whether it was … [Read more...]
Walk to school with L&Q and Greenwichmums!
May 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
From Monday 18th May it is Walk to School Week, when parents and children are encouraged to swap four wheels for two feet. London housing association, L&Q have teamed up with local London schools to help support the week by providing high visibility … [Read more...]
Is home where the heart is?
April 23, 2015 By Leave a Comment
When does a house start feeling like a home? Property developers L&Q conducted a survey of 2,000 Brits exploring what makes a house feel like a home. Owning their own property was high on the agenda with 4 out of 10 renters not seeing the place they … [Read more...]
Why family audiences really are the future of theatre!
March 31, 2015 By Leave a Comment
In 2012 the Office for National Statistics and the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport published Taking Part, a report drawn from research into the UK’s leisure habits. For those of us in the theatre industry, the results proved a fact … [Read more...]
Duchess of Cambridge visits Brookhill
March 19, 2015 By
The Duchess of Cambridge visited Brookhill Children’s Centre in Woolwich to learn more about Home-Start and its support for children and families. The Duchess attended a briefing with Home-Start’s Chief Executive and the Centre’s manager, hearing about … [Read more...]
The Pavilion Café
April 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Spring has finally sprung and it brings with it the refurbishment of the beautiful Pavilion opposite the Royal Observatory at the top of THAT hill that shows no mercy for the buggy-pushers amongst you! Our re-opening, scheduled for the second week of … [Read more...]