Pots 2 Paint, Basingstoke, Hampshire Dear mummy, it's the start of the February half term and it's miserable. Heavy rain, high winds and all the local soft play centres are packed. Oh mummy, after a horrible trip to a nearby soft play centre for an hour we retreat back home to put on our comfy... Continue Reading →
#Lockyourlove this Valentines Day "Love is in the air, everytime you look around" Dear mummy, I think that's how the song goes?!? This week at Festival Place Basingstoke they are holding a very special event called #lockyourlove just in time for Valentine’s Day. Have you ever been abroad and seen padlocks on railings from tourists... Continue Reading →
Top of Town Christmas in Basingstoke Dear Mummy, we visited the Top of Town in Basingstoke recently to partake in some festive fun. We heard that Father Christmas and his reindeer were in town. This is the first time I've clamped eyes on Rudolf and I wasn't disappointed. The Top of Town Christmas event was... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, so the clue is in the title and I'm not talking about the shopping centre bit! Festival Place has only been opened for 12 years but already has its heart at the centre of the community. Festival in name and festival in nature, it really is a feast for the eyes! It's a super modern,... Continue Reading →
Soldiers' Journey at Milestones Museum November 2014 Dear mummy, it’s not often that we attend a historical exhibition and this week we feel that we are really witnessing something special. Every year we honour Remembrance Day, we hold our minutes silence, wear our poppies and remember the brave heroes that fought in the First World... Continue Reading →
I'm going to run away to the Circus! My first trip to the Circus - Sunday 26th October, 2014 Shhh. Don't tell mummy but I've decided to run away to the Circus. After seeing Jay Miller's Circus up at Milestones in Basingstoke I'm awestruck. I want to fly like the glittery ladies do, on their... Continue Reading →
All Our Own Crafts Pop-up shop in Basingstoke's Festival Place, Hampshire. Dear Mummy, we popped into Festival Place in Basingstoke over the weekend and stumbled upon this great little shop that only opened a couple of week ago. It's called All Our Own Crafts. It's a pop-up shop selling crafts and other fun stuff made... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, it's nearly Halloween! Our favourite *cough* ....Mummy's favourite time of year! Our local farm, Manydown Farm just outside Basingstoke, Hampshire have a great range of children's activities this Halloween Half Term. It's £8.50 per adult and luckily we have a discount voucher from the newspaper mailers. As I'm under 2yrs I go free... Continue Reading →
NCT Basingstoke Nearly New Sale Saturday, October 4, 2014. Dear Mummy, it's a wet and windy day and we're all house bound watching telly and playing with playdoh. You hear on the grapevine about Basingstoke's NCT Nearly New Sale and decide to pop down to see if you can pick up some bargains. You've been... Continue Reading →
Idle Cans and my funky festival cart Dear mummy, we are excited about this next post. Some of you may be aware from twitter that we recently commissioned the talented Idle Cans http://www.idlecans.co.uk to decorate our festival cart after seeing an exhibition in Basingstoke. It all started over a month ago, when we visited Basingstoke Festival... Continue Reading →
Basingstoke World Party Day Saturday June 28, 2014. Dear mummy, it's wet and rainy in Basingstoke today. We head out to enjoy a free party at Eastrop Park in Basingstoke called 'World Party Day'. It's part of the larger month-long event that Basingstoke Borough Council have laid on for the public known as Basingstoke Festival. The festival is... Continue Reading →
Milestones Lego Lost World Zoo. Friday, 28 March, 2014 Dear Mummy, it's a wet and blustery day and I've been confined to the house all morning. We hear from friends that at Milestones Museum, the Lego Lost World Zoo has come to town! We decided to head down to the museum, it's been plugged heavily on #museumweek and... Continue Reading →
Wootton House Daffodil Day. Sunday, March 23, 2014. Dear Mummy, fresh air at last and it's a welcomed relief from last week being stuck indoors due to Chickenpox. It's lovely being outside and away from the telly, don't get me wrong watching the telly while I was sick was a lifesaver to keep me distracted,... Continue Reading →
Thursday, June 6, 2013 Dear mummy, thanks for taking me to The Vyne! We were very lucky with the weather and it was another beautiful sunny day. The Vyne is owned by The National Trust and is located just outside Basingstoke, Hampshire. It is a 16th Century House and Estate with glorious gardens, walks and... Continue Reading →
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