I’m Washing Away CMV…Will you?

Kimberley Walsh, Rufus Hound and Dr. Miriam have become patrons of CMV ACTION , a charity dedicated to raising awareness of and, ultimately, eradicating a killer virus that affects 1 in 1000 newborn babies in the UK each year. CMV, or Cytomegalovirus, is a common virus that can infect people of all ages. I was not really aware of the dangers of CMV but am happy that this campaign has made me wiser and I hope that by sharing this, I can raise awareness of the dangers and steps that can be taken to stop the spread. Once CMV is in a …

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#Time4Tea With Action Med Research

Don’t you just love cream tea? And this seems the perfect weather for getting out and about and indulging in that perfect scone, served with clotted cream and jam. Just Yum! Well, maybe you don’t have to go out after all. Maybe you can have a luxury cream tea delivered to your door. Action Medical Research today launches its 2014 traditional cream teas in a box – delivering direct to doors throughout the land on Thursday 19 June. Hailed by previous customers as the “perfect treat in a box”, the organisers are urging all to treat themselves and indulge in …

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Girls are Amazing Campaign with Girl Talk Magazine

Jadyn is at that ‘tween’  stage when she is sometimes grown up and sometimes as little as her sister! She is always bored. Thank goodness she enjoys reading. When I told her I was getting a magazine to review, she was a bit sceptical as she thought it would either be too young for her or something that she was too young for. When the girl talk magazine arrived with some other goodies, she was nothing short of thrilled. She says that this magazine is just the thing she needs and spends quite a lot of time going through it. …

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Get involved – #lastingchange on International Women’s Day

Team Honk is about bloggers raising money and awareness for Comic Relief. To celebrate International Women’s Day #iwd2014, Penny, Annie and Tanya are in Tanzania finding out how donations to Sport Relief last year have created female entrepreneurs and #lastingchange for women, their families and communities and beyond – rippling out #lastingchange in Africa. This is a Bertha.  She is a food producer in Dar es Salaam who has received support from the Gatsby Trust.   Bertha makes three different types of wine, garlic paste and a flour used to make porridge.  In addition to making products she is also now …

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Bring a smile to children of the Starlight Foundation with Build-A-Bear Workshop

I love plush toys and when I would visit places before, instead of a fridge magnet, I would normally pick up a plush. Nowadays, I think I would look a bit silly doing the same as my children normally pick one up so I live through them. I secretly still enjoy cuddling a plush – I mean, who wouldn’t? Since these still appeal to the child in me, I can quite imagine how wonderful they must be to little children who receive them. So, I was quite sad that I could not make the Build-A-Bear Workshop campaign launch with Starlight …

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Oh Yes I am – Honkopoly:Team Honk 2014 Relay

When I saw a message on Twitter from Team Honk sometime last year about a relay for Sport Relief, I signed up (more out of curiosity to be honest) Little did I know how much I would get involved. Now anyone who knows me, would know that I would much rather hail a cab than walk anywhere (including the school run, unfortunately cabs don’t go such short distances) So, how do the two relate? Well…when Team Honk sent me what the proposal was about – I signed up to do a (short) walk and waited for further information almost certain …

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Special Effect’s 24 hour Games Marathon Weekend

I think my children would be really happy to do this. 24 hour gaming Marathon? 24 hours on the Wii? or DS? It would be a dream come true for them ( as they now have limited play time) But the most important thing is that in doing so, they will be making a dream come true for people with disabilities so that they can enjoy modified video games with their families. If you think this sounds like something that you would like to be involved in – read on…  SpecialEffect, a charity who help people with disabilities to benefit …

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