Cheltenham Pop-Up Science Centre
This half term, The Cheltenham Science Group have a free Pop-Up Science Centre in the Regent Arcade, Cheltenham. They are there from 9am – 4pm from Saturday 12th until Friday 19th February, with a range of...
Category: Gloucestershire
A wintery walk in The Forest of Dean
I often contemplate how lucky we are living where we do. We are close to a city and large town, and yet only slightly further away, we can find ourselves in the most wonderful...
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice
Recently I was invited to visit the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice. Sue Ryder is a charity supporting people living with life-limiting and long-term conditions, and most people within the Gloucestershire area are probably aware of...
My time with Emily
My timetable this year at work has been the heaviest it has ever been since going part-time, and as a result I just get one day off a week. Freyja starting school this year...
Stick Man at Westonbirt Arboretum
The girls love Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man. At one time it was Emily’s favourite book, and despite being able to say very few words at the time, she would shout “Stick Man” when she...
Meeting Santa at Clearwell Caves
Last Christmas the girls and I went to Clearwell Caves for the first time, and I was so impressed by the whole experience that I insisted that we go again as a family this year....
Enjoying Autumn in Pittville Park
I feel so grateful as to how many great parks we have close to us, and our favourite has to be Pittville in Cheltenham. Last weekend we decided take advantage of the fantastic weather we...
Conker Hunting in Westonbirt Arboretum
Autumn was definitely on its way when we last visited Westonbirt, so on my day off work it seemed like a good opportunity for another visit with Emily. She loved the acorns that we...
Gloucester Park
We seem to have been blessed by the weather at the moment and have luckily had a few dry weekends so have been able to get out and about. On one occasion we decided...
First signs of Autumn at Westonbirt
Westonbirt Arboretum is beautiful all year round, but I love autumn best. Walking round Westonbirt Arboretum, I suppose it is the colours that are the most obvious sign of autumn, but there is so...
