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BlogCamp Birmingham 2016

May 26, 2016 by Catherine 2 Comments

BlogCamp blogging conference

Last Saturday I was up with the larks and on the earliest train I've ever caught, heading for Birmingham and BlogCamp 2016.  Organised by the team at Tots 100, this is a free blogging conference which is packed with advice, inspiration and friendly faces. I was invited to have breakfast with the sponsors, the Wood Window Alliance, before the conference kicked off.  We spent a really interesting hour sharing our uPVC window tales of woe, ...

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Filed Under: Days Out Tagged With: BlogCamp, Blogging, tots100

Blog it Forward: support vulnerable children with a Faux Ho Ho

November 30, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

faux ho ho actionaid

At this time of year we're all so focused on celebrating Christmas that it can be easy to forget about those who won't be having such a good time while we're enjoying ourselves.  In the midst of all the indulgence I  think it's so important to give ourselves a bit of a reality check and try to give back - and if we can make it fun at the same time then so much the better.  Last week I spent a lovely afternoon with my Nottingham blogging friends, ...

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Filed Under: Days Out Tagged With: ActionAid, Blogging, Charity, Children, Christmas, Community, Family, Nottingham

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