Category: Arts & Culture
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How to celebrate Chinese New Year in lockdown + lantern craft activity
Chinese New Year & Lunar New Year (Friday 12th February 2021) Chinese New Year is also known as the Lunar New Year, Spring Festival or Tết (Vietnamese). It is greatly celebrated worldwide by those of Chinese and Asian heritage. It’s like the equivalent to celebrating January 1st but following the lunar (moon) calendar… yes, that’s […]
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Inspirational Actors You Won’t Believe That Are Over 65
These inspirational actors are not only young at heart, they still look it too. It’s quite hard to tell how old they really are. But when you take a closer look at the number of years they’ve been gracing our screens, you can get an inkling of their age. Age UK Mobility recently released an […]
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Natasha Kaplinsky to host star-studded virtual event to benefit Barnardo’s
Broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky will host an evening of festive song and spoken word to raise money for Barnardo’s as part of the charity’s Christmas campaign, known as ‘Kidsmas’. The Kidsmas Live event will be broadcast from St. John’s Smith Square on December 1 and will feature virtual performances from several of the charity’s children’s choir […]
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Black Pound Day: 6 businesses I’m recommending this November…
BLACK POUND DAY: NOVEMBER 7 This year seems to be flying by… I can’t believe how quickly the year has gone! Honestly, it’s all been a blur – most days seem to blend into each other and I can’t make out whether it’s the start of the week or the end of the week. Black […]
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Greenwich Dance receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund
Greenwich Dance has been awarded £192,820 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary announced on Saturday 17 October. Greenwich Dance is one of 588 cultural and creative organisations across the country […]
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Black Pound Day: 5 businesses I’m recommending this month…
BLACK POUND DAY: SEPTEMBER 5 That’s another month gone already! Last Black Pound Day: August I listed five wonderful businesses where you could put your money to good use. This month, I’ve got another five lined up for you. Same again, each of the businesses are from a different category but check out Black Pound Day’s […]
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Review: Settling down for bedtime with The Rug Bear (children’s picture book)
If you go down in the woods today,you’re sure of a big surprise… We love having a teddy bear’s picnic. It’s something I’ve loved doing with Little Man since he was a toddler. We’d get out the tea set, invite our favourite stuffies along for tea, read a book and have some good ‘mum & […]
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National Maritime Museum launches two outdoor family nature trails this weekend
Anyone else missing their weekly trip to the National Maritime Museum? We didn’t visit weekly but I know there are a lot of parents who found the NMM a fantastic place for children especially during the school holidays as well as term time. There were daily activities for all ages and that wonderful Ahoy Gallery […]
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How to have a sizzlin’ summer party at home!
Summertime… Good food. Good people. Good times. We’re not going to let lockdown take away our summer completely are we?! With the sun shining away this week, why not get into the kitchen and cook up a mean treat for your family at home this summer. There’s no need to go away just yet and […]
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Black Pound Day: 5 black-owned businesses to buy from this month
Black Pound Day: Aug 1st If you’ve not heard of it then just type the hashtag into Google or any social media platform and you’ll find an array of things. Black Pound Day was set up to encourage people to discover, buy from and support black-owned businesses on one day a month. Of course, there’s […]
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Greenwich Dance presents ‘Up My Street’ online from June 25th!
Greenwich Dance presents “Up My Street” online! Our local Charlton-based dance company, Greenwich Dance will be broadcasting four ‘TV episodes’ featuring brand new dance works performed by professional dancers and local volunteers and interviews with choreographers from next week. With the Covid-19 quarantine only eased slightly, cinemas and theatres are still no-go zones. Bummer. There’s […]
The Wandering Mother 