Month: June 2018

Location: Kingstanding Wellbeing Centre, Dulwich Road, B44 0EW Opening Times: Various. Please check the website here for more details (new timetable is coming into use from July 2018) Prices: If you pay your council tax to Birmingham City Council, you are entitled to a BeActive Card which entitles you to free swimming at certain times….

M.E.S.S.Y. M.E Have you heard of Messy Me? They are the providers of the best quality splash mats, aprons and covers that I’ve come across. Made from hard wearing oil cloth making it easy to wipe clean, you are also able to put it through the washing machine on an occasional wash at 30 degrees….

Location: Smokey Barrels Bar and Grill, 1741 Coventry Road, Birmingham, B26 1DS Opening Hours: 12pm – 11pm Monday to Sunday. Parking: Large free car park Additional Info: Babychanging Facilities. When we were invited along to Smokey Barrels to check out the new restaurant, I have to admit, it felt a little bit like Christmas. As…

Address: Tythe Barn Lane, Dicken’s Heath, Solihull, B90 1PH Opening Times: During Summer open 9am-6pm Daily. Open until 10pm on certain late nights (usually Thurs, Fri and Sundays but check online first) Price: FREE Entry. Additional costs for activities if you choose to do them I had never been to Akamba, until last week when…

If you’ve been to my house, you’ll know that we absolutely love books. So much that all of our bookshelves are over flowing and we are in desperate need for a bigger house with more storage room. The girls also love books and so far in this school academic year, Matilda has read over 200…

Theatre Production: Woyzeck Theatre: The Rep @therepbirmingham Dates: 15th – 23rd June 2018 There is still time to get tickets to this unique and well written stage show for adults, which is playing at The Rep until Saturday Evening. Woyzeck is a poignant drama about a young couple (Marie and Woyzeck) who got together as…

It’s Tuesday and last weekend I was lucky enough to be at one of the best shows of the month. BBC Good Food Show Summer and Gardeners World Live. If you purchase tickets to one of the shows, you get access to the other show for free. If you’ve never been before, it is definitely…

Venue: The Floating Coffee Company (part of the Sherborne Wharf Company), The Waters Edge, Brindley Place, Birmingham, B1 2HL Opening hours: 9am – 5pm, 7 days a week. Hours may alter in winter. On Sunday we decided to pop on board the Floating Coffee Company barge for a bite to eat. Moored up at Brindley…

Event: A cruise aboard Bosworth Cruises Ltd Moored at: The Waters Edge, Brindley Place, B1 2JB (next to Handmade Burger Co.) Length of Tour: Approx 60 minutes. Departure Times and Prices: On Sunday for Father’s Day we were treating the girls Dad by going on a Canal Boat tour and had messaged Sherborne Wharf cruises…

Event: Launch Night of Thai Express Location: Thai Express, Unit 36, Grand Central, New Street Station, Birmingham Date: 14th June 2018 Me and my husband were kindly invited by Delicious PR to attend the official launch of the brand new Thai Express in Grand Central on Thursday Evening. I’ve been to a Launch night organised…