Blog » Month: April 2020

The Mumbler Memory Maker

This is such a surreal time – and will hopefully only happen once in our life time.  The whole world has stood still.  Imagine in years to come our Great-grandchildren…

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Five simple tips to update your child’s bedroom

My name is Katy, I am an Interior Decorator/ Home Stager. I love creating beautiful spaces. As a child I loved changing and beautifying my bedroom, so it’s not a huge surprise…

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Local Libraries still supporting the Community in Lockdown

They may be closed physically but our local libraries still have plenty of resources available to you online. You can borrow eBooks, eAudio, eComics and eMagazines. New titles are being…

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Giving birth during Covid-19 pandemic and what to expect in the immediate postnatal period

In her guest blog, Annie Robinson, owner of Blooming Babies and a practising midwife shares her advice on giving birth during Covid-19 pandemic and what to expect in the immediate…

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Covid 19 – What happens when your home isn’t a safe place during self-isolation?

By Jo Lofthouse Raworths Solicitors For most people during these unprecedented times our homes provide a place of safety. Sadly, for those who experience domestic abuse, home is very different…

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Harrogate Scrubbers

Facebook group ‘Harrogate Scrubbers’ has been launched by Fran Taylor in response to the national shortage of scrubs. NHS staff who previously didn’t require scrubs, urgently need help to keep…

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Why Choosing Books for Kids is Like Choosing Wine

Why Choosing Books for Kids is Like Choosing Wine Anna Harwood, Chief Book Officer Once Upon A Book Box As a Christmas gift, my husband and I recently started attending…

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Primary School Places – Everything you need to know!

We all know things are a bit uncertain at the moment so we’ve collated some information from the North Yorkshire County Council website on important dates and information on how…

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Harrogate Learning Online launches to fantastic response from local Teachers

Registrations on the new free online courses platform, that connects local Teachers and Students, exceeds expectations. Harrogate Learning Online is the brainchild of Harrogate based Management Consultant, Mark Garrett. Designed…

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What I’ve learnt from School Closure: a Headteacher’s Point of View

By Emma Meadus, Head Teacher Coppice Valley Primary School The announcement was made on March 18th that schools were closing to control the spread of corona virus. Probably like you,…

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Deer Shed Festival 11 Postponed

Deer Shed Festival 11 postponed by one year due to COVID-19 outbreak. North Yorkshire’s Deer Shed Festival has been postponed until 30th July – 1 st August 2021 on safety…

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GCSE and A’Level Results

The Government has confirmed the date that GCSE and A-level results will be released. The Department for Education (DfE) said A-level pupils will get their results August 13 and GCSE…

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Could you offer a local foster home to a child or young person who needs one?

Right now we are recruiting foster carers across the county – in particular those who can offer homes to older children and sibling groups During this difficult time we are…

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The Great Mumbler Challenger!

To apply and find out what this week’s challenge go here  

Story time with Kiki for under 10’s – FREE

Storytime with Kiki for 6-9-year-olds Entertaining, Educational, Empowering Stories every Monday to Thursday.  Join me and Kiki on Facebook every day at 3pm starting Monday the 20th of April. I…

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Keep active with Brimhams’ virtual workouts

Join Brimhams Fitness Centres on our mission to keep the Harrogate district fit, healthy, motivated and active during these unprecedented times. We’ve got a whole load of free home workouts…

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Harrogate’s Greatest Dancer!

Harrogate Theatre needs our help to survive! As a charity Harrogate Theatre have very little grant funding and rely on a steady cash flow from year round shows, along with…

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Online resources for primary school-aged children

Guest blog from Fundamental Learning. How’s home learning going in your house?! We know that times are strange just now with children at home and parents trying to get to…

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10 Games for Easter

 Easter themed games that you can play at home with the kids! 1) The Classic Egg & Spoon Race If you really want to be brave and try it with…

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Thank all of the key workers In Harrogate & Knaresborough with our free colouring sheets!

There are so many people doing amazing work, keeping Harrogate & Knaresborough going and we want to thank them. We’ve created these colouring sheets that you can download & colour…

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Shop local: Take aways and Essential Shops

Now more than ever we should be supporting our local businesses.  A lot of restaurants, that were offering take aways have now closed.  But those that remain open we will…

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Introducing ‘Veronica Silver’

A teacher from Middleton Primary School in Leeds has attracted over 37,000 fans with her alias ‘Veronica Silver’, reading morning and bedtime stories to children across Leeds. Michelle Park was…

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Easter Craft and Egg Hunt Inspiration

A brilliant blog written by our sister site: STAG Mumbler.  Some great Easter ideas to do at home. Easter can be a super time for getting the whole family involved…

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