j9duff

Do you mean the Tall Stories production? If so, yes. It was brilliant and my 3 year old loved it too.

Another recommendation for Elliot. He's, so far, replaced our architraves, built bedroom cupboards and alcove floating shelves. Fantastic workmanship and a pleasure to work with. Before starting any work he chatted with us to understand exactly what we wanted and what was possible. Can't recommend him highly enough!

I used two different tens machines for each labour. One was a Mama Tens, can't remember what the other one was, but they both worked in very similar ways and did a good job. Rather than rent one, I found it cheaper to buy one on the EDF and then resell after you've used it. You can usually pick one up for about ?10-?15 and then you buy new pads on Amazon (about ?8) and poss new batteries (just to be on the safe side). The best advice I received was to attach the tens machine as soon as the contractions start. Hope this helps. Good luck!

My daughter has been going since she was one year old (she's now 3) and we couldn't be happier. She absolutely loves it there. All the staff work extremely hard. Throughout the year there's lots of events where parents are encouraged to get involved (these range from a non-competitive sports day in the garden, summer BBQ, Christmas show and a yearly outing (last year they went to Chessington)). If you haven't already, I'd arrange a visit as choosing a nursery very much depends on your child, but I can't recommend Pat and her team highly enough.

John Powers is great and very reasonable - there's plenty of recommends for him in the business section of the forum. His contact details are 07977909339 and his website is www.japowers.co.uk

At work each year we do the Kids Out Giving Tree - not local, but they provide Christmas Presents for disadvantaged children in the UK. http://kidsoutgivingtree.org.uk/

Sorry, no suggestions for buying flip flops at this time of year but a top tip on getting rid of a verruca fast. Place electricians tape or duct tape over the verruca for about a week and hey presto! it's gone. I think it works by blocking all light and oxygen from the verrucca (also works on warts) After spending a small fortune on the different gels, creams etc and them having no effect the tape was like a miracle cure.

The Runnymede on Thames in egham is great. They offer a dinner bed, breakfast and spa treatment for about ?350 per couple.

I had SPD in my first pregnancy and was "clicked back" in one session by osteopath John Prescott at the Montserrat Clinic in Putney (020 8780 2727). He told me that one session is absolutely sufficient unless it goes again.

Hi Gracie, We've got a four man tent we no longer use, so I'll drop it off tomorrow morning if that's ok?

You could take it to Southwark Refuse Centre just off the Old Kent Road or if you ring the council they might pick it up as part of their bulky waste collection.

Bugaboo replaced ours for free as the buggy was still within warranty. Worth contacting them direct to see if they can help. Their customer service dept was very good.

Hi all, I'm expecting my 2nd in January (my little girl turns 3 at the end of the month). Would love to meet up but not sure I can make the September dates as we're just in the middle of moving. Brissie, great idea about the Facebook page, I'll pm you.

I swear by Bobbi Brown make up (a friend introduced me). If you can get to John Lewis on Oxford Street the girls at the counter there are great. I booked a make up lesson with them (it's "free" if you spend ?20 on make up and takes about 30mins). They weren't pushy with the products, listened to what you wanted to look like and they send you away with the list of things they've used and how to use them - so you can always purchase later rather than take the hit all at once. I love their eye concealer/brightner - it's def the product I can't live without. Good luck.