Get Your Wellies On!

This Sunday, we are inviting all our Mums in the Know families on a "Welly Walk" with Incredible Edible Wilmslow. What perfect timing, with all this rain we have been getting recently.. Plus, its a great way for children to emulate Peppa Pig with some proper puddle jumping!

The walk is a circular, hour long route, with a quiz to complete on the way round. At the end of the walk families can choose to donate a seedling to be planted in the town centre community plots, where the

The Future of Wilmslow in Your Hands

As a Wilmslow resident, you would have to be living under a rock recently to not have heard about the Wilmslow Vision document outlining plans for future development of the area. And it will come as no surprise that it is sparking a lot of controversy given that the plans could mean up to 1,500 new homes being built on our greenbelt land. Here at Mums in the Know, we have strong concerns about the pressure such developments would put on local infrastructure in particular the already over subscribed schools in the area and impact of increased traffic and pollution on our growing families.

Mums in the Know & Pizza Express May Event

We are happy to announce our next Wilmslow Pizza Express & Mums in the Know coffee morning will be on 3rd May from 1030-1130.

This month Milliemoo Parties will host a special Pirates & Princesses party. Each child will be made to feel like a real life Princess or Pirate as they are given the chance to explore the Milliemoo dressing up box and to make/decorate their own magical wand or sword, that can be taken home and kept forever! Each child will also receive a Milliemoo party bag and minimillie cupcake.

Hello Cheshire, This Is Davina

Local fans of presenter Davina McCall are in for a treat next week as the lady herself will be visiting Alderley Edge & Wilmslow. On 23rd April between 1730-1930 she will opening the private viewing of the Iola Spefford exhibition at Bebb Fine Art in Alderley Edge. Iola, of Wilmslow, was born in 1930 and was a student at the famous Slade School of Art from 1950 – 54. Her painting has led her to a string of accolades- she has been a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy since 1983, she is also a member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Art.  Manchester City Art Gallery and Salford Art Gallery hold examples of her work. She has exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, and has had eight solo exhibitions at the Tib Lane Gallery in Manchester.

A Stress Free Family Holiday to France

When you think of a typically French stone farmhouse - this is it!  La Domaine de Gigan has been set up specifically with families in mind. The owner's know what it is like travelling with small children and aim to make your holiday experience the best ever.

The fabulous house is set in 6.5 acres of parkland and landscaped gardens. It is approached through electric gates ensuring this is not only a beautiful , but a private enclave. The grounds also include a second

Packing Your Suitcase Just Got Easy!

We've all been there- having to make tough decisions about whether to pack more nappies or less wedges in our summer holiday luggage. 'Let's go crazy and just buy nappies in the resort!' doesn't seem such a great decision when you're handing over £18 a pack in the Supermercardo. And what about the inevitable panic about just which liquids are OK to go in your handluggage, and trying to get your tot to down 8oz of milk, before it's taken off you at passport control. Or, our personal favourite of chucking away perfectly good tennis racquets to get bags under the weight limit in a dash to catch our plane.

Wilmslow Mum Spotlight- Deanna Thomas

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Wilmslow is a thriving family community and every day on every street you can see Mums pounding the pavement with their young charges. Often viewed as 'just mums' many of the local mum community have at one stage held high powered positions in a variety of organisations and fields. Many have also gone on to be highly succesful 'Mumtrepeneurs.'

We want to highlight and celebrate the hard work and high skills of our local Mum community, so welcome to our second Wilmslow Mum Spotlight!

Deanna Thomas
I had tried a few different things before having children – my degree is in copywriting and there was even an attempt to become a singer in the music industry.

Mums In The Know Take A Natural Retreat

The lovely Natural Retreats, who specialise in 'idyllic short breaks and family holidays in locations of stunning natural beauty' have recently relocated their head office to Wilmslow, and have very kindly offered Mums in the Know readers a completely FREE holiday to one of their UK destinations!

We decided to go and check out the Yorkshire Natural Retreat, so we could let you know what you can expect if you are the lucky winner.. read on and don't forget to ENTER at the bottom of the page..

The Importance Of Being Me!

Montessori is an educational approach developed by Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori all the way back in the 1890s. It is practiced in an estimated 20,000 schools worldwide, serving children ranging from birth to eighteen years old. A Montessori education is characterised by an emphasis on independence, freedom within limits and respect for a child's natural psychological development. As a result it is a choice made by many parents for their children, in the spirit of nurturing their childs sense of self.

Wilmslow Is Cleaning Up!

Here in Wilmslow, there are many exciting new businesses launching, and we're used to hearing about fashion brands, restaurants and beauty salons on a regular basis. However, when we heard about a new nationally available product, being run from our neighbourhood we were even more interested than usual. It's a cleaning product.. however, this is no ordinary cleaning product. eco2life is characterised as a '21st century product with a 21st century eco conscience and a brilliantly simple refill system' So what makes it so special and what's it all about?

The eco2life range is made up of 4 cleaning products- a multi surface cleaner/ floor cleaner/glass cleaner & bathroom cleaner. They have been endorsed by such brands as Good Housekeeping and the Vegetarian Society. Whilst many products might pay lip service to being 'eco friendly' this product genuinely is:

Ladies Charity Pamper Night

Lisa from LJ's Natural Solutions is arranging a Ladies Pamper Night In Wilmslow to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 

The event will take place at the Slug & Lettuce on Water Lane in Wilmlow, on Wednesday, 16th May from 7.30pm. It's a great location, and they are opening exclusively for the event 

The ticket costs £15, with 100% going directly to the MNDA charity via Just Giving. For this you will get a glass of sparkling chilled Cava on arrival, a free 10 minute beauty treat (such as a mini manicure, mini make-over, mini massage, taster hypnotherapy
session etc..) and an amazing goody bag full of treats and offers from lots of really great (and generous)

Wilmslow Mum Spotlight - Natalie Johnson

Wilmslow is a thriving family community and every day on every street you can see Mums pounding the pavement with their young charges. Sometimes smiling, sometimes frazzled, but all working their hardest to do their best in bringing up the children. What may be harder to notice is that whilst the wider population might see us all as 'just mums' many of the local mum community have at one stage held high powered positions in a variety of organisations and fields.

Some have given up work through choice, some by necessity and amongst them are many who are carving their own more flexible careers- using skills learnt in the workplace to create their own businesses which fit around their families. We want to highlight and celebrate the hard work and high skills of our local Mum

Mummy Fever is coming to Alderley Edge!

We are pleased to announce that Mummy Fever is coming to Alderley Edge on 23rd June, at The Festival Hall, and Mums in the Know is going to be there too! See below more information on Mummy Fever, and make sure you put the date in your diary!

Being a Mummy is a precious and wonderful thing. It can be pleasurable, exciting, entertaining, motivating, inspiring and enlightening. It can also be hard work, demanding and at times exhausting.

As mummies we often see adverts for baby fairs and expos - many of us will have attended them. Mummy Fever events are like these but with a twist...these events are all about mummies. Whether that is making life easier for us or just making us feel better about ourselves. All our events are family friendly, our goal being to create Mummy-focused events which have enough to occupy the little ones.

90% Of Us Can't Name An English Fairytale

We all know the stories of Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood and Snow White, but Macclesfield-based arts organisation Wild Rumpus have revealed in a survey that 90% of people couldn’t think of one fairy tale that they knew to be English. While it’s never in doubt that England has a long history of folklore and fairy tales, few people seem to recognise classic stories like Jack and the Beanstalk and Chicken Licken as English. While preparing for their major family arts event based around English fairy tales, The Spellbound Forest, Wild Rumpus were keen to discover how clued up the general public were on our home grown fairy tales.