Outdoors

Get beach smart: Top tips for beach safety

With the recent relaxation of lockdown the beach is back as a place to exercise but with no lifeguards present, make sure you don't end up in distress with our handy round-up of the RNLI's safety tips.
20+ things to do this half term

Harassed parents, breathe! The hols are nearly here, but we know exactly how to keep the kids entertained across Suffolk & Cambs - from bushcraft courses and indoor climbing days to the best theatre and family days out.
Best lidos and splash parks in Cambridgeshire

Feeling hot, hot, hot? Our pick of the best lidos, aqua parks and splash parks to cool down in. Just add sun lotion.
Get yer skates on! Where to hit the ice in Cambridge and beyond.

Ice ice baby! Nothing like a whizz around a rink to make you feel festive (followed by a mulled wine obvs). We've rounded up the best ones.
All aboard kids!

A brilliant sailing school to get kids into this water sport and they're running beginners' courses in Oct half term.
Make a splash

When you feel the heat this summer hols you'll need our pick of the best pools and river spots to cool down in.
NO MORE COUCH POTATO KIDS

Overstretched parents, tech-addicted kids and, shockingly, exercise levels dropping from the age of seven - what can be done to help children get moving again?
Festivals in Cambs and beyond

It's the last Secret Garden Party ever (*sob*) but if you can't make that date take a look at the other music festivals on offer.
Houghton Mill walk

You know how you have to exercise but as January moves on you can’t quite force yourself into lycra? A brisk walk along the banks of the Great River Ouse at Houghton Meadows could be exactly what you and yours need to blow away the cobwebs without having to put on your sweat bands. It’s […]
Poco Kids – for the mini trendsetters!

X marks the spot at the awesome Poco Kids store which I happily stumbled across the other day while looking for a newborn gift for my friend’s baby girl. Let me tell you, this shop makes me almost want to have another child! (yeah, I said almost). I was so taken with this cute […]