Photographing Children In Public

The other day I was playing with my kids in Queens Park when I saw a lady with a smart SLR camera, hovering around her child. She was quite clearly excited at catching those first memories of enjoying the slide or playing in the sand. But after a while, I found her constant snapping rather uncomfortable and it was clear other parents did too. Not e ...

FESTIVAL PICK: Little Sunday – Refuelling the Mothership

Brighton Fringe Festival event, Little Sunday comes off the back of an extremely successful Big Sunday event for mothers in November last year. The concept being, a pamper day for the mind and soul aimed at busy mums who don’t get a lot of time for letting off creative steam. There’s a limited special offer on, buy two tickets for the p ...

Review: Bear Hunt and Chocolate Cake

Last sunday we went to our first family friendly Brighton Festival show. As you can probably tell from this post I was quite excited to be going to see Michael Rosen for the first time in 20 years. The show didn’t disappoint. With energy and eccentricity Michael Rosen lit up the Corn Exchange for both children and parents. From quick quips th ...

Wall of Fame: Hannah Jeeves

Hannah Jeeves is 25 and a mother of one living in Lewes. She is the writer and editor of Make, Do and Push! the blog she started in September 2012 to document her journey into the wilderness of Motherhood. Hannah has recently been shortlisted for a BritMums BiB (Brilliance in Blogging) Award, and has also just joined the Brighton Mums team as a re ...

Brighton & Hove Bus Fares Increase Again

Today Brighton & Hove buses introduce yet another new set of fares, this time with increases of between between 4.5% and 11.4% on ticket prices, the company’s third price increase in 18 months. Those who live centrally or have access to smartphone technology will not be hit however, as those fares are not set to increase. The Centrefare r ...

Short Of Holiday Cash? Take The Kids To Norfolk!

Our guest blogger Ryan shares why Norfolk could be the place for your summer break. I’m from Norfolk myself and I’m first to hold my hands up and say that it’s got its drawbacks. It’s in the middle of nowhere for one. The roads are terrible and for six months of the year, the county may as well not exist as it hibernates. But for anybody living in ...

How To Make An Easter Tree

Guest contributor Sarah Shaw from brightbunch tells us how to beat this ‘coldest March in 50 years’ gloom this Easter by decorating your home with this fabulous Easter Tree with handmade decorations. Lots of fun for the family and season of renewal (and chocolate). PLUS, she is offering BrightonMums.com readers a 4th bunch of flowers fr ...

VegFest Reports Bumper Attendance at Brighton Event

It’s no secret Brighton has it’s fair share of vegetable enthusiasts but organisers of last weekend’s VegFest report a 40% increase in attendance vs. last year. It seems the horseburger scandal has people looking for ‘veggie’ options to incorporate in their diet. VegfestUK at Hove Town Hall saw over 2,000 extra visitor ...

Wall Of Fame: Laura from Hartbeeps

We welcome to the Wall of Fame, Laura From Hartbeeps Laura Carpenter is a 30 year old mother of one who has recently moved to Rottingdean with her husband and 1 year old son. She runs a business called Hartbeeps which are music and sensory classes for children from birth to 5 years. She has just finished a job as a Primary School teacher in Reading ...

Love Local: Duke of York’s Picture House

The drive into Brighton on the London Road is  highlighted by the pair of stripey legs kicking out of one of my favourite Brighton landmarks. The Duke of York’s Picturehouse really does capture my heart. The building is beautiful, the staff always sound and I love the upstairs cafe too. With the feel of an independent cinema this place is re ...