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Mumpreneur UK Finalist!!

I'm excited to announce that Katie, owner of Little Big Sports has been short listed for the finals of The Mumpreneur Awards, an annual ceremony aimed at celebrating parents throughout the UK who manage the difficult task of juggling business with family life. Katie has been shortlisted for Little Big Sports in the Wired category, which is open to businesses who predominantly...

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Introducing the Paceman Bowling Machine

My sporty, cricket loving son (and the inspiration behind Little Big Sports) has since his toddler years spent hours playing cricket with us, his friends and by himself. The test matches he plays on his own, that genuinely last 5 days and are incredibly complicated, will be remembered forever in our family! He recently turned 8 and this coincided with the arrival...

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Kent Women in Business Mumpreneur of the Year!

  I'm still stunned but utterly delighted to have been awarded Mumpreneur of the year at the fiercely contested Kent Women in Business Awards (KWIB) on Thursday. I attended the Kent Women in Business Awards partly because I was a finalist but mainly because it was a great opportunity to meet like minded business women and to hear some inspirational speakers. I...

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Pledge 2 Play

Little Big Sports is delighted to have been announced as a key partner and supporter of Pledge 2 Play. This fantastic initiative launched by Aly from Rainy Day Box Co and Jennifer from Skribbies encourages parents to put down the gadgets and spend time creatively indoors or outdoors with their children. In a world increasingly dominated by technology and with the pace...

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Inspiring a generation with a little help from the parents!

On Sunday morning I flicked the television on and stumbled across the heats of the Women's Snowboard slopestyle. My son and I were gripped. The athleticism, speed and camaraderie between the competitors was incredible. After an utterly compelling hour or so a new sporting star was born. Jenny Jones from Bristol became the first Brit to win a medal on the slopes...

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Happy Christmas!

Happy Christmas to all of my customers,friends and supporters. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable time. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a fantastic 2013. I hope it brings you happiness and fulfilment.  

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Katie Named in Top 100 Business Mums of 2012

I am delighted to be named as one of the top 100 Mums in Business in 2012 by MumsClub. Receiving recognition and knowing that people have spent their valuable time voting for me means so much. It makes me even more motivated to keep on growing Little Big Sports and encouraging children to be active and enjoy sport. Very excited about attending...

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New Beginnings

The Olympics were without question a huge success. The challenge going forward is to keep up the momentum and genuinely inspire a generation for longer than a few weeks. If our outing to the park at the weekend is anything to go by I believe it will succeed. Within the first few minutes and still in the car park we overheard two...

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Dame Kelly does Tonbridge proud, again!

Today was a day to remember. With very little notice we heard the Olympic torch was coming to Tonbridge (a nearby town). It was not part of the official torch route but a static event at Tonbridge castle (incidentally where I was married!) campaigned for by our local double gold medal winning Olympian, Dame Kelly Holmes. People turned out in force and...

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Meeting Theo Again at the #SBS Winners Event

Friday was an incredible day. As an owner of a small business, meeting Theo Paphitis and being recognised as one of his Small Business Sunday winners was an honour. In reality it was so much more than that. Theo is genuinely committed to helping small businesses. Speaking, answering questions and creating our collective vision for #SBS for over two hours was testament...

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