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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...

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...

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...

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...

Entering the City Ground My husband is a lifelong Nottingham Forest and by default so is my son. This is unusual. At his football coaching he is the only one wearing a non Premiership football kit. Imagine his (but mainly my husbands) delight when he was chosen to be a mascot at Saturday's npower Championship Match between Nottingham Forest and Watford. Meeting...

The best selling ST2 Strider Balance has been improved with the release of the ST3 Strider Balance Bike for 2012. Our daughter loves her pink Strider bike and this new one has some great features making it even better for youngsters to learn to ride. The improvements include: STRIDER™ Mini -Grip Handlebar and Mini - Handgrips - Instead of using adult sized...

What an epic win by Djokovic in the Australian Open Tennis Final. Watching him take on Nadal in a match that lasted nearly 6 hours was inspiring! It's wonderful that a sporting occasion of this magnitude was broadcast on terrestrial TV and hopefully many children all over the country were as excited about the match as we were. Even better, it might...

What a great start to 2012 to be named in the Top 100 business Mum’s in the UK as selected by Mumpreneur UK. The Mumpreneur accolade adds to an impressive list of endorsements for Little Big Sports including winning Theo Paphitis’ ‘Small Business Sunday’ competition and Jacqueline Gold’s ‘Women in Business’ competition in 2011. Being recognised as one of the top Mum’s...

Happy New Year to you all. Welcome to 2012, which should bring sporting inspiration to kids across the UK and the world. We certainly hope so. We have witnessed how watching cricket on TV has inspired our son . The Olympics have the potential to ignite sporting passion for thousands of children. Just before Christmas we took our kids to see the...