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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...

There has been much debate this week about Women in sport. It was sparked by the announcement of the BBC's "Sports Personality of the Year" in which not a single woman made the short list. My initial reaction was strong. There are a number of female contenders this year including Rebecca Adlington, who won the world freestyle 800 m this year and...

What a great day. Met Theo Paphitis along with my fellow "Small Business Sunday" (#SBS) winners at his opening of the Guildford Boux Avenue store. Little Big Sports won the award back in May 2011 and it was great to finally meet the man himself.

Children today grow quickly. To help this development happen correctly, it is important to the use of the right size sports equipment. For example many children are given a bat or a ball that is far too large for them, more than often it’s an average size for an adult. Giving children the correct scope and weight for their size helps the...

I just love my son's attention to detail, particularly when it comes to sport. This week we had a play date at a friends house after school. Whilst the girls happily pottered around, the boys recreated the Rugby World Cup. It was hilarious. An enthusiastic rendition of the English National Anthem, complete with nuzzling and hair ruffling started the proceedings. Followed by...

'Work Your Way' is a publication that is packed with useful articles and tips for helping create the balance between work and family. I am delighted to say that the current feature interview is with me! Have a read at http://bit.ly/oMG6hq and find out more about why I set up www.littlebigsports.co.uk and how I combine running a business with being a Mum.