Tag Archives: East London

Big Fish Little Fish – 12/06/16

Posted on June 18, 2016 by katese11

This has taken a while to write up because I was trying to get that epic Legoland post out of the way first. And if you’ve read that 2000-word monster, you’ll understand how tired we were when, the very next … Continue reading →

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May Half Term Preview 2016

Posted on May 25, 2016 by katese11

Do you have a stressed out 7-year-old, who’s been stretched by SATS? Or a 4-year-old who says she has to “work hard but only when I’m writing in my book”? Well, don’t worry about busting them out of school for … Continue reading →

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The Librarian – 06/05/16

Posted on May 7, 2016 by katese11

I must admit I was a little surprised by this latest offering from the Discover Centre on Tour. Whenever we’ve encountered Discover before – whether on home turf or up in the sky – their storytelling has been engaging, funny … Continue reading →

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LWAT’s Guide to Tabby McTat

Posted on April 15, 2016 by katese11

Listen up, Londoners…this is important stuff. I know this blog covers a wide variety of topics, from the trivial (politics) to the vital (sandpits) but this is one of the life-changing ones. I’m going to tell you where all the … Continue reading →

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Easter Fun at The View – 28/03/16

Posted on April 3, 2016 by katese11

  In the Great British Tradition, Easter weekend was largely a washout. As we were driving along Euston Rd in a hailstorm, an hour late for Easter Sunday service we never would have imagined that 24 hours later we’d be … Continue reading →

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Hackney to be Wiped Off Map Following Online Poll

Posted on April 1, 2016 by katese11

The residents of Hackney have taken a unanimous decision to anonymise themselves after an online poll branded maps “conformist, facist and obvious”. The poll, on Instagram, asked locals whether they agreed that Hackney would be a better place “if no … Continue reading →

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Krazy Kidz Fun Forest – 19/03/16

Posted on March 22, 2016 by katese11

It’s strange for the LWAT family to have aSaturday afternoon with nothing planned and nowhere to be, but last Saturday was one of those afternoons. I called the kids over to the laptop and excitedly told them all the things … Continue reading →

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Parks and Waterslides

Posted on March 17, 2016 by katese11

Last week, as I was writing a hard-hitting piece on my cuddly local MP, I made a promise on my Facebook page. I promised that, before long, I’d move on from the political agitation and serve up a more traditional … Continue reading →

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A Birthday in Barking – 23/02/16

Posted on February 26, 2016 by katese11

I have a habit of going to slightly random places on my birthday. There was Bethnal Green in 2012 – not so random now but a bit out of the way when you consider we were living in South London … Continue reading →

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London Without a Toddler – ABQ

Posted on February 23, 2016 by katese11

Did I mention that the kids are back? We’ve had them back for five days and, honestly, it’s like they’ve never been away. But they were away! For most of half term…and while they were, Nathan and I partied hard. … Continue reading →

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