Before Christmas a lovely Mum from school called Debbie was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Immediate Surgery successfully removed 100% of the tumour but she was told that the Glioblastoma was aggressive and currently incurable.

There are multiple medical trials which have very positive statistical results for prolonging life, especially for someone like Debs who has age and fitness on her side. Debs has all the love and support from her friends and family and the community are doing everything they can to enable her to go to Germany to receive treatment which could give her more time to make memories with her family.

There have been lots of great fundraising events running so far and I decided it would be nice to organise an afternoon tea with a raffle for her.

I booked Key West Bar and Grill and they kindly allowed us to eat at Noon so those of us who needed to dash off to school runs could.  We had the sun shining for us and over 20 parents and 10 kiddies enjoyed delicious sandwiches, scones with jam and cream, freshly made cakes and more tea than we could drink.

Claire from The Little Baby Massage Company wanted to help and very kindly offered to bring crafts for the kiddies and they all enjoyed making and painting and taking their artwork home.  She even provided a baby sensory area for the little one’s who weren’t yet ready for a pritt stick.

I was delighted that we were given so many great prizes and the event raised over £300 which I was thrilled with.

If you would like to read more about #TeamDebs or you think you could get involved in some way they please join the Facebook group.  Thank you. xxx

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If you love picnics, camping trips and festivals as much as we do then you need to check out the multi purpose family sized Gigsak blanket.  

We’ve used our fab flowery fleece blanket many times now and even though it’s been dragged out on pretty much every family outing it’s still in a great condition.  The Gigsak has a wipe clean underside and the best part is that it has an opening for children to climb in if they get cold or to use as protection when the heavens unexpectedly open and it pours with rain.  This actually happened to us when we visited Kingston Lacy and we had to hilariously dive under it to keep us and the kids dry!

Our Gigsak has been lovingly nicknamed Giggy after taking it to Camp Bestival last year.  It came out with us during the day to sit on, the kids used it as a sleeping bag for a nap and then when it rained in the night I used it to protect our bags and food.

The Gigsak has 2 designs, a traditional one and girly option which I love.  I really can’t recommend it enough, it rolls up neatly and has a handle too so I can sling it over my shoulder or hang it on the pushchair when we’re out for the day.   

UPDATE 2022 - The Gigsak website is no longer live, however you may still be able to purchase one on other selling sites. 

PS, it’s good for scoffing pizza on too!

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Dorsetmums was gifted a Gigsak for review purposes however all views are my own.