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Caring Chloe joins Water Babies - young carer retrains as baby swim teacher in Luton

23-year-old Chloe Smith has always felt passionately about the difference she can make by caring for others. Having previously embarked on a nursing degree, Chloe decided that she would like to explor...

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Local boy with rare disease continues to amaze and spread joy

With World Rare Disease Day being recognised on the 28th of February, we have spoken to local dad, James Tombling, whose son Zachary suffers from Menkes - a condition which effects around one in 250,0...

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Local mum teams up with experts in effort to give every child the best possible start in life

Mum-of-two and local baby swim school owner, Tamsin Brewis, has been teaching children from across Buckingham, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to swim at pools in the region for more than 17 years....

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Little swimmers making waves for baby loss charity – raising £24,000

Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers from across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire have been enjoying the success of this year’s ‘Splashathon’. From the 10th until 24th of...

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Super babies to the rescue – local little swimmers raise money for baby loss awareness

This month, at pools across Banbury and the surrounding areas, hundreds of local newborns, toddlers and pre-schoolers will raise money for the baby loss prevention charity, Tommy’s. In heart-warming e...

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Working Parents Day (16th September) – the local mum flying the flag for working mums across Bucks, Beds and beyond!!

Local mum-of-two, Tamsin Brewis, launched her baby swim school, Water Babies, almost 17 years ago. What began as a couple of weekly sessions at a pool in Northampton soon grew to an enterprise spannin...

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Aylesbury pre-schooler takes a tumble into local pond… and saves his own life!

Five-year-old Joshua Poulton de Sebestyen, from Weston Turville, recently saved his own life whilst on a family day out at a local pond – after falling in the water, he managed to paddle to the bank a...

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Drowning Prevention Week (19th-26th June) – ‘Staycation’ safety tips for local families from swimming expert

Now that l the sun is shining again, you might be contemplating a staycation in the coming weeks. With 40,000 lakes and reservoirs in the UK1, it’s likely that your family holiday or day trip will inv...

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Bedford mums reflect on loneliness of maternity leave as local clubs and activities reopen

Since March 2020, over 600,000 babies have been born in England and Wales1 – living their entire lives in lockdown. Like many other mums, Becky Barker and Kelly Mercel have experienced the joy of havi...