[New] your new year

Detox The Green Light

Eco-Homemaker offer tried and tested eco-friendly home, maternity and baby products. The online retailer was launched by husband-and-wife team Alex and Victoria Harris from Chalfont St Peter.

Their latest concept ‘Eco Swap Club’ is a curated subscription box offering their customers an easy way to try out their family’s go-to eco swaps. They’ve designed four themed boxes showcasing their 18 favourite swaps delivered every quarter. Victoria explained, “we are really excited to be able to bring families an easy way to try out our favourite eco-swaps for themselves without needing to think of which combination of products to go for and whether they will work.” They are offering 10% off with code CHLT10 and a 20-minute online consultation with the founders, offering you bespoke advice on swaps within the home. More at: < eco-homemaker.com/ chilterns

Lambwatch - cutest event of the year

Cuteness is coming this February half term to Odds Farm Park, near Beaconsfield, between 11 and 19 February. Billed as the ‘cutest event of the year’, the farm’s annual ‘Lambwatch’ event is perfectly timed for the half term holiday where guests will be able to see new lambs born over the course of the nine-day break. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn all about lambing and see newborn lambs take their first steps. Assistant General Manager, Louise Winslow said: “We love February half term on the farm! With new lambs expected to arrive throughout the school holidays, it really feels like spring is on the way. Back by popular demand is our lamb-themed trail around the farm which gets families exploring the rest of the farm with a prize at the end for all the children who complete it. We will also have our arts and crafts marquee set up and we can’t wait to see everyone’s b-ewe-tiful creations.” < oddsfarm.co.uk/lambwatch

‘March of the Mummies’

Thousands of mothers sporting spooky costumes descended on central London at the end of October last year to demonstrate against the cost of childcare, which has forced some to leave the workforce. Similar marches took place in other cities across the UK. Data indicates that for many women, deciding whether to return to work after having a baby – or even whether to have a child at all – has become a question of cost.

The protest was demanding increased funding for childcare, properly paid maternity and paternity leave and flexible working.

Compared to other countries, the UK’s childcare costs are among the highest. According to data gathered by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the net costs in the UK amount to around twenty nine percent of the average wage, compared to Germany’s one percent and France’s fourteen percent.

More info at: < pregnantthenscrewed.com