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My name is Viki. I am a qualified Nutrition Coach and specialise in Culinary Medicine. I am also a mum of two young girls and a self-taught chef.

Twiddle is my “passion child”, born out desperation to deal with my daughter’s fussy eating habits. It was a side hustle for 5 years while juggling family life and my corporate job. I worked in anti-money laundering compliance for 15 years for DLA Piper, most of this spent managing a large centralised international team.

After having children my priorities changed and being diagnosed with IBS put things into a different perspective. Having developed health issues that the doctors tried to medicate me for (for the rest of my life) pushed me to find a better way to live. I re-qualified as a Culinary Medicine Coach that helped me not just to heal myself and manage my IBS but also to coach others to get better too. In 2023, I finally I left the corporate world so that I could concentrate on my family and focus on making Twiddle a full time job.

My mission is to help you tune into your body more to become healthier and happier. I believe that we all have the ability to be the best versions of ourselves and are able to make the necessary changes too. Sometimes we just need a little nudge and an expert who can assist in speeding the process up.

I am passionate about guiding you, teaching you and inspiring you to achieve this! I am here to be your companion on this journey that can be overwhelming and often scary when you first embark on it.

I can help you rebuild your relationship with your diet, your health and wellbeing and inspire you to cook new dishes while also having fun in the kitchen. I will teach you how to roll the perfect dough along with useful tips on how to make it more nutritious. You can also come along to my hands on workshops or cook with me online.

I love experimenting with different cuisines and my recipes are infused with herbs and spices I tried visiting different countries and some that are deeply rooted in my Hungarian heritage.

I also run in person cookery classes for team building activities, birthday parties and more. If you fancy joining me on an open class, please visit my booking page where you can find out the date of my next event.

With the “love of food”,

Viki

https://www.twiddlefood.co.uk/

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The classes were created in 2003 by diddi dance founder, Anne-Marie Martin, a professional dancer with over 25 years teaching experience. After running for over 20 years in London we now have over 40 locations across the UK with more opening up all the time. We are so proud to be celebrating 20 years of pre school dance, exploring so many dance styles from around the world.

We love encouraging children and their families to enjoy a love of movement to music that will last a lifetime.

Feel free to look around the site to find out more about our classes, parties and early years sessions.

Why not join the fun, see where the closest diddi dance is to you and get in touch to request a trial today.

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To discover more about Olivia splash this way:
Olivia Hope is an Irish writer with a special love for children’s fiction.

A former record breaking athlete, she competed internationally representing Ireland.

She has worked with all ages in the creative arts; from nursery schools to nursing homes, and taught children English, PE and on one occasion, ice-cream making, which ended badly.

She currently lives in the wilds of South West Ireland with her family

Here’s a book bio:

Wake up early, don't be shy.
This bright world can make you FLY . . .

This gorgeous, uplifting picture book celebrates the wildness in all of us, and the beauty of the world all around us. Prepare for a heart-lifting journey through the beauties of nature: from pine forests to awe-inspiring mountains, and from sparkling seas to starry skies, each page is full of wonders. Fly across oceans, run with wolves through the mountain snow, dance with fireflies, and prepare to BE WILD!

With a lyrical text from talented debut author Olivia Hope, and stunning, immersive illustrations by Daniel Egnéus, this stand-out book brims with joy and possibility and makes the perfect gift for any little one.

Here’s some recent reviews:

**Luminously beautiful - Guardian**
**Utterly enchanting - Daily Mail**
**Poetic and inspiring - Irish Examiner**
**Magical - Shirley Hughes**
**An audacious instant classic - Irish Independent**

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Yarrow Townsend spent her childhood among the moss, oak and heather of the New Forest. After working as a teacher, and then as a stable- hand, Yarrow completed an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, before returning to the forest to work for the RSPB. Always in search of ways to be closer to the outdoors, Yarrow now lives on a narrowboat, travelling the canals with her garden on the roof. The Map of Leaves is inspired by her life by the woods and the water, and by her own parents’ herb books.
Follow her: @yarrowtownsend

Yarrow is available for interview and to write features, and review and giveaway copies are available.
For more info please contact publicist Laura Smythe: laurasmythecontact@gmail.com 

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Listen to a really fabulous edition of how speech and language can be supported by going outside!

Thriving Language co-founders Becky and Becs (The Beckies) using their joint work to create environments where all children are understood. Thriving Language is a Community Interest Company.

Becs is an Early Years Lead for Thriving language and Forest School, she loves outdoors and natural environments where children can engage deeply and have time to play.  She has led teams of early years educators across Gloucestershire and is now also training teams out of county. Becky specializes in environments, freeflow play, patterns of play, team dynamics, team building and  two year old child development.

Becky is a Speech and Language Therapist for Thriving Language and the NHS, she loves helping teams of educators and families to communicate with their child and see their child thrive. She is a specialist in early years speech, language and communication. Becky is also a cleft lip and palette specialist.

Together they are published by Routledge and write their own in practice books. They are keynote speakers, run work shops for educators and are currently creating projects with Facts4life, Kinder Education and Badger Wood Adventures.  They hold one-one outdoor communication sessions for families.

www.thrivinglanguage.co.uk

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thrivinglanguage/

Facebook https://en-gb.facebook.com/thrivinglanguage/

Twitter https://twitter.com/thrivelanguage @thrivelanguage

LinkedIn Becky Poulter Jewson & Rebecca Skinner

Thriving Language Podcasts Apple Spotify Buzzsprouts and Amazon Music

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Listen in to teacher Ed More and discover some top tips and ways to become a more sustainable school and greener teacher. 

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Edd Moore, Multi-Award Winning Teacher and Eco Coordinator
Edd Moore has been at the forefront of education around environment and sustainability for the last ten years. He has built up the Primary School's Eco work from a blank canvas to one of the top Eco Schools in the country embedding the environment into the school's curriculum. Edd has led the school he has worked for to win multiple national environment awards that include Eco Schools Eco Primary School of the Year, Surfers Against Sewage Schools Champion of the Year, Jane Goodall Roots and Shoots UK Best Group of the Year to name a few. Edd teaches the future generations about sustainability - creating initiatives and programmes that are shaping not only his pupils' futures but that of the schools he works with.
Edd mentors and supports schools on their environment journey, works as a Environment Education Consultant with environment organisations, businesses and media companies.

https://www.linkedin.com/safety/go?url=https%3A%2F%2Fneu.org.uk%2Feducate-novdec-2020&trk=flagship-messaging-web&messageThreadUrn=urn%3Ali%3AmessagingThread%3A2-ODc3YmE0N2UtNWRjNS00NjRiLTkwMmQtNGQ0YTBkOGFkMzQ4XzAxMg%3D%3D

MPT https://themuddypuddleteacher.co.uk/category/outdoor-learning-resources/

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Pooja Puri graduated from King’s College London with a first-class degree in English Language and Literature. Whilst at university she read for a publishing house and has since worked in the education sector. A winner of the ‘Ideas Tap Inspires’ competition run by the National Centre for Writing, she went on to complete an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Her debut novel The Jungle was published by Black & White’s YA imprint Ink

 https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/pooja-puri/42506 

@PoojaPuriWrites 

@MacmillanKidsUK

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Caryl Hart is an award-winning children's author who writes picture books and young fiction. She lives with her family in Sheffield and loves café walks, mountain biking and wild swimming.  She also runs creative literacy workshops for schools, libraries, festivals and communities.

For more information, FREE activity packs and to purchase signed copies of her books, visit her website:

www.carylhart.com

Thank You for the Little Things:

https://carylhart.com/bookshop/p/thank-you-for-the-little-things

The Girl Who Planted Trees:

https://carylhart.com/bookshop/p/the-girl-who-planted-trees

Twitter: 

@carylhart1

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Molly Potter started out as a scientist. However, she soon realised that chemistry did not have abundant opportunities for working with people and they were what really interested her - so she jumped ship and trained as a primary school teacher. She has subsequently worked with children and in education in a variety of guises for a long time.

The first books Molly had published were in creative thinking, problem-solving and personal, social and health education (PSHE) and aimed at teachers. Later, she moved on to write picture books that help young children with tricky emotions and situations. Her honest, open, down-to-earth approach leaves children informed and reassured.

Molly's website is  mollypotter.com and it has a blog with ideas and free resources etc...https://www.mollypotter.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mollypotterbooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PotterMolly

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