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It’s not often this happens! This edition we have four reasons to celebrate. Go to Bugle 297 to find out all the good news.

Another beautiful Christmas Bugle, made all the more magical by the artwork sent in by the children. Thank you to all the mums, dads and grandchildren who cajoled their youngsters to produce their best work again – they really do bring the pages to life. Merry Christmas everyone. xx

Thank you to all the children who put pens to paper to create some magic for the Cover Art Competition again this year. The judges had a hard time coming to a decision but this year they chose Lily’s beautiful piece to grace the cover of the Christmas Bugle 2021. Read more…

September’s Bugle is brimming with joyful news of family events as we all emerge blinking out into the light again. It’s lovely to see so many happy things going on, not least the fact that our Bugle is throwing out the confetti once more – congratulations to Charlotte and Zoe Read more…

Jill’s beautiful artwork graces the cover of the May ’21 edition of the Bugle.  Jill currently has an exhibition of her work in Gweek in Cornwall – see the Bugle for more info – and you can also buy pieces of her work via her Etsy shop, RiverBirdStudio.  Lovely work Read more…

I am literally so excited I could vomit!  My usual print shop that I use for the Bugles quoted me an extortionate price to print and bind the Lockdown Bugle as it is so big and they don’t really have the equipment for binding it.  So I have had to Read more…

As we have all found ourselves – wherever we are in the world – impacted by the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all been living through.a period of World history that will never be forgotten.  Rather than sticking with the usual Bugle format, we are thus creating Read more…

Producing a Bugle is a few days of ultra-busy as I fit it all in around my normal working day, so the moment I get back from the printers with the warm copies in my hand is always a happy one.  Despite having spent three days editing it all, it’s Read more…

Here it is, hot off the press, revealing that the CACK (Cover Art Competition for Kids) was won this year by Sophie.  For the full scoop – and brimming with family news – please grab a hot cup of tea, a warm mince pie, a comfortable chair by the fire Read more…