Interesting news today from the the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) warning, according to the BBC, that more children may drown if they are don’t have the recommended annual number of hours of swimming lessons at school. This is the sort … Continue reading
We’re sorry to disappoint anyone who was planning on coming on Thursday 23rd May but we have had to take the decision not to open our warehouse sale for a second day. Today, the first day, was a great success … Continue reading
The BBC Breakfast programme is featuring a family who are trying to buy only British made goods. How good to see that idea back I thought as I watched, reminded of the We’re Backing Britain campaign of the late 60s. … Continue reading
Our office is now closed for Easter, reopening on Tuesday 2nd April. Our website is if course still able to accept orders over the Easter weekend and these will be despatched on Tuesday 2nd April. We wish all our customers … Continue reading
As reported in the press, a recent Mumsnet survey has emphasized the belief amongst parents that children are growing up faster – or getting older younger as it’s sometimes described – something the toy industry has recognised for years. It … Continue reading
Father Christmas has now authorised us to announce the top stocking fillers he’s ordered from us for this Christmas – and all under £7. He’s ordered 100s of each of these from us so we are pleased to recommend them … Continue reading
Keep an eye on your letterbox for our new, bigger than ever, Autumn catalogue. If you’re on our mailing list you should receive one automatically, and it should be with you around September 12th. If you haven’t had one before … Continue reading
In this article we look at the wooden train set sold by Ikea and check to see whether it fits with Bigjigs railway, Brio or any of the other leading brands. Firstly we have to say it is fantastic value. … Continue reading
Some of my best memories of childhood are of the adventurous things I did, many of them as a Boy Scout. Some of them were daft, and some of them were definitely dangerous. Climbing the chalk scarp slope at Boxhill … Continue reading
As we know, Bigjigs Rail and Brio wooden railway track and trains are compatible. (For full details see our article about these two brands). What about extra track from the John Crane Branching Out (now Tidlo) range? Will this fit … Continue reading
