Readers’ Comments

Here are some of the wonderful comments we have received over the years:

This is definitely the most valuable resource I’ve found for knowing what’s going on in my local area - there’s nothing else like it, it’s fantastic! My little boy wouldn’t have half so much fun without all the wonderful ideas I’ve discovered in these pages and I am extremely grateful to you.

Hi, this is just a thank you for all the good work that goes into preparing and distributing The Family Grapevine. I moved to Farnham recently knowing no one in the area, with severe, possibly puerpural, depression and recovering from 3 miscarriages since my baby was born (now 15 months). I’ve joined loads of the music based classes amd have been going to lots of the mother and baby groups and as a result have made a lot of great new friends, ‘got over’ my depression and grief and seen my daughter blossom with all the social contact. Without my copy of The Family Grapevine I would still be lonely and isolated, so thank you so much for such an essentail lifeline.

Very impressed with the information included.

I think The Family Grapevine is brilliant! It’s so useful in helping you get to know your local facilities and I don’t think there’s anything else like it.

Just wanted to let you know that I have just found out about your magazine. I picked it up at my local ballet school a couple of days ago. It’s absolutely BRILLIANT! I wish I’d had this when my kids were tiny! They only 6 and 4 now and we are just about to move from Ely to Cambridge so I am frantically searching for new classes for them. This has come at an great time and is absolutely great as trying to find ballet classes etc.. on the internet has proved very difficult. I have now found quite a few new places to try for swiming, ballet, etc, it’s brilliant. I have passed on the details to all my friends who have kids as well.

I recently moved to Frimley Green and received your magazine in a welcome pack. I gave birth to my daughter 3 weeks ago and have found the information in The Family Grapevine invaluable, for a new mum in a new area!

Such a useful guide for parents!

Thanks and look forward to many more successful editions. I will certainly be looking out for them…

Love the grapevine - great resource. I have used it for mothers’ groups and dance/music classes.

I have never seen such a useful magazine.

Hi. I’m a parent with a two year old and one on the way, living in Worthing. My health visitor gave me a copy and I was wondering if you knew of anything similar for the Worthing, Shoreham or Brighton areas as I think the magazine is fab and I’m looking for activities to do while on maternity leave.

I have just moved to Milton Keynes and found your second edition of the Grapevine in the library last week. I was really pleased to find that there is such a good local edition – it was a real lifeline for me in Surrey.

I think the Grapevine is excellent – I use it a lot to find out about local stuff.

Oh I wish there had been something like this when our children were small!

This is definitely the most valuable resource I’ve found for knowing what’s going on in my local area - there’s nothing else like it, it’s fantastic! My little boy wouldn’t have half so much fun without all the wonderful ideas I’ve discovered in these pages and I am extremely grateful to you.

It’s fab, couldn’t do without it!!!!!!!!!!

I left a message on your telephone, called from New York City. Our family spend each spring in Haywards Heath and we totally rely on The Family Grapevine for activities for our three year old during our stay. This year we are arriving mid-June for 4-6 weeks - I am hoping you can mail us an issue of the Spring Edition. Thank you so much for your attention to us!

Couldn’t be without The Family Grapevine, it’s such a brilliant resource - a true family bible!

I am frustrated at the information available in my area and found the issue I picked up last year a fantastic source of information. From a mother who picked up a copy on a visit to East Surrey.

As a Mum of a lively 3 year old girl and equally lively 1 year old boy, may I congratulate you on your brilliant phone book.

May I say how pleased and surprised I was to see such an interesting and informative journal.