Two local Mums are celebrating after reaching the finals of the UK’s biggest blog awards, the Mum and Dad (MAD) Blog Awards.
Karen Beddow, a lawyer from West Kirby, who writes the blog Mini Travellers, is a finalist in the Family Travel category and Julia Bryson, a journalist from Hoylake, who writes the blog Rainbeaubelle is a finalist in the category of Best Writer.
The pair, who are also friends, both beat off competition from more than 7,000 other blogs to be nominated in the awards.
Mini Travellers is a fun blog about where, how and when to travel with your children and Rainbeaubelle records Julia’s journey through life and parenting.
Karen said: “I started writing my blog whilst on holiday with a glass of wine and thought how much fun it would be to write about holidays and days out all the time.
“It’s fantastic to know people enjoy reading about our adventures, and blogging is a fantastic way to connect with other parents.
“I’m so happy people nominated my blog, and it’s such a great honour to have reached the finals of the awards.”
Sally Whittle, founder of the MAD Blog Awards, said: “Parent blogs are the new bible for modern parents – more than 10 million of us turn to blogs for tips, entertainment and support every single month, and our finalists represent the very best of those blogs. It’s such a diverse community, with inspiring posts, pictures and videos on every topic you can imagine.”
Readers can follow Karen’s blog at www.minitravellers.co.uk and Julia’s at www.rainbeaubelle.com and have until May 27th to vote. Readers can vote for Julia and Karen’s blog at http://www.tots100.co.uk/awards
The award winners will be revealed at a gala awards ceremony at the Royal Garden Hotel in London on September 16th.