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We aren’t ashamed to admit that there wasn’t a dry eye around at Team Bean when we got the call to say Martin Hibbert had safely made it to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, five years after being paralysed from the waist down from horrific injuries sustained in the Manchester Arena bombings. Martin is only the second paraplegic to have made it to the summit of the highest mountain in Africa. A feat for any person, facing altitude, inhospitable terrain and extreme temperatures, but to have achieved this in a wheelchair is nothing short of incredible. Martin undertook to make...

Martin Hibbert makes his final preparations for his epic ascent of Kilimanjaro - including taking reciept of his special BundleBean trousers!

Our Christmas Appeal - The Flying Seagull Project After another tough year for everyone, we are reminded that Christmas for many children will be harder than anything we can imagine. There are children across England and Europe who, through no fault of their own, are living through the toughest conditions: who are cold, scared, hungry and sad. The Flying Seagull Project are a group of entertainers dedicated to taking happiness, childhood and laughter to children living through the most harsh conditions. In refugee camps across northern Greece, there are children living in tents and portacabins, enduring the extreme cold and strong...

When the temperature drops, there is no need to stop babywearing!  Just follow a few basic tips to get the most of your adventures together and keep yourselves both warm and safe.   Dress your baby in layers! As a rule of thumb, count yourself and your sling as a layer each and bear this in mind when dressing your baby.  Unless it is very cold it is generally OK for your baby to be in indoor clothes, with a cosy hat, warm socks or bootees and a babywearing cover or coat over both of you. If you go indoors...

For the month of September Team Bean are the Wonder Beans. Emily, Nat, Sam and Kate are excited to be joining Wiltshire’s 7-year-old superstar and model Carmela Chillery-Watson in her Wonder Woman Challenge. Last year Carmela raised over £17,500 for medical research into Muscular Dystrophy on her ‘Wonder Woman Walk’.  This year she is inviting teams to help her spread awareness and fundraise towards research into a treatment or cure.  We love everything that Carmela does and are massive fans, so we have joined her in her challenge and are hoping to complete Stage 1: 170 miles from Wiltshire to Dover. A mix of...

In the first of our interview series we meet one of our absolute favourites Carmela Chillery-Watson. Carmela has Muscular Dystrophy, a life-limiting disease, but she is an incredibly busy little girl with boundless amounts of energy and enthusiasm.