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Travelodge Summer Sale 2018
Jun 14, 2018

Travelodge have announced their summer general sale is now live! Find 20 per cent off selected rooms – there are over 400 thousand rooms available in this promotion. 

Kids Week in London Theatres
Jun 12, 2018

Once again for the month of August children have free entry to shows at participating theatres and booking opens at 10am today. This is organised by the Society of London Theatres and to find out what's on offer we went to see Strictly Ballroom.

Big Wild Weekend 16 to17 June
Jun 7, 2018

Experience the magic of sitting in your own bird’s nest, take an exhilarating all-night moonlit ramble, hunt for glow worms, build dens or join a seashore safari! Wildlife Trusts across the UK are offering hundreds of nature-tastic events during the first ever Big Wild Weekend which runs from 16 to 17 June, 2018.

 

Removing Microplastics from our Air
Jun 6, 2018

In the wake of recent research on the negative human health effects of breathing microplastics, Blueair, a world-leader in air purification solutions for home and professional use, is happy to announce that all its air purifiers remove airborne microplastics. Plus they give ten tips to reduce airborne microplastics at home.

Learning With Timmy
Jun 1, 2018

Today, Aardman the Oscar winning animation studio behind family favourites such as Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep launches Learning Time with Timmy, a fun and interactive learning series teaching English for children aged two to five. Plus they commissioned Dr Sam Wass (The Secret Life of Four and Five Year Olds) to reveal his top tips to parents on how to tell good from poor quality online video content for young learners.

Open House in Hyde Park
May 2, 2018

Open House 2018 is a host of free activities in London's Hyde Park from 9 to 12 July.

BOL - eat plants love life
Apr 11, 2018

Last month BOL Foods announced that it will be removing dairy from all of its products this June (following its drop of meat and fish in 2017), becoming 100 per cent plant-based and the first FMCG brand in the UK to do so.  Anne Coates tried out some of their products.

Voluntary Recall for Dualfix Car Seat
Mar 22, 2018

Britax Romer has issued a voluntary recall for Dualfix sold between 3 November 2017 and 22 March, 2018. Car seats will be exchanged free of charge due to potential safety issue.

 

Tax-Free Childcare
Mar 7, 2018

Working parents can use Tax-Free Childcare to pay for regulated holiday clubs during the Easter holidays. More than 55,000 registered childcare providers including school, football, art and tennis clubs have signed up.

 

The National Young Writers’ Awards
Mar 5, 2018

The National Young Writers’ Awards are now open and world renowned best-selling children’s author David Walliams has been named judge for 2018.

#GiftaBundle Campaign
Feb 21, 2018

Following a successful pilot last year, the #GiftaBundle campaign which redistributes good quality, outgrown baby and children’s clothing is rolling out across 42 Mothercare stores in the run up to Mother’s Day on 11 March.    

 

Shrek The Musical – Tour Dates
Feb 14, 2018

SHREK THE MUSICAL® has arrived, stomping into 2018 with a critically acclaimed new UK and Ireland 24-venue tour until January 2019, arriving at Birmingham’s New Alexandra Theatre this week.