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Booktrust winners of the 2008 Early Years Awards all exemplify the remarkable creativity in words, design and illustration necessary to encourage young children to read. 

RSPB Minsmere is hosting a free event - an impressive wildlife spectacle to impress the kids with at half-term: rutting red deer.

Half-term Canary Islands accommodation from www.holidaylets.net features a vast selection of private holiday homes in destinations well served by the budget airlines.

If you are seeking inspiration for what to put in the kids lunchbox sandwiches for a nutritionally balanced meal contact the Marmite email hotline and be inspired!

PMS charity the National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome (NAPS) announces new findings after years of research - changes to diet and lifestyle can help lessen the PMS symptoms. NAPS has produced the unique PMS Seven Day Nutrition Plan, providing advice, meal plans and recipes together with dietician, author and broadcaster Nigel Denby.

The national vaccination programme against cervical cancer, officially launched  by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo, will offer protection to about 300,000 12 to 13 year-old girls each year.

Whether you are intending to holiday in the UK or live here and just what a change of scene, Travelodge is offering an amazing deal on rooms. A family of four or three adults can share for just £9 per night.

The NHS has for the first time released an online maternity service guide for expectant parents, giving the latest and most comprehensive advice on all aspects of pregnancy, from getting pregnant, early pregnancy, the scans, to the birth, and the most up to date comparative guides to what’s on offer at local maternity units.

Now in its second year, National Lunchbox Week was set up by  healthy snack manufacturer Sun Valley to support parents, and offer advice and ideas to help them move away from fried and fatty snacks such as crisps and chocolate and find healthy and tasty products for adults and children.

Children can discover their inner athlete at Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire on Mondays 18 and 25 August.

Bliss is looking for runners to join their team for the 2009 Flora London Marathon - are you up to their challenge?

Disney Pixar’s Cars characters tour Woolworths and Toy’s R Us stores around the country - beginning today!

Another new recruit for the PWT panel - baby Eva Daisy!

As RHS Garden Rosemoore in Great Torrington, north Devon celebrates Gardener Explorer’s First Birthday, children have free entry throughout August.

The charity Deafness Research UK has launched an innovative new road-show to remind young people of the risks they face to their hearing from prolonged listening to loud music on their MP3 players.

Kate McKenzie is leading a  week of yoga and and creativity in Turkey. Kate has been the yoga teacher of several members of the PWT panel and comes highly recommended!

From Tuesday 15 July the booking lines are open for Kids Week 15 until 29 August 2008, when you can get a free child ticket for each full paying adult to many productions in London's theatreland.

PGL has a kids go free offer for selected, week-long holidays in July and August, with one free child place with every paying adult on Family Active Holidays at two adventure centres in the UK and France.