Alison Hammond and Churchill Insurance, the motor insurers, launched the National Lollipopper Awards 2016 to honour and celebrate Lollipop men and women throughout the UK. You can nominate in four categories.
Leading first aid charity St John Ambulance is urging everyone to learn basic first aid skills ahead of Bonfire Night as shocking statistics reveal a third of parents and grandparents have witnessed an injury during bonfire night celebrations* and 4,506 people visited A&E from 2014-2015 for treatment of a firework-related injury. Here is their advice for common injuries.
New research from the National Literacy Trust reveals a sharp decline in how often children aged eight to 18 are writing outside school and how much they enjoy writing. Here are some tips produced by the Trust to encourage your child’s writing.
Parents looking for innovative ways to entertain the children in the half term are invited along to Explore Learning centres across the UK where there will be free, fun and interactive workshops for children aged four to 14 on Thursday 27 October, 2016 from 12pm until 5pm.
A vibrant storytelling adventure with a quirky urban soundtrack, The Magic Paintbrush is a new dance show leaping, splattering, swirling and boogying onto stages across the UK.
The Book Trust launches its first ever Time to Read campaign – encouraging families to read together more often even when the children are "too old for a bedtime story".
The long summer holidays can spark problems in the family and this seems to be on the increase as recent research by Childline suggests. Help is at hand for both children and parents.
Herbert Woods, a long established and respected boating company on the Norfolk Broads, will be celebrating its 90th birthday with a summer fete and celebratory Regatta at Potter Heigham on Sunday 10 July 2016 from 10am to 5pm.
