A national campaign to recruit more than 1,000 cycling instructors is being launched today by Olympic gold medallist, Denise Lewis - with the focus of the recruitment drive aimed at mums returning to work. The mum of three is calling on fellow mums to train as Bikeability cycling instructors to help give the next generation of cyclists the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today's roads and get the wheels of the economy turning.
According to a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission launched today to coincide with Parents' Week, British men want to take a more acitve role in caring for their children but four in ten fathers say they spend too little time with their offspring.
Award-winning tweezers have a new look sporting the Breast Cancer Campaign's pink ribbon – with a donation of £2 for each Pink Ribbon Slant bought going to Breast Cancer Campaign.
Budget hotel chain, Travelodge, is offering 110,000 rooms from £9 to £25 and the sale starts at 6am Thursday 15 October 2009 for rooms booked from 29 November to 10 January 2010.
The Booktrust Early Years Awards, supported by the national Bookstart programme and their sponsors and the Unwin Charitable Trust, were announced on Wednesday 23 September 2009. These books make great presents.
Over £20,000 worth of dermatologist advice, treatments and product offered for one day only – Friday 25 September 2009 at 18 Maddox St, London W1, from 11am to 7pm courtesy of La Dermacie de RoC®.
Elaine Denne took five year-old Lauren to tantrum's latest salon, situated in the London's famous toy store Hamleys, for a bit of "daughter pampering".
Founded in 2008 by Michael Rosen as part of his Children's Laureateship, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, administered by the Booktrust, is the first prize of its kind - to honour those books that simply make children laugh and comedian David Walliams, best known for his grotesque comedy creations on the BBC series Little Britain, has been shortlisted for his debut book The Boy in the Dress, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
