Get crafty with the kids to make your own kite
RUNNING along a windy beach while your kite flies high, is such a simple pleasure but one that today's children thankfully still enjoy at a time when they could be sat in front of a computer screen....
View ArticleSponsored post: Book a holiday and help a charity with Give as you Live
REMEMBER the days when you used to book family holidays by popping into your local travel agent? Whilst we may all remember those days, we may not miss them. The rise of online shopping has made it...
View ArticleCook up a storm at the Great Big Eccleshall Bake Off
By Carol Garrington YOUNGSTERS, parents and staff at Eccleshall Pre School in Staffordshire are holding the town’s ultimate baking competition this Saturday. The competition, which runs from 2pm to...
View ArticleMedia requests: Holiday and gap year disasters
I’M working with a team planning some national media articles about holiday setbacks and have to find the following interviewees. All interviewees need to be British citizens, and willing to be named...
View ArticleHoar Cross Hall in Staffordshire’s top three Father’s Day treats
GONE are the days when beauty and pampering treatments were the sole preserve of ladies. At Hoar Cross Hall, there are some wonderful products and treatments available to help your dad de-stress or be...
View ArticleCompton Hospice Fun Day to host Battle of the Bands competition
By Carol Garrington LAST year Wolverhampton’s Compton Hospice held its first Compton in the Park family fun day and it was such a success that this year they’re doing it bigger and better. Entry to the...
View ArticleSponsored post: Affordable family holidays in Tenerife with lowcostholidays.com
The beautiful Canary Island of Tenerife is consistently classed as one of the most popular family destinations in Europe, and with clean, safe beaches, stunning natural landscapes and year round...
View ArticleWin a week-long cycling holiday to France for four with Pierre & Vacances
Pierre & Vacances and P&O Ferries have teamed up to offer a fantastic cycling holiday for four to France. The prize also includes £200 worth of cycling goodies courtesy of Halfords and high...
View ArticleTravel writing tips from our competition judge, Catherine Cooper
There’s less than a month to go before the closing date of our Beautiful Britain Family Travel Writing Competition. Here, author and journalist Catherine Cooper, who’s also a judge in our competition,...
View ArticleWhy we love sculpture parks by Kath Horwill
Photo courtesy of Kielder Partnership It may sound incredibly simplistic, but one of my favourite things to do with my family is to get out in the fresh air and walk. We love to go to Cannock Chase,...
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