Bike Week, delivered by Cycling UK, is an annual opportunity to promote cycling and show how cycling can easily be part of everyday life by encouraging ‘everyday cycling for everyone’. Believe it or not, Bike Week first took place in 1923 – 95 years ago! It was, and always has been, a great opportunity to […]
After the biggest restoration project in its entire 175 year history, Kew Gardens has re- opened the doors of its spectacular Temperate House, restored to its dazzling Victorian glory, revealing 10,000 exotic plants. Many of these rare plants are currently being researched by Kew’s scientists to develop new drugs to treat serious illnesses such as […]
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Food allergies can arise at any time of life but those arising in childhood and can become lifelong. There is a difference between allergy and food intolerances. A child with a food allergy and a child with a food intolerance can both have a bad reaction to a certain food, but the food allergy involves […]
Every year, around 2 million children attend A&E due to accidents. Over 76,000 of these require admission to hospital – that is nearly 1500 children a week! This week is Child Safety Week and Emma Hammett from First Aid for Life runs through some top tips to make your home safer. Accidental injury is one […]
A cautionary tale of what can go wrong in the kitchen at home from Pathe 1947 for Child Safety Week. […]
We are all now encouraged to count our steps – 10,000 a day being the recommended goal – but health experts are now saying that we should focus on the intensity of walking, rather than just the actual number of steps we take each day. With an estimated 3 million middle-aged adults physically inactive across […]
Sensory-based food education, like baking and growing vegetables, given to 3–5 year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Sensory-based food education offers new tools for promoting healthy dietary habits in early childhood education and care. The findings […]
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Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what’s behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue. […]
How social media sites and algorithms effect our wellbeing. […]
We take a trip down memory lane this half term as we take a look at how camping was done back in the day. Happy holidays! […]