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Summer Events for the South East
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 01/07/2011 17:38:14
Our pick of fun family activities for the summer holidays
Manor, Buckinghamshire.Ascot Family DayAugust 6Bring the whole family along to Britain's only jockeys' competition, where teams of riders from all over the world compete over six races for the coveted trophy. As well as the exciting sporting events
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Sloping off with three generations
By Junior on 30/12/2011 14:39:18
A skiing trip with his young son and mother seemed like a great idea, but as the departure date loomed, Patrick Thorne began to have doubts
more hours to Sun Peaks before flying back from Kamloops. Kelowna is now being expanded to accept direct inter-continental flights from Britain – although Calgary turned out to be a great airport for children, full of life-size sculptures of animals
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Foreign countries en famille
By Suzanne Milne on 19/04/2010 15:08:15
National Geographic photographer and mother-of-four Annie Griffiths Belt talks to Junior about the best way to travel the world with family in tow
try to teach them and ourselves enough in any language to be polite, but it happened to work out that their early years were in more foreign cultures, and then I had assignments in Britain and Australia and the States as they got older so language
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Birdsong - tweet all about it!
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 20:22:17
Feathers fly in riotously raucous picture book Birdsong by Ellie Sandall
To The Birds Of Britain And Europe which contained phonetic bird calls. I used this as a starting point to come up with my own bird calls.Do the birds on the branch remind you of anyone?Not really, though my Granddad did try to match each bird to members of our
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Perfect villa holidays
By Junior on 17/08/2011 12:06:11
Whether you want a grand family gathering or a relaxing retreat, a villa can provide a great tailor-made holiday
weeks in July and $85,000 for August. For almost guaranteed sunshine (after all, the weather in the Hamptons can be a bit like Britain), visit the Caribbean. Cotton Bay Village near Rodney Bay in St Lucia has villas sleeping up to ten with secluded
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Thrilling UK holidays
By Junior on 09/08/2011 12:41:23
A break in the UK is a far from dull experience, and there's something to suit everybody whether you are a little historian or a curious explorer...
or visit www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk- Paxton Pits Nature Reserve This Huntingdonshire reserve has one of the largest inland cormorant colonies in Britain and is home to wildflowers, butterflies, dragonflies and kingfishers. Little Paxton. Tel: 01480
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Family-friendly skiing destinations
By Junior on 17/08/2011 16:36:14
Head to the slopes for a highly satisfying family holiday
detailed resort information and up-to-date snow reports, whet your appetite at www.skiclub.co.uk, the site of the Ski Club of Great Britain. Also bear in mind that in the Eurozone, the exchange rate is still so weak that eating out can blow your budget
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