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Meet Ralph Lauren's new BFs: introducing The RL Gang
By Catherine O'Dolan on 13/10/2010 14:38:33
To celebrate the launch of the brand-new UK website dedicated to the world of Ralph Lauren, meet the new cool kids on the block: The RL Gang
DO YOU REMEMBER how you felt on the very first day of the new term at school? Impeccably turned out in a pristine new outfit, butterflies in your stomach, feeling full of nervous energy and excited anticipation. What big adventures lay ahead of you
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LARMER TREE FESTIVAL: JULY 1-3
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 14:21:06
Junior Festival Guide checks out the Larmer Tree Festival 2011
village (info@wigwamsam.co.uk), or book into a Hotel Bell Tent. What does it cost Adult tickets £197 for five days; 11–17 years £158; 5–10 years £127; under-fives free. (Three- and four-day, and daily tickets also available). Extend your stay Stay
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Ken Hom reveals some traditions – and superstitions – for Chinese New Year
By Catherine O'Dolan on 08/02/2013 14:29:00
Start with a firecracker and let the children behave badly. It's Chinese New Year! Here's how to have an authentic celebration
.* On the stroke of midnight, every door and window in the house has to be open to allow the old year to go out.* All debts have to be paid by this time (oh dear). Nothing should be lent on this day, as anyone who does so will be lending all the year. Back when
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Teenage Kicks: The Underage Festival at Victoria Park
By Catherine O'Dolan on 02/08/2011 15:13:32
It's strictly no parents allowed at the coolest festival for kids aged 13 to 17 years
their first foray into the festival scene without a parent or guardian, there's no better place to do so than the one-day Underage Festival at Victoria Park, London E2.Taking place Friday 5 August, Underage Festival will host 10,000 teenagers with a load
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The Best Family Festivals 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 15:55:35
Check out Junior's Guide to the hottest, coolest, funkiest fabbest family festivals for summer 2011
Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire Kendal Calling July 29–31 Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, CumbriaBeautiful Days Festival August 19–21 Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, DevonBig Chill August 4–7 Eastnor Castle, Ledbury Just So Festival August 19–21 Barnswood, Near
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It’s Gonna Get Ugly
By Catherine O’Dolan on 19/04/2010 11:34:41
The story behind Uglydolls from creator David Horvath
, because Ugly means unique and different. Those funny little twists and turns on our inside and outside are to be celebrated, not covered up or corrected. So Uglydolls are the first “beautiful and cute” dolls to come out in a long time. Remember the days
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Dim T
By Catherine O'Dolan on 18/04/2010 16:16:29
A taste of the East
“Will you please get out from under the table, NOW!” was the insistent cry of one exasperated mother. And I couldn’t help smiling to myself that (for once) I wasn’t suffering the same fate with my four-year-old son, who also has a fondness
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Exclusive Interview: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/01/2013 12:50:34
Junior catches up with author Jeff Kinney on his trip to the UK to promote his latest book Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
was in the UK I saw a sign that said ‘the bully reporting station’ where a kid who’s being bullied can go and report the bully. It struck me that it’s a great place for bullies to hang out and wait for their next victim! Some of the ideas come from my
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The May Fair Hotel Film Club
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/09/2010 12:08:00
Enjoy a leisurely Sunday brunch followed by a family movie at The May Fair Hotel
, the chic and swanky establishment much loved by the celebrity crowd. The design of the hotel is contemporary, cool and stark – Starckesque even. The sultry bar oozes sex appeal – I'm sure there's many a romantic overture played out in the wee small hours
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Cyprus: Five luxury family hotels
By Catherine O'Dolan on 07/08/2010 13:47:28
It was good enough for the Goddess of Love Aphrodite – this sunshine island in the Med is perfect for families
, and has a black slate-tiled pool surrounded by sumptuous double sun-loungers, a fantastic Japanese restaurant, Notios, and really romantic dining right on the beach. Splash out on a Kyma Suite (sleeping two adults, one child and a baby in a cot
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