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Family tickets to watch Bath Rugby at the Rec!

Join the team at the Rec in January to watch Bath Rugby in all their glory. Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath, Somerset. They play in the Aviva Premiership league. The club has experienced major success, having in the past won England’s domestic competition, the Anglo-Welsh Cup (as the John Player and Pilkington Cup), as well as the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup. To win, simply answer the following question:

What year was Bath Rugby Founded?

A 1-year subscriptions to Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress worth £39.95

Reading Eggs provides a comprehensive range of online reading lessons and eBooks that teach children aged 3-13 the literacy skills needed for lifetime reading success. Register for your 4 week FREE trial at www.readingeggs.co.uk using code HEY once registration is complete.

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A Startline Young Driver ‘Starter Drive’ Gift Voucher at Castle Combe Circuit!

This ‘first drive’ experience for 12-16 year olds gives a step-by-step approach to basic driving techniques. Students even get to drive on the international race circuit (speed limits regulated)! Gift Voucher will be valid for 12-months from date of issue.

See www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/christmas for full details.

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Free ride vouchers at the Grand Pier Weston-Super-Mare!

The ultimate 21st Century indoor theme park. Open every day, except Christmas Day, so come hail, rain or shine, you’ll always get a warm welcome here at the Grand Pier.

Whatever the weather is doing outside, it’s still fun, fun, fun on the inside. We offer our visitors some world-class rides and attractions, and admission is absolutely free.

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Harry Brimble from Saltford Primary school has won a Pressure Kick rugby game.

Emma Falconer from Castle Primary School has won a family ticket to Avon Valley Railway.

Gage Knight from Chandag Junior school has won family tickets to Wookey Hole Caves.

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Shay O’Malley from Stanton Drew Primary School has won family tickets to the SS Great Britain.

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Owl & Kingfisher Classes - Down on The Farm.

Enterprising Children Cheese, Cheese Everywhere! Was the cry when Owl and Kingfisher Classes from Chew Stoke Church School, recently visited Lye Cross Farm at Redhill. The Children, who had never seen so much cheese – enjoyed a tour of the Lye Cross Cheddar warehouses at the as part of their Enterprise Week.

The Children watched the cows being milked and researched the price of food for sale at the Alvis Family Farm Shop.

Later in the week the Children set up their own restaurant in school where they designed, cooked, and presented meals to over 50 paying guests! And yes, there was cheese on the menu!

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Loads More Fun at Playtime Thanks to a grant of nearly £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund, the Children of Chew Stoke Church School have had their playtimes transformed with the Scrapstore Playpod concept. Out go samey old games of “tag” and In comes den building, sword fights and the wonderful world of a child’s imagination.

The Scrapstore Playpod Scheme is a different approach to “play” whereby children play with a whole shed of safe scrap and transform the items into wonderful playthings. This scheme encourages children to be creative, problem solve, negotiate with their peers and results in children being more stimulated and ready to learn after playtimes, all without them realising!

The Grant has paid for the retraining of the School ‘s Playleaders, a large storage area and the termly renewal of play scrap materials.

The result is that the Children no longer amble out at playtimes but they now run to see what they can find to have fun with!

MacMillan coffee morning The Class 3 students (Year 5 & 6) of East Harptree Primary School hosted another very successful Coffee Morning raising money for MacMillan as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. They baked their own cakes with the help of the School Cooks and served refreshments to parents and other guests.

Earlier that week, Key Stage 1 classes baked scones and hosted an Afternoon Tea Party.

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Youngsters’ winning designs get safety message across Three artistic pupils from a primary school in Keynsham, Somerset, are revelling in prize-winning success after coming top of the class in a competition organised by leading local housebuilderhousebuilder Taylor Wimpey Bristol.

Max (11), Daniel (7) and Honey (7), of Castle Primary School, were each awarded gift vouchers having completed a colouring challenge to highlight the hazards of playing on or near building sites. The competition was organised as part of a health and safety visit to the school by Taylor Wimpey Production Manager Pete Donnachie.

During his visit, Pete conducted an interactive lesson with the trio and their classmates, showing them some of the equipment construction workers use to stay safe and warning of the many dangers building sites pose to children.

The lesson was particularly apt for the Castle Primary youngsters with Taylor Wimpey’s The Meadowsdevelopment currently under construction close to their school.

“We had lots of fantastic designs from the pupils at Castle Primary School and we were really impressed with the time and effort all the children put into the competition,” Pete says.

“It was a really difficult job to judge the best entries, but Max, Daniel and Honey were the ones that stood out for us. Their designs conveyed the serious message about the dangers of building sites in a way which we hope will help other children understand too.”

There’s currently a selection of brand new three, four and five-bedroom homes available to reserve at The Meadows, with prices starting at £245,000.

Further information is available by visiting the Sales and Information Centre, located off Park Road, Keynsham, and open daily from 11am until 5.30pm. Alternatively, the Sales Executive can be contacted on 0117 244 8214.

Further information on Taylor Wimpey developments across the region is available by calling 01454 628484 or visiting www.taylorwimpey.co.uk.

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Bath Rugby players launch the “Children’s Challenge” Bath Rugby has launched a new initiative to inspire more children in the local community to lead fitter, healthier and more active lifestyles.

The Bath Rugby Children’s Challenge is a set of fitness challenges created by the players aimed at girls and boys, aged up to 15 years.

Members of the squad have set targets for the children to reach and have also taken part in the challenges so that the children can benchmark their results against them.

The challenge is part of a wider Bath Rugby initiative which sees the launch of a new Junior Membership Club.

Mike Ford, Head Coach at Bath Rugby hopes to inspire as many as 10,000 children to get involved with the initiative in the first year and said “As a Club we are very much involved with the local community. While we rely on the fans supporting us on a match day we also like to give back and support the community either by fundraising or by lending a helping hand where needed. Children all over the UK need encouragement and outlets like this if we are to steer them away from a culture that revolves around the TV and the sofa!

We see this initiative as a key part of Bath Rugby’s legacy to help inspire children in our local communities and that is why we have launched our Junior Membership Club. We are passionate about increasing our engagement with kids all over the region and helping them to be active.”

Ford added “The players are very much behind the challenges and have chosen some nonrugby related ones to appeal to girls and boys of all ages and interests. The keepie-uppies one is my personal favourite, some of the players find this really hard and certainly need the practise.”

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The Bath Rugby Children’s challenges are:• To sprint 50m as fast as Tom Biggs - set a time on the 50m sprint challenge • Hula Hoop longer than Dave Attwood • Do as many “keepie-uppies” with a rugby ball as Matt Banahan • Take the Kyle Eastmond quick feet challenge • Kick a ball between two cones like Tom Heathcote Participation in the Bath Rugby Children’s Challenge is free. Children should register online at www.bathrugby.com to become member of Bath Rugby’s new Junior Membership Club. The challenges will be set up on the Recreation Ground in the outfield at each home game throughout the season. Spot prizes will be awarded for effort and a leader board maintained throughout the season.

Thrilling community facts at the click of a mouse Local communities were today invited to find out more about the local area with a new online service run by Bath & North East Somerset Council.

Thousands of stats are available at the click of a button to raise awareness and understanding on a wide range of issues. It is the single most comprehensive source of research, facts and figures about Bath and North East Somerset available.

• Residents of Bath and North East Somerset are some of the happiest in the country?

• 15% of residents rent their homes privately, 5% more than in 2001?

• Rates of teenage pregnancy are the lowest in the South West?

This new process is called Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and is a new requirement placed on Council’s by the government.

Councillor Simon Allen (Lib-Dem, Radstock), Cabinet Member for Wellbeing said, “Good evidence should be at the heart of our decision making and we want to share what we know

about the local area. We hope it will be a useful resource for people applying for funding and trying to get things done in their local community.

“However, we don’t know everything and it is particularly important that the voluntary organisations and local community groups tell us what they know because they often have the best understanding of what their community needs.”

Dr Bruce Laurence, Director for Public Health, added, “This information is already being used by the Council, the local NHS and other agencies to understand local needs and design services that meet local challenges. By identifying priority groups or communities who are experiencing poor health and wellbeing we can design or re-design our services to reduce these inequalities.”

To access this information, visit www.bathnes. gov.uk/jsna and if you have information the council should know, contact the Research team on research@bathnes.gov.uk Since the launch of Rugbytots in the Bristol area in the Spring of 2009, there has been a huge demand for places. Featured on CBeebies, we believe this is due to the excellent delivery of our classes from dedicated, enthusiastic and professional staff.

Our fun programme has been designed to develop your child’s physical, psychological and social attributes, as well as gently encouraging rugby specific skills such as running with the ball, finding space, kicking, catching, scoring a try and much more.

We now have weekday and weekend classes for girls and boys for: 2 to 3½, 3½ to 5 and 5 to 7 year olds in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We have classes in your area: • Downend Sports Centre • Page Community Centre, Staple Hill • Compton Martin Village Hall • Ubley Parish Hall For your FREE trial call Rob or Emma on 0845 313 3250 / 0780 300 1394 quoting ‘Hey’.

To view all classes in your area, please visit our website.

To book your FREE taster session please call us.

Struggling for a Christmas present idea for your child, grandchild, niece or nephew?

We can provide gift vouchers for a term of Rugbytots and offer competitively priced Rugbytots birthday parties.

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what’s on DECEMBER 7-21 Santas Coming We’re delighted Father Christmas will be dropping in to make some very special appearances at his newly refurbished grotto on the following dates: 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and Christmas Eve (10 -3pm). He will be there from 10am -5pm.

Cost £2.50 per child which includes a gift.

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8 Saltford Santa Dash A 5 mile fun run, entrants dressed in Santa outfits winding in a figure of eight course through the picturesque lanes of Saltford. Also a family-friendly 1 mile race for Santa’s little helpers. Cost 16+ £12 Santa suit included in Entrants Fee and Children £5 Elf suit included in Entrants Fee. www.saltfordsantadash.webs.com ......................................................................

14 Brunel’s SS Great Britain Christmas Market

Located outside one of Bristol’s most iconic landmarks, the Christmas market at Brunel’s SS Great Britain will

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15 Horseworld Christmas Disco

Come and join us for our fabulous fun filled Christmas Disco where children aged 4-12 years old will have a fantastic two and a half hours filled with festive cheer!

Includes: Entertainment, party games, delicious buffet a special visit from Santa and his Elves plus of course opportunity to show off their lastest moves on the dance floor! Pre-booking essential as places are limited.

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15 Live Nativity New Cheltenham Community Centre.

Weather permitting, we are hoping to do a live reenactment of the nativity story (with a modern make over) at All Souls Southey Park. Do come along and see the Christmas story as you’ve never seen it before www.kingswoodteamministry.co.uk ......................................................................

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28 Festive Family Fun at Leigh Woods

Drop in anytime between 10am and 2pm to have a romp around the woodlands whilst completing our festive trail. For the first time the National Trust at Leigh Woods will be open for some festive fun. Follow the trail around the woods looking for Father Christmas’ reindeer as they rest after a busy Christmas! Collect all the clues and claim your prize at the end. This is a drop in event for families to enjoy together between 10am and 2pm. A chance to burn of some energy (and turkey) and have some wild time together! Leigh Woods, National Trust, Valley Road, Bristol ......................................................................

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Release date: 29th November

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Release date: 13th December

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everestlike conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug.

Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.

The Nut Job Release date: January 2014

Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city.

Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury’s Nut Store.

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3.9m Death-tastic Slide withCrawl-tastic Decorate your cauldron stickers Tunnels and/or Ball-tastic Cannons Cannon-tastic Ball Runs glitter glue!

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A fun-tastic indoor adventure and family café for children of all ages. Climb, swing, slide, jump, eat and party!

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Make sure Santa’s reindeer pay you a visit this Christmas by sprinkling some of this special Reindeer Food Sprinkle on your lawn or by your front door! Fun for kids to make for themselves or to give to friends.

You will need: A little jar, box or re-sealable bag Oats or oatmeal Glitter (or white or coloured sugar) Instructions: Simply put about 1 tablespoon of oats and 1 tablespoon of glitter into your container and mix together. Seal, ready to sprinkle outside your house on Christmas Eve! If you are giving to a friend, add the tag perhaps with a pretty ribbon.

‘MINCE PIES FOR SANTA’ PLATES

Do you leave out mince pies For Santa on Christmas Eve? Kids can decorate their own plates for Father Christmas this year - they are fun to do and make a really special keepsake, too.

You will need: A small white ovenproof plate Porcelain or acrylic paint pens or paint Instructions: Plan your design on a piece of paper first if you like. When you are happy, simply draw your design on your plate. Leave to dry.

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Christmas presents on a budget Christmas doesn’t have to be an expensive time of year. By setting yourself an affordable budget and sticking to it you’ll be able to start the New Year without mountains of unplanned debt.

Use our tips to help you make the most of the money.

Write a list - estimate the cost of each present and check that the total is within your budget. Stick to your list. Sounds simple, but it’s easy to get carried away when Christmas lights are twinkling and gifts are displayed to entice you to buy.

Plan what to buy and when - some things are best paid for early to get the best deals, for example travel, and others best to leave until the last minute, such as stocking fillers.

Compare prices of different retailers as well as internet and shop prices - they often differ. Price comparison websites can be useful but use more than one source to get a full range of price information.

Search for discounts - you can find vouchers in magazines and voucher codes online. If there is space to enter a discount code, always search for one.

Don’t be tempted - two-for-one, three-for-two, mix-and-match or other

or cancelling a gym or magazine membership which you’re not using.

Try a clothes swap - instead of buying a new outfit, why not swap with friends or use an online swap agency?

Sell unwanted goods - online auctions can be a good way of converting things you don’t need or use to cash (including last year’s unused Christmas presents!), but take care and use online auctions safely. enticing offers are there to tempt you.

Check the original prices to make sure that they really are value for money. And only buy them if you really need them.

Do you need insurance? Check your Christmas gifts are covered by your existing contents insurance policy. And think twice before buying any extended warranties - you may already be covered.

And if you dare to leave your food shopping until Christmas Eve afternoon, there are bargains to be had!

Cut back - see if you can find one or two areas where you can make savings, eg packed lunches for you or your children,

Think about swapping Christmas cards for online messages or e-cards. With the price of postage increasing on a regular basis, this could be a real money-saver and is also good for the environment.

If you are getting benefits, did you know that you may be entitled to a Christmas bonus? And if you don’t currently get benefits, find out if you should be.

See the Directgov website for more information.

If you are planning to borrow to help pay for Christmas then make sure it is the best borrowing available to you.

And only borrow what you can afford to pay back.

Getting to grips with eczema

Around one in five children suffers from the skin complaint and in 8 out of 10 cases, the condition occurs before they reach the age of five.

Emollients - substances used for moisturising, washing and bathing that help soften and smooth the skin to keep it supple and moist - are recognised as the most important treatment for eczema.

However, the research shows that in practice, many parents are not using these treatments as effectively as they could. Almost half of mums only apply to the affected areas of their child’s skin, when medical guidance from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence recommends that treatments they should be applied to the whole body, even when the child’s skin appears clear.

The survey also highlighted that many parents could be hampering the effect of these treatments by the way they apply them - 53 per cent rub creams and ointments into their child’s skin which can actually worsen the condition by irritating the skin. As a result of the findings, the National Eczema Society has teamed up with E45 to launch a new threestep treatment plan and online advice programme.

Developed in line with NICE and NES guidance, the simple plan advises: 1: Apply emollient creams and ointments all over your child’s body

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The history of Santa Claus begins with a man called Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra. Saint Nicholas was known for his charity and wisdom. Legends tell of him coming from a wealthy family and giving all his money to the poor. He also was said to posses magical powers. He died in 340 AD and was buried in Myra.

Late in the 11th century religious soldiers from Italy took the remains of the saint back with them. They built a church in honour of him in the town of Bari, Italy. Soon Christian pilgrims from all over the world came to visit the church of Saint Nicholas. These pilgrims took the legend of Saint Nicholas back to their native lands. As the legend of Saint Nicholas spread it would take on the characteristics of each country.

In Europe during the 12th century Saint Nicholas Day became a day of gift giving and charity. Germany, France and Holland celebrated December 6th as a religious day and gave gifts to their children and the poor.

When the Dutch colonists traveled to America, they brought with them their Sinterklaas, an austere bishop who wore a red bishop costume and rode on a white horse.

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You’ve spent the last few weeks Christmas shopping for presents and what seems to be enough food to feed the five thousand. You’ve lost count of the number of presents you’ve wrapped and cards you’ve written. You’ve been making costumes for nativity plays and been a taxi service for the children. You’ve been tangled up in Christmas lights and decorated the house to look like a Winter wonderland...it’s now time for you to enjoy the festive season and do something for yourself.

New Year’s Eve creeps up on all of us and before we know it we are celebrating the start of yet another year. We contemplate where the last year has disappeared and discuss our New Year’s resolutions, even though the majority of us have forgotten our resolutions from the previous year...but 2014 is going to be the year you stick to yours.

Around 7 million people in the UK make New Year’s resolutions to improve their health, but sticking to it in the dark winter months can be particularly tough. However it’s worth remembering that just 15 minutes of exercise a day can increase life expectancy by up to 3 years!

Exercise classes can be a great way to get fit, make friends and have fun. There are so many exercise classes that you could try from Yoga and Pilates that help develop core strength and tone the body to Zumba and high impact aerobics that will really get you burning calories and toning all at the same time as shaking your stuff! Aerobic classes have some great health benefits: However, running, aerobic classes or joining a gym might not be for you, you may not have the time or it might just simply not be your cup of tea. But all is not lost there are some other simple changes that you can make to help develop the new healthy you:

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Emily Perrott aged 5 has completed the Roman Baths Family Trail and also made her Brownie promise.

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Isobel Thompson aged 10 has passed her street and tap dance exams and has also passed her violin exam too, well done Isobel.

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Molly Weaver aged 8 has achieved her stage 1 to 4 in trampolining, well done Molly.

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Rafe Dawelane aged 9 took part in a recent rugby tournament and was awarded a medal for his achievements, well done Rafe.

Florie Morton aged 7 has been awarded a handwriting cup and also achieved her stage 4 in swimming and stage 6 in gymnastics, well done Florie.

Emily Jefferyes aged 7 has been awarded a gold medal in a gymnastics comp and a silver medal in rock climbing too, well done Emily.

Rosie Norris aged 5 has been awarded a special award at for being a superb listener, great at math’s and an independent writer, great work Rosie.

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PETS R E N COR It’s the festive season again and we’re surrounded by Christmas music wherever we go, trees and bright baubles in the shops, and everyone seems to be a bit happier than they were last week. Everyone is looking for an amazingly wonderful and unusual gift which will make their child gleefully happy and this sometimes extends to animals being given as Christmas presents. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it becomes a bad thing when the purchase is made on a festive whim and little to none of the proper research is done into the proper care. Here is a handy guide to helping you decide if buying a pet for Christmas is the right thing for you, your child, and the pet.

The first question you should ask yourself is this: Does my child really want a new pet?

Buying a pet for a family member might seem like a wonderful thing to do, but do they really want the responsibility of caring for a new pet and, in the case of children especially, you may need to take over the duty of care if they lose interest.

Things to Think About 1. Who will be looking after the animal? You? Your children? Can you trust your children to be dedicated enough to care for the animal for the rest of its life?

2. Will you happily take over the care duties if your children lose interest? Can you dedicate the time to give the animal essential daily love, cuddles and attention on top of feeding and cleaning care?

3. Where will you keep the animal? Indoors our outdoors?

Do you have a suitable space set up? can you keep it safe from the dogs and cats in the house? Is it going to end up unloved in a hutch at the bottom of the garden?

4. Have you budgeted for medical attention should it be needed? Can you put a little money aside each month just in case?

5. Can you afford to feed your new pet? Have you researched the appropriate diet? Do you know where you’ll be buying your feed supplies from 6. Is anyone in your household allergic to pet hairs? If so, a fluffy pet might not be such a good idea! Fish or reptiles may be more appropriate.

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