Research carried out earlier this year by OnePoll.com found that the typical female owns 13 bras but only wears eight of them regularly. With the average bra costing £28.00, that’s £3.47 billion worth of bras doing nothing! bras4mums are offering women the chance to get these ‘old’ bras doing good elsewhere.

bras4mums founder Tracey-Jane Hughes, who also runs the mastectomy specialist company bras4all, explained: ”We’ve been collecting unwanted bras and new cotton knickers for our “Knickers for Africa” appeal for 18 months now. We’ve sent boxes and boxes of bras & knickers on to the charities we support. Now we’d like to thank our loyal customers on our second birthday, and encourage more women to clean out their draws to help others”

All customers who send their clean unwanted bras during September will receive a £5 voucher as a thank you for their commitment to recycling and helping others. This voucher can be used with either bras4mums or bras4all online stores, or at the Lancashire shop.

T-J added, “All the recycled bras are split between the Knickers4Africa appeal, and raising money for the Breast Cancer Campaign Charity. We have a pink box inside our shop for clean but useable bras to be put in, and another for new cotton knickers. We’ve had North West companies collect in their work places, including the National Museum in Liverpool who collected 380 pairs of new knickers for the Knickers4Africa Appeal which has been a great boost to the campaign”.

Unwanted bras and new cotton knickers can be sent to the office at White Bear Marina, Park Road, Adlington. PR7 4HZ. 1 voucher per customer.

The £5 voucher can be used on goods purchased over £50 in value until the end of October in the shop, or online with bras4mums (www.bras4mums.co.uk) or bras4all (www.bras4all.com).

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Try a summer barbecue with turkey instead of chicken – or a salad, light soup, or a traditional Sunday roast with all the trimmings. Or make a yummy sandwich with turkey breast and cranberry mayonnaise. Or how about turkey kebabs?

There are so many reasons to eat and serve more turkey. Bernard Matthews Farms supports http://changeyourmeatnotyourmenu.co.uk/ a website that is packed with ideas on how you can serve your family’s favourite meals, but give it a healthier twist by simply substituting turkey for your usual meat choice. If you use turkey mince instead of beef mince in spaghetti Bolognese, you can reduce your saturated fat intake by up to two thirds, that’s 11g per average portion! It really is that easy.

Did you know that turkey is also high in protein and low in fat, and turkey breast is low in saturated fat? Turkey is tasty, versatile and it’s also great value for money – just some of the reasons to try more turkey.

Bernard Matthews Farms turkey cooked meat range, including slices, wafer thin and chunks are also a healthier choice. Many of these products are typically under 3% fat – with products such as Roast Turkey Breast Chunks only 1% fat. Cooked meats are equally versatile in recipes and can be used in family favourites such as Pasta Carbonara or a stir-fry.

Bernard Matthews Farms are the turkey people and know pretty much everything there is to know about turkey. They have an extensive range of turkey products and their website has loads of great recipe ideas and inspirations using their whole turkey range – from traditional whole birds, cooked meats, breaded scallops and much loved family favourites.

Bernard Matthews Farms have thought of everything there is to do with turkey, whether it’s a weekday meal for the kids, a light lunch or a big family gathering, Bernard Matthews Farms can help inspire you. Turkey really doesn’t just have to be for Christmas.

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An infinitely cooler alternative to traditional skipping, skip-hop is a fusion of sports skipping and street dance that first rocketed to fame in the CBBC series Jump Nation. skip-hop is officially the hippest way for kids to keep fit, and all they need to get started is a skipping rope!  The search is on to find which kid has the ultimate moves to be named skip-hop champion 2010.

Panda Drinks are looking for kids aged 12 or under who thinks they might have what it takes to record a short film of them showing of their best skip-hop techniques (no more than one minute in length).   To make the grade skip-hoppers will have to demonstrate the speed, agility, skill and creativity needed to make it as a future skip-hop star!

To get expert insight on skip-hop and top tips for making filming entrants can visit www.pandadrinks.com.  The competition closes on 30 October.

Here are some more hints and tips to help you take your skipping to the next level before you enter:

• Explore the Panda Does skip-hop section of the site, including skip-hop UK’s brilliant tutorial video!
• Choose some of your favourite skip-hop moves and link them together to make a routine, practice so that one move flows into the next.
• Use simple moves as a link between more tricky moves to help you keep the routine steady.
• Practise your complete skip-hop routine, once you can perform it three times in a row with no mistakes you are ready to film!
• Keep you routine simple and practice it to music to help you keep your rhythm.  A simple routine with no mistakes is better than complicated moves that go wrong!
• Get an adult to help film you skipping and make sure they hold the camera still!
• Download the Panda Guide to skip-hop for even more great tips and ideas.
• Extra prizes will be awarded for the most original routine, the skip-hopper having the most fun, the skip-hop routine that makes us laugh the most and lastly the best synchronized routine with two or more skippers!

Skip-hop UK will judge the entries and name the champion who will win a fantastic Eurocamp seven-night family getaway at any of its parcs.  The ideal opportunity to perfect those skip-hop moves in the open air!

Two skip-hoppers will be chosen as runners up, both becoming a skip-hop star for a day when the guys from skip-hop visit their school to deliver a skip-hop workshop and a skip-hop presentation to the whole school with them as the star! + a goodie bag containing everything they need to take their skipping to the next level and a year’s supply of Panda to keep their thirst quenched while they practice.

To get some skip-hopping inspiration in advance and to download the Panda Guide to skip-hop visit www.pandadrinks.com.  Visit www.skip-hop.co.uk to find out how to find a skip-hop class near you or to get your hands on all the latest skip-hop gear!

In addition, Kidszine also have  a full range of Panda drinks (6 flavours) and a skip-hop set from skip-hop UK to giveaway to a lucky Kidszine reader.  In order to enter, please answer this simple question: “Which country is the native home to Pandas?”.  Email the answer to kidszine@xec.co.uk.  And finally to validate your entry, please sign up to our parenting newsletter.

Entries to be received by 31 October 2010.

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Easy Lunch Box System

Lunchboxes often includes cartons, plastic bottles, sandwich bags, yoghurt pots, crisp bags, biscuit and bar wrappers, dip containers, cling film and sandwich bags. Multiply this with the number of lunches you prepare in a year and you start to see how much you are contributing to landfill. Packing a waste free lunch means that you have no waste to throw away when you have finished.

We all know that the best way to reduce waste and litter is not to create it in the first place. This is, however, easier said than done when supermarkets are selling more and more pre-packed, convenience products designed for our children’s lunchboxes. Products that are carefully packaged into snack sizes and individually wrapped.

Food Kozie

Recently there has been a lot of health warnings about Bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical found in many plastic bottles and food containers on the market. Those who want to avoid BPA, should therefore look out for products that are made from stainless steel or plastic items that are marked or sold as ’free from BPA’. My Friendly Lunchbox source and sell BPA free, high quality products that make it easy to pack a waste free lunch for school, work and picnics. The wide range of eco friendly bottles, lunchboxes, wrappers and food containers offer the perfect lunchbox solution for everyone.

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Watch Thomas the Tank Engine™, Percy, James, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt and townspeople from the Island of Sodor live and in person! They’re joined by a colourful cast of circus performers in an engaging story that demonstrates the importance of friendship and under the Big Top co-operation.

When Thomas makes a big mistake, all the engines on the Island of Sodor must work together to prepare for exciting event under the Big Top and Thomas, must prove he’s a really useful engine once again!

UK Tour dates for Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage: A Circus Comes to Town – Further dates to be announced

Fri 10th Sept Sun 12th Sept
The Orchard Theatre, Dartford Kent
1pm & 3.30 Saturday, 11am & 2pm Sunday
01322 220000 http://www.orchardtheatre.co.uk/

Sat 25th Sun 26th Sept
INEC Killarney, EIRE
1pm & 4pm Sat, 11am and 2pm Sunday
064 667 1555 www.inec.ie

Fri 1st Sun 3rd Oct
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
1pm & 4pm sat, 11am & 2pm sun
0845 146 1460 www.plymouthpavilions.com

Sun 10th Oct
Millennium Forum, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1pm & 4pm sat, 1pm and 4pm Sunday
028 7126 44

Friday 22nd – Sun 24th Oct
Brighton Centre, Brighton
11.00am & 2pm sat, 2pm Sunday
0844 847 1515 http://www.brightoncentre.co.uk

Friday 29th Saturday 30 Oct
Theatre Royal, Norwich
11 & 1.30pm Fri, 11, 1.30 & 4pm
01603 630000 www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

Friday 5th Sunday 7th Nov
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
1 & 2pm Saturday 11am Sunday

Saturday 13th – Sun 14th Nov
Swansea Grand Theatre,
5pm sat. 11am and 2pm sun
01792 475715 www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage Tickets can be purchased online from Ticketmaster:

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Bibs are an essential must have when you have a baby or toddler. Why not stray away from the usual boring but functional bibs and buy a Kinky Bib. The bibs are available in a range of colours and prints, which are exclusive to the retailer since all bibs are made to order from a vast range of fabulous fabrics.

The bibs are made with funky fabric protected by a clear layer of PVC and a soft layer of jersey cotton underneath making it soft against baby’s skin. They are bound with brightly coloured binding and have easy to use ties. The Kinky Bib is super easy to keep clean, simply wiping down after a meal. They are of course completely hand washable and dry very quickly. The bibs measure 30cm (height) x 20cm (width).

Natalie, Designer says, “Our mission is to make clothing that’s funky, functional and fun to wear. It has to be versatile and longer lasting than traditional clothing.”

Sophie 4 Sophie Kinky Bibs cost £6.99 each. To order, visit www.babynotincluded.co.uk

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Cornwall is probably the most beautiful county in the already beautiful South West of the United Kingdom, and as such it enjoys a large influx of holiday makers every year. There’s plenty of space though, so you don’t have to worry about it getting to crowded during your caravan holiday to the region.

The large amount of tourists means that there’s a great deal of attractions in place to guarantee that you’re never bored. Quality eating won’t be in short supply either, as the county has a number of restaurants run by famous UK chefs right alongside for traditional fair such as pub lunches or fish and chip shops.

One thing that’s definitely not to be scoffed at is Cornwall’s coastline. The county has more coast than any other county in England, and this has resulted in plenty of beaches just waiting for you to find them. Whether you’re interested in surfing, swimming, exploring rock pools or just lying on the sand enjoying the sun, Cornwall has everything that you and your family need to enjoy a relaxing, stress-free holiday.

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Ankit Fadia a well known ethical hacker and cyber expert is one of the people who has recently started warning people about the risks of downloading anything via Facebook. Simply clicking to download something this way could allow a virus to get in and infect your system.

This latest method hackers and cyber criminals are using to invade people’s computer systems began a few months ago, and has been increasing since then. What happens is that you might receive an e-mail through the Facebook system from an anonymous sender. You click the e-mail and a pop up box appears asking you if you want to download something ‘yes’ or ‘no’. If you click ‘yes’ a trojan virus is downloaded on to your system and at the same time, the same message that you received initially, is sent on to everyone in your contact list. Each time someone clicks on the ‘yes’ button, the virus spreads further, and another system becomes infected.

Once a Trojan virus is installed on your computer, it opens up the access for cyber criminals and hackers to get in there at which point if they want to, they can trash your system so you can’t use it, or simply try to stay hidden and gain access to your passwords, see what sites you’re accessing, steal your banking details or personal details, and anything else that might be on your computer system, so you could find yourself with someone fraudulently claiming to be you to get credit or buying things on your credit card, or just emptying your bank account.

Older methods of getting viruses onto people’s systems via spam e-mails are still being used, but the more popular the social networking sites become, the more likely it is that cyber criminals will follow in their footsteps, utilise these new methods, and people will be targeted this way.

It is possible to avoid getting a virus through Facebook, just as it is through a rogue e-mail. All you have to do, is quite simply avoid clicking on any anonymous messages in Facebook, and never download anything either. Say ‘no’ to downloads and you’ll be saying ‘no’ to viruses too. It is this mistake of clicking ‘yes’ which gives the virus a chance to establish itself on your system and therefore gives the hackers and cyber criminals a chance to do their thing too. If you don’t give the virus a point of access by clicking ‘yes’ then it can’t infiltrate your system.

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