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Don't know where to go for a great holiday? The answer is here.

It is fantastic when we all get away for a nice break in order to relax and recharge our batteries. Whether it is you and the children or an adults only break, we have put together some great new holiday ideas for you to try. 



Home or Away... Holiday in the UK?
Tourist experts are predicting a good year for tourism in the UK, as the weak pound and fears of job cuts keep people at home. Travel agents are reporting a significant drop in sales of foreign holidays compared with last summer and, at the same time, a surge of requests for information about trips closer to home.
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Keep Your Kids Safe Splashing About In The Sun This Summer

Hot weather and holidays are exciting but bring potential hazards for kids... water and sun!

We all worry about our children around pools and in the sea so as parents we should encourage them to learn to swim and develop water safety skill as early as possible in their life – it is an essential life skill. But what if your child is afraid of the water & can’t swim? Don’t panic! You could check out swimming lessons at your local leisure centre. Often the best value.
 

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Child Holiday Swimming Pool Safety

Choosing the right location and mix of activities for your family is key to ensuring that everyone has a good time.
It is also important that your chosen accommodation suits your family, and this is particularly true when it comes to somewhere with a swimming pool.
There were 42 children who drowned aged under 10-years-old from 2000-2009.
Helping parents and guardians understand how these tragedies happened, and offering some simple advice to consider before and during a holiday will hopefully go some way towards saving young lives in the future. 

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Five child friendly city breaks

If you’re feeling guilty about farming the kids off to the in-laws for the weekend. Or, you’ve had enough of bog-standard package holidays. City breaks, once the reserve of hand holding couples and rowdy crowds of twenty-somethings, are jam-packed with sights, sounds and experiences that youngsters can enjoy. We’ve come up with five great getaway ideas for you and your kids.

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Be Water Wise...Safety around the swimming pool

For many there is nothing more appealing in hot weather than having the opportunity to take a dip in a refreshing pool and to splash excitedly with your family.  Whether it be the paddling pool in your own garden, holiday accommodation pool or the sea, being around water is highly likely during the summer months.  With our thoughts in summer fun mode it is therefore quite a sombre statistic to read that drowning is the 2nd leading cause of injury death for children in Europe. 

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