Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (ABC Council) has pledged its commitment to prioritising children and young people’s right to leisure, play and culture by launching its Play Strategy 2018-2026 on World Mental Health Day. The eight-year strategy puts ABC Council at the forefront of health, recreation and leisure inRead More →
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is running an Engineering Week for the first time in October, consisting of a number of free events between the October 9-18 aimed at introducing young people to engineering as a possible career path. Engineering Week is being held as part of the widerRead More →
As Belfast audiences get ready to journey Far Far Away and meet the much-loved characters from the Oscar® – winning DreamWorks Animation film, Ni4kids catches up with the green and gorgeous stars of the show Shrek (Steffan Harri) and Princess Fiona (Amelia Lily) Amelia first rose to fame on TheRead More →
Elave Baby, the free-from skincare range formulated specially for sensitive baby skin, is now available in Northern Ireland – with Approved By status from TinyLife, the local premature baby charity. Every year, around 25 per cent of babies develop eczema in their first six months, compared to three per centRead More →
The NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) is calling on parents across Northern Ireland to take a more active role in youth sports clubs to ensure their children are safe and enjoying what they are doing. ‘Parents in Sport Week’ is an annual campaign led by CPSU to encourageRead More →
Dippy, the UK’s most famous dinosaur, is ready to greet visitors to the Ulster Museum today as the long-awaited Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure exhibition opens to the public. The Natural History Museum’s iconic 26-metre-long Diplodocus cast arrives in Northern Ireland fresh from Birmingham where a staggering figureRead More →
Following the debut of ‘big basketball’ in Northern Ireland last year with the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic, event host The Sport Changes Life Foundation has announced the return of the basketball tournament with eight American college basketball teams lined up to play in Belfast’s SSE Arena fromRead More →
START campaign encourages parents to put away the screens and pause for play with their children With the beginning of school term and a return to routine for families, safefood, the Public Health Agency and Department of Health are encouraging parents to reduce the amount of screen time their childrenRead More →
Mary Peters Trust, Northern Ireland’s leading sporting charity, has launched a ‘Trainers for the Trust’ initiative in its continued race to raise £1 million ahead of Dame Mary Peters’ 80th birthday next year. The fundraising campaign, entitled ‘Mary’s Race to a Million’, is a direct investment in the future ofRead More →
In their new book, Dads Don’t Babysit, frustrated fathers – successful dad blogger David Freed and journalist James Millar – are challenging society’s stereotype of what it really means to be Dad and asking just why is it so difficult to equally share the pleasures of parenting? Interview by Nadia Duncan A socialRead More →
Fall into a good book this autumn… My Art Book of Love by Shana Gozansky HB £14.95 published by Phaidon AGE PRE-SCHOOL + A beautiful introduction to fine art, curated specifically for young children to connect with some of the finest artworks in history, through an emotion familiar to allRead More →
Release date: Friday 19 October Cert PG Halloween comes to life in the brand-new comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine’s 400-million-selling series of books and sequel to the 2015 smash hit movieGoosebumps starring Jack Black. On Halloween night, in the small town of Wardenclyffe, two boys Sonny and Sam findRead More →