For a suggested donation of £5 Santa will write a personalised letter to the child of your choice and make their Christmas extra magical – there’s even a special letter for newborn babies!

Child sponsorship is an incredible way to make a lasting difference in the life of a child and an entire community. ActionAid child sponsorship costs just 50p a day (£15 month) You can find out how sponsorship works here.

As a sponsors you can follow the progress of your sponsored child or young person on your own personalised webpage. You will get updates from the child and their project worker showing how you are making a real difference to their life. Sponsoring a child is a great thing to do together as a family, involving your own children (young and old) in the process can be hugely rewarding for everyone.

On September 14th a young boy was approached by a man who tried to coax him into his car by offering him sweets. The following day the same man approached the child outside Tesco Express in Stratford Road at around 3.30pm.

Action for Children supports and speaks out for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people for as long as it takes to make a difference in their lives.

Musical Minis is a pre-school fun time music group. It offers developmental activities for babies and toddlers.

Roald DAHL - Revolting Rhymes - Three Little Pigs

In celebration of Roald Dahl's 50th anniversary of James and the giant peach, Roald Dahl Nominee have come up with an ingenious salute by sending virtual peaches across the globe. See the site here.

Art is an important part of children’s development. For children, it’s a fun way of expressing themselves and developing their imagination. For parents, it’s an expression of their children’s talents, something they can display and keep as a remembrance of their children’s milestones. For teachers, it’s a tool to teach children everything from Maths to Languages. Even Child Psychologists use art to understand the children’s mental state and as a form of therapy. To encourage children, parents and teachers to appreciate the benefits in engaging with visual arts, 6th of July 2011 is appointed as Children’s Art Day.

16th of June 1976, Soweto, South Africa: thousands of black African children marched for over half a mile in protest of the low quality of education they were receiving. They were also demanding to use their own language as a medium of teaching. They were shot at. Hundreds of young lives perished that day and the two weeks of protests that followed. Thousands were injured. In memory of those who died that day and to honour the courage they showed, 16th of June is named the Day of the African Child. The event was founded by the Organization of African Unity. The event also aimed to raise awareness of the condition of the African children today.

The Double Club project aims to raise the confidence and ability levels of Key Stage 3 students in core subject areas, through the use of football themed resources. To further the roll out of the scheme the DCSF granted £7000 to Playing for Success Gloucestershire (PFS) to work in partnership with Cheltenham Town FC. The sessions are combined with a parallel programme of football coaching. The Double Club has a wide range of modules including Literacy, Numeracy, Science, French, Spanish, German, ICT, Geography, Cookery, Healthy Living, History, Business Studies, Architecture and Citizenship. Most of the modules are aimed at underachieving pupils at Key Stages 2 and 3 but are easily adaptable to suit other needs. The initial roll out of the scheme by the DCSF has involved 15 clubs and PFS centres through funding from the Department. Show your support for Cheltenham Town FC's involvement in the Double Club scheme,

"We live in a decaying age. Young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. .. And have no self-control." Sound like the youth of the 21st Century? No, this was an inscription on a 6000 year old Egyptian tomb as quoted by R. Buckminster Fuller's at I Seem to be a Verb. The United Nation (UN) defines youth as the ages between 15 to 24 and nearly 3 billion (almost half of the world population) fall into this category as of 2005. If the youth are decaying 6000 years ago, the world should be in anarchy by now. Luckily, despite the bad press they’re getting, the youth of today continues to provide positive contributions to society.

WellChild helps sick children and their families throughout the UK to manage the consequences of serious illness and complex health conditions through our programme of care, support and research.

Worries are not the sole domain of adults. Children also have their own. Just because they haven’t a mortgage to pay or a demanding job doesn’t mean they don’t have worries or concerns. It’s just that as adults we are so wrapped in keeping our children safe, making sure they do well at school and saving pennies for their favourite pair of trainers we forget what really worries our children. We can often spot the physical symptoms of illness, a high temperature, a body rash, and coughs and colds but because children can be quite adept at hiding what stresses them we have to be able to try harder to read the common signs of childhood worries.

ChildLine 0800 1111 helpline. Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, talk to a counsellor online, send ChildLine an email or post on the message boards.

Stroud's Door Youth Project offers; mentoring & personal support- so kids can learn to express their anger in more positive ways, a safe place for youths to hang out off the streets, fun and challenging activities and trips to channel their energy, an education- practical vocational training.

Halfords excellent range of childrens bikes. Excellent Christmas gift deals.

They are the only two sisters in Britain known to have the deadly form of the genetic disorder Batten's disease.

River Dart Country Park -This is a great family park for family days out and camping.

A children’s sports competition that was cancelled to protect young players from becoming upset if they lost has been reinstated after parents campaigned against the decision.

Magicland - Cotswold's premier indoor play area in Cirencester - fun for all the family!

Warring kingdoms, bloody feuds and a battle for survival... Step back into the Dark Ages with this riveting, epic adventure from a debut writer.

Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree: Bk. 7: Amazon.co.uk: Andy Stanton, David Tazzyman: Books

The mother of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan wept as she pleaded for the return of her "sweet little son".