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NEWS FROM PREMIER INN
Premier
Inn reveal just what the nation wear to bed
A keen one in ten Brits get into their bed clothes as soon as they get
in from work, with the average Brit donning their favourite pyjamas at
precisely 9.11pm according to new research from the UK's best loved hotel
chain, Premier Inn.
The hotel chain polled over 2,000 adults on their sleepwear habits and
revealed that just under half the nation (48%) are at their happiest when in
their pyjamas with a further comfortable 23% of the nation admitting to having
spent the entire weekend in their PJs on more than one occasion.
The poll by Premier Inn revealed British ladies have opted for a more
laid back approach to their sleep attire, with 17% of the women polled admitting
to wearing an 'old' nightie or t-shirt. Only one in twenty women opt for a
pretty nightie or camisole set, whilst 18% of the men polled wear pyjamas and the
rest choosing to wear just boxer shorts and a t-shirt.
It seems that the women polled had good intentions when they first met
their partner to wear more attractive sleep wear, but on average, eight months into
the relationship women become more relaxed and replace their pretty camisoles
for scruffy pyjamas – with an honest 39% of women said they are past caring
what their other half thinks of their sleep wear.
In fact, the only time we tend to make an effort in our night attire is when
staying at a hotel with 34% of respondents admitting to taking their best
nightwear if they are staying away from home. A further one in five go out and
buy brand new sleepwear if they have to stay in a hotel. A quarter of those said it’s because it’s
usually a special occasion and a paranoid 15% said they want respectable
nightwear in case they get spotted by hotel staff.
A spokesman for Premier Inn said: ‘’We think it's great Brits have a
casual and laidback approach to their nightwear. For many, it is the only time
you can be safe in the knowledge that no one will be concerned about what
you're wearing and most importantly, feeling comfortable in your sleeping
attire is certain to help towards a great night's sleep.
Many adults view staying in hotels as a real treat and often a hotel
stay can be coinciding with a special occasion so it’s nice that people are
making an effort when it comes to what they wear to bed.’’
The study also found that 30 per cent of men would turn their nose up to
a woman who wore a floor length nightie to bed. Other bedtime garments that
were off limits in the bedroom include a cartoon character night shirt (10%)
and an old football shirt (10%).
Monday 17 February 2014
NEWS FROM COW & GATE
Pregnant
women take on culinary Kings with weird and wonderful cravings creations
New survey reveals the weirdest and
wackiest hankerings experienced by mums-to-be
A poll from C&G Baby Club Community
reveals a third of pregnant women (31%) are just as likely to find the object
of their craving in a chemist or hardware store, as they are in a supermarket,
as they admit to unusual hankerings for non-food items, such as soap (11%), chalk
(6%) and toothpaste (5%), as well as creative combos such as sausages and jam.
A side of soap with supper
The survey found the most
popular cravings to be sweet chocolate (30%); sour pickles (29%); and salty crisps
(28%). With some of the more unconventional individual responses including
rubber, paint and rocks, while one person even said tree bark and another the
smell of tennis balls.
At some point during
pregnancy, nearly half of mums-to-be (49%) have felt embarrassed by their
cravings, with a majority turning to an online delivery service to stock up on
their unusual urges (34%).
The new poll aims to
celebrate all of the weird, wacky and wonderful elements of pregnancy, with the
C&G Baby Club Community offering future mums a place to share their pregnancy
experiences without judgment among those who know the feeling or have been
there before.
Nutritionist, Jo Travers,
comments:
"Mums needn't be fazed by their pregnancy cravings. After all,
they are just one of the weird and wonderful experiences of pregnancy that
every mum-to-be has.
“The survey reveals almost half of mums are embarrassed about their
hankerings, however, this doesn’t need to be the case. If they need reassurance
they can speak to a nutritionist or if they’re just looking to share and chat
about their own experiences, even the wackiest moments, they can visit the C&G
Baby Club Community, a safe and reassuring place where likeminded mums can
connect."
Right here, right now
More than one in ten (12%)
are desperate to fulfill cravings before breakfast while over a third (36%) of
pregnant mums confess to sending their other half out in the middle of the
night on a special trip to pick up a cravings meal. Family members and friends
are also kept busy with one in three (32%) pregnant mums calling in foodie
favours from their nearest and dearest.
Cravings most commonly occur
three to five times a day for more than a third of mums (36%) and it's not
always just a case of popping to the local shop. Nearly half (49%) of hungry mums-to-be are prepared
to travel five to ten miles if what they crave is not already in the house,
while almost one in ten (9%) would travel over 10 miles to fulfill their
craving. Money is no object for some when it comes to matters of the tummy,
with one in seven (15%) confessing they'd splash over £50 on their hankering.
If mums-to-be can't satisfy
their cravings, they admit to suffering a range of emotions with many left
feeling, anxious (23%) upset (21%) angry (20%) annoyed (18%) and even frustrated
(18%).
Sweet, salty or both?
With chocolate being a popular
choice, it's unsurprising a quarter of mums-to-be most commonly have an urge
for desserts (25%), followed by red meat (18%) and surprisingly some even fancy
extra vegetables (13%).
A quarter (27%) of
respondents confessed to a liking for bizarre mixtures of sweet and savory foods.
Intriguing combinations listed include sausages and jam, Mars bars and bacon,
and Yorkshire pudding with chocolate spread.
Jessica Thornton, mum-to-be
and blogger at Lilypod and Sweetpea, adds: "My
cravings have been all things minty, whether that be Tic Tac's, Polo's or
Murray Mints. It's gotten to the extreme of mint sauce on everything...including
toast, which can be a little embarrassing at family events! If I run out of
edibles I've been known to take to the toothpaste tube, or simply send my
fiancé out for the goods."
To learn more about the
C&G Baby Club Community or to share your pregnancy trials, tribulations and
celebrations, from pregnancy cravings to best buys, visit www.cgbabyclub.co.uk/
DISNEY CELEBRITY MUM OF THE YEAR
Saturdays Go Head-to-Head With Prime Time Sweethearts for Disney Celebrity Mum of the Year Crown
Super songstresses and stars of the small screen dominate shortlist of 13th annual award
17th February 2014; London - The shortlist for Disney Celebrity Mum of the Year 2014 was announced today with three of the five Saturdays in the running. Frankie Sandford, Una Foden and Rochelle Humes are joined on the shortlist by Strictly Come Dancing stars Abbey Clancy and Sophie Ellis Bextor.
This year it seems the stars of the small screen have stolen the nation's heart. Presenters of some of the UK's most loved prime-time TV shows including Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, Million Pound Drop's Davina McCall and The Voice's Emma Willis have all made an appearance.
The shortlist of celebrity mums features a wide range of mothers with a combined total of 15 children. Davina McCall has been a mother the longest with daughter Holly, who is 13, while Frankie Sandford had her first child, son Parker, four months ago. Michelle Heaton is already a mum of one to baby Faith, and is expecting her second child next month - making her the only pregnant mum to make the shortlist.
The shortlist has been compiled following public nominations and over the next month the nation can cast their vote on who they feel should win the prestigious crown.
Speaking of her win last year, former Spice Girl Heart radio presenter and mum of two Emma Bunton commented: "This award is extra special as it's voted for by you the British public, and of course is about the most important thing – being a Mummy."
Anna Hill, Disney UK, added, "Being a mum is always a juggling act and we want to recognise the celebrities that the public think are making a great job of it. As well as crowning the Disney Celebrity Mum of the Year, we’ll also be celebrating great mums from across the UK in the run up to Mother’s Day. All mums need a bit of recognition every now and then, whether they’re in the spotlight or not!”
The Disney Celebrity Mum of the Year 2014 Shortlist (in alphabetical order)
· Abbey Clancy
· Amanda Holden
· Davina McCall
· Denise Van Outen
· Emma Willis
· Frankie Sandford
· Michelle Heaton
· Rochelle Humes
· Sophie Ellis Bextor
· Una Foden
Voting is now open on the Disney For Mums UK Facebook page
Please note the above link will be live and voting will be open from midday Monday 17th February
Tuesday 11 February 2014
NEWS FROM DISNEY CLUB PENGUIN
READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC…AND INTERNET SAFETY
8 OUT OF 10 UK PARENTS BELIEVE
INTERNET SAFETY SHOULD BE A FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PILLAR
New research from Disney’s Club
Penguin reveals parents believe that inteRnet safety should be the fourth
R
·
1 in 4 kids aged between six and 12 confess to sharing personal
information online with strangers
·
Around 30% of parents cite a compulsory log in for all internet users if
they could make one change to the internet
·
Club Penguin launches online safety sessions in Disney Stores on Safer
Internet Day to tackle e-safety concerns head on
·
Strictly star, and mother of three, Sophie Ellis-Bextor encourages kids and
parents to pledge to make the web a better place, as a part of Disney’s Club
Penguin's online safety campaign, It Starts with You
New research reveals that 80% of mums
and dads feel so concerned about online safety that they believe it should
become the fourth educational R, and join reading, writing and arithmetic as
one of the basic schooling skills taught in the classroom, as reported by a new
study from Disney’s Club Penguin.
The report,
conducted by the virtual world as part as its ongoing safety initiative, It
Starts with You, polled 1,000 parents with children aged six to 12 year olds
and their kids, about internet safety, what they think is acceptable behaviour
online, and the changes that they would most like to make to the internet, in
keeping with Safer Internet Day’s 2014’s theme of “let’s create a better
internet together”.
Not speaking to strangers
is the number one life lesson children are taught in the real world, however,
when it comes to the digital world, one in four (25%) young people aged six to
12 years old confessed that they think it is acceptable to share personal
information online, including their full name and address, passwords and
images, with people they don't know. Yet despite mums and dads calling for
internet safety to become a matter of course in the classroom,
worryingly, almost one in six (15%) also admitted they think the sharing
of such personal information with strangers is appropriate.
The report
unveiled that more than a third (36%) of mums and dads admit to not regularly
monitoring their children's use of the web, and found that families aren't
aware of the rules of the road when it comes to online safety. Those
parents who did admit to overseeing their kids’ online use, cite making sure
that they are not speaking to strangers online (43%), or not spending too much
time online (24%) as the top two reasons.
Almost a third
(27%) of parents stated that they don't think that there is enough being done
to help educate children about online safety, with half calling for more to be
done by schools, internet providers and third parties to teach kids
e-safety. Furthermore, whilst some parents (9%) believe the safety
features on their children's device will keep them safe, more than one in three
(36%) confess to feeling baffled by over-complicated user manuals when it comes
to setting them up. One in five (20%) admit to only bothering putting them in
place on devices that belong to their children.
This call for
education, coupled with parent's lack of knowledge when it comes to
internet-enabled devices, has led to the world’s largest virtual world Disney’s
Club Penguin taking steps to tackle these issues head on. To help parents
and kids, learn the rules of the online road, Disney’s Club Penguin will
be holding free online safety sessions for parents and children across the UK
on 15th February, in addition to hosting a special session
with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Safer Internet Day. Fully trained ambassadors from
Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre (CEOP) will be on hand in
store providing help and advice for young people on how to navigate safely in
the digital world. The Geek Squad will be available to teach mums and dads how
to set up those all-important parental controls, so children can surf the web
worry free.
Lucy Woodward,
Interactive Live Services Director at Club Penguin comments: “‘As a mum, I
know how hard it can be to feel 100% confident having conversations with your
children about online safety, especially when it feels like your kids are more
comfortable with the internet and technology than you are! That's why we seek
to give parents the tools to support, and educate them, as well as empowering
kids to take the lead in making the internet a better place. We want parents
and kids to make their pledge to making the web a safer place this Safer
Internet Day – it really does start with you!”
As well as a
host of handy tools and resources made available for mums and dads, including a
special online safety e-hotline*, parents and children will also be encouraged
to make their pledge for a better internet on the Disney Club Penguin website
here: [link]. Kids will also be able to take the lead in making the online
world a safer place by completing a specially designed e-safety quiz online,
here [link].
Sophie
Ellis-Bextor, Disney’s Club Penguin ambassador comments: “My children are
all different ages but have all grown up with the web, so it’s important that I
know how to make sure that they are safe online, like I do in the real world.
It’s great that Club Penguin is helping parents and kids learn the rules of the
online road. The internet is an amazing place for learning and discovery, but
the potential threats to kids are real, so we need to make sure that parents
and children know how to navigate the internet safely.”
Disney’s Club
Penguin’s study also revealed that:
·
Close to 30% of children (26.8%) would put
“internet police” in power if given the tools to create the internet, with
parents citing “appropriate content” for kids (32%), “filters and safety
technology” (24.9%) and” internet police” on their top internet wish-list
(18.2%)
·
Children’s mot preferred single change to the
internet would be safe sites that are checked (27%). Meanwhile parents’ more
popular change was online log-ins for users (27%)
It Starts with You, sees
Disney’s Club Penguin partner with Childnet and the Child Exploitation
and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and aims to empower kids to take the lead
in spreading positive behaviour online, and give their parents the tools to
better support them. Disney’s Club Penguin has seen 200 million penguins
created since launch and spans 190 countries from the UK to Chile across
computer and iPad, with more multiplatform launches set to be announced.
Parents and young people can visit www.clubpenguin.com/safety to discover how to make the online world a
better place. It Starts with You!
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