Celebrity Shoe Auction
The Royal Society of Medicine, One Wimpole St, 

From 7pm

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Moss and Colin Firth are among many celebrities putting their best foot forward this month for a Celebrity Shoe Auction, organised by Small Steps Project. Many of the celebrities will be appearing on the night to show their support for this unique charity (delivering shoes, aid and medical care to children on rubbish dumps all over the world). Tickets £35.00.

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The Baby Show

Earls Court 

9:30am - 5:30pm daily

With unbeatable shopping, fantastic entertainment, expert advice, loads of new and innovative products, big brands and smaller exhibitors, this show is not to be missed. Make sure you come and find us in the stylish Boutique Baby on stand BB1. We’ll be giving out great goody bags and cupcakes! Plus Receive a third off the ticket price! Pay just £13.50 per ticket by quoting our exclusive discount code ‘EC601’.

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Southern Baby Event & Family Day

Fontwell Park Racecourse

10am-4pm

It is the third exciting year for this show where as well as practical parenting and pregnancy advice you will find a range of competitions (including 'Babyface' & 'Cheeky Chops', a Yummy Mummy picked on the day and Bonkers Daddy on the Bucking Bronco challenge!) as well as fun fair rides, farm and pet animal corners, pony rides and bouncy castles. Free Admission and Free Parking

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Halloween Festival at Marwell Wildlife
Colden Common, Winchester,
Hampshire, SO21 1JH
Prepare to be spooked! Meet a tarantula, lose yourself in the eerie maze, enjoy creepy storytelling or design and carve your own pumpkin. A great Halloween event! Take your creations home or leave them for our animals to enjoy as we will be treating them to extra pumpkin feeds throughout the celebrations.

FREE with park entry.

Park Admission: Child £14.00, Adult £18.00
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BabyExpo

Brighton Racecourse and conference centre

10am-4pm

A day out for all the family welcoming parents, parents-to-be, young children and extended family members! With a wealth of exhibiting companies for the pregnancy, birth, baby, toddler and early year’s markets alongside parenting experts, play zones, product demos, seminars, children’s activities/entertainers and much more. Admission: £2.50 for tickets in advance, £3.00 on the door.

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Autumn Pumpkin Festival and Scarecrow Avenue
Royal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Road, Netley, Southampton, SO31 5GA
12.00pm-5.30pm
A charity festival to celebrate the very best of autumnal treasures with the spotlight on pumpkins and scarecrows! join in the fun with autumnal food and drink, music, dance, art and crafts, plus storytelling and games! Bring your own scarecrow and see some of the biggest pumpkins in the country! Will any beat 1504lbs? FREE entry

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A brand new website has launched this month selling designer changing bags we adore - specialising in a range of 9 contemporary and chic styles. Boring baby bags are so yesterday, today is Yippydada! Yippy Whata? I here you ask – Yes Yippydada! The coolest changing bags for the coolest mums with the cutest babies. Prices are from £45.00 - £75.00. Yippydada are offering a HUGE 25% discount!! Simply use the reader offer code London25% at the checkout. (Limited to the first 100 products only and on a first come first serve basis) Visit the website

Angsana Laguna Phuket is a new luxury beach resort in Thailand opening this December. Located in Bang Tao Bay, the resort has a sensational spa, a serpentine pool and a Thai specialty restaurant, Baan Talay, serving fresh seafood.The resort has a dedicated Children’s Club designed as a two-storey tree house, with activities including cooking classes, painting classes, classical Thai dancing and kids spa treatments.There will also be an exclusive ‘Kid’s Café’ on site brimming with nutritional and fun meals.  Contact 

Western & Oriental to enquire (020 7666 1230)

Entries came in thick and fast for our South Coast’s most Beautiful Baby Competition with Heart South Coast. Thank you to everyone who entered. Our Baby Hampshire judge Anso Dietrichsen, and Louise Mason from Mason Photography had great fun at the radio station deciding on the lucky winner and the three runners up. The winner was then announced live on air on the breakfast show as the adorable Haewon Kim (aged 2) took first place. For more information and to see photos of the winners see our next issue (Baby Babble) on-sale from 15 November. Or click here to subscribe