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Wow what another amazing trip! We landed back in the UK on Monday and I am already missing this amazing school that has stolen my heart.

January 23rd is National Measure Your Feet Day! Not only does this give out a great message, in our personal opinion, but it also has a fascinating origin.

Each day on the shop floor, I am always telling customers some of our top tips for teaching their children how to tie their shoe laces, and everytime I say I'm going to make a video so you can refer to it at home. Well at long last I have managed it!

November 14th is World Diabetes Day. Someone is diagnosed with diabetes every two minutes and this year Diabetes UK are asking all of us to help them #RewriteTheStory to aid earlier diagnosis as this can help save lives.

Some of you may know that I have 2 children - Hetty is 10 and in year 6, George is 15 and about to sit his GCSEs. If you've seen our video on how we've fitted over 2500 pairs of shoes on children at Jolaurabi school in Kenya, you may have already met him.

It's safe to say that you spend the majority of your day standing. So your feet are probably the most intensively used part of your body. However, also one of the most underappreciated body parts.

How often should I clean and polish my shoes? What can I do about a shoe polish stain? Here you will find a simple shoe cleaning FAQ, answering the most important questions about shoe care.

Did you know that our feet will carry us 4 times around the world during our lifetime? And that a child's feet produce around half a pint of sweat each day? Feet are being shaped as soon as the baby starts its development, so it's no surprise that the first few months and years are critical to your child's feet development. To help you with this, we have created an Infographic that summarises the 6 development stages of feet.

I rarely meet a customer who believes their feet are “normal”. But what is “normal” where feet are concerned? In my experience “normal” doesn’t exist. Each and every one of us is different and so are our feet

Quite often we forget about our feet, but it is because of them that we are able to do what we need to do – walking, running and even jumping in muddy puddles! Did you know the average person will walk over 100,000 miles over their lifetime? It is as important to maintain strength, mobility and flexibility in our feet, as it is in other parts of our bodies.