KIDS love getting into the Halloween spirit.

But parents will be horrified to learn that seven million scary costumes are thrown away in the UK each year.

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That’s a lot of money wasted for one day of the year.

To save your purse, and the planet, try these tricks and treats . . . 

SWAP SHOP: Halloween costume swaps are popping up across the country.

Check out local libraries, community hubs and Facebook groups to see if there is one near you.

If not, you could organise your own.

Set a date, put the word out among friends, school groups or social media and give it a try.

With a tight time-frame this year, you could start small and aim to make it more of an event in 2025.

SPOOKY SAVINGS: Charity shops are the perfect place to put together a spooky Halloween costume on a limited budget.

You may be lucky to snap up a complete second-hand fright night outfit.

If not, use a charity shop find to put together your own look.

Look for a cheap wedding, bridesmaid or evening dress.

Add rips and fake blood stains, then go all out on some scary make-up.

SECOND-TIME SCARIES: Marketplaces like Vinted have grown hugely in recent years and they’re an essential stop for anyone looking for a Halloween costume.

Go to the Fancy Dress & Costumes section to pick up a bargain on a pre-loved outfit.

Little witches and wizards can pick up a scary look for under £5, including postage.

MAKE IT UP: Halloween costumes are two-a-penny, but it is shocking make-up that will make you stand out from the crowd.

Save on your outfit and go to town on your face effects instead.

Get a face paint pallet for under a fiver from a supermarket or Superdrug and use it to terrifying effect.

YouTube is packed with Halloween make-up tutorials to get you started.

• All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.

Deal of the day

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LISTEN up – you can get JVC Deep Bass Bluetooth headphones for £20 at B&M, down from £40.

SAVE: £20

Cheap treat

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TUCK into four Greggs frozen products from Iceland for £10, including a pack of four sausage rolls, £3.

SAVE: £2

What’s new?

ALDI wants to find Britain’s scariest Halloween house – and the prize is £1,000 of Aldi vouchers.

Send a snap of your decorated house – from this year or last – to aldiscariesthouse@clarioncomms.co.uk by Tuesday.

Top swap

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WAKE up with a glow thanks to the Elemis Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial, £59, at uk.elemis.com, or look lively with Lacura Overnight Plumping Face Mask from Aldi, £5.99.

SAVE: £53.01

Little helper

KIDS can enjoy a free meal with the purchase of an adult main course at Frankie & Benny’s this half-term.

The offer runs from tomorrow until Friday, November 1.

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BE Halloween-ready, with three pumpkins for the price of two at Hobbycraft.

They come in different colours and sizes, from £1 to £20.

SAVE: Up to £20

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A BUDGET airline has announced a route between Britain and a major European city.

Transavia – a subsidiary of Air France KLM – is launching a service from London Stansted to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

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The route will be launched on April 3 next year, with around four flights a week, Business Traveller reports.

These will be on Sunday and Monday lunchtimes, and Thursday and Friday evenings, it is understood.

Rotterdam serves as a trendy destination for culture vultures — crammed full of art and world-class grub.

Demolished by the Nazis in World War Two, Rotterdam has been revitalised in recent years.

The lesser-known Dutch city is crammed full of art and world-class grub, making it an ideal city-break destination.

The Cube Houses are some of the city’s most standout pieces of architecture.

Rotterdam is also home to the world’s first Floating Farm.

Located in the harbour, the first floating dairy farm in the world produces fresh products from 40 cows who live there.

Make sure to grab a bite to eat at one of the outdoor bars overlooking the Maas River.

Grab some traditional Dutch bitterballen with your drink — these deep-fried croquettes, made from stewed meat and served with mustard, are the perfect bar snack.

Head to the futuristic-looking Markthal for yet more food.

The giant food hall is packed with vendors selling grub from around the world as well as traditional local fare.

The news comes after The Sun reported last month that a new theme park is set to open in Rotterdam next spring.

Attractiepark Rotterdam is slated to open in March 2025, according to its owner Hennie van der Most.

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HEARTBROKEN punters have lamented a town’s bar as the “best place to boogie” after it announced it is closing down “forever”.

Revolution Bath is shutting next month the venue announced on Facebook amid a string of closures for troubled owners Revolution Bars Group.

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In a post it said: “Our team is absolutely heartbroken and we want to thank you so much for partying with us!

“We would love for you to visit us again before we close and you can up until the 2nd of November!

“If you have a booking after the 2nd November a member of our team will be in contact ASAP. Love team Revs Bath.”

The bar is set to host Halloween Till Revs Do Us Par Revolution Finalè Closing Halloween Party.

The event runs until 3am.

Writing in the comments, one person said “best club in Bath” and another added “end of an era”.

A third person said: “Only place I liked to end up in! Very happy memories of going in there for one drink after work then ending up out all night!”

One reveller admitted the bar has a very special place in his heart for an important reason.

He said: “Met my amazing wife here and nearly 15 years later still going strong.”

STRUGGLING

The company’s plans to close 25 locations across the UK is part of a restructuring plan granted approval in the High Court.

It will mean the popular chain can avoid insolvency after struggling since the pandemic.

After the overhaul is completed, the company said it will operate 65 venues.

This will consist of 27 Revolution Bars, 15 Revolucion de Cuba bars, 22 Peach Pubs and one Founders & Co site.

A full list of locations affected have not yet been revealed, but it will affect loss-making bars.

The company has fallen on hard times in recent years, as the cost of living crisis and young Brits drinking less has damaged sales.

The boozer needed the court to sanction its overhaul which it hopes will restore its finances after a difficult few years following the pandemic.

It is hoped that the High Court ruling will draw a line under a difficult few months for the business.

Commenting in August, executive Rob Pitcher said: “The group is now well diversified across the key brands, providing a more secure financial base and we look forward to the future with improved optimism.

“We know this has been a very difficult period for all of our teams both in our sites and in our support office and I’d like to thank them for their support and resilience.”

This is not the first time the brand has shuttered pubs.

In 2020, the bar chain announced plans to shutter six sites as it struggled to keep afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

More recently in July, Revolution Bars Group revealed to The Sun it would shutter 11 locations on August 11 as part of a major overhaul.

A WINNING Postcode Lottery player didn’t even know he had entered the competition before a £200,000 cheque knocked at his door.

Alison and Tim Browne, from Breaston, Derbyshire, were gobsmacked when they discovered the lucrative jackpot.

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The couple were one of three households who scooped the windfall in the Postcode Lottery Millionaire Street draw today.

But, Tim admitted he wasn’t even aware wife Alison have even entered the competition.

He said: “I can’t believe it. I’m just glad she didn’t phone to tell me the amount when I was driving!

“I didn’t even know she was doing People’s Postcode Lottery, to be honest.”

An overjoyed Alison added: “It’s a fantastic feeling and I can’t stop smiling. But we’re going to have a big, big party on the street.

“It’s wonderful. We’ve known George and Paul for over 30 years and we get on really, really well.

“It’s a lovely street, lovely neighbours, and a lovely place to live.

“I don’t know what to think. This is life-changing, it really is.”

The pair are plan to splurge the cash on a lavish holiday to celebrate their 40th anniversary.

And, they will finally be able to tick riding on the iconic Orient Express off their bucket-list.

Tim said: “It means everything. We always wanted to do the train trip across the Rockies in Canada and also the Orient Express.

“There’s lots of trips that we’ve never done and have never been able to do. And now we’ll be able to do them and that’s fantastic.”

Alison, a freelance school music exam coordinator, said: “We’ve been married 43 years now, but our 40-year anniversary fell during lockdown so we weren’t able to celebrate properly. Now we can do that.”

The mum-of-two said their jackpot has seen her drop half a stone within a week due to lack of sleep.

“But it’s good! You have dreams that you have won lots of money, but then you wake up and think, ‘Damn, it’s a dream’,” she added.

“This is how I felt every night this week when I managed to get to sleep at 3am. Then I woke up and thought, ‘No, it’s not a dream!’

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would win this much.”

The couple share a son Matthew, who is autistic, and hailed the win for “the security this will bring him”.

Meanwhile, older son James, joked: “I’ll be happy with a pint in Spoons. It’s £6 a pint!”

Tim revealed he also dreams of welcoming a new puppy into the family to keep Pointer Finlay company.

The musician told how a new Gore-Tex waterproof jacket wouldn’t go a miss either.

Alison laughed: “If we get another dog we’ll need a house with a bigger garden.

“My son and daughter-in-law don’t want us to get another dog because they have to look after them if we go away.

“We’re all going away to Wales on holiday together next week so we can celebrate there.”

How to play the People’s Postcode Lottery?

For just £12 a month, players can sign up through the official website to have a chance of winning millions of pounds.

Once signed up, players are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of each month.

Tickets play for the Daily Prize, worth £1000 and revealed every single day.

Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 for Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.

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People’s Postcode Lottery also offers a £3million Postcode Millions draw each month – where your ticket plays for a share of the cash prize fund.

Winners are notified by email, text, post, or phone call, depending on the prize they win.

Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person.

It comes as another lucky player who scooped a life-changing Postcode Lottery prize refused to believe she had won – until a key sign revealed it was fate.

Meanwhile, another punter doubled their £200,000 Postcode Lottery win by using a clever trick – make sure you don’t miss out.

Jo Deighton from Shoreham, West Sussex, was gobsmacked when she scooped nearly an eye-watering quarter of a million pounds.

Elsewhere, one Brit who bagged a £410,000 jackpot told how no one believed her – not even her husband.

Leyla Eaton’s jaw dropped after discovering she’d scooped the eye-watering prize.

The mum-of-two entered when she was struck by a “strong feeling” a huge windfall was coming her way.

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A FORGOTTEN ‘seaside’ town with plenty of tourists has some of the UK’s cheapest homes – but locals have never been to the shingle beach.

Workington in Cumbria sits just a few miles from the Lake District National Park, with a terraced property currently on sale for just £10,000.

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Another three-bedroom home is listed at £30,000.

Earlier this summer, it was named in the top 10 seaside towns with the most affordable homes by Rightmove.

The average house price is £141,674, according to the property site’s data.

The busy shopping area boasts high street giants such as Marks and Spencer, and Next.

Workington Beach sits just south of the mouth of the River Derwent and the docks area – although its sand is not exposed until low tide.

The town is the starting point for the Sea-to-Sea Cycle Route (C2C) over the Pennines to Sunderland.

Market stall operator Ian Cale, 63, told The Express he’s “not really ever got down to the beach” and described Workington itself as “a bit rundown” and in need of investment.

Florist Alison Short, 54, said she has never once been to the beach despite living there all her life, adding: “It definitely isn’t a seaside town.”

Shop owner Graeme Cameron, 55, said: “We do get plenty of tourists who come to see the area and a lot of them have got caravans – but a lot of that has to do with the Lakes as it’s cheaper to stay just outside than in the Lakes itself.”

According to Visit Cumbria: “Workington is an ancient market and industrial town at the mouth of the River Derwent, and is the main shopping centre for West Cumbria.

“Some parts of the town north of the River Derwent date back to Roman times.

“It was in the 18th century, with the exploitation of the local iron ore and coal pits, that Workington expanded to become a major industrial town and port.”

Points of interest include Jane Pit on recreational ground off Moss Bay Road.

It is the best surviving example of the ornate castellated style of colliery architecture.

While the ruins of Workington Hall sit on the northeast outskirts of the town, where Mary Queen of Scots once posed as an ordinary woman and wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth I after her forces were defeated at the Battle of Langside.

Do you live in a forgotten town in the UK? Email ryan.merrifield@thesun.co.uk