First the BAFTAs, soon the Oscars, now The Zombies! The Sleep Council shines the spotlight on the ‘Ten Most Tired’

A host of top celebs, politicians and media personalities have been named in the first ever Sleep Council Zombie Awards.The 'Oscars' of the sleep underworld, the 'Zombies' are designed to illustrate the perils of a poor night's sleep. The inaugural 2010 awards go to a star-studded cast of worn-out well-knowns and are being announced for the start of National Bed Month – March.

And it’s not just celebs who are paying the price for over doing things.. our nationwide survey revealed four in 10 of you sleep poorly and the average amount of sleep is just 6.6 hours, almost 90 minutes short of the recommended guide of 8 hours, Almost a third say a new bed would make a big difference to their sleep quality: what are you waiting for?!

Find out who's got a 2010 Zombie Award here.

Sign our petition calling for specific sleep education in schools

Kids today are taught at school how to eat properly, the importance of exercise and even how to have safe sex. But for sleep, which takes up a third of our lives, there’s not a whisper. "Daytime tiredness in young students is a real problem, so schools need to provide more formalised information about the benefits of sleep as part of an ongoing compulsory health education" says sleep expert Kath McGrath, author of The Sleep Council's new Goodnight Guide for Children.

If you agree more needs to be done to improve the nation's knowledge and attitude towards sleep, then you can help by signing our Number 10 Downing Petition, Teach Sleep. Click here to sign up – NOW!

Other information you can find on this site

If you're not sleeping comfortably - which you won’t if your bed's not right - then you’re not getting the quality sleep you need and without that you won’t have the mental or physical resources to stay calm, in control and on top of things.

This site offers lots of advice both on how to improve your sleep and how to go about getting the best possible bed. For instance, you can download pdfs or our popular leaflets, the Bed Buyers Guide, the Sleep Good Feel Good Guide and the new Goodnight Guide for Children. Or tune into our Relax and Exercise videos – which will take you through a wonderfully calming visualisation exercise to practice at bedtime; and some lovely stretching exercises to help to get you up and out of bed in the morning!

Then there's our My Bed Profile, a short questionnaire which will help you to identify the characteristics of the new mattress and bed you should be looking for, based on your individual needs.

Our Helpful Links page will give you lots of useful information about other organisations that might be able to help you – from back pain, to sleep apnoea to allergies, if you have a specific need, there’s someone out there who can help.

Not sure if your bed is really in need of replacement? Do our on line Bed MOT and you’ll soon find out.

We hope you find something useful while you are with us. Please contact us with any comments or suggestions.