MacBook won't turn on even though fully charged

i have a 13inch MacBook pro that I bought in September 2011. It has been on my desk for a couple of days whilst I was away and when I came to turn it on it wouldn't. I have fully charged it (the lights on the side say so anyway) and the charger seems to be working. the sleep light at the front is flashing once every now and then, I've also tried a different plug adapter for my charger and tried a few different sockets in my house.
Any help or suggestions would be great! I rely on my MacBook to do my illustrations so it's important! Thanks

So did resetting the SMC as griff w suggested help?
"the sleep light at the front is flashing once every now and then"
That's probably an SMC issue. Try forcing it to shut down. Hold the power button down for 15 seconds until you hear the computer shut down. Then reset SMC and restart.

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