The Hovercraft – a Gliding Enigma
Invented in the 1960’s, the hovercraft is the ultimate all-terrain vehicle, capable of taking on off-road mud and grass and then gliding effortlessly onto water. More and more people are getting excited about the idea of piloting a futuristic-looking vehicle that doesn’t technically fly or drive, and we’re definitely among them! Despite their use in mainstream travel (those who prefer not to take the ferry can take a speedy hovercraft to various isles from the mainland), most people don’t know much about hovercrafts. So when we treated Maddie and Tom from the RLD office to a hovercrafting experience in Bedfordshire, naturally, we had some questions! Find out how they got on below.
A Blue Box Sailing Trip
One choppy sea, sky blue summer’s day recently, two colleagues from Red Letter Days enjoyed a day trip to the coast, for a half day out sailing on the Solent. With thanks to our friends at Blue Box Sailing, they were made to feel very welcome and can now consider themselves to be proper sailors (well almost, it takes rather longer than half a day to perfect the art of sailing, but a few hours guidance makes for a great start)
Classic Car Driving at Heyford Park
Recently RLD’s Darpan and Andrew headed to Heyford Park to enjoy a classic car driving experience courtesy of U Drive Cars. Darpan jumped behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 and Andrew tried his hand at driving a Shelby Mustang 68 Fastback. Find out how they both got on in these classic cars and why not re-read Andy ‘s account of driving the Mustang at Brands Hatch?
Great British Bake Off Best Mel and Sue Moments
Is there no end to the shocking moves from our favourite shows? Following the loss of BBC Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson (and shortly after, his co-hosts too) we were all devastated, yet at the same time, oddly curious to see what would come next. And now Mel and Sue have refused to ‘go with the dough’ when The Great British Bake Off moves from the BBC to Channel 4 next year as part of a controversial multi-million-pound deal. Before our tears were even dry, Mary Berry followed suit. Val’s exit (Vaxit) at the end of the pastry episode this week bought us further sadness – it’s been emotional. Could the baking…
London Fashion Week SS17
That time of year is upon us again – bring on London Fashion Week SS17! New York Fashion Week is over for another season and it’s London’s time to shine. Last year, in our London Fashion Week SS 16 blog, we talked about the dominance of Burberry, Christopher Kane and Topshop on the runway and how they dictated the trends for designers. Let’s take a look at which designers are setting the style for SS17, which models rule the runway and who is on the FROW.
Top 5 Peace Songs of All Time
Wednesday, the 21 September is internationally marked by the UN as the Day of Peace. The day is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace. For this year, the theme is ‘The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace.’ To mark this day of peace, we have a look at the top 5 peace songs of all time.
