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The Queen’s Birthday: Five Interesting Facts about Her Majesty
This Sunday marks the 87th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. First proclaimed queen in 1952 at the age of 25, The Queen proudly celebrated her Diamond Jubilee last June, making her one of Britain’s longest serving monarchs. In keeping with The Queen’s Birthday celebrations, here are five interesting facts you may not know about Her Majesty… 1. The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year – her actual birthday on 21st April and her official Sovereign’s birthday on a Saturday in June, when there is likely to be fine weather. 2. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has delivered a public speech every Christmas except in 1969, where she personally decided…
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Brighten up your Monday: Funny Fruit and Vegetables
Mondays can sometimes be hard. There is the inoffensiveness of a Tuesday, the hope of a Wednesday, the excitement of a Thursday, the triumph of a Friday and the brilliance of a Saturday or a Sunday…. Monday is just Monday. So here are some funny pictures of fruit and vegetables to make you smile and hopefully brighten up your day! What makes you smile on a Monday? Images: Sem Vandekerckhove, Public Domain Photos, reallynothing, zhouxuan12345678, lucasgburgos and ilectrologos via Flickr
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National Gardening Week 2013: Get Those Gloves On!
From Monday 15th to Friday 21st April, horticultural enthusiasts across the UK will be putting on their gloves and cleaning up their trowels to take part in National Gardening Week. Run by the Royal Horticultural Society (the organisation responsible for the illustrious Chelsea Flower Show), this seven day event is geared towards highlighting the benefits of gardening, from creating community spirit and improving the environment to getting active and keeping Britain beautiful. Throughout the week, the RHS will be getting their hands dirty with a host of fun and informative special events across the UK to create a buzz around gardening and promote careers in horticulture. But, it’s not only…
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Out and About: Wine Tasting in East London
A few weeks ago, we sent our esteemed colleagues Lisa and Gudrun for an evening of wine tasting in East London. Wine tasting is a good experience for two friends (or a couple) to try – it’s cultured, informative, useful and most importantly lots of fun. So, over to Lisa to tell us what they got up to… “When we arrived, Gudrun and I were sat with a small group of fellow wine tasters, which was nice as it meant we could socialise a bit as we were tasting the wine – wine drinking is, after all, quite a social experience! First of all, our charming instructor introduced himself and outlined how the evening…
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Springing Forward: How to Make the Most of Daylight Saving Time
As many of you may know, this Sunday the clocks go forward, meaning we all get to enjoy an extra hour of daylight. Originally proposed in 1895 by George Vernon Hudson with a view to take advantage of more leisurely after work activities, Daylight Saving Time marks the end of a weary winter and the start of a prosperous spring and summer season. That means more time to spend outdoors in the evenings – but what will you do with it? If you’re stuck for ideas and in need of a little inspiration, here are a few seasonal activities that might just put a little spring in your step… Go…
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Out and About: A Wimbledon Tour Day with Lunch
It’s time for the second of this week’s Out and About, where one of our lucky staff members gets to flee the office for the day and try out one of our experiences for themselves. Not long ago, it was the turn of Gemma from our Online Marketing department, who willingly embarked on our Wimbledon Tour Day with Lunch. Here’s how she got on: “This has to be one of the nicest days out I have experienced since being at Red Letter Days. The tour guide was very informative, giving us lots of insight into the history and background of the tennis club and the Wimbledon tournament itself. Obviously, the tour…
