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Hot Air Ballooning Month
Throughout August 2016, we’re going to be full of hot air, because our theme is HOT AIR BALLOONING. Aboard a wicker basket that floats gently and quietly in the sky, beneath a colourful balloon envelope powered by propane burners really is the most spectacular way to fly. The hot air balloon season runs from around April – October (depending on the British weather, ahem!) and Red Letter Days balloons have been spotted and snapped out and about (as well as being immortalised indoors as wallpaper in the picture below shows, with our owners Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis). Please keep those shots coming into our Twitter and Facebook feeds, we never know where our balloons will turn…
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Last Minute Mother’s Day Ideas
As we’re sure most of you already know, Mother’s Day is coming, and people all over the nation are rushing around to secure their last minute Mother’s Day preparations. So, if you don’t have time to delve into our Mother’s Day Gift Guide, if you’re a bit behind and stuck for ideas, don’t worry! Here are a few suggestions based on different personalities…
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Five Steps to Feeling Good According to the Movies
With shorter days, less sunlight and freezing cold temperatures, this time of year can be tough. But to help you snap out of those January blues and to get you through Blue Monday check out our five steps to feeling good according to the movies…
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Last Minute Half Term Holidays
Half term holidays are a great opportunity for kids to get out and about, enjoy the sunshine and spend some quality time with their friends and family. However, half term also contains the prospect of children lounging around the house with little to do except wait for school to resume. Take a look at our previous blog for ideas on how to keeps the kids entertained over the holidays.
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Seven Ways to Beat the January Blues
January is in full swing and with the excitement of Christmas fading into obscurity, we’ve all set New Year’s resolutions and it can be a hard month. To lighten the mood, we’ve come up with seven ways to beat the January blues:
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Meet the Staff: Interview with Mark Boyce
Mark Boyce – known as Boycey to all the staff in the office, which gives you a clue as to his easy going character – recently became our new Financial Godfather (not his official title). He replaced our old Head of Finance James Kendrick (below, left), who was with us for six years before getting married, moving house and moving on. So last week we caught up with the new boss to find out a little more about him. Hi Mark! How long have you been at Red Letter Days and how was it moving from a multi-national company like Sony to RLD? Moving was a bit of a culture shock…