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RLD Does Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
As the children’s song goes ‘If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise’ and it’s no different today here at RLD HQ. We have brought our teddies in, big and small, to celebrate Bring your Teddy Bear to Work Day and they have taken over the office.
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It’s Chocolate Week!
Lets go loco about cocoa, after all it is Chocolate Week (10 – 16 October). We consulted chocolate connoisseurs Hotel Chocolat, to discover what flavours each different cocoa region produces and how best to make the most of each distinctive flavour. Warning: the below content is guaranteed to make you hungry!
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5 Controversial Films From Books
When author Paula Hawkins’ suspense thriller The Girl On The Train came out last year, it became a runaway bestseller and the film rights were immediately snatched up. Now, less than two years later, she’s thrilled with the film adaptation, out in UK cinemas today. But not all authors are pleased with the director’s take on their beloved novels. We’ve all experienced that moment where a character comes on screen and we want to jump up from the sofa and shout “That’s not how I imagined it!” – and we aren’t even the writers!
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Behind the Doors of Hotel Gotham
This 5-star Art Deco Manchester hotel has been in Coronation Street, Real Housewives of Cheshire and Cold Feet to name but a few hit TV series. So what exactly is within Hotel Gotham that makes it one of the hottest locations in town? We take a look at what’s on offer behind that impressive facade.
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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.
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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)
