Win An Atlas Bundle & Illuminated Globe In Day 1 of #BackToSchoolBooks
Sep05

Win An Atlas Bundle & Illuminated Globe In Day 1 of #BackToSchoolBooks

We’re really excited to be working again with Collins on a brilliant Back To School competition event for you; a new competition opens every single day this week, and they all run for seven days.  So we’ve a mad fortnight ahead – and don’t fret if you miss a day, there’s plenty of time to catch ’em all. :) As any parent knows, September’s a sad/glad month. Summer’s over, school starts… and life inevitably...

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Why Personalised Tickets Aren’t the Perfect Answer…
Sep03

Why Personalised Tickets Aren’t the Perfect Answer…

Touts can’t re-sell tickets for eye-watering sums when they’re stamped with your name and photo, but a recent survey discovered that almost 75% of us aren’t willing to buy personalised tickets… Not all secondary resale sites are evil, you understand, but many are run by touts – who hoover up as many tickets for gigs, festivals and sports events as possible using automated bots, only to put them back on sale minutes later with...

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Gear up for a fun filled and adventurous August bank holiday weekend at The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham
Aug23

Gear up for a fun filled and adventurous August bank holiday weekend at The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham

If you’re still wondering what to do for the weekend, then why not take a look at the National Sea Life Centre Birmingham – it’s not just a wander around looking at the amazing sea creatures; there’s a range of activities and talks too. New this summer, visitors can go on a Behind the Scenes Tour, guided by an expert aquarist! For just £3.50 per person*, you can find out how thousands of marine and fresh-water...

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Win A Brilliant Puffin & Penguin Bumper Bundle | Summer Reading #ByBook
Aug15

Win A Brilliant Puffin & Penguin Bumper Bundle | Summer Reading #ByBook

So here we go with week two of A Summer Reading #ByBook! We’re really enjoying it so far, are you? And I’ve also been totally inspired – a few of the featured summer Reading titles *may* have fallen into my kindle when I wasn’t looking (Where My Heart Used To Beat, The Beach, The Night Manager (finally – yes, I’m probably the only grown up on the planet who’s never read a John Le Carré, but...

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Win 1 of 3 Properly Cool Lava Sound Systems #BackToSchool
Aug12

Win 1 of 3 Properly Cool Lava Sound Systems #BackToSchool

We’re so excited about this one – working with the affordably stylish Lava on a most cool competition to win one of THREE different sound systems. I KNOW! And every single on of these prizes will be totally brilliant for your Back-To-Schooler, ace for a kids bedroom or an always-out teenager. First up is my personal favourite – the BrightSounds2. It’s a relatively unassuming thing at first glance… but...

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The Definitive Guide to De-stressing Your Holiday
Aug11

The Definitive Guide to De-stressing Your Holiday

Become a ‘Vacay Sensei’ with HolidayExtras.com With summer upon us, in typical British fashion, millions of us are jetting off to beaches further afield to relax. With so much importance placed on our holidays, the countdown to our break can provide lots of excitement…and for many local people it can be stressful too. According to new research by HolidayExtras.com, one third of Brits admit to suffering from holiday travel...

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