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| Getting married this weekend? |
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Apparently, you are not the only one. Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th has become the single most popular weekend for tying the knot in 2010. Wedding insurers Ecclesiastical revealed that 2.5 per cent of this year's entire weddings will take place during this weekend. This is a change from 2009, which saw July weekends as most popular for tying the knot.
Ecclesiastical's personal lines insurance manager Dave Simms said: "It's easy to understand why this weekend is so popular with brides and grooms. The weather is still at its best for the photographs and videos, but hopefully not as unsettled as it can sometimes be in July and August these days. Most potential guests are back from their summer holidays, and receptions can take place outdoors without the risk of sunburn."
To find out more visit www.ecclesiastical.com
Date Posted:
3 September 2010 |
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| Champneys charity day for Red Cross Pakistan floods appeal |
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Looking to round up all of your girl friends for a spot of pre-wedding pampering? If so, why not book into one of Champneys' spas where, on the 5th of September*, all treatment proceeds and therapists' wages will be donated to the Pakistan Floods Appeal?
Raffle tickets can also be purchased from Champneys spas for £1, and will give buyers the chance to win an array of fabulous prizes including an overnight stay at one of the spas, a selection of luxurious treatments and wonderful gift sets.
To find out more and book in for a treatment visit www.champneys.com
*Champneys Spa, Tunbridge Wells will hold their charity day on Monday 6th September.
Date Posted: 27 August 2010 |
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| Paws for thought |
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Couples who love animals and who are looking for alternative wedding presents should visit Well-vetted Gifts (www.wellvettedgifts.co.uk), the official website of veterinary charity PDSA (The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals). By contributing to this charity, your friends and family can help raise funds to treat and care for sick and injured pets.
"The charity is dependent on the goodwill of our supporters to carry out our work. All the presents available on the website are vital to our day to day procedures that enable PDSA staff to keep pets happy and healthy," says John Cole, head of marketing at PDSA.
From as little as £10, your contribution could go towards funding x-ray films, an ECG test, or an operating table. For more gift ideas, visit www.wellvettedgifts.co.uk
Date Posted:
20 August 2010 |
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| Gifts for those in need |
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If you've not yet put together a wedding gift list, we think you should consider setting up a UNICEF Big Day List. This gives couples the chance to ask for life saving equipment to be delivered directly to children in need, all around the world. The usual, uninspiring, request for unnecessary crockery can be replaced with essential supplies for those in need. Vital things such as food, water, shelter and vaccines can all be added to the list, allowing guests to choose which item to fund.
Best of all the list is easily set up online and there are items suitable for a range of budgets. Gift ideas include £12 to fund the immunisation of 100 children against polio, or £16 for an emergency box of high-energy biscuits that will be delivered directly to children at risk of malnutrition. Friends and families looking to club together, can give £340 which will be enough for UNICEF to install a water pump to supply clean and safe to drinking water for an entire village.
For each gift purchased, the happy couple receive either an eGreeting or a greeting card with a photograph, description and personalised message to mark the occasion.
For more information visit www.unicef.org.uk/bigdaylist
Date Posted: 6 August 2010 |
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| For a good cause |
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If you're looking for gift or favour ideas for your wedding, do your bit for charity by checking out the Swarovski designs in aid of Breast Cancer awareness month. Swarovski has designed a pretty limited edition pink crystal and enamel pendant, and a matching pink pen, filled with sparkly pink crystals. The pendant retails at £35, with £15 from each sale going to Breast Cancer Care. The pink pen will retail at £14 with £1 from every sale going to the charity. Both products will be available in Swarovski stores from October.
Murray Lindo, director of fundraising at Breast Cancer Care, says: "We are delighted to be extending our successful partnership with Swarovski this year. We have been working together since 2002 and are extremely grateful for all the support we have received from Swarovski over these years.
"Every 11 minutes, somebody in the UK hears the news that they have breast cancer, and we want to offer support to each and every one of them, and their friends and families, right from the moment of diagnosis, through to living with the disease."
Date Posted:
30 July 2010 |
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| Five AA stars for Stoke Park |
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Stoke Park Country Club and Resort has recently been awarded five AA stars, having ticked all the boxes in terms of high quality accommodation, facilities, food and services.
Supplementing this accolade is the historic 350-acre estate's stunning gardens, mansion and club house, which have been used as location sets in countless films. As a wedding venue, the hotel provides a romantic setting, with the added bonus of getting pampered in the hotel's award-winning SPC Spa.
To fnd out more about weddings at Stoke Park, call 01753 717 144 or visit www.stokepark.com
Date Posted: 30 July 2010 |
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