White Sails, Stratford upon Avon

White Sails is a well established boutique style luxury bed & breakfast in Stratford upon Avon which has four chic, contemporary guest rooms.  They are the only b&b in the area to have been awarded 5 stars, a Gold Award and a Breakfast Award by VisitEngland.

Their new website design reflects recent refurbishment and includes online booking, a blog with latest Stratford news and a link to their excellent TripAdvisor reviews.

Romantic Proposal Ideas

We’re still in the first month of a brand new year but many clients are already reviewing their website and planning for the coming  months. Drenagh at Poole Boat Charters has been busy and has requested updates for the three sites she uses to promote their boat charter business down in Poole Harbour. The main site – www.pooleboatcharters.co.uk has been given a thorough check and the two sub sites – www.bournemouthboatcharters.co.uk and www.romanticproposalideas.co.uk have also been refreshed.

Romantic Proposals is a great little niche market and she also works hard to promote things like family celebrations such as birthdays and anniversaries, groups of friends meeting up for a celebration, other bespoke cruises and even the scattering of ashes.

So if you know anyone who might need a unique venue  for any kind of special event, check out the websites above.  If you have a romantic proposal in mind for the new year, why not take a look?

Phishing Emails!

A word of caution! There’s bound to be an increase in the number of phishing and scam emails in the run up to Christmas. Beware emails supposedly from Amazon, Royal Mail and delivery companies. Don’t click on a link without careful thought!

Relaxing and restorative Bowen treatments

Brigitte Nix and Martin Grasby at Shipston Therapy Centre are offering a relaxing and restorative Bowen treatment for yourself or for a person dear to you.

Buy a voucher for 3 Bowen treatments, book the 3 appointments to be redeemed during December and January. Then, as a gift, they will provide a 4th Bowen treatment for free.

Contact reception 01608 664664 to purchase your voucher or call Brigitte 07866 502923 or Martin 07974 334264 for further details.

Sponsor a Guide Dog puppy for Xmas

Christmas is an ideal time to support a charity and at Flashback we like to try and help Guide Dogs for the Blind.  They have a great gift catalogue called Dogalogue (dog not cat, geddit?) or you could sponsor a puppy this Xmas as the perfect gift for a friend or loved one.  They’ll receive regular ‘pupdates’ about their puppy’s progress! More information here.

Bensons Restaurant Stratford upon Avon

Working on the new website for Bensons cafe always made us feel hungry – delicious looking breakfasts, lunches and  afternoon teas!

Bensons is an award winning daytime eatery which has been serving the locals and visitors to Stratford upon Avon for over 20 years – just a minute’s walk from Shakespeare’s Birthplace.

Their new website reflects their recent refurbishment and re-branding.  Take a look at www.bensonsrestaurant.co.uk where you can download vouchers for 2 for 1 afternoon tea until the end of December.

Their £5 breakfasts are excellent value and include bottomless tea or coffee.

Christmas at the RSC

This year’s RSC family production is a new play called The Christmas Truce.  On Christmas Eve 1914, as the men of the Warwickshire regiment shelter in their trenches, something astonishing happens.  Across no-man’s land they hear music.

Inspired by real events of exactly 100 years ago, the RSC presents an uplifting new play for families celebrating a remarkable Christmas story.

The play runs from Nov 29 to Jan 31 and is recommended for ages 9+

Springfield Guest House

Springfield Guest House is close to the NEC and LG Arena as well as Birmingham Airport.  It’s an ideal place to stay if you are visiting one of the big exhibitions, shows or concerts and they offer an excellent stay, park and fly service if you’re travelling out of Birmingham Airport.

This year’s Xmas and New Year offerings at the NEC include Crafts for Christmas, Clothes Show Live and Strictly Come Dancing Live as well as concerts by Alfie Boe and Madness.

Christmas Foodie & Craft Markets

Wrap up warm and enjoy shopping for something different at a local Christmas Foodie & Craft Market.  There are over a dozen different locations for festive markets this  year.  Put a date in your diary.  Stop press – extra markets at Stoneygate, Leicester on Nov 30, Fort Dunlop, Birmingham on Dec 5 and Loughborough University on Dec 10.

Shakespeare’s Birthplace Light Show 2014

The all new 3D Light Show projected onto Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon premieres on Thursday November 27th to coincide with the town’s Xmas Lights switch-on.

You can view the light show free of charge every evening from Friday 28 November to Sunday 14 December at 4.30, 5.00, 5.30 and 6.00.

This is a community project which Flashback Web Design are proud to sponsor.