01Feb

Magnificent Mansions in Isle of Wight

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Evidence of the rich history of the island is the existence of splendid mansions that are all over the island. These mansions date back several centuries ago and is kept and maintained to uphold its beauty and stature. if you want to visit these mansions during your holiday vacation, they are just a few minutes drive from the Isle of Wight holiday cottages. many of the tourists and vacationers prefer to stay in Isle of Wight holiday cottages because of its reasonable distance to the popular attractions of the island. the Isle of Wight holiday cottages are very comfortable, luxurious, spacious, and safe. Here are some of the mansions that you can visit while in this beautiful island.

Hassley Manor

One of the wonderful mansions in Isle of Wight is the Hassley Manor. even if there is no longer a museum in this manor, the mansion still continues to be visited by many people because of its well-preserved beauty. the rich memories of the past still linger in this mansion even after hundreds of years from the time that Earl of Wessex owned the place until it was handed down to King Harold. Once you step inside, the Saxon inspired design and architecture of the house is evident. At present, the Hassley Manor is not only a historic site but is also a venue for special occasions such as weddings and other important celebrations. the mansion is open daily during the months of April to October from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and only a small amount of entrance fee is required. you can head back to theIsle of Wight holiday cottages after you visit the place and bring with you memories of the beautiful things that you have seen in the mansion.

Nunwell House

Not too far from the Isle of Wight holiday cottages is the Nunwell House located in Coach Lane in the Brading border. with a Jacobean and Gregorian design and architecture, the house was built in the 12th century and is one of the most visited landmarks in the Island today. the house, the gardens, and everything in it have been very well maintained over the years from the time that Sir John Oglander and his family first lived in the house. Up to this day, the beauty and majesty of the place still remain together with the enormous collection of paintings and furniture. you can have a glimpse of all the wonderful things in the mansion when you visit the Nunwell house. It is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the months of May to September. there is however an entrance fee of 9.50 for adults and 5 for children, but the money you pay is really worth it after seeing the beauty of the entire place.

Magnificent Mansions in Isle of Wight

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21Jan

Conference Folders – Take Your Pick

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Conference folders are very useful products as they can help you to store important papers and documents in it. you can easily keep the paper in it and take them out whenever required. you can gift these items to your clients, your customers and your employees.

You can get your company’s brand name or logo printed on them to personalise it. People would see the logo on the folders at conferences and other events and that would help in making your brand more popular. These folders can be used for a lot of things and do not get damaged easily. There are different types of promotional conference folders available in the market. you can take your pick from a vast selection. you can search for these promotional gifts online also. There are a wide range of suppliers that can provide you with a range of options along with a variety of other promotional products.

Leading gift companies provide these and various other gift items to many organisations in UK. the clients of these leading organisations include various hospitals, schools, universities, sports club, government organisation and various other such organisations and groups.

You can log on to their websites and see the various conference folders that are provided by them. the Wessex Conference Folder is an elegant choice offered by many. it is very popular and is priced reasonably. the folder is made of leather and consists of various pockets in it. it also consists of a note pad for added practicality. the Wessex calculator is designed similar to the standard option but also consists of a calculator. this option is a little more expensive than the one without a calculator.

If you are looking for a folder which is more reasonable then you can select the Dartford conference folder. this is made of pvc material which is slightly grained. this folder also consists of writing pad which comes in standard A4 size. the Trafford ones that are available are very popular amongst customers. they are of very good quality and are very good for official uses. they contain a writing pad and ball point pen for added value and has many pockets in it which can be used to store cards, CDs and other important documents. this particular folder is available in different colours also.

If you wish to buy a folder with lustre sheen finish then you can buy the Lustre conference folders. These eye catching products contain a pen and a note pad in it.

You can select any promotional folders and get your brand name printed on them. you can gift them to your clients and customers on various occasions. this is very useful gift that you can give to anyone. Since these are meant to be gifted to business associates, they should not be too flashy and should look sophisticated. Visit any of the wide range of promotional gift suppliers online today to get the best value for your budget.

Conference Folders – Take Your Pick

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11Jan

Wessex Exploration and partner provisionally awarded blocks close to Wytch Farm

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Wessex Exploration (LON:WSX) and its Australian partner Norwest Energy have been provisionally awarded five oil exploration blocks in the English Channel.

Although the Channel is not noted for being prolific in hydrocarbons, the licence areas lie to the east and south-east of Wytch Farm in Dorset, Britain’s largest onshore oil field.

The acreage is believed to contain at least six different structural leads with a geological chance of success ranging from 15 per cent to 32 per cent.

Mirrabooka, a subsidiary of Norwest Energy, will hold a 35 per cent equity interest and a 65 per cent working interest in the blocks. it will also be the operator.

Wessex managing director Frederik Dekker said: “Wessex is very pleased with the offer of this highly prospective acreage and we have every intention with the support of our partner Nortwest Energy Mirrabooka to bring at least one of the leads to a drillable status as soon as possible.”

The pair already hold two onshore petroleum exploration and development licences close to Wytch Farm, part of the Wessex basin, which has produced over 400 million barrels of oil to date.

The field was discovered by the nationalised British Gas in 1973 and began producing oil six years later. 

As part of the privatisation of British Gas in the 1980s Wytch Farm was sold to BP, which took over as operator in 1984. In May last year BP sold its interest in Wytch Farm to Perenco.

The field is located in a faulted block of Jurassic and older rocks beneath the Hampshire Basin, close to the steeply sloping fold in the overlying chalk called a monocline. 

The Purbeck Monocline defines the field’s southern limit.  it consists of three separate reservoirs known as Bridport, Sherwood and Frome. 

Bridport, the first discovery, is in the Jurassic Bridport Sands 900 metres below Poole Harbour. 

The much larger Sherwood reservoir – discovered in 1978 – is below this in the Triassic Sherwood Sands at 1,600 metres and extends under Poole Bay. 

Frome, meanwhile, extends eastwards from the exclusive Sandbanks area of Poole and Studland across the harbour for around 10 six miles under the sea to the south of Bournemouth.

Wessex’s growing interests in the UK are just part of the story. the group also owns 70 per cent of the Juan de Nova project in the Mozambique Channel, and a 1.25 per cent stake in the Zaedyus discovery off the coast of Guyane.

The company’s share price more than doubled when operator Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) revealed it had encountered significant accumulations of oil last year.

The work also established that Zaedyus was the mirror image of the Jubilee Field off the coast of Ghana and suggests it has uncovered a new oil frontier. 

The interest in the discovery was underlined last month when Wessex was able to raise £12 million from institutional investors.

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21Dec

Sherborne – Dorset – Undoubtedly the Most Beautiful Town in England

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Sherborne – Dorset is undoubtedly the most beautiful of all the towns in England. its endless selection of medieval architecture, breathtaking Abbey, world-renowned Schools, picture perfect Almshouse and Castles, the town has some to tickle the fancy of ever visitor. Ideally located on the Dorset and Somerset border makes commuting easy in turn enabling the town to grow from strength to strength.

The market town is located northwest Dorset in England, United Kingdom. on the banks of the River Yeo and Blackmore Vale. the area has an estimated population of 9300 inhabitants of which 40. 8 percent is retired.

The area is a bustling business and market centre for many neighboring villages and town, while still retaining its smaller and specialized businesses. its wonderful shopping centre with a variety of handmade goods even includes the latest and great fashion trends from all over the world.

Sherborne – Dorset has also become an important town in terms of Arts and Antiques Dealing and Trading.

Sherborne has a town twinning with 23 towns across the European Union which started in the early 1990′s with regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. Twinning towns include Houffalize- Belgium, Oxelsund- Sweden, K?szeg- Hungary, Preveza- Greece, Altea- Spain and Chojna- Poland, to mention but a few.

Notable historical architecture in the area include the Almshouses of both Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, founded in during the late 1430′s, which expanded in the Victorian Era to medieval architectural style. other very well preserved building in the town include conduit, Hospice of St Julian, and Lord Digby’s aka Sherborne House.

World class hotels and a variety of excellent quality accommodation makes Sherborne the perfect spot for tourists who wish to explore neighboring towns and villages such as Wessex, Somerset and Wiltshire.

Sherborne – Dorset – Undoubtedly the Most Beautiful Town in England

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11Dec

Cardboard Packaging

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There are many packaging manufacturers in the UK that specialise in cardboard packaging and in the manufacture of cardboard & foam packaging and are able to supply bespoke size cardboard cartons as well as bespoke composite packs. they will often stock a very wide range of packaging supplies in both cardboard and foam and will also supply both cardboard and foam in sheet form in a very wide range of sizes & densities. however, these sorts of companies are not limited to cardboard and will often supply and manufacture wooden crates, bespoke size wooden pallets & solidboard tubes.

Surprisingly, there is a wide range of corrugated cardboard box packaging from standard B flutes through to export grade material. Specialists in cardboard packaging are always able to advise on the type of cardboard best suited to a customer’s needs and cardboard materials range from 1.5mm thick up to 9mm thick. these grades cater for small delicate presentation based packaging to standard B flute materials through to CA double wall materials suitable for very heavy weight items. As standard brown board, other colours are used in a range of materials including both white & oyster coloured cardboard.

Black conductive cardboard can also be used to manufacture static sensitive cardboard packaging for the electronics industry. Further to this one or two colour printing can be used for the personalisation of your cardboard packaging.

Often cardboard packaging companies can also manufacture a complete range of FEFCO styles from standard 0201s and 0427 (pizza box style) die cut cartons through to the more complex die cut styles. As well as the outer packaging, cardboard fittings can be designed & developed to support and protect items within the outer packaging. this can range from simple buffers to complex die cut fittings and can be made for a wide range of shapes and sizes.

Cardboard is a simple invention that has literally carried the name of heavy-duty transport for decades. It is a generic term for heavy-duty paper-based products sometimes made by pasting together two or more layers of paper. however it is seldom used in the industry itself because it does not denote a specific material.

It is manufactured on large high-precision machinery lines called corrugators, usually running at 500 lineal feet per minute or faster. these machines over time have become very complex with the objective of avoiding some common problems in corrugated board production, such as warp and washboarding.

Cardboard Packaging

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11Dec

DORCHESTER: CAMRA names Colliton Club one of its top four

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24th November 2011

The popular Colliton Club, situated opposite County Hall in Dorchester, is one of four finalists in the National Club of the Year competition run by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

The news emerged at the presentation of the framed certificate for the Wessex Regional Club of the Year – won by the Colliton Club for the sixth time in ten years.

“there are four hurdles to become CAMRA’s National Club of the Year,” said Michel Hooper-Immins, Regional CAMRA Organiser of the Club and Pub of the Year competitions. 

“at the start of this year, the West Dorset CAMRA branch nominated the Colliton Club, which gives entry to the regional club of the year competition. 

“in August, they won the Wessex regional title and joined clubs from 15 other CAMRA regions in the next round. 

The last 16 were then grouped into fours and in the latest round, the Colliton Club beat Dartford Working Mens Club, Cheltenham Motor Club and the Kinver Constitutional Club near Dudley, to rise into the top four for the national finals.”

CAMRA’s prestigious Club of the Year competition has been running for many years.

Colliton Club Steward Neil Gatehouse was presented with a commemorative dish for reaching the finals at a recent dinner in Manchester. 

The Regional Club of the Year certificate was also presented by CAMRA Regional Director John Buckley.  

Colliton Club Chairman Ian Morton said: “It’s marvellous that we’ve won the regional title for the sixth time and are in the national finals.  

“I sincerely commend the steward and his staff on their excellent work. Well done to Neil Gatehouse on finding six superb real ales every week and for supporting West Country breweries, especially the smaller ones and I thank CAMRA for recognising the excellence of our club.” 

Steward Neil Gatehouse said: “I was astounded, but ecstatic, to hear the Colliton Club have made it into the top four clubs in the UK.

“It is wonderful to be recognised on a national level and I’m really chuffed to be named as one of the top four clubs in the whole country. 

“we will go on serving real ales not usually found in this part of the UK.”

West Dorset CAMRA Chairman Dave Harris is pleased the Colliton Club has gone so far in the national competition. 

He said: “It has been consistently excellent over many years and is a great help to CAMRA- in fact we hold some of our meetings there. we in West Dorset CAMRA are delighted to have such a vibrant club in our area. 

“we wish the Colliton Club every success in the national competition.”

PICTURE 1: FROM left Colliton Club Chairman Ian Morton, Steward Neil Gatehouse and Deputy Steward Andy Pain with the CAMRA Regional Club of the Year certificate and the commemorative dish marking being one of four finalists in the CAMRA National Club of the Year competition

PICTURE 2: Colliton Club Steward Neil Gatehouse holds the Regional Club of the Year certificate, presented by CAMRA Regional Director John Buckley (fourth right)

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01Dec

Bedford – A Wonderful Town in Bedfordshire England

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Bedford is a town that you will find in Bedfordshire United Kingdom. The large location is also the location for the administration dealing with the Borough of Bedford. A rather populated area that has been around for years.

Known as a market town for years, and also for the agriculture that you will find around it. Wool was once a very important trade during those Middle Ages. It would become a boundary town that would separate those locations of Danelaw and Wessex in 886.

The home of the first fortress that would be built by Edward the Elder in 919. though the fortress would be destroyed later on by a Danish invasion. The mounds of Bedford Castle are located in this area, it was built in 1224.

The first charter is found to have been issued by Henry II during 1166. while the lace industry would be one that would prosper in this area during the 1560s. This industry remained very important all the way through the earliest part of the 20th century.

This would be the location that John Bunyan would be imprisoned for twelve years of his life. also where he would pen his work The Pilgrims Progress. with the decline of the wool industry the town would turn to more of an engineering focus. Becoming a big hub for many fine developments.

A wonderful memorial has been erected in the garden to those past soldiers of the First World War. You will find that opposite the Rothsay Gardens. It was designed by Charles Sargeant Jagger in 1921. Another wonderful location to check out is that of St. Pauls Church. A large spire stands tall above the building that was built in 1066.

Also the largest urban park where you can enjoy concerts and cricket, at Bedford Park. Still retaining a look of the Victorian design and a great place for families to relax and enjoy the wonderful location. Another park in the area is Priory Country park that is on the River Ouse.

Bedford – A Wonderful Town in Bedfordshire England

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01Dec

Norwest Energy to raise A$4.18m for gas exploration in Australia

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21Nov

Visiting Poole When You Go to England

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Located on the coast in Dorset you will find the town of Poole. that is located on the south coast of the United Kingdom and the second biggest population in Dorset. It is thought that people may have lived in this area way back during the Iron Age.

Back during those times the time would thrive in the wool trade, in fact that was the main means of money. plus the fact that it was a port town opened up a lot of trade via the water ways. One of the main ports that was used during WWII for that invasion on D-day too. plus being a port made it a natural attraction to those tourists who would head somewhere to vacation.

A great spot for people to head to visit because of those wonderful beaches. but really offering a lot more for those history buffs out there too. Check out the Poole Arts Center for a lot of past history from this area.

A location that has seen many people claim it in the past; this includes the Celts, and even the Romans. Also when the Anglo-Saxon times would be around this location would have been part of that Kingdom of Wessex.

Being on the water it would be advantageous for many things, including fishing and shipping. King Henry VI saw the importance of this location during the 1400s and would grant them Staple port status.

During the Industrial Revolution the town would grow even more prosperous. Not only from the trades of the harbor, but from many other things. There are some fabulous landmarks that should be seen when you head to Poole. One of which is the Quay and several of the wonderful historic buildings you will find in town.

A wonderful location that offers many things for many people and one that would be a great stop for a visitor.

Visiting Poole When You Go to England

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01Nov

Monday’s most followed: Barclays, HMV Group, Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Tower Resources, Chariot Oil & Gas, JJB Sports, HomeServe, Merchant Securities, Caza Oil & Gas

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