Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
Thanks to everyone who came along last weekend to witness Alex turning on the Christmas tree lights.\u00a0 He\u2019s coming down from the dizzy heights of celebrity now and is just about able to negotiate doors without damaging his ears. If you need someone handy with a light switch though, do get in contact, he has reasonable rates for Weddings, Barmitzvahs and Paper Bag openings.<\/p>\n
In the news this week, we\u2019ve had a bit of everything. The banks aren\u2019t stressed anymore, winter has arrived, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced their engagement and, as if it was already scripted, Donna has taken charge of all the planning.<\/p>\n
It appears that when invading Britain Julius Caesar landed his 800 ships at Pegwell Bay in Kent. I suspect traffic on the A2 was much lighter in 57 B.C. making it a quicker run up to town!<\/p>\n
Something that did make me smile was \u201cSaudi prince Miteb bin Abdullah pays $1bn in corruption settlement.\u201d<\/em> Surely, that\u2019s what got him into trouble in the first place?<\/p>\n Lastly, we\u2019re hoping that Sunday night is a clear one, as there\u2019ll be a supermoon (really big, like in ET!) and it\u2019ll be a good number of years till it is that close to earth again.<\/p>\n Wine School<\/u><\/p>\n We have consulted the calendar and put some dates in the sorting hat, the results of which are:<\/p>\n Term starts Wednesday 31st<\/sup> January 2018<\/strong> and ends on Wednesday 14th<\/sup> March 2018<\/strong>. Wednesday 14th<\/sup> February is skipped for half term skiing or St Valentine\u2019s smooching, the choice is yours! Over the six weeks you\u2019ll taste in the region of 60 wines, learn some wine faults and maybe even meet some new friends (vinous or human). Sign up now, the entire course costs \u00a3150<\/strong>, and we can provide you with a voucher for it, if you\u2019re buying it as a gift.<\/p>\n Happy Birthday To Us<\/u><\/p>\n Park Vintners is Seven<\/u><\/strong> (!!!) years old this weekend, and is dead chuffed that small businesses around the country will be joining in to help us celebrate with\u2026<\/p>\n Small Business Saturday <\/u><\/p>\n Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday, so cancel the Ocado shop, skip Sainsbury\u2019s and head on down to your local butcher, the farmers market, florist, or even wine shop. We\u2019d prefer it wasn\u2019t just one day a year clearly, but small steps\u2026<\/p>\n Shop Small with American Express<\/u><\/p>\n In some wonderful joined up thinking, the annual American Express Shop Small promotion starts tomorrow too. There are T&C\u2019s obviously, but in essence: \u201cJust spend \u00a310 or more on your Card in a single transaction at a participating small business, and you’ll get a \u00a35 credit on your statement. Offer runs from 2 \u2013 17 December 2017<\/strong>. There’s no limit to the number of \u00a35 credits you can receive, but you can only claim it once at each small business. To take part, just register your Card \u2013 or Supplementary Card \u2013 and you’re ready to Shop Small once the offer is live.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019d be churlish not to so, we\u2019re in, are you?<\/p>\n New Neighbours<\/u><\/p>\n