tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57008116453962395342024-03-08T06:01:55.497+00:00Copper Phoenix MusingsCopper Phoenix news, thoughts on work, play and everything in between.Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-41132334735600709802019-02-28T10:59:00.000+00:002019-02-28T10:59:40.304+00:00"And the winner is........"<br />
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HeLwkNfVGlo/XGag1IPtuzI/AAAAAAAAeng/lRJdMhf121Y-fEz926zblzOW9JbMdW5DACEwYBhgL/s1600/awards%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HeLwkNfVGlo/XGag1IPtuzI/AAAAAAAAeng/lRJdMhf121Y-fEz926zblzOW9JbMdW5DACEwYBhgL/s320/awards%2B1.jpg" width="240" /></a><b>Awards ceremonies seem to be the order of the day from autumn through to spring and as business owners, we can use awards as an ideal way for businesses to get wider recognition - even if you don't actually win.</b><br />
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Recently I helped represent <a href="https://www.glidemedia.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Glide Media</b></a> at the <a href="http://www.southwesttourismawards.org.uk/" target="_blank"><b>South West Tourism Awards</b></a>, held at the <a href="http://aerospacebristol.org/" target="_blank"><b>Aerospace Bristol</b></a> museum, sitting under the magnificent and beautiful Concorde 216. This regional event awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold awards to tourism businesses in a range of categories.<br />
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Attending the black tie evening event were the nominees of course, but there were plenty of additional non-tourism businesses also, either as award sponsors or because they provided services for the nominees.<br />
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There were over 100 awards in total given out over the evening, so that's around a hundred business that were being showcased to a few hundred attendees on the night, but then showcased again in the follow up PR after the event.<br />
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As a resident of Gloucestershire I was disappointed that there were so few Gloucestershire nominees, but I couldn't tell if it was because businesses had not entered or were judged not to be of award standard. I suspect the former as we have some brilliant tourism offers in Gloucestershire and the surrounding area.<br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Z_Nd9g6ULo/XGag1Zn5TZI/AAAAAAAAenY/jakANiXZEK0jToMjV4pz0fIJ0iRitV3TgCEwYBhgL/s1600/amend%2Bawards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Z_Nd9g6ULo/XGag1Zn5TZI/AAAAAAAAenY/jakANiXZEK0jToMjV4pz0fIJ0iRitV3TgCEwYBhgL/s200/amend%2Bawards.jpg" width="150" /></a>You need to choose carefully what awards you want to go for. Some schemes have a fee for participation, but there are plenty that do not charge. Perhaps start aiming for local or regional awards that are relevant to your line of work, then you can branch out nationally.<br />
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What else can you gain from awards? Attending the ceremony gives you a chance to network with like minded people, other businesses and suppliers - even perhaps some friendly rivalry with your competitors! Swap business cards, meet new people, showcase your business, then you can sit down, have a drink and listen to the compere.<br />
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But then you win. What happens next? For a start, in addition to any PR or media coverage the award event generates you can boost this with your own efforts. Update your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram feeds. You can do this on the night with a smartphone, building tension with a "will we, won't we win" narrative. If you win, you get the scoop. If you don't win, never mind, tag and praise the winners in your posts. They will probably thank you online and then you will can get further mileage from your own social media post.<br />
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Usually awards come with some form of online badge which you can share through social media and put prominently on your website. These are the sort of things we marketeers really enjoy playing with and gaining as much mileage as possible for the lifetime of the award for our clients.<br />
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Remember, marketing is creating awareness of your products and services and their benefits. Awards recognise, quality, achievements or a Unique Selling Point (USP), and as they are run by a third party you can really ramp up the bragging rights on being nominated or winning, without worrying about being unduly modest.<br />
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So try entering for some awards. Hopefully you'll win as well as getting some great media exposure!<br />
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If you'd like help in marketing and promoting your business, why not <b><a href="https://www.copperphoenix.co.uk/contact.html" target="_blank">drop Copper Phoenix a line</a> </b>?Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-46326586694892532752019-02-01T11:27:00.000+00:002019-02-05T13:58:17.508+00:00Have you tried turning it off and back on again?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Copper Phoenix is approaching its 10th anniversary and it was high time to update the website which had become a little unused and unloved due to long term contracts taking up my work time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fact I had long term contracts is no excuse to have a slightly dated website and it was with some quiet internal embarrassment I was advising clients that they needed to update their own websites, make sure they are mobile compliant and ideally have an HTTPS security certificate etc, when I knew I was not practising what I preached.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, it was time to head back to my web designer Andrew Eberlin at <a href="https://www.brighterside.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Brighter Side</b></a> for a revamp and after the always efficient and courteous service from Andrew, the <a href="https://www.copperphoenix.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank"><b>new Copper Phoenix website</b></a> is now launched.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thinking back over the 10 years to when I first started my business made me realise how some technology has changed but that starting out in a new business venture will still require some basic tech savvy to get started and stay safe. Or if you don't think you know, you at least know who to ask about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here’s a quick guide to what you need to know at start up:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This may seem obvious, but business owners may not think about it until they can no longer retrieve missing data. There’s not necessarily a fully running IT Department who can get you out of the fix. You will have invested your time and money in getting started so you need to protect your data from bugs, viruses and anyone else who may find your data useful to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The simplest way is to back your data up to the Cloud, so you can retrieve it should you need to on to alternative devices. This is best if your laptop or tablet go “bang” and you have to start with new equipment (or you forget to take it to that vital client meeting…). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make sure your devices are encrypted or password protected too, with a decent password that isn’t easily guessed, using upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another option is to back up data to an external hard drive or memory sticks but that means the backup data is only available in one place, unlike the Cloud option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HTTPS websites are more secure, and will add an extra layer of security, especially if you are selling anything online. They are trusted by both search engines and customers, as more people recognise the additional security level in this post GDPR world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Google prioritises HTTPS websites over the older HTTP websites in its search algorithms, so you may be missing out on SEO by not being HTTPS and therefore not being found by your prospective clients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your web developer will know more about this (and far more than me) so ask them how to get the best security for your important “window on the world”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As well as being a telephone our smartphones contain vast amounts of data. Sometimes your smartphone can double as your laptop for retrieving and sending information or even showing presentations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take steps to ensure this is protected with strong passwords and all apps that contain sensitive data are protected too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Should your smartphone be lost or stolen make sure you have systems in place to manage the risk of data or personal information being lost. Mobile Device Management (MDM) software is available to help businesses manage the security of their mobile IT and business equipment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like many small businesses I have spent a lot of time in coffee shops in between meetings or when out and about, as they are great places to meet, network or get a sugar/caffeine hit. It is tempting to use the often free public WiFi for emails and other work related online activities but these networks are rarely secure, so be warned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are sending/receiving any sensitive data then consider using your mobile phone tethered to your laptop to get a secure internet connection, even if it means using your mobile data.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think most of us will recognise this type of scam. The badly worded email, the amazing rewards for helping the “prince” out, most of us will be able to recognise this for what it is and avoid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But some emails are craftier, some even seem to come from colleagues or suppliers with attachments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be careful. If you think you recognise an email by sender, just check the email address is the one you are expecting to see, check that their grammar/writing style is consistent with their usual emails and that messages are not too short and vague. These could be Impersonation emails and sent with ill intent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have any doubts ring before opening or clicking on anything, especially when you are asked for money or to pay an urgent invoice. It may be that your supplier was rushing to catch a train and sent a disjointed email via their smartphone at speed, or it could be malware or ransomware.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my first 10 years with Copper Phoenix I have been lucky in not having much go wrong with my IT; email possibly hacked once (changed password and upped security), laptop going pop before a presentation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Get good understanding of the IT basics and good support from IT professionals - then you can concentrate on running and growing your business.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like some help in marketing or promotion then have a look at <a href="https://www.copperphoenix.co.uk/services.html" target="_blank"><b>Our Services</b></a> to see how we can help you.</span></div>
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Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-38464530472513396192016-12-13T15:37:00.000+00:002019-02-01T09:03:48.523+00:00Why The Old Ones Are The Best<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I entrusted my life to a piece of 80 year old technology. I was given a flight (and did some flying!) complete with an open cockpit (see above picture) in a WW2 era biplane trainer, a Tiger Moth.</div>
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This was a boyhood dream come true, but as I gingerly shuffled up the wing so as not to put my feet through it, then climbed into the open cockpit and looked at the canvas sides, big control stick, wooden handled throttle control, exposed wires and metal, it was a bit of a shock to see how very basic it all was. State of the art in the early 1930's, but not at all 21st century.</div>
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We had to have someone swing the propeller to start up and as we taxied to the runway, because the 'plane was a "tail dragger" i.e. a wheel on the tail so the nose of the aircraft pointed up to the sky, we had to weave from side to side so the pilot sitting behind me could have a vague idea where we were going and if anything might be in the way. It seemed ungainly, impractical and potentially dangerous. </div>
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We rolled onto a tiny grass strip to the modern tarmac and awaited permission to take off (a radio and intercom being the only modern concessions to the 'plane), as there were helicopters doing circuits of the airfield. These fast flying manoeuvrable machines only emphasised our tiny biplane's ancient origins.</div>
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Then, we were given clearance to take off, the throttle opened up and smoothly and without drama we were airborne and climbing. Wow! The little 'plane was suddenly in its element.</div>
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The next 30 mins saw me taking control (under supervision), experiencing a loop the loop and a "Victory Roll". Despite the small size, it's apparent fragility and obvious antiquity I felt far safer in the old trainer than I do in modern jet airliners (even while I was upside down hanging on my seat straps).</div>
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Later, on the ground, while reliving it all, the experience got me thinking about redundant technology. Obviously aircraft design has developed very quickly - only ten years after the Tiger Moth had been launched the first jet plane was taking off. But here was a basic, functional design that was created in 1932, and had not needed to be improved upon since for the job in hand, as evidenced by the number of Tiger Moths still in use as trainers, still doing aerobatics and still teaching pupils to fly. How many other pieces of technology do we use regularly that are that old and that useful?</div>
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Much as I love heritage and history, I'm a big, big fan of technology. I love digital marketing and the reach, communication, statistics and sheer possibilities that it provides. I am also aware that in some markets there are people becoming digitally excluded through the propagation of new communications and marketing methods, who view modern technology with mistrust, a lack of understanding or fear.</div>
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Has the way we do things changed that much? We still use traditional marketing methods don't we? We still use print, posters and flyers at times but perhaps we underestimate the benefits of these traditional methods more than we realise. For example I was reading a comment from someone on Facebook (quoted below), thanking his housing association for sending communications material in hard copies to him:</div>
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It's interesting reading. I have no idea of the age of the author, but despite what he says about hard copy, it is noteworthy that his "thanks" were still communicated digitally through social media. But that sort of proves that traditional and modern can live side by side doesn't it?</div>
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While we're rushing to expand our digital marketing, our apps and converting customers to online engagement, it is always worth evaluating your target market and stopping to ask what is the best form of communication for a particular audience?</div>
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Will I use modern aircraft in the future after my bi-plane flight? Of course, I'll have to. I can't travel great distances in an 80 year old aircraft, I have no protection from the elements, there's no luggage capacity, the ratio of pilot to passenger is impractical and it would have been a little chilly if I'd not been wearing specific flying clothing. But it did do the job it was designed for; it also made me happy and appreciate that what is now old, or what has been superceded, does not necessarily make it redundant or pointless.</div>
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So in future, planning communications strategies and deciding on the methods of delivery to your target audiences, just remember that sometimes, like the Tiger Moth, the old ones are the best.</div>
Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0Gloucestershire Airport (GLO), Staverton, Cheltenham GL51 6SR, UK51.8937371 -2.16450209999993651.891273600000005 -2.1695445999999361 51.8962006 -2.159459599999936tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-26680006511039050402016-06-03T12:06:00.002+01:002019-02-04T17:34:14.288+00:00Keeping Albert Happy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Recently my wife and I went to a tourist attraction in Hampshire. We were looking forward to it, it was a quiet day and all was well with the world. </b></div>
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Then at the ticket office we bumped into Albert and his parents. Now Albert is not his real name, we will protect the innocent here, but he was a young lad, probably about eight years old and an only child. The member of staff on admissions said he'd enjoy the museum as there were pirates in there, to which Albert looked interested and his parents immediately gave great exaggerated whoops and bending into his face said "How exciting Albert, pirates!"; they also took the child activity trail they were offered.</div>
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Now, from experience museum trails can vary considerably in quality and interest but as we had no view of this one we were not going to judge. But Albert was not looking very exited at the prospect of filling in an activity sheet with his amazingly enthusiastic and constantly whooping parents who seemed to think it was essential that each whoop and exclamation of some new found fact should be communicated to Albert, even though he was quite a considerable way away at the other end of the room. It was also part of the enthusiastic whooping that the parents should make every effort to catch our eyes (the only other people in the room) to ensure that they were seen to be educating their child. </div>
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For Jo and I this became excruciating, intrusive and very annoying as we tried to read and take in the information panels. We are all for young children coming to museums, it has been strongly encouraged in our families, but all we could hear were comments such as "Albert! Albert! Come and find three different types of wood!". At this particular point Albert was quite engrossed with a model of a ship and obviously wanted to know more about that with his pointing and asking, rather than looking for three different bits of wood but to no avail - the activity sheet had to be completed.</div>
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And so it continued to the point that Jo and I made the decision that this parental noise cloud following us around was too much, so we left the museum to come back later. We spent the next hour plotting a course around the attraction maintaining the maximum distance from Albert's parents.</div>
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Because actually it was the parents and not the child causing the problem. It was them not understanding their child's interests and natural discovery of exhibits that was causing the issue, by trying to force him to learn in the way a museum's kids trail had decided. They wanted him to do the children's trail whereas he obviously wanted to find out things in his own way. He was interested in the models and dioramas and his parents would have been better off looking at these with him instead of trying to answer all the questions on an A4 piece of paper.</div>
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Many "Children's' Trails" I have experienced are actually quite poor and only designed probably to say there is something to do for children rather than being designed for children. Albert may have been a problem child or just wilful but the parents were not allowing him to find his own level of interest and were spending a great deal of (loud) energy bending him to the fact that the approach they had adopted was the only way to do it (and making sure all around them were seeing that they were "good parents" in doing so).</div>
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What can those of us working in Heritage and Tourism learn from this? </div>
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Firstly, try your children's' trail on some real children to see if they find it engaging. Don't make the assumption that what you find interesting or what the message of the museum is will appeal to an ordinary young visitor.</div>
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Secondly, adult exhibits and interpretation can stimulate the interest of children, but it is probably better to add in a layer of simpler interpretation for younger visitors to engage with rather than filling in a separate piece of paper that smacks more of school learning than holidays.</div>
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Not all child activity trails are poor, but many seem to miss the mark.</div>
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We last saw Albert slowly walking back to the car park with two slightly deflated and silent parents. They had given up on the trip. We were glad that our visit was now more peaceful but couldn't help having a little sympathy for Albert, whose growing interest in some exhibits had not been noticed and no doubt he would be going through very similar defined learning exercises again in the future. </div>
Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-82584991868859750782013-01-03T15:13:00.002+00:002016-12-13T15:48:41.917+00:00Are We Getting Rid of our Traditional Christmas?<div style="text-align: justify;">
I started back to work this week and already the decorations have come down in the workspace. I see that many of the houses I've been driving past over the festive period have removed their decorations, the Christmas street lights are turned off and many friends are posting on Facebook how they've packed all the Christmas "stuff" up and it's back in the loft, as they are fed up with them.</div>
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What has happened to celebrating Christmas until Twelfth Night? This is (depending which calendar you follow and perhaps subject to another Blog) either the 5th or 6th December. That is this weekend so if we're really celebrating Christmas we should be doing so until the end of the Festive Period (the clue is in the description?).</div>
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We happily sing or listen to "The Twelve Days of Christmas" which features many varied presents none actually requiring batteries either, but how many of us are actually aware that this was how we celebrated Christmastime, over a period of some days?</div>
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I'm sad that many of our festivals are being diluted, becoming overblown or just forgotten.</div>
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<b>Mothering Sunday</b> has become Mother's Day, presumably to bring it in line with Father's Day, that appeared from the USA</div>
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<b>Hallowe'en</b> (please note the correct spelling!) has become Americanised and now is seemingly developing its own season, even though we celebrated it first in England!</div>
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<b>Bonfire Night</b> has become Fireworks Night (with many people increasingly not celebrating it on the night itself) and the significance of the Bonfire is being lost.</div>
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<b>Father Christmas</b> has become Santa Claus - another push from over the Pond.</div>
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I believe tradition is important and we should keep traditions going as a continuance of National Heritage and identity: of course some elements will change and I'm not against that, but we are now becoming more commercially driven rather than changing the celebration itself. I was saddened but not surprised to see the Easter Eggs appearing in Tesco before New Year's Eve - only about four months early.</div>
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So as to people getting tired of their Christmas decorations and taking them down early, may I suggest a tip?</div>
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Stick with tradition and put them up on Christmas Eve - or if that's too much, just don't put them up so early!</div>
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Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-48513786158004837562012-10-26T13:31:00.001+01:002012-10-26T13:31:32.685+01:00Vulcan 607 at RAF Waddington<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/8121525095/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8121525095_4f21cda221_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/8121525095/">Vulcan 607 at RAF Waddington</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-38881722182373476932012-05-14T13:22:00.001+01:002012-05-14T13:22:51.820+01:00Big Pit Winding House<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7195572516/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7195572516_44b6f7631a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7195572516/">Big Pit Winding House</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>I spent a very enjoyable Saturday following a heritage trail walk in and around Blaenavon.<br />Well worth a visit, worth stopping in at the World heritage Centre first to understand the historic impact Blaenavon had on iron production around the World.</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-16131134198372247612012-05-01T12:23:00.001+01:002012-05-01T12:23:10.442+01:00Proud to be British!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6963135832/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6963135832_0bf91bf71f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6963135832/">Proud to be British!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>In front of the fantastic British achievement of the artificial harbour at Arromanches. The temporary harbour still remains in places 68 years on.</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-28230646645684159342012-04-24T18:42:00.001+01:002012-04-24T18:42:54.181+01:00The Shingle Bank on "Bloody Omaha"<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7109150731/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/7109150731_c29ae1136f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7109150731/">The Shingle Bank on "Bloody Omaha"</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-76095861740159865772012-04-16T08:53:00.001+01:002012-04-16T08:53:15.007+01:00Eastnor Castle Off Roading<div style="padding: 0; 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padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7077507891_e673da411f_s.jpg" alt="Jo Shows Off Our Efforts" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6931427896/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Driving the English Countryside" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/6931427896_d5b4c6a804_s.jpg" alt="Driving the English Countryside" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7077505989/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Land Rover Cab Side" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7077505989_d9ba1226b9_s.jpg" alt="Land Rover Cab Side" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7077504557/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Miles tells us how to tackle the next bit." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7077504557_621b935deb_s.jpg" alt="Miles tells us how to tackle the next bit." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7077503131/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Following On" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5075/7077503131_05cf20047d_s.jpg" alt="Following On" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7077501003/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="A Pause in the Driving" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/7077501003_72297c712c_s.jpg" alt="A Pause in the Driving" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7077499951/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Steep Descent" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/7077499951_d14ba7c463_s.jpg" alt="Steep Descent" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6931418778/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="If you go down to the woods today...." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6931418778_624670d6d3_s.jpg" alt="If you go down to the woods today...." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/7077496375/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Forest Roads" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/7077496375_f13951f3ee_s.jpg" alt="Forest Roads" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6931416594/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Off Roading" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/6931416594_b55f84f101_s.jpg" alt="Off Roading" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6931415658/in/set-72157629828009633/" title="Forest Tracks" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/6931415658_d91189ea7a_s.jpg" alt="Forest Tracks" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/sets/72157629828009633/">Eastnor Castle Off Roading</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>This weekend we took part in a self drive on the Land Rover Experience. Great fun, good company and an excellent way to see what your Land Rover can really do!</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-16484854893553494882012-03-29T19:37:00.001+01:002012-03-29T19:37:11.538+01:00Ypres Grand Market at Dusk<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6244099487/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6112/6244099487_b3c913a0ef_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6244099487/">Ypres Grand Market at Dusk</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Although looking Medieval, this area of Ypres was only finished being rebuilt in 1957, after the destruction during WW1.</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-73573189014635971172012-03-27T12:02:00.001+01:002012-03-27T12:02:05.110+01:00Budget 2012: VAT on Listed Building Repairs<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><span style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white;">Buried within the Budget was a shock decision by the Chancellor to introduce standard rate VAT to the cost of approved alterations to listed buildings. This means from 1 October 2012 approved alterations to listed buildings will be subject to VAT at 20 per cent, where before they were zero-rated. The morning after the Budget our Chairman Loyd Grossman aired his thoughts on this in the Daily Telegraph: click </span><a href="http://email.premmdesign.co.uk/t/r/l/dtjjdjy/qjuvkuir/m/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #003058;">here</span></b></a><span style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white;"> to read what he said.</span></div> <div> <p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">The Heritage Alliance is concerned this drastic change could have a devastating impact on the future of listed buildings across the country, as it presses yet more costs on communities working to give them a new lease of life - such as through adding toilet facilities or disabled access. HMRC justifies this change because in its view "the majority of the work covered by the relief consists of extension work which is not necessary for heritage purposes" - yet we say the majority of the work is <em>essential</em> for heritage purposes, as without such alterations heritage buildings cannot have a future.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222;"></span></p> <p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">HMRC's overarching reasoning for this change rests on its view that zero rating alterations "give[s] a perverse incentive for change as opposed to repair." Of course, in our view the answer to that was to zero-rate repair - an issue that's united the heritage lobby for years. The Alliance has long argued for the reduction of VAT on repairs and maintenance as the sustainable option.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222;"></span></p> <p style="background-color: white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;">What do you think?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> Please respond to HMRC's consultation - open <a href="http://email.premmdesign.co.uk/t/r/l/dtjjdjy/qjuvkuir/c/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #003058;">here</span></b></a> until 4 May. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222;"></span></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://copperphoenix.posterous.com/budget-2012-vat-on-listed-building-repairs">Copper Phoenix's posterous</a> </p> </div>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-23659988445675455162012-03-07T12:43:00.001+00:002012-03-07T12:43:50.882+00:00Miles the Bear from C The World<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6961535305/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6961535305_cdbfdf6dc1_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6961535305/">Miles the Bear from C The World</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>While manning a stand for independant travel agent "C The World", I couldn't resist snapping Miles the Bear. Seconds later he was nearly kidnapped by a young passer by!</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-62020781219891719442012-02-20T14:25:00.001+00:002016-06-03T12:07:42.543+01:00All Change Please!<div class="posterous_autopost">
<strong>The way we all now promote our businesses has changed – Facebook Marketing and Twitter Marketing are here to stay, along with all the other possible channels.</strong><br />
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With the increasing use of Social Media everything has changed. An online community of Twitter and/or Facebook users can make or break your business with their comments via PC’s, SmartPhones or Tablets. Your company or service may be getting hundreds or thousands of good or bad reviews on sites like Trip Advisor or Foursquare: your reputation is at stake and can be ruined so easily (remember the recent YouTube video of Road Rage in Bath?).<br />
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Businesses must have social media management – someone needs to be monitoring your online presence and creating a social media or digital marketing strategy that will help to build a positive presence and increase your customer base too.<br />
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Although there are many who still dismiss the idea of using social media as a "fad", "not worth it" or “just for the young” (whatever that means) note that as far back as 2010, Pepsi pulled out of advertising at America’s Superbowl after 23 years, instead focusing on Social Media. The phenomenal growth of Social Media whether texting, blogging, or networking has, or should have, the attention of every major company. Social Media Management has become an essential component in today’s business.<br />
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Social Media/Digital Marketing must be approached very differently from the more traditional marketing methods. You are not selling your business; you are instead creating relationships through communities. If people feel you are part of their community, they will support you and recommend you to their friends. It is word-of-mouth marketing and we all know that that is the very best form to have. <br />
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The mistake made most often, is to jump in feet first and blast away on various social media sites convincing yourself that you have achieved something, but the shotgun approach will only achieve results very slowly, if at all. Make sure that you understand what you are using, how to use it and why. <br />
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So, make a change - then you’ll see some great results, meet some fascinating people and importantly improve your business!<br />
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Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-89660485735675671862012-02-18T09:45:00.001+00:002012-02-18T09:45:50.193+00:00Beyer-Garratt No 87 pulls onto The Cob<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5168877855/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4017/5168877855_3ea97e0242_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5168877855/">Beyer-Garratt No 87 pulls onto The Cob</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>A Sepia Picture of a Beyer Garratt loco moving off the Welsh Highland Railway and onto The Ffestiniog Railway</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-60624047817723251442012-02-17T17:31:00.001+00:002012-02-17T17:31:22.552+00:00Why I'm Going Out with a Fundraiser<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6892162871/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6892162871_6781801903_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6892162871/">Why I'm Going Out with a Fundraiser</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Having someone special looking after your best interests is great, especially when they understand one's passion for something else......<br /><br />:-)</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-44002466953389717592012-02-10T19:12:00.001+00:002012-02-10T19:12:59.630+00:00Heritage Places Where I've Worked<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/4117344984/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="VAQAS Award for the Edward Jenner Museum" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2665/4117344984_1495d2e3d1_s.jpg" alt="VAQAS Award for the Edward Jenner Museum" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6305550754/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Berkeley Ghosts: The Chantry" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6053/6305550754_71595db690_s.jpg" alt="Berkeley Ghosts: The Chantry" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6195457379/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Berkeley Castle's Norman Keep" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6169/6195457379_f6a07ae950_s.jpg" alt="Berkeley Castle's Norman Keep" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6181021546/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Merddin Emrys approaches Boston Lodge Halt" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6158/6181021546_ca5d4d57d6_s.jpg" alt="Merddin Emrys approaches Boston Lodge Halt" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5824286410/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="The Trapdoor" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2513/5824286410_08d6b24d56_s.jpg" alt="The Trapdoor" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5767187345/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Beyer Garratt 138 at Caernarfon Station" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5228/5767187345_a1838b7baa_s.jpg" alt="Beyer Garratt 138 at Caernarfon Station" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5755013437/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Industrial Decay: Sepia" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5150/5755013437_8d31365442_s.jpg" alt="Industrial Decay: Sepia" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5750833736/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="The Link Line" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2294/5750833736_42c08022c5_s.jpg" alt="The Link Line" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5750388718/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Welsh Pony : Smokebox" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3476/5750388718_86a493ee89_s.jpg" alt="Welsh Pony : Smokebox" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5750388238/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Welsh Pony" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3419/5750388238_32bfbc9639_s.jpg" alt="Welsh Pony" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5749833261/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Railway Debris" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5181/5749833261_d66bbda153_s.jpg" alt="Railway Debris" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5749832597/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Industrial Decay" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5267/5749832597_8abe39cdfe_s.jpg" alt="Industrial Decay" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5749826283/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Pullman Coach on the Welsh Highland Link Line" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5302/5749826283_81a7301373_s.jpg" alt="Pullman Coach on the Welsh Highland Link Line" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5749819373/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Beyer Garratt No 87 heading to Caernarfon" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3254/5749819373_d00dd25415_s.jpg" alt="Beyer Garratt No 87 heading to Caernarfon" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5750363970/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Porthmadog's Cross Town Link: WHR" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5102/5750363970_9693b355ae_s.jpg" alt="Porthmadog's Cross Town Link: WHR" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5715762550/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="What's Right donate £2,000 to the Rainbow Centre" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3067/5715762550_16af3726f6_s.jpg" alt="What's Right donate £2,000 to the Rainbow Centre" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5715194707/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="What's Right donate £2,000 to the Rainbow Centre" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3530/5715194707_34d39b12a7_s.jpg" alt="What's Right donate £2,000 to the Rainbow Centre" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5715764084/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="What's Right donate £2,000 to the Rainbow Centre" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2108/5715764084_d6107b2182_s.jpg" alt="What's Right donate £2,000 to the Rainbow Centre" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5653169211/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="The Restored Temple of Vaccinia" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5063/5653169211_2f9ebb7a69_s.jpg" alt="The Restored Temple of Vaccinia" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5653166873/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="The Old Cyder House" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5303/5653166873_6baa355177_s.jpg" alt="The Old Cyder House" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5653734912/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="How real do you want it.....?" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5186/5653734912_ac32d02ffd_s.jpg" alt="How real do you want it.....?" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5653162979/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="Attic Room: The Chantry" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5066/5653162979_45eec8b9e8_s.jpg" alt="Attic Room: The Chantry" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5653731924/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="The Restored Leaded Lights of the Temple of Vaccinia" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5267/5653731924_939983f94a_s.jpg" alt="The Restored Leaded Lights of the Temple of Vaccinia" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/5652868861/in/set-72157629217197893/" title="The Attic" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5303/5652868861_72fab772cf_s.jpg" alt="The Attic" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/sets/72157629217197893/">Heritage Places Where I've Worked</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>I've been lucky working with Copper Phoenix to be involved in lots of heritage as a heritage marketing consultant. Here is a collection of pictures showcasing some of them.</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-29171837520100306862012-02-05T12:34:00.001+00:002012-02-05T12:34:22.019+00:00C The World<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/2983069987/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Castle from the Meadow with Frost" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3049/2983069987_fce189cdb4_s.jpg" alt="Castle from the Meadow with Frost" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/3983967540/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="The S Curves at Rhyd Ddu" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2510/3983967540_04c9b75501_s.jpg" alt="The S Curves at Rhyd Ddu" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/3765551210/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="The Lion Mound at Waterloo" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3513/3765551210_c891694e65_s.jpg" alt="The Lion Mound at Waterloo" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pencefn/6777669331/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="221 - 20110708 - IMG_1215 (60D)" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6777669331_88d18e536e_s.jpg" alt="221 - 20110708 - IMG_1215 (60D)" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pencefn/6777641835/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="214 - 20110708 - IMG_1179 (60D)" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6777641835_569d5f24a1_s.jpg" alt="214 - 20110708 - IMG_1179 (60D)" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pencefn/6777623845/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="209 - 20110708 - IMG_1148 (60D)" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6777623845_6471fa02ba_s.jpg" alt="209 - 20110708 - IMG_1148 (60D)" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pencefn/3194987430/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Snow outside the Wishing Well" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3530/3194987430_2cd905324b_s.jpg" alt="Snow outside the Wishing Well" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pencefn/3194986878/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Montgomery Street, Eaglesham" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3500/3194986878_f9f52d8ec6_s.jpg" alt="Montgomery Street, Eaglesham" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/3848869614/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Series 1 Land Rover, Lacock" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3523/3848869614_37190b4df7_s.jpg" alt="Series 1 Land Rover, Lacock" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/3102599686/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Gibraltar Napoleonic Defences" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3015/3102599686_dbf1532bcc_s.jpg" alt="Gibraltar Napoleonic Defences" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6704276579/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Millennium Square, Bristol" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6704276579_aabbbf8611_s.jpg" alt="Millennium Square, Bristol" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rupertmarlow/6336772428/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Bahrain-32" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6225/6336772428_47a7c7182d_s.jpg" alt="Bahrain-32" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rupertmarlow/6336716026/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Bahrain-27" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6060/6336716026_3597fdc6c1_s.jpg" alt="Bahrain-27" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rupertmarlow/6336714144/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Bahrain-11" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6110/6336714144_894b73e25c_s.jpg" alt="Bahrain-11" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rupertmarlow/6336712986/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Bahrain-4" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6221/6336712986_230a575a63_s.jpg" alt="Bahrain-4" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rupertmarlow/6336100651/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Bahrain-121.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6228/6336100651_ca509d2ea8_s.jpg" alt="Bahrain-121.jpg" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rupertmarlow/6335958825/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Bahrain-18" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6039/6335958825_8d2883571c_s.jpg" alt="Bahrain-18" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/3848081245/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Lacock "Smiley" Face" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3136/3848081245_cfd6d98327_s.jpg" alt="Lacock "Smiley" Face" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/2786374275/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Duplex Drive "Swimming" Sherman Tank, Slapton Sands, Devon 2" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3116/2786374275_0478e51487_s.jpg" alt="Duplex Drive "Swimming" Sherman Tank, Slapton Sands, Devon 2" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/638926574/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Menin Gate Memorial Roof" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1203/638926574_c7aef3ee77_s.jpg" alt="Menin Gate Memorial Roof" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6623537739/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Longtown Castle, Herefordshire" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6623537739_b0741020b0_s.jpg" alt="Longtown Castle, Herefordshire" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6623505061/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Kilpeck Church: Gorbels" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6623505061_e241ac02e0_s.jpg" alt="Kilpeck Church: Gorbels" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6623502511/in/pool-c_the__world/" title="Kilpeck Church: Sheela Na Gig" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6623502511_159a0f060f_s.jpg" alt="Kilpeck Church: Sheela Na Gig" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6538241993/in/pool-c_the__world/" title=""Murder Holes" - Chepstow Castle" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6538241993_639bfca8ac_s.jpg" alt=""Murder Holes" - Chepstow Castle" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/c_the__world/">C The World</a>, a group on Flickr.</p></div><p>A look at pictures from C The World customer travels - in the UK and abroad.<br /><br />www.ctheworld.co.uk</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-27704145079015632032012-01-16T13:11:00.001+00:002012-01-16T13:11:25.135+00:00Looking for Ghosts in Berkeley<div class='posterous_autopost'> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b>Have you ever wanted to take part in an overnight investigation into the paranormal? Looking for ghosts, spirits and the unexpected in an atmospheric historic setting? Would you rather do it with a group of people rather than on your own?</b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Why not join an event for the public looking for Ghosts in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, taking place in a 400 year old building? The evening will have both historians and mediums attending that between them will help to interpret what can be seen and possibly some of what can’t!</p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The building is the historic house called “The Chantry” – a 400 year old building on a site with history dating back to prehistoric times. It will be hosting a second paranormal investigation on Saturday 28th January after the last successful sell out event in November. As before the evening will start at 8pm and go through until 2am, well beyond the witching hour, commencing with a history tour of the grounds and buildings before teaming up with the mediums who will attempt to interpret any messages that come through, while various paranormal experiments will be set up in rooms not accessible to the tours. </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Both staff and visitors to The Chantry, which currently houses the museum dedicated to Dr Edward Jenner, have experienced several unexplained events and potentially paranormal activity, adding to the many stories about the building in folklore and from past occupants. </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The evening is being run and hosted by Copper Phoenix, a heritage consultancy company. Managing Director Tim Davies said: <i>After November’s investigation we had many people who wanted to come back again plus a waiting list. Some fascinating occurrences happened last time; we can’t wait to see if they are repeated!</i></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span> </span>The history of the site encompasses Roman occupation, an Anglo-Saxon nunnery that was burned down, the Normans and a Civil War Battlefield, so there is plenty of potential for restless spirits. </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Sarah Parker, the Museum Director said: <i>As a science museum we always keep an open mind about the existence of ghosts, we’re very aware of the stories attached to the building and results from past investigations – definitely worth investigatingfurther.</i></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Tickets cost £30 for the evening and more information can be found on the museum website, <a href="http://www.jennermuseum.com">www.jennermuseum.com</a> , calling 01453 810631 or emailing <a href="mailto:info@edwardjenner.co.uk">info@edwardjenner.co.uk</a> . Attendees must be over 18. </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://copperphoenix.posterous.com/looking-for-ghosts-in-berkeley">Copper Phoenix's posterous</a> </p> </div>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-52562953420905561012012-01-05T20:14:00.001+00:002012-01-05T20:14:37.832+00:00Kilpeck Church<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6623507597/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6623507597_7f45dc0591_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6623507597/">Kilpeck Church</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Kilpeck Church, the parish Church of St Mary and St David. Probably completed between 1130 and 1145, all the carvings are original, not recut or restored in any way.</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-56407992419040643032011-12-01T12:16:00.001+00:002011-12-01T12:16:53.519+00:00Feedback on Copper Phoenix's Social Media Sessions at the Freedom Travel Conference<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Dear Tim,</p><p>Firstly, I must apologise, I never got an opportunity to speak with you at the conference this weekend, although I did sit in on your second session, which I thought was great, well pitched for the audience.</p> <p>We have received some super feedback, so thank you very much for presenting at our conference and I do hope you manage to pick up some further business as a result.</p><p>Many thanks once again</p><p>Kind regards,</p> <p> Alison</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://copperphoenix.posterous.com/feedback-on-copper-phoenixs-social-media-sess">Copper Phoenix's posterous</a> </p> </div>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-5804813240997639692011-11-15T16:59:00.001+00:002011-11-15T16:59:10.793+00:00Berkeley Ghosts to be Investigated<div class='posterous_autopost'><p align="center" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">*** PRESS RELEASE ***</span></b></p> <p align="center" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></b></p> <p align="center" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span></b></p> <p align="center" style=""><b>For Immediate Release</b></p><p align="center" style=""> <b> </b></p><p align="center" style=""><b>15/11/11</b></p> <p style=""><b><span style="font-size: 8pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" style=""> <em><b><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-style: normal;">Berkeley Ghosts to be Investigated</span></b></em><b><span style="font-size: 20pt;"></span></b></p><p align="center" style=""> <b><span style="font-size: 20pt;"> </span></b></p><p style=""> <b> </b></p><p style=""><b>Have you ever wanted to take part in an overnight investigation into the paranormal? Looking for ghosts, spirits and the unexpected in an atmospheric historic setting?</b></p> <p style=""><b>Well now you can join a public event looking for the Ghosts of Berkeley, in a 400 year old building in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, accompanied by historians and mediums to interpret what we can see and possibly some of what we can’t!</b></p> <p style=""><b> </b></p><p style=""> The Chantry – a 400 year old building on a site with history dating back to prehistoric times -is hosting a paranormal investigation on Saturday 26<sup>th</sup> November. The evening will start at 8pm and go through until 2am, well beyond the witching hour, commencing with a history tour of the grounds and buildings before teaming up with the mediums who will attempt to interpret any message that come through, while various experiments are set up. A professional photographer will be covering the event</p> <p style=""> </p><p style=""> Recently staff at The Chantry, which houses the museum dedicated to Dr Edward Jenner, has been documenting activity and ghost sightings from staff and visitors alike adding to the many spooky stories told about the building that have been passed on by previous occupants.</p> <p style=""> </p><p style=""> The evening is being run and hosted by Copper Phoenix, a heritage consultancy company. Managing Director Tim Davies said <i>There have been some interesting happenings over the years here and previous events have had some bizarre and unexplained activity. We’re looking forward to it!</i></p> <p style=""> </p><p style=""> The history of the site covers Roman occupation, an Anglo-Saxon nunnery, the Normans and a Civil War Battlefield, so plenty of potential for restless spirits. <span style="color: black;">Sarah Parker, the Museum Director said: <i>As a science museum we keep an open mind on the existence of ghosts, but we’re as interested as anyone to see if anything transpires</i></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tickets cost £25 for the evening and more information can be found on the museum website, <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);"></span></span><a href="http://www.jennermuseum.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">www.jennermuseum.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(76, 76, 76);"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, calling <span class="skype_pnh_container" style="background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; 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line-height: 18px;">- ENDS –</span></b></p> <p align="center" style=""><b><span> </span></b></p> <p align="center" style=""><b><span> </span></b></p> <h2 style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Notes to Editors:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"></span></h2> <p style=""><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p><p style=""> <b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">COPPER PHOENIX</span></b></p><p style=""><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p> <p style=""> </p><p style=""> Copper Phoenix is a heritage and marketing consultancy and has been involved with Berkeley since 2006, the company is run by Tim Davies who has worked at a number of tourist attractions around the country.</p> <p style=""> </p><p style=""> Tel: <span class="skype_pnh_container" style="background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; 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border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-collapse: separate !important; clear: none !important; cursor: pointer !important; direction: ltr !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; letter-spacing: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; text-decoration: none !important; height: 14px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; background-position: 0px 0px !important;"> </span><span title="Skype actions" class="skype_pnh_dropart_span" style=""><span class="skype_pnh_dropart_flag_span" style=""> </span> </span><span class="skype_pnh_textarea_span" style=""><span class="skype_pnh_text_span" style="">07919 914512</span></span><span class="skype_pnh_right_span" style=""> </span></span> </span></p> <p style="">Email: <span><a href="mailto:tim@copperphoenix.co.uk" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span>tim@copperphoenix.co.uk</span></a></span><span></span></p> <p style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Lucida Bright, serif;"> </span></p> <p style=""><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p><p style=""> <b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dr Jenner’s House: Birthplace of Vaccination</span></b></p><p style=""> <b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Chantry, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9BN</span></b></p><p style=""> <b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Chantry is Dr Edward Jenner’s former Queen Anne home, located in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. Dr Jenner lived in the house from 1785-1823. It was from here that he pioneered the world-changing vaccination against Smallpox in 1796.</span></p> <p style=""><span style="color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://copperphoenix.posterous.com/berkeley-ghosts-to-be-investigated">Copper Phoenix's posterous</a> </p> </div>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-82272199317129786352011-11-02T15:42:00.001+00:002011-11-02T15:42:02.595+00:00Berkeley Ghosts: The Chantry<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6305550754/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6053/6305550754_71595db690_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/6305550754/">Berkeley Ghosts: The Chantry</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanthias/">CopperPhoenix</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>Saturday 26th November, from 8pm - 2am, you can join a group of people exploring the 400 year old building with Mediums on hand to talk with any spirits we find!<br /><br />For more info see www.jennermuseum.com<br /><br />or call 01453 810 631</p>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-29308423922870926832011-10-31T11:31:00.001+00:002011-10-31T11:31:58.056+00:00Heroes Rugby - Twickenham 3rd December, 2011<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/copperphoenix/vy5akLJBZkXHZX3U043ElZgb1Fu24Vvhl8IXB1eLdfFKBmWJCYETV5AK0INL/HeroesRugby.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Heroesrugby" height="688" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/copperphoenix/jNAEFl1aW5UK80lB28WpOQW4RUwZxcxgdLyVFjBB2xPtaxJmQplkl23wbPND/HeroesRugby.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://copperphoenix.posterous.com/heroes-rugby-twickenham-3rd-december-2011">Copper Phoenix's posterous</a> </p> </div>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700811645396239534.post-50888081572085311492011-10-28T13:14:00.001+01:002011-10-28T13:14:35.986+01:00Copper Phoenix Talk - "Berkeley, A Town that Changed the World", Horton 11/11/11<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://copperphoenix.posterous.com/copper-phoenix-talk-berkeley-a-town-that-chan"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>A4 Poster Copper Phoenix Talk.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/copperphoenix/H8FIWmVm2CtL7lSiXk6lT1OjDHuQwhMoMeMEVYQS1FjGSrBq9SD9lZvEiTh8/A4_Poster_Copper_Phoenix_Talk.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://copperphoenix.posterous.com/copper-phoenix-talk-berkeley-a-town-that-chan">Copper Phoenix's posterous</a> </p> </div>Copper Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882521393184056662noreply@blogger.com0