Fancy a walking holiday with a difference?

Shacklabank is a family run working farm combining walking holidays with farm experiences. Alison O'Neill organises all of the holidays and tailors them to suit the individual interests of the guests.

With the opportunity to roam freely across the overlooking Howgill Fells in Cumbria and explore the nearby town of Sedburgh you can enjoy a holiday with a difference at Shacklabank.

For more details visit www.shacklabank.co.uk

Rob and Yon Lawson recently took part in a mammoth challenge - forming part of a group of 18 dedicated people who climbed an impressive 17,590ft up to Mount Everest Base Camp.

Rob was kitted out in his brasher's which provided him with the support he needed for the trek. 

Between them they raised more then £1,500 for St Clare's Hospice and 'Show Racism the Red Card', a campaign using top footballers to educate young people against racism.

Rob commented that "the challenge was probably the hardest thing I've ever done, especially with the altitude around Base Camp" but with the help of the team they all completed the trek together.

Let us know if you have any stories you'd like to share with us?
Contact us at sshanley@brasher.co.uk

Our in-house Eco Mouse at Sunderland headquarters has been keeping an eye on what we have been putting in our bins lately and reminding us how our recycling efforts help our outdoor playground.

He shared with us some interesting Eco facts...a few nicely tied into the outdoors!

Every eight months the UK produces enough waste to fill Lake Windermere

It takes just 25 litre drink bottles to make one adult sized fleece

It takes 2 plastic soft drink bottles to make enough polyester fibre for a baseball cap

The ten warmest years in the last 130 have all occurred since 1978

Each tonne of recycled paper can save 17 trees

Remember, recycle to save our outdoor playground!

Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland
Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd August

The British Birdwatching Fair is the world's first and largest International birdwatching event.

Described as the birdwatcher's Glastonbury, Birdfair encompasses the whole spectrum of the birdwatching industry whilst at the same time supporting global bird conservation.

This is the event of the year if you're into birds and wildlife. There are hundreds of stands selling the latest products for wildlife enthusiasts. You'll find everything from scopes to sculptures, binoculars to bird food, eGuides to eco-holidays!

 Every day we offer a packed programme of events. Three separate timetables boast a fantastic variety of lectures. The Events Marquee hosts quiz shows, question and answer sessions, exclusive book launches and family-based entertainment. The Birdfair Auction offers you the chance to bid for a whole host of lots, donated by our exhibitors, ranging from holidays, to artwork, to unique one-off experiences, with all the monies raised going directly to this year's Birdfair project.

In conjunction with our retailer Country Innovation, we will have a full range of footwear and socks on display, including our new Supalite II GTX boot, one of the lightest leather boots available. Our footwear expert, John Tremble, will be on hand to offer advice and help on boot fitting, seek him out and out him to the test! We will also have some superb boot bargains that are really too good to miss.

Visit us in Marquee 2 - stands 5,6,7,8,9

Each year, our spring summer launch challenges the brasher team to the new.

Check out this video clip of our attempt at kite surfing at Bamburgh beach.

I think some of us should just stick to walking....what we know best!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXeZvDFrJQw