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!

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

brasher's recent SS11 product launch took place at Seahouses and Bamburgh, on the Northumberland coast.

The 2 day event gave us the opportunity to try out new and challenging activities. The sports tournament brought back fond memories for a lot us from our school sports days with the spacehopper and sack races proving a lot more difficult then we remembered.

We also got to try out Kite Surfing which was new to all of us. After a practice session using the power kites on the beach some of us had the chance to try out the kite with the board in the sea. It was hard enough controling the kites on the sand and even more difficult in the freezing cold North sea but several of the brave team gave it a shot.

 ...and the activities didn't stop there!

The afternoon saw us saddling up for a spot of horse riding. Kitted out in our riding gear we cantered around the obstacle course, weaving around cones before heading into the fields for a trot.

During the launch we were given a 'Striclty Come Selling' style presentation of the new SS11 footwear and marketing campaign with voting for the best presentation from our very own panel of brasher judges.

You'll get the chance to see the new products but will have to wait until February next year when the new range hits stores!

More great feedback from one of our consumers who has happily worn his Hillmaster GTX for the past 10 years.

Gordon Anderson has done a fair amount of globetrotting visiting countries including Hong Kong, Madagascar, China, France, Italy, Australia, America and of course the UK.

"I will be really sad to part with them...nuts about boots eh! 
Anyway, I am a geologist and an engineer and they have been the best thing I have ever worn on my feet. I travel in aircraft in them as well. 
For some reason the temperature is always perfect inside the boots. The heels are completely worn now but they have been the most durable footwear I have ever had. All my shoes are leather and I tend to buy upmarket but nothing I have ever bought has ever come close to my boots."

Thanks for your comments Gordon and the great photo!

We recently showed a selection of photos taken on our brasher outdoor day to Hadrian's Wall.

We asked you to decide on your favourite photo and leave us a comment why and the person leaving the best comment would recieve a pair of New Supalite GTX.

We decided the best comment was from Janet Jones who chose photo 2 commenting....

"great place for a picnic!!

Do you think she meant a teddy bears picnic!

Congratulations Janet - you're the lucky winner of a pair of new Supalite II GTX. Contact sshanley@brasher.co.uk to arrange delivery of your new footwear.