In June we ran a competition with outdoorsmagic.com to find the brasher spacehopper hidden on our website. Ten lucky winners each won a pair of Calusa XCR and part of their prize was to write a review for the brasher blog including a photo of themselves wearing their Calusa footwear in their 'outdoor playground'.

Geoff Dagger from Blackburn is our first happy winner to write in!

"Firstly I would like to say how pleased I am with my lovely brasher Calusa XCR's. As a long time supporter of old fashioned leather boots I was expecting to be slightly underwhelmed by them.

The first thing you notice when you put them on is the comfortably shaped footbed. For someone who has extremely flat feet I found that these not only felt comfortable but immediately improved my posture, which has led to a reduction in backache. They also provide very firm support around the ankles.

I was also surprised to find how easily they are to clean, they have lots of fiddly bits on the uppers which look like they will trap dirt, but so far they have come up clean very easily. The soles don't seem to clog up with dirt so that's another plus and are quite thick which act as good shock absorbers and grip well in the wet.

I would have to say on longer treks or extremely boggy conditions it would be back to my leather boots, but for less demanding jaunts they are ideal. My only slight critisism is I find them rather narrow around the toe area and would have preferred a little more room, though maybe I'll get used to this.

Also another unexpected bonus was they look so good that they can be used as day wear instead of trainers, and with previously mentioned comfort and posture benefits, are ideal for wearing at concerts and other times when you are stood around for long periods.

All in all I'm a convert and look forward to many happy times using my brasher Calusa XCR's."

brasher's Festival Frisbees were out in force at Glastonbury this year as evidenced by festival goers Martha Brows and James Fog of Bingley, West Yorkshire who sent us the following playground pics and Glasto report:

"We were working backstage at The Park in Glastonbury and has the most tremendous fun with brasher's frisbees which were launched into the crowd from the stage and found their way to LandsEnd bar!

"We instigated a 'catch the frisbee on the backstage bull' competition (as demonstrated by James in the photo below) and attracted a whole host of party goers wanting a piece of the action. I'm looking forward to receiving my comfy socks as I'll need them for next year's festival for sure! Thanks brasher for a whole evening of frisbee entertainment!!

Keep checking the Festival Frisbee news as it happens throughout the summer.

And don't forget for any frisbee photos you send in, there are pairs of super-comfy brasher 'Festival Socks' to be won.

Festival Frisbee photos should be sent to info@brasher.co.uk and the best ones will appear in a gallery on the blog at www.brasher.co.uk.

Here at brasher we're delighted to have supported and sponsored National Walk to School Week, as part of the Sunderland Healthy Schools Programme.

And, in conjunction with the Sunderland Echo we'll be launching a great competition after half-term where schools will have the chance to win five pairs of kids' boots worth £45 each. (We'll keep you posted about this and publish the winners here when the competition has been judged.)

As you can see with our kids Chichon Goretex boot we take the protection of their feet every bit as seriously as an adult's in the design and build of a boot.

Offering the superb fit and performance, even our smallest boots offer the out of box comfort we've built our reputation on.