reading during the holidays
Children need to read at least 8 books during the summer holidays to maintain their reading level. There is plenty of choice within the Usborne catalogue. there are also many activity books to help while away the hours of the long summer holidays. Click here
Holiday
Usborne Summer reading
Usborne Travel Incentive to Hong Kong
Usborne travel incentive announced
Wow what a great leadership training meeting Usborne ran yesterday!! Great meeting in the morning then the travel incentive was announced after lunch followed by a brilliant talk by Mark Rhodes (NLP speaker) rhodes2success It was such a red hot talk that the fire alarm went off!!!!!! We had to evacuate and [...]
Usborne winners of the Paris trip and the Usborne Leaders accolade
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Usborne winners.
Here are some of the excited winners of the Usborne Leaders accolade, many of whom also won a day trip, all expenses paid to Paris with dinner up the Eiffel Tower and a trip down the Seine!! How I love being an Usborne Representative. I work hard and then I play [...]
What a busy Usborne day!!
Well, Thursday and the day started early as it usually does on Thursdays. It was visitors day at the Island business network group. There I met up with not only my IBN friends but also some guests. I have long been telling my team that we need to take our Usborne “shops” into the care [...]
September 18th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
Yesterday was Tuesday again
Yesterday was Tuesday again and I set up again (for the third Tuesday in a row) at the Orchard Holiday Park in Newbridge. My Usborne books were available to the holiday makers and staff from 9 am – 7 pm . Some people were interested in earning an extra income when they returned home and [...]
August 20th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
The Orchards Holiday Park
Yesterday, I set up shop in the room above the takeaway at the Orchard Holiday Park. I was invited by Debbie, to display my lovely Usborne Books. I had a very successful day and was able to make a generous donation which Debbie and her staff are putting towards the Barely Born Appeal. I enjoyed [...]
August 6th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 2 comments | Continued
Podcast 5
Show notes for Podcast 5 with Ian, manager at the Ryde Castle Hotel, Ryde Isle of Wight
websites to visit The Ryde castle hotel at http://www.rydecastle.com/
Polly at the Rainbow Directory http://www.therainbowdirectory.co.uk, Gary at http://www.radi8.co.uk
and Lyn at Lyns Book Biz http://www.lynsbookbiz.co.uk
and to find the Usborne Books mentioned go to http://www.usborneonline.org/catalogue/browse.asp?org=BLA09113&css=1&subject=a&subcat=AC
Also view Nikkis Usborne books website http://www.nikkisbooks.co.uk/
Angelas at
and [...]
Podcast 4
Show notes for Podcast 4 where Polly, Gary and Lyn are discussing the Usborne books on the new Summer and Holiday Fun leaflet.
View Usborne special offers at http://www.usborneonline.org/special_offers/special_offers.asp?css=1&org=BLA09113
and browse the catalogue at http://www.usborneonline.org/catalogue/browse.asp?css=1&org=BLA09113 for all the books mentioned.
Polly at www.http://www.therainbowdirectory.co.uk
Gary at http://www.radi8.co.uk and Lyn at http://lynsbookbiz.co.uk
May 19th, 2008 | gcman105 | 0 comments | Continued
Homeward bound
We are on the homeward stretch. We visited Guernsey today – we missed lunch but were in time for yet another gorgeous afternoon tea aboard the QE2!! Now I have to go and pack as we will be back in Southampton tomorrow morning and then its back to work. Many thanks to the super staff [...]
May 4th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
Another gorgeous breakfast
Yet even more super food. Will need to do some serious dieting when I return!!
Off to meet with fellow Rotarians shortly then another lazy day aboard the QE2. We are at sea today before berthing at St Petersport tomorrow, our last stop before coming home. I hope my Usborne team are all getting off to [...]
I have no idea. I was unable to get back to her. 
Question: Is the Jayne Fisher who wrote above on 11 February 2009 the author of the Garden Gang books. My ...
Well it was great to hear the new pod cast. I have missed it. When will the next on be? ...
Thanks for the positive feedback Lyn. I enjoyed speaking at the Usborne event and even managed to take some of ...