The local paper has reported that the tourist industry is on a high in the Cotswold’s ,credit crunch is not affecting the tourist trade around the Cotswold’s, luckily!
“effective communication and personal relationships are a key component of success in any industry”
Such a lovely weekend lots of sun,unlike last weekend when it rained non stop.Peace Haven had all the cottages booked for a wedding party and unfortunately it rained all day.However Sunday lunch time the sun came out and an afternoon of fun with a bbq and plenty of wine and beer were consumed.
Droitwich Spa salt day 12th Sept 11am-5pm
Various town centre locations
A day to celebrate Droitwich Spa’s association with salt.
Re-enactment fine foods entertainment canal boat rides and markets
Approx a 30 min drive from Peace Haven
Cotswolds MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has praised the Mobility Roadshow event held in Kemble over the weekend for designers of mobility solutions to assist disabled people in traditional and more innovative ways to exhibit their products.
Mill Dene Garden is participating in CHELTENHAM ART WEEK 7th TO 14th June. Having held sculpture exhibitions now for many years, Wendy Dare has gathered together friends old and new to exhibit in her beautiful, two and
a half acre Cotswold garden.
Frejus, la petanque. Watercolour by Michele GallegoSaturday 20th June - 6.30pm Ebrington Village Hall, Ebrington, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. Adults £6.00 Children £3.50 inclusive of food.
Last week saw Peace Haven full with Europeans a sure sign that the euro is doing our tourist trade good.We had Dutch French and Germans staying.On a par from last year i would say that Peace Havens European visitor’s are up by approx 40%.
Jenni Hines author of Anna Logan has been staying for two weeks at Peace Haven.During this time she has been signing books at several large bookstores and spending quiet quality time on her new book.Jenni has now returned to France and will possible be back at Peace Haven during July.
“Anna Logan is a fantastic read a book i find very hard to put down”
Works completed and published by Jenna Hines
Poems
Several of my individual poems have been published within a compilation of poems all in separate books, which are available through United Press Limited, publishers. Fifteen poems published to date since 2001
Another poem has been published in the Donkey Breed Society Year Book, “The Donkey” in 2002
I also wrote a poem, which I read out at the Hay-on-Wye book festival in 2002 and presented it to Richard Booth (the self-proclaimed King of Hay and founder of the Hay-on-Wye Book Festival)
Articles
An article regarding Llanigon, (famous for The Kilvert Diaries) the Hay Bluff, and surrounding areas of Hay-on-Wye (where I lived in England/Wales) for Border Lines magazine (Hay-on-Wye) has also been published in 2002
Short Stories
Two short stories for children have also recently been published by United Press Limited in two separate books, which include a compilation of other stories, by other people.
First Novel
Annie Logan self published by Password Publishing of Herefordshire on
2nd March 2009 and now available for sale
First Poetry Book
I have collated several of my own poems that are included in a self-published poetry book together with some of my brother’s poems entitled ‘Scribbling Siblings’ with interior illustrations and photographs, now available for sale. Published by Password Publishing, Herefordshire on 8th April 2009
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Works in Progress soon to be published by Jenna Hines
Poems
I intend to collate some more of my own poems, which I have written mainly about animals and hope to publish towards the end of this year.
Second Novel
Currently I am in the process of writing my second novel and hope to complete this shortly with a view to publication in late summer.
Short Stories for Children
Together with the short stories already written and published. I have written a further story and intend to write some more stories for children which I endeavour to complete shortly after New Year 2010, for publication. These will possibly contain some illustrations within the stories.