Hello,

My name is Inie and i will be updating the blog from time to time. Today is St Patrick’s day. A yearly celebration of Ireland and it’s culture. Traditionally people tend to wear green or a shamrock on their clothes to celebrate the day.

In London there will be a parade featuring floats, pipers and costumed dancers at Wilsden Green. Across the world there will be parade, festivals and plenty of Guiness.

Don’t forget that our schools in Dublin will be celebrating as well.

Here are this week’s Accommodation Listings.

Are you looking for a work experience in the UK?

Are you interested in Marketing, web Marketing and Sales?

Do you enjoy working in an enthusiatic international team?

Is your level of English upper intermediate and are your writing skills in your  mother tongue good ?

UK-based online language travel agency, Answer English, has been sold to a French entrepreneur, Alexander Akoka

Read more on the Language Travel Magazine

Need an excuse for growing some awful facial hair?  Well Mo-vember could be your answer!  James is supporting the Prostrate Cancer charity this month by growing a moustache - yes that’s right!  Check out his progress here: http://uk.movember.com/mospace/399318/

James is going to be out of the office from this afternoon (Thursday 22/10) until Thursday 05 November.  If you have a problem / issue that needs to be resolved please first of all call your school or accommodation provider.  If it’s an emergency please call +44 7946 534 814.  Otherwise he will deal with everything on his return to the office - please be patient!

You will be delighted to know that we will be holding the annual ZRSDP pub quiz on Thursday 22nd of October. For those of you who haven’t been along to one of our events before ZRSDP stands for the Zimbabwe Rural Schools Development Programme. As you may have guessed from our title we raise money to build much needed classroom blocks and kit them out.

We are revisiting The Counting House which was a great venue for last year’s quiz.

Details are:
*       The Counting House - 50 Cornhill EC3V 3PD (nearest tube - Bank/Monument)
*       How to get there: Beer in the Evening
*       Thursday 22nd October - 6.30pm onwards (quiz to start at 7pm).
*       £5 each to enter. Max team size is six.
*       Traditional prizes: Champagne and wine for the top teams - CD singles and other booby prizes for the latterly placed teams.

We need to keep a track of numbers so please let me know if you can make it. Feel free to organise and bring a team and forward on to friends who you think might be interested. Find out more about the charity at www.zrsdp.org

To arrange your place, please Contact Us

Captain Birdseye, aka James Herbertson - our Managing Director, finished the Run to the Beat half marathon in under two hours, despite sweltering conditions.  Competing for the first time in this competition, James had to put up with blazing sunshine and 25 degrees temparatures.  Dressed with sailors cap and beard, James did his best impression of Captain Birdseye - the popular marketing character of Fish Fingers - to raise money for the RNLI.

Captain Birdseye aka James

If you would like to sponsor James please go to RNLI Sponorship.   TheRoyal National Lifeboat Institute is the charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland.  RNLI lifeguards patrol more than 100 beaches in the UK in peak season and assisted almost 10,000 people last year.  They are not supported by the government and 85% of the money raised goes into operations.  To help James raisee £350 go to RNLI Sponorship.

Tomorrow when you are tucked up in bed in the morning James will be out ‘Running to the Beat’.  He is running a half marathon to raise money for the RNLI.  To support James you can sponsor him: Just Giving He would be greatful especially as he’s doing it dressed as Captain Birdseye!

James

Our English school in Newcastle has just signed a 30 year lease on new premises at Gallowgate in the heart of Newcastle city centre.

They are moving into new much larger and more attractive premises just around the corner.   Close to their student apartments at Charlotte House, I am sure that students will enjoy the new premises.  I personally was shown around by Trevor, the school’s Managing Director, back in March when work was ‘in progress’.

Trevor does his 'Bob the builder' impression

Between now and December this year the whole team will be working very hard to refurbish and refit the new school with excellent classrooms, welfare and administration facilities.

New Design

We await with anticipation the Grand Opening in January 2010!  Hopefully Answer English will be invited to the opening ceremony!  If you are interested in being one of the first to enjoy classes in the new building, enjoying 2009 prices: Contact Us