From all the excitement of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, we've placed a fun new piece of content from Buyagift.com on the blog, taking a humorous look at rugby trivia and giving tips on how to bluff your way through a rugby game in the pub.
Eskeez was founded in the West Country, and although we ship our thermal clothing all over the world, Somerset and Devon are two counties very dear to our hearts. So it has been a very tough few months for us watching the extreme flooding across the area. In this article, we take a quick look at some of the causes of the flooding, what it means for local businesses and what is going to happen in the future. WHAT’S HAPPENED? In case you have been living in a bubble for the past few months, vast areas of Somerset farmland and many riverside or coastal villages and towns in Cornwall and Devon have been underwater for several weeks; a consequence of...
November has only just begun and already parts of County Durham have experienced the first snow this winter. Bonfire night was set to be a blast, but instead, snowfall in the early hours of Tuesday morning left an icy chill in the air. Around two inches of snow fell in Teesdale, Weardale, and other areas, leaving houses and cars heavily blanketed. Drivers faced disruption on the roads, and residents in the area had to take extra care when venturing out to watch the fireworks. Bonfire night is a fantastic time of year to brave the cold and celebrate, but it is important to keep yourself and, in particular, your little ones safe throughout the evening. At outdoor events like this,...
Here at Eskeez, we’re especially aware how many of our friends and customers are parents themselves, just like our founder Karen. We like to promote an active lifestyle, so we thought we’d share with you some key information about getting your baby comfortable and safe in the water. Many parents will agree it’s very important to get children used to being around water from a young age, so they’re not panicked if they ever fall in and being able to swim to the nearest solid object. But how do you get started? What organised classes are available? There are a number of services out there that offer quality classes for parent/baby swimming.Water Babies and Puddleducks are just two that can be found...
With kids going back to school this week, you will have no doubt spent the last 2 weeks doing the stressful back-to-school shop. This year it may have been even more stressful than before; compared to last year, the cost for sending children back to school has soared by 27% in just one year. It now costs on average £224.16 to send your child back to school compared to £177 in 2012. Most of this cost is on clothing - the children's uniform, shoes and sports kit. And given the unpredictable weather, you are now forced to buy sports gear for every possible climate. Buy Quality that Lasts But there is one way you can save during the winter months,...
