WGTD Newsletter Issue 18 November 2013

What’s Good To Do Newsletter

Issue 18: November 2013

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Welcome to the November edition of the

What’s Good To Do newsletter

We hope that you have a good Halloween and had lots of fun dressing up and tricking or treating. Now we are in to November

and will soon be time for Bonfire (Guy Fawkes) night. We recommend going to an organised professional display, some local

councils do run their own, this will not only save you money but are much safer than having your own display in your back garden.

This month we have some great competitions, an excellent book review of The Befana Drama by Gianna Hartwright (this would

make a good gift for children this Christmas) and an article about Cyberbullying. We also have Days Out idea’s and a What’s On

section for some ideas of things to do this November.

November is also the start of my favourite event (1-3 November), The Gadget Show Live @ Christmas at Earls Court in London

where will be attending on Friday 1st and might even get to play the new PS4 a month before release!

Take a look at our website for reviews from all around the UK of restaurants, theatre, days out, attractions, tours as well as

product reviews such as DVD’s, books, toys and games (kids section) and lots more. You never know you might read a review of a

restaurant you have never tried before or a theatre show that you weren’t quite show about seeing or that all-important toy as a

Christmas gift and help you may up your mind. We have added a new search function so you can now search to see if we have a

review on a venue or product that you are interested in.

You can also search our directory listings to find if there is something good to do in your area, i.e—looking for a children’s

entertainer for a party in Hertfordshire why not try Auntie Julie—female children's entertainer.

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Gianna Hartwright, the author of The Befana Drama, is currently on a book signing tour of around the UK. For details of

tour dates visit www.thebefanadrama.com to see if she is coming to a venue near you where you can pop along, buy a book

and get it signed by the author herself.

We are looking forward to her visit to the Eagle Bookshop in Bedford on 8 December where, fingers crossed, she will sign

our book.




Great for Christmas

Featured Review

The Befana Drama

by Gianna Hartwright

www.thebefanadrama.com Reviewed by Patricia Shaw

Bef, broomsticks and boy band spell trouble for Santa. He had better be on the watch out for the Befana, who is

plotting revenge against her former fiancé and fellow VIPB.

A story set in today’s multicultural world where old traditions struggle to survive. The Befana is determined not to

be forgotten by her beloved Italian children. In this well written and enjoyable book the Befana takes you round

the world visiting a whole range of magical people and a variety of places in order to settle the score and ensure

the continuation of her festival. An extremely enjoyable book that I highly recommend to anyone looking for a

festive adventure.

This stupendous story starts in Italy, the traditional home of the Befana.

Have you asked yourself yet what a VIPB might be? It is a Very Important Present Bringer.

Exciting, thrilling, and fun to read.

Brilliant descriptions of Santa’s magical kingdom make you wish you could see it for yourself.

Excellent inclusion of the Italian language and reference to Italian culture.

Fantastic characters, beautifully described and carefully chosen.

A wonderful storyline which keeps you intrigued right up to the last page.

Nothing forgotten, all your questions answered before you’ve even asked them.

A must this Christmas for children aged 8+ (and young at heart minded adults).

Rating: 5/5 RRP: £8.99 Available to buy from Amazon and all good bookshops.

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Featured Article One of our directors recently

appeared on TV for an item

about kids becoming tech savvy

and managing their internet

usage and for no reason

whatsoever was attacked on a

website by vicious trolls who

had nothing to contribute to the debate rather than add

distasteful, rude, moronic and insulting remarks all for the sole

purpose of causing upset. All of these remarks were not even

relevant to the item that was being discussed.

Why do these people feel they need to do this? Do they have so

little intelligence that the only way they feel they can interact is

to go on the attack? Or is it that they get some kind or perverse

enjoyment from causing upset and pain to a person they have

never met? Does the anonymity of a username and hiding

behind a computer make them feel safe (think again, it

doesn’t!)? Maybe their own lives are so dull, boring and pitiful

they and not happy unless everyone is as sad as they are? Or it

could something as simple as forwarding on a “joke” about

someone else that helps create a wider scope for the bullying.

Whatever the reasons, there is NO EXCUSE! Think about what

you are doing and the impact it could have on the recipients

lives.

What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the use of the internet and social media sites to harass, humiliate, harm or torment others in a hostile, deliberate manner. This can be from someone you know or an unknown person. Cyberbullying can happen to ANYONE, adult or child, for no reason whatsoever apart the person(s) committing the act has taken a dislike to you for whatever reason even if they don’t know you or have never even met up. These anonymous bullies sit behind their computer screens or

smartphones making their nasty little comments and hoping for a reaction from you and their sole purpose is to cause you upset or harm. What Can You Do About It? DO NOT RETALIATE and give them the satisfaction of an angry response that most require, this will just give them fuel and will continue in severity. Just ignore them. REPORT ABUSE - a lot of websites where comments can be posted will have a report abuse link, report the users to the website, ISP, social media pages and let them deal with it and hopefully ban that user. If it involves threats of violence report it to the police. BLOCK USER – if you can use the block feature in your email program and on your social media pages. If they are blocked they can’t they cannot contact you in anyway. RECORD EVERYTHING – always keep a record of any content by saving emails or texts, taking screenshots of status updates and tweets and saving any pictures. This will help you should it get to the stage where you need to take legal action. While there is no specific law relating to cyberbullying it can be considered a criminal offence under legislation such as the Protection from Harassment Act and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act. If you think there should be a specific law against cyberbullying sign the petition at www.gopetition.com/petitions/cyber-bullying-should-be-made-a-crime.html Email us at [email protected] If you need more advice about bullying in any form visit www.beatbullying.org where they have lots of good advice from online mentors and counsellors.




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Theatre Land

Competition Time

One lucky reader can win a family ticket to see Jack and the Beanstalk at the Southwark Playhouse this Christmas.

For your chance to enter just visit www.whatsgoodtodo.com/pages/view/competitions and answer the multiple choice question.

Jack and the Beanstalk Southwark Playhouse, London 6 December 2013 - 11 January 2014

This Christmas, Goat & Monkey, with acclaimed writer Toby Hulse,

returns to the award winning Southwark Playhouse to present their

unique take on the traditional Christmas pantomime.

Journey with Jack through a raucous world of magical beans, milk

squirting cows, tap dancing mice and, of course, giants!

All the classic ingredients of the seasonal panto plus more than a

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A show for everyone aged 7 to 107.

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6 Dec 2013 – 11 Jan 2014

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What’s Good To Do Newsletter What’s On in

November 2013




These may also interest you:

Dreamboys, Bedford - 1 November

Bonfire Night Party, Blueharts, Hitchin - 5 November

Dylan Thomas Festival, Swansea - 27 Oct-9 November

Manchester Christmas Markets, Manchester - 15 Nov-22 Dec

Winter Ice Skate, Birmingham - 16 Nov-5 Jan

Gadget Show Live @Christmas 1-3 November. Tickets £7/£14 (Online) Earls Court, London

The Gadget Show Live @ Christmas is the Number 1 technology event this festive season. Be the first to preview the latest toys, games and gadgets and take advantage of ex-clusive show offers, stocking up on Christmas gifts for the whole family. www.gadgetshowlive.net

The Lord Mayor’s Show 9 November. FREE Various Locations, London

The Lord Mayor's Show has floated, rolled, trotted, marched and occasionally fought its way through 798 years of London history, surviving the black death and the blitz to arrive in the 21st century as one of the world’s best-loved pageants. www.lordmayorsshow.org

Live Lounge Luton The Hat Factory, Luton 30 November. £5.50

Featuring the region’s finest up-and-coming

artists in a relaxed atmosphere; experience some of the best

in live urban music with an acoustic twist, or have a go

yourself in the open mic session.

www.lutonculture.com

Festival of Romance Royal Baby Shower

9 November. Tickets £5 Bedford Corn Exchange Come along, babies too, and celebrate the

royal baby with a glass of wine and stars of romantic fiction. With special guest Bill Coles, former Royal Correspondent at The Sun. Prizes for Bonny Babies and other fun. www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk

Glasgow Fireworks Glasgow Green, Glasgow 5 November. FREE Glasgow's biggest and best free fireworks display returns to Glasgow

Green on Tuesday 5th November! From 4pm you can access the site at Glasgow Green for free and enjoy food and drink stalls, the funfair, entertainment and more before the big explosive finale! www.glasgowlife.org.uk

Selfridges Ice Rink Trafford Centre, Manchester 14 November - 5 January. From £5-£9

Whether it's a romantic date or a night out with friends, the ice rink at Selfridges Manchester Trafford is this winter's coolest destination. Opening on November 14, the all-new covered ice rink is complete with Christmas lights, music and trained ice marshals who will be on hand with skating tips, making it an unabashedly festive day out for all the family. www.manchesterboxoffice.co.uk

German Christmas Market Millennium Square, Leeds

8 November - 18 December. Free Entry

Leeds Christkindelmarkt one of the largest

and most established traditional German Christmas Markets

returns on 8 November. With over 40 traditional wooden

chalet stalls decorated with festive greenery and twinkling

colourful lights. www.visitleeds.co.uk



What’s Good To Do Newsletter Days Out Ideas




Stockeld Park Stockeld Park, where magic is made and adventures begin…

Enter the magical woodland of the historic Stockeld Park estate and discover a world of active adventure and fun for all the family. Uniquely combining sculpture and interactive art pieces with games and play, the whole family can come together to enjoy active days out you won’t forget! Book online at www.stockeldpark.co.uk.

Paradise Wildlife Park Paradise Wildlife Park is a fantastic Zoo, an amazing day out, an award winning family attraction and arguably the best venue for

animal experience days in Europe! Full on family fun in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. Book online at www.pwpark.com.

Willows Farm Willows Farm Village has acres of fun for the whole family in St Albans, Hertfordshire making it the ideal kids day out! A wonderful family day out with a fun

packed programme of farmyard animals adventure play, fun fair rides, children’s shows, falconry displays and tractor rides. Plenty of indoor adventure soft play too. Book online at www.willowsfarmvillage.com

Old MacDonald’s Farm

Old MacDonald’s Farm in Brentwood, Essex is all-weather Indoor soft play, outdoor play and farm. Family

fun day out in Essex see the farm animals, fun for family, group and school visits in and around Essex and

East London, see pigs, horses, sheep, reindeer and lots more.

Read our review at www.whatsgoodtodo.com/pages/view/old_macdonalds_farm_review

Book online at www.omdfarm.co.uk

Ghost Bus Tours The Ghost Bus Tours is a theatrical sight-seeing tour on a classic 1960s Routemaster bus, taking you around the darker side of Britain. On-board actors and technical

trickery combine to create a Frightseeing tour like no other - a comedy horror show while you see the sights. Available in London and Edinburgh. For more information visit www.ghostbustours.com

Twinlakes Family Theme Park Twinlakes Family Theme Park near Melton

Mowbray in Leicestershire has endless adven-

tures of family fun packed with variety, adven-

ture and fun for every member of your family.

With 70 acres of attractions there is no excuse for not having

fun! So book your tickets and bring the family!

Book online at www.twinlakespark.co.uk for and save money!

The London Time Bus Tour The London Time Tour Bus is London’s only alternative sightseeing bus tour. Join one of Professor Quantum’s guided sightseeing tours aboard the time travelling bus as you are shown around the city sharing an amazing

knowledge of the past (and the future!). Ideal for a fun day out sightseeing in London for all the family and suitable for all ages, For more information visit www.timetour.co.uk



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Competition Time We have some great competitions for November 2013!

For your chance to win some great prizes visit:

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If you would like to run a competition on our website please email [email protected] with details

Terms and Conditions: Only one member of each household may enter each competition in any given month.

By entering any of our competitions you agree that your first name and town will be posted on our website in the event that you are a winner.

We reserve the right to amend the end date of any competition.

Your personal details are only used for the purposes of sending out any prize you may win.

The judges decision is final.

Prizes are as specified and cannot be exchanged for cash or an alternative prize.

Some prizes may be sent direct from sponsors and we cannot be held liable for any prizes that are lost in the post.

Only fully completed entries via our Competition Entry Form will be accepted, all others will be deleted.

No bulk entries or entries from third parties and/or automated services will be accepted.

Discover the Savage World

1 lucky winner can win a

copy of this wonderful book

bursting with action-packed

facts and striking images.

Runs 1-30 November

Good luck to everybody that enters!

Mask ‘n’ Ask

1 lucky winner can win

the great Mask ‘n’ Ask

board game from

Drumond Park.

Runs 1-30 November

Plus many more on our website… including Crazy Soap bundle, tickets to Indian Takeaway, Gumigem Necklace and

Bangle set, Toby’s Magical Circus DVD, WGTD Window Stickers and a variety of tickets to various theatre shows.

Revell XS Helicopter

1 lucky winner can win a

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helicopter!

Runs 1-30 November

Substitute Creature

3 lucky winners can win a copy of

the fourth book in the Lovecraft

Middle School series.

Runs 1-30 November







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