70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Sometimes you have to admit that the BBC produces some of the best telly in the world and the recent Battle of Britain series of documentaries and films to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in 1940 has been excellent. We loved the likes of First Light - a programme telling the story of Geoffrey Wellum.  At just 18 years of age, he was one of the youngest to fly in the Battle of Britain, which tested British pilots and their planes to the limit between July and October in 1940 battling against the Nazi Luftwaffe. On...

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Best value supercars for Christmas

Apologies to Guy Fawkes and the Halloween pumpkin as we've just mentioned Christmas at the beginning of October, but we felt we had to as we've just got wind of a new product that is on offer for a limited period only and if we know the boss, we suspect after the Christmas period it'll disappear. [caption id="attachment_2320" align="alignright" width="250"] Their choice of super car experience for just £59 - bargain![/caption] So, if you know someone who loves posh cars, this new Supercar choice experience might be just the thing you're looking for. The idea is that you buy a...

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You say pottery, we say Wedgewood!

[caption id="attachment_2281" align="alignright" width="250"] There he is, Josiah Wedgewood - the founder of Wedgewood pottery[/caption] If you stopped someone in the street and asked them to name a famous pottery brand in the UK, we're pretty sure it'd be Wedgewood which would come out on top. That's why we're delighted to have this special Wedgewood Pottery day on the Into the Blue books, as it's celebrating a great British name that's steeped in history. The factory, in the heart of the pottery town Stoke on Trent, was started by Josiah Wedgewood in 1759. The company is most famous for that...

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Trick or treat with Into the Blue and win a £50 activity token

[caption id="attachment_2266" align="alignright" width="250"] Play our Into the Blue Trick or Treat halloween competition and win a £50 activity token[/caption] So, halloween is fast approaching and although we don't usually celebrate this one (knocking on the neighbour's door with a sheet over your head demanding sweets when you're 38 probs wouldn't go down too well) this year Into the Blue has launched a special halloween competition via Facebook. Tell us who you'd like to trick or treat, with which of our activity gifts and why and you could win yourself a £50 activity gift token to be spent on any...

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Who’s that old trout?

[caption id="attachment_2256" align="alignright" width="250"] Gone fishing! Learn how to fly fish with our new fly fishing experiences[/caption] No, for once we're not being rude about some Z-list celeb who's gone over the top with the botox, we're talking proper rainbow and brown trout and fly fishing! We've been working hard on adding a whole load of new fly fishing lessons to the Into the Blue website and they are all now live and available to buy online. We have to admit that we always thought fishing was for old men with rather large beer bellies who just fancied a quiet...

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