The Alphabet Gift Shop

Personalised gift specialist The Alphabet Gift Shop will have a shiny new website by the end of the month making it’s fabulous range of personalised gifts available to a world wide audience.

The new website will provide a shopping experience to rival some of the large retail chains. Mobile and tablet friendly, it has ‘refine by’ search facility, picture zoom, “You may also like” suggestions, best sellers list etc., and stock control linked to its shops. It will give the online shopper all the help possible to make an informed purchase. It also allows customers to buy online and collect from either of the company’s two midlands based shops.

“I’m really pleased with the look and functionality of the new website. I wanted to replicate the feel of our gift shops at Burton-on-Trent and Mickleover and I’m happy that we’ve achieved that.” said owner Sue Dorling

www.thealphabetgiftshop.co.uk

Hoops of fun for your school!

Professional Hula Hooper John the “Hoop Guy” aged 62, and with 12 Grandchildren, has an infectious passion for all things hoop shaped, yet more than that he has a passion for helping the young people of today to get fit and active whilst having fun. Having picked up his first hoop in the 1950s and struggling somewhat, he was shocked when he decided to have another go aged 53 and loved it. “I started out juggling and after founding a juggling club in my local town I met a member who was also a Hula Hooper, she showed me some tricks and that was it! I was hooked on hooping and I have hardly put it down since.” Pretty soon he was sourcing and selling high-quality hoops for adults online, performing routines set to music to entertain and hosting children’s parties which included an array of skilled hoop action, juggling and much more besides.

Not wanting to stop here though, John started to visit schools for special one-off day experiences, armed with hoops for all, plenty of music and an itinerary, he led workshops for students which got them learning to hoop, do tricks, build hoop structures and have heaps of fun which all got them active, taught them fine motor skills, numeracy skills and got them working in teams. Needless to say, schools and students have been thrilled at the workshops and John is now working up and down the country bringing hoop fun and smiles to schools everywhere.

If you would like to see the many benefits that a workshop with Hoop Guy can bring to your students visit www.hooping4schools.org.uk or call 07946 413 452 for more info.