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We are pleased to be able to offer some of our range of wellies in a size UK 9 again. The leopard print and gingham wellington boots are available as well as the new “shortie” wellies. At 29 cm in height our “shortie” range will be great for those with wider calf measurements.

What a difference! So far this year I have heard only optimism regarding the predicted weather this UK summer and lets hope its not all in vain.

Of course, a Glastonbury mudfest or a Womud festival is always great for wellington boot sales, but we like a sunny summer as much as the next person.

This summer you can get a pair of Evercreatures sandals for only £5 when you buy any adult wellies online and we are throwing in a welly boot bag half price so you can keep your car boot nice and clean on the way to and from the festival!

This month around 1300 primary and secondary school students in the Lincolnshire area walked 2km together in their wellies in an attempt to break the previous Guiness World Record of 1022 people walking 2km at the same time wearing wellies.The Record Breaking attempt was to try and encourage children and parents to walk to and from school instead of driving. Children from the School Council at the Giles School in Old Leake came up with the “Wellython” idea for this very important cause.Everybody was issued with a special Funky Welly Badge and prizes were given to the 20 best “fancy dress” dressed children. The 20 prizes were umbrellas, so that children can still walk to school even  when its raining outside.Energy for the walk was provided in the form of Wellycakes (ooh lovely!).So, did they make it? Check out www.lincolnshire.gov.uk to find out more.

Find our wellies in New magazine this week, 20th April 2009. Featured in 10 of the best wellies for the April showers.

We have twenty FREE tickets to giveaway for the Grand Designs Live event in London.

Get inspiration for your home at the Grand Designs Live event in London from the 25th April to the 4th May 2009. There are over 500 exhibitors with hundreds of different products, you can get FREE advice from architects and interior designers, find hands on HOW TO demonstrations (Evercreatures wellies will be used in the Traditional build Feature of the event, the audience will be invited to join in with the presentation and our wellies will be used to protect their feet from the mud!) and the latest ideas for the future and eco-building.

If you would like to go, we have twenty FREE tickets to giveaway on a first come, first serve basis with a maximum of two tickets per person. To claim your FREE tickets, just email us (via the website) with the subject “Grand Designs Tickets” and include your name and delivery address and they will be in the post to you within 24 hours.

For more information about the event or how to get there, please visit http://www.granddesignslive.com

The weather trend in Britain appears to be going in the direction of long, very cold winters and very wet summers. Here are some tips to stay on top of the weather and carrying on with your normal life. Don’t let the weather keep you indoors all year.Read these tips, get ready and go outside!1. Firstly, you need to get the right clothing and footwear prepared for you and your family so that you can truly enjoy the great outdoors whatever the weather. Clothing is usually split into the four seasons; winter, spring, summer and autumn but the seasons often have unexpected weather, such as snow in May and warm sunshine in October. So it is best to have layers when going out at anytime of year. Layers will include; something cotton and light for when the sun comes out, a warm but thin layer like fleece, a wind-breaker (for sunny days with a cold wind) and a waterproof layer.For footwear, wellies are best stored in the boot of the car just in case and then regular shoes, boots or sandals for when its not raining.2. Plan days out at the weekend or on days off work or school no matter what the weatherman says. Don’t let the rain stop you from having a fun day out. I remember going to a river fair in Somerset one July and the rain actually washed away the band stand and the band! I had my wellies, waterproof trousers and coat on and it was a real laugh.3. Remember to keep umbrellas and wellies in the car boot. These are an absolute necessity and will turn a wet, fed day into a good day.4. Buy a flask for hot drinks. Everything looks much better after a nice cup of tea!  5. Always have a spare set of clothes for young children. If you keep a spare set of clothes and shoes in the car for your young children, it makes for a more relaxing time as you can let them go mad in the puddles without chasing them and saying no all day, safe in the knowledge that they can be warm and dry in no time.6. Avoid wishing the weather was better and don’t listen to others moaning about the weather. The British love to talk about the weather, some would say we are pretty obsessed with it but it is stupid to let the weather rule what you do in a day.7. Stick to the plan. If you really want to have a barbecue for your birthday, then plan away and tell everyone. Be prepared for rainy weather by buying or borrowing a gazebo.8. Always make the most of a brilliantly sunny day. If the forecast is good and you know that it is going to be hot and sunny until nine thirty in the evening, then spend the whole day outside and soak it in.9. Buy a waterproof backed picnic rug. Now this is an excellent invention allowing you to enjoy that picnic and stay dry.10. Have a two week holiday abroad in the sun. If it has been a seriously rainy summer, you’ve had to wear your wellies everyday and you are paler than pale then it is definitely time to go on holiday somewhere with guaranteed sunshine, giving you a much needed dose of vitamin D and a real sense of happiness. Just in case the rain continues into autumn and winter you will need some sun for at least two weeks of the year!

British summertime is the season for festivals, but why not forget the mudbaths and rain and try some festivals in Europe instead?
Leave your wellies at home, get some sandals and open your mind to a trip onto the continent.

Festival season in Britain is a indeed a very British institution. Its a time for city slickers to don their wellies, hit and the countryside and revel in the mud.
Going away for a festival weekend in Britain encapsulates everything we love to moan about; the weather (rain in particular), traffic jams, queues and toilets!
Some festivals are like a right of passage. Think Glastonbury mud bath for four days and if you managed to stay right until the last act and get trench foot, then you are truly a festival goer.

The British festival season is also emerging as yet another “season to be jolly and spend a lot of money”. Must have accessories, that you will die without, are beamed out through the media from as early on as March. Items such as dry shampoo, waterproof mascara, Waterproof iPod Speakers and Micro Fibre Towels are seen as necessities to enjoying the music.
There is also the accessories you will need for the car journey down; iPod, Travel John (disposable unisex urinal) and whatever else…
Things you do obviously need are wellies. Even if the weather forecast is dry and sunny, sites like Glastonbury mixed with one hundred and fifty thousand people equals very muddy fields.
Other items actually needed are tent, sleeping bag, beer and lots of layers of clothing.

The other alternative is to travel light and go to some festivals in Europe instead. With cheap flights, cheap accommodation, cheaper festival tickets and cheap public transport you are most likely to spend less going abroad than staying at home. Doing a quick Google search for top European music festivals, festivals with names like Pukkelpop, Rock Werchter and Roskilde appear in the results, all attracting over 100,000 revellers.
But who plays at these festivals, isn’t Euro pop terrible I hear you ask? Who wants to see names like Death Biscuit and Suicide Boy?
Well, its best to move with the times. The line-up at the 2008 Roskilde festival in Denmark included bands like Radiohead, The Chemical Brothers, Hot Chip, Duffy and Slayer.
In short, you do not have to forfeit the music if you go abroad.

So, you decide; British festivals are expensive and the weather can be challenging but the line-up will be fantastic, the atmosphere brilliant and us Brits know how to party! Festivals abroad offer a memorable experience, better weather, are less expensive and the line-up can be just as good.

British people all own a pair of wellington boots, well at least ninety percent do! Children love their wellies as do adults and city people love an opportunity to don theirs. Here is an article asking why and revealing some possible answers.
Looking back through history, it all seems to have started in the eighteenth century when a boot called the Hessian boot, initially used by the military, became widely worn by everybody else. Hessian boots had a low heel, quite a pointed toe (useful for mounted troops for ease of using the stirrups) and were knee high.
This style of boot became popular amongst the British aristocracy in the nineteenth century and it was the first Duke of Wellington that popularised it. The Duke had his own version of the Hessian boot made. There were many alterations and the resulting style is nothing like the wellington boots we know today, but his new boot was dubbed “The Wellington” and the name lives on today.
“The Wellington” was still made of leather and remained very fashionable in Britain until the mid nineteenth century. Then in 1853 a man called Hiram Hutchinson started making them out of rubber and established his company Aigle who are of course still going today in France. The new waterproof rubber wellington was very popular among agricultural workers in france.

Then it was the two World Wars that dramatically inflated a need for waterproof knee high boots, and lots of them! Soldiers were in need of suitable footwear for the flooded trenches and it was the North British Rubber Company (now Hunter Boot Limted) that came to the rescue. When the wars were over, the Wellington had become very popular among men, women and children as the best footwear for wet weather.

What makes them so British is of course the influence of the weather, they really were and still are essential footwear for outdoor life on a rainy island.

Aside from the two World Wars and the weather, the other big influence was by a member of the aristocracy again. It was the Duke of Wellington in the eighteenth century and the Princess of Wales in the twentieth. When the Princess was photographed wearing Hunter wellies, a brand new welly craze began all over again.

So they really are a very British type of footwear. Waterproof footwear that is expected to be inexpensive, durable, comfortable and easy.
British people nowadays buy little canvas houses for their beloved wellies and children positively think they are alive. Every child has at least five books in their collection that feature wellies. Children also love them because they can put them on themselves from a young age and can splash in puddles without being told off for getting their shoes or clothes wet.

Check out April’s edition of Vogue for Evercreatures funky wellies.

It may not be April showers so far this month, but its always a good time to get some wellies!

I found this rather inspiring article on the BBC weather centre website, all about April and its unpredictable weather

“April can bring all types of weather from sunshine to thunder from fog and frost to mild muggy and drizzly days.

The lowest temperature on record for the United Kingdom in April is minus 15°C on April 2nd 1917 at Newton Rigg in Cumbria, whereas it has been known to become very warm with a record temperature recorded at Camden Square in London of 29.4°C on the 16th April 1949.

One of the major reasons for the, often, very heavy showers and downpours that characterise April is the position of the jet stream. The jet stream is a band of very strong winds at around 30,000 ft above the surface of the Earth, which controls the weather that we see on the ground.

High and low pressure systems are formed when the air in the jet stream speeds up or slows down. In early spring the jet stream starts to move northwards allowing large depressions to bring strong winds and rain in from the Atlantic.

The track of these depressions can often be across Ireland and Scotland bringing bands of rain followed by heavy showers (often of hail or snow) and strong blustery winds. So in one day the weather can change from springtime sunshine to winter sleet and snow.

April is the month that many people look forward to for many reasons. It is the month that epitomises Spring with the sun climbing ever higher into the sky and the evenings beginning to draw out after the clocks have changed to British Summer Time.

It is the month that we see most of the plants and hedgerows bursting into growth and the birds starting their annual courtship. April 14 is Cuckoo Day when their first call of the year is often heard followed on the 15th by Swallow Day and the promise of long lazy days of Summer to come. But beware April can always plunge you back into the dead of winter without any warning.”

In the fashion world, April is the month for introducing Summer clothing and footwear ranges. Images of sandals, floral prints and light summer dresses fills you with optimism for the beautiful summer that is just around the corner.