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I hope we're all well...minus last nights result / the start to the new era.
I just wanted to give you beer fans a heads up in regards to two new beers which I've collaborated with Kit Factor on.
Ace at Kit Factor is a fellow Town fan and after the start to the season we thought we'd combine our love of the club and our skillsets for a bit of fun...I provide the beer, Ace provided the designs and together the end product was Wark To Victory & PorterMan Road.
I'm sure both names have been suggested before on here, so hats off to any one who mentioned them. Both beers are only on a short run, available in the Kit Factor Packs at the link below, so if you fancy trying some of these tipples, get involved.
For now, let's hope for a win at the weekend. Certainly won't be any "Cook Out" beer being dropped from Away Days despite being worried by the start. The squad (despite results) is the best it's been for years, this gelling process just perhaps is going to take longer than we expect / would like...I am interested to see how long Cook gets given though.
I hope we’re all well. I just wanted to drop a message on here as I know the question has been asked a lot regarding Away Days featuring inside the grounds of Portman Road. I spoke to the club this week who put me in contact with Greene King and unfortunately there is no scope for me to feature on site.
Pretty gutted as I had a little bit of hope we might be able to work something out but it’s not to be. I am going to continue to look at other options with my next focus being to find a space to run a pop-up bar or run a tap takeover style event at a pub / bar. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know, fingers crossed such an event can happen in the not so distance future.
Just wanted to give an update on the Lambert Out orders. I've posted some updates on social media pages but am conscious not everyone uses social media.
The first batch of orders went out Friday, with the rest waiting to be collected Monday. I use DHL Overnight so hopefully anyone that ordered who is still waiting, will be supping some Away Days by Tuesday.
I appreciate the patience, the last week has been a big learning curve in a lot of ways, mostly that packing orders as a one man band is hugely time consuming and when releasing a limited beer like this, to have everything in place to deal with the influx of orders.
I can't thank you all enough for the support, I hope you enjoy the beers and hopefully an Away Days pop-up event isn't far off in the future, not to mention a new, more positively themed, ITFC beer.
podcast called "Under The Cosh", an episode with Simon Ferry and in the space of 2mins...he's discussed how good Jonny Douglas was to play with and be mentored by, to how he learned more from watching players than being coached...player in question he watched, a 35 year old Paul Lambert.
Great listening though if you fancy some fresh for your ears. Big Jon Parkin is one of the hosts.
first day being self-employed. Technically it was Thursday last week, but today felt more real and the first day I could finally just focus solely on AWAY DAYS!!!
Nearly nine years I worked at a private mental healthcare hospital, first brought in to develop a music based therapy service before moving into the Education department which I ended up leading for the last two years. We found out the hospital was being sold to the NHS just before lockdown so it was a bit of a double whammy once covid hit but we got through and last Wednesday was my final day...I waved off the final service user, sent my last emails, handed in my belt and alarm and that was that.
I've seen and heard some things in my time there...the amount of times I said "I've seen it all now" and then something would come along and make me repeat the phrase. I had a lad try and stab me with a "shank" two years back...luckily his prison art and craft skills weren't up to scratch so it was only a few cuts to my arm and a cut lip and eye I was left with. Overall though, a real life experience the last nine years, with highs and low and leaving with some friends for life.
Back to the title though...today was my first day being self-employed with Away Days. I started the day at 6am with a 2.5 mile walk to layout my goals for the day then jumped onto social media to post some bits. I've got social media training Wednesday which should be interesting...I guess it's more than just GIFs and hashtags!?! The rest of the day has been emails and phone calls as I'm busy preparing to launch new beers and a new subscription / online ordering aspect to Away Days so it's been a bit of a shock to the system just sitting in silence!!!
I'd be interested to hear from other self-employed folk / people that work from home and how they go about their days? I know I'll be out and about more once the new look Away Days is live, but today at one point was bizarre as I realised I've gone from chatting and teaching all day, banter in the office...to sat on my sofa with the dog, just emailing away!?! A bit of a shock.
Has anyone got anything booked with either company or dealing with them at present?
I have organised a stag do to Berlin for July and am now trying to work out what's going to happen to try and reassure the group. It seems like Ryanair are going to do all they can to keep flying people whilst Booking.com are saying to cancel I either have to pay the £500 cost or contact the hotel directly to request free cancellation, they have no email and I've yet to have the phone answered. I have read online people stating they've been in same situation and their booked hotels are fully closed up but are still taking booking payments.
I currently have visions of being flown to Berlin, where we will be locked in our hotel for two days before maybe being flown home unless the return flight is cancelled!?!
I hope we're all well, I'm not on here as much anymore but was hoping for some advice.
Alongside running Away Days I'm also a teacher at a private healthcare (charity) hospital in the East Midlands where I've been for eight years. Yesterday we were informed that the NHS would be buying the hospital and briefed on how redundancy would work. We were also told three times it wouldn't be a TUPE transfer so no jobs were guaranteed the other side and if there were jobs, we'd have to apply for them.
Can anyone explain how / why this wouldn't be a TUPE? Not surprisingly a lot of folk are freaking out and I figured TWTD was the best place for answers.
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