A FLASH OF STEEL – The Life & Times Of WW1 Sergeant Major

A Flash of Steel is a book, written by Sylvia Collins, about her Grandfather ‘SSM John Thompson Wright’ who fought in the first World War.

Sylvia asked the Fertile Frog team to design the cover for this book and we were honoured to do so!

Sylvia provided us with a number of photographs and our Graphic Designer worked his magic in combining these photos and creating this fantastic book cover & inside layout.

It was such a nice job for us to do, as Sylvia has been working 8 years finding all the information and providing all of her own hand-drawn images throughout the book. To give her Grandfather a lovely tribute.

Here at Fertile Frog, we are blessed to be able to create this kind of work for people who really do deserve it most. See below a number of images which really show the quality of the book:

The Front Cover:

All of what you see on the front cover is located inside the book. The building on the left-hand side is where John Thompson Wright stayed for 3 months with his wife Mabel Wright at the Half noon Barracks, Ranikhet, India 1915-16. The building on the right was his home, Oakworth 171 Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port. The photo of him in the middle was from 1912 and the photo of him on a horse was taken in India as he was ‘Tent Pegging’.

 The Back Cover:

Here you see the number of medals that Sergeant John Wright obtained from his time being in the 14th (King’s) Hussars 1898 – 1919

This book is now on the shelves at Waterstones in Chester, as that is where the author’s Grandfather was born.

It was extremely important to Sylvia to make sure her Grandfather’s memory lived on and remained a hero.

If you are interested in purchasing the book and reading it yourself, here is the link:

www.waterstones.com/book/a-flash-of-steel/sylvia-collins/9781527219434

 

 

 

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Spooktacular Halloween Pebble Hunt!

As it’s almost Halloween, the Fertile Frog team are giving you a chance of winning a spooktacular Halloween hamper!

We have hidden eleven spookily decorated pebbles round Chorley town centre and it’s your job to find them!

Below are images of the pebbles, together with a clue of where you can find them.

Once you find a pebble, please take a photograph, upload it to Facebook and tag us @fertilefrogltd!

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1. I’m not feline well today… find me at a local Chorley Pharmacy!

 

2. What’s a ghost’s favourite dessert? I scream! Find me at your favourite local ice cream parlour.

 

 

3. I spy with my evil eye… find me at a local optician’s! (hint: Tipovasres)

 

 

4.  This spider likes surfing the web but not as much as Chorley’s most awesome web developers find this pebble with them! (hint: Refelit Gofr)

 

 

5. You’ll find me ‘clowning around’ at my favourite fast food restaurant, with my brother Ronald.

 

 

6. This little vampire can’t stop ‘coffin’! Find him by the cough medicine in the town centre’s supermarket. (hint: Dasa)

 

 

7.  Feeling ‘pumped’ and heading into the local gym…   (hint: Timyena Netistfs)

 

 

8. To be frank, I’m a little shy and hiding down the Ginnell with my ghoulfriend…

 

 

9.  I’m currently on a BLIND date… catch me at a local cafe. (hint: Feefoc Kacsh)

 

 

10. What did the Skeleton order at the restaurant? Spare Ribs! Find him at his favourite restaurant (hint: Csopomonlita)

 

 

11. ”My mummy likes it when I buy her flowers” (hint: hallsrasm tolfris)

Good luck with your search! The competition will end at 8 pm on Sunday 4th November.

 

Special mention to Abbie who has designed all of these amazing pebbles and is a keen member of the Chorley Pebble Art group.

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Fertile Frog raised hundreds of dough for MacMillan Cancer Support!

On Friday 28th September 2018, the Fertile Frog team hosted a coffee morning, all to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support.

The team baked several yummy cakes and treats, held games and competitions and managed to raised £270.00 for the charity!

We just want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who attended and for all your kind donations, we really appreciate it and it’s all for an amazing cause. For more information about the charity and how your donation has helped, visit https://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/about/why/

The best cake award goes to Monika! Who has won a box of Quality Streets.

 

The winner of the ‘Place the cherry on the Gateau’ goes to June! Who has won a bottle of Champagne.

The winner of the ‘Guess how long the veggie roll goes to Dee! Who has won the bottle of Prosecco.

Darren cutting the first slice of the Fertile Frog cake!

Jacob enjoying some of Katy’s home-made brownies!

The Fertile Frog team had a fantastic day, raising a lot more money than we first thought and we shall definitely be making it a yearly event!

Thank you once again for all your support and making us proud!

 

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7 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT GDPR

As we’re sure most of you are aware (after the thousands of ‘let’s stay in touch’ emails) the new GDPR legislation takes effect on Friday 25th May, and any businesses that aren’t compliant could be charged fines of up to €20 million or 4% of the company’s global annual turnover! So are you GDPR ready? Here are 7 facts to make sure you are…

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We’re Delighted To Be Involved To Be Involved With Inspire Youth Zone!

Inspire Youth Zone is due to open on Saturday 5th May to the young people of Chorley as the building work is now complete!

The Youth Zone includes several amenities such as an underground football pitch, a climbing wall, dance studio and many more, making it an extremely exciting place for Chorley’s young adults.

We were delighted to be involved in such an amazing project and work with the inspiring young people. Our team carried out sessions, working closely with the young people and worked together to create design ideas for the logo and hoardings that are displayed on the Youth Zone’s exterior.

Janine Blythe, Chief Executive said: “We are delighted that building work at Inspire Youth Zone is now complete, people will now be able to physically see the vision become a reality for the young people of Chorley. It promises to be an inspiring place that provides the town’s young people with somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.”

Almost 600 young people have already signed up as members… such an exciting time for Chorley’s youth!

For more information about our design services, feel free to contact us on 0800 014 8030 or email *protected email*.

For more information about Inspire Youth Zone visit https://www.inspireyouthzone.org/.

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Step Ahead in Aesthetics 2018 Guest Speaker At The PIAPA Conference

Managing Director and Lead SEO Consultant, Darren Hayward, gave a talk at the PIAPA Step Ahead in Aesthetics conference about the beauty of the world wide web and how to market your aesthetics business online.

Darren was delighted to be asked to speak at such a prestige event and happy to share his knowledge and advice to the aestheticians and clinic owners to help them market their business.

Darren spoke about online marketing and search engine optimisation and discussed how to create engagement, drive traffic online, converting to more sales through a website. See below all the key things he spoke about:

The Fertile Frog team had a great day at the PIAPA conference and met some talented and inspiring professionals. Click here to find out more about PIAPA (Private Independent Aesthetic Practices Association) and their industry-leading work in education, information and guidance for practitioners in the aesthetic industry.

If you’re looking for assistance with marketing your medical/aesthetics business, or want a FREE website audit, feel free to contact us on 0800 014 8030 or email *protected email*.

You can check out our Top 10 Tips for Marketing your Aesthetics Clinic here.

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Russian Hackers Accused Of Recent Cyber-Attacks… Are You Protected?

There have recently been millions of malicious cyber-attacks on a large number of networks, including the government offices and national services such as the NHS. People are being urged to check their security and network infrastructure and ensure their anti-virus software is up to date, together with updating passwords.

It has recently come to light that Russia may be to blame for such cyber-attacks, by using routers connecting people’s homes and offices to spy on the information on them, collating data and passwords.

These malicious attacks aren’t just targeting the UK either, but the US too. The US and UK have released the following joint statement: “Specifically, these cyber-exploits were directed at network infrastructure devices worldwide such as routers, switches, firewalls, network intrusion detection system,” it said.

“Russian state-sponsored actors are using compromised routers to conduct spoofing ‘man-in-the-middle’ attacks to support espionage, extract intellectual property, maintain persistent access to victim networks and potentially lay a foundation for future offensive operations.

“The current state of US and UK network devices, coupled with a Russian government campaign to exploit these devices, threatens our respective safety, security, and economic wellbeing.”

Due to the high number of cyber-attacks, and the large scale of these attacks, it’s highly recommended to increase server security to give as much protection as possible, have backups of your files and avoid using weak passwords.

If you want to discuss our care and maintenance plans, or wish to request a free security scan of your website, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 0800 014 8030 or email *protected email*.

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Russian hackers accused of cyber-attacks… Are you protected?

There have recently been millions of malicious cyber-attacks on a large number of networks, including the government offices and national services such as the NHS. People are being urged to check their security and network infrastructure and ensure their anti-virus software is up to date, together with updating passwords.

It has recently come to light that Russia may be to blame for such cyber-attacks, by using routers connecting people’s homes and offices to spy on the information on them, collating data and passwords.

These malicious attacks aren’t just targeting the UK either, but the US too. The US and UK have released the following joint statement: “Specifically, these cyber-exploits were directed at network infrastructure devices worldwide such as routers, switches, firewalls, network intrusion detection system,” it said.

“Russian state-sponsored actors are using compromised routers to conduct spoofing ‘man-in-the-middle’ attacks to support espionage, extract intellectual property, maintain persistent access to victim networks and potentially lay a foundation for future offensive operations.

“The current state of US and UK network devices, coupled with a Russian government campaign to exploit these devices, threatens our respective safety, security, and economic wellbeing.”

Due to the high number of cyber-attacks, and the large scale of these attacks, it’s highly recommended to increase server security to give as much protection as possible, have backups of your files and avoid using weak passwords.

If you want to discuss our care and maintenance plans, or wish to request a free security scan of your website, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 0800 014 8030.

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