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Newsletter Issue 30 |
March 2012 |
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Win Limited Edition Cornishware China!
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This month we've joined with Cornishware to celebrate a British design classic. The lucky winner of our March competition will win a Limited Edition Cornish Blue Betty teapot, an elegant version of the traditional kitchen table pot.
There are two second prizes, consisting of a set of two Cornish red Diamond Jubilee mugs, produced in a limited edition to celebrate the British heritage of Cornishware.
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An Exclusive Offer from Cornishware
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In conjunction with our Cornishware competition, our newsletter subscribers can enjoy a special offer. If you go to the T.G. Green website and enter the promotion code debretts20, you will be entitled to a 20% discount on Cornishware china (exluding seconds and discontinued items). The offer lasts until 31 May, and can be used just once by each email address.
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Jubilee Celebrations |
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Last month we launched a new section on our website, dedicated to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
It is not only packed with information about the Queen, it's also a comprehensive guide to the impressive range of events in the Jubilee year, with a detailed timetable of events taking place over the bank holiday weekend, 2-5 June 2012.
Our Newsfeed is also an easy way of keeping in touch with all the latest Jubilee stories and updates.
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Spring at Last!
The recent balmy weather has been a reminder that Spring is not so far away, and as we contemplate the new season we're celebrating another new publication, The Debrett's Guide to Civilised Separation.
We've also taken a fresh look at what it means to be British, and our online Guide to British Behaviour is full of observations and commentary on the national character...
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Civilised Separation |
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In 2010, there were 119,589 divorces in England and Wales, compared with 113,949 in 2009. Figures in December showed a 4.9 per cent increase in 2010 compared with 2009, the first rise in seven years.
So our guide to divorcing with decorum couldn't be more timely.
We've joined together with top divorce lawyers Mishcon de Reya to create a book that not only provides step by step guidance to the legal process, but also looks at the behaviour surrounding divorce.
Difficult as it is, arming yourself with a carapace of good manners will ensure that you maintain the civilised high ground, and won't expose your children to negative emotions that they can't assimilate.
Cutting up your spouse's bespoke suits or flushing his/her vintage wine down the loo may feel satisfying at the time, but judges will take a very dim view of such vindictive behaviour.
A divorce isn't just a short-term legal process, it's about the rest of your life, so why not follow our advice and minimise long-lasting damage...
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British Behaviour |
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Debrett's has been publishing since 1769 and is regarded as a unique authority on British behaviour and manners.
Our online guide covers a wide range of topics, from the abstract – reticence, understatement, small talk and personal space
– to the practical – queuing, dress codes, table manners and handshakes.
Our Guide will help you to decode British behaviour. It also traces the ways in which modern manners have deviated from traditional norms.
Whether you're interested in the arcane, eg shooting parties, the Season and port etiquette, or the mundane, eg drunkeness, jokes, sportsmanship
and tea-drinking, this is an indispensable guide to all things British.
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