HOVINGHAM CHRISTMAS MARKET

The Bog Books Team will be setting up shop at the Hovingham Christmas Market on Saturday 12th December 2009 where Tim Bulmer will be signing copies of "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe".

Why not come along and meet the artist (and the rest of us!) and get your personalised signed copy of this fantastic, humorous Yorkshire book. The book makes a lovely surprise stocking filler for Christmas!

Also available will be signed copies of the Bog Books 'Map of Yorkshire' and all individual prints from the book...spoilt for choice!

We hope to see you there and that it's not too cold!

FLUSHED WITH SUCCESS!

Bog Books' very own Tim Bulmer had his mug shot in a centre spread 'Ryedale Life' article in the Gazette & Herald on Wednesday 9th December 2009.

It was a great write up explaining the story of how Bog Books came about and how we hope to get bigger and better in 2010!

To see the full article please click the following link > http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/

BOOK SIGNING AT GIFTED IN BOSTON SPA WENT SWIMMINGLY!

On Thursday 27th November from 2.00pm until 8.00pm Tim Bulmer was signing copies of "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" at the wonderful Gifted in Boston Spa.

The whole Bog Books team would like to thank the wonderful Ruth Hill and Judith Crossley ably assissted by Sue for organising the signing and of course promoting the book in such a fantastic way, we're glad you love the book so much!

It was a lovely afternoon full of Fizz accompanied by smoked salmon...what stress! If you were there, thanks for buying your Bog Book and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it!

Tim and Sarah arrived to a great pile of preordered books to sign then kept sigining until 8.00 at night and also Tim had lots of fun adding personal inscriptions on the large giclee prints of the Bog Books "Map of Yorkshire" - You can purchase your own signed copy on our website. Tim said "It was quite a struggle but we had a laugh and nothing was damaged in the process!"

Lots of Christmas shopping was done as not only was Tim there with the wonderful Bog Books but Gifted is packed full of fun, original and inspiring gifts so why not check out their website for some special Christmas ideas - www.giftedbostonspa.co.uk

1000 AND COUNTING!

WOW! Exactly 3 weeks since launching the very first Bog Book "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Trip" we have sold our 1000th copy!

We'd like to thank everyone who has bought one so far and we hope you are enjoying your book and of course telling everyone you know! If you haven't got your copy yet then why not take a look at our website where you can purchase it securely online www.bogbooksltd.co.uk

BOG BOOKS IN STORE NOW!

Tim and Gary made a trip to Borders in York this evening to a book signing by Ian McMillan and Tony Husband. Their new book "Yorkshire Humour" is out now and they were kind enough to sign and doodle in our copies which was nice of them!

While we were there we thought we would have a look at our book "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" sitting proudly on display amongst other humorous books about Yorkshire and the like...a very proud moment for us!

We're doing a signing at the York University Student Market tomorrow (Wed 4th November) from 10am - 6pm so come along.

HALLOWEEN PRIZE DRAW WINNER ANNOUNCED!

Congratulations to Mr R. Tordoff of Leeds who was the lucky Halloween prize draw winner for a signed Bog Books 'Map of Yorkshire'.

With over 100 entries into the prize draw by people from all over the country the prize draw winner was pulled out of the hat by Bridget Gatenby of the Whitby Visitors Centre.

A big thank you to everyone who entered the prize draw this weekend, we hope you all enjoy your Bog Books!

Don't forget, you can still own your very own signed copy of the Bog Books 'Map of Yorkshire' illustrated by Tim Bulmer by visiting our website and purchasing it securely online for only £55.00 with FREE P & P - go to www.bogbooksltd.co.uk

HALLOWEEN BOOK SIGNING AT DRACULA'S PLACE!

On Saturday 31st of October the Bog Books Team decended onto the seaside town of Whitby to do a speacial Halloween Bog Book Signing at the Whitby Visitor Centre.

We thought as there is a page in the 'Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe' book dedicated to Whitby featuring an illustration of the vampire legend Count Dracula that it would be ideal to do a Halloween book signing and it went down a Treat! (No Trick!). In Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic novel 'Dracula' a Russian ship called Demeter ran ashore in Whitby during a fierce storm with Dracula on it.

With every copy sold we were entering people into a prize draw to win a large signed Giclee print of the Bog Books 'Map of Yorkshire'. The prize draw winner will be announced on Tuesday 3rd November.

We would like to thank everyone who came and supported us and bought their signed copy of the book, we hope you enjoy it (if you do tell a friend or two!)

WAR WEEKEND PRIZE DRAW WINNER ANNOUNCED!

Congratulations to Jaqui Lambert from Pickering who won the War Weekend free prize draw for a Bog Books 'Map of Yorkshire'.

With nearly 300 entries into the prize draw by people from all over the country it seems quite a quirk of fate that someone from Pickering was lucky enough to win the prize draw carried out by Tim Bulmer on Monday morning.

A big thank you to everyone who entered the prize draw this weekend, we hope you all enjoy your Bog Books!

Don't forget, you can still own your very own signed copy of the Bog Books 'Map of Yorkshire' illustrated by Tim Bulmer by visiting our website and purchasing it securely online for only £55.00 with FREE P & P - go to www.bogbooksltd.co.uk

BULMER! WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOODLING ON THAT PIECE OF PAPER BOY!!

Artist Tim Bulmer caught not paying attention in class!

The final day of the Bog Books launch at War Weekend in Pickering was just as good as the two previous ones with the town still buzzing with excitement. Everyone was in good sprits considering there was a War on! Some people were coming back to buy more Bog Books as presents for friends and family for Christmas and others were discovering us for the first time.

We have all had great fun over the past three days and would like to thank everyone who came in to have a look at what we were doing. We would especially like to thank every single person who bought a Bog Book this weekend whether it was for themselves or another...we hope you have as much fun reading it as we did writing, illustrating, designing and selling it!

Another massive thanks goes to everyone involved from our side of the counter this weekend...here goes...

Tim Bulmer, Sarah Bulmer, Josie & Becky, Gary Davies, Cheryl-ann Taylor & Baby Lennon, Kate Miller, Maxine Taylor & Lucas Taylor and of course Abby McClymont from the Yorkshire Air Ambulance for bringing lots of YAA freebies for you all to enjoy. Also, author of Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe, Ian Bowie, was there in spirit as he is in Finland at the moment.

So there we have it, the end of a very successful launch for Bog Books, see you all soon!

GREENGRASS GIVES BOG BOOKS THE THUMBS UP!

Now then, these Bog Books look great lad!

With so many people dressed up in 1940's clothing this weekend is was a bit bizarre to bump into a character from the 1960's tv series Heartbeat, the wheeler dealer known as Claude Greengrass! (Well he's actually a lookalike but he does look like him a lot!) We showed Greengrass "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" and he loved it! A true Yorkshireman we thinks!!

The day went really well, even better than the Friday actaully which was amazing. We opened at 9.00am and there were people waiting to come in, it was fantastic. The word had obviously been well spread that we were in town and people flocked to the shop all day to get their Tim Bulmer signed Bog Books and prints.

The parade was excellent too, so many people in costume making their way down the market place right past The Ginger Pig shop was a real sight. We had a great vantage point from the upstairs window and took loads of photos, some of which we've attached below.

So, after a hectic two days we are looking forward to the final day of the Bog Books shop at The Ginger Pig. So come on down and get your signed books while you can...see you there!

BOG BOOKS LAUNCH GOES WITH A BANG!

Roll up! Roll up! Get yer luvverly Bog Books here!

So today was the day, we finally launched Bog Books at the War Weekend in Pickering and it went down a storm! We opened the doors at 10.00am and still had people in the shop buying books at 8.00pm which is phenomenal! We are so pleased that the books have been recieved with the humour that was intended. It's very encouraging too after all the hard work we have put in to see people walking out of the shop with they lovely brand new 'hot off the press' Bog Books signed by Tim Bulmer and a huge smile on their faces! We had a thoroughly good time today and are looking forward to the rest of the weekend and what it may bring.

A huge thanks must go to Abby McClymont of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance who came all the way to Pickering to help us today and give away lots of YAA freebies. We are very proud to be affiliated with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and are looking forward to giving over our first cheque to them for the first round of sales of Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe.

A very tiring but immensly satisfying day had by Team Bog Books!

BIRTHDAY DELIVERY FOR GARY!

Now that's one BIG birthday present!

WOOHOO! Here's the very first delivery of "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" with 3 more to follow...brilliant! It's not what Gary usually gets for his birthday but none the less he is very pleased with this present! Happy Birthday to Gary!

We're decorating the Bog Books shop at The Ginger Pig in Pickering today in preparation for the War Weekend which starts tomorrow. We're really looking forward to what's in store...come on down and have a looksee.

WAR WEEKEND BOOK LAUNCH!

Bog Books launch "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" book at Pickering's Wartime Weekend!

The weekend of 16th, 17th & 18th October 2009 sees the Bog Books hometown of Pickering turned into 1943 Wartime Britain. The annual Wartime Weekend has coincided with the launch of "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" and our good friends at The Ginger Pig have kindly allowed Bog Books to use their currently empty shop space in the middle of Pickering's Market Place to call our own for the weekend.

The new book and all full page prints including the Bog Books Map of Yorkshire will be available to purchase over the weekend with artist Tim Bulmer there to sign each copy so why not get yourself into the firing line and get your very own signed copy!

There will be 'Ration Book' flyers being handed out all around town giving you £1.00 off the RRP of £8.95 of the book and FREE entry into a prize draw for a specially signed copy of the Bog Books Map of Yorkshire. So come along to Bog Books at The Ginger Pig to see all we have to offer and pick up a nifty present to remind yourself of Yorkshire!

I LOVE YAA!

Bog Books are helping The Yorkshire Air Ambulance to get Yorkshire saying ‘I LOVE YAA!’

You may see this slogan around Yorkshire quite a lot during October as it is the brand new marketing campaign across Yorkshire for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Look out for the distinctive red and yellow adverts on buses and in train stations throughout October. Thanks must go to their friends at CBS Outdoor who very kindly offered the advertising space free of charge and also to Heavenly agency who developed the campaign free of charge too!

You will also see this logo and slogan in the Bog Book "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" as there is a dedicated section telling you all about the YAA and the wonderful work they do.

‘I LOVE YAA!’

"We live in a busy modern world where none of us know what is around the corner. You could get in your car one day and not come home. This could happen to someone you love – something that we rarely think about. YAA understands that when there is an accident, all people care about is whether their loved ones are alive. People aren’t interested in life-saving statistics or helicopter speeds – all they care about is whether their loved ones are going to be ok. YAA is the only air ambulance charity to focus on saving the lives of loved ones across Yorkshire. We are driven by the passion and support of volunteers and donors – without them the charity would simply not exist. Love is a bond between families, friends and communities which YAA seeks to preserve by saving lives."
Yorkshire Air Ambulance

HELICOPTER HEROES!

Let's hear it for the Helicopter Heroes!

Bog Books Ltd are proud to be affiliated with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity and are doing their bit to keep this amazing group of people going. YAA save lives all over Yorkshire, and sometimes beyond, and their tireless effort should not go unnoticed. Bog Books Ltd donate money from the profits of every single copy of the "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" book to the charity and also donate profits from every "Bog Books Map of Yorkshire" and every giclee print from the book!

We visited YAA in August to discuss our involvement with them and saw first hand how speedy their response time was. They got called out as we were chatting out in the hangar. These guys are truly brilliant at their jobs and deserve every credit they get. As you can tell from the photo below the cups of tea get left standing from time to time too!

We created a page in the "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" book especially for the YAA which has been recieved very well so have a look out in the book for it.

On Monday 5th October the third series of the BBC1 documentary series "Helicopter Heroes" began. The series runs weekdays for four weeks airing at 9.15am. Watch the crew of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopters as they fly across the region helping to save lives.

If you've missed any episodes you can catch up on BBC IPlayer here

THE FIRST EVER BOG BOOK HAS ARRIVED!

Hot off the Press!

Hooray! We made a trip to the printers last week to see "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe" - the first ever Bog Book - come hot off the press. Firstly we had to oversee the printout of the front cover and check the colours were all correct as we had used a Pantone Metallic Gold colour. Guess what? It looked absolutely brilliant if we do say so ourselves!

We then went back a few days later to see the first three books that had been put together to sign off the quality of the assembly and again, a marvellous job was done! It was great to actually hold a copy of the book after all our hard work over the past six months...it was like holding your child for the first time...something which Gary and Cheryl-ann had done the week before for real with the first Bog Books Baby, Lennon!

So the remainder of the books are being assembled and boxed up ready for distribution and we can't wait...the suspense is killing us! We're so excited to be bringing our new book to the world next week...keep your eyes peeled!

THE FIRST BOG BOOKS BABY - LENNON HAS HATCHED!

Baby Lennon has hatched!

On Tuesday 22nd September 2009 at 10.48am Cheryl-ann did a bloody marvelous job giving birth to our first child, a little boy called Lennon Taylor Davies who weighed in at 7lb 12oz. Mother and baby are both doing really well and we are all settling into Levisham life comfortably! He’s as cute as can be and will hopefully take the best bits from both of us! Lennon will have Cheryl-ann’s surname as his middle name and my surname as his surname.

Lennon was due on Friday 25th September but decided he was cooked enough and so with a dash to Malton Hospital at 4am he made an early appearance by water birth which was absolutely fantastic. We are extremely proud parents and are enjoying every second of these precious moments.

Gary, Cheryl-ann and Lennon

FIRST EVER BOG BOOKS BOG BLOG POST!

Hi there and welcome to The Bog Books Bog Blog!

We've been working hard behind the scenes during 2009 to be able to bring to you the most exciting development in publishing since Bill Shakespere picked up a quill! Work is almost complete on the first ever Bog Book "Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe". We are aiming to have the book available to purchase by the beginning of October so watch this space for further announcements regarding this exciting event!

It seems quite fitting really that we are a Yorkshire based company and that our first book is based on Yorkshire Folk! It has been incredibly exciting, amusing, entertaining and enlightening working on starting a new publishing company and developing our range of Bog Books.

Here's the blurb from the back of the book:

"If you’ve been looking for a book about Yorkshire that will inspire you to walk a different path from the one usually trodden by visitors, or some trivia to bore people with at your next dinner party or just a good laugh then this is the book you’ve been looking for."

We're on board with Yorkshire Air Ambulance!

Bog Books have hooked up with the friendly folk at Yorkshire Air Ambulance to help support the magnificent work they do for the county of Yorkshire. Whether it’s a fall on the moors or an accident in the Dales, no matter where the person comes from (even Lancashire) the Yorkshire Air Ambulance will lift-off in all weather conditions, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, dedicated to saving lives whenever they fly.

In buying the Yorkshire Pudding 'n' All That Tripe book you are helping to keep the whirlybirds in the air for which we all thank you. Bog Books donate 15p from the sale of every single ‘Yorkshire Pudding ‘n’ All That Tripe’ Bog Book to the charity so by buying a copy you can help them to help save someone’s life. To find out more about this life saving service please visit www.yaa.org.uk

So exciting times here at Bog Books HQ and many more to come we hope. So stay tuned to see what we have coming up!

The Bog Book Brigade!