Look forward to the opportunity to work with you.

This was our spot - pitch 11. It was lovely. Tucked away in the corner. Lovely view of our field (ladymead) which wasn't densely populated throughout our stay. I enjoyed a bit of crafting in the sun. The weather was way better then the met office had previously led me/us to believe. It was, at times, quite quite sunny.

On Friday, we went to Bicester Village Outlet Shopping. Emma and I almost fell out over the pronunciation of the town. But we just about managed to pull it back. Phew. I was very lucky to find some fantastic brown work shoes from Clarks. Very very comfy. Sensible. A bargain. £20 from £30. And I really like them. But one day, I want a pair of campers. Camper shoes are very funky. I particularly like (and want a pair of) twins. Shoes which are not identical but compliment each other. These are cool. I also like these. And these. But these are my favourite. On the non-twin front, I like these although they are slightly loud for me. And these. And I really love these. There is also a bodum at the Shopping Village. I'm looking forward to making bunny shaped muffins with Leah very soon. Chocolate I think. Possibly banana. I also got a green mug. Cath Kidston didn't have any bargains that took my fancy so I bought a couple of pieces of fabric. Most satisfying.

Saturday was by far the best day. Me and Emma made no plans. As it happened, me and Miss Emily cycled into Adderbury. A most beautiful little village. I would love to live there. It's little. The post office is only open for two half-days each week. And the library is very pretty but very small. There is a small shop which bakes bread daily. Emma sat and watched a lovely waterfall for a while. It made a therapeutic trickling sound. We cycled for ages, enjoying the sunshine. I think I earned my chocolate lunch when we got back. At least my tea was healthy. And contained at least 200% of my five-a-day. Emma flew her kite in the adjacent field while I made stuff and did stuff. It was almost the perfect day.

Sunday we went to Banbury briefly. We'll go back next time and have a proper look around. We did find a chinese food shop. That was fun. An accessorize with some cute stickers. And a Laura Ashley shop. A set of three storage boxes, a bargain at £4 and a cross stitched 'home sweet home' wall hanging pillow seem to have made their way into my bedroom. Oh dear.

We will be back to bo peep. As soon as I get my placement shifts sorted, we'll be booking another long weekend. Can't wait. It's a fab place :)

National liftshare Day aims to increase awareness of the many rewards that come from car sharing – commuters who regularly share their journey save on average £1,000 a year in fuel costs and a tonne of CO2, whilst making new friends into the bargain!

You can become a part of this increasingly popular network by signing yourself up on Chiltern Car Share. 

It is completely free for any individual to sign up and use our award-winning online journey-matching software to find someone else going their way.

Remember, if 3 rail passengers travel together to a Chiltern-operated station in the same car at any time of the day, there is no charge for parking! Simply ask the car park attendant for your '3 for free' voucher when you arrive at the station.

Register today – and tell your friends, colleagues and family about it too.

Uma dessas, é a Bicester Village, o maior e mais descolado outlet nas redondezas da cidade. Na verdade, ao pensar em outlet, pode vir a sua mente uma grande loja, com inúmeros andares, cheia de promoções. A Bicester Village é um pouco diferente: são mais de 100 lojas, de grandes estilistas( desde marcas britânicas como Mulberry, Dunhill, até mais conhecidas dos brasileiros como Accessorize, Hugo Boss, Levi's, Diesel, entre outras), tudo num clima bem mais descolado e simpático do que os outlets comuns.As lojas apresentam geralmente até 60% de desconto.

O grande diferencial daqui é que você não precisa ir para lá só para fazer compras, mas conhecer um pouco do interior inglês e explorar as redondezas da cidade, como o Warwick Castle, do período medieval, a 30 minutos do centro de Bicester.

Para chegar na cidade, a opção mais fácil( para quem está em Londres) é pegar um trem na estação London Marylebone( 1h) e depois ir pegar um ônibus( direto da estação) para o outlet. Bicester está no meio do caminho entre Londres e Birmingham. Há promoções para quem for em grupo de 3 ou 4 pessoas.

O horário de funcionamento é das 10h às 18h, todos os dias da semana.

Para mais informações:
- Sobre Biscter Village: http://www.bicestervillage.com 
- Trem para Bicester: http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/

Vambora fazer umas comprinhas?! ;-)

27^th May 2008

Chiltern Railways surfs to success

 Chiltern Railways’ new website was awarded “Best Website” at the Communicators in Business award ceremony on Friday 23rd of May.

 The prestigious awards recognise and reward the very best in business communications and Chiltern Railways faced stiff competition from other leading business websites.   

Adrian Shooter, Chairman of Chiltern Railways said:

 “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to access our services. So our website is easy to use and full of the information that passengers want. With separate sections for commuters, leisure and business travel, passengers can be sure that the information they get is relevant and accurate.”

 He continued:

 “We’ve got lots of innovative features too. Passengers can register with our car share scheme, check the latest news about their train and even get a weather forecast for the Chiltern station of their choice. And, of course, passengers can book tickets and take advantage of our great value offers.”

 He added:

 “Chiltern work hard to give passengers what they want and this is certainly what we did with the website.”

 1.       Chiltern Railways were up against Community Healthcare, Scottish Widows Advisor, Arriva Plc, Partnerships, ActionAid, Visit Britain, British Red Cross and GTC Scotland Probation. 

2.      The awards were judged in two stages, stage one - more than 60 judges assessed style, substance, impact, and excellence. They also looked for a measurable impact upon overall business, which would be the huge increase in sales in our case. Stage two involved an intensive ‘judges day’, the recommended entries were judged against each other by a panel of judges drawn from different areas of expertise. The individual Class Winner was then decided.

3.       Chiltern Railways is owned by Deutsche Bahn AG and is part of DB Regio, Deutsche Bahn’s local and regional service provider.

4.       Chiltern Railways were recently awarded ‘Passenger operator of the year the 2007’ at the National Rail Awards. 

5.      The Chiltern Railways new website - www.chilternrailways.co.uk - has full timetable information, as well as a summary of Chiltern Railways’ great value fares.  Tickets can also be booked online.  Passengers can also check for service information at their local staffed stations or by calling the Chiltern Railways enquiry line on 08456 005 165 (07:00hrs to 20:00hrs). 

6.       Chiltern Railways has a great selection of Destination Guides on the website.  Visit www.chilternrailways.co.uk and discover what different regions have to offer. 

7.       If three rail passengers travel together to a Chiltern Railways operated station in the same car at any time of the day, there is no charge for car parking!  All you need to do is simply ask the car park attendant when you arrive at our station and collect for your ‘3 go free’ voucher. 

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Please email your request for lecture places to: lectures@rsa.org.uk stating clearly which lecture you wish to attend and the number of places required. We will respond to your query in good time prior to the lecture taking place.

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Wednesday 28 May, 1pm

The Strange Death of Republican America: Chronicles of a Collapsing Party

RSA and Blackwell welcome political advisor and commentator Sidney Blumenthal who charts the fatal radicalisation of the Republican Party, its imminent "great unravelling" and the consequences for the 2008 election.

Wednesday 28 May, 6pm

Urban Outcasts

Professor of Sociology at UC-Berkeley Loic Wacquant presents vital new tools for rethinking urban marginality and reinvigorates the public debate over social inequality and citizenship.

Monday 2 June, 6pm

The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

Award-winning science writer George Johnson offers a fascinating re-telling of the stories behind ten of the most important experiments in the history of science.

Tuesday 3 June, 1pm

Investor Behaviour and Market Efficiency

Professor Terrance Odean, Willis H. Booth Professor of Banking and Finance at UC-Berkeley, looks at the reasons behind investor choices and the impact on the current global economic climate.

Tuesday 3 June, 6pm

Fixing Climate: the story of climate science – and how to stop global warming

Wallace S. Broecker, Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at Columbia University, Robert Kunzig, author of Mapping the Deep, winner of the Royal Society Aventis Science Book of the Year, and a panel of experts debate radical new possibilities for saving our planet.

Wednesday 4 June, 6.30pm

RSA Screens in association with More4

True Stories: A Woman Among Warlords

Join us for this exclusive screening and Q&A with Eva Mulvad prior to broadcast on More4. This documentary follows Malalai Joya, one of Afghanistan’s most famous and controversial women, who has challenged the power of warlords in national politics.

Thursday 5 June, 6pm

The Stuff of Thought: language as a window into human nature

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker presents new ideas from cognitive science, evolutionary biology and linguistics, revealing how our words relate to our thoughts and to the world around us, and what this tells us about ourselves. 

Monday 9 June, 6pm

Terror and Consent: The Wars for the 21^st Century

With the threat of terrorism now part of the landscape of daily lives all over the world, renowned legal analyst Philip Bobbitt offers a comprehensive analysis of the struggle against terror, and what we can do to win it.

Tuesday 10 June, 6pm

Arts & Ecology Exchanges: Culture in a time of conflict

Novelist Andrew O’Hagan and war artist David Cotterell join an expert panel to ask whether art can take us to a deeper understanding of, and engagement with, the realities of war.

Wednesday 11 June, 6pm

President’s Lecture 2008: Water in a Changing Climate

Jorg Imberger, Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Western Australia will give the 2008 President’s Lecture on global perspectives on the challenges in water management in the 21st Century.

Chaired by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh KT

Monday 16 June, 6pm

RSA Edge Lecture with Sir Ken Robinson

Internationally renowned expert in the field of creativity and innovation, and recipient of the RSA Benjamin Franklin Medal for 2008, Sir Ken Robinson will ask how do we make change happen in education, and how do we make it last?

Wednesday 25 June, 6pm

Russia Between Art and Politics

Nina Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs at The New School, New York, and great grand-daughter of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, finds in Vladimir Nabokov’s novels a useful guide for Russia’s integration into the globalized world.

Monday 30 June, 6pm

Cognitive Capacity

Building on the theme of pro-social behaviour outlined in his inaugural speech in 2007 Matthew Taylor Chief Executive, RSA will explore the policy implications of our new understanding of neuroscience and social psychology.  

RSA Thursdays continue with –

RSA Thursday

Reviving the Invisible Hand: the case for classical liberalism in the 21^st century

Thursday 5 June, 1pm

Arguing for a revival of the invisible hand of free international trade and global capital, eminent economist Deepak Lal defends globalisation economically, and answers the cultural and moral objections of antiglobalisers.

Keep an eye on the website for future RSA Thursdays.

Our events are free and open to all but advance booking is essential

To book email lectures@rsa.org.uk

All events take place at the RSA, 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ unless otherwise stated

Chiltern Railways, who recently achieved the highest ever annual punctuality rate of any train company,are advising passengers to take time to familiarise themselves with the new summer timetable that comes into effect on Sunday 18^th May 2008. 

Full copies of the new timetable are now available at all Chiltern Railways staffed stations and on the website at www.chilternrailways.co.uk. 

Adrian Shooter, Chairman of Chiltern Railways said:  “We listen to our passengers and work hard to give them the high quality service they demand.  This means that we often have to adjust our timetable to meet the needs of our passengers and continue to deliver these landmark punctuality rates.” 

The main changes include:

·        Changes to some peak stops at West Ruislip and South Ruislip to increase connections with London Underground’s Central Line.

·        Starting the former 0835 from Aylesbury via High Wycombe at Princes Risborough instead. This allows 3 busy peak trains to be increased in length by 1 carriage each.

·        A later train on Saturday nights from Aylesbury via High Wycombe.

·        A later train from London to Warwick and Warwick Parkway on Friday nights – ideal for theatre-goers.

·        Longer trains on many services on Friday nights and at weekends, providing more seats to meet increasing demand at these times.

·        Regular through Sunday services to Stratford-upon-Avon reintroduced for the summer, allowing an easy day out in Shakespeare Country.

This timetable will run until the 13^th December 2008. 

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Louise T Blouin Institute Lecture  & Event  Series

Tuesday 15^th April 2008, 18.30, £5

The Logic of Life

Uncovering the New Economics of Everything

A talk by the author Tim Harford

Eye-opening and accessible, The Logic of Life sets out to prove that nearly everything in life – even when we least suspect it – has its basis in rational decision-making. By weaving together engaging stories, Tim Harford will convince you that life is surprisingly logical: everything from the most intimate decisions – to have sex, to take drugs, to lead an honest life – to the logic of neighbourhoods, large corporations, cities themselves, and even history. This is the economics of everything you never thought was economics, and will show you the world in a new way. 

Tim Harford is the author of the Sunday Times Bestseller The Undercover Economist. He is a member of the Financial Times editorial board and writes a regular column for the FT magazine.

Tuesday 29^th April 2008, 19.00 – 22.00, £5

The Nothing and the Nothingness

A happening

Organised by Matthew Lee Knowles

All kinds of performers come together for an evening of exploration into nothingness at the Louise T Blouin institute in Notting Hill. They will present to visitors a wide range of aural and visual impressions about the subject of nothingness in art, music, philosophy and literature.

Performers include -
Jeremy Beardmore & The Tropical Noir, John Callaghan, Shyma Persaud, Halal Kebab Hut – algorithmic junkestra, Simon Katan, Catalina Niculescu, Neil Luck, John Lely, Tim Parkinson, Adam Delacour, Rowyda Amin, Lily Barson, Shola Reynolds, Peter Cave, Jon Clay, Vanessa Lanch, Geoff Davies, Claudia Molitor, Jo Thomas, Giorgio Sadotti, Mica and the shapes, Blood Moon, Richard Thomas, Colin Alexander, Daniel Davies, Cecilia Wee, Rupert Cross, Luis Federico Pascarella and Michelle Byrne

Come and see nothing happening and experience nothingness for yourself.

Thursday 1^st May 2008, 18.30, £5

A Portrait of the Brain

A talk by Professor Adam Zeman

Adam Zeman will discuss his book “A Portrait of the Brain” weaving together fascinating case histories, clear accounts of concepts and discoveries in neuroscience, and an intimate view of the suspense, excitement, fun and angst, that colour a neurologists days.  Zeman will examine various neurological disorders, ranging from the familiar such as epilepsy and memory loss to the relatively mysterious narcolepsy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Join us as Zeman takes us to the very frontiers of current scientific knowledge and elucidates the workings of the brain in astonishing detail.

"Adam Zeman's latest book on the brain is a masterpiece...The human brain is very lucky to have such a human being as its spokesman" - Professor Raymond Tallis,

Adam Zeman is Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology at Peninsula Medical School, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry.

Friday 16^th  May 2008, 19.00, £5

Musical Recital: Jennifer Pike

An evening with aspiring young violinist Jennifer Pike, Winner of the 2008 South Bank Show / The Times Breakthrough Award.  This award acknowledges the impact that she has made during 2007, both in own field and throughout the arts as a whole.

This event is organised in conjunction with the Richard Meier: Art and Architecture exhibition currently running until the 22^nd 2008 at the

Louise T Blouin Institute.  Jennifer will be accompanied by Daniel Tong on the unique Ibach Grand Piano designed by Richard Meier.

Works to include

SCHUBERT, FRANZ: Violin Sonata in G Minor

MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Violin Sonata in E minor K.304

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor Op. 30/2

Ticket price will include a free glass of Henriot champagne.

All events are free of charge to Institute Members. We advise booking in advance. 

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Chiltern Railways have joined forces with William Shakespeare to launch the Shakespeare Explorer ticket. 

To celebrate this on Thursday 3^rd April, a Madame Tussaud’s figure took a journey on a Chiltern Railways train from London Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avon and back again. 

It was then on display in the evening with acclaimed actor, Tony Howes, who read and performed some of Shakespeare’s famous scenes. 

Tony performed scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Two Gentleman of Verona, Romeo and Juliet and wowed the crowds of Marylebone with a spot of tap dancing and juggling. 

Peter Owen, Marketing Director at Chiltern Railways said:  “We run direct trains to Stratford upon Avon, and we want to give you the chance to find out more about England’s most famous playwright and explore Warwickshire.

“The Shakespeare Explorer is a flexible, great value ticket that allows you to get out and about on our network, especially in Shakespeare Country.  We’re also launching a new Stratford-upon-Avon discount leaflet giving you money off the attractions that you want to go and see while exploring.”

To find out more about the Shakespeare Explorer ticket, please visit http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/tickets-and-fares/special-deals/shakespeare-explorer or visit any Chiltern Railways staffed stations.  While at your local staffed station, you will also be able to pick up one of our Stratford-upon-Avon leaflets and start saving while exploring. 

Chiltern Railways will the only way to travel by train between the West Midlands and London throughout the Easter Period as we will not be affected by the engineering work that is taking place between London Euston and Birmingham New Street.

We will be accepting all valid tickets on our services, including those valid tickets from other train operators who are unable to travel because of this engineering work.   

We are also lengthening our trains to allow as many people as possible to travel with us.  Our trains are likely to be very busy however, and so we thank customers in advance for their understanding if this is the case.

The lengthened trains will mean that trains won’t be able to stop at either Hatton or Lapworth as the platforms are too short, and so we will be running a bus service for these stations. Full details of the bus service and all our timetables can be found on our website www.chilternrailways.co.uk

We look forward to welcoming you on our trains.

The nationwide scheme begins on 1st April and, ahead of that, those in the Oxford city area who already hold a pass or have applied for one can expect their new pass to arrive in the post.

If you are 60 or over, or eligible disabled, you will be able to enjoy free off-peak travel on local buses anywhere in England from 1 April 2008.

Paul Warters, Service Head of Customer Services at Oxford City Council, says: “We would just like to remind people that if they already have a concessionary bus pass from the current concessionary bus pass scheme, and their details have not changed, they do not have to reapply.

“We have a full list of current pass holders and we will be sending them all a new pass, in the form of a plastic card, in good time for the 1st April start of the new scheme.”

“Anyone who does not currently hold a concessionary pass but would like one to use from April or anyone whose details have changed, should apply to our Customer Services Team for a pass .”

The new national scheme will allow pass holders free off-peak bus travel on local bus services anywhere within England. The scheme will not include long distance services. It also excludes travel in Scotland and Wales.

Off-peak travel times in the Oxford City boundary are 9am – 11pm Monday to Friday and any time on weekends and bank holidays. Off-peak travel times may vary in other parts of the country.

For more information, to check your eligibility for a pass, and to apply, phone our Customer Services Team on 01865 252849 or visit our website: http://www.oxford.gov.uk/transport/national-concessionary-bus-pass.cfm.

You can also visit one of our three Customer Service Centres which can be found on St. Aldate’s in the City Centre, Bullingdon Road in East Oxford and the newly opened centre in Templars Square, Cowley. Phone us on 01865 252849 or 01865 252870 to book an appointment

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People who would like to use the new text service should save this number to their mobile phone: 07797 805 390. You will be charged at your usual rate for any texts you send. Replies are free.

1.      For further details about Epilepsy Action, please contact Keeley Eastwood in the press office on 0113 210 8870, or email pressofficer@epilepsy.org.uk.

2.      Epilepsy is the UK’s most common serious neurological condition affecting an estimated 456,000 people. Epilepsy Action is a registered charity. As well as campaigning to improve epilepsy services and raise awareness of the condition, we offer assistance to local people in a number of ways including a national network of branches, accredited volunteers, regular regional conferences, an Epilepsy Helpline freephone 0808 800 5050, and an award-winning website - www.epilepsy.org.uk – which features a new online advice and information service.

To mark the opening of the Eden shopping centre as a major milestone in the regeneration of High Wycombe, Wycombe District Council is running a series of fun events during March and April to celebrate all that High Wycombe has to offer.

The events start on Thursday 13^th of March and continue right through to the 19^th of April. Full details can be found on www.mywycombe.com

High Wycombe station is one of the main venues for the festival and Chiltern Railways are looking forward to joining in the fun and supporting Wycombe Highlights.

With so many of the events taking place either on or near the train station and the Eden Shopping centre only 500 yards from High Wycombe station, why not leave the car at home and take the train to High Wycombe? Chiltern Railways has a range of great value fares and regular services throughout Bucks and beyond to High Wycombe so we look forward to welcoming you onboard our trains.

The new entitlement will open up many opportunities for local people by making it easier to visit shops and services just outside Oxfordshire's boundaries. The one card will be recognised across the country and entitle pass holders to the same free travel anywhere in England that they enjoy locally.

For more general information about the national concession, log on to http://www.direct.gov.uk/buspass.

 So went the old end-of-term celebration rhyme, putting Latin first in the list of things children would be glad to see the back of. Latin had a bad press for generations: it was dull, difficult and dead. Things have changed in recent decades: modern course material focussing on the rich variety of Roman life, film and video, TV dramas, documentaries and the internet have brought the Romans and their language to life. To find out more http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/latin.htm

Text ticketing was a first for the UK rail industry and now Chiltern Railways have been awarded ‘the Innovative Transport Project of the Year’ for text ticketing at last nights London Transport Awards held at Hilton Park Lane in London.

Peter Owen, Marketing Director of Chiltern Railways said: “I am delighted that we have won this award for mobile ticketing as it is a real innovation for the rail industry and we’re excited to be continuously developing technology to make travelling by train simpler and more convenient for our passengers.” 

Martin Hathaway, Director for YourRail, said: “We are delighted that Chiltern’s forward thinking has been recognised by this award. So far over 18,000 customers have signed up to use Chiltern’s innovative electronic ticketing service supplied by YourRail.  This year, Chiltern’s customers will have an expanded range of attractive electronic tickets to choose from, in addition to the excellent levels of service that they have come to expect.”

As well as winning an award for tickets by text, the Fastis system developed in partnership by Chiltern — which allows our passengers to buy a full range of Oyster products — won Information Excellence of 2008 at the HSBC Awards. 

To find out why we won this award and why 99% of passengers would recommend ‘tcks by txt’, please visit www.chilternrailways.co.uk/eday. 

Eurostar, the high-speed train operator that links the UK to the Continent, today launched a series of expansion works at Paris Gare du Nord which will improve the station’s Eurostar check-in area - delivering faster and easier access to the departure lounge for Eurostar travellers.

The continued success of High Speed 1, which opened on 14 November last year cutting Eurostar journey times, has seen a significant increase in the numbers of Eurostar travellers using the station. These works will improve the layout at check-in to make the flow of travellers smoother by introducing new check-in gates and increasing capacity through border controls. These changes, combined with an additional x-ray machine, will reduce queues at peak times.

The new check-in gates will accept bar-code ticketing which Eurostar will trial later this year.

The majority of the improvements will be carried out at night to minimise disruption to travellers and the project will be complete by the summer. Trains will continue to depart on time but as some short-term disruption may occur, Eurostar is asking travellers to allow 5-10 minutes more to check-in for their train, especially at peak times.

Simon Montague, Director of Communications, Eurostar, said, “With record numbers of travellers now using Eurostar these improvements are vital. Once they are completed, travelling with Eurostar will be even easier for millions of people each year.”

1. Eurostar is the high-speed train service linking St Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International, Ashford International, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Calais, Disneyland Resort Paris, Avignon and the French Alps. 

2. Ebbsfleet International is a few minutes’ drive from junction 2 of the M25 and has 2,500 parking spaces, taxi and Avis car hire facilities. Eurostar travellers using public transport enjoy free travel on connecting Southeastern train services and Fastrack buses.

3. Travellers in southern England also have the choice of Ashford International station, which provides three services a day to Paris, a daily service to Disneyland Resort Paris and seasonal weekly services to the French Alps and Avignon.

4. Independent research has shown that a Eurostar journey between London and Paris / Brussels generates one-tenth of the carbon dioxide produced by an equivalent flight. Under its ‘Tread Lightly’ initiative, Eurostar has set a target of further reducing its CO2 emissions by 25% per traveller journey by 2012. Eurostar is the world’s first train operator to make all journeys carbon neutral.

5. Eurostar and Friends of the Earth are official partners in Britain, and collaborate on the development of Eurostar’s ‘Tread Lightly’ initiative, and Friends of the Earth’s ‘The Big Ask’ campaign.

6. Eurostar is a founder member of Railteam, a partnership between Europe’s leading high-speed train operators that is developing simpler ways to book and travel on the fast-expanding, European high-speed rail network.

7. Eurostar and Eurotunnel are entirely separate companies.  Eurostar operates high-speed passenger trains, while Eurotunnel operates a vehicle shuttle service and the Channel tunnel itself.  Eurostar is Eurotunnel’s biggest customer.

8. To book tickets for Eurostar, or to find out more information, go to www.eurostar.com, call 08705 186 186 or contact your travel agent.