SEQUENCE DANCE LESSONS ON A DAISH’S HOLIDAY.

I thought I would give you a short report on our first Tuition Tour at The Barrowfield last week. First of all, I didn’t get to see Richard before we were whisked away on the coach, so would you please pass on our grateful thanks for all the help that he and his staff gave us during our stay. He allowed us not only to use the equipment during the afternoons but also in the evenings between dinner and Bingo.

The tuition was most enjoyable and was well received by the guests. We had two couples that knew a little bit about Sequence dancing but many that had never done it before. Everyone seemed to enjoy our teaching methods (learn, and have a laugh at the same time!) and there were other guests that came along just to watch and sing along to our music.

We were especially pleased to be able to put on some dancing after dinner (between 7.45 and 8.30pm) and many guests who were not able to come during the afternoon (out on coach trips etc) joined us on the floor to do some of the dances that we had taught during the afternoon.

Some we understand are definitely thinking of coming back to Newquay on 22^nd February and also some have great interest in our two future visits to Torquay. And most pleasing for us was the fact that quite a few people have decided to join Sequence Dance classes when they return home!

Thank you again for your help and guidance, and we will see you soon.

Mike and Audrey

One of our new regular pickups in 2012 is Newton Abbot (Penn Inn Roundabout) on all CS routes out of Cornwall to Bournemouth and Shanklin. We are also looking at adding Newton Abbot on some dates to Newquay too . So, although we wont be starting in Torquay, we do get very close - much closer than Exeter Services!

PS. If you (or anyone) would like to be taken off our mailing list, we will need you name and postcode too. “anonymous” is quite hard to find among out 100,000 customers!!

We have a number of new routes for 2012 - or new pickup points in existing areas. These include a 2nd Sussex route, starting in Hastings, and including Bexhill, Polegate, Lewes and Southampton. To check where our pick ups now are (we have almost 150 across the country), look on our website “find your holiday” search. you can search by “travelling from”, which will bring up a list of all holiday dates. if you click on “more info” you will see the pick-up points. Or you can call/email the office for a complete list.  

Why do you not offer an Essex pick up eg Chelmsford, for those who do not have own transport? Your coaches  must go through Essex to all your destinations.

Daish’s says… Ah, but we do! We have new Daish’s Essex route this year, with the first ones starting shortly. The route will be Ispwich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Rayleigh and Basildon - and then straight on to the hotel. See the website or call for more details. And tell your friends!

now there’s a question! see the many previous blog posts for the full answer. but we certainly do our best to keep up with the insatiable demand for single rooms - we allocate more than we actually have, we don’t charge supplements for single rooms and, if they’ve all gone (which is often), we give the best price we possibly can for a larger room (which would normally be booked by 2 people).  

Our best ever Christmas and New Year!

Our “festive season” guests have all now returned home, after what seems to have been, by all accounts, our best ever Christmas and New Year. All four hotels had been fully booked for Christmas for several weeks, mostly regulars of course, but many first timers as well. As usual, it was quite a challenge to match our coach routes with the demand – it’s the only time of year when we have to use feeder coaches or change coaches en route, though most ran to standard routes and times. Any changes were kept to a minimum, so that just about all coach guests arrived at the hotels by mid afternoon.

Christmas and New Year were “full board” with a lunch laid on each day in addition to English breakfast and three or four course dinners. Guests were kept royally entertained throughout the day, with excursions, raffles, quizzes and games, and of course great after dinner entertainment – with bingo, live music and dancing each evening. It all looked and sounded great fun.

The final big night, of course, is New Year’s Eve, with entertainment and dancing up to midnight and “auld lang syne”. Then the hotels put on a sumptuous midnight buffet – before more dancing into the New Year.

Many guests have already re-booked for Christmas/New Year 2012. If you would like to join them, call the Daish’s J-Team on 08448-464680, or book on www.daishs.com

(Please note that New Year at Newquay will be a four nights/five day holiday, from Dec 29^th, for £319 by coach. All other New Year holidays are three nights/four days @£299.)

Harry’s 21st Birthday Celebration in Bournemouth (although he’s 84!!)

Harry Cox of Aldridge has just booked a late February holiday to Bournemouth with us.

“It’s a treat from my wife, Jenny, for my 21st birthday. Altough, actually, I’m 84 but, as I was born on Feb 29th, I’ve only had 20 “birthdays” in my whole life. This will be my first Daish’s holiday and we are really looking forward to it.”

Many congratulations, Harry, and best wishes from all at Daish’s for a marvellous “21st!”

DAISH’S NEW 2012 BROCHURE & PRICE LIST OUT NOW

It’s going to be a right Royal year! In this Jubilee and Olympics year, we have now sent our 2012 brochure and price list to all our regulars and recent enquirers. If you’ve not received a copy you can order one via our website, or email or phone the J-Team.

All our holidays can also be booked online until a day or so before departure. So if you want to look at January and February late offers and availability, or see when our 2012  summer and autumn holidays are running – it’s all on www.daishs.com  

There’s a search function too, to help you find the tour you want, from your area or self drive. Click on “offers” if you want to see if any last minute holidays have been reduced. And there’s a £5 per person discount on all holidays booked online

Send us your photos for our 2012 brochure. £50 for any published!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words – and nothing describes a Daish’s holiday better than your photos. If you think you have taken one which would tell others what a Daish’s holiday is really like, please send it to us with your contact details (ideally by email to info@daishs.com) This can be a photo of people or scenery, indoor or outside. If we then use it in our 2012 brochure, OTBs or on our website, we will send you a £50 holiday voucher. Closing date for entries is December 3rd 

Here are some of the ones received so far. thanks to everyone who has sent in theirs. 

Our hotels all have hairdryers at reception that you can borrow, but not always in the rooms.