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Stanfords sponsors Silk Road challenge
Date: 6 January 2009
Stanfords is sponsoring a couple who plan to ride sustainable motorbikes from China to Turkey in aid of a climate change charity.
Date: 6 January 2009
Established since 1853, Stanfords have made and supplied maps to royalty, the military, and famous adventurers, explorers and writers for over 150 years. That means there are many fascinating stories in our history and here we’ll be sharing them with you…
John Simpson takes explorers to war zone
Date: 5 January 2009
John Simpson is to teach adventurers Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston how to file news reports from a war-zone in a new BBC series. In return, the explorers will lead Simpson on the type of trips they are more familiar with, to hone the broadcaster's adventure skills.
‘True’ world place names revealed in new maps at Stanfords
Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 17 December 2008
New maps have come into Stanfords that are truly unique – the atlases of true names around the world and Europe. These maps are the first to use etymology – the study of the origin and history of words – to provide an unusual insight into familiar geographical names – with intriguing results...
Stanfords supports international development charity
Date: 15 December 2008
Stanfords were pleased to be able to donate nearly £125 to international development charity ActionAid. They joined us in our London store for a Christmas shopping evening on 20 November when we promised 10% of the evening’s proceedings to go to the charity.
Date: 12 December 2008
You can now save 2.5% on the VAT, which applies to items such as globes and travel accessories. The VAT rate reduction from 17.5% to 15% came into effect on 1 December 2008. These prices apply both in-store and online.
Date: 8 December 2008
Our manager of Stanfords in Bristol appeared on TV to defend the city’s river following a gaffe made by Strictly Come Dancing judge, Len Goodman...
The Geography Collective: Maps and emotions
Author: Kye Askins
Date: 28 November 2008
I had reason to consult my A-Z of Newcastle last week. I moved to Newcastle five years ago, and one of the first things I did was buy an A-Z of the area...
Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 24 November 2008
At Stanfords, we’re lucky enough to work together with people from all over the world. From burning shepherds, and carps in the bath to an ugly old woman who leaves presents, here a few of us share how we celebrate Christmas when we’re back home…
The outdoor writer’s Christmas
Author: Paddy Dillon
Date: 24 November 2008
When everyone else seems to be rushing round like turkeys to the slaughter, I always find that Christmas creeps up on me unawares. Sometimes, I start to take notice of it as late as 23rd December. My main concern, if I plan on going anywhere, involves working round the fact that public transport grinds to a halt.
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