HF Holidays Blog
With over 100 years experience, HF Holidays knows the best ingredients for holidays in the great outdoors.
Keep up to date with all the latest news from HF Holidays and the great outdoors.
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Pathways Fund – Funding Approved for Lake District Fell Care Day 2019
We are delighted to have approved funding to help support the next Fell Care Day in the Lake District – a mass conservation day to help preserve this beautiful environment. The day is organised by the Friends of the Lake District who in 2019 celebrate their 85th year of operation!
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Let Nature Sing on 17 October
One of the many joys of walking in the great outdoors is the opportunity to get closer to nature – proven to be beneficial to both physical and mental health. The sound of birdsong is an important part of this experience but sadly, the British bird population – and that of other wildlife - is in steep decline due to a number of different human activities.
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HF Holidays Wins AWTE Company of the Year Award
We are absolutely thrilled to have won the Association of Women Travel Executives’ 2019 Company of the Year Award. This award recognises companies that have shown their support and commitment to equality on their board and within their management structure.
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Reflecting on being a Board Director - Robert Locke
As volunteer Board Director Robert Locke nears the end of his four-year tenure, he reflects on his experiences and explains what skills the Board are ideally looking for in their next candidates.
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Walk Together to Change Young Lives
We've partnered up with BBC Children in Need! HF Holidays has always been an organisation which encourages people to get outside on foot and enjoy the countryside. In addition, we have a long history of supporting projects which facilitate this aim. With this in mind, and as an official partner of BBC Children in Need, we’d like to take the opportunity to encourage you to go walking or rambling on the 5th and 6th October to help support the BBC Children in Need’s 2019 Appeal.
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Thomas Cook Airlines
It is with great sadness that we learned ‘Thomas Cook Airlines’ ceased trading after 178 years as of 23 September 2019. We are aware that guests travelling on one of our overseas holidays may have questions or concerns.
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Pathways Fund Donation Towards Slate Trail Footpath Restoration
We're delighted to have approved funding for a footpath restoration project in Snowdonia.
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HF Holidays Donates to Rescue Organisations
HF Holidays supports a range of projects which are related to people’s access to and enjoyment of the UK countryside. As well as facilitating The Pathways Fund – where donations from guests and members are channelled into worthwhile projects – we also provide corporate donations. For 2019 we are pleased to once again be able to donate funds to a number of Mountain Rescue and Air Ambulance organisations.
These organisations are all run on a charitable basis with no funding from the government and many of their staff work on a voluntary basis. They all carry out vital work assisting people in emergency situations. All the chosen organisations operate in areas where HF Holidays guests go walking.
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A Fond Farewell to a Long-Standing HF Holidays Leader
After many years working for the same organisation, you are bound to have gathered a few memories. Here, retiring Walking Leader David Brown shares a few of his as he starts his next tenure as a Board Director.
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National GetOutside Day – Sunday 29 September
When was the last time that someone said: “Will you go out with me?” to you?! Well, that’s exactly what the Ordnance Survey are asking. Their aim – which very much aligns with the foundations that HF Holidays is built on – is to help more people to get outside more often. They want as many people as possible to discover the best outdoors assets Britain has to offer and the benefits that outdoor activity can bring.
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Pathways Fund – More Applications Approved
Continuing our mission to support projects which help improve and protect the UK countryside in areas where HF Holidays guests go walking and to provide assisted breaks for those who could not otherwise afford one, we are delighted to have approved funds for some more projects.
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British Airways Industrial Action Advice
Industrial Action scheduled for 26/27/28 September 2019
Due to the possible forthcoming British Airways Industrial action, we’re aware that guests travelling on one of our overseas holidays may have questions or concerns.
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HF Holidays named Which? Recommended Provider for Escorted Tours 2019
Following a survey carried out by consumer champion Which? amongst its members, we are delighted to have received the Which? Recommended Provider for Escorted Tours accreditation for the third year running. Which? members scored holiday companies they had travelled with on a range of criteria such as value for money, customer service and accommodation. Only holiday companies who receive 30 or more responses in the survey are reported on.
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Reflecting on Being a Board Director
HF Holidays is run as a co-operative which is overseen by 12 volunteer Board Directors. As Board Director Robert Ainsworth nears the end of his 4-year tenure, he reflects on the role.
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Derwent Bank – Renovation Work Complete
As part of our continued commitment to enhance our property and guest experience, we are delighted to announce that we have recently completed extensive building and renovation work at Derwent Bank in the Lake District. This was one of the most major pieces of work we have carried out on any of our properties in recent years. Guests and colleagues of HF Holidays who have seen the completed works generally have just one reaction: Wow!
