Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Where's Wally - Have you found him?

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The Where's Wally?, character was originally published in the United States and Canada, and is a series of children's books, which were created by British illustrator Martin Handford. The readers of the Where's Wally books have to find Wally, who is a world traveller and time traveller within the many illustrations.
Wally wears a distinctive red and white striped shirt, bobble hat and glasses, but is hidden in groups in the pictures. There is quite often "red herrings", within these pictures, which sometimes use red and white striped objects, making it even harder to locate Wally.

The first Where's Wally book was published in 1987 in the UK, and has expanded into many different storylines, including a TV Series, a Comic Strip Strip and Video Games.

Wally originally wandered alone and could be found in every page of the books, but over time more and more characters have appeared. They are Wilma, Wenda, and Woof who is Wenda's dog.

There is also Wizard Whitebeard, who you can easily recognise by his long white beard and it is Wizard Whitebeard who sends Wally on all of his quests. There is also Odlaw, who is Wally's enemy and he is noticeable by his yellow and black shirt, his glasses have a blue tint to them and he has a moustache. If you spell Odlaw backwards, it spells Waldo, this used to be Wallys original name.

There is also the famous Wally Watcher's, there are 99 of them and they appear where ever Wally is.



At Party Tracker, we are great Wally Watcher's and love nothing better than to host Wally theme parties, where we send out Wheres Wally Impossible Invitations, and then decorate our party tables with Wheres Wally Tricky Table Covers, and Wheres Wally Perplexing Paper Plates.  So for all you Wally Watcher's out there, visit our website for your Wheres Wally partyware and accessories.

                           


Tuesday, 21 August 2012

London Notting Hill Carnival Party Supplies

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This weekend it is the last Bank Holiday weekend of the year, and as well as there being many events up and down the Country, it is also the Notting Hill Carnival. This is the largest street festival in Europe, which started in 1964, for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate their cultures and tradition.

The Notting Hill Carnival is an amazing and vibrant event, with people dressing up in extravagant costumes or wearing rainbow pop wigs and neon multi-colour flower headbands, and dancing to an array of sounds.

The Notting Hill Carnival has grown since it first started in 1964, with its spectacle floats, which features calypso, mas and pan bands, as well as many sound systems for dancing. There is a large party atmosphere of music, movement and masquerade as well as Caribbean food stalls, which serve up traditional food, jerk chicken and fried plantain.

Ordinarily, the more family friendly Sunday is the best day to bring children to the Carnival, with the main parade being on the Bank Holiday Monday, This runs approximately 3.5 miles long, with steel bands playing to over 50,000 participants.




Thursday, 9 August 2012

LONDON PARALYMPICS 2012







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It is nearly the end of the London 2012 Olympics, with the closing ceremony on Sunday 12th August.




Great Britain have been very successful, currently 3rd on the Gold Medal Board, just behind China and the USA.  This paramount success has brought about a surge of ticket sales for the London 2012 Paralympics.

The Paralympic Games are a major sport event which run in parallel with the Olympic Games, where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness and cerebral palsy participate.

Did you attend the 2012 Olympics, if so let us know. Were you there waving your Union Jack waving flags, what was it like?  Or are you attending the London 2012 Paralympics; do you have your Union Jack cone hats and Union Jack flag rattle ready to celebrate this wonderful event.  We at Party Tracker have a wide selection of Olympic accessories, perfect for supporting Team GB.

Thursday, 12 July 2012

London Olympics 2012


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To all blogger followers, we at Party Tracker would love to hear how your Jubilee celebrations went!
How did you celebrate our wonderful Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee?
Did you attend any of the hosted events, and were you lucky enough to go to the concert, in the crowds cheering with your Union Jack waving flags?
There were also a lot of street parties, with people of all generations with their British Union Jack paper cups, toasting the Queen's 60 Years as our Monarch on this wonderful historic event.





We at Party Tracker are just recovering, it has been such an exciting time, and we now have the 2012 London Olympics to look forward to.  On the 27th July 2012, it will be the opening ceremony of the much awaited and anticipated Olympics, this will be followed by the 2012 Paralympic Games which begins the 29th August 2012 

London has hosted the Olympic games twice before in in 1908 and 1948.  There is expected to be 205 nations taking part in the 300 events at the Olympics and 147 in the Paralympic  Games.

Have you any plans for this event, have you managed to obtain any tickets to the Games, or will you be celebating from home; having parties or barbeques.  Visit our website for all your Mozaik tableware and accessories to help your celebrations.










Wednesday, 4 July 2012

JULY 4TH CELEBRATIONS

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Independence Day, or as it is known, the Fourth of July, is a holiday in the United States.  This holiday commemorates the Declaration of Independence, which declares independence from Great Britain.




The Fourth of July, is celebrated with Fireworks and  Large-Sparklers, Parades and barbecues, carnivals, fairs and picnics, also, with concerts, baseball games and family reunions, and is very much celebrated as it is classed as a national holiday.

Similar to other summer-themed events, the celebrations often take place outdoors, and because it is a federal holiday, all non essential federal institutions (like postal service and federal courts) are closed on that day.

Families often celebrate Independence Day by attending a picnic or barbecue, decorations (e.g.  Red-White-Blue-Streamers-,Red-White-Blue-PVC-Bunting, and Usa-Flying-Colours-Foil-Balloon- are used a lot because they are the colours of the American flag.  Parades are often used in the morning, while fireworks displays are often in the evening at such places as parks, or fairground.

How will you be celebrating July 4th, we have an abundance of things to help your celebrations, from Karaoke Hire, Fancy Dress, and decorations to help your party be spectacular and one to remember.  Visit Party Tracker, and let us help you with your requirements today.






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Wednesday, 20 June 2012

WIMBLEDON - 2012

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Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious.  It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877.  The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, ending with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Final, being scheduled to finish on the second Saturday and Sunday.

The has always been a very strict dress code for the competitors.  Also, it has a tradition at Wimbledon for the Royals and Spectators to enjoy the strawberries and cream.

Dark green and purple are the traditional Wimbledon colours,  But all tennis players in the tournament are required to wear all white clothing, this is a long-time tradition at Wimbledon.  Green clothing used to be worn by the chair umpire, linesmen, ball boys and ball girls, but since 2006 officials, ball boys and ball girls now wear nay blue and cream uniforms.


This is very traditional event, with thousands of people camping out in line to get tickets for Wimbledon.  They will be showing their support with Union-Jack-Flags on show. Are you there enjoying the atmosphere, having picnics, and have you managed to get hold of any, let us know.  At Party Tracker, we have a wide selection of Flags, Mozaik turquoise blue plastic plates, (ideal for camping out) and accessories for this wonderful sporting event.





Friday, 15 June 2012

London Olympics 27TH JULY - 12TH AUGUST 2012





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The Olympic Games is a major international sporting event which is held every four years in the summer and thousands of athletes participate in a variety of different sporting events. The Olympic games have come to be regarded as the world's foremost sporting competition where more than 200 nations participate.

Originally the Olympic Games were held in Olympia and during the 20th and 21st centuries there has been several changes to the Olympic Games. Some of these changes included introducing the Winter Games and the Paralympics.

The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings consists of five interwinded rings and represents the unity of the inhabited continents ( America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe). The coloured version of the rings, blue, yellow, black, green and red which covers a white field, forms the Olympic flag. These colours were chosen because every nation has at least one of these colours on its national flag.

Months before the Olympic Games start, The Olympic Flame is lit in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals. The torch is lit and then given to the first relay bearer, then it is carried to the Olympic city in the country that the Olympics are being hosted. This year it is London, England and this has historically played a very important role in the opening ceremony.

The Olympic mascot, which was first introduced in 1968, is an animal or human figure representing the country where the Olympics is being held. The mascots for the 2012 London Olympics are Wenlock and mandeville. They have a metallic finish, a single large eye made out of a camera lens, a London taxi light on their heads and the Olympic rings as friendship bracelets on their wrists.

The pair are based on a short story by famous children's author Michael Morpurgo and tells how they were designed from droplets of the steel used to build the Olympic Stadium.

Wenlock is named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock and Mandeville, from the Buckinghamshire town of Stoke Mandeillve, and where the famous Stoke Mandeillve Hospital is located, and this is where the Paralympics was founded.





This is a major event for London, England, being the first time since 1948 that England have hosted the Olympics,but it is the third time the Olympic Games have been held in the UK.

At Party Tracker, in view of this historic event, we have many products to celebrate the Olympics from gold medals on a ribbon, which is ideal for party game prizes, along with Union Jack waving flags and Great Britain umbrella hats, which are ideal for any Olympic event.

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Olympic Flame Torch Journey

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The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. It commemorates the theft of fire from the Greek God Zeus by Prometheus, it originates from ancient Greece, where a fire is kept burning throughout the celebration of the games and it has been part of the Olympic Games ever since.

The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at the site of the Olympics in Olympia, Greece and eleven women who represent the Vestal Virgins perform a ceremony in which the torch is kindled by the light of the Sun.

After a short replay around Greece, the Flame is handed over to the new Host City at another ceremony in the Panathenaiko Stadium in Athens.

The Flame is then delivered to the Host Country, where it is transferred from one Torchbearer to another spreading the message of peace, unity and friendship. It then ends its journey as the last Torchbearer lights the cauldron at the Olympic Games Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, marking the official start of the Games.

The Olympic Torch is relayed across the UK by 8,000 inspirational people,and they will carry the Olympic Flame on its journey across the UK, supported by crowds of people waving their Union Jack waving flags.




The Flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games, at the Closing Ceremony. 

Summer is on the way visit our Party Tracker site today, for all your party needs, from red,white and blue patriotic tablecovers and Mozaik tableware for all your Olympic Celebrations to our excellent Karaoke Hire for your parties.

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Race for Life - Cancer Support Events

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The Race for Life is the biggest women-only fund raising events in the UK, and all the participants all share a common goal, this is to raise money for Cancer Research and bring awareness of women's cancers.

The very first Race for Life event took place in 1994, and 680 participants in a race around Battersea Park, London. Last Year the Race for Life has had over 4.7 million women who have walked, run or jogged the different courses throughout the UK.









These days the colour Pink is associated with Women's Cancer, and women tend to dress up in a variety of accessories and costumes to mark this eventful day.
What will you be wearing on the day?

These events start from May through to July locally to where you live. At Party Tracker we support this wonderful charity and have many accessories and costumes in the colour Pink, which will be ideal for you. Will you be doing this 5 kilometre fund raising event, let us know how you got on, and GOOD LUCK!!!


Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Engagement

BRAD PITT AND ANGELINE JOLIE ANNOUNCE 

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Brad Pitt who is 48 and Angelina Jolie, 36 a Hollywood Megastar couple who have been together since 2005 have announced their engagement,

Jewelry designer Robert Procop of Beverly Hills,California had been in collaboration with Brad for about a year, designing the engagement ring. Brad put a lot of input in the design of the ring, wanting every aspect of it to be perfect. Robert Procop located a diamond of the finest quality, and it was cut to the exact size and shape of Angelina's hand.

Angelina and Brad have six children between them, including their three biological children which include twins, and three adopted children from Cambodia and Ethiopia.

Jolie is the daughter of actor Jon Voight and actress Marcheline Bertrand and Brad grew up in Springfield, Missouri. They have both walked up the red carpet for there Oscar's, Jolie won a Oscar for her role as a mental patient in the 1999 film "Girl, Interrupted".  And Brad for his role in the 1995 science fiction film "Twelve Monkeys."


Brangelina, as they are also known, have both been A-list movie stars for over 15 years, and have ventured into directing using a large clapperboard and producing feature films. They are both passionate about their charity work and addressing social issues around the world, as well as being devoted parents to their six children.