British Summer Time Is Here

Although it was officially British Summer time on the 30th March, I feel it only really gets going around the 1st July. This delay might be because we are up here in Cumbria, or perhaps it's more to do with that time when children start wearing their crisp cotton summer uniforms and begin planning the long summer holidays at the beach.

In celebration of this we have curated an exhibition looking at the British seaside in all it's splendor and we are excited to learn that Vogue have featured it in the current issue!

The exhibitions includes wonderful ceramics from, Brighton based artist, Anne Barrell, depicting decaying piers and paddling feet to Megan Prices' collection inspired by fading graphics and cafe signs from her travels around the UK coastline.

The exhibition is open, online, until 30th August.

With all the concern regarding reducing our carbon footprints, spending the summer in Britain is becoming more and more popular. I hope this will lead to a boom in beautiful places to stay like The Manor House in Flamborough Head on the east Yorkshire coast.

Flamborough would be the first choice destination if The Shop Floor Project were to instigate a staff holiday (hint, hint)! It is a secret quiet, little cove, which neighbours the kitsch Victorian seaside town of Scarborough, and has wonderful clifftop walks, a quaint little village and the best fish and chip shop we have ever found.

We hope you enjoy your summer holiday, but if you can't make it to the seaside this year, why not have a walk along the promenade in the exhibition.