It’s early December and there are a few things to report. New ‘Sapphire’ models from Hawke. A little more up-market for them, but a good upgrade from the ED models which themselves are a good recent introduction. The Opticron Verano – a best seller for some time – has had a further upgrade to an [...]
We have some ‘real deals’ going while stocks last. Some models have been updated and the previous ones are being sold off. There is a 15% discount on Hawke Frontier ED and Frontier PC models. On the Pentax range where we are offering a massive 35% discount, so snap up some bargains whilst they are [...]
We have some offers organised for our event on 3rd September. From Swarovski …for every telescope package sold a free of charge Swarovski tripod can be claimed. This offer was made at the Rutland Birdfair to finish on the 31st August but we have made an arrangement to extend the offer until Saturday 3rd September [...]
Well, summer is here ! We have had one or two really hot days and went on our marbled white butterfly hunt fully expecting a large count given that in early July there were in excess of 12 . However a big disappointment when only one or two were spotted! We will try again and [...]
For some years we have sponsored the NEWA (National Exhibition Wildlife Art) on show from 15th July to 31st July at the Gordale Garden Centre , Chester High Road ,Wirral CH64 8TF. The art is of a really high standard in sorts of media, in two and three dimensions. If you can’t get there visit [...]
Our Middleton Birdfair is done for another year. A good event but Sunday was a bit cold and blustery. We have some new special deals on telescopes. Following our successful Opticron GS665ED + HDF zoom + stay on case + tripod for £750 which continues we can also offer the HR66ED with SDLv2 zoom, stay-on [...]
The Birdwatchers Spring fair on 21st and 22nd May is coming round again. It is amazing how fast these annual events arrive.This year promises to be better than ever. We have return entries from Leica and Kowa as well as the regular attendees including Swarovski, Opticron, Manfrotto and Newpro who are the new importers of [...]
We have two main events this year : The West Midland Birdfair at Middleton Hall on May 21st and 22nd . The RSPB Reserve is due to be open around then . It would be nice if it could coincide with the fair. We also have our own on site event on Saturday 3rd September. [...]
Coming soon we have two new pages. The first will be a selection of Christmas gift ideas. Things a little bit different , but will be useful longer term and not ‘just for Christmas’ Periodically we get enquiries from customers seeking a particular make and model of instrument which is no longer readily available or [...]
Leica have now more or less completed the transition from UK warehousing and service to Germany based operations. Consequently repairs are getting back to normal timing and we are learning to work the system with the slightly longer delivery times. Our very special deal runs until Christmas and so beats the VAT increase and is [...]