Category Archives: Blog

For the last fifteen years, Kip Hakes has blogged his thoughts, ramblings and musings. There are blog posts on all manner of subjects right here. From technology, theme parks, days outs to parenting, it’s all for the reading! Enjoy!

How to Help Your Family Through a Divorce

Going through a divorce is a difficult time for everyone, no matter which way you [...]

How To – Design Custom Christmas Cards

Now that Halloween is over, everywhere is starting to get in the Christmas spirit. Admittedly, [...]

Designing Online with Monogram Maker

Because of my job as a designer, I find most days I’ve usually got Adobe [...]

How To – Up your Social Media Branding Game

For those of you who don’t know, my ‘day job’ is a designer. I do [...]

The World of David Walliams – Coming to Alton Towers in 2020

In what has been one of the most heavily rumoured changes to the Staffordshire theme [...]

Screamland 2019 – Everything you need to know

I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never visited Dreamland Margate before! Margate isn’t too far from [...]

Chessington Howl’o’ween 2019 – Everything you need to know

I’ve not been to a Halloween event at Chessington for a few years – FOUR [...]

Tulleys Shocktober Fest 2019 – Everything you need to know

Tulleys Shocktober Fest 2019 is rapidly approaching, there were rumours of some changes this year. [...]

Alton Towers Scarefest 2019 – Everything you need to know

The Alton Towers Scarefest 2019 Line Up has just landed, with some shiny new visuals, [...]

Is Rameses Revenge leaving Chessington soon? Here’s what might replace it..

It seems that there are plans afoot to remove Rameses Revenge at Chessington World of [...]

Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2019 – Everything you need to know

It’s September – which can only mean ONE thing – HALLOWEEN IS NEARLY HERE! It [...]

Checking out SIT Watches

I’m a sucker for a watch.. I was obsessed with them as a child. I [...]

Why are people such idiots?

There’s a lot of idiocy in the world. Morons are everywhere. I had this proved [...]

Celebrate 25 Years of Nemesis at Alton Towers as part of National Rollercoaster Day

Nemesis at Alton Towers turns 25 this year. I have very vivid memories of riding [...]