By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive We hope you’ve had a great Christmas and New Year and are ready for a great 2017. We have some exciting plans for the year ahead as we begin the re-vamp of our Courier Insurance product, with a wider insurance panel and greater range of cover options available; and work towards launching Cyber Liability Cover to protect our clients […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager As we prepare to break up for a well earned few days off over Christmas, we would like to take a moment to thank all our partners, associates and customers for their continued support over the years, and to sincerely wish you all a very magical Christmas full of smiles and laughter! We often become […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive I’m sure you have seen them already around the shops, notices saying when they are open till (which is good for those who are planning on doing last minute Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve). So if you want to get your insurance sorted just be aware that we have amended opening hours over the festive […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager On Saturday, Connect Insurance Brokers held their annual Christmas Party at Bon Pan Asian in Hanley. The occasion consisted of us all stuffing our faces with the all you can eat buffet! It was a great night full of laughter and really put us in the Christmas spirit (also we did have a couple of spirits […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The excitement of the new £5 note seems to have eased off now and I think by now nearly everyone will have seen the new £5 note (even if like me you haven’t had one yourself yet.) The circular pound coin has been in circulation now for over 30 years but The Royal Mint who […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Armistice Day takes place on the 11th of November every year to commemorate the signing of the armistice between the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States) and Germany at 11am on November the 11th 1918 at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. It brought an end to […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Bonfire night commemorates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot by a gang of Roman Catholic activists led by Robert Catesby. When Protestant King James 1 acceded the throne, English Catholics hoped that the persecution they had been suffering for 45 years under Queen Elizabeth I would finally be over and they would be free to […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Halloween’s origins date back to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain (pronounced sow-in) which was celebrated around 2000 years ago. The 1st of November is where the Celts celebrated their new year and it also marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of winter meaning dark and cold nights and usually […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Sadly summer has come to an end meaning that the sun cream and Hawaiian shorts get put back away for another year. So this now means that the days are getting shorter and the nights longer, but it’s not all bad because we get to have an extra hour in BED! The clock movement was […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Connect are taking part in Wear Pink Day, so today our staff members will be wearing pink to help support those who are affected by Breast Cancer, and raise awareness about the importance of early detection. By wearing something pink today, we are supporting Breast Cancer Now, the UK’s largest breast cancer charity who are dedicated […]