Memories of Summer 2013!

Memories summer 2013 of Scorching temperatures, momentous sporting events & history being made. This was the summer of 2013 and it was one to remember. According to Visit Britain, Overseas by increased. 7% visitors Compared to June 2012. Recording Met Office, SInce "In case you didnt know, Bude is here" JULY Bude, 1929. 3rd 2013 was the hottest Cornwall. .was the sunniest place to be Bookings through Holiday Cottages were up Last minute bookings for holidays in the ik 12% were up -11%- E on 2012 田田 on 2012 Over the bank holiday weekend. 13% 45,000 Sainsbury's sold over Seia Ukattraction 0OPuation disposable BBQS up /1% on 2012. Also, sales of summer hats and swimwear increased by more than 42%. An estimated 4.5 million Brits took an overnight break Lice cream sales in London's parks doubled during July And Tesco reported a 28% Increase in ice loly sales. 17 million people watched Andy Murray win Wimbledon the first male Brit to win in 77 years 142,000 punnets of strawberries sold during Wimbledon week & over 7,000 litres Of cream The Wimbledon final was the most viewed TV moment of the summer. Over More than 100,000 people watched the Rolling Stones set live at Glastonbury festival 2.5 amillion people tuned in to watch on TV There were over 25,000 tweets sent every minute about his birth. HRH Prince George of Cambridge %#3 was born What a bumper summer! (1)http://www.visitbritain.org/insightsandstatistics/inboundtourismfacts/(2)http://www.metoffice gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2013 Isummer(3)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23970253(4)www.holidaycottages.co.uk(5)wwww.holidaycottages.co.uk(6)http://www.visit england.org/media/pressreleases/2013/aug-bankhols-2013.aspx(7)http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2013/2013082 3-bank-holiday-sales/(8)http://www.visitbritain.org/insightsandstatistics/inboundtourismfacts/(9)www.visitengland.org(10)http://ww w.tesco.com/(11)http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/andy-murrays-wimbledon-2013-victory-smashes-tv-rati ngs-8695264.html(12)http://www.wimbledon.com(13)http://www.nme.com/news/the-rolling-stones/71161(14)http://www.independ ent.co.uk/news/uk/royal-baby-the-prince-meets-his-people-in-world-media-frenzy-8727931.html 1) • holiday c • holiday cotta