Explaining Social Media through Chocolate

Lots of people are always asking us why & how we use social media. The truth is that we just make it up as we go along & we learn something new everyday ('Everyday's a school day & everyone's a teacher' as my dad used to say!).
 
Here is our guide to some of the major social media platforms & their uses explained through chocolate.
 
Use Twitter to tell people when you are eating #chocolate
Use Facebook to tell people you 'Like' eating chocolate
Use Instagram to make your photos of chocolate look cool
Use Posterous to blog about all your chocolate eating
Use Foursquare to tell people where you are eating chocolate
Use Youtube to show people how you eat your chocolate
Use Pinterest to show everyone your favourite chocolate recipes
Use Audioboo to let everyone listen to you eating chocolate
 
If we have missed any let us know...
 
 

Win a Selection of Handmade Chocolate Bars for Valentines Day!

 

To help get you in the mood for romance in time for Valentine's Day we are offering you the chance to win some FREE Handmade Valentine Chocolate Bars!

The competition is open to anybody who follows us on Twitter, & the prize is 3 of our Handmade Valentine Chocolate Bars (1 x 70% Dark with Chilli, 1 x Pure Milk Chocolate, 1 x White Chocolate with Edible Love Hearts). All the bars are made by hand at our award winning shop & cafe in Ramsbottom, Lancashire. You can view our full range of chocolate bars here http://www.chocolate-cafe.co.uk/handmade-chocolate/

The hearts can be collected from our shop or we will deliver them to you anywhere in the UK in time for Valentine's Day.

To enter the competition simply tweet or retweet this post.

The competition is open to UK residents only and will close at midnight on Sunday 5th February 2012.

A winner will be selected at random and notified by direct message on twitter (please make sure you are following us so we can message you & let you know if you have won!)

Good luck!

*** Thank you to everybody who entered. This competition is now closed ***

Ramsbottom Festival 2012 Lineup

The Ramsbottom Festival (not to be confused with the now infamous Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival) returns this year to Ramsbottom Cricket Club from 14th - 16th September.
 
Together with friends, staff & customers I have spent the last few days trying to predict some of the lineup for this years festival. This culminated in me harassing one of the festival organisers, Jamie Scahill (@JamieScahill) last night over a beer & a game of pool.
 
If any bands have yet been confirmed Jamie was not for saying. So in the absence of any hard facts we decided to use our detective skills, powers of deduction and a lot of guess work to try & predict this years lineup. Here are our predictions for possible headliners...
 
 
Elbow
The Cure
The Inspiral Carpets
Noah & the Whale
Deacon Blue
 The Macabees
808 State
Toploader
James
Chesney Hawkes
 
What do you think?
 
It must be stressed that we really have not got a clue so please don't book tickets on the strength of this...
 
For details on the festival visit www.ramsbottomfestival.com or follow them on twitter @rammyfestival

Our Christmas Opening Times


Our opening times for the festive period are as follows:
 
Christmas Eve   -   10.30am - 4.00pm
Christmas Day   -   Closed
Boxing Day   -   Closed
Tuesday 27th   -   Closed
Wednesday 28th   -   10.30am - 5.00pm
Thursday 29th   -   10.30am - 5.00pm
Friday 30th   -   10.30am - 5.00pm
 
New Years Eve   -   10.00am - 4.00pm
New Years Day   -   Closed
Monday 2nd January   -   Closed
Tuesday 3rd January   -   10.30am -  5.00pm

Wishing you a Chocolate filled Christmas & an Indulgent New Year from everyone at the Chocolate Café
 
www.chocolate-cafe.co.uk

Lancashire Day in Parliament

 

Yesterday I had the honour of representing Lancashire at an event held in the Jubilee Rooms at The House of Commons.

We offered tastings of our chocolate to MP's and invited guests to help promote Lancashire produce.

The image above shows myself with David Nuttall (MP for Bury North) and Lord Strathclyde (Head of the House of Lords & Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster).

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and urge anyone to visit Parliament (the public are allowed to visit!) if you have even the remotest interest in Politics or History - it is a fascinating place!