Father’s Day is approaching swiftly and will be celebrated on the 20th of June this year. As ever, we’ve created a whole host of hampers and gifts that Dads will enjoy, even whilst they’re watching the World Cup! If they’re really into their footy then you might choose to send our special personalised World Cup Hamper – enter your own message and we’ll print it directly onto the lid of one of hamper boxes, filled with beers, chocolates and nibbles, perfect for the avid armchair supporter!

The celebration of Father’s Day was inaugurated in 1910 and is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide. The first observance of Father’s Day is attributed to Sonora Dodd, of Washington, following a Mother’s Day sermon that she attended in Spokane. She wanted a celebration that honoured Fathers like her own, a Civil War veteran whose wife died when Sonora was 16 and raised his 6 children alone.

The celebration was not officially recognised until the 1930’s though, resisted by Congress due to fears that it would become commercialised.

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Firstly, Happy Easter to all. We hope that you had a pleasant break and enjoyed the good weather, if of course you were graced with any! In Dorset it seemed to rain on Friday and Saturday, but clear up a little for Sunday and Monday.

You may be wondering what’s next in the ‘Hampers‘ annual calendar, as we’ve now been through Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and most recently, Easter. Well, preparations for our range of Christmas hampers are still underway and will continue almost until the point that we begin packing in the Autumn. In the meantime though, our product development team will be busy working on some fantastic hampers and gifts for Father’s Day.

The rest of us will be hoping for a nice hot Summer to make up for last year’s wet and wild effort and working on other projects. Keep your eye on the blog to find out what we’re bringing out this year…

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Although opinion differs on the precise year in which the trial and Crucifixion of Jesus occurred (AD33, or AD34), it is generally accepted that his trial by the Sanhedrin occurred on the Friday and the Crucifixion happened on the same day. As we know, the day is marked with a public holiday on the Friday which precedes Easter Sunday.

Customs vary, from the flying of kites in Bermuda with cross shaped spars which also represent the ascension into Heaven, to eating Hot Cross buns in many English speaking countries.

At Virginia Hayward we’ll be making the most of the Friday and Monday bank holidays, ready to hit the ground running after Easter with our hamper preparations for Father’s Day.

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