Media Resources
Please feel free to download and use any resources on this page. For more information or to arrange interviews, please either:
- email, darren.spence@weirdgrape.com, or
- contact Jacqui MacCarthy, publicist for Nobby Travels by emailing Jacqui@d-image.co.uk or calling 01628 522982.
Audio Clips:
- 7th March 2008
Jeni Barnett, LBC: DOWNLOAD »
Press Releases:
- 26th May 2008
Nobby Travels Series 2 launched: DOWNLOAD » - 26th May 2008
Book Review Voting opens 1st June: DOWNLOAD » - 23rd April 2008
Expert judging panel unveiled: DOWNLOAD » - 2nd March 2008
20% of UK Primary Schools sign up: DOWNLOAD » - 21st February 2008
Government Endorsement: DOWNLOAD » - 21st February 2008
NCBR Launches at Hamleys: DOWNLOAD »
Photographs:
- Darren Spence: DOWNLOAD »
- Julia Spence: DOWNLOAD »
- Darren & Julia: DOWNLOAD »
- Celebrity launch photo
(Matt Baker, Kara-Louise Horne
& Nicky Mathews): DOWNLOAD » - Ashley Cole
reading Nobby Travels: DOWNLOAD » - Ashley Cole & Shaun Wright-Philips
reading Nobby Travels: DOWNLOAD » - Wayne Bridge & Jermaine Defoe
reading Nobby Travels: DOWNLOAD »
A few interesting facts about Darren, Julia, Nobby and Weird Grape …
- Nobby Travels is the creation of husband and wife team, Darren (34) & Julia (32) Spence. On 15th October 2007 Darren presented the books on the hit BBC Show Dragons’ Den. The day the filming took place, Julia gave birth to the couple’s first child, Thomas
- The first series of Nobby Travels was launched on 1st November 2007
- There are 6 books in the Nobby Travels series, with 5 more being launched on 1st June 2008
- The books are aimed at 4-9 year olds and feature a globe-trotting Chocolate Labrador puppy called Nobby
- Darren & Julia were inspired to write the books by their own Chocolate Labrador, Branston, whose Kennel Club name is Nobby
- Through Jan-Dec 08 BMI Baby adopted Nobby as their main kids character in their in-flight magazine called “Yeah Baby”
- To increase efficiency and get things moving, Darren & Julia decided to set up their own company to publish the books, Weird Grape Ltd
- On 17th January 2008, Weird Grape was shortlisted in the IPG 2008 Independent publishing awards “Innovation of the Year” category (the winner will be announced on 8th March 2008) – please see, www.ipg.uk.com
- Senior England footballers including Sean Wright Philips, Jermaine Defoe, Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge agreed to have their pictures taken reading the books to help inspire youngsters, especially boys, to read
- Nobby has his own column in two magazines
Logos:
- Nobby Travels: DOWNLOAD »
- National Children's Book Review: DOWNLOAD »
- NCBR (RED): DOWNLOAD »
- NCBR (REDstars): DOWNLOAD »
- NCBR (BLUE): DOWNLOAD »
- NCBR (BLUEstars): DOWNLOAD »
