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Just a 60km walk

Posted by  in Friday, June 18th 2010   
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We recently did a charity walk in the South Downs for the Child Welfare Scheme, a Nepal charity that we like. You can find out more about them on our People Yew Like page (http://www.yewclothing.com/community/people-yew-like).  As it was ‘just a walk’ (and incidentally, the event was called ‘Just Walk‘) we didn’t really prepare that well. […]

Run with your ipod?

Posted by  in Thursday, March 18th 2010   
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Lots of us go running with headphones and music. I sometimes do when I run on my own. The right music can really motivate you, put you in the right mood and distract you from the hard work – making your workout that much better and enjoyable.  Music can effectively reduce your perception of how […]

Charity Auction

Posted by  in Friday, January 29th 2010   
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We’ve donated some of our clothes for a charity auction run by Trail Magazine. You can see their auction on ebay here. All proceeds from the auction will go to Community Action Nepal to help build a much-needed rescue shelter at 4750m in the remote Himalayan valley of Gokyo. This will help to save the […]

Lakeland without the kitchenware

Posted by  in Tuesday, May 5th 2009   
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When we set up Yew, we decided that this was supposed to be outdoor clothing for real people.  That meant no pictures of inverted snowboarders, climbers at the top of Everest or mountain bikers sailing through the air.  Our website pics are supposed to be things that anyone could realistically do.  It’s our: “Everyday Adventure/Adventure […]