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Summer 2008 marked the end of 4 hard years’ work at university, my 18th successive year of education. What better way to unwind than to take a road trip to California with some close friends.
We would set the alarm early to make the most of the day & head down to Huntington beach, California to [...]
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Sometimes we are so busy trying to out do each other travelling to further, far flung, exotic locations that we forget about the wonderful adventures to be had nearer to home.
I took a trip with Sea Kayaking Cornwall earlier this year and it quite simply blew my mind.
Having undertaken a one day course to make sure I wouldn’t kill myself [...]
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Can you believe that the good old Campervan is 60 years old this year? Well it is and we salute the humble van, particularly given its place in our Fat Face heritage.
Tim and Jules, our founders had to sell their beloved campervan in order to raise funds to finance their fledging Fat Face business. But [...]
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It all began with the awful and unprovoked attack on an innocent island, named Haiti…
A group of my friends and I sat down in uni and drew up a fundraising event, which became known as Rally4Haiti!
On the 8th and 9th of May 2010, in an attempt to raise money, around 20 of my friends and [...]
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Last year I started my summer by going to Glastonbury! Woo Hoo! was amazing, saw loads of bands, and a few celebs slumming it! it rained the first day, but then it was beautiful.
We didnt camp, as my friend took their campervan, as we had 2x suitcases as me and my partner left Glasto to [...]
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Read more...I’ll be working for charity at Glastonbury festival again this year and I can’t wait! I love wandering around off the beaten festival track, finding all the little secrets that make this festi so special. Also, the experience wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the world’s best cafe, the Tiny Tea Tent!
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Remember the competition we set back at the end of April for you guys to tell us what you were getting up to over the Bank Holidays in May? Well, we’ve got ourselves a winner, Amy from London, who we picked from random and has bagged herself a £25 Fat Cash voucher.
Amy told us she [...]
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We were an ordianary english family, living in an ordinary semi-detched in an ordianary suburb. We lived a very ordinary life….
until…
the 25th of September found my Mum, Dad, 13 yr old Brother and me boarded on a plane to a country we’d never even visited….
Nicaragua.
The majority of friends and family had never even heard of [...]
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Earlier this month(May 10) my self and some friends rowed 100 miles of the Thames from Southend to Windsor.
We were raising money for Help for Heroes and needed a proper challenge to make it worthwhile doing. little did we know back in January what we had let ourselves in for.
We launched our boat “Trinity Tide” [...]
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Read more...Bermuda.
Most people would think of the dreaded Bermuda Triangle where everyone goes missing when i say that, but its the most beautiful place ive ever been.
We stepped off the plane to the sound of some happy locals playing the bongos and singing!
The beaches were beautiful. The sand is almost completely pink because of the coral that chips off into [...]
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Ok so perhaps “Surf and Rock” should be the title, but it didn’t seem as catchy..!
I’m lucky enough to be a Fat Face Team Rider, so I seize every opportunity to Get Out There, and this spell of great weather has made me ultra enthusiastic to get back to climbing on real rock after a [...]
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This Summer I’m spending two and a half weeks galivanting around Uzbekistan! (with a bunch of people I’ve never met)
We start off in Tashkent (the capital city) and by means of a combination of overnight trains, camels, jeeps, donkeys and buses find our way through the massive Kyzyl Kum desert, around millenia old fortress cities, [...]
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Never had an adventure like it!
By day we had blazing hot sun and a cloudless sky. We sat people watching whilst drinking cocktails in the sun. We took a rickitty little plane over the grand Canyon. We took a hire car to drive away from the strip where we experienced the wildlife. We visited Red [...]
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Check out our interview with Jane Elliot, the lucky winner of our £15,000 Trip of a Lifetime competition. We’re not jealous, honest!
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Thursday was a happy day at the Manchester Exchange Street Fat Face store, with the presentation of the top prize of the Trip of a Lifetime competition. Lucky Jane Elliot, a Manchester local was overcome with excitement as store manager Lucy Swanson handed over the £15,000 prize.
Jane won the Spring Trip of a Lifetime competition [...]
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I was out with my paramoter last summer just minding my own when I spotted my friend out with his Zorb so I thought I would try and scare the bejesus out of him by landing on him from a great height!!!
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Read more...In April, I and seven friends hiked up the highest mountain in England – Scafell! The weather was glorious and the views were absolutely amazing. We ate our lunch half way up the mountain in a bright yellow bothy bag and scrambled the final bit to the top of the mountain where we took part [...]
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During my first year at uni at Bangor, North Wales, I spent most of the time climbing with a group of like-minded friend we’ve definitely adopted the motto ‘climb now work later’, and after 5 months of crushing in Snowdonia we decided to go further afield. Upon hearing magical tales of thousands of boulders scattered across sandy [...]
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Read more...This Saturday (27th Feb) we are opening a shiny new Fat Face store in the lovely Southwold, smack bang on the High Street! To celebrate, we’re inviting shoppers to pop in for the some cheeky beers and great live music! So make sure you get involved! Read more...
Just to prove that we really do clean the beach come rain or shine, check out our video! Read more...
This Spring we have launched the perfect accessory, and it’s in the shape of the brand new Upcycle Denim Bag! Made entirely from recycled denim jeans, the Upcycle Bag is a great finishing touch to any outfit and is in limited supply, so they won’t hang around long! For every Denim Bag sold £5 will be Read more...
Fat Face is slowly continuing our world domination with concessions in John Lewis Bentalls and Costwolds. We’ve also just added Center Parcs to the list! Fat Face Womenswear is now available in Spirit and Aquatique stores at Center Parcs locations nationwide, so there’s really no excuse not to find somewhere to get your hands Read more...
Check out what happened at the internal Fat Face Spring Launch event… Read more...
