Whalebags - Bags of Personality

	June 2009 - The Pitch! Whalebags has been shortlisted for the Bristol Pitch! Whalebags will compete on Tuesday 9th June against five other businesses for a place in the National final. Fingers crossed the Dragon’s Den style pitch will go well. Watch this space for the results www.thepitch2009.com.

	April 2009 - Whalebags wins a banner! Thank you Studio 2 for our fantastic banner. We are so grateful for the beautiful banner which will be great for any exhibiting that we do in the future. The quality of the banner is fantastic and you were all a delight to work with.

	March 2009 - Best of Bristol at Blagdon The Best of Bristol Exhibition was a great event in the stunning Lakewod Conference Centre in Blagdon. We had a great time giving out Whalebags and spreading the word about our environmental cause – plastic pollution in the ocean. Great to meet so many businesses and we look forward to working with some of you in the future.

	Feb 2009 - Where can you buy a Whalebag? Many people have been asking us where they can buy a Whalebag. Unfortunately you cannot buy a new Whalebag on the website, instead they will be available to buy from supermarkets and retail outlets near you soon. We will let you know as soon as possible. In the meantime please keep checking our whaleblog for updates or email carolyn@whalebags.com with any questions.

	Feb 2009 - Whalebags donates bags to the Twitter Festival in Bristol Whalebags has proudly donated 150 bags to the Bristol Twitter Festival to be held on 12th February. The event is organised by SIFT and all proceeds will be donated to Charity Water, an excellent cause. We are looking forward to a night of entertainment at the Lanes in Bristol.

	Feb 2009 - Whalebags launches the new website! Whalebags is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We have a whole new range of products and a fresh image with bags of personality!

	Jan 2009 - Happy New Year from Whalebags Happy New Year! We are very excited about this year and we know we are not the only ones. Despite the general doom and gloom we have decided to stay positive and continue to dream big. We have been working very hard to develop our new range of products; our storybook and children’s bag project is coming along well and we are ready to take on the ‘big boys’. We wish you every happiness and success too.

	Nov 2008 - Whalebags moves offices A fresh new office and a fresh new start! Whalebags has moved to the new Harbourside office behind the Arnolfini in Bristol. The new address is Whalebags, 4th Floor Bush House, 72 Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4QD. We are loving our new space and are feeling inspired. Watch out for our big re-design coming soon…

	Sept 2008 Out of the living room and into the Watershed. Whalebags is delighted to be moving into the new office on the waterfront in Bristol’s city centre. The new office and business support will take Whalebags to the next level. Bring it on!

	June 2008 - Whalebags wins theBizIdea Competition! Whalebags is the proud winner of theBizIdea 2008 Competition. Now in its seventh year, the BizIdea run by University West of England and sponsored by several businesses in the West has announced it 2007-08 winners. Whalebags won the Best Business Idea Category and is extremely excited about taking up the ‘Incubator’ office space in the Watershed in September. Follow the link below to learn more about the competition and to watch the video about Whalebags. Click here to read the press release but please excuse the horrible picture!

	June 2008 - SAVE THE WHALE WEEK Whalebags was pleased to support the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society during Save the Whale Week from 9th - 15th June 08. We aim to bring awareness to these marvelous creatures. Help us save the whales; for more information go to www.savethewhale.org.uk.

	April 2008 - PLASTIC BAG AMNESTY DAY A very successful ‘Plastic Bag Amnesty Day’ was held in Bristol city centre, opposite the Hippodrome on the 12th April 08. The Whalebags team was there all day, battling the wind and collecting plastic bags from the ‘green’ people of Bristol. Thank you to all those people who brought their plastic bags and thank you for the hundreds of pledges we received. Let’s hope people keep their promises to reduce the number of plastic bags they use. What happened to the plastic bags? All plastic bags were taken away for recycling by EWS UK, a local recycling/waste management company based in Longwell Green. Whalebags wants to say a big thank you to EWS for your support. Let’s make Bristol the first city to go plastic bag free!

	Feb 08 - Whalebags are in the shops! We are very pleased to announce that you can now purchase your Whalebags in number of locations in UK. For more info contact carolyn@whalebags.com