Category Archives: Human Interest
5th Generation Rose Family Work Experience
Meet Sarah Whittaker who joined us recently for work experience.
Can you see a calendar in your mind?
Calendar Synaesthetes are a small minority of people who can see the year, months and days quite clearly in their mind. Scanning forwards and backwards through the months, just like an actual calendar, dates are visualised in many ways. Read more about this interesting phenomenon.
Pineapple the Penguin is adopted through Calendars
A lucky competition winner has recently taken delivery of a special adoption package of a penguin named ‘Pineapple’. Find out who the winner is and why she chose adoption over an experience day.
Saying Goodbye after 50 years at Rose Calendars
Earlier in June we said farewell to someone who has been with our company for half a century. We bid farewell to our colleague John after 50 years of service with the company.
Dick Rose – Making a Difference
On the anniversary of the death of Dick Rose, we remember a dear friend and colleague and the contribution he made to the business and charities.
Rising From The Ashes
On 23rd February 1962, a fire at the old Rose Calendars factory took hold of the building. Read about the history of this event and how regeneration was possible and we were able to continue producing calendars for our customers.
