{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"A poem by Chris James, Head of Brand and Ambassadors","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19408/group-paper-shapes.png","width":6779,"height":2316,"altText":"The images shows 4 different Christmas images made out of coloured paper card. On the left there\u0027s Santa\u0027s legs appearing upside down out the top of a tent, a brown tree trunk with candy canes and a stocking hanging off the branches, green and red presents with white ribbon, and green and red candy canes.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you go camping at Christmas\u003Cbr /\u003EYou\u2019re courting disaster and ruin.\u003Cbr /\u003EYour mince pies will freeze, and so will your cheese\u003Cbr /\u003EWhich will create problems when chewin\u2019.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs for going to the loo, I\u2019m telling you,\u003Cbr /\u003EYou don\u2019t know the trouble it\u2019ll bring. \u00A0\u003Cbr /\u003EBecause when you go, you\u2019ll vanish in snow\u003Cbr /\u003EAnd they won\u2019t find you until spring.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you go camping at Christmas,\u003Cbr /\u003EYou\u2019ll sleep under oak, under willow.\u003Cbr /\u003EBut you won\u2019t feel so jolly, when you find some holly\u003Cbr /\u003EHas popped your inflatable pillow.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen you play a board game, it won\u2019t be the same,\u003Cbr /\u003EYou know there are bound to be dramas.\u003Cbr /\u003EYou\u2019ll find Colonel Mustard in a pint of cold custard,\u003Cbr /\u003EAnd Scrabble tiles in your pyjamas.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you go camping at Christmas,\u003Cbr /\u003EThere\u2019s nowhere to hang up your stocking.\u003Cbr /\u003EYou\u2019ll mix up a cold slug, with an earplug\u003Cbr /\u003EAnd you won\u2019t hear Santa come knocking.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s no chimney to climb down,\u003Cbr /\u003EThere\u2019s no room to lie down; Santa\u2019s bound to be late.\u003Cbr /\u003EBut will he get there, before all the air\u003Cbr /\u003Ehas escaped and you entirely deflate?\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you go camping at Christmas,\u003Cbr /\u003EYou might feel a little bit distant.\u003Cbr /\u003EWhen friends try to call, there\u2019s no reception at all,\u003Cbr /\u003EAnd your wi-fi will be non-existent.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you go camping at Christmas,\u003Cbr /\u003EPeople might think you\u2019re a little bit quirky.\u003Cbr /\u003EWhat trouble they\u2019ll say, on Christmas\u003Cbr /\u003EThey\u2019ll have when defrosting their turkey. \u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut think of the peace and the magic,\u003Cbr /\u003EYou\u2019ll have all the world to yourself.\u003Cbr /\u003EThey\u0027ll think you\u2019re bobbins, singing carols with robins\u003Cbr /\u003EWhile the squirrels all wish you good health.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou\u2019ll find you won\u2019t need any presents,\u003Cbr /\u003EBecause you\u2019ll have all the stars in the sky,\u003Cbr /\u003EGleaming like sapphires or embers from campfires;\u003Cbr /\u003EThat\u2019s better than socks and a tie.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo if you go camping this Christmas,\u003Cbr /\u003EMaybe you\u2019re onto a winner.\u003Cbr /\u003EWith snow in the wood, it could do you some good,\u003Cbr /\u003EIf you like instant noodles for dinner.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19396/camp-scene.jpg","width":744,"height":744,"altText":"The image is made from coloured card with an orange tent, green Christmas trees and an elf with a purple hat showing a fleur de lis and a long white beard, all standing on white card as snow. 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