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22.12.2011Stockists' Christmas display competition

Thanks to all our stockists for their entries in our Christmas display competition. After much deliberation, the judges agreed that the entry from The Toy Box in Sherborne, Dorset was the winner. So congratulations to Sharon and Mark, hope you enjoy your luxury festive Christmas hamper !

Caption L to R: Christmas display competition winners Mark Horsman and Sharon James of…

20.12.2011A brighter Christmas for thousands of disadvantaged children across the UK

Over 500 different charities registered with In Kind Direct, one of The Prince’s Charities, are set to benefit from the generous donation of over 7,000 games and jigsaw puzzles from the toy manufacturer, Orchard Toys, just in time for Christmas !  

Nurseries, hospices, disability groups, women’s refuges and community groups are among the 230 charities which have already…

20.10.20112011 Christmas catalogue now available!

If you aren't already on our catalogue mailing list and you would like to receive our new Christmas catalogue, just leave us your details here.

14.10.2011A donation to help Great Ormond Street Hospital

When, back in the summer, Nicola Bearman approached our MD, Simon Newbery for a donation towards a fundraiser she was organising for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), he was delighted to be in a position to help.

"We usually run down stock that we plan to discontinue before introducing a new line, but it just so happened that when Nicola contacted me we had a quantity of games and jigsaws…

07.10.2011Another Orchard Toys game wins a coveted GOLD award!

Yesterday, at the Right Start Magazine Awards in London we learned that Animal Safari had won the Gold award in the Best Toy 4-7 years category and we are all thrilled !

Go on safari to find the most animals in this fun, tactical, maths board game.

How many animals will you see? Roll the dice and choose how to move, collecting animals as you go. Be careful, other players may take…

05.10.2011The great Christmas giveaway !

Would you like to have £50 to spend this Christmas on Orchard Toys' games and jigsaws for your children? Then don’t delay, enter our exciting giveaway to be in with a chance to boost those presents under the Christmas tree !

What you have to do

Simply make a video review, of your children playing with any one of our games and…

03.10.2011Three new awards !

We are pleased to have won a Silver and Bronze award for Shape Snap and Three Little Pigs games respectively, in the Toys and Games, 3-…

03.10.2011Christmas mail order catalogues out soon !

Don't miss out, enter your details here to receive one of our exciting new Christmas Catalogues due out in a few weeks time!

In it you will find over 100 fun, educational games and jigsaw puzzles, including all our new releases. Inside you will also find a unique promotional code, to use when ordering by 'phone or online, which…

23.08.2011Three exciting new products !

Our three latest products are set to fly off the shelves in a pre Christmas rush!

Giant Road Jigsaw is not just a puzzle but an activity too. The 20 pieces of the jigsaw are cleverly designed so that they fit with any other piece, to make many different curving roadways on which boys and girls can play with their toy cars and trucks.

There is lots going on in this urban scene, and…

09.08.2011Win a Giant Farm Jigsaw !

Hot on the heels of our Teddy Bears' Picnic colouring competition we are now running a colouring competition for older children, 5-9 year olds. This time the picture to colour in is Giant Farm jigsaw puzzle.…