6 Reasons to Learn a Musical Instrument
Music teachers, you’re already in camp ‘learn a musical instrument’ but do your students need a little convincing? This classroom poster is a great way to get your students thinking...
Iceland’s Tourism Boom!
Erupting geysers, thundering waterfalls, glistening glaciers…Iceland has it all! With so much to explore, it’s little wonder that the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ captures the hearts of intrepid...
Free Sports Calendar Wallchart
From the Six Nations to US Open and the African Cup of Nations to Snooker World Championships, 2017 is a big year for sport. We’ve compiled a list of the major sporting events of 2017 and created a...
How will a concert tour benefit your youth ensemble?
With over 50 years of experience creating inspirational youth music group tour, we know how much young musicians stand to gain from going on tour. Alongside the musical benefits and the social...
Top 6 Fascinating Volcano Facts
Remarkable exhibitions of the fiery power contained deep within the Earth, volcanoes are vents in the Globe’s surface where molten rock, debris, and gases from the planet’s interior are...
Top 5 Iceland Wonders to ‘WOW’ Your Students
Located on the remote Arctic edge of Europe, this land of extremes is one of the most unique and stimulating environments in the World. Unmatched in its natural splendour, Iceland boasts a superb set...
The Somme, 1st July – 19th November 1916
On 19th November 1916, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War came to an end resulting in the tragic loss of an estimated 420,000 British lives and a further 200,000 French casualties...
7 remarkable benefits learning an instrument has on young children
Did you know that learning to play a musical instrument can improve mathematical skills? This is simply one of the phenomenal (and possibly unexpected) benefits that ongoing studies have found! Being...
Top 8 Ski and Snow Films of all Time
Here at Rayburn Tours, we love films nearly as much as we do skiing, especially when there’s snow involved! While the coach journey to the resort may be long, it’s the perfect chance to watch...
The Berlin Wall – fascinating facts and figures
9th November 1989 marked the fall of the Berlin Wall, signalling the end of the Cold War and with it four decades of division between the capitalist west and communist east. We’ve compiled the key...
Top 5 Volcanoes That Changed the World
Volcanoes are amazing exhibitions of the fiery power contained deep within the Earth. These explosive formations are vents in the Earth’s surface where molten rock, debris, and gases from the...
10 Fascinating Facts about Rio 2016
With only a few days to go until the starting pistol is fired at the 2016 Olympic Games, and with more than 300 events and 10,000 athletes descending into Rio, we decided to get into the Olympic...