New Venue for our 7th February Lunch in aid of Arthritis Research UK
at the Exeter Arms, Easton on the Hill
This month, we have Anne Foxley-Green who is a local fashion designer with her own label.
Anne supplies boutiques all over the country and specialise in looks for over 35's with a developed sense of
style. Anne will talk about the design process, sampling, manufacturing in the Far East and will show the pieces
she puts into production. The talk will be interactive and ladies are welcome to order or purchase on the day.
We also have a change in Venue.. We will be at the EXETER ARMS restaurant at Easton on the Hill where we
will have 3 options for our main course, 3 options for our dessert and an inclusive glass of wine / drink all
included within the £25 price. As always £10 of the charge will of course be going directly
to Arthritis Research UK.
Please contact either Jane or Trish on
01780 482836 to confirm your booking
Xmas Staff Day Out
On Saturday 10th December we all donned our smiles and brave faces and had a staff Xmas day out at Nottingham Gun Club..
After a cold line up taking part in Clay-Pigeon Shooting, we dressed as soldiers to take part in the Ultimate Race Experience..
In teams of two, our first challenge was to be strapped inside the very large circle of plastic (THE Zorb) that you see behind us, whilst we were rolled down a hill. The race continued as we ran to the buggy track where we sat in what is possibly the strangest buggy every.. One person controls the left steering turns and one controls the right. Patience and communication are apparently a must at this stage (I was told afterwards).
Once a figure of 8 is completed (and numerous hits to the barriers).... we then ran to another location to shoot yet another clay pigeon, then once each person had killed the clay, it was a last dash to the Archery post where once the target was hit, the team that had the fastest overall time was victorious..
After our lunch, we then took part in our own Grand Prix at Go Karting.. This consisted of 10 practice laps followed by 20 lap races per person to find out who the fastest drivers are and the top drivers then had a face off against each other for the overall champion !
Top winners out of the men were - Dave Manderfield, Steve Morris and Steve Greenfield
Top winner out of the women for the day - Jane Cooling
(comments as observed by Jane)
Lindsey Reed from Glows Coaching
Jane's Ladies Who Lunch for Charity events aim to kick-start everyone's New Year in style with inspirational guest speaker and confidence coach Lindsey Reed from Glows Coaching. Taking place on Tuesday, 3 January, at the William Cecil Hotel, Stamford, Lindsey will help guests focus on what they want to achieve in 2012.
Lindsey stated: “I’m so pleased to be helping what is a truly worthy charity. So often we drift in life and don’t spend time deciding what we want for ourselves. We make New Year’s resolutions without thinking about what we want to get out of life, how we want to be or how we can make this happen.”
Lindsey’s talk, which she states “will be fun, creative and thought provoking” will help guests begin the journey to a better and happier you. To help continue the journey Lindsey is offering a prize - for the raffle that is drawn on the day - of free telephone coaching sessions worth over £200
Call Jane on 01780482795 for tickets
(closing date for pre-booking is 30th December)
Our next charity event is entitled "How to prepare Xmas Meats" and is a demonstration by the Head Chef of The William Cecil Hotel, Stamford.
He will be demonstrating how to prepare those all important meats for the Festive Season.
You will learn what to look for in buying meat, how to butcher and prepare the meat, concluding in the correct way to cook, carve and present the final product.
Call 01780 482795 for bookings
Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the show and for their interest in our Green PCs...
If you didn't attend, please contact us for a demonstration of these very quiet pc's to see what all the fuss was about..

- Voltage optimisation fitted on all warehouse lighting
- Planting fruit trees on site.
- Team Green had a soft launch in March 2011, and currently has 8 members.
- Sunpipes are installed in the call centre amenity areas to provide natural light.
- Geo-thermic heating/cooling is installed for the first 2 floors of the office block.
- There is an attenuation pond with reed-beds to store and clean surface water before discharge.
- A process of lime and cement stabilisation allowed the use of the contaminated material already on the site.
- From the 1st May 2011, Peterborough site stopped sending any residual waste to land fill, and strive to be cost neutral.
- Implemented textile, mixed glass, cardboard and music and audio bin for employee use, to ensure household waste is recycled.
- Light sensors within the warehouse to turn off lights when there is sufficient daylight.?
- Adopt a school every year, to help schools educate their students to be more sustainable.
- Tricycle used within the site, instead of more electric vehicles, picture displayed below.
