Charity Update… get your lycras on!
Ready… set… go… this was the story at 7am this morning as our team set-off on their static bike ride challenge. There is something strange about a 400km target where the bike doesn’t actually move, but we thought we could take advantage of travelling generosity, as people have…
DB Wood Team
8th July, 2016
Question the Committee: Edition 2
Chairman’s Note: First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to engage with us in the second edition of Question the Committee. Our pilot in December was extremely successful and in this edition we…
Ashley Brooks
1st July, 2016
I am not sure where I heard it, but I’m pretty sure nearly everyone has heard it; “British people love queuing.” Take the Wimbledon queue, which is forming as we speak, people actually camp out for days in an attempt to get tickets. Of course, we…
Risk
1st July, 2016
They think it’s all over… It is now!
It’s been a funny old week, after beating Wales, the England football team was in poll position to push on, win their group and secure a place in the weak half of the draw for the closing stages of the European championships. On Monday night however,…
Ashley Brooks
24th June, 2016
IC Quick Response: Preparing for ‘Brexit’…
With just days to go before the UK votes on its relationship with the European Union, we argue it’s important to remain grounded and not get too flustered by the noise. At no point in the lead up to the referendum have the polls indicated a closer battle…
Ashley Brooks
20th June, 2016
Team Update Earlier this month we presented the Children’s Bereavement Centre, our nominated charity for 2015, a cheque for £587. The funds were raised through various activities including; cake bakes, an Easter Egg hunt, guess the baby picture and our team participating in a Christmas bag packing fundraiser at Waitrose…
Tracey
16th June, 2016
You are sitting on a beach in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, enjoying some sunshine and getting away from the pressures of everyday life. For some reason (and just go with it in this example) you are playing with a child’s plastic beach toy, building a sandcastle.
Alex Chappell
10th June, 2016
And what is the order? Gifting is a great way of passing wealth down to future generations, as well as potentially reducing inheritance tax. Our experience also points to greater satisfaction when gifts are made during your lifetime as you can see the joy that your gift brings to your…
Technical Solutions
3rd June, 2016
“Football match cancelled because fake bomb is accidentally left by training company 20 minutes before kick-off”? It sounds like something that’s only printed on 1st April before 12 noon. Strange sequences of events happen more than you expect, and not many are stranger than…
Risk
27th May, 2016
Throughout this year we have been busy completing 40 events for 40 years to raise funds for our nominated charity, Beaumond House. Our press-up challenge continues and as such, week 21 is now demanding 21 press-ups per day! To date, our team have completed 10,500 press-ups,…
Tracey
23rd May, 2016
