Sherry

The legend that is Tom Jones picked up the Music Industry Trusts Award for outstanding contribution to music last night. The Sherry team were invited along as we created the event branding which promoted the awards and the commemorative book, CD and invitation tickets.

We had a splendid night rubbing shoulders with Uncle Bryn AKA Rob Brydon, ex-Hammer Alan Curbishley and the Ed Wood and Beetlejuice director Tim Burton!

And of course we also got to see the Welsh crooner in action, not your average Monday evening I think you’ll agree.

When I was little I wanted to be a graphic designer or a scientist. When the time to choose came I went for design, but whenever I have the chance to experience science I take it. Last Friday was one of these chances. The Natural History Museum was doing a late night called Science Uncovered. It was a really interesting night, where Scientists that work in the museum would be around telling you about their job and would answer your questions about science.

I didn’t realise how massive the infrastructure is behind the magnificent building in South Kensington. We had the chance to chat with Clare Valentine, Head of Collections at the Zoology Department of the museum, and she told us the challenges of keeping such a big and diverse collection. Some had to be kept in alcohol, and others like giraffes and whales need to be kept in a nine storey building near the museum.

They had lots of interesting research on display, one of my favourites was about evolution; they’re trying to understand why the American Bison hasn’t become extinct like the Mammoth as both animals were living in the same era and had the same diet. Other studies are very significant to mankind, for example they are studying how sponges could be the cure for breast cancer, through a substance that they secrete, which has been improved through millions of years of evolution.

It was definitely one of the most inspiring Friday nights ever.

I’ve noticed my blogs seem to be about tv. It was just as I was about to launch into one about my love for Deadliest Catch that I realised and stopped myself. Instead, I’ll tell you all about our cocktail evening last Friday.

In true Sherry cocktail party-style, where the dress-code was nothing fancier than jeans, we each made a round of cocktails for attendees. Which was ten. Which is actually quite a lot. Ingredients were varied – gin, vodka, rum, Cointreau, elderflower, cava, Chambord… not forgetting the 9 month out-of-date orange juice somebody hadn’t thrown away which accidentally found its way into a round of drinks. Hint: if orange juice is mud brown, don’t drink it. To wash all that down, we were treated to shots of Goldschlager from our bookkeeper Victoria – thanks V, though I think we may have appreciated it less on Saturday morning!

Right, duty done – who wants to talk about Deadliest Catch?!

Unfortunately if this is the first you’ve heard of this beautifully friendly little festival then I’m afraid you’ve missed out! The bargain of the festival season came and went in a blur of luscious green, a shimmer of sunrays and only a hint of the wet stuff last weekend. With some blinding performances, a lovely crowd, and with Sherry members in attendance, this was surely the best FarmFestival yet. Held on an organic farm in Somerset this gathering does more than just provide sumptuous music for your ears and glorious surroundings in which to enjoy it, it’s all for a good cause. All profit made goes to charity with Practical Action being the main beneficiary; a charity that provides renewable, locally sourced sustainable energy in an attempt to lift people out of poverty around the world. With donations also being made to Somerset Air Ambulance and other local good causes, we can’t think of a better way to do your bit.

http://farmfestival.co.uk/ http://practicalaction.org

Athletics, Boxing, Rowing. These are not the true sports of Olympians. Building a tower of marshmallows, blowing a ping pong ball through a cardboard tube and eating a picnic (whilst sporting orange sweat bands), on the other hand… now we’re talking. We had an amazing time in Shoreditch Park yesterday evening displaying our skills in these ‘sports’ and winning medals and trophies to boot. Roll on London 2012, we can’t wait to see if our events have been included in the line up…