The welcoming party looks slightly different this morning - Laura's back (!) after her *significant period of pain* and looks suitably stiff. Two new faces - Aksel and Lynne - and all in the process of moving the office around to make some space. We *so* need to move.
Rich has moved into the executive suite and will as a result now never do any work as we'll bash his ear constantly (this is a figure of speech of course) and PJ has moved in to the main office with his fundraising team.
Tasks for today - this blog and getting everybody involved and continuing work on the new BB portal and websites. Gotta do research for the HTML templates / style sheets and come up with some clever idea for the main Flash page.
Jarvis has just been trapped outside and has brought half the earth from the patio in with him so now my workstation looks like a flowerbed. Thanks.
Hi all my name is dewayne and this is my 1st BB Blog!
been off for a few days for my Bday Celebrations and head over to welcome new member of the team joanna's hopefully ill et a welcome too because i sould be in the list somewhere!! should b fun ive heard good things about it!
right back to workshop notes for me! joanna's here we come!!
Posted by: Deeart | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 11:33 AM
Just back from a workshop for young carers in Merton, great feedback great kids! Returned to find a new office with new people in it! welcome Aksel and Lynne and a big up to PJ in with the crew on the wild side!!! (of the office that is!)
Posted by: Lady D | Monday, October 23, 2006 at 05:33 PM
Monday 5.10pm and i'm clock watching!! First day back at work and it's been busy, been off with a bad back all last week. Loads of orders for anti bullying week. Dewayne's just bought us in mcDonalds, stone cold i might add!! thanks Dewayne. It's good to be back but i'm off home now. Nite all
Posted by: lawzie | Monday, October 23, 2006 at 05:23 PM
What a novelty eh? Hello from my Hackney sickbed. Cursed mobile technology now prevents me from having a legitimate sick day, but even a spot of gastro-enteritis can't keep me away from beatbullying.
Despite the astonishing fatigue, it has been a whirlwind of media activity today. In John’s absence, it looks like I may be going onto This Morning on Thursday. Working on a very sensitive piece for the Guardian, not much more I can say about that at the moment, also working on another sensitive piece for the Press Association, again, not much I can say. After my debut conference experience last month I’ve been invited to speak at another in two weeks, the content for which I will be endlessly tweaking and re-tweaking all week.
The Comms team have been working like troopers in the run up to Anti Bullying Week. Getting case studies in the bag and selling them into media. We have some crackers lined up, brilliant people with powerful stories who have overcome the most adverse odds. Our case studies inspire me everyday!
Posted by: Niall | Monday, October 23, 2006 at 03:08 PM
Happy to say that fundraising are all in place now in our new spot - more space and less clutter- dirty fingernails and dusty hair to boot! - oh Anne Maurice would be perleased. Lynn has taken on the role of scientist with her very professional looking toolkit to do the phones..hopefully be online soon.
PJ
Posted by: Pete Luv | Monday, October 23, 2006 at 01:57 PM
Welcome Asksel and Lynne... sorry the desks were not ready.. you will be networked really soon. We promise.
Staff lunch is being organsised for tm, (24th) 12.30 Joanna's you are all cordially invited. This is firtsly a welcome to the team for Diane, (Diane I am truly sorry we did not organise it, we have just been a wee bit busy and we are terribly behind on our welcome to the team lunches).
It is also a hello and welcome to BB, for Diane, Niall, Richard, Victoria, Aksel and Lynne... I am humilated we are actually 8 months behind! Gosh it's all go here!
EJC
Posted by: EJC | Monday, October 23, 2006 at 01:53 PM
Monday it is!! No sleep! Media requests! Training requests! Letters to write! 241 emails to sift through! Three cigarettes already! Gotta go to Washington DC on Wednesday - hey Mr Lincoln, how's it going?!!! It's only 1.30pm...........feeling very hungry now.
Orders for snowy Whitehouse globes being taken here at BBTowers.
Roll on Tuesday
JQ
Posted by: John BB resident Development Director | Monday, October 23, 2006 at 01:34 PM