Earlier this year during a staff meeting, the idea of holding a special event to remember Mary began to form.  Several meetings later we’d come up with a game plan and so a committee was formed with the remit of organising a garden party.  If along the way we were able to raise some money we would donate it to the Princess Alice Hospice….

And some garden party that turned out to be!

Over 200 people thronged to our garden in East Molesey on September the 20th to join in the fun of Mary’s Day.  The weather was fabulous – a real Indian Summer day to make up for wet August –  helped make the day special.

There was something for everyone, from home made cakes and scones to packets of sweets, from face painting to face soaking in the stocks, from diet cokes to Pimms and all the trimmings, from a veggie burger to a 100% pure beef burger.  Our Children’s Corner, complete with play house and sand pit  featured a Splat the Rat  and kiddies young – and old – sorted out their aggression by hitting the rat with a baseball bat.

Families and friends relaxed with a drink and a plate of food whilst enjoying the live music provided by Bad Hair Day who kindly donated their time and even threw in an encore.

We culminated the day by setting off the balloons donated by “The Fun Factory” in Teddington to the sound of ‘Your love is lifting me higher’ by Jackie Wilson.  It was an emotional end to a perfect day where friends, family, colleagues and clients were able to remember and pay tribute to Mary.

But it didn’t stop there, 50 or so die-hards enjoyed dancing the night away to the disco in the boardroom, and at midnight we finally bid a fond farewell to the disco divas.

We raised over £5,700 on the day and from donations people have so generously sent both before and since the event.  Almost £500 was raised by our studio survey, so a big thanks to you if you were able to take part.

We still have a little money to come and we’ll let you know the final figure once we have it.

The winner of the quiz was Robyn Harvey with 49 points.  The silent auction winners were:

Face Painting -          Cara Frost
Hygienist -                Carey Kitch
Photo sitting -           Richard Howell

Jack Latimer’s balloon made the furthest distance – all the way to Swindon!

We couldn’t have done this without the support of so many people and we would like to use this space to say a big thank you to all of you.

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Sarah (Telephone Unit) and Nikolai (IT) tied the knot on July 5th 2008 to become Mr & Mrs Bailey the first of three Viewpoint couples to get married.

The day started at the lovely Weybridge registry office for the ceremony itself. After the words and rings had been exchanged the newly weds and guests moved on to a local riverside hotel in Walton-on-Thames to party into the night.

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Mary’s Day is nearly here! On Saturday, September 20th, Viewpoint Field and Studios are holding a family fun day in our East Molesey studio garden to celebrate the life of Mary Taylor and raise funds for the Princess Alice Hospice.

If you haven’t got your ticket yet, or would like more details, please call us on 020 8783 2700.

We look forward to seeing you!

On a warm August Saturday Viewpoint descended on Campaign Paintball in Cobham for a day of teambuilding through paint based combat.

The Viewpointers split into two teams (Silver & Red) and battled it out across a number of themed fields and woods.

At the end of the day the Red team stormed ahead in points and left the Silver team with some interesting bruises.

An unsuspecting Kelly Brook was accosted by our Field Director, Dan, on a stag do in Newquay.

Sadly this little encounter resulted in being nothing more than ships in the night as Kelly was seen back in the arms of Billy Zane shortly after.

We’re hoping that it’s not something he said….

It’s been a busy few months in the Viewpoint offices and love is well and truly in the air.

We have Nick [IT] and Sarah [Telephone Unit] who are due to be married in July of this year in Walton.

Secondly we have 2 recent engagements with Tom [Quant] and Alison [TU] announcing that they are to be married in September 2009 and Graeme and Amelia [TU] engaged to be married the month after!

Sophie Ratcliffe: After graduating with a 2:1 from the University of Manchester, Sophie travelled the western world, trying her hand at new activities such as snowboarding in Canada and sailing in the Caribbean, before joining the team at Viewpoint.

Nicholas Parker: Nicholas is fresh from University and now adjusting himself to the real world. He shares his flat with an art-student and believes his life is strangely like ‘peep-show’. He is most like Jeremy, but suffers from hints of Mark.

On Saturday 20th September this year we will be holding the inaugural Mary Taylor day in honour of our late MD. This will be an opportunity for all friends of Viewpoint, past and present, to have a get together and more importantly a drink. We have great gardens at our Hampton Court office so if any of you have not had the chance to visit this will give you a great opportunity plus the obligatory glass of Pimm’s.

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