The Publicity Works Christmas ‘do’ was a very merry affair, plenty of good food, good company and copious amounts of good wine! We had made a pact not to mention work throughout the evening and if anyone did, they should contribute one pound to a charity.

At the end of the evening we had amassed £20 for our chosen good cause - medical equipment for a hospital in Dar es Salaam. The equipment will be purchased and taken out to Tanzania later in the year by a student nurse, daughter of one of us, who is working there as part of her training. 

Roll on to our Summer excursion!

We’re all back to work now after the Christmas break. Emails have been opened and messages read.

We’ve not been idle over the holidays though. The office has been painted a crisp white and terracotta colour and the server has been up-graded.

So it’s all systems go, go, go.

Happy Christmas to you all.

We will be taking a break to enjoy the Christmas festivities and rev up our engines ready for 2012. The office will shut on Thursday 22nd December at 1.00pm and  reopen on Wednesday 4th January at 9.00am. We’ll be checking phone messages during this time and urgent emails should go to help@publicityworks.biz but, please note, during the holiday our server is being upgraded so emails may be disrupted temporarily.

We’ve had new mug shots done and over on the people page you can see just what we look like – if you dare!

We may have problems with emails and phones on Wednesday, due to work on overhead cables for the local electricity supply.  (They’re cutting down trees etc.)

It’s possible that the electric supply will be cut off all day.

If you need to contact us urgently, please use this mobile number:

07818 748415

Many apologies for the inconvenience.

Remember, remember
The growths of Movember
Handlebar, walrus and ‘tash,
Now shaved, hence the reason
Top lips are freezin’
And sporting a spotty wee rash. 

(Oh, and well done, Callum)

There’s a new eatery that’s opened up locally and it’s got everyone talking.  The Gunton Arms is at the end of a wooded drive on the Gunton Hall estate.  It’s old and it’s delightful.

Now it’s had a shed load of money lavished on it.  The cooking is wonderful – especially if you’re a grill fan, as the steaks and suchlike are done over a massive open fire in the restaurant.  The chef, Stuart Tattersall, is ex head chef at Mark Hix and uses local ingredients including venison from the surrounding deer park.

But it’s not just the cooking that people are discussing, it’s also the eccentric and expensive decor – the Tracey Emins behind the bar, the slightly dodgy erotica in the gents, the stuffed crows, the mating dinosaurs, the anatomical models.

And while there’re as many complaints (about the artworks) as there are compliments, one thing’s for sure: they were worth every penny, because everyone but everyone round here is talking about the place, the artwork and the food – and we’re all going to have a look.  Which just goes to show the marketing power of rude-with-food.

If you’re too far away for a quick visit, think about booking a room (they have eight).  I recommend the mixed grill, by the way.

The 2009 pardon courtesy of Marvin Joseph -The Washington Post

It’s Thanksgiving in America which means that thousands of turkeys will be killed, plucked and roasted for the table. But some lucky birds escape.

According to the Washington Post President Obama has pardoned Liberty and Peace on Wednesday, the fifth and sixth turkeys to survive the Thanksgiving feast during his time as President.

Strange as it may seem, the turkey pardoning is an annual ritual during which the President shows his power to choose over life and death.

It may have been Abraham Lincoln who pardoned the first turkey way back when…..or it may not!

Either way, nowadays, the lucky turkeys get to live out their days at Mount Vernon - the plantation home of the first President of the United States, George Washington.

Following the success of the first Aldborough Creative last May, some members of The Publicity Works are putting on another show on Sunday 20th November at The Church Room, Aldborough.

There will be original artwork on display including paintings, ceramics, papercut art, textiles, jewellery, woodwork and stonecraft. It’s a great opportunity to see just what we get up to in our free time!