Hyper children and mixed weather from the BBC
w/c 24th August
Morning All!
We had a Saturday afternoon full of sugary donuts, 15 very wet children and a talking cactus holding a brolly.
So was this a new activity focusing on team building skills, aimed to get delegates to use their imagination and come up with creative solutions to experiential exercises? Not this time…….we were welcoming the CBBC crew on site to film the final scene of Ed & Oucho’s Excellent Inventions. The little girl whose design won was able to see her idea brought to life – a weather making machine, created by the ‘old tat’ found in the back of Ed & Oucho’s camper van.
On a sugar high, the children danced to Elvis tunes, enjoyed fog, rain and rainbows and lots of mud. Catch up with Ed & Oucho in the new year and see them take over Clough Bottom site. We’ll let you know the screening date.
Have a good week! 
Clough Bottom, site of Focus Training to appear on the BBC!
w/c 10th August
Hello!
We’re really excited to announce that CBBC will be filming here later this month for children’s programme Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions. The research team had been looking for a suitable location to design and build an invention based on an idea from a little girl from one of the local towns. They loved our 360 acre organic farm and agreed to work on location here in a few weeks.
So, we have our autograph pens ready….. I never quite imagined that we’d be accommodating a hairy cactus and his friend at Focus Training, but I suppose this is a great example of welcoming diversity!
Ed & Oucho's Excellent Inventions
September’s Taster Day Preparation
w/c 3rd of August 2009
Where did July go? I can’t believe that we’re already getting e-mails through about booking Xmas parties. Still, time goes very fast and before we know it, Autumn will be upon us – and so will our 10th September Taster Day – How do we Maximise Employee Engagement?
It seems that employee engagement is a really hot topic at the moment. We’re getting lots of calls and e-mails about it and a good number of confirmations! We’re making the preparations now, and have had some unusual dietary requirements too for the two course hot lunch – we like to give our chef Rachael a challenge!
On site, the weather is dry today, but last week the showery rain ensured that there will certainly be no hose pipe bans this Summer.
If you want to know more about the day, please see the link: 10th September Taster Day
Have a great and hopefully dry week!
The Focus Team