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National BEN Week Photo Gallery

Posted July 21st, 2009 by admin. Comment (0).

The Final Day at Lynwood

Posted July 21st, 2009 by BEN. Comment (0).

Staff at Lynwood held a ‘Best Dressed Beach Bum’ competition to round of the festivities last week. Congratulations to Mel, whose flippers won her first place!
The contestants

The winner

Afterwards the wet sponge stocks made a second appearance…

…and things inevitably took a turn for the worse!

All in all, a fab ending to a great week! [...]

Cass and Em’s Car Wash

Posted July 17th, 2009 by BEN. Comment (0).

The Marcomms girls ditched their PR and Marketing hats today for buckets and sponges. £5 a car - all in aid of National BEN Week.

Em and Cass

A Message From Jenny Brown

Posted July 17th, 2009 by admin. Comment (0).

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to thank everyone who has made this week such an obvious success.
Innovators, organisers, artists, quiz masters, car washers, bloggers, photographers, volunteers, sponge-chuckers, dresser-uppers, salary recyclers: you know who you are…
You are all jolly good eggs and quite lovely.
I am going to be up for a soaking later. I expect you all to [...]

BEN Hits Cockleburn Beach

Posted July 16th, 2009 by BEN. Comment (0).

The residents at Birch Hill were treated to a day out to Cockleburn Beach in Berwick today to celebrate National BEN Week.
Jen and Mary

Mary, Margi and Eve

Cream Teas for BEN

Posted July 16th, 2009 by BEN. Comment (0).

Lunchtime cream teas were enjoyed by all today at BEN Lynwood thanks to the Therapy Department, all in aid of raising money for National BEN Week.

Spectacular Sunglasses!

Posted July 15th, 2009 by BEN. Comment (0).

Yesterday we held a contest for the best ‘Dame Edna’-style sunglasses - and the competition was stiff!
The entrants

The finalists

The winner - congratulations Mandy!

Arthur Wilson House Hits The Beach

Posted July 15th, 2009 by admin. Comment (0).

The weather might be a bit grey, but that hasn’t stopped the team at Arthur Wilson House setting up their very own indoor beach area!

And the ladies at Arthur Wilson have been sporting some fancy sunglasses to match!

Time for a good soaking!

Posted July 13th, 2009 by admin. Comment (0).

Brian Cottrell, BEN Director of Finance, looking fairly happy pre-soak:

Heather takes a shot at her boss, David Main, BEN Chief Executive:

David looking a bit damp:

Things take a turn for the worse!

Dawn, BEN Finance Assistant, smiling through the soaking:

Our good sports who braved the wet sponge stocks all in aid of BEN!

Wet Sponge Stocks UPDATE

Posted July 13th, 2009 by BEN. Comment (0).

We’ve just reached the £80 mark…£20 to go…!