http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspxen-gb©2013Bright PurpleSat, 25 May 2013 06:37:4560http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Jaco+Captivates+and+Inspires+Audience+at+Bright+Purple+Academy 100Charity fund-raiser and British Army veteran, Jaco van Gass, delivered an inspiring and uplifting address to diverse audiences at the Bright Purple Academy on Thursday, 25 April.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:41:35 GMTJaco Captivates and Inspires Audience at Bright Purple AcademyCharity fund-raiser and British Army veteran, Jaco van Gass, delivered an inspiring and uplifting address to diverse audiences at the Bright Purple Academy on Thursday, 25 April. <img style="float:right;margin: 0 0 10px 10px;" src="/Portals/0/jaco.jpg" alt="" width="400px" /> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div>The South African-born van Gass initially spoke to an audience of young people in an afternoon gathering before addressing members of the Scottish business community at an evening reception. The events were organised by Future Sales Factory and held in the training and development resource centre of Edinburgh-based recruitment firm Bright Purple Resourcing.&#160;<br /></div> <div> <div>"I saw a red flash and turned my head away from the light and then woke seven metres from where I&#8217;d been standing," said Jaco. &#8220;" instinctively sat up and reached for my rifle but I couldn&#8217;t hold it properly. I looked down and realised that I&#8217;d lost my arm." Jaco had been hit by a rocket propelled grenade, severing his left arm and inflicting severe injuries throughout his entire body.</div> </div> </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>"One of my colleagues performed life-saving first aid treatment and I was airlifted by helicopter before becoming unconscious. Seven days later I woke up with my family around my bed, thinking 'what are they doing in Afghanistan?'"&#160;</div> <div>In fact, they were at his bedside in Birmingham where Jaco had been flown for emergency treatment.&#160;</div> </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Through intense rehab and determination Jaco overcame the severe trauma of his injuries but had to face the fact that his life would never be the same. "I was discharged from the army and I thought 'what am I going to do with my life?' All I wanted to do was return to Afghanistan and continue as a soldier but that was no longer possible."</div> </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Instead Jaco opted to focus his attention on new challenges. He learned how to ski and went on to represent the army in the Combined Services Disabled Ski Team. He also began running marathons and has now completed several all over the world, raising money for various charities. In 2011 he was part of a team disabled soldiers, accompanied for five days by HRH Prince Harry, which trekked unsupported to the Geographical North Pole. In the process the group raised &#163;1.5 million for Walking With the Wounded, a charity which re-trains and re-educates injured soldiers when they leave the armed forces. Last summer Jaco was also selected to be one of the Olympic flame torch-bearers in advance of the games coming to London. "It was such an honour for me. I carried that torch on behalf of all my wounded armed forces colleagues and those who weren't as fortunate as me and never made it home alive," he said.</div> </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Jaco has now set his sights on new challenges. He will be setting off in May to climb Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, part of the seven peaks challenge to climb the highest mountain on every continent.&#160;</div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>&#160;<br /><div>He is also preparing another fund-raising challenge for Help for Heroes: flying a microlight across Antarctica to the South Pole, a feat which has never been attempted before by anyone, able-bodied or otherwise.<br /><br /><div>Jaco's address at the Bright Purple Academy was attended by a group of young people who are involved with a range of organisations including the British Army, Inspiring Scotland, Limelight Careers, Youthbuild, Napier University and Aberdeen University.</div><div>&#160;&#160;</div><div>20 year old Robert, who is currently being mentored by the organisation Youth Build, was one of those who attended the event. "I was especially taken with the quote that Jaco shared with us: 'life is 10 per cent what happens to you and 90 per cent of how you respond to it.' I was really impressed and uplifted by all he has achieved so far," he said.</div><div>Alistair, a youth who is currently involved in an employment training programme with Inspiring Scotland was equally impressed. "It was a really great talk, hearing of his north pole expedition. It shows you that there really are no boundaries."</div><div></div><div>Sarah, a fourth year law student at Aberdeen University who made the trek to Edinburgh to hear Jaco's story, said: "I was really encouraged in how he has confronted barriers in life and has succeeded when people told him that what he wanted to do couldn&#8217;t be done." &#160;His talk makes you question life changing events and how you deal with them. It also highlights to me the importance of challenging yourself, both inside and outside of your career."</div><div>&#160;</div><div>Brody, an 18 year old who is now on a Limelight Careers-supported apprenticeship with the Registrars of Scotland, said: "Jaco's story is just unbelievable. Young people are often told what we can't do but he has shown what can be achieved."&#160;</div><div>Jaco was welcomed by Bright Purple CEO, Nick Price. He said: "Jaco van Gass is an extremely uplifting individual who, on the back of an absolutely devastating personal incident, has literally picked himself up and gone on to some amazing achievements. It's been a delight having him here in Edinburgh to share his fascinating life story, so far. He has shown us that whatever circumstances we are facing it is possible to find strength and depth to do great things."</div><div></div><div>The events were organised by Edinburgh-based consultancy Future Sales Factory. The company's managing director, Matthew Quinn, said: "Given his own personal qualities as well as the fascinating and uplifting story he has to share, Jaco is becoming an increasingly sought after speaker throughout the UK. As he has demonstrated with the events at Bright Purple, his appeal stretches to audiences of all ages and background. He is quite simply a remarkable man who delivers a captivating and inspiring message."&#160;</div></div></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:53:27SuperUser AccountMon, 29 Apr 2013 11:41:35Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:41:35http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Jaco+Captivates+and+Inspires+Audience+at+Bright+Purple+Academy 100http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0//jaco.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Inspirational+van+Gass+to+Address+Inspiring+Youth+Event 99Charity fund-raiser and British Army veteran, Jaco van Gass, will address an audience of young Scots on 25 April where he will share an inspirational story about rebuilding his life after incurring devastating war injuries.Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:14:35 GMTInspirational van Gass to Address Inspiring Youth EventCharity fund-raiser and British Army veteran, Jaco van Gass, will address an audience of young Scots on 25 April where he will share an inspirational story about rebuilding his life after incurring devastating war injuries. <img style="float:right;margin: 0 0 10px 10px;" src="/Portals/0/walker.jpg" alt="" width="400px" /> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>South African born van Gass will speak at the Bright Purple Academy, the training and development resource centre of Edinburgh-based recruitment firm Bright Purple Resourcing, where he will recount his experience in the Afghanistan war where he was hit by a rocket propelled grenade, losing his left arm and sustaining severe injuries throughout his entire body.</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div>Through intense rehab and determination Jaco has overcome adversity and taken on the world. He learned how to ski and now represents the army in the Combined Services Disabled Ski Team. He has also completed several marathons all over the world, raising money for various charities. In 2011 he was part of a team disabled soldiers, accompanied for five days by HRH Prince Harry, which trekked unsupported to the Geographical North Pole. In the process the group raised &#163;1.5 million for Walking With the Wounded, a charity which re-trains and re-educates injured soldiers when they leave the armed forces.</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div>His address at the Bright Purple Academy is part of the recruitment firm&#8217;s Inspiring Youth series, presented in conjunction with the organisation Inspiring Scotland and specialist training consultancy, <a href="http://www.futuresalesfactory.co.uk/ ">Future Sales Factory</a>.</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div>In addition to his account of serving in Afghanistan, Jaco will also talk of how to find motivation and inspiration within everyday life experiences to help develop a successful career. The key themes he will cover includes overcoming adversity, maximising human performance, taking risks, managing change and coping with pressure.</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div>Bright Purple CEO, Nick Price said: &#8220;Jaco van Gass is an extremely uplifting individual who, on the back of an absolutely devastating personal incident, has literally picked himself up and gone on to some amazing achievements. His story is an ideal one for the Inspiring Youth series as it shows us that whatever circumstances we are facing it is possible to find strength and depth to do great things.&#8221;</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:33:57SuperUser AccountWed, 20 Mar 2013 10:14:35Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:14:35http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Inspirational+van+Gass+to+Address+Inspiring+Youth+Event 99http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0//jaco5.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Youth+mentoring+youth++a+marriage+made+in+heaven 91Bright Purple’s Megan McCreesh writes about her mentoring experience as part of the Careers Academies UK Partner in Business Programme.Wed, 16 May 2012 09:04:47 GMTYouth mentoring youth – a marriage made in heavenBright Purple’s Megan McCreesh writes about her mentoring experience as part of the Careers Academies UK Partner in Business Programme. <div> <img style="float:right;margin: 0 0 10px 10px;" src="/Portals/0/4.jpg" alt="" />Bright Purple have already shown how much they care about what is happening in their community and especially about the issue of youth, with the Bright Futures apprentice programme, but Nick Price our CEO, wanted some of us to experience working with young people not in the internal scheme and volunteered the firm to work as a &#8216;Partner in Business&#8217; with the Career Academies UK. We were paired with Tynecastle High School and Diana Plesniak (HR) and I were chosen by Nick to act as mentors and to represent Bright Purple. I was thrilled to have been given this opportunity although I was also a little apprehensive, as there were some very senior professionals mentoring from other companies and I was worried I wouldn&#8217;t match up to expectations. Diana and I were assured that as we were closer in age and also not too far up the career ladder, that it would be easier for the young people to relate to us.<br /><br /> I was paired with David McFarlane. He is 16 years old and is currently studying for his intermediate 2&#8217;s, and also one higher. I have met up with David 3 times so far &#8211; once a month since the beginning of the year and we have been getting on very well. During the first meeting, I wanted to form an idea about what David wanted to get out of the programme, what he hoped to learn from me, and what kind of things he would like help with, and this helped me plan our meetings. I also explained my role within the business. <br /><br /> Our second meeting saw David visit while our four new Lithuanian colleagues were in Edinburgh as they were over for the week receiving training and also meeting all the Scottish based Bright Purple People. They had been asked to prepare a presentation about their visit to Edinburgh and what they had learnt from our culture. I brought David along to this presentation to give him a feel of what it felt like to work at Bright Purple and also to learn more about the business. He really enjoyed it! And he said he was delighted to have been given the opportunity, as he was able to learn about the business from the perspective of new employees and learnt things about recruitment which he hadn&#8217;t known before. Our CEO Nick Price even gave him a question to ask the girls, which although he said was daunting, he felt included and part of the team. I was really pleased with that, as he sat smiling amongst 40 experienced people and yet feeling involved. David also asked that I helped him to draft a CV, so I gave him some headings and asked him to fill these in for our next meeting. I also gave him a copy of my CV as an example, so he could have a look at the layout and also he would see examples of possible things to write. <br /><br /> For our third meeting I arranged for David to shadow Tracey Murray, a consultant here at Bright Purple. David had expressed interest in finding out more about the sales side of the business after attending the presentation on our second meeting. I sat down with Tracey and discussed questions that she could answer for David, and things she could show him and demonstrate for him to ensure he got a real flavour for her role within Bright Purple. He loved this and Tracey gave me great feedback on their time together. A few other consultants who sat by Tracey also commented that David was very clever and showed real interest, by asking some great questions throughout the shadowing. <br /><br /> I typed up the questions and answers I had discussed with Tracey, adding any extra information that was covered during the shadowing and gave this to David to take away so he could refer back to it. I also helped him fill in his application form for his summer internship which he is very excited about and not least because he gets paid for it as well as getting some real hands on experience in the workplace. <br /><br /> So far I have found the experience personally very rewarding. David is full of energy and very keen to learn and we are able to talk openly about how he is getting on at school with his exams, and studying, and about what he wants to learn from this opportunity. It feels good to know that I am helping to make a small difference to his experiences with the Career Academies UK and I love how much he has learnt from his experiences here so far. <br /><br /> Nick Price, CEO added to Megan&#8217;s views. &#8220;Bright Purple is honoured to continue its commitment to helping its community and especially when it comes to young people, the future of our economy. I think exposing both Megan and Diana to this project will also help them grow as individuals and hopefully we will be able to follow this up again, giving other Bright Purple People a chance. Megan has a great personality, always smiling and she&#8217;s got the banter, so I am sure David hasn&#8217;t had a quiet moment to himself! I have met David and I have to say, although he is only 16 years old, he himself has a great personality and a desire to learn, so I am sure he&#8217;ll do well in life. Good luck David from all at Bright Purple.&#8221;</div> <div> <div align="center"> </div> </div> Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:07SuperUser AccountWed, 16 May 2012 09:04:47Tue, 16 May 2017 09:04:47http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Youth+mentoring+youth++a+marriage+made+in+heaven 91http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0//4.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Paps+Walking+to+raise+money+for+Breast+Cancer+in+Edinburgh+Moonwalk 89Bright Purple Paps will again take part in the Edinburgh Moonwalk, this year with a team of eight walking the 26.2 miles throughout the night to raise money for Breast Cancer.Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:06:49 GMTBright Purple Paps Walking to raise money for Breast Cancer in Edinburgh MoonwalkBright Purple Paps will again take part in the Edinburgh Moonwalk, this year with a team of eight walking the 26.2 miles throughout the night to raise money for Breast Cancer. <img style="border-bottom-color: #c0c0c0; border-top-color: #c0c0c0; border-right-color: #c0c0c0; border-left-color: #c0c0c0;margin-top:15px;" border="0" alt="Bright Purple Wins Award" align="right" src="/Portals/0/group.jpg" /> <br /> <br /> Hoping to beat their time of last year of seven hours, the Paps have already started their training routine with Jemma Moss walking the six mile journey home a few nights a week to help increase her stamina and fitness levels. One of our more experienced walkers Judit Czobor (Moonwalker participant for the past three years) has already started doing a few circuits of Arthur Seat as part of her training.<br /><br /> Bright Purple Board Director, Jan Mutch said: &#8220;I have been doing the Moonwalk for the past four years. It&#8217;s hard work but walking together as part of a team helps you fight on, we encourage each other along the way&#8221;<br /><br /> The Bright Purple Paps held a Bake Sale on 30th March where they raised &#163;81 for the Moonwalk.<br /><br /><div> The team has have lots of other&#160;fundraising ideas with which they aim to roll out in support of the charity. <br /></div><div></div> To support the Bright Purple Paps <a href="http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/bright_purple_paps_6" target="_blank">click here</a>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:23:18SuperUser AccountWed, 04 Apr 2012 15:06:49Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:06:49http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Paps+Walking+to+raise+money+for+Breast+Cancer+in+Edinburgh+Moonwalk 89http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0//attable.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+takes+part+in+guru+lecture 88On Friday the 16th of March two of our very own resourcers, Kevin Watters and Alex Pullen, were invited to present to high school students, giving advice on interviewing and networking techniques. The event was held at the new Tynecastle High School with pupils from Forrester and Liberton attending the session as part of a Careers Academy programme.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:08:33 GMTBright Purple takes part in guru lectureOn Friday the 16th of March two of our very own resourcers, Kevin Watters and Alex Pullen, were invited to present to high school students, giving advice on interviewing and networking techniques. The event was held at the new Tynecastle High School with pupils from Forrester and Liberton attending the session as part of a Careers Academy programme. <p> <img style="border-bottom-color: #c0c0c0; border-top-color: #c0c0c0; border-right-color: #c0c0c0; border-left-color: #c0c0c0;margin-top:15px;" border="0" alt="Bright Purple Wins Award" align="right" src="/Portals/0/comm.jpg" /> Our aim was to explain and advise on the many different interview types and advise the pupils on how to prepare, perform and ultimately stand out from the crowd when it comes to applying for jobs. This included a detailed analysis of what we, as recruiters, look for when a conducting interviews. It was a mixture of their knowledge and life experiences which portrayed the relevant information in a way in which the pupils could understand and relate to.</p> <p>We also touched on the subject of networking and explained how social media can be used to the students&#8217; advantage. This included all forms of social media and outlined why it is important to connect with the right people who would be able to help them now and in the future. Dawn Dickson, Employment Law Partner at Lindsays Solicitors, then went on to describe her experience of networking including social events and business lunches and provided a great insight into how to conduct yourself and make the most out of the situation.</p> <p>Kevin and Alex used a mixture of hand-outs, role play and PowerPoint slides to convey the information they had put together during the week. The pupils&#8217; feedback was very positive, saying they particularly enjoyed the interactive aspect of the presentation.</p> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:16:16SuperUser AccountTue, 27 Mar 2012 13:08:33Mon, 27 Mar 2017 13:08:33http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+takes+part+in+guru+lecture 88http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0//comm.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Purple+Power+deployed+to+raise+funds+for+Byte+Night+2011 76A team of five will brave the elements to represent Bright Purple Resourcing at this year’s fund-raising Byte Night 2011 event in Edinburgh with all proceeds benefitting the charity Action for Children.Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:33:42 GMTPurple Power deployed to raise funds for Byte Night 2011A team of five will brave the elements to represent Bright Purple Resourcing at this year’s fund-raising Byte Night 2011 event in Edinburgh with all proceeds benefitting the charity Action for Children. <p> <img style="border-bottom-color: #c0c0c0; border-top-color: #c0c0c0; border-right-color: #c0c0c0; border-left-color: #c0c0c0" border="0" alt="Action for Children Supporter - Bright Purple" align="right" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Action-For-Children---Bright-Purple.png" width="110" height="158" /> <img border="0" alt="Byte Night 2011 - Bright Purple" vspace="15" align="right" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Byte-Night-2011---Bright-Purple.png" width="200" height="118" />With over 700 people from the IT and business community taking part, Byte Night is once again being staged to raise money to tackle root causes of youth homelessness. Participants will spend a night sleeping rough in Edinburgh&#8217;s Holyrood Park on 7th October to help thousands of children and young people across the UK to build better lives through access to secure accommodation, education and training opportunities and enhanced family support.</p> <p>Each year, at least 75,000 children and young people experience homelessness: one in three attempt suicide with one in seven young runaways subjected to physical or sexual assault.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.bytenight.org.uk/bytenight-scotland.cfm">Byte Night</a>&#160;is in its fourteenth year and is the biggest single event benefiting <a href="http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/">Action for Children</a>. Last year the event raised a record &#163;567,000 despite the challenging economic climate and in total has now raised over &#163;3 million for Action for Children&#8217;s vital work.</p> <p>Amanda Jeffery, Bright Purple&#8217;s Marketing and Social Media Manager, who will be participating in this year&#8217;s Byte Night event, said: &#8220;In 2009 we managed to raise over &#163;3800 for this great cause. We are urging people to dig deep this year and help us to repeat and even improve on that figure by giving their support.&#8221;</p> <br /> <p>For further details on how to donate, please visit: Bright Purple&#8217;s Just Giving page for this year&#8217;s Byte Night: <a href="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/PurplePower">http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/PurplePower</a></p> <br /> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:45:22Andrew SteelFri, 09 Sep 2011 13:33:42Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:33:42http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Purple+Power+deployed+to+raise+funds+for+Byte+Night+2011 76http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Byte-Night-2011---Bright-Purple.pnghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Purple+Power+Rangers+at+Swamp+Soccer+2011 72Swamp Soccer is football played on wet, marshy pitches and it is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Originating in Finland over a decade ago, the UK event has become the location for the World Cup. The growing popularity of Swamp Soccer reflects the desire by consumers to try something completely different and exhilarating.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:38:08 GMTPurple Power Rangers at Swamp Soccer 2011Swamp Soccer is football played on wet, marshy pitches and it is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Originating in Finland over a decade ago, the UK event has become the location for the World Cup. The growing popularity of Swamp Soccer reflects the desire by consumers to try something completely different and exhilarating. <p>This years&#8217; Swamp Soccer World Cup took place over two days in Edinburgh with players from all over the world trying to score goals weighed down by thigh-high mud! 50 teams gathered from countries that included Sweden, Russia, Poland, Norway, Australia and Norway, joining local teams from Scotland and England for the main event at Hunter&#8217;s Hall Park, Edinburgh.</p> <p align="center"> <img border="0" alt="The Bright Purple Swamp Soccer 2011 World Cup Team" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/The-Team.jpg" width="500" height="374" /> </p> <p>The weather was mixed, but actually what does the weather matter when you are playing football in mud up past your ankles &#8211; the wetter the better seemed to be the order of the day.</p> <img border="0" hspace="10" alt="" vspace="10" align="right" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Getting-Stuck-In.jpg" width="300" height="211" /> <p>Bright Purple&#8217;s MD Nick Price says, &#8216;If ever you wanted to bond as a team, then this has got to be the sport. I think of all the great times we have had as a company and the fun nights out as a group, but I can honestly say I have never seen us laugh so much together.&#8217;</p> <p>He continued, &#8216;Have you ever tried to kick a ball when you can&#8217;t actually get your feet out of the mud? We taped our boots to our feet as instructed and we wore our brand new Purple Power Rangers T-Shirts with pride, but two minutes in to the first game and we could have been wearing anything because you would have never known &#8211; we were covered in mud.&#8217;</p> <p>&#8216;There were rules, but it seemed that most teams decided the best ploy was to just get stuck in and our two ladies Marielle and Jemma certainly did that in the big games. They were like terriers and no one was safe from their biting tackles or Jemma just pushing them over.&#8217;</p> <p>&#8216;OK we didn&#8217;t win the Swamp World Cup Finals, but we enjoyed the experience and we all decided that next time we&#8217;ll be better prepared and we are already raring to go in 2012.&#8217;</p> <p align="center"> <img border="0" alt="The Ill-Advised Swamp Soccer &quot;Klinsmann&quot; Celebration" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Celebration.JPG" width="500" height="348" /> </p> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:01:14Andrew SteelMon, 27 Jun 2011 11:38:08Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:38:08http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Purple+Power+Rangers+at+Swamp+Soccer+2011 72http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Celebration-thumb.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+leads+call+for+business+to+support+2011++Edinburgh+MoonWalk 64Recruitment specialists Bright Purple Resourcing are calling on Scottish-based companies to support this year’s MoonWalk in Edinburgh which aims to raise millions for cancer charities in Scotland.Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:59:08 GMTBright Purple leads call for business to support 2011 Edinburgh MoonWalkRecruitment specialists Bright Purple Resourcing are calling on Scottish-based companies to support this year’s MoonWalk in Edinburgh which aims to raise millions for cancer charities in Scotland. <div> <input style="padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px" id="image1" value="image1" src="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/Portals/0/MoonWalk-2-Apr-11.jpg" name="Moon Walk" align="left" type="image" />Recruitment specialists Bright Purple Resourcing are calling on Scottish-based companies to support this year&#8217;s MoonWalk in Edinburgh which aims to raise millions for cancer charities in Scotland. </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div>For the second consecutive year the Edinburgh-based company&#8217;s team, the Bright Purple Paps, will participate in the event which is held in the Scottish capital on June 11 when thousands of women and men will walk the streets at midnight. While entries for the Full Moon walk of 26.2 miles have closed, individuals and groups are being encouraged to sign up for the remaining spaces on the Half Moon trek of just over 13 miles. </div> <div>&#160;</div> Bright Purple&#8217;s team of five walkers &#8211; who will again aim to complete the Full Moon walk - will include the company&#8217;s Operations Manager, Judit Czobor. She said: &#8220;We are delighted to be involved again. It&#8217;s a great event, which has raised over &#163;12m to date for cancer charities throughout Scotland.<br /><br /> &#8220;We would urge more companies to take part because it&#8217;s all for an excellent cause. We have also found it a great way of building team spirit, something you certainly need to complete a 26 mile walk in the middle of the night.&#8221;<br /><br /> Some of the charities benefitting from Edinburgh MoonWalk grants include Maggie&#8217;s Care Centre Glasgow, Breast Cancer Institute Edinburgh, and the Breast Cancer Campaign Dundee. <br /><br /> Nina Barough, the Founder and Chief Executive of the Walk the Walk the charity behind The MoonWalk said: &#8220;We appreciate the effort from companies like Bright Purple and the thousands of individuals who take part in The MoonWalk Edinburgh each year. It&#8217;s a great challenge which enables women and men to get themselves fitter and, in the process, help the lives of so many going through cancer treatment.<br /><br /> &#8220;I would encourage Scottish companies to support the event and put together a team for the Half Moon which is still open to entries. This is a great way to introduce themselves to The MoonWalk and help us to continue to raise millions to improve the lives of cancer patients in Scotland.&#8221;Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:02:00SuperUser AccountThu, 21 Apr 2011 08:59:08Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:59:08http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+leads+call+for+business+to+support+2011++Edinburgh+MoonWalk 64http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Edinburgh-MoonWalk-2011.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Paps+to+do+2011+Edinburgh+Moonwalk 62Bright Purple will once again be doing their bit to raise money for Breast Cancer causes in Scotland by participating in Walk the Walk 2011...Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:29:23 GMTBright Purple Paps to do 2011 Edinburgh MoonwalkBright Purple will once again be doing their bit to raise money for Breast Cancer causes in Scotland by participating in Walk the Walk 2011... <p>All the pain is now forgotten (well&#160;it's not&#160;talked about much for fear of bringing back the nightmares) but all of the fun and satisfaction of a great night in 2010 is remembered.</p> <p>So now the Bright Purple Paps are reunited and have decided to brave The Walk this year again.&#160;The original crew &#8211; Jan, Nick and Judit (minus Dee) has been joined by Marielle, Monica, Isabel, Amy and Sandra &#8211; still searching for some guys to join Nick! So with the extra enthusiasm that the new faces will bring, the&#160;team expect to finish in a much quicker time than last year &#8211; watch this space.</p> <p> <img style="text-align: justify" border="0" hspace="4" alt="Bright Purple Moonwalk 2010 Team" vspace="4" align="right" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Walk-the-Walk-Bright-Purple-Team-2010.png" width="230" height="234" />The new team has already started the training routines and the oldies, meaning last year&#8217;s team &#8211; just to specify before Nick takes offence, have some catching-up to do.&#160;&#160;There have&#160;already&#160;been some team discussions with&#160;the merciless coach Archie, the Jack Russell and&#160;the team&#160;are relying on him to outline the best training routes to get&#160;them through the night.</p> <p>Bright Purple are&#160;proud of the team for walking together&#160;to help raise money for this wonderful cause and as always it has touched many of the team personally and so we are hoping to raise lots of cash along the way.</p> <p>Support your Paps &#8211; follow our story as we ready ourselves for the big night and don't forget to donate to this worth cause by following the link below:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/bright_purple_paps">Donate to Walk The Walk</a> </p> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:49:11Andrew SteelWed, 02 Mar 2011 15:29:23Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:29:23http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Paps+to+do+2011+Edinburgh+Moonwalk 62http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+supports+The+Christmas+Tree+Festival 58Bright Purple 'deck the halls' for a good cause by taking part in The Christmas Tree Festival...Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:25:32 GMTBright Purple supports The Christmas Tree FestivalBright Purple 'deck the halls' for a good cause by taking part in The Christmas Tree Festival... <p> <a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"> <strong>Bright Purple</strong> </a>are dedicated to helping the homeless cause and recently took part in The Christmas Tree Festival ran by St Andrew's and St George&#8217;s West Church.&#160; The churches are displaying Christmas Trees which have been purchased and decorated by different businesses to raise money for various homelessness charities <a href="http://www.rocktrust.org" target="_blank"><strong>The Rock Trust</strong></a>,&#160;<a href="http://www.bethanychristiantrust.com" target="_blank"><strong>The Bethany Care Shelter</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.freshstartweb.org.uk" target="_blank"><strong>Fresh Start</strong></a>.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <div align="center"> <img border="0" hspace="4" alt="Megan McCreesh decorating the Bright Purple Christmas Tree" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Megan-McCreesh.png" width="157" height="200" /> <img style="width: 173px; height: 200px" border="0" hspace="4" alt="Judit Czobor adds the finishing touches to the Bright Purple tree" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Judit-Czobor.png" width="173" height="200" /> </div> <p>The aim of St Andrew's and St George&#8217;s West Church is threefold:</p> <li>to raise money for the homeless at Christmas; <br /><br /></li> <li>to affirm and promote our local communities; <br /><p>...and last but not least &#8211; because for the church, the time approaching Christmas is one of hope and of waiting confidently for new beginnings. They want to open their beautiful sanctuaries and welcome as many people as possible for a stunning and joyful celebration of this great festival.</p><p>The festival is on until <strong>December 24th</strong> please pop in to make a donation and view our tree and the others decorated for this worthwhile cause.</p><br /><p>A special thank you to Judit and Megan from Bright Purple who made a great job of decorating our tree!</p></li> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:54:22Andrew SteelWed, 15 Dec 2010 11:25:32Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:25:32http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+supports+The+Christmas+Tree+Festival 58http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Christmas-Tree-Festival.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Consultant+in+Edinburgh+Rocks+Music+Awards 57Greg Martin, a Financial Services Consultant at Bright Purple, has been nominated in the Edinburgh Rocks Music Awards.Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:16:42 GMTBright Purple Consultant in Edinburgh Rocks Music AwardsGreg Martin, a Financial Services Consultant at Bright Purple, has been nominated in the Edinburgh Rocks Music Awards. <p> <img border="0" hspace="8" alt="Greg Martin - Bright Purple" vspace="3" align="right" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Greg-DJing.png" width="120" height="170" />Greg started as a warm-up DJ (that guy who plays music while the club fills up) at Faith in Edinburgh back in 2005. Since then he has worked his way up to being one of Edinburgh&#8217;s top DJ&#8217;s and has played at some of Scotland&#8217;s biggest and best club nights including playing the Luvely stage at Fantasylands in 2007 and 2008, Colours at The Arches in Glasgow and playing in The VIP Lounge at The Royal Highland Centre for DJ Tiesto&#8217;s world tour event in Edinburgh.</p> <p>He currently holds monthly residencies at &#8216;Luvely&#8217; at The Liquid Room and &#8216;It&#8217;s All Good&#8217; at Cabaret Voltaire, both in Edinburgh.</p> <p>To vote for 'Gregsta' as Edinburgh&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CZY2NZZ&amp;h=8a315"><strong>Best Resident DJ</strong></a>&#8221;, please follow the link below and cast your vote.&#160; <strong>Greg&#8217;s category is on page 2</strong>.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CZY2NZZ&amp;h=8a315"> <strong>Edinburgh's Best Resident DJ - Vote for Greg</strong> </a> </p> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:26:52Andrew SteelWed, 10 Nov 2010 10:16:42Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:16:42http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Consultant+in+Edinburgh+Rocks+Music+Awards 57http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Paps+do+the+Edinburgh+Moonwalk 52Well done to the Bright Purple Paps who completed this year’s Edinburgh Moonwalk, a gruelling 26.2 miles in around 8 hours!Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:40:13 GMTBright Purple Paps do the Edinburgh MoonwalkWell done to the Bright Purple Paps who completed this year’s Edinburgh Moonwalk, a gruelling 26.2 miles in around 8 hours! <p> <strong>Nick Price, Bright Purple&#8217;s managing director relates his thoughts on the walk:</strong> <br /> <br /> <img style="border-bottom-color: #ffffff; border-top-color: #ffffff; border-right-color: #ffffff; border-left-color: #ffffff" border="4" alt="The Finish Line - Bright Purple Moonwalk 2010" align="right" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Bright-Purple-Paps.png" width="200" height="149" />&#8220;Our evening started at 9:30pm, gathering in the Moonwalk Village and warming up, which was a good idea, because following a beautiful sunny Edinburgh day, the wind got up in the evening and sent a chill through the air.&#160; We set off after Midnight, all in good spirits and headed off in to town to be waved along by Saturday night revellers - great atmosphere. The blackness of Arthur's Seat allowed us a view of the stars glittering above; a good sign for the morning that was to come and sure enough by the half way point, the sun was rising over the Firth of Forth.&#160; With about 9 miles to go, the pain was starting to kick in for most of the team, although we were not alone, passing many casualties along the way.&#160; Of course we would have been considerably faster if our ladies didn&#8217;t need the loo so often, because if the queue for the ladies is always bad wherever you go, add 9,000 women to that figure and try and fit them in a small amount of portaloos &#8211; it&#8217;s a disaster waiting to happen! </p> <p>By the time we reached Portobello we were hanging in there, the banter had long stopped and everyone quietly focused on finishing the job and getting to the end. We walked in to Inverleith Park in brilliant sunshine, cheered on by the crowds of people welcoming their friends and family home, that's was a very nice feeling and pretty emotional for us all, as we remembered why we were doing this and our own loved ones who suffered or were suffering this terrible disease.</p> <p>However it must give sufferers of breast cancer around the UK, great satisfaction to know that over 10,000 people in Edinburgh cared enough about their situation to walk 26.2 miles through Edinburgh and beyond, to help raise money for their great cause. We are already talking about next year and you&#8217;ll see the Pap&#8217;s once again treading the streets of Edinburgh that&#8217;s for sure."</p> <div> <strong>Judit Czobor, Bright Purple&#8217;s PES Administrator talks about her experience of the walk:</strong> <div>&#160;</div> <img style="border-bottom-color: #ffffff; border-top-color: #ffffff; border-right-color: #ffffff; border-left-color: #ffffff" border="4" alt="Mile 26 - Edinburgh Moonwalk 2010" align="left" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Mile-26.png" width="200" height="310" />&#8220;Mission accomplished!&#160; We all managed the whole 26.2 miles on Saturday night, though I personally had some doubts about myself on Saturday afternoon, having had 10 days off in roasting Hungary, spent mainly having fun with friends. It was probably not on the training plan we had received from the organisers?&#160; I did manage to do some walking whilst there, but it&#8217;s a bit different when it&#8217;s 30-35C in non-existent shade.&#160; Having done long distance walks in Spain I was mainly afraid of the weather and also of falling asleep.&#160; Luck was on our side regarding the weather and we made sure we kept each other awake, especially during the first half of the walk.&#160; Reaching 13 miles we had a lively conversation about the wonders of a nice hot bath and as everyone fell silent, I assumed it was not only me who was now dreaming about it.&#160; </div> <p>The worst parts of the walk were the toilet stops, because I had trouble getting my feet started again after being rested.&#160; Nick, although married, seemed to have absolutely no understanding of the hardship of being a woman and having to queue for ages for a portaloo! </p> <p>However once we started walking again, he was determined that we would overtake everyone who had passed us.&#160; I must admit at that moment he was not my most favourite person in Portobello as we strode along the beach prom and headed for home, though in hindsight I am rather thankful for Nick pushing us on; otherwise I could have simply given up or popped home, as we passed my flat on the route to the finish line.</p> <div>Arriving back to the Moonwalk Village people were cheering, it was emotional, but I managed it with dry eyes this time.&#160; It would be wonderful if our, in comparison ridiculously tiny sufferings of sore feet, could distract the pain and give a bit relief for the sufferers of breast cancer.&#8221;<br /></div> <div>Thank you to all followers of the Bright Purple Pap's, your financial donations were gratefully received and we'll keep our page open to allow people a chance to continue donating - we are considering a wee 'after-party' to raise even more money and to celebrate the success of the walk - we'll be in touch<br /><a href="http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/brightpurplepaps">http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/brightpurplepaps</a></div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="The Bright Purple Paps" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/The-Team.png" width="385" height="206" /> </div> </div> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:54:36Andrew SteelSat, 19 Jun 2010 10:40:13Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:40:13http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Paps+do+the+Edinburgh+Moonwalk 52http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Compete+in+the+ScotlandIS+Football+Tournament 48On Friday 21st May, ScotlandIS held their 5-a-side football tournament at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh and Bright Purple’s team headed along to compete.Fri, 21 May 2010 11:16:52 GMTBright Purple Compete in the ScotlandIS Football TournamentOn Friday 21st May, ScotlandIS held their 5-a-side football tournament at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh and Bright Purple’s team headed along to compete. <p>&#160;</p> <div>Teams from Peach Digital, Amor Group, Lumison, ScottishPower, Bright Purple, ScotlandIS, RBS, Conscia, Radiator and 9-20 Recruitment, took part in group stages.&#160; Unfortunately after all their hard efforts Bright Purple were put out before the semi finals. </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div>The semi finals featured 9-20 Recruitment, along with last year's winners, ScottishPower, with the teams from ScotlandIS and RBS proving to be serious challengers.&#160; &#160;</div> <div>&#160;</div> After a hard-fought final, ScotlandIS secured a 3-1 victory over tournament favourites ScottishPower to win the 2010 ScotlandIS 5-a-side football trophy.<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center"><img alt="Bright Purple 5 aside team" src="/Portals/0/Images/BrightPurpleFootballTeam.jpg" width="400" height="225" />&#160;</div>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:34:04SuperUser AccountFri, 21 May 2010 11:16:52Wed, 03 Jun 2015 11:16:52http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Compete+in+the+ScotlandIS+Football+Tournament 48http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Documents/ScotlandISlogoThumb.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Join+Bike2Work+Scheme 42Bright Purple is now involved in the Bike to Work scheme which allows employees to save up to 50% on bicycles and equipment. This is made possible by the Government's Green Transport Plan which not only aims to reduce environmental pollution and promote healthier lifestyles but also make cycling to work a cost-effective option for employees.Wed, 05 May 2010 12:42:05 GMTBright Purple Join Bike2Work SchemeBright Purple is now involved in the Bike to Work scheme which allows employees to save up to 50% on bicycles and equipment. This is made possible by the Government's Green Transport Plan which not only aims to reduce environmental pollution and promote healthier lifestyles but also make cycling to work a cost-effective option for employees. <p>Steven Tierney, the first Bright Purple employee to take advantage of the scheme comments &#8216;The bike to work scheme is a great idea that allows people the opportunity to buy a decent bike to use to travel to and from work. This is also an opportunity for free exercise and of course with it being tax free it's a lot cheaper than buying a bike in a shop. So it&#8217;s a win win situation&#8217;.</p> <div style="text-align: left"> <img style="border-bottom-color: #ffffff; border-top-color: #ffffff; border-right-color: #ffffff; border-left-color: #ffffff" border="3" alt="Bike2Work Scheme" align="right" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Bike-to-work.png" width="200" height="303" />Chris Murphy has also signed up to the scheme and is currently waiting on his bike to be delivered, many more staff are looking forward to cycling to work this summer, weather permitting!</div> <div style="text-align: left">&#160;<br /></div> <div style="text-align: left">Nick Price, Managing Director &#8221;We seem to have an Edinburgh office full of keen health enthusiast&#8217;s and as a business, Bright Purple are keen to support those staff that want to look after themselves and the environment. The company is involved in various recycling projects within the office, Bright Purple are also keen participants and proud supporters of the <span style="font-weight: bold">Edinburgh BID scheme</span> (http://www.essentialedinburgh.co.uk/), where we are investing extra taxes along with other local businesses and Essential Edinburgh, to provide a better Edinburgh for business, tourists and our local population.&#8221;</div> <div style="text-align: left"> <br /> <strong>Employee benefits</strong> <br /> &#8226;&#160;Save up to 50% on the cost of a new bike and equipment<br /> &#8226;&#160;Cost is spread over 12 monthly interest free payments<br /> &#8226;&#160;Save money on travelling costs<br /> &#8226;&#160;After sales service from chosen bike shops<br /> &#8226;&#160;Reduce your carbon footprint<br /> &#8226;&#160;Lose weight and tone up <br /> &#8226;&#160;Improve your general health and well-being<br /> &#8226;&#160;Improve mental health and help reduce stress levels<br /> &#8226;&#160;Look good, feel great, save money and help save the planet</div> <div style="text-align: left"> <p> <strong>Employer benefits</strong> <br /> &#8226;&#160;Savings on employers NI contributions (up to 12%)<br /> &#8226;&#160;Attractive benefit for employees<br /> &#8226;&#160;Reduce your business carbon footprint<br /> &#8226;&#160;Staff are fitter, healthier and more productive<br /> &#8226;&#160;Healthy staff are less likely to be absent through stress or illness<br /> &#8226;&#160;We administer the scheme for you at no cost to your company<br /> &#8226;&#160;Cycling to work reduces congestion and demand for parking<br /> &#8226;&#160;Your company will be registered with Green Achiever and will be listed in the Green Achiever Business Directory</p> </div> Wed, 05 May 2010 13:00:46Andrew SteelWed, 05 May 2010 12:42:05Tue, 05 May 2015 12:42:05http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Join+Bike2Work+Scheme 42http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/bike2work-thumb.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Never+Mind+Byte+Night++What+About+Biting+Cold+Night 28Bright Purple MD, Nick Price gives his first-hand account of one night from hell in aid of charityTue, 03 Nov 2009 10:20:51 GMTNever Mind Byte Night - What About "Biting Cold" Night!Bright Purple MD, Nick Price gives his first-hand account of one night from hell in aid of charity <div>&#160;</div> <div>Well what a night it was! Anyone who thinks that people living on the street might be "<em>at it</em>" in certain cases (I was one who might of pre-judged from time to time), should try a Byte Night out!<br /> &#160;<br /> Total respect from my team to anyone forced to live on the streets of the UK, young or old, because this one night turned into one of the hardest experiences of my life to date - in fact harder than the 4 days I spent at altitude walking 4 Alpine glaciers - hand on heart!<br /><br /><strong>And So It Begins!<br /></strong><br /> After a bowl of warm chilli, we&#160;ventured out of the <strong>Scottish Parliament</strong> around 10pm to take up our places in <strong>Holyrood Park in Edinburgh</strong>, only to be met by rain and wind as soon as we stepped out of the door - great start. After some banter and an auction inside a small marquee, during which&#160;we met the <strong>beautiful STV weather girl Jean Johansson</strong>, it was out in to the field of battle. Off we trudged miserably with our ground sheets and sleeping bags in hand and of course the most essential item, our orange survival bags. Over 100 hardy souls decided to take up the challenge in Edinburgh, how many in the South I wonder, hundreds?<br /><br /></div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple Byte Night - Nick Price and STV Weathergirl Jean Johansson" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Nick and STV weather girl Jean Johansson.jpg" width="405" height="246" /> <div>Nick with STV weathergirl Jean Johansson</div> </div> <div> <br /> Spirits were high amongst the&#160;<strong style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"><strong style="color: #800080">Bright Purple</strong></a> Noses</strong> (our team name!), but maybe that was because the spirits that were drunk to battle the cold were taking affect? Everyone was suitably relaxed and&#160;the patter was good&#160;and then the wind started to drive in and it was only midnight. Dee decided to sing, it started with<strong> 'Stary Stary Night'</strong> and actually it was the same song for an hour -&#160; she can be really annoying (but a real star at the same time)! The rain started to fall even heavier and we tried to jockey for positions on the groundsheet - old boy Nick, wisest of the crew, found his strategy had worked and found the middle of the sheet, flanked by Ryan and Claire - natural wind and rain breakers! Mike was snuggled up, cozy in his bag and with his Rick Astley haircut still intact! Dee, well she was still wandering around in her own little world, still singing and annoying everyone who was trying to get what little sleep they could.<br /><br /><strong>3am</strong><br /><br /> We were hit by absolutely driving, torrential rain and the wind was whistling through our flimsy survival bags. Dee told us she needed the bathroom 'again' and Ryan still suffering from jet lag, having just returned from a wedding in Chicago, was trying to keep his eyes shut. However Dee, who decided against sleeping in her sleeping bag, wanted to cuddle in with him - Dee I don't think you realised Ryan's bag was made for just one?<br /><br /> Puddles were now forming fast all around us as the rain continued to fall and one thing you notice when&#160;sleeping rough is how noisy it is! Bags rustling, people talking, singing and laughing, snoring, cars passing at a distance, everything just seemed even more noisy. Why is that?<br /> &#160;<br /><strong>5am</strong><br /><br /> The rain was now pounding our position and if we had been in the trenches fighting, we'd have evacuated our post by then, and as expected, that's when there were rumblings of discontent in the Noses camp! Dee still needed the bathroom and now really needed to go! After whining for a few more minutes, Dee raised herself off the groundsheet &#8211; rain sodden and headed off. I turned to put my umbrella up, to see Claire now laying off the groundsheet and on the flooded grass- with her head and hat (Steve Tierney's) in a large puddle of water. I thought, <strong>wow she might actually drown</strong>, but then I thought "tough, I&#8217;m too cozy in my own bag &#8211; well as cozy as I could be."</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple Byte Night - Nick's Not Moving!" src="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Nicks not moving.jpg" width="405" height="246" /> <div>Nick's not moving!</div> </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div>You'll be happy to hear <strong>she didn't drown</strong>, she did in fact give us all a fit of giggles and as we all realised that the groundsheet was now flooded, we couldn't stop giggling - tiredness maybe? We were all getting wetter the more the rain fell and nothing was going to stop it. Everything was now funny and it didn't even matter when we eventually found Dee's mobile phone laying some way away from us and soaking - that seemed funny as well.<br /> &#160;<br /><strong>Now it became a battle of the strongest, or daftest, to see who'd stay the course and be the&#160;last man or woman standing!</strong><br /> &#160;<br /><strong>5:30 am</strong><br /><br /> Now 5:30am.......first off the sheet was Dee, bathroom bound and then Ryan followed, looking shattered. Claire after nearly drowning decided enough was enough. "I'm cold" she exclaimed....as she tried to release herself from her survival bag and 3 times falling backwards in to the puddles. Eventually she managed to drag herself and her gear off towards the marquee in the distance to try and warm up.</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple Byte Night - Sanctuary!" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Sanctuary.jpg" width="405" height="246" /> <div>Sanctuary from the rain at 5am in Edinburgh</div> </div> <div> <br /> So it was down to Mike and me, but Mike soon gave up and after a lame excuse about needing the bathroom, it was the old man of the team left laying in his bag and starting to feel soaked? That was because as soon as everyone got up the puddles on the ground sheet started to relocate and I found that now my shoulders were in the water - my jacket was fast becoming a sponge! While still trying to tough it out, I got a visit from Claire, who asked me, <strong>"why aren't we going home?&#8221;</strong><br /><br /> I lifted my head, rain still falling and looked around the field, people were now getting up and moving about, so it was my turn to vacate the premises. I got out of my bag and stepped in to my Merrills, only to find I was now standing in a giant puddle - feet now wet through................. And it was&#160;still raining.<br /><br /> We packed up, the team had a coffee and a bun and we said our goodbyes. Made our way to the car park some distance off and all slumped in to the car - putting the heating to full blast and cranking up the sounds of Madness, Baggy Trousers... it's was nearly 7am.</div> <div> <br /> &#160;</div> <div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple Byte Night - Ryan and Mike The Morning After" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Ryan and Mike The Morning After.jpg" width="405" height="246" /> <div>Ryan and Mike after a "good nights sleep"</div> </div> </div> <div> <br /> Did we have fun........<strong>maybe fun is too strong a word to use</strong>, but we got to share an experience together that the 5 of us will be able to talk about in years to come. We did it and we got wet, very wet and yet, we still stuck it out.<br /> &#160;<br /> When I got home, I showered, had a hot breakfast, brushed my teeth and jumped under my duvet - I was exhausted. I thought to myself, how does someone who really is homeless, with absolutely no where to turn, no friends to help, more tired than I could ever imagine, at threat of danger all the time, just do the basic's to get through their day?<br /> &#160;</div> <div>They don't have an address, so they can't get a job, how do they earn enough to get back on the ladder?&#160;This event&#160;made me think how lucky my family and I actually are, because my kids are not going to be on a street tonight, hidden under a piece of cardboard, trying to fend off the weather. They are not going to face the day without hot food or a warm bed to sleep in? They are not without friends to call on when they need help.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img border="0" alt="Bright Purple Byte Night - The Bright Purple Noses!" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Claire looking fresh.JPG" width="405" height="246" /><div>The Bright Purple Noses</div></div><br /> I would like to say thank you to everyone who has helped my&#160;<span style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"><strong style="color: #800080">Bright Purple</strong></a><strong> Noses</strong></span> (clients, suppliers, friends, family and colleagues) to reach the financial target we set ourselves and we couldn't have done it without your wonderful support.<br /> &#160;<br /> Finally I would like to offer a very big thanks to 4 very special people, who I am proud to know as my colleagues and my friends, Claire Webster, Dee Tears, Ryan Lynch and Mike Leeman, without them there would have been no <strong style="color: #800080">Bright Purple Noses</strong>. They worked hard to raise money for the needy, they battled the elements on the night, they laughed, they got wet and they definitely got very cold, but they did it - congratulations to each of you, you are all great characters and your efforts have helped others less fortunate than us.<br /><br /> Set a target of &#163;2500 by the&#160;<a href="http://www.bytenight.org.uk/bytenight-scotland.cfm"><strong>Byte Night</strong></a> organisers and <a href="http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/"><strong>Action for Children Scotland</strong></a>, the Noses raised a grand total of &#163;3807! </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div>&#160;</div> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:44Andrew SteelTue, 03 Nov 2009 10:20:51Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:20:51http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Never+Mind+Byte+Night++What+About+Biting+Cold+Night 28http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/ByteNight.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Go+Forth+and+Abseil++Cystic+Fibrosis+Trust+Abseil 29Bright Purple MD Nick Price talks about his efforts for The 65 Roses charity and abseiling off of the Forth Rail Bridge to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:06:19 GMTGo Forth and Abseil! - Cystic Fibrosis Trust AbseilBright Purple MD Nick Price talks about his efforts for The 65 Roses charity and abseiling off of the Forth Rail Bridge to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. <div>&#160;</div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple - Nick After His Cystic Fibrosis Trust Abseil Off The Fourth Rail Bridge" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Still alive to tell the tale bp.jpg" width="405" longdesc="Bright Purple - Nick After His Cystic Fibrosis Trust Abseil Off The Fourth Rail Bridge" height="246" /> </div> <div> <br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt">A few years ago my good friend Mike Martin, invited myself and my wife to a ball he was attending in Edinburgh, the aim of which was&#160;to raise money for something called Cystic Fibrosis? I had of course heard about it, but really knew nothing about the disease and why should I, it had never&#160;impacted my family and, as they say, "out of sight, is out of mind!" <br /><br /> That charity was called The 65 Roses and now I&#8217;m now hooked on helping this magnificent cause and those that suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, so once again I set off to raise some money. Yes I know it&#8217;s at a time when the world is in economic crisis and everyone is watching the pennies, but if I didn&#8217;t ask &#8211; I wouldn&#8217;t get.<br /> &#160;<br /><a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"><strong style="color: #800080">Bright Purple</strong></a> clients and friends of our company are the best, so supportive of our exploits to help others less fortunate than ours. So why do we at&#160;<strong style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"><strong style="color: #800080">Bright Purple</strong></a></strong> support Cystic Fibrosis? Well to start with THERE IS NO CURE&#160;for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) - Shocked? Because I was!</span> </div> <div> <table style="text-align: left; line-height: normal; width: 405px; letter-spacing: normal; height: 257px" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="831"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 282px; height: 257px; font-size: 10pt">CF is the UK&#8217;s most common life-threatening inherited disease and basically causes the body to produce thick secretions that particularly affect the lungs and digestive tract. Without constant daily treatment, which in itself can be an awful experience for the sufferer, your lungs can drown with the fluid build-up. 8000 people suffer from CF in the UK, it might not sound a lot, but its 8000 too many in our opinion. <br /><br /></td> <td> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple - Nick Awaiting His Turn To Abseil The Forth Rail Bridge" src="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Waiting for my turn bp.jpg" width="123" height="200" /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div>Over 2 million people in the UK carry the faulty gene that causes CF &#8211; that&#8217;s around 1 in 25 of our population! Each week, 5 babies are born with CF and each week, 3 young lives are lost to CF. Around only half of the Cystic Fibrosis population can expect to live to over 35 years, although improvements in treatments mean a baby born today could expect to live even longer.</div> <div> <br /> Therefore, on September 13th 2009, I abseiled 165 feet off one of Scotland's most famous structures - the Forth Rail Bridge. Did you know it is Scotland&#8217;s biggest listed building - I didn&#8217;t? They began building it in 1883 and finished it in 1890, an architectural masterpiece that maybe those of us living in and around Edinburgh and Fife&#160;take for granted these days.<br /> &#160;<br /> So did I look forward to stepping over the edge in to the abyss &#8211; aye right! "Not at all", is the serious answer and&#160;if I am being honest, the thought of just a wee rope and a helmet being my only safety mechanism (not even a safety net to catch me) didn&#8217;t fill me with glee. But hey it was all for a fantastic cause which you have read all about above, so nothing was going to stop me! I had support from friends and family, but just as importantly from people like June Ross, a regional fund raising manager for Cystic Fibrosis who works tirelessly for the charity - these people&#160;are the real hero's, who have to fight every day to raise another pound.</div> <p>Many of my team here at&#160;<a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"><strong style="color: #800080">Bright Purple Resourcing</strong></a> are involved in various charity events to raise money for some excellent causes.&#160;Some have grown beard's for breast cancer, others have run 10k's and in October 09 our team will take part in <a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/InTheCommunity/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Never Mind Byte Night What About Biting Cold Night 28"><strong>Byte Night 09</strong></a>. 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It was obvious that most people didn&#8217;t really understand the complicated issues behind why people fall into homelessness in the first place &#8211; drugs, alcohol, physical and mental abuse, just pure bad luck, the list is endless.<br /><br /></div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/2009-09-27-BPR-Charity-Footie-023.png" width="350" height="249" /> </div> <div align="center"> <strong>Bright Purple</strong> </div> <div> <br /> The Homeless World Cup is a Scottish based organisation working on a global stage to tackle the issues of homelessness and doing it through the global language of football. Led by its president Mel Young, The Homeless World Cup is inspirational and it aims to take people off the streets from 46 countries around the world (and growing), bringing them together to play football for their country &#8211; some don&#8217;t own a football or even football boots. Yet the pride these people feel often helps them to see that there is light at the end of the tunnel, in many cases turning their lives to the better forever.<br /><br /></div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Andy Hook (right) director of football, Homeless World Cup with Nick Price, MD Bright Purple" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Nick-and-Andy-Hook.png" width="350" height="239" /> </div> <div align="center"> <strong>Andy Hook (right) director of football, Homeless World Cup with Nick Price, MD Bright Purple</strong> </div> <div> <br /> Nick decided to try and get Bright Purple to do their bit!</div> <div> <br /> Bright Purple&#8217;s first tournament was formed to help add funds to another event where the company was involved in and again aimed at homelessness, Byte Night and so 11 corporate teams donated to play, raising over &#163;1000 towards their end goal of over reaching &#163;3000 for the Byte Night event (October 2nd 2009).</div> <div>&#160; <div align="center"><img border="0" alt="JP Morgan" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/JP-Morgan1.png" width="200" height="146" /></div><div align="center"><strong>JP Morgan</strong></div></div> <div> <br /> </div> <div> <table style="text-align: center; width: 372px; height: 186px" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="400" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 171px; height: 182px"> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Tesco Bank" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Tesco-Bank2.png" width="158" height="146" />&#160;</div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-size: 10pt"> <strong>Tesco Bank</strong> </span> </div> </td> <td style="width: 144px"> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Wiseman Dairies" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Wiseman-Dairies2.png" width="158" height="146" />&#160;</div> <div align="center"> <strong style="font-size: 10pt">Wiseman Dairies</strong> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div>It was a tournament played in good spirit, lots of passion (typical Scottish football) and in perfect weather conditions, yes it wasn&#8217;t raining!<br /></div> <div> <br /> The teams that took part included RSTO (2 teams), Wiseman Dairies, Martin Currie, JP Morgan, Tenon Group, 24/7, Tesco Bank, BEAR, RBS and Bright Purple&#8217;s own team. After the group stages the 3rd and 4th places were fought out in a tough battle between RBS and Martin Currie, with the latter coming through as winners.</div> <div> <br /> &#160;</div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Stewart Melville College, what a backdrop for a game of football" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Stewarts-Melville-Byte-Night-09.png" width="350" height="263" /> </div> <div align="center"> <strong>Stewart Melville College, what a backdrop for a game of football</strong> </div> <div>&#160;<br /> The final was between JP Morgan and Wiseman Dairies and this really was a tense affair, however the clean sheet specialists of JP Morgan ended the day victorious with a 2:0 score line. What was more amazing was that JP Morgan never lost a goal the whole tournament, so it was no surprise when their goalkeeper, Graham Mason won Goalkeeper of the Tournament.</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="The big final, JP Morgan v Wiseman Dairies" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/JP-v-Wiseman-Final1.png" width="200" height="144" /> </div> <div align="center"> <strong>The big final, JP Morgan v Wiseman Dairies</strong> </div> <div align="center">&#160;</div> <div align="left">David Gilchrist of Wiseman Diaries was top scorer with 4 goals and he had to work hard for them.</div> <div>The victorious JP Morgan team accepted their trophy on the day from Scottish rugby legend Gavin Hastings and later the new Bright Purple trophy was delivered to JP Morgan&#8217;s, head of Scotland, Paul Murphy. He took great delight in reminding us the trophy had been won by the West &#8211; the East need to get it back in 2010.</div> <div> <br /> &#160;</div> <div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Rugby Legend, Gavin Hastings congratulates JP Morgan" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Gavin-Hastings-and-JP-Morgan-team.png" width="200" height="144" /> </div> <div align="center"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial"> <strong>Rugby Legend Gavin Hastings congratulates JP Morgan</strong> </font> </div> </div> <div>&#160;</div> <div align="left">We hope that Paul&#8217;s JP Morgan team will defend their trophy in 2010 against a much bigger field, as Bright Purple will look to push the homelessness situation in to the spotlight once. Working harder than ever, we intend to raise significantly more money for this wonderful cause, which affects not only thousands of Scots, but many other nations around the world.<br /><br /> We hope to count on your support in 2010.</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Nick Price (far left) and winning JP Morgan team with the gaffer, Paul Murphy (centre)" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Paul-Murphy-accepts-trophy.png" width="300" height="218" /> </div> <div align="center"> <strong>Nick Price (far left) and winning JP Morgan team with the gaffer, Paul Murphy (centre)</strong> </div> <br /> </div> Thu, 06 May 2010 17:10:08Andrew SteelTue, 29 Sep 2009 16:19:36Wed, 06 May 2015 16:19:36http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Purple+People+do+their+bit+for+homelessness 43http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Homeless-World-Cup-thumb.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Sponsor+Spartans+FC+under+15s 10Bright Purple proud sponsor’s of Edinburgh Spartans FC Under 15’s football team from the South East Region Scotland, for the new season of 09/10.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:35:07 GMTBright Purple Sponsor Spartans FC under 15’sBright Purple proud sponsor’s of Edinburgh Spartans FC Under 15’s football team from the South East Region Scotland, for the new season of 09/10. <div> <font face="Arial" color="#000000"> <a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"> <font face="Arial" color="#000000"> <strong style="color: #800080;">Bright Purple</strong> </font> </a>&#160;MD, Nick Price believes that investing back in to the community by supporting kids through sport is an important responsibility for local businesses. Nick said &#8220;as a business we are trying to look at our corporate and social responsibilities and there&#8217;s a lot to do, but kid&#8217;s and sport are something we feel strongly about. Therefore putting sponsorship into a local football side was a good option for us, and it helps that many of us are football fans ourselves.&#8221;<br /><br /> Nick goes on, &#8220;<a href="http://www.spartansfc.com/"><strong>Spartans</strong></a> are one of Scotland&#8217;s most famous amateur sides and have a very long history of bringing both young boy&#8217;s and girl&#8217;s through their academy systems and working closely with the local community. In December 2008 the Spartans opened their new community football academy, and in the summer of 2009 the senior team moved to a brand new stadium at Ainslie Park.<br /><br /> The local kids that live in the vicinity of the academy get free access to play football during certain times of the day, which keeps them off the street and gives them a sense of belonging, which in turn helps Spartans to build their brand.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img alt="Bright Purple - Sponsors of Spartans FC under 15's" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Spartans1.JPG" height="296" width="405" /></div><br /><br /></font>Head Coach of Spartans FC Under 15&#8217;s is Ali Mitchell, a dedicated man and who is SFA qualified to train children &amp; youth level. Ali had been coaching with Spartans since 2001 and gives up a lot of his personal time to carry out training sessions and of course take his team for games on a Sunday afternoon. He started his involvement, like many others, with his own son playing for Spartans and through time he got involved in training sessions and from there, he was hooked! Last season Ali led this same Spartans side to 4 cup semi finals and a respectable Top 5 finish in their first year in Division 1.<br /><br /> Nick has been impressed by Ali&#8217;s methods for working with his team and quoted, &#8221;Ali earns respect of his team by making decisions, and not always easy decisions. He gets the job done and is focused on getting results. When results don&#8217;t go his way, Ali is professional in delivery of the message back to his team and he works with them to look at weaknesses, as well as strengths. I see a lot of qualities in him that are required in my daily business life, so supporting his team wasn&#8217;t a difficult decision. He is totally dedicated to the kids and gives freely of his time week in and week out, while he continues to run his own successful business. 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Hundreds of people across the UK will sleep rough for one night to raise the money to help these kids get off the streets. </font> </div> <div> <p> <font face="Arial"> <a href="http://www.brightpurple.co.uk"> <font face="Arial"> <strong style="color: #800080">Bright Purple</strong> </font> </a>&#160;managing director Nick Price, said &#8220;we all know someone with kids, many of us have brothers and sisters, and of course, we were all children once upon a time! This is a tough time for charities to raise money, the world is still in economic slowdown and people are being told to keep the purse strings tight, but we all have a duty to try and help, even with small gestures.&#160;Kid&#8217;s are the future of this country and to hear that last year alone, 75,000&#160;children were living on the streets of the UK is so sad.&#8221; </font> </p> </div> <div> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.bytenight.org.uk"> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div align="center"> <img alt="" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/BrightPurple Byte Night1.jpg" width="405" height="193" /> </div> &#160;</div> <div>&#160;</div> <div>Bright Purple have committed to helping this charity in 2009 and a team of 5 hardy souls including, Nick, Dee, Mike, Claire and Ryan, will make up the "Bright Purple Noses"! They will sleep rough in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh on the evening of October 2nd. It&#8217;s one night when they&#8217;ll give up their warm beds and plasma TV&#8217;s, but the team think it&#8217;s got to be worth such a small sacrifice to help some less fortunate&#160;children get off the streets and back in to a warm bed! </div> <div> <font face="Arial">&#160;</font> </div> <div> <strong>The team are out there trying to raise money for a worthy cause, and if you would like to help them please donate anything you can by visiting the Bright Purple </strong> <a href="http://www.justgiving.co.uk/brightpurple/"> <strong>Byte Night donation page</strong> </a> <strong>.</strong>&#160;</div> <p> <font face="Arial"> </font>&#160;</p> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:16:41Andrew SteelFri, 07 Aug 2009 11:12:04Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:12:04http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Team+to+Take+Part+in+Byte+Night+2009 7http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/ByteNight.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Staff+Do+The+Moonwalk 5Members of the Bright Purple team, Jan Mutch, Ally Scott and Karen-Rose Davidson, recently participated in the Edinburgh Moonwalk to help raise awareness of breast cancer and raise money for cancer research.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:09:56 GMTBright Purple Staff Do The Moonwalk!Members of the Bright Purple team, Jan Mutch, Ally Scott and Karen-Rose Davidson, recently participated in the Edinburgh Moonwalk to help raise awareness of breast cancer and raise money for cancer research. <div> <font color="#000000" face="Arial">Bright Purple&#8217;s operations director, Jan Mutch (pictured below) once again put on her training shoes for the second year running and took to the streets of Edinburgh to Walk the Walk, raising money for breast cancer. On June 20th 2009, Jan was joined by her colleagues, Ally Scott and Karen Rose-Davidson, and together they completed their gruelling walk under Edinburgh&#8217;s night sky.</font> <div>&#160;</div> <div> <div align="center"> <img alt="Bright Purple - Jan Mutch and Karen Rose-Davidson at Edinburgh Moonwalk" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Jan and KRD1.jpg" height="358" width="405" /> <br /> </div> </div> </div> <p> <font color="#000000" face="Arial">The event, which aims to raise money for breast cancer research, is unique in that, not only do all the participants power walk a marathon (26.2 miles), or a half marathon (13.1 miles), depending on which distance they have chosen, but they all wear decorated bras to raise awareness for breast cancer. This event is also different from most, in that it takes place at night and it is a remarkable sight, thousands of women and men marching in the dark in colourful, decorated bras.</font> </p> <div> <font color="#000000" face="Arial">Last year the event raised more than &#163;3 million and 2009 hope&#8217;s to do even better.</font> </div> <p> <font color="#000000" face="Arial">Bright Purple are proud of Jan, Ally&#160;and Karen-Rose and would like to congratulate them on their efforts.</font> </p> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:10:49Andrew SteelWed, 01 Jul 2009 13:09:56Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:09:56http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=Bright+Purple+Staff+Do+The+Moonwalk 5http://www.brightpurple.co.uk//Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/Moonwalk.jpghttp://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=ScottishPower+lift+ScotlandIS+5aside+trophy 44Bright Purple Resourcing recently took part in the hotly contested ScotlandIS 5-a-side football tournament. After a rollercoaster ride of crunching tackles and spectacular goals, the team made it to the final for a nail biting finale...Fri, 15 May 2009 10:30:19 GMTScottishPower lift ScotlandIS 5-a-side trophyBright Purple Resourcing recently took part in the hotly contested ScotlandIS 5-a-side football tournament. After a rollercoaster ride of crunching tackles and spectacular goals, the team made it to the final for a nail biting finale... <div> <br /> After a hard-fought match, at the San Siro (unfortunately not Milan&#8217;s famous stadium, but a 5-a-side replica at Edinburgh Corn Exchange&#8217;s World of Football), <strong>ScottishPower</strong> secured a 3 - 1 victory over tournament outsiders <strong>Bright Purple Resourcing</strong> (BPR) to win the <strong>2009 ScotlandIS 5-a-side football tournament</strong>. Having fallen behind to an early BPR goal, ScottishPower wrapped up the trophy with two late goals after a very close match.<br /><br /></div> <div align="center"> <img border="0" alt="Bright Purple 5-aside team" src="/Portals/0/Members/Steel_Andrew/BrightPurple-team.png" width="400" height="239" /> </div> <div> <br /> <br /> On a very cold Friday in May, ten teams arrived in Edinburgh for the highlight of the football season. These ten teams were split into two groups of five in a 'round robin' format, in pursuit of one prize - the ScotlandIS 5-a-side trophy.<br /><br /><strong>Group Stages</strong><br /><br /><strong>Group A</strong>, nicknamed the <em>&#8216;group of death&#8217;</em> as it contained both of last years finalists, consisted of holders 9-20 Recruitment, Praxa, Conscia, Head Resourcing and RBS, last years beaten finalists, out for revenge. The group was eventually won by Head Resourcing, who beat 9-20 into second place. Conscia - who were in need of a plumber due to their leaky defence - picked up the tournament wooden spoon, failing to pick up a point. There was consternation as one of the tournament favourites RBS, unable to recapture their form of last year, were eliminated at the group stage. 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ScottishPower progressed in style with the biggest win of the day, a 7-0 victory over Harvey Nash, who had to settle for just three points over table-propping Lumison. Lumison, failed to improve on last years performance and went home with a solitary point. 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As the semi-final between Head Resourcing and Bright Purple got underway, drama was unfolding over on the Nou Camp. ScottishPower and 9-20 were wearing matching strips and neither team wanted to go home and change, one team captain was heard to say &#8220;I told them we were wearing blue, I bought it just for this game!&#8221; Thankfully bibs were dispatched and the game kicked off, with ScottishPower beating last years champions 9-20 with a single goal. Bright Purple took an early lead over at the San Siro and despite an excellent performance from the Head Resourcing team, decked in red strips, Bright Purple were able to resist the Head attacks and added a second, decisive, goal.<br /><br /><strong>Head Resourcing</strong> 0 - 2 <strong>Bright Purple</strong><br /><strong>ScottishPower</strong> 1 - 0 <strong>9-20 Recruitment</strong><br /><br /><strong>Final<br /></strong><br /> The final was a close affair, and after an early goal from the exhausted Bright Purple team, the ScottishPower team regrouped and put in a scintillating attacking performance, that Barcelona would have been proud of. Had it not been for the Bright Purple keeper, the score would have been higher, making a number of excellent saves, but he was unable to keep out ScottishPower&#8217;s equaliser. As the match reached its conclusion and with extra time looming, ScottishPower scored twice in the space of two minutes to wrap up an electrifying victory.<br /><br /><strong>ScottishPower</strong> 3 &#8211; 1 <strong>Bright Purple</strong></div> Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:36Andrew SteelFri, 15 May 2009 10:30:19Wed, 13 May 2015 10:30:19http://www.brightpurple.co.uk/News/CommunityNews/tabid/122/default.aspx?article=ScottishPower+lift+ScotlandIS+5aside+trophy 44