New Faces and Old Faces 2

New faces and old faces 2: the last couple of months has seen quite a few changes in personnel at One 17. In April, Jane, our long-serving accounts lady decided she had reached the stage where her husband and garden held more attraction than arguing with our bank, and she retired.

New Faces and Old Faces 1

New faces and old faces 1: out of the blue last week some old faces called in to see us. Jonathan and Kendra Ashton worked with us many years ago. Jonathan was a local guy who went through university and qualified as an architect whilst in the office. His wife, Kendra, is an architect from Cuba, and she joined us for a few years just before Jonathan finished his studies. Then, the call of the capital got to them, and they went off to seek their fortunes in London.

The Pond Part 3

The Pond Part 3: So there we are with a pond devoid of water and fish. Just a big hole then? Well, no. What we had was a big hole with about two feet of thick, rich silt at the bottom. Well, we could have taken the decision just to forget it and refill the pond, but we’re in the business of making things, and places, better whenever we can. This was an opportunity not to be missed!

The Pond Part 2

The Pond Part 2: A pond that would soon contain no water gave rise to another problem: our resident fish population. The poor little blighters were struggling manfully in a rapidly decreasing pool, but there would clearly soon come a point when fish would exceed water.

The Bishop of Wakefield at One17

The pond has not been the only thing occupying us this spring. One of the more unusual, but by no means unpleasant, events was a visit from the Bishop of Wakefield. Partner Stuart Beaumont, who looks after a portfolio of local churches amongst his other work, meets the Bishop from time to time at diocesan functions. However, it was the minister of our local church who asked if she could bring along the Bishop to have a look at our offices.