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Christmas came early to Wimbledon

We celebrated Christmas a little earlier than usual in Wimbledon – starting with a Christmas Fayre!

As warned in my previous blog, some of us came along in fancy dress! For embarrassing photographs, all you need to do is log on to Facebook and search for ‘Teresa Leong’ or ‘Callie Carling’, then click on our Photos tab!

Teresa’s generosity did not stop at mince pies and crackers for all, oh no! Her Christmas Gift to the group was free table displays, enabling those who attended a chance to grab some Christmas bargains while networking and munching mince pies.

Thank you so much, Teresa, for such a kind gesture in our own local bid to kick-start the economy!

Jo, our lovely waitress, also extended the Christmas Fayre invite to her customers and I managed to attract the attention of a gentleman into our Fayre, just by passing his table dressed as a Christmas angel.

Teresa also held a Christmas raffle, for which we raised £35 for Ovacome – brilliant news, well done!

The lucky prize winners were:

Best Fancy Dress: Fiona Coppard, dressed as Mrs Sexy Santa! She chose a great Jamie Oliver cookbook, kindly donated by Alison Standbridge of Alliance Insurance.

Yvonne Mills (APS Legal) chose a Ripple energy healing session, donated by me (Callie Carling), Holistic Feathers.

Alison Standbridge (Alliance) chose a bling bracelet, donated by Fiona Coppard, Electra Collection.

I won a chic candle box set, donated by Meera Prasad, Body Spa.

See what you missed out on?!

Working Together!

I recently needed to get two 1230 banners to Fiona Syrett who is exhibiting on behalf of 1230 at the What’s Stopping You? in Woking on 18 November. Fiona knew just the person to arrange despatch of these – Kieron McCormack of Broadcast Freight Services Ltd, a member of Fiona’s BNI. A big thank you to Kieron for such an efficient courier service!

Fun at the Mill in East Grinstead

It was a great pleasure to meet with a new group of women on Tuesday in East Grinstead.

I find the energy in a room full of women exciting and look forward to all the new contacts we will be making in the future.

What a Buzz…..

There was great energy at the East Grinstead Meeting this week. Big thank you to Pippa Forde, Donna Rowe and Samantha Doyle for introducing new people to the group.

Big thankyou also to Hazel Harris for donating a beautiful scarf for our business card draw and to Judy Bowen-Jones fo her hands on help on the day

I get such a great buzz from seeing people connect, support and motivate each other in this way.

ALL THE Bs!

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Christmas is coming early to Wimbledon

I am just too excited for words.

1230 Wimbledon is having its very own “Christmas Fayre” on Monday 17th November (is that date in your diary yet?) as part of our regular monthly gathering.

Even better (in my humble opinion) is that we are going to be in FANCY DRESS!

So I am very busy at the moment trying to concoct a truly wierd and wonderful design, which will call into serious question my old skills at dressmaking (I thought it would be like riding a bike – you know, not totally forgetting those skills, but it seems not to be the case judging by the cuts on my fingers today).

The event has also reminded me that I must make some serious decisions about my Christmas page ….

So, do make sure you book to come along to our “Christmas Fayre” on Monday 17th November, what a brilliant way to start the week and kickstart your Christmas shopping! If you bring a friend then you will also get a free raffle ticket (all proceeds to go to Ovacome), thanks to Teresa’s overwhelming generosity!

(Apologies to Teresa, our 1230 Wimbledon manager – I’m sure she hasn’t called it a Christmas Fayre but in my childlike excitement, that’s all I can think of today)

New murals on the way including; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (whole room), Woodland Animals and The Crocodile Cafe!

Three exciting new murals that I have recently quoted for will be painted in the next few weeks. The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my first complete room. The Woodland Animals mural will be painted in a new baby’s nursery and the Crocodile Cafe Mural is on the exterior wall of a cafe in Muswell Hill. Check my website over the next few weeks for photos of these murals as they are completed www.starlight-murals.co.uk

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Networking Serendipity at

Attended the “1230 We Mean Business” event the other week and it just shows that you only need to make one connection to make going to an event worthwhile.

The place was packed – those who’ve been to NRG know that we run very different events – but I met a lady who’s interest lies in social enterprise and social and health care – right up my street for the community project I’m working on.

We’ve since met for a coffee, heard lots more about each others plans, got on well (which is so important) and in the future we may be able to help each other out. No guarantees, no pressure of commitment but having established the connection and met for coffee that’s the start of another networking relationship.

Thanks J. & P.