We'll be taking part and raising money for BBC’s Children In Need this week with some fun (and tasty) activities for our staff to take part in from Monday 11th November through to Friday 15th.

Some of the activities the Allendale Group staff will be participating in are: Duck Race Sweepstake, Staff Baby Photo Competition and a week-long Bake Sale. Every penny will be donated to Children In Need which will help hundreds of thousands of children across the UK.

Keep an eye out across our social media pages where will be posting the latest news and events going on in the office. To donate to Children In Need, please click here.

Check out what David, our Advanced Engineering Product Specialist, had answered when we asked him a list of questions about himself for you to get to know him better. This is what was said:

• How long have you been working at the Allendale Group?
10 Years +

• When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Something practical, maybe a Mechanic or Carpenter

• What’s one hobby you’d love to get into?
I’d like to be able to play the Guitar but struggle to find the time

• What’s your most used emoji?
Smiley Face

• What’s your favourite sport to watch and which team?
Rather be playing than watching

• What’s your favourite movie?
Blues Brothers

• Do you have a hidden talent?What is it?
Still to find it!

• What’s your guilty pleasure?
Car Boot sales

• Who’s your favourite comedian?
Milton Jones, Peter kay

• What’s the first concert you ever went to?
Spandau Ballet, Isle of Dogs 1985-ish

• What country would you like to visit for the first time?
No Preference

• What is one food/cuisine you can’t give up?
I would really miss chocolate

• Stuck on a desert island, what 1 item do you choose?
A Boat

• What’s the best advice you were ever given?
Treat others the way you would like them to treat you!

To commemorate those lost in War, past and present, and to support our new generation of Veterans and HM Service Personnel needing support, the Allendale Group are proud to support the cause and have donated a generous amount of money to the Royal British Legion's Annual Poppy Appeal.

If you would like to show support to those who lost their lives for us today, donate some money to the Royal British Legion's Annual Poppy Appeal today by clicking here.

“The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.” - Czeslaw Milosz, The Issa Valley

We had another fantastic and very busy week exhibiting at this year’s Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre as we got a chance to meet some familiar faces, as well as welcoming some new customers to our stand. Its always good for our customers to engage with our Technical Product Specialists on the stand and to help with lots of different enquiries you may have.

We look forward to our next exhibition, keep a close eye on what’s to come.