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By Will F On June 18th 2010

This year again we entered the Royal Warrant Holders Football Tournament.  The tournament was again held at The Royal Chelsea Hospital Grounds and as usual we semi fancied our chances (good old British optimism). 

We didn't start particularly well in the group stages losing 1-0 in a tight encounter with PAYE, however we followed up with two wins against Rokill and Taylor Pearce.  This left us second in our group with 6 points and as a result a knockout tie against Toye, Kenning & Spencer.  The knockout game was close, however TK&S snuck a goal and we couldn't find an equaliser, again another tight encounter but one which left us knocked out and packing our bags. 

The eventual winners were Calor Gas Ltd. who beat DHL in the final.  No one has managed to retain this prestigious trophy as yet- we'll be back next year to try again...

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By Sarah On August 4th 2009



Nick and Mandy were invited to meet Prince Charles and Camilla at the Sandringham Flower Show. Having carried out introductions, Prince Charles was interested in the work we have carried out for Sandringham. Next stop an invite for tea.

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By Will F On July 7th 2009

We recently attended the Royal Warrant Holders Association Shoot at Holland & Holland.  The day can get quite competitive and often we see ourselves desperately close to being the losers...

This year however we did alright and were quite comfortably above the losers.  As part of the day, the flurries at the end included a remote controlled plane known as a 'Gnat' which you had several opportunities to hit and try and to take down. Many tried and a couple succeeded, one of which was us!  Something we were pretty proud of!

Overall a great day...next up Brimslade!

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By Will F On July 1st 2009

We entered a team into the Royal Warrant Holder Football Tournament again this year hoping for slightly more success than our last year's efforts.  Feeling a bit more prepared and aware of the standard we headed bright and early to London for the morning league section. 

We were keen to finish in the top two of the league and started off well with a good win against Louis Roederer.

Following on from that we had two further games against E V Bullen and Fairhurst Ward Abbots both of which we should have won but ended in 0-0 draws.  Scoring was looking like being our problem yet again like the past year.  Anyway 5 points was enough to get us through to the 2nd Round in second place.

Our 2nd Round Knock Out game was against Shepherd Neame who had won their league.  It was quite a tough game and again one we probably should have won, however 0-0 it was again but this time penalties would decide it... Penalties were tense but we got a break through thanks to some great goal keeping and good finishing.

We then faced a quarter final clash with last years tournament winners, DHL.  We battled well but ended up being beaten to a team who looked to be heading for the final... However Cranegates had different ideas and beat DHL in the semis to set up a final with Mayfair Cleaning Company.  A heated final ended with Mayfair getting a well deserved win and the trophy.

Hopefully we will further ourselves again next year....

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By Will F On June 12th 2009

The tickets we designed for the Royal Warrant Football tournament arrived today.  The programme we have designed will be issued on the day.

Looking forward to the big day and hopefully getting a few wins under our belt!

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By Will F On October 17th 2008

Those of you who received our 2008 calendar, should now have it turned to October to which you will see that it is about the festival 'October Plenty.'

This years 'October Plenty' is fast approaching.  It will take place in London, starting outside of Shakespare's Globe theatre from 12 noon on Sunday 26th October.

The festival is good fun; you get to go inside of Shakespeares Globe theatre, which is a good experience in itself.



Here is a bit of information about the festival:

October Plenty is an Autumn harvest celebration held annually in Southwark. Beginning on the Bankside, by Shakespeare's Globe, October Plenty mixes ancient seasonal customs and theatre with contemporary festivity, joining with historic Borough Market, Southwark.

October Plenty is a collective celebration of the seasons, weather and food, in a public place, with access to everyone. The event is free, and happens whatever the weather.

This year, October Plenty, will be a part of Borough Market's Apple Day celebrations, with Southwark Cathedral.

pictures taken from The Lionspart, For more information, head here

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By Will F On July 25th 2008

The RWHA organised another shoot recently in Brimslade, at the Gauntlett Sporting Company.  It was quite a different experience to previous shooting events I had attended; it felt as close to shooting birds as possible without actually shooting them, no cages and very random clays flying all over the place.

There was also a talk about shotgun history and particularly 'mufflers,' which included a demonstration of an old shotgun which when shot shook the floor like a small earthquake!

It was a really interesting day and I think we both improved a fair bit.

Thanks to everyone at the Royal Warrant Holders Association and Bruce Gauntlett for organising it.

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By Will F On June 27th 2008

On Wednesday, Nick, Heather and I attended the Clay Pigeon shoot at Holland & Holland for the Royal Warrant Holders Association.

We were in a team with David Wilkinson from Wilkinson PLC and Sally Stubbs from Barclays.

There was a team competition and also an individual competition. We didn't win, and more importantly we didn't come last either, which was a relief...

The highest amateur score was 43 out of 48 for individuals, David was the highest in our team with 27.

After shooting, we had a nice hog roast lunch and headed back to Norwich.

Thanks to those at the RWHA for organising another great event and Holland & Holland for hosting it.

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By Will F On May 19th 2008

Neil Bedford aka Keef Urban invited me to photograph Japanese Rock Band Vola and the Oriental Machine at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton with him.

Hear Vola and the Oriental Machine on their myspace page

To view our galleries click the links below:

For my gallery, click here

For Neil's gallery, click here

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By Will F On September 6th 2007

Thats right, Nick has popped off for a spot of fishing for a couple of days

Here he is with one he caught earlier!


Keep up the good work!