WHOAAaaaah!

Are you scared? You should be! These little devils are running amok at ICG.

Actually, don’t worry they’re only cakes – the fabulous handy work of ICG designer, Emily Windle.

Today it's the birthday of our PR & Marketing guru, Sam Butcher.

Happy birthday Sam, and well done Emily!

Posh frocks and Champagne!

Team ICG are puttin’ on the ritz!

We’ve been nominated for two awards in the Communicators in Business 2008 Awards (Northern Region) so we’re all off to a glittering awards ceremony in Sheffield on the 20th November.

CiB is the UK's leading professional body for in-house, freelance and agency staff involved in internal and corporate communications.

ICG has been nominated for ‘Newsletter of the Year’ for Touchline – a newsletter for League Football Education and ‘Agency of the Year’ for our marketing campaigns on behalf of Yorkshire Copper Tube.

Last year, ICG won ‘Best in Class’ in the CiB’s Northern Region awards for Review – an employee newsletter for major support services company, Enterprise.

Fingers crossed for success. We’ll keep you posted!

Speedy Simon!

Simon completed his Amsterdam Marathon last sunday at a personal best time of 3hr 27mins and 06secs.

Apparently it's a fun way to spend a day of your holiday?!?

The great cake stakes are raised

At ICG were mad for a bit of baking! 

After Nicola made Si a Lego cake for his birthday and Dave 'baked" a tesco cake for Nicola's, the bar was sent high for Ian's Birthday. Simon drew the short straw and Ian demanded a Welsh Dragon Cake. We didn't want to let the lad down so Simon got his best pinny on and spent the weekend baking the beast. The pics above show no cheating was involved bar a bit a marital advice from the wife, and a few calls to the in-laws!!

BLACKPOOL ZOO RESCUES TINY TURTLES

BLACKPOOL ZOO has taken in 50 Southern Painted Turtles from Customs at Manchester Airport.

The turtles were part of a larger consignment of reptiles which had been flown over from Florida and were intended for the pet market. Although the turtles were declared, the importers were unaware that this species needed a license.

The turtles are as small as a 50 pence piece and are called Southern Painted Turtles (Latin name Chrysemys Picta) because of the markings on their backs. The turtles will grow up to 10 inches and can live up to 20 years in captivity.

Keepers at Blackpool Zoo are carefully monitoring the turtles whilst they await instructions from Customs and Excise.

COPPERLAMBANANAS!

ICG PR’s client, Yorkshire Copper Tube, has successfully bid on a Superlambanana, the symbol of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture.

Yorkshire’s figure, officially titled ‘The Monument to the Superlambanana’, is a large copper coloured version designed by Andrew Jackson from the University of Liverpool. The statue is due to be positioned outside Yorkshire’s new offices, which will be completed at the end of the year.

Representatives from Yorkshire attended the auction at Liverpool’s St Georges Hall. Yorkshire’s successful bid will go towards the Mayor of Liverpool’s chosen charities. Other bids on the evening came from television producer Phil Redmond and football legend Kenny Dalglish.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BLACKPOOL ZOO

ICG PR is delighted that its client BLACKPOOL ZOO is celebrating a successful summer with a rise in visitor figures.

The attraction has seen an overall increase of 10 per cent in revenue and a five per cent increase in visitor figures compared with last year, despite the current economic climate and the rain!

ICG PR has been working with the zoo since January 2008 and has gained a great deal of press coverage for the attraction. It has been an exciting year with continued investment in new facilities including the opening of Giraffe Heights and the launch of the children’s play barn, Aardvark Adventures as well as the introduction of lots of new inhabitants, including two aardvarks and Wallace the African lion.