As well as winning awards, helping celebs perfect their tans, setting up interviews for Cheltenham Film Festival guests Barry Norman and Mark Kermode, plus the daily successes of generating great stories for clients, October saw the Target team move offices.
Despite some IT teething troubles, we’re now settled in our bright and sunny offices overlooking the iconic Cheltenham College lawns on Bath Road.
The second Cheltenham Film Festival is ready to roll and it’s set to be a blockbuster.
The festival from 4-6 November includes an audience with TV film pundit Barry Norman, an interview with playwright Steven Berkoff, and a showing of the 1924 silent film Piccadilly at the Daffodil Restaurant, the splendid Art Deco former picture palace in Suffolk Parade.
Target is sponsoring the festival by handling the PR. Festival director Adam Clarke admitted the team’s support has been invaluable. “Target has been with us from day one – the word ‘godsend’ doesn’t even begin to cover how brilliant they’ve been,” said Adam, who is juggling his festival work with his PhD studies, while his co-director Martin Pilkington is a full-time teacher.
Target’s Chief Executive Sarah Bryars said: “Adam and Martin’s enthusiasm means there’s never a dull moment. We’re proud to be involved and really excited about the weekend.
“We’re all planning a Target night out to watch the screening of ‘Upside Down – The Creation Records Story’ which will be followed by a special club night at Thirteen Degrees.”
Most of the festival events take place in the Parabola Arts Centre. For more info and to buy tickets visit www.cheltenhamfilmfestival.com
The Christmas countdown return of Strictly Come Dancing has got the whole Target team thinking sequins, samba and salsa! (Well, perhaps with the exception of Colin who is more concerned about the new whip regulations, although we think that’s something to do with fillies of the four-legged variety.)
And, as the tangoed contestants hit the dance floor, two of the celebrities are getting our vote this year, but not primarily for their dancing skills.
As the result of a recent mailer of SLG Beauty’s Velvotan mitt (a handy little tool to apply fake tan which helps avoid streaks and tell-tale orange hands) to all the contestants on the show, we received thank-yous from Anita Dobson and Holly Valance.
The hand written note from Anita Dobson particularly touched us and we’ll be keenly watching her performance, and tan, from now on!
