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PEOPLE& PARTIES SNAPSHOTS FROM EVENTS, PARTIES & LAUNCHES IN THE CITY
NEW VISITOR EXPERIENCE
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he first businesses to back a major project at the ss Great Britain were brought together for an after hours experience on board the mighty ship last month. Being Brunel is the latest venture for the ss Great Britain Trust, which will create a national centre for excellence for the life, work and mind of one of Britain’s greatest enginers. It is one of the largest and most exciting projects the organisation has undertaken since the salvage of the ss Great Britain. The event, which marked the first gathering of the Being Brunel Corporate Club, gave the businesses who have supported the project the chance to see the plans of the initiative. Becoming a member of the Corporate Club gives businesses the opportunity to invite guests and employees to come on board the ship after the crowds have gone home through a series of exclusive events leading up to the museum’s opening, as well as giving them recognition within the museum, which is expected to attract more than 200,000 visitors each year. Businesses that have joined so far include Renishaw, Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd, Hollandia UK Ltd, SMC Global Ltd, Wapping Wharf and Stannah. Work is set to begin in 2016 on enhancing dockside buildings within which the new museum will be housed, recreating the look of the Victorian harbourside of Brunel’s day and paving the way for his legacy to be protected and harnessed for future generations. More information about the Being Brunel project can be found at: ssgreatbritain.org/beingbrunel
Daryn McCombe, regional driver manager at Great Western Railway and Peter Rignall, regional retail manager for Network Rail
Frances Wang and Katie Hibbitt
Louis Arron, development manager, Wapping Wharf with Jerry Arron, founder of Mud Dock
David Brown, COO, The Bristol Port Company and Andrew Ord, commercial director, The Bristol Port Company
Award given on tv
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he team behind the success of Future 4 Me, a project run by Bristol-based charity 1625 Independent People, picked up their National Lottery Award for Best Voluntary/Charity project at a star-studded ceremony which was broadcast on BBC One on Monday 21 September. Staff and volunteers from 1625 Independent People rubbed shoulders with a host of celebrities such as John Barrowman, Rachel Riley and Julian Clary as they hit the red carpet to accept their honour. The project was recognised for its work helping 365 young people in the West of England get their lives back on track after they have left care and custody.
20 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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NOVEMBER 2015
L-R: Rachel Riley, Paul Cousins, Jamie Gill, Tyler Renwick, Sophia Tuplin, John Barrowman, Fern Busuttil, Dom Wood, Michaela Strachan