Wedding celebrity spot

Not content with celebrating her wedding and birthday on the same day, our lovely Gemma also bagged the best celebrity spot of the week having her pic taken with the fabulous Gordon Ramsay as he jetted in to Ireland to check up on his signature restaurant at the Ritz Carlton hotel, Powerscourt, County Wicklow!

Gordon meets the new Mr & Mrs Carey

Training for future generations of building professionals

The Durapipe UK team is back from London after hosting a roundtable debate on behalf of the plastic pipework manufacturer. Passionate about training the next generation of building services professionals, Durapipe UK wants to help influence an improvement in the training provided to young people trying to get into the industry. Mere PR organised for leading figures from training bodies, trade associations and employers within the industry to get together and discuss the issues with many positive messages and actions coming out of the meeting. Thoughts from the day will be hitting trade titles in the new year….

The DUK roundtable debate

Putting the fun into fundraising

Friday night was party night (all in aid of a good cause of course!) when the Mere PR team supported one of its longest-standing clients by taking a table at the famous Manchester ball which was held at the Hilton Hotel. All money raised was donated to The Together Trust, a really worthy cause supporting young people across Greater Manchester and the North of England. www.togethertrust.org.uk. Friday 13th was lucky for some – we won a giant teddy bear in the raffle.

Join the fun with bmibaby at Chill Factor-e this weekend

If the recent first snowfalls have you itching to take to the piste, why not take a visit to Chill Factor-e this weekend where there are 40 pairs of bmibaby flights to be won.
Leading low cost airline, bmibaby, has teamed up with Manchester’s indoor real snow centre, currently celebrating its second anniversary, to give away 40 pairs of flights to the popular ski destinations of Geneva and Toulouse.
From Friday 20 November until Sunday 22 November, all ski enthusiasts who purchase a main slope lift pass at Chill Factore will be given the opportunity to join Tiny and his snow babes and step into the bmibaby snow booth to try their hand at winning flights*.
Hidden in the snowflakes fluttering around in the booth will be a number of winning tickets which will be exchanged by bmibaby for a pair of return flights from Manchester to Geneva or Toulouse.
With its regular direct flights to the slopes, bmibaby offers ski enthusiasts in Manchester an exciting gateway to the piste perfect ski resorts in the French Alps and the Pyrenees.
So why not dust off your skis, don your salopettes and take to the UK’s longest indoor real snow slope for your chance to win this weekend with Chill Factor-e and bmibaby. www.bmibaby.com
*Terms and conditions apply

bmibaby's Tiny hits the slopes with Peter Hinde from Chill Factor-e

Everton Football Club

Mere PR has just launched the new limited edition purple shirt for Everton Football Club

Cash Generator boss gets on his bike for charity

Julian Urry, managing director of Cash Generator has celebrated the opening of the company’s 100th store with a 100 mile bike ride for Make-A-Wish. The athletic MD put pedal power into action to celebrate this important company milestone and put the wheels in motion to launch Tour de Cash Generator – an 800 mile national cycle challenge that takes place over five consecutive days next week and takes in most of the stores in the Cash Generator estate. More than 100 employees from Cash Generator will take part in the challenge hoping to raise more than £100,000 for Make-A-Wish.

Cash Generator's managing director, Julian Urry, completes his cycle in Bolton, the location of Cash Generator's first UK store.

Tighe awarded Fellowship of the CIPR

Mere PR CEO, Tony Tighe, has been awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Tighe is one of only 12 people in the North West and 309 worldwide to receive the prestigious accreditation. The award is made for outstanding contribution to the CIPR and the PR industry over Tony’s 25 year career in PR consultancy. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations is the professional body for PR practitioners in the UK and the largest body of its type in Europe. CIPR president Kevin Taylor said: “I am delighted to award Fellowship of the Institute to Tony in recognition of his contribution to the PR industry and the work of the CIPR, and in recognition of his individual achievements.”

Picture shows Tony Tighe (left) and Sally Sykes (right) with Dave Sanders, chair CIPR NW