MWW in the communityMcTear Williams & Wood and the Community
Charity wine tasting challenge - 3 November 2011
Twenty three teams participated in the first MWW wine tasting challenge on the evening of Thursday 3 November 2011 in the Keep at The Castle Museum, Norwich.
Congratulations to Mills & Reeve LLP who were crowned with the hotly coveted title of 'MW-W Wine Buffs of the Year 2011'. We do hope everyone enjoyed the event which we also hope to repeat next year and thanks to all who provided donations to Macmillan Cancer Support, we doubled the amount received and a total of £2,400 was presented to Helen Chapman on behalf of Macmillan on the night.
Well done to Kevin Sullivan from Birkett Long LLP who won the 'Wine Options Game' scooping a bottle of wine for each member of his team.
The scores for the wine challenge for each team are as follows:
| Mills & Reeve LLP | 13.5 points | Rostrons | 8 points | |
| JDC Corporate Finance | 13 points | George Hazell/Lovewell Blake | 8 points | |
| Taylor Vinters | 12 points | AshtonKCJ | 8 points | |
| Arnolds | 12 points | Grant Thornton | 7 points | |
| Leathes Prior | 12 points | Birkett Long | 7 points | |
| GHP | 11 points | Metcalfe Copeman & Pettefar | 7 points | |
| SBCO Ltd/HSBC plc | 10 points | Isadore Goldman | 7 points | |
| Overburys | 10 points | Hatch Brenner | 6 points | |
| Rogers & Norton | 9 points | Lees Accountants | 6 points | |
| Alan Boswell & Co Ltd | 9 points | Turnaround Interim Managers | 5 points | |
| Birketts LLP | 9 points | Brown & Co | 4 points |
Charity bowled over by donation
McTear Williams & Wood,
Twelve teams of professionals from across the region battled for the "McTear Williams & Wood Bowls Challenge Trophy" and in doing so raised £2,400 in charity. The winning team was Prettys solicitors from Ipswich who narrowly beat last years winners Leathes Prior solicitors from Norwich in a closely contested final.
Funds raised from the event have gone to "The Friends of Chapel Road School" which is a registered charity. The school in Attleborough serves the complex needs of 63 special young people aged between 3 and 19, all of whom have severe learning disabilities. A cheque was presented to the school's head, Karin Heap.
McTear Williams & Wood extend their thanks to everyone who took part and to the Breckland Leisure Centre. Plans are underway to repeat the event next year.
Haiti appeal fund raiser
On Friday 29 January 2010 we held a 'wear it red and blue day' to raise much needed funds for the Haiti appeal. A total of £439.50 was raised. Special thanks goes to Chris Williams who kindly endured leg waxing in aid of the appeal - well done Chris - and to Andrew McTear who paid in order to avoid it!
Office reburbishment & picture hanging
On 25 November 2008, we finally concluded our Norwich office refurbishment with a ‘picture hanging’ party which over 80 guests attended. The paintings were commissions from three students at The Norwich University College of the Arts ranging in style from an impressionist flamenco dancer to a very abstract painting of Norwich landmarks. Richard Denyer, Business Development Manager of the University said “it was a great opportunity to work closely with a local business, good experience for the students and has helped create a more interesting office environment”.
If you would like to find out more about art and design services at Norwich University College of the Arts please contact Emma Ryder on 01603 756291 or visit www.nuca.ac.uk