A Higher Ground Christmas

Last night seems to have been the universal 'company Christmas party night' and we at Higher Ground are proud to say that we'd also contributed to the festive fun by going out for a Christmas dinner and exchanging our not-so-Secret Santa presents.

For dinner, we chose the 'World's greatest Belgian restaurant and bar' - say it with me now - Belgooo! The food really was delicious and even the best trained of us had some difficulty finishing all the courses. Definitely a good choice for a staff meal we'd say!

This week, we've also been sending out our Christmas wishes in the form of an HTML email - have a look at the design and tell us what you think! More importantly though, we'd like to extend our warm wishes to you as well and finish today's entry by wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us here at Higher Ground.

The Battle of Canary Wharf

It was 1pm on Saturday 25th October as the troops assembled at the agreed location outside the Paintball Centre in Canary Wharf. Although we had to endure an intricate maze of paths in order to get to the meeting point, our spirits were high and we had our minds set on victory. Ten minutes of briefing and one set of padded vests later, some of us were starting to fear the 3 hours that were to come... Holding our heads high, we entered the battle field, determined to give the 'other lot' a run for their money.

We emerged three hours later - muddy, exhausted and covered in paint but with adrenalin pumping and an amazing time behind us. I must admit we sustained some minor injuries (some cuts and bruises, fractured ribs... you know, that kind of thing) - as they say, you should've seen the other guys!

Team Building

I'm sure everyone has been to a so-called 'team building event' at some point in your lives. You know the type of thing - the whole company unites in some superficial activity or another in an attempt to 'solidify' interpersonal relationships (usually through small talk)...

At Higher Ground, we have our own idea of team building and so we are going paintballing this Saturday. What could solidify interpersonal relationships within the company better than a day of shooting paint balls at each other and presumably a whole lot of pain?

Watch this space for pictures of the team on our amazing adventure! Or of those of us that survive anyway.........