My team is fun to work with
Within the organisation, most areas have small teams, therefore social events can be organised on a local or regional level. Within the Support Office, they regularly hold full team, over 150 colleagues social occasions and events. One of their particularly memorable occasions was a week-long Office Olympics competition in the Support Office, to raise money for their partner charity Action for Blind People. Ten teams, with representation from most functions, took part in events each day themed around games taking place in an office – for example speed typing, a treasure hunt and a putting tournament. This brought colleagues from many functions together each day in a competitive yet friendly spirit, and raised awareness of , and money for their partner charity. Despite strong workload pressures, people still took the time to take part, realising the importance of the social event in building better relationships with colleagues. On the back of the success of the event, They have recently established a dedicated Charity and Social group of volunteers within the Support Office, who will further this agenda and create a programme of social events that can bring everybody together.