Sporty schools!
Top 5 for social enterprise!
We’re delighted to announce that Flamingo has been ranked as a top 100 UK small business – and in the top 5 for social enterprise - at the O2 Smarta awards.
We’re also up for Business of the Year but this is decided by public vote – so please vote for us at: www.smarta.com/smarta100/2011-winners/flamingo
Warm up for winter
We’re set to launch a new our new project to help get pensioners ready for the harsh months ahead.
Music Magpie
Donate your unwanted CD and DVDs to our latest campaign, raising money for Music Therapy projects. www.thelivingroom.co.uk
Pride Awards – outstanding small consultancy
We’re up for two awards at this year’s PRIDE Awards; Outstanding Small Consultancy and Community Relations campaign of the year!
Skype orchestra!
Have a watch of our latest project video 'The Big Noise' featuring our kids' world skype orchestra! http://t.co/f68vcBJ
Build a school in a month!
Our social experiment; can we build a school in just one month? Find out at www.buildaschoolinamonth.org.uk
Star suits take the Suit Amnesty campaign to 1000
Job-seekers could be wearing Gary Lineker's suit thanks to our www.suitamnesty.co.uk appeal. We asked people to donate their unwanted suits which we re-gifted to homeless or disadvantaged jobseekers helping get people back into work. People flocked to support us including a host of celebs taking the total to 1000!
Old boots? Give them to us!
Project Fair Play is back for 2011 launching on 1st May. Last year we collected 20,000 football shirts and this year, we're after your footie boots. Find out how to get invovled at www.projectfairplay.co.uk
Give us your wellies!
Throwing away your outgrown kids' wellies during your Spring Clean this year? Stop! Put them to great use by donating them to us to benefit kids' farmyard education projects at neighbourhood city farms. Find out more at www.projectwelly.org
Community projects wanted in Hampshire
We have £2000 to spend on two new community regeneration schemes in Hampshire. Projects must be suitable to complete in one day and all ideas are welcome. Suggestions could include making over a neglected community space, repainting a village hall or creating a sensory garden at a local school. Send your ideas to hello@flamingo-creative.co.uk
Bra Bank!
We need your bras! Donate your unwanted or outgrown bras and we'll put them to good use. As part of our 'Bra Bank' campaign, we'll take them direct to our friends at the Villages of Hope charity working in remote African villages in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Other bras will also be recycled to raise money for the Breast Cancer Campaign. Get involved at www.bracollect.co.uk.
Watch your business bloom!
Unique ‘Ground Force’ style community projects combining great local press coverage, team building and visibility within your local community.
Click here for more details!
The Big Noise
Make a noise this World Music Day (21st June) with our new project! The Big Noise asks people to dig out unwanted musical instruments. We'll put them to good use via our network of music therapy charities.
Unique 'Skype Orchestras' are also planned linking up kids around the world to make music together!
Give your suits a new lease of life!
Recycle your own suits to our www.suitamnesty.co.uk campaign!
As a thank you, you'll receive a 20% off voucher to use at The Living Room.
Edible playground and Eco Zone for Loughton School
It's springtime and that can only mean an abundance of our Blooms projects!
Our latest transformation comes in the form of some derelict space at Loughton School in Milton Keynes. The team braved delightful Spring weather (freezing high winds and rain!) to create a school kitchen garden and wildlife zone. This new outdoor resource is sure to offer hours of educational fun - Head Teacher Ken says, "We are so pleased and happy with the results!" See the pics at http://orchidrewards.co.uk/OrchidBlooms.aspx
The Big Slim, Swim and the Great Escape!
Read Katie's interview with Orchid Cancercare about our projects for the Orchid Group; www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/590/Orchid-Pub-Group-3-Peaks
Watch our latest project video
See what it's like to take part in one of our community projects! Here's footage taken this week from our latest project in Masiphumele, South Africa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr-UtiPzDzE
A 'Weather Garden' for the Saplings pre-school
We've completed another Bloom, transforming derelict land into a bright and enticing Weather Garden at a pre-school in St Albans.
Packed with forecasting gadgets from hygrometers to barrometers, the centre-piece was a mini weather set complete with a TV frame enabling classmates to play weather presenting! We also built Sun, Rain and Wind zones.
See more at www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNhT8YZX-5E
Award winning projects
We've been recognised by Startups 100, which identifies UK's most innovative, inspiring and ground-breaking new companies.
Praised for being "One of the most exciting and promising new businesses shaping the market right now"...we're delighted with our win!
PRide Awards
We're delighted to announce we've been shortlisted for the CIPR PRide Awards, best Community Campaign. Please keep your fingers crossed for us on October 29th!
Newcastle Blooms
View footage from our latest community project at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBR4PAeY8YI.
Working with the Orchid Group, we redecorated a Community Flat used by the elderly. Fantastic team and amazing results!
Project Fair Play - South Africa
Project Fair Play was a huge success collecting 20,000 footie shirts! We took these to schools, orphanages, townships and settlements all across South Africa in time for the World Cup. Find out more at www.projectfairplay.co.uk
3DTV mania!
Working with Sky, we've been launching 3DTV in pubs accross in the UK. Find your nearest 3D local at: http://3d.sky.com/pubfinder
Our new home!
We've just moved in the 'Old Bake House' in Westbury Park, Bristol. We hope you'll come and visit our lovely new office soon.
Project Re-Gift
To coincide with Thai New Year 5 years after the Tsunami, we've been to Khao Lak, Thailand delivering donated toys and gifts to children in the Baan Tharn Orphanage. Generous pub-goers accross the Country also raised 15,000 to fund new play facilities at the home.
Book aid
We want your (good condition) books! We're collecting 10,000 children's books to create new reading corners accross the Country.
Child Nutrition
Working with child nutrition guru Annabel Karmel, we’re helping give parents a real choice for kids when eating out at Contemporary Carveries across the UK.
Smiles at Christmas
We're busy wrapping up our shoeboxes supporting Operation Christmas Child as it distributes gifts to poor children around the world. We've roped in lots of our Clients to act as drop off points - giving them increased footfall and great local PR. Smiles all round.
Back to School - Romania
Kids in Romania are going back to school with smiles thanks to Fuzzy Ed's Funhouses. We had a great trip, taking with us a truck full of school supplies and toys collected for Save the Children centres accross the Country.
Social Enterprise Company of the Year
We're delighted to announce that Flamingo is a finalist for the Shell Livewire Awards in two categories! Please keep your fingers crossed for us!
