Star-shaped mince pies, Christmas tree crumpets and some very sore legs – how Claremont does Christmas

This year Claremont is trying to use our festive celebrations to practice what we preach!

We started off with our ‘made by apprentices‘ Christmas Party for clients where Matt, Monica and Sean were given a brief and (tight) budget and turned our offices into festive wonderland, complete with star shaped mince pies, Christmas-tree shaped crumpets and a jazz trio.

And while the staff away day was as fun as everyone hoped, we finished off the party season by taking part in yesterday’s Victoria Park 10k Santa Run raising money for the Fashion and Textile Children’s Trust.

Thanks to everyone who has helped us to celebrate – and for those who want to know, here are our 10k times:

Simon Francis: 45 minutes

Kristian Carter: 48 minutes

Lucy Witt: 52 minutes

Simon Booth Lucking: 55 minutes

Matt Seel: 60 minutes

Ana Granger: 62 minutes

Ben Caspersz: 70 minutes

Monica Wilson: Did not finish

Sean Moody: Withdrew injured