We have recently completed the re-branding for Dandy Events, who are the north’s leading event decoration specialists.

They have over 20 years of experience in planning, designing and coordinating the finest weddings and events in the North East of England and throughout the UK.

The event was held at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel, Gosforth Park on Friday 22nd May and was sponsored by Nu-Age Medical Spa.

All proceeds were donated to Charlie Bear 30/60 Appeal.

You had to guess how many ‘Davids’ or ‘Daves’ Ian has logged in his mobile phone.

Unfortunately you all seem to be a bit shy as no-one emailed one single guess!

Anyway, the answer was 27. Can you believe that? No…?

A special thank you goes to Colin Ranson – Sunderland Council, Rob Burton – Sunderland University, Stuart Smith – Wood Holmes and Ian, Elaine, Gareth and Ninja Graeme for all coming and making it a cracking night.

It was great to see young Graeme win the star prize of the night, a large red triffid which he took home for his mam - Ian

Have a look yourself at the snazzy pics.

Have a guess how many ‘Davids’ or ‘Daves’ he has logged in his mobile phone.

Email your guesses to: hello@rufus.co.uk

The nearest guess will win absolutely nothing but hey, it’s a bit of fun!

The correct answer will be revealed, along with the winner in next months newsletter.

PS. Here’s a clue… David Hasselhoff is not in there and neither is Dave Lee Travis, thank the Lord!

Dragging himself back up with the help of a drain pipe, he managed to hop back to Rufus in agony.

After months and months of discomfort, Ian decided enough was enough and it was about time the knee had to be sorted once and for all, as it was seriously effecting his ‘knees up mother brown’ routine.

The surgery was a success and he is now bounding around like a gazelle.

I thought I had slipped on a chip and kicked myself in the armpit!

- Ian (Rufus MD)

Here are a couple of the images taken before and after the operation showing the little culprit.

The images have left us all squirming and wriggling around like we were trying to get out of a sleeping bag when the zip is broken.

Look away now if you don’t enjoy squidgy things!

Before

After

This was really unexpected. To win in the ‘Best Food and Beverage Offering’ category was excellent, but to win ‘Brand of the Year’ too?! We’re thrilled to receive such an accolade. The fact that the awards are national is fantastic for Adventurelands, Rufus and the North East.

- A shocked John and Nikki Trewhitt

“We must thank the team at Rufus, who designed, and have since managed our brand. We work closely with Rufus to ensure our brand is consistent across all our materials – this helps our customers understand our offer as well as making the ‘Adventurelands’ brand more recognisable too.” said Nikki.

It’s excellent to see another one of our clients doing so well and our own work being celebrated on a national level. Good design is fundamental to creating a great brand that people recognise and value.

- Ian Wright, Rufus MD and record ‘cup-of-coffee’ drinker

Photo left to right: Ian Wright (Rufus Managing Director) with Nicki Trewhitt, Angela Cooper (Adventurelands Manager) and John Trewhitt

To celebrate we had a rather cool party for over 150 guests, including old and present staff, clients, friends and family. The party didn’t involve any corporate activities at all… just Nintendo Wii games, pool, loud music, spot prizes and games and lots of laughs!

Reaching our 21st year is a fantastic milestone. We’re really coming into our own now. We’ve got a cracking team – some have been with us since we started off – and great capabilities in terms of the support we can offer our clients. Here’s to the next 21!

- Rufus MD and jack of all trades, Ian Wright

Rufus originally started life in the reprographics field, working on complicated film origination and design for the packaging industry. Now’ days we’re what we like to call a ‘design hub’ where anything to do with design goes on.

Photos from the Event

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