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It was an enormous pleasure for me and skipper colleague Richard Rowley, ably assisted by first mates Alison Blake and Keri Hammond, to take twenty Mountford Pigott staff out sailing on the Solent for a couple of exceptionally fine April days…  Our mainly novice crews got straight into “Sailing BINGO” with everyone taking a turn on the helm under sail; tying knots; finding spare parts under the saloon seat cushions and learning how to hoist and drop sails while identifying the various buoys around the Hamble and Bramble Bank.

This is how another member of staff described their day – “I’d been sailing before as a child. Both small dinghies and larger sailing yachts, both brought the same nagging anxiety: what if we capsize? What if I don’t see the boom swinging as we jibe? Or I get the infamous sea sickness…? So, achieving a Level 1, Competent Crew qualification was both an exhilarating and nerve inducing experience. Years passed and I got the opportunity to go on a sailing day with the Mountford Pigott team, aboard an Oceanis 37 – an opportunity I met with excitement…and trepidation.

And…it was incredible! Under the steady hand of our skipper, Anna, the moment I crossed the watery line from pontoon to stern, all apprehension vaporised, and all I could do was immerse myself in the experience and the involvement was instant. I volunteered to take the helm and steered ‘Soiree’ out of the marina and into the channel, guided by Anna and first mate Keri. Dealing with problems like a caught mainsail required improvising…and harnessing myself to the boat, to venture towards the bow and help raise it.  But it was here that I caught a real moment of bliss: lying down at the front and soaking in the sunshine of the day after it was fixed.

The wind had picked up that morning and we reached considerable speeds while the yacht tilted on its axis. It took us swiftly to the Isle of Wight, where we dropped anchor and enjoyed a sailor’s soup in the sun. In the afternoon, we completed our loop, and everyone aboard had a go at tying sailors knots, pulling lines and raising and lowering the sail, not to mention taking the helm and steering us on our way. The moment, I think, that was most serene, and defined the spirit of the day, was when Richard’s yacht pulled alongside ours, and we both sailed in parallel, as the respective crews exchanged waves and laughter. The day ended with drinks by the pontoon, and there was unanimous agreement that this had not only been a day to remember, but that it had to happen again soon.”

It was our third pub quiz at the Glass House in New Malden last night with a vast improvement in the final results!!!!! We posted 2 Mountford Pigott Teams and from a total of 11 teams we finished 3rd and 4th.

We also managed to win one of the bonus questions ‘How many steps are there in the Eiffel Tower?’ with our closest guess of 1,625. (There are actually 1,665 so we were pretty close)

At the end of the night our raffle ticket was drawn out of the hat to try and win the roll-over cash prize pot of £120 by answering one general knowledge question, which Darren correctly answered!!

Another very enjoyable evening had by all, plenty of pizza, chips and beer.

Our Christmas party this year was held in the private function room at The Railway in Teddington, who provided us with incredible food and service.

It was our second year of being entertained by a surprise retro game during the meal, this year was “Play Your Cards Right” hosted by our very own Mr Rowley. Hopefully this becomes a tradition!!!

Our first no-money poker evening brought together colleagues for some laughs and “lighthearted” competition. The evening culminated in a very tense final with a great night had by all.

It was our second pub quiz at the Glass House in New Malden last night, posting 2 Mountford Pigott Teams we were adamant that we were not going to come last. What a relief at the end of the evening to find out we had achieved our goal!!!! A very enjoyable evening had by all, plenty of pizza and beer.

Another successful Summer BBQ (South African style) at our offices, with plenty of food and drinks. A great evening had by all,  helped by some perfect weather!!

Thank you to our guests for attending our recent corporate event at The Roof Terrace, KIA Oval on Friday evening. Even though it was a wash out, (with no cricket), the Euros were on which contributed to a thoroughly enjoyable evening, in great company.
InDev Real Estate Ltd, Lichfields UK, Kier Property, Regal London (APAC), Mace, Stantec, Evolve Consulting Engineers, The Pickstock Group Real Estate, XPROP

Another great summer party at The Antelope in Surbiton, a great venue with quality food.

We attended our first pub quiz at the Glass House in New Malden, posting 3 Mountford Pigott Teams and feeling pretty confident. That confidence waned as the evening progressed so we consoled ourselves with pizza and beer!!!! A very enjoyable evening had by all and an event we will certainly do again.

Our Christmas party this year was held in the private function room at The Royal Oak pub, New Malden.

A great evening was had by everyone, which was made especially entertaining during the surprise Bingo game hosted by our very own, the charismatic and talented, Mr Rowley.

Well done to the MPLLP Movember Gang for achieving their fundraising target of £1300 in support of the Movember Charity.

Congratulations to everyone who took part

Our Movember fundraising campaign is an annual event that supports the Movember Charity and will culminate in a darts and games evening at the end of November.

Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men.
To sponsor the MPLLP “Gang” please click here: Sponsor Here

All the South Africans at MPLLP celebrating with the Rugby World Champions!!

We had three teams who battled it out to escape in the quickest time which saw one team break out of a prison cell to fight off the Spirit Demons of the Four Samurai, another talk to a whistling parrot in order to retrieve Blackbeard’s Treasure from his sinking ship and the final team all dead at the bottom of the ocean after failing to shoot a squid…..

It is safe to say that everyone had a great evening which culminated in pizza and beer.

Well done to Team Mountford Pigott who took part in the Quadrant Sportive through the South Downs National Park, covering 57 and 39 mile routes over undulating terrain to raise money for Reach Out, a national mentoring and educational charity. Thanks to Quadrant for hosting a very enjoyable event.

Mat and Michael took a selection of clients and consultants to the Corinthian Terrace at the KIA Oval last night, to watch an remarkable cricket match between Surrey and Middlesex. A record score by Surrey and a record run chase by Middlesex, were the back drop to amazing evening of food, drink and cricket, with a great group, who all contributed to a thoroughly enjoyable event.

Great venue and food, an amazing space with retractable roof

Mountford Pigott are attending Futurebuild 2023 at the London ExCel Centre today

A great evening out in Kingston with some very unique bowling skills or rather rolling skills.

Raising funds for a very worthy charity

Our Christmas party was held at The Harts Boatyard in Surbiton this year.

Our Movember fundraising campaign this year for the Lymphoma Fund at St George’s Hospital was a huge success and culminated in a darts & 80’s arcade game evening. Thanks to all those who took part raising money for this essential charity.

The good, the bad and the ugly

Well done to Team Mountford Pigott (Michael, David T, Greg and Grant) for completing a gruelling 5km ,…..felt like 7km, course climbing over and crawling through over 100 mud and water obstacles. A great event held by Paragon in aid of Small Steps and The Brain Tumour Charities.

Team MPLLP took part in the Miles for Missions Challenge for London Air Ambulance Charity which started on the 15^th  June and ended on Monday 20^th September. The challenge required each team member to either walk, run or cycle 116 miles over the 3 month period …………. well we kind of smashed that!!!!

Our total distance covered was 2740 miles (London to Tehran) over the 3 months which equates to 318 hrs of exercise and 17,061m in elevation gain (which is the beginning of the Ozone layer!!)

Well done to all those who took part with some impressive mileage from Pawel, Alla, Michael, Liza and Walterio.

Well done to Anna and David who completed their abseil down the face of The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel which is 17 storeys tall!!  Thank you to everyone for your donations which has taken the total funds raised to £1900.

Well done to all our staff members who participated in our challenge to reach 500 hours of exercise during the month of March. The 19 participants managed to achieve a total 334 individual activities equating to 203 hours of exercise, an average of 21 minutes per person every day. All funds raised will be going to London Air Ambulance Charity.

During the month of March Mountford Pigott are attempting to achieve a total of 500 hours of exercise for charity. This could include a daily walk, a workout, a run, a ride or a yoga session. More to follow…….

Well done to Team MPLLP who completed the Surrey loop of the RideLondon100 yesterday in aid of London Air Ambulance though the Surrey Hills covering 100km. Thank you for everyone’s donations.

The Mountford Pigott World Food Buffet Lunch event was a great success. We raised £300 for our charity partner London Air Ambulance which will help to support this vital service.