Our growing band of walkers, cyclists, joggers, and runners have excelled themselves! In week 3, we have covered over 500 miles! Taking us down past Derby, through Worcester, Bristol, and finally past Exeter! When we started planning this event, we were unsure we would make it to Land’s End, now we are just wondering when […]
ViewA Roadmap out of lockdown! A one-way strategy of positive milestones from the Government was announced by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson this afternoon. The basic points are set out below. It is important to remember that these will be conditional on the continued success of the vaccine rollout and maintaining declining figures […]
ViewIn 1666, around 800 Derbyshire people chose to sacrifice themselves, in order to save the lives of thousands of strangers. Could you have done that? Let’s step back in time to 1665. Why is the small, Derbyshire village of Eyam significant? In the words of a Victorian local Historian William Wood… “Let all […]
ViewPancake day always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday and this year it’s on February 14th. As our team is busy walking, jogging, and cycling from John O’Groats to Lands End for our #miles4meals charity quest – they need all the energy they can muster, so here are 5 great recipes that they and you […]
ViewAstute Recruitment’s 2nd week of our #miles4meals and we have covered an incredible 564.5 miles! An amazing effort from our wonderful team and fantastic clients, candidates, and their friends and colleagues who have joined in – a huge thank you and well done! At this rate we will smash our target! Last week saw us […]
ViewMacmillan Cancer Support recently published research showing that an estimated 7 million people across the country have turned to exercise including jogging or running during the pandemic crisis to boost their mental health. One in seven people in the UK (14%) said exercise had helped them handle stress better since the first lockdown. […]
ViewHappy Chinese New Year! 2021 is the Year of the Ox, but what does this Chinese sign mean? Here’s our fun guide about the Chinese New Year. First, superstitions! There are a host of superstitions that will apparently decide how the next year will play out for each of us. To avoid bad […]
ViewWe started our #miles4meals journey last Monday. The figures are in and we’re delighted to announce that in just 7 days we have covered a total of 137 miles! Our virtual journey from John O’Groats to Lands End has so far seen us travel from the beautiful peaks of Scotland, down past the historic […]
ViewWhat inspires children can so often inspire all of us… “What’s your best discovery?” asked the mole. “that I’m enough as I am” said the boy. I love this quote by Charlie Mackesy in his award-winning 2019 book, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse. My son was given this book to inspire […]
ViewAll of us at Astute Recruitment Ltd are delighted to announce that today, 1st February 2021, we are launching our Miles 4 Meals charity campaign! Our team will be ‘virtually’ walking the 911 miles from John O’Groats to Lands End, and if we can walk back again! We find ourselves in unusual times. Many […]
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