Welcome to the latest newsletter from Clarendon Business Centres. This month, we report back on the money raised by The World's Biggest Coffee Morning at our Business Centres throughout the UK and we feature a number of new clients who have recently moved into a Clarendon office. Don't miss our amazing Meeting Room Offer in our Special Offer section this month and remember to take advantage of another excellent Clarendon Wine Offer. Also do enter our Golden Gate Bridge competition further down this newsletter! Please call us for a chat on 0845 0780370 or email us at: oxford@clarendonbc.co.uk. Chris Hooton Editor, The Clarendon Natasha Turner Oxfordshire Area Sian Davis Bournemouth & Poole Simon Goldsmith Bracknell Centre Charlene Gunn Bromley Centre Angela Jude Fulham Centre Candy Woodington Operations Director Julian Cooper Managing Director

Clarendon Clients Raise £1,483.17 At The World's Biggest Coffee Morning On Friday, we took part in "The World's Biggest Coffee Morning" at our 11 business centres throughout the UK. This event was a fund raiser for Macmillan Cancer Support and similar coffee mornings took place all over the country. Many of our Clarendon clients baked some wonderful varieties of cakes and cup-cakes, which really helped us in raising money. There was a great turn out by our residents and external clients, who enjoyed networking with each other whilst tucking into the sweet treats on offer and contributing to this worthy cause. Many local businesses also contributed cakes and pastries and we would also like to thank them for their support. In total, our clients helped us raise a terrific £1,483.17 from these events, which is a fantastic contribution and exceeded our total raised last year by £368.84. These events received great feedback at all of our business centres and we really appreciate the very hard work that was put into the making of the delicious cakes. Click here to see a few pictures of these events held in our Business Centres Don't Miss Out! There is so much more going on at Clarendon than we can communicate in a monthly newsletter! So for more offers, competitions and news snippets, please make sure that you are following us on our various social media platforms... Click below!

Fulham Focus: Scaramouche & Fandango Move Into Fulham Green Scaramouche & Fandango produce styling and skincare products with real gents in mind. In a somewhat crowded marketplace it is important to be memorable and to stand out. Scaramouche & Fandango launched an exciting new range in December 2012 and is taking the retail world by storm with its bold, bright and intuitive packaging that makes its products instantly recognisable. The products are manufactured entirely in the UK using only the finest ingredients and are available from Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, Fenwick, John Lewis and Waitrose. They are aimed at men who want products that work - without the complex oversell that often go with them. Scaramouche & Fandango have been based at the Fulham Green branch of Clarendon for 3 months and co-founder Kenny Harmel comments: "Everyone at Clarendon has been absolutely fantastic for us since we arrived. As a young business, particularly in this industry, image and professionalism are both extremely important and difficult to convey." "At Clarendon, it has been made easy - with the hospitality of everyone here, the office décor being so on-brand, and the great location, it provides the perfect setting to hold meetings with buyers and potential suppliers." For more information visit www.scaramoucheandfandango.com or call 0203 542 1460. This Month's App Runkeeper Join more than 20 million people who are using RunKeeper to turn their phone into a personal trainer in their pocket! Track your runs, walks, bike rides, hikes, and more using the GPS in your iPhone. Another App next month!

Bracknell Focus: Support For Windows XP Is Running Out! Microsoft has announced that, after April 8th 2014, technical assistance and support for the Windows XP, Server 2003 and Office 2003 platforms will no longer be available. These versions of Windows and Office will no longer receive essential software updates from the Windows Update Service. This includes security updates that help to protect PCs from harmful viruses, spyware and other malicious software, which can steal personal information. Companies running the still widely-used Windows XP SP3, Office 2003 and Windows Server 2003 run the risk of their computers becoming vulnerable to security risks and viruses. Ventrus Networks are proactive in keeping their customers safe and are pleased to offer readiness "Discovery Days" at their clients' premises. This will involve our highly-skilled engineers analysing their clients' systems and applications to produce a full "upgrade and/or migrate" audit and a recommendation about which operating system (Windows 7 or 8) will be best for safeguarding their clients' business after support ends. Ventrus Networks can then project manage the full planning, application testing and successful deployment to keep clients' critical business systems running. Sara Ponsford comments: "Having our office space here at Abbey House affords us the opportunity to assist other Clarendon residents with their migrations ensuring their own business continuity whilst allowing us to continue with our own successful growth." Contact Sara Ponsford on 0845 867 6946 or sales@ventrus.co.uk to book your Discovery Day - don't miss the boat! Did You Know...? "Part of the M6 toll road is built from pulped Mills and Boon novels added to a mixture of asphalt and Tarmac." "1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off" by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson & James Harkin (Faber & Faber) More pearls of wisdom next month!

Poole Focus: Wild Recruitment Move To Poole Wild Recruitment are very excited to announce the opening of their Poole branch. As part of the Berry Recruitment group, this will be their 28th branch across the country. Wild started its business in Portsmouth in 2001 and have grown year on year. In September 2011, Wild was acquired by the national chain Berry Recruitment, which has 27 branches across the country. Berry's turnover in 2011 was more than £30 million and that increased by 23% last year. Wild Recruitment offers a complete range of staffing solutions with specialist divisions in Customer Service & Sales, Office & Professional, Industrial & Technical and Senior Selection and all candidates are interviewed face to face to ensure the right culture fit for our clients. Michelle Stewart, Managing Director of Wild Recruitment, chose Clarendon House for its location and convenient facilities: "When our candidates meet with us, it is important they are greeted in a professional manner and the environment is friendly and welcome. The staff at Voyager House are very flexible and meet our needs fully." The Poole branch is headed up by Kate Foley who has 18 years experience within the recruitment industry. To find out more, please call Kate on: 01202 367181 or visit their website at: www.wildrecruitment.co.uk. Where's The Bear? If you know where Barney the Bear is, email us at: oxford@clarendonbc.co.uk and one lucky person will win a bottle of wine!

Bromley Focus: Welcome Charlene, Our New Business Centre Manager We are delighted to announce the appointment of Charlene Gunn as our new Business Centre Manager for Bromley. Bromley residents will already know Charlene as she joined Clarendon in 2012. It didn't take long for the Clarendon management team to identify her potential as Charlene already had many years previous experience within different industries such as retail, hospitality and office services - introducing her to a broad knowledge of different aspects of Customer Service. With the help of our in-house and hands-on training, she has developed and honed her skills and expertise within the company and we are delighted to announce her appointment. Bromley has an extremely strong and dedicated team and with Charlene at the helm, the Bromley Centre has a bright and successful future ahead. To enquire about an office in Kingfisher House, call Charlene on: 0208 315 6666 or email her on: bromley@clarendonbc.co.uk.

Oxford Focus: Airfield House Provides Clients With A 100MB Shared Service New investment in IT infrastructure in Oxfordshire's Airfield House provides clients with a 100mb shared service rivalling some of the best connections in the country whilst still providing our clients with all the benefits of a rural countryside location. At Airfield House, you no longer have to commute to the city to benefit from the best in IT connectivity. Our investment has built a network capable of providing our clients with a service of up to 1GB. Tests via www.speedtest.net show our current connection is faster than 91% of the connections across the UK! To enquire about an office in Kingston Bagpuize, call Natasha on: 0845 0780370 or email us at: oxford@clarendonbc.co.uk.

The Clarendon Wine Club - Last Of The Summer Rosé With 6 Bottles For The Price Of 4 We have teamed up with specialist wine importers Harlington Wine to create the Clarendon Wine Club! For this month's offer, you can purchase the last few bottles of our finest Barkus Rosé 2011 from Napa, California! We're feeling very generous this month and are offering you 6 bottles for the price of 4. To take advantage of this offer go to this Coupon page and enter the Coupon Code: CHROSE. Then click here to order 6 fabulous bottles of Barkus Rosé wines before they all go. The cost for this 6 bottle case is ONLY £60 including delivery - Cheers!!

Clarendon Special Offer: 50% Off Your First Meeting Room Booking! For this month's special offer, when you book your first meeting room (at any centre) you will receive: 50% off the normal fees on production of this Meeting Room Voucher. Click here to download your Meeting Room Voucher. This offer is only available during October 2013, so book your meeting room now. For other offers, please contact the Business Centre of your choice and ask for their current promotions.

Competition Time: Golden Gate Bridge Last Month's Competition Results: Thank you for your entries to our Back To School Competition and congratulations to Hannah Elwick of Oxford Risk, as she correctly answered that school uniforms were first introduced into England during the reign of Henry VIII. This month, if you would like to win a £25 M&S voucher to spend on warm jumpers and hot stew simply answer the following question? "In What Year did San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge First Open?" Email the answer to: oxford@clarendonbc.co.uk and we'll draw the winner on Friday October 11th 2013.

About Clarendon Business Centres Clarendon Business Centres provides emerging and established businesses with friendly, hassle free, and cost-effective office space. Clarendon has grown significantly since 1998, and now supplies serviced, managed and virtual office space with modern and well equipped meeting and conference facilities across Oxfordshire, Bournemouth, Bracknell, Bromley and Poole. Our offices offer instant availability and are fully furnished and cabled. Our flexible approach means that you only pay for space you use, you only commit for the length of term you want, there's no upfront capital expenditure and you can upsize and downsize as needed. Clarendon has a solution for every type of business and every budget, so call us on 0845 0780370.