Christmas is nearly here, which means different things for all of us. For some it's all about seeing family, for others its about a great meal and presents. Whatever you get up to in the upcoming festive season, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Beaver Group.

Watch the Video...

This year, we created a short video and we hope you enjoy it... (see the finished card, our Whack-a-Beaver game and play with last year's activity sheet on our Christmas page)

Thank-you very much to everyone who donated to our Movember event this year! Because of your generosity, we have been able to raise over £1,300 for Men's Health and Prostate Cancer initiatives. Across the world, for the month of November, men have been cultivating their moustaches and raising money and the global total (at the time of writing this) currently stands at over £56million!

Today is the last day of Movember, but there is still time to donate! Every penny is greatly appreciated and will go towards combating one of the biggest causes of death of men in the UK.

To donate, just head over to our Gallery Page, where you can find links to all of our 'Mo Spaces' and see our Mo-gress through the month...

Once again, thank-you. We hope you enjoyed watching us Mo!

UPDATE (03/01/2012): Our total is an amazing £1,449! Thank you again for making our Movember so successful! 

This blog post will be an on-going gallery, showcasing the weekly progress of our facial growth. If you'd like to see more regular updates, then check out our Mo Space pages above or take a look at our Facebook page. 

A few of the Beavers have shaved off what facial hair we have as part of Movember - the charity event to raise money for men's health and prostate cancer initiatives. We will now keep our beard areas clean shaven, only growing a moustache until the end of November. 

We Need Your Donations!

Prostate cancer is one of the biggest killers of men in the UK and you can donate to helping this worthy cause (and justify our sacrifice) by going to one of our 'Mo Space' pages and donating to the team or an individual:

Robin Critchley
Chris Smith
James Bragg
Andy Coldicott
Peter Critchley
Dave Suter
Doug Taplin
Steve Fisher

Thank you!

Day 1 - November 1st

Day 8

Day 14

Day 21

Day 28

Day 30 - Final Day of Movember

I recently read an article about how nearly one in three adults in the UK owns a smartphone. This ties neatly into another statistic, that 50% of all internet access is via mobile connections, rather than logging on at a desktop. For that reason, websites that are mobile optimised are vital for companies looking to engage with customers via the web.

We create websites which are compatible for mobile and tablet devices, meaning content is formatted to communicate directly with this expanding market. 

The snazzy work we recently completed for Heat Recruitment demonstrates this in practice. It included updating their vacancies page so that people can search for jobs directly from their mobile, enabling them to see new jobs as they become available, wherever they are. Alternatively, using the new ‘iProfileSeeker’ clients can also to browse prospective candidates and create a talent pool, primed for when they are ready to recruit.

Check it out!

www.heatrecruitment.co.uk

A couple of our designers recently got their hands on a few sets of intricately hand-carved wooden type for letterpressing, which are currently laid out in our studio. These days, this kind of printing is mostly just a hobby - but it wasn't too long ago that this was how all typesetting was done.

For more information about letterpressing, take a look at www.britishletterpress.co.uk