Building fun with the LEGO® DUPLO® Play Planet
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August 8, 2016
The PrettyGreen events team came across The LEGO® DUPLO® Play Planet, at Toys ‘R’ Us Oldbury this weekend and what a time we had! We bumped into Professor Story who had been on LEGO® DUPLO® Play Planet for so long he had run out of stories, luckily there were plenty...
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The Worst Job In The World
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August 5, 2016
Remember that one about the Frenchman who claimed his boring €80,000 (£67,000) job turned him into a professional zombie? Sadly, that’s not even the start of a joke. It actually happened. Legit. Which, as well as wishing we too had the luxury (sorry, torture) of being on...
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Why do people go to Festivals?
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July 25, 2016
The sun is out and the festival season is alive! According to Visit Britain, live music events attract 6.5 million people a year in the UK. Large scale festivals began, of course, in the late 1960s, with Glastonbury and the Isle of Wight as the...
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#Team9BAR take on the Great Newham London Run!
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July 22, 2016
Last Sunday, as the sun beat down on the Olympic Stadium, PrettyGreen cheered on #Team9BAR as they followed in the footsteps of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill at the Great Newham London Run! Taking on a 10K run in 25 degree heat is no mean feat,...
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The Evolution Of Man: Coach Magazine
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July 21, 2016
“The ability to grow a moustache before sunset and bench press over 100kg is of no interest to the modern day man.” On Wednesday morning Team Maxi/UA headed down to a (rather stiflingly hot!) Century Club to attend a talk all around the ‘Evolution of Man’,...
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Konnichiwa Nintendo at Hyper Japan
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July 20, 2016
Once a year, a phenomenon like no other descends on the Olympia at Kensington as Hyper Japan festival takes over the exhibition space for three days of cosplay, sushi and gaming. PrettyGreen went along with Nintendo for a weekend of YO-KAI WATCH, Pokémon and more...
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The Search for Life in the Universe by Dr Louisa Preston
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July 18, 2016
A few weeks back we headed down to the Royal Astronomical Society for a very exciting lecture on the future and possibilities of life in the universe, where we’re likely to find it, and how we’re approaching this monstrous task, which ultimately will tell us...
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Nando’s Music Exchange returns for a second year
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July 13, 2016
This Tuesday saw the return of the second annual Nando’s Music Exchange to the Roundhouse. Twenty students from the UK, five students from South African music school COPA, three amazing mentors and an immeasurable amount of inspiring moments were created in a day of musical...
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Creating Under Armour’s Wall of WILL, As Andy Murray Clinches Wimbledon Crown
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July 13, 2016
In support of Andy Murray’s quest for a second Wimbledon title, it was all systems go at PG HQ last weekend as our favourite Scot took to Centre Court last Sunday. But how? Cue our 'Wall of WILL' – a one of a kind social...
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