In Don's words, he describes the evening:

"This all happened, at a post-Festival Show in the Udderbelly. Ian and I went along, as representatives of BMC, invited by the Festival and Fringe.

After some considerable time spent drinking, chatting, and watching some superb Papua-New Guinea tribesmen running around in the rain in feathers, nosebones and leaves waving bows and very real arrows, lighting a fire with the proverbial two sticks, and singing the while, we all trooped into the Big Tent to enjoy the Award ceremony.

What a treat! Jimmy Carr, no less, as the Presenter, on great and highly amusing and spontaneous form - Brighton's various foibles came for a good roasting, hugely funny, as did quite a lot of the audience, who were definitely "up for it".

What more can I say!?

There were a great number of awards, interspersed with excerpts from various Festival events, all good fun. In the end (and it was near the end, and extremely freezing in an unheated tent at 11.30 p.m!) BMC were nominated for two Awards. We actually received the "Award For Innovation", to a very heart-warmingly loud and rousing applause and cheering from the audience. This Award felt right, more than the other Nomination for "Best Venue Award", which was rightly won by Komedia.

It has recognised the hard work and planning our staff, especially Helene and Caroline, and not forgetting Andy and Lawrence, have put in over the last few months and weeks to make this year's Festival here such a success.

It has also been a developing and learning experience, and something we can build on and make even better, to encourage the .local cultural community to use our Facilities, make the most of our great Multi-Media Studios, and put Brighton Media Centre even higher on the Brighton Tree, so to speak!

Thanks to all of you for all that has gone towards our gaining this definite mark of appreciation from the Festival people, who were most impressed by what they saw and experienced here, not least the enthusiasm and dedication to service and helpfulness from our Team!

"Well done to everyone involved!"

Also, Congratulations to two of our exhibitors who won first and second prize in the Brighton Visual Arts Awards.

Graham Carter came first with his digital print 'serendipity' and Anna Kyriacou came second with her 'boy and girl' sketch. Both artists were exhibiting in the same show at the Brighton Media Centre Gallery which made the award all the more special.

Registration is completely complimentary.

Peninsula's seminars are brilliantly presented and provide an indispensable insight into how you and your business can avoid the minefield of legislation that has grown up around these key issues.

The agenda covers:

• Your statutory duties
• Discrimination laws
• Employee rights
• Legislation impacting your business
• Health & Safety
• How to avoid tribunals

The seminar runs from 10.00am - 12.45pm and takes place at the Lansdowne Place Hotel, Lansdowne Place, Hove BN3 1HQ

Refreshments will be served from 9.30am.

If you're interested in booking a place you can call 0161 834 2771 or email events@peninsula-uk.com and quote ref no:SEM7112 Full details can be found on the website at: www.penisula-uk.com/html/events.html

You can be a winner!

The closing date for the 2007 Brighton and Hove Business Awards is Thursday 12 July 2007.

Last year's winners included Brighton Fringe Festival, PETS, Gresham Blake, CityCarClub, The Joogleberry Playhouse, O Contemporary, The Treatment Rooms, Simultané, Brighton Sheet Metal, Nido Marketing and Brighton Marina. Visit www.bahba.org.uk and enter online.

The awards are to be held at Hilton Brighton Metropole on Thursday 20 September.

You can enter one or more of the following: The Employer Engagement Award Career Development Group

• The Business in the community Award - Legal and General
• The Healthiest Workplace - Brighton and Hove City Teaching Primary Care Trust
• The Business Growth Award - The Hub100
• The Responsible Business Award - Neilson Active Holidays
• The Cultural Event of the Year - Hudson & Bridges
• The Best New Kids on the Block - Nixon McInnes
• The Best Customer Service - First Capital Connect
• The Business of Tomorrow - Charterhouse Commercial Finance Plc
• The Best Place to Visit - NCP
• The Creative Industries Award - Brighton & Hove City Council
• The Best Place to Work - Midnight Communications
• The Best Place to Entertain your Clients - Hilton Brighton Metropole
• Best Independent Retailer - The Argus
• Best Young Entrepreneur (16-25) - University of Brighton
• The Outstanding Brightonian Award - Brighton & Hove Life

So get entering now!

Last year attracted 10,000 people and this year promises to do the same.

At midday the main road starting at The Polar East and ending at the Dragon is fenced off (approx 1 mile) so that literally thousands of people can enjoy one of Brighton and Kemptown's biggest outdoor street partys.

There's plenty to do for young & old and the atmosphere will be buzzing with live music, dancing & workshops come rain or shine.

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Why rent a desk when you can share an office?

For all you charitable people out there, why not try something exciting but extremely worthwhile.

The Rockinghorse Appeal are looking for bungee enthusiasts or novices to take part in an 170ft jump on Hove Lawns to raise money for the newly located Childrens Hospital.

If you are interested and would like to find out more click: here

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