In 2011, we had the good fortune of meeting Jordan Houlden and Channien Lancaster, members of Sheffield Diving Club, and two of the UK’s most talented young divers. Those in the know are already talking about them as contenders for the 2016 Olympics.

We were so impressed by Jordan and Channien’s determination and ability to inspire others that, as part of our developing talent initiative, we created a fundraising campaign to support them: The Workshop’s Challenge 2012.

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A big thank you to everyone who sponsored our Challenge 2012 event at the National Cycling Centre over the weekend.

Much to the surprise of many, Team Palmer came out on top and, even more surprisingly, Richard set the fastest lap of the three team captains. Together, with your help, our riders raised more than £500 to add to our overall Challenge 2012 fund.

You can take a look at all the pictures from the velodrome on Flickr, and it’s never too late if you want to donate.

I (Iain) was at the Children’s Media Conference last week, showcasing and talking about our Mission:Explore platform and, specifically, Mission:Shiregreen. Joined by Colleen Eccles, Project Director at Sanctuary Housing, I presented and formed part of a panel at the Engaging Kids, Connecting Communities session.

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This year we’re running our Challenge 2012 campaign to support two talented young divers from Sheffield Diving Club.

On Wednesday 4 July, you can see Sheffield’s Olympic and World Championship divers take to the board at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. With world-class diving, amazing stunts and incredible feats on show, it promises to be stunning entertainment for all ages!

Doors open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start and the show will last approximately one hour. Tickets cost just £3 and are strictly limited, so book now from Ponds Forge reception or by phoning 0114 223 3400.

This show is in aid of DNA 2020, City of Sheffield Diving Club’s coaching and development programme.

You may have heard a lot of hoo-ha recently about the ‘cookie law’ – the latest round of changes to the EU’s Directive of Privacy and Electronic Communications. The changes introduce a legal requirement for website owners to obtain users’ consent before using cookies on their machine. This has big implications for every website that uses cookies – in practice, just about all of them.

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In 2010, we launched our free, accessible media player. Having researched, built, tested and used the player on a range of client work, we wanted to use our experience and make it available to everyone. So that’s what we did, and the response has been fantastic.

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The 2012 Speakers School Council Awards (SSCA) have just been launched and we’ve refreshed and updated their website.

Now in their third year, the Awards, co-ordinated by Parliament’s Education Service (PES), celebrate and reward the achievements of school councils across the country. More than 3000 schools are registered in the scheme, which aims to support young people’s understanding of Parliament and democracy.

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We’ve worked with Create for over a year now and they continue to go from strength to strength. Last week, Create’s restaurant, which opened in Leeds last summer, was reviewed for The Observer by respected TV food critic, Jay Rayner. And he liked it. He really liked it.

You can read the full review over on The Guardian website where you will also see a lovely picture of the restaurant’s interior, which we had a helping hand in creating.

Our work on Cbeebies’ Mr Bloom’s Nursery has been nominated in the North West RTS Awards in the Innovation in Multiplatform category. The show itself was also nominated for Best Children’s Programme.

We created five immersive games to accompany the Mr Bloom’s Nursery TV series. One of the best things about the project for us was that we were able to work really closely with the show’s TV production team. We visited Mr Bloom’s actual nursery and met his vegetable pals in person, which really helped us bring the show to life for children.

For more information, check out our previous blog post about Mr Bloom’s Nursery or head over to the site and get playing.

It’s Valentine’s Day today and the world is all loved up. All around us, flowers are being bought and cuddly toys exchanged. Soppy bunch that we are at The Workshop, we thought we’d share with you a few of our own loves. We asked the office to share their passions – here’s a few of the answers we got.

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