Despite looking really pro in their shiny new orange kits, the Baber Smith lads rocked up to Wembley Goals on Sunday 6th June with fairly low expectations, but with plenty of enthusiasm and exuberance. With more players in the team used to egg-shaped balls rather than round balls, we had a few issues to overcome. Not to mention the general fitness of our ‘smoking group’, who accounted for half the team!

After a few matches the boys were feeling the strain. There were some great individual performances however, with Tim “Aussie” McGrath proving that becoming accustomed to a totally new ball shape cannot hinder talent and Olly “SAFA” Sherwell putting in a Duracell battery effort. Mark “El Capitano” Fisher was consistently strong and even slotted home a penalty for us. Man of the match however was Charles “Big Mouth” Lees who turned out to be a great goalkeeper (shame we didn’t realise until the last match!)

Baber ‘Oranges’ were probably the only team with a mascot…Eliza Jordan, (daughter of our MD Sam Jordan) a mere ten weeks old, who donned an orange playsuit and looked super cute!

We may not have won any trophies but we were first in line for a beer and a burger in the sun! With some more training and a Baber Smith ‘stop smoking campaign’ we will be in much better shape next year!

Emma “Fabio” Blanchard (Team Manager)

All good things must come to an end and so it was with Movember, as our furry friends met their maker at a barber’s shop in Camden. After a few farewell tears, hot towels were applied and the cut throat razor expertly removed our month old moustaches in a matter of minutes.

Whilst we may have looked questionable with our upper lip furniture, our cause certainly was not and the Mo Bros of Baber Smith raised over £1250 for prostate cancer research! Across the UK, Movember raised more than £4 million and it was a pleasure to be part of this.

Despite unanimous protests from other halves – plans are already being made for Movember 2010.

The Movember Team

Two weeks into the month of Movember and entering BS towers is like walking into casting for a Village People video, as the MO’s become mo’ and mo’ impressive every day!

Here’s how our Bro’s are getting on…

So far, our guys have raised a fair amount, but will need all your support to reach their target total! TO DONATE TODAY, CLICK HERE!

Movember is about bringing the moustache back and having some fun for a very serious cause
- prostate cancer.

It takes a lot to sacrifice one’s looks for a greater good, so all of us at BS towers are very proud of our willing fuzz farmers. Our lads are primed and ready, waiting to say balls to prostate cancer as we enter another fine Movember.

TO DONATE TODAY, CLICK HERE!

Our Bros with Mo’s are: Kirk Mc Carthy, Richie Florey, Simon Smith, Charles Lees, Oliver Sherwell, James Fielden & Andy Lennard.

Team Baber Smith - F**K Yeah!

On September 10th 2009 nearly 50 per cent of the Baber Smith guys and gals turned out, along with 700 plus other aspiring Usain Bolt’s-come-Paula Radcliffe’s. Ironically, for an industry that has provided strap lines such as ‘Just do it’ and ‘Impossible is Nothing’ there was a distinct amount of trepidation and anxiety amongst adland’s elite competitors. That said, the old adage remains; ‘it’s the taking part that counts’ and with over £10,000 raised we were all winners… metaphorically of course. The Baber Smith crew came in a humble 19th out of 22 teams, however, we weren’t without our star performers. Diana Hopfner came in as 4th fastest woman at our last reckoning and Simon Smith impressed with a very credible time of 21:07. Once again, all had a great day out and thanks must go to LGN and NABS, who even managed to fix the weather. See you on the track.