Tradition in the Information Technology industry?
Do we need tradition in the Information Technology industry? Tradition in Information Technology? Let’s go back 800 years… I became a Freeman of the City of London in October 2015 by redemption as a result of being accepted (in...
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Ed Stewart – an old friend of Astro Ed Stewart, broadcaster and TV presenter died today. I just heard the sad news that Ed Stewart died today. I met Ed on many occasions at various charity events that we...
Read moreApprentices off to the tower, MD mingling with the stars
Apprentices off to the tower, MD mingling with the stars Astro apprentices graduate at ITP ceremony What an end to the year we are having. On Tuesday Steve Hodges joined me at one of my (to quote Mr Hodges)...
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Winner – Apprentice of the Year 2015 Astro Apprentice Winner of 2015 ITP Apprentice of The Year I was first to arrive so headed to the bar at Radisson Blu, Portman Square where we agreed to meet our guests....
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Row Hard at RHN Row Hard Astro win the Row Hard fundraising challenge The long awaited day had arrived. Our keen team of amateur but dedicated rowers were fired up to demonstrate their rowing machine prowess and take on...
Read moreThe Countess, the Drapers and the Wi-Fi
The Countess, the Drapers and the Wi-Fi How a small Wi-Fi issue resulted in dinner at the Drapers Livery Hall with a Countess A complex sequence of events starting in December last year resulted in me receiving an invitation...
Read moreGeneral Election 2015
General Election 2015 Will SMEs and apprenticeships get a good deal after the general election? According to government statistics over 16% of 16 to 24 year olds were unemployed in the last quarter of 2014. That amounts to 740,000...
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Camp Cando Pirates 2014 The life and times of the Astro Camp Cando Pirates [feather_share] I have worked in the telecommunications industry for over 40 years. Many of us take for granted that we can communicate with people across...
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Carry on Camp Cando 2014 Camp Cando and the Pirates in the Forest Astro Communications has been a supporter of Camp Cando as sponsors for some years and we had attended one of their barbecue nights. Also, Steve Hodges...
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A Run For Camp Cando – Update [feather_share] Steve Hodges completes the Lincoln 10K Road Race – call that a race? At the beginning of March I announced that our MD Steve Hodges would be running the Lincoln 10K...
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