Bamber Education Newsletter: New Starters, Family & Bristol FC

Business updates

4 new starters in 2024 – We have a headcount of 25, including our back-office team. Welcome Euan, Jonny, Lydia, and my mum Rose!

Rose used to help with the business when it was just myself, but she has returned this month to help with the finance side of the business.

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We have officially become a community partner of Bristol FC. They have partnered with 30 companies across Bristol that share their values. I’m excited to network with the other businesses that are part of this. You will now see our branding at every Bristol City game at pitch side and around the stadium.

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We had an amazing time in Edinburgh for our top biller trip! Congratulations to Christian, Lewis, and Chris, who managed to hit the target. We spent our days exploring and seeing the sights, and then the evenings exploring the nightlife. It turned out that our favourite places were the Irish bars. Our highlights were visiting the Edinburgh Castle, Johnnie Walker Whisky Tasting, and trying many different types of Haggis.

The whole office completed our January fitness challenge! We set out to walk 300,000 steps each over the month - that's an average of 10,000 steps per day. To celebrate, we took the team out to Cosmo – an all-you-can eat buffet.

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Personal life

We went out for our 3-year anniversary with my partner Lou. Lou has been with me throughout the journey of growing Bamber Education, When we met, I was a one-man band, and today we are a team of 25. She has been my rock over the years, has always been supportive of my ideas, and is an excellent listener.

My brother James is currently the world number 1 for doubles squash, and my mum Rose has retained her title as British champion for the 7th time in the last 10 years.

Here is a link to an article about Jim:

https://www.dailysquashreport.com/12_18_23_sda.htm

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Goals update

First things first, I’ve crumbled on my no drinking for 2 months goal. I managed to make it to January 25th without a drink, but then went on our top biller trip, which was a boozy weekend away. I’ve found that by having no drinks, it’s a statement, and people really push back on it, but if I just have a couple of pints, there is no pressure whatsoever. Therefore, I have changed my goal to not get drunk over the next 2 months but to enjoy a couple of social pints every now and again. I’m really enjoying it and plan to continue this as a lifestyle choice.

I’m going strong with my muscle-up challenge. I’m increasing the reps per week by 5, and have done 55 reps this week. I typically spread the load over 4 days of the week and have noticed a definite improvement in the consistency of it.

Regarding running, I’ve been consistent with my 10k every Tuesday with Rob Hingston, and I’ve attended Run Social 5km twice this year. Apart from that, I haven’t done much more. I need to ramp this up if I want to do an ultra-marathon in August.

Thanks, and stay tuned for more updates!

Nick