This year for The BBC Children in Need Appeal, Hive & MTS decided to follow in what is fast becoming a charity tradition, and get ‘Naked’ in front of the camera. “We always do something for Children in Need, and this time we really decided to raise our game!” comments Dawn Stakounis, MD of Hive. “It is a fantastic opportunity to support such a worthy cause, yet it also provided a foundation to bring two very different elements of our business together. We opened Simply THE Spa at The Belfry in April this year, therefore it was a great way for all team members to cast aside any inhibitions and work together as one team within Hive of Beauty”. “With so much media coverage encouraging us to love our bodies, we decided to represent the beauty industry and take the plunge. It’s a calendar that celebrates all ages, shapes and sizes and what’s more we haven’t used any skin airbrushing - everything is 100% real; that was really important - we need to celebrate the skin we’re in, although we had an advantage with a warehouse full of Hive products!” 26 brave employees took part from all over the organisation, including Senior Management, Sales, Accounts, Training, Simply THE Spa, IT, Marketing and the Warehouse for this very worthy cause. The calendars can be purchased from Hive on 01827 317759 / sales@hiveofbeauty.com for £5.95. N.B. £4.00 from the sale of the Calendar will benefit The BBC Children in Need Appeal, a company limited by guarantee (charity number 802052 in England & Wales and SC039557 in Scotland)