Latest people: Yum Yum Ninja’s Business Ninja Lunch launch
Yum Yum Ninja’s Business Ninja Lunch launch, a Swingtop Challenge, RNLI campaign & Ping Pong!
Yum Yum Ninja’s Head Chef, Jake Northcote Green and General Manager, Lucy Chilvers with a costumed geisha and ninja
Yum Yum Ninja
Yum Yum Ninja, Brighton’s newest Pan Asian restaurant in the heart of the Lanes, launched the UK’s first ‘Business Ninja Lunch’ on 15 August 2013 as a modern twist on the cyber café and coffee culture.
Business Ninjas will have access to free WIFI and a £5 lunch menu as well as the opportunity to meet and network with like-minded ‘ninjas’.
Joint owner Robert Shenton explains: “We’ve noticed that the coffee drinking wi-fi users of Brighton and Hove are getting thinner and unhealthier. We therefore want to offer them a tasty and nutritious meal and the opportunity to network with each other.
“We look forward to announcing the first business deal secured at one of our ninja lunches.”
The Business Ninja menu is available 12pm–2pm Mondays to Thursdays. www.yumyumninja.com
Photos: Paul Fletcher
England Ruby Star James Haskell Launches RNLI ‘Respect The Water’ Campaign
Lifesaving charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), launched a drowning awareness and water safety campaign – ‘Respect the Water’ in Brighton. The campaign, was launched by England Rugby International and London Wasps flanker James Haskell and aims to highlight the risks around the coast, with the long-term goal of reducing the number of incidents and fatalities.
Key causes of coastal fatalities in the UK are: rip currents; cold water shock; slips, trip and falls; alcohol and fatigue.
RNLI volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the UK. with 237 lifeboat stations and 200 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK.
www.rnli.org
The Mayor Plays Ping Pong!
The Mayor playing Ping Pong with UK Chinese champion and Brighton Table Tennis Club Coach Wen Wei Xu and Shaun Newcomb, a national Wheelchair coach and top wheelchair player. Ping! has been running a programme of free summer events throughout Brighton and Hove offering coaching, games and competitions.
www.pingbrightonandhove.co.uk
Ed Tizer, Graffiti Artist
Grolsch Launches Swingtop Challenge
Grolsch visited Brighton on 31 July to launch its 2013 Swingtop Challenge at the Hobgoblin pub.
The evening featured a top London graffiti artist who painted live for the entertainment of guests and created a bespoke graffiti mural on the wall of the beer garden. The artist captured the boldness of the brand, as well as the movement of the Swingtop opening techniques from the Challenge itself.
Consumers were invited to enter a 2.1m square interactive gaming cube to open as many virtual bottles as they could, to score points and win prizes.
The launch event kick-started a tour of 20 venues in Brighton, London and Bristol for attendees to try their hand at the interactive Swingtop challenge. The dates will be announced on www.grolsch.co.uk.
Naturally, the events also include Grolsch tasting and £1 off coupons to spend in the bar on the night on a pint or bottle of Grolsch.
Participate in the challenge at an event or enter the prize draw by visiting www.facebook.com/grolschuk or www.grolsch.co.uk
