You might remember that last year our co-founder Rich (on the left in dashing pink-purple trousers) led a BBC3 series called Be Your Own Boss, in which he tried to uncover and support a new wave of British entrepreneurs. 

At the very start of the series he gave 500 budding entrepreneurs £100 each (of his own money) and challenged them to come back a week later with a profit. They did, turning Rich's initial £ 50,000 investment into £98,000. 

Rich, along with Adam and Jon (his fellow co-founders) decided to donate the money to BBC Children In Need, which earnt us a visit from Pudsey Bear himself. We asked the boys to hold their cheques up nice and clearly but it turns out that being around a 7' giant yellow bear makes following simple instructions impossible. 

Our thanks go out to all of those people involved in raising the money, and to BBC Children in Need for doing such amazing work.

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...or so it seems.

Say hello to our Dinosaur friends, spotted in Fruit Towers c. 2013.

1) Thesaurus (found by the books on Floor 4)

2) IT Rex

3) From left to right: Pat the Apatosaurus (oh yes), Steve the Stegosaurus, Tony the T Rex

4) And finally, Jurassock Park (the unseen footage)

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A block of flats made from pure gold has popped up down the road from Fruit Towers. Classy. 

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Thanks so much to all who sent their woolly creations to us here at fruit towers, plus of course to those who sent them via our friends at Age UK. We were momentarily swamped, with not a bit of astroturf to be seen on floor two. Thanks to our crack unit of hat unpackers we are now in good shape, with hats ready to be put on bottles and the most intricate and wonderful hats ready to fight it out for the title of hat of the week. 

There was much unpacking and cooing at the consistently amazing needlework sent in to us.

And we even received packages from the USA and Australia - the Big Knit's gone global. Thanks again to all who knitted for us, we're constantly amazed by how brilliant your hats are. And for all of you looking to get your hands on one, our little be-hatted bottles will be in Sainsbury's from the 21st of November.

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