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Jim Horsfield and Deb Eben decided to team together to take part in the challenge starting August 1 to bike for as many kilometers as they can to spread awareness and raise funds for kids’ cancer research.
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Both Horsfield and Eben have seen first-hand the damage that cancer can cause. Horsfield’s father died, and Eben chose to ride for her two friends Lynn Campbell and Jodi Carver, sisters who both passed away from cancer as well.
Jim Horsfield and Rachel Aldridge from Screen Suffolk
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Yesterday. The Dig. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. What do all of these films have in common?
All of these motion pictures were filmed right here in Suffolk - and with Britain’s film industry slowly getting back on its feet as lockdown restrictions ease, one pair are hoping to put the county firmly in the spotlight – and explain how you can get involved.
Rachel Aldridge and Jim Horsfield both work for Screen Suffolk as operations and business development managers. It is their job to help put Suffolk on the map, with the aim of making it the most film-friendly county in the UK.
Jim Horsfield and Rachel Aldridge from Screen Suffolk
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Yesterday. The Dig. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. What do all of these films have in common?
All of these motion pictures were filmed right here in Suffolk - and with Britain’s film industry slowly getting back on its feet as lockdown restrictions ease, one pair are hoping to put the county firmly in the spotlight – and explain how you can get involved.
Rachel Aldridge and Jim Horsfield both work for Screen Suffolk as operations and business development managers. It is their job to help put Suffolk on the map, with the aim of making it the most film-friendly county in the UK.
Zoom and Microsoft Teams got businesses through the pandemic - but are there some drawbacks?
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Staff have a love-hate relationship with their screens. People have started jobs, launched businesses and developed strategies all in 2D.
But, ask Eleanor Pringle and Angus Williams, is there a downside to being away from the office bubble?
“You’re on mute.”
If the past year had a slogan, this would be it. And love it or hate it, the likes of Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Hangouts have got the economy through the pandemic.
The government, at least, are keen to get people back to their office.
Covid-secure filming taking pace in Suffolk
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Covid-19 shut down months of filming in 2020, but remarkably Suffolk’s official film office still managed to increase the number of filming days in the county on 2019. Local democracy reporter Jason Noble caught up with Screen Suffolk to talk about an unpredictable year and big projects coming up in 2021.
Bars, restaurants, retailers, gyms, theatres – scores of industries reported the overnight shock the Covid-19 pandemic-enforced lockdown back in March 2020 had on their businesses, as customers were there one day and unable to visit the next.
For the film and TV business, that was no different. And for Screen Suffolk, the county’s official film office tasked with bringing in productions to the county to enjoy the economic benefits they bring, that overnight effect was just as stark.