When I was eighteen, a teacher I will never forget told me, with real venom, that if I didn’t sort myself out I would end up picking up rubbish or cleaning the streets. She meant it as the worst thing she could think of to say to me. Here is the funny part: she was… Read more »

There is a golden hour on a summer evening in Greenwich Park when the light goes soft over the river, the city glitters in the distance, and a hundred lanyard-wearing office workers are sprawled across the grass in various states of Pimm’s-induced contentment. It is, for about twenty minutes, genuinely lovely. Then everyone drifts off… Read more »

In my last piece on the hidden cost of cleaning up after a corporate Christmas party, I made a passing remark about glitter being the festive season’s gift that keeps on giving – the stuff you never truly get rid of, you only relocate. A couple of readers got in touch to tell me I… Read more »

Six o’clock on a December morning. The function room of a smart London hotel, the lights up full and unforgiving, and the carnage of last night’s office Christmas party laid bare in all its glory. There’s a paper hat floating in a half-pint of flat prosecco. A trail of glitter leads from the dance floor… Read more »

There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles over Blackheath at seven in the morning on the sixth of November. The bangs have stopped, the oohs and aahs have long gone home to bed, and the great open sweep of the heath sits there under a grey London sky looking like it has been through… Read more »

I’ve seen it more times than I care to admit: the music stops, the speeches finish, the networking wraps up, and suddenly you’re left staring at a sea of plastic cups, crushed canapés, and confetti tangled in the grass. Large-scale outdoor corporate events can look seamless while they’re happening, but when it comes to cleaning,… Read more »

Yes. And not just by a little. Flexibility is your best mate when you’re scrubbing bins, wiping down toilets, and dodging punters at outdoor events. The kind of work I do isn’t your average dust-and-hoover session. This is proper action-packed, full-volume, often chaotic event cleaning. One minute you’re refilling loo roll in the portaloos, the… Read more »

When planning outdoor events in London, the unpredictable weather can be a significant challenge, influencing everything from the event layout to the cleanup process. Understanding the city’s climate is crucial for anticipating potential obstacles, mainly when cleaning up after large gatherings. This article explores various weather scenarios and offers effective strategies for keeping your event… Read more »

“That’s such a cool idea, Kerry! I think you should give it a try. You can pull it off, no matter what anybody else says!” If I ever needed positive energy and support, I knew I could expect it from my friend Valery. We went to high school together, but we were polar opposites even… Read more »

“I don’t know what to do with you, Kerry! Another “F” on an easy test. If you don’t get your act together, you won’t be able to pass my class. Even worse, if you continue down the road you are threading, you will end up picking up garbage cans or cleaning the subway!” I’d heard… Read more »