Welcome to the midweek colourful CIOBS Blog. Regular readers will be aware of my previous rants regarding the lack of colour therefore it is so exciting when colour makes a return! It must be something to do with the wonderful weather that we have been having in Scotland this week.
Okay, hands up it has nothing to do with the weather - it is about location, location, location. It depends upon where I am doing this from as to whether or not colour is available. Older readers will have experienced this with t.v. or wireless reception in years gone by. If you are not sure what a wireless is, then please ask your grandparents!
This will all change very soon when the CIOBS website is revamped - We shall be in total control. At present this blog effectively comes to you via a third party. That scenario will end after the revamp. Hooray!
I trust that readers in the U.K. enjoyed the bank holiday last weekend and are looking forward to the next one at the end of the month.
Here at CIOBS it is pretty much business us usual. I have noticed some of the papers from the recent examination diet passing through the office on their way to or from the examiners and verifiers. This is a very busy time for all concerned and as previously mentioned this diet was the last to be held on a fixed date.
Raymond is well on his way back to full fitness and will be back in the saddle next week, he is currently enjoying a holiday during this period of lovely weather.
Peter's head is also healing and he would like me to thank you all for the many cards and bouquets of flowers that he has received recently - O.K. I made that one up.
Our Business Development team are on the road this week and are presently in Manchester of all places. Some of you from the Glasgow area may be travelling to that city next week.
If you are going away soon, remember your blog and the weekly news podcast are available wherever you are. Just log on to www.ciobs.org.uk
Some students were commenting on the podcast last week and I would agree with their comments that it is an invaluable learning tool for student members of the Institute.
Time to get on.
Have a great week and I hope the sun is shinning wherever you are.
Michael (Did I mention the weather?)
