Another Moo Bar has opened, this time at The Naional Marine Aquarium in Plymouth serving only the finest Langage Farm products, including their highly popular frozen yoghurt.   

Located in Sutton Harbour and built on reclaimed land, The National Marine Aquarium was opened in May 1998 and is the largest in the UK.

The Aquarium is divided into 4 main zones: Plymouth Sound, British Coasts, Atlantic Ocean and Blue Planet. A visit to the aquarium takes you on a journey from the local waters of Plymouth across the world to the Great Barrier Reef.

It also provides a great venue for childrens parties and now has Langage favourite flavours on offer. Their hosted parties ensure that your party group experiences the Aquarium at a level that inspires them to love the marine world whilst having oodles of fun - which takes the strain off mum and dad!.

 

They offer birthday parties which are perfect for children aged between 6 – 12 years old and can be booked with a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 15 places. When you book, ask about the high quality Langage Farm products including the frozen yoghurt range.

Success and innovation were celebrated in style at The Herald Business Awards.

TV personality Esther Rantzen joined the city’s brightest business minds for the black tie ceremony at the Holiday Inn on Thursday Aptil 12th 2012. The glamorous event recognised  the breadth and brilliance of the city’s entrepreneurs – from a global
telecommunications firm to a teenager’s after-school poultry enterprise.

Hosts for the event David FitzGerald and Esther Rantzen with Western Morning News editor Bill Martin.

Special guest Miss Rantzen, former That’s Life! star, and founder of charity ChildLine, led the proceedings. She said: “In a tough economic climate when every time you pick up a newspaper there’s bad news about your life savings, your business venture, your job, it’s fabulous to be able to attend an event celebrating innovation, achievement and fresh new ideas. “It is not only about recognising their skill and determination, but about providing role models for other people.

“The calibre of the nominees is very, very high. It is a privilege to meet them. The judges must have had a really difficult time selecting the winners.”

Miss Rantzen is no stranger to Plymouth as her son Joshua trained to be a doctor in the city. The annual awards, which come together under the Positively Plymouth city branding, are presented in association with Plymouth Chamber of Commerce.

David Parlby, Chamber chief executive, said: “It has been a great evening celebrating the success of many Plymouth businesses.

“The standard of entries was extremely high this year and it is encouraging to see the breadth and variety of companies.

“Events like this are important. Everyone is so busy working trying to make businesses successful, often we don’t have time to take a step back and recognise our
achievements.”

A judging panel came up with the shortlist for the 13 categories after sifting through bulging mailbags of entries.

It included small and medium-sized enterprises, and nationally known companies.

Well-known city business figures vied for individual awards alongside up-and-coming faces.

The Herald received more than 125 nominations for businesses, social enterprises, projects and individuals across the paper’s readership area.

The judging panel consisted of Bill Martin, former editor of The Herald; Andrea Greer, who runs Greer Recruitment Services Ltd with her husband Stephen Greer in Plymouth’s Hoe area; Ian Brokenshire, senior partner at accountancy firm KPMG’s Plymouth office; David Parlby; and Judith Reynolds, from Plymouth University’s Board of Governors.

Awards were presented in categories including Best Business, Family Business, Innovator, Small Business, Social Enterprise, Green Business, Young Business Person, Corporate Social Responsibility, Spirit of Enterprise, Lifetime Achievement, Sustainability, Manufacturing and Entrepreneur.

Firms and organisations sponsoring individual awards included VH Graddon and Sons, City College Plymouth, Tamar Science Park, First Great Western, Plymouth University,
Wrigley, Plymouth Better Together, Outset Plymouth/YTKO, Plymouth Chamber of
Commerce, South West Water, MVV Environment Devonport Ltd, and Viridor.

Sustainable Energy sponsored by MVV Environment Devonport.

Winner: Langage Farm

Langage Farm collected all the waste food on the night to recycle at the AD plant and Esther gratefully recieved the honour of having a cow named after her.