From the bench
What is happening at the bench: commissions, capacity, and the odd national podium.
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Engraving was the one stage that could not be hurried without being spoiled. So we stopped hurrying it and added a bench instead.
11 August 2026 · 3 min read
Two hundred schools, one nine-week window, and a hard lesson about the difference between a deadline and a date.
28 June 2026 · 4 min read
