Meet The Team

This Christmas Cudis is proud to support the TLC Appeal registered charity.

The TLC Appeal helps severely distressed children that are unfortunate enough to find themselves in hospital Accident & Emergency units and also those children who are terminally ill and are being supported either in a hospice or at home.

TLC Teddy Bears are provided free of charge to these locations all across the UK, for medical staff to give, at their discretion, to children who are in distress and where the medical staff feel that a Teddy Bear to cuddle will help alleviate stress and also assist staff in their work.

Children subsequently going home can take their Teddy Bears with them.

Through our purchase of Teddy Bears to give to our customers this Christmas, we have raised charitable funds to pay for the hospital Teddy Bears.

Medical staff think TLC Teddy Bears are a wonderful idea and the extremely positive feedback received from them and children’s relatives, shows how successful, comforting and helpful the TLC programme is.

We caught up with our resident in-house Teddy Bear here at Cudis to see what he’s been up to!

Name: Edward

Role: Chief Child Comforter

Nickname: Ted

Who was your childhood crush?: It’s a bit embarrassing but I did have a huge crush on the young Cindy Bear before she got together with Yogi.

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?: I already have the only one I need – the ability to stop children crying.

If you could teleport to any time in history when would it be?: It would have to be to around the start of the 1900’s where I could meet my first ancestors.

What bones have you broken and how?: I haven’t broken any bones – I tend to bounce quite easily! I did have a nasty encounter with an inquisitive sausage dog once though.

What is your favourite drink?: I love a Bee’s Knees Honey Cocktail – I’m very partial to a bit of honey.

What is your favourite TV Show?: Running Wild with Bear Grylls.

What is the best gift you have ever received?: I once got given a tiny panda that I absolutely adored! I took it everywhere with me until it finally fell apart. Now it’s down to me to be the one to give happiness to other children.

What was the naughtiest thing you did as a youngster?: I love to play video games but one day I was naughty and spent over £50 of my owners money on games I downloaded to my iPaw. He wasn’t too happy when the credit card bill came through.

Who is the most famous person you have met?: I was once in London at Great Ormond Street Hospital when the Queen visited to open a new wing. It was a very proud moment in my life. They don’t get much more famous than that. 

What was your most embarrassing moment?: About a year ago I was put in the washing machine to have a freshen up and after drying out in the airing cupboard, I ended up being misplaced and spent 5 days in an underwear drawer.

Name: Mike Hankins

Role: Managing Director

Nickname: Mr Tumble, Mikey Bill or Spankins

Who was your childhood crush?: I was a neighbours fan as a kid and had a huge crush of Kylie – still do.

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?: Easy – the ability to fly like Superman. I hate flying and am such as a bad passenger. So being able to fly every time.

If you could teleport to any time in history when would it be?: This is kind of a geeky one but I am massive music fan and would have loved to be at Live Aid for Queen.

What bones have you broken and how?: Most of them in one way or another but the 2 most painful ones were my back when I fell off a smoking shelter and I even managed to break 2 ribs in the back of a taxi once. Turns out I am a bit clumsy.

What is your favourite drink?: Long Island Ice Tea every time or as I call it Milk of Amnesia.

What is your favourite TV Show?: Rescue Me or Mr Tumble.

What is the best gift you have ever received?: Tricky one. Again a geeky music answer though – Bon Jovi tickets for the crossroads tour in 1995 to Wembley.

Who is the most famous person you have met?: Quite a few music people and sports people so probably Alice Cooper Or Lawrence Dallaligio. I once sat next to Rita Ora on a plane and had no idea who she was. Hang on – Mr Tumble once squeezed my nose and it was caught on camera by the BBC so there is proof that we are not the same person. I’m sticking with that answer.

What was your most embarrassing moment?: Soooooo many – I’m still banned from a well known toy store chain for a space hopper race that went horribly wrong. More recently though I had to helped out of bed by a housekeeper in a German hotel due to problem with the bed. And of course I was starkers.

Name: Lisa Judge

Role: National Sales Manager

Name: Lucy Denham

Name: Doug Keen

Job Title: Business Development Manager for the South West & South Wales

Name: Andy Proudfoot

Job Title: Business Development Scotland

Name: Jon Wright

Job Title: Marketing Executive

Name: Blane Ratcliffe

Job Title: Finance Administrator

Nickname: I’ve never really had one. My parents call me ‘Cyril’? I also go by’ Blake’, ‘Wayne’ and ‘Brian’ since nobody gets my name right.

Who was your childhood crush?: Liv Taylor, from ‘Lord of the Rings’! 💍

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?: I’d love to control time! Just press the pause button and go and cause some trouble! Or fast forward until 5pm hits! ⌚️

If you could teleport to any time in history when would it be?: 1066, it’s a year that just completely changed this country for a thousand years. It’s the start of what we know this country to be today, it’s fascinating. 1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣6️⃣

What bones have you broken and how?: None, and I never will until I get around to going on that skiing holiday. Then this might need revising. ⛷

What is your favourite drink?: Ice cold Pepsi Max or a cup of Earl Grey with a splash of milk, next to a copy of the Telegraph. ☕️

What is your favourite TV Show?: Really enjoying ‘The Handmaids Tale’ at the moment. If you haven’t watched it, then give it a go! 📺

What is the best gift you have ever received?: A ginger and white kitten, called ‘Archie’! 🐱

What was the naughtiest thing you did as a child?: We had a walk in closet in our home when I was a toddler, and I locked my father in it when he was polishing his Parade boots and hid the key. My mother found him several hours later when she returned home from Richmond, shopping. He wasn’t pleased about it. 🔒

Who is the most famous person you have met?: My friend’s father was a decorator on the show ’60 Minute Makeover’, so my brother and I got to meet Claire Sweeney once. My friend Malcom used to work for the BBC and had a brief stint doing the voice telling you which program was on next! 🎙

What was your most embarrassing moment: I fainted in class once. Sir was telling us all about the injuries you can get from misusing the machines and I went like jelly and hit my head on the table as I fell. 😵

And last weekend I got shocked not once, but twice messing about with an open socket. What company do I work for again? 💡

Name: Lisa Jones

Job Title: Pro Active Sales Co-ordinator

Nickname: Little Johno (Believe it or not I used to be quite small) 👶

Who was your childhood crush?: The Bros brothers – looking at them was much better than listening to them though! 🎙

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?: To be invisible, (it would be great to be a fly on the wall at times).💨

If you could teleport to any time in history when would it be?: Definitely the 1980’s – the best era of music! 🕺

What bones have you broken and how?: None, God knows how cause i’m no good in heels. 👠

What is your favourite drink?: Coffee and Vodka – Plenty of!!! ☕️🍸

What is your favourite TV Show?: Still Game – a great sitcom.

What is the best gift you have ever received?: Other than my Daughter would have to be my Fluff – (my cat). 😻

What was the naughtiest thing you did as a child?: Truanted from School, I hated Art, only went to about 3 lessons in 2 yrs. (all afternoon without a break, sat in silence – my worst nightmare). 🎨🖌

Who is the most famous person you have met?: Martin Clunes. 📺

What was your most embarrassing moment?: Falling from top to bottom down a spiral staircase on a night out! 👩‍🦽