Are you selling yourself short? New Greenham Park is hosting a workshop to teach small businesses how to use marketing to change their fortunes. The event is run by Newbury Enterprise Hub at Venture West, on May 26.

See http://www.newburyhub.co.uk/ for more.

Vodafone handout to Kent

Newbury’s biggest employer, Vodafone, has pumped £100,000 into the world’s first not-for-profit bank in Kent. Charity Bank has been going three years providing interest-free loans to charities and community groups across the country. The donation is one of Vodafone’s largest since providing £150,000 towards a digital X-ray machine at the new West Berkshire Hospital.

http://www.charitybank.org/

Reality show relies on Newbury

Newbury web design company Graphico, based in Old Bath Road, is launching the website for new TV reality show Celebrity Love Island on Monday.

The site features news, games, a voting area, agony column and messageboards, as 12 singletons are whisked away to an island paradise to be tempted by host Abi Titmuss.

Turnpike firm takes on the jedi

Newbury is also behind the screen wizardry in the forthcoming Star Wars blockbuster Revenge of the Sith. Turnpike-based Quantel provided a cutting-edge digital editing package used by George Lucas’ team, which allows last minute inserts to be included without ruining the special effects.