The next morning

Byte Night has turned into morning, and the event was a great success.

After an excellent night's sleep (OK, two broken and freezing hours of torture) the group awoke to a bright, clear London morning and bacon sandwiches courtesy of Wagamamas. (Sorry to keep banging on about the cold. But it was.)

 

Thanks also to Pret a Manger, who provided our midnight snacks. For reference, a falafel sandwich makes a reasonable pillow.

Colder

It has got very cold. Even the bottle of Claymore whiskey someone I am unable to name is passing around isn't helping...

It's very cold

About 400 people have just moved from the Ernst & Young building to Potters Field to bed down for the night.

One small point - it really is cold. Very, very cold.

I've found a small corner of plastic sheeting at the side of the LEWIS PR contingent - but fear I will be face down in mud by dawn.

There is a strange atmosphere - the most common phrase at the moment is "where are my socks?"

Stars come out for Byte Night - Rory Cellan-Jones

Cellan-Jones fact: BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones is married to Diane Coyle, author of Sex Drugs and Economics.

Stars come out for Byte Night - Theresa May

Stars come out for Byte Night - Mike Read

Pop fact: Mike Read presented the Radio 1 breakfast show between 1981 and 1986.

Stars come out for Byte Night - Ian Hislop

Stars come out for Byte Night - Steve Norris

Stars come out for Byte Night - Alexei Sayle

Alexei was pretty ill with a cold when we filmed this - so even more thanks to him for taking part!

Stars come out for Byte Night - Nick Ross

Celebrity fact: The first time Nick used his now-famous "Don't have nightmares" Crimewatch catchphrase was in 1984.

Stars come out for Byte Night - Angus Deayton

Angus gives up his Manchester United shirt for Byte Night. (But we bet he kept his red one.)

Stars come out for Byte Night – Jeremy Paxman

Here’s a starter for ten…

He’s more used to grilling politicians on Newsnight – but thankfully, Jeremy Paxman was in a better mood when recording this vox pop for Byte Night:



In fact, we’ve managed to get a stellar cast to support our Byte Night efforts, which today included LEWIS PJ Party:



We’ll be posting more celebrity endorsements in days to come. In the meantime, are you feeling generous?

Pyjama party

Here at LEWIS, we're keen to make this year's Byte Night fundraising bigger and more innovative than ever. But that won't stop us bringing back an old favourite: Office PJ Day!

This Friday, our offices in the UK - LEWIS London at Millbank Tower, OCTANE in Victoria, LEWIS Manchester and LEWIS Bristol - will be transformed into giant slumber parties. (Think silly pyjamas, doughnut eating contests, pillow fights - and maybe even a bit of PR, if there's time.)

As it's all for a very good cause, we're expecting everything from Primark PJs to more inventive options. So, robust nightwear or 'something more comfortable'? You decide.

Wecome to Chubbyville

LEWIS new biz legend, Byte Night sleeper, and general big-fish-little-fish-cardboard-box club kid Olly Chubb has added 'blogger' to his illustrious CV.

Go check him out (and his thoughts on his first Byte Night...) at Welcome to Chubbyville.

Barefaced cheek

We’re stopping at nothing to get the Byte Night message out there – including a photo shoot along the South Bank yesterday, which involved me balancing precariously on a wall above the Thames.

I certainly wasn’t dressed for the occasion, and I’m sure the tour group – and three Bobbies who were wandering past – got quite an eyeful when the wind picked up, taking the sleeping bag and my skirt with it!

Sarah Beavis