1996: Patrick Peal breaks loose from Group Lotus after five years heading up the communications department. He freelances with Band & Brown Communications in London, and quickly hatches a plan with Nick Band to establish an office closer to his home in Norfolk
1997: Band & Brown Communications in the east of England opens for business – in a shed in Patrick’s garden
2000: Donna Chessum (neé Barker) leaves her post as corporate brand manager at Norwich Union to join Patrick as co-director, and the agency moves into new offices in Norwich
2004: Five-strong and bursting out of its old offices, the agency moves to The Grange on the northern perimeter of Norwich
2006: The agency wins Team of the Year for the second year in a row at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) East Anglia PRide Awards
2008: The agency celebrates ten successful years in business and re-brands as Tribe to reflect its individual culture and independent streak. Tribe wins Team of the Year once more at the CIPR East Anglia PRide Awards
2009: Tribe comprises 11 staff and an elephant, Aimee Mimosa. We are proud to have been finalists in the EDP Business Awards for Staff Care / Staff Development for the last three years
Tribe remains affiliated to the Band & Brown Communications Group. For more information please visit www.bbpr.com