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COMPANY at the BRITs 2011

We've been building up to this year's BRITs for months - and now the night is finally here! Our BRIT girl Sara has arrived, we've packed up the laptop, our dresses are hanging up and we're almost ready to rock - here's our breakdown of the day as it happens...

(Don't forget to follow COMPANY on Twitter for updates throughout the evening!

14th Feb (evening) - We try to squeeze in a romantic Valentine's meal as well as the (almost) equally important outfit preparation

15th Feb 7.30am - Web Editor Theresa get's her hair coloured and blow-dried at the time she's normally still asleep by the amazing Denise at FOUR

9.00am - Our BRIT girl Sara gets on the train at Manchester Piccadilly

9.15am - Editor Vic has her hair appointment at with George Northwood at Daniel Hersheson in the most amazing plait we've ever seen !

11am - Our BRIT girl Sara arrives at COMPANY HQ and we all discuss our outfits!

12.45pm - Features Ed Tracy pops out for a blow-dry!

1.30pm - Laptop and camera get packed up

2.00pm - A Marc jacobs taxi comes to pick us up and take us to the O2 - we're soooo excited!

3.30pm - We arrive at the O2 and get our press accreditation

4.30pm - We come through the press area and see our COMPANY branding - right next to the red carpet! Can't wait for the celebs to start coming through!

5.30pm - We all go and grab a cup of tea to see us through the night ahead - we're so rock n roll!!

6.15pm - Eliza Doolittle comes past and warms herself up in front of our heather - it's freezing outside on the red carpet!

6.55pm - Our Company.co.uk columnist Gemma Cairney comes pass to say hello and grab a photo in front of our cover sign!

7.10pm - At least one of Take That spotted - our Features Ed Tracy bumps into him doing a radio interview on the way to the loo - oh the glamour!!

7.25pm Eliza comes back past for a photo and a gossip - her dress is by Mark Fast and has an amazing multicolour tassle across the bum!

7.30pm - 9.30pm - We've hardly had time to stop! We've met Justin Beiber, Jessie J, Cee Lo Green and Tinie Tempah, seen Rihanna, Plan B and Take That perform, been Access All Areas and held the BRIT Award statue - and the night's not over yet!!

9.55pm - We can hear a group of guys with Manchester accents coming round the corner - it's Take That! They don't pose for any pictures but laugh and joke with each other, pushing Jason out onto the press conference stage by himself then hiding round the corner!

10.02pm - Features Ed Tracy and Web Editor Theresa stand at the side of the press conference stage just a metre away from the Take That boys - Robbie winks and Jason says hello... OMG!!

10.20pm - Arcade Fire come through the press area and are hugging onstage to celebrate their win.

10.35pm - It's starting to die down backstage and we start to clear away the rubbish that's built up in our COMPANY area - cupcake wrappers, numerous cups of tea (we're so rock n roll!) our laptops and cameras - what an amazing night!

11.01pm - Team COMPANY head out for a well deserved drink.....
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