In October the Johnston/Elks/Evans/King labs went on their first JEEK Retreat. We are all fledgling groups working on phagocyte biology using different models including cell lines, zebrafish, drosophila and dictyostelium. We stayed in a beautiful (and huge) cottage in rural Staffordshire and alongside multiple science talks we enjoyed activities including a quiz, beer tasting, orienteering and karaoke (well, some of us enjoyed the karaoke more than others...). We had lots of fun and