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During the first two months the group worked on demos at South Hill Park Recording Studios in Bracknell, Berkshire with producer / studio owner Michael Sparkes and song writer / arranger Tim Hawes.

Most notably recording a track called Sugar and Spice, written by Tim Hawes and the source of their final band name.

They also worked on various dance routines at the Trinity Studios in Knaphill, near Woking, Surrey.

According to Stephenson the material the group was given was " very, very young pop " and included the song " We're Gonna Make It Happen ", a record that never came to light.

It soon became apparent that Stephenson did not have the drive and belief that the rest of the group had, so the decision was made to fire her from the group.

Bob Herbert stated that " she just wasn't fitting in ... she would never have gelled with it and I had to tell her to go ".

However, Stephenson stated that it was her decision to leave the group, because of the illness of her mother, who was diagnosed with