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The nights may be getting darker but spooky season is just around the corner
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These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Yorkshire Loft Ladders come in.
These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Yorkshire Loft Ladders come in.
The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50 sq ft of boarding and a light all fully fitted in less than a day from just £277 + VAT. But it’s not just the affordability of the package the company offers that makes Yorkshire Loft Ladders stand out as manager Warren Ingleson explains:
The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50 sq ft of boarding and a light all fully fitted in less than a day from just £277 + VAT. But it’s not just the affordability of the package the company offers that makes Yorkshire Loft Ladders stand out as manager Warren Ingleson explains:
‘Our watchwords are Quality,
‘Our watchwords are Quality,
Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and Value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we got a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles.
Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and Value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we got a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles.
lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for every installation we carry out!’
So, if you want to make use of your loft space, however big or
lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for every installation we carry out!’ So, if you want to make use of your loft space, however big or
small, call Warren on 0800 612 8359 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!
small, call Warren on 0800 612 8359 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!
At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers
At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers
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Enjoy a fun evening with key activities, spooky creations, lighting, giveaways and other entertainment along the way on Friday 24th October, 4pm-8pm
Friends of Sandall Park always create a wonderful sense of community, and now they are giving children an opportunity to attend and look forward to a free event with activities and the opportunities to receive sweets and other gifts and prizes including craft items and torches.
This event has previously been very successful, with hundreds of people in attendance. It starts early so younger families can attend in daylight and others can stay when it is dark.
Winter Wonderland in Sandall Park
A magical Christmas adventure for the while family on Sunday 7th December, 10am-3pm. Free entry
For the first time, Friends of Sandall Park volunteers are hosting a winter event for the local community. Despite a limited budget, they are committed to creating a memorable experience for all. Enjoy activities including:
Doncaster Lions’ Santa & Sleigh
Free elf and reindeer trail
Snow machine
Free face painting
Santa Dash
Christmas craft stalls
Mini fair and inflatables
Food stalls throughout the park
Doncaster Foodbank is a registered charitable organisation providing emergency food parcels to people facing hardship in Doncaster and the surrounding areas
Doncaster Foodbank has a warehouse in Kirk Sandall where they receive and process donations and three sites with four sessions a week.
In these sessions they provide emergency food parcels to the visitors who have been properly assessed by registered referral agencies.
Furthermore, they provide signposting and work collaboratively with other referral agencies
to provide the best on-site advice and assistance to the visitors who are facing hardship.
They have approximately 80 volunteers across all sites including drivers for collections and logistics and they work closely with a range of local businesses, and religious and community groups for monetary and food donations.
The charity was set up by the original Board of Trustees in 2013.
If someone needs their services, they first need to be assessed by a referral agency. A referral agency is a registered charitable organisation or a local authority that has trained staff that can professionally assess the situation of the individual applying for a food voucher. If the situation of the individual is that they cannot feed themselves for a variety of reasons, then they are issued an emergency food voucher code plus session information. The individual attends a session, and once ID is checked and the code is verified, they receive their emergency food parcel.
Keith Rosson, Project Manager spoke to Doncaster Echo about their future plans: “Our plans consist of securing more regular
donations for our visitors. We aim to provide them with a balance of food, and this includes receiving items from all food groups. To do this we need donations from regular and reliable suppliers. If we do not meet these demands we need to purchase stock. All stock is purchased from a budget from monetary donations, so attaining and maintaining contributions from local organisations is invaluable.
If you would like to help Doncaster Foodback, they are always in need of supplies. Their requirements for donations change weekly depending on the donations received. Here are
Successful darts marathon at The Hawthorn Social & Recreation Club in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
The Hawthorn Social & Recreation Club in Cantley completed its incredible 24/7 darts marathon which ran non-stop from Sunday 17th August to Sunday 24th August
Launched just six weeks ago by a couple of Hawthorn darts players who wanted to set themselves a challenge, it soon grew into a major community event.
In the build-up, the challenge gained recognition from some of the biggest names in darts, including Stephen Bunting, John MacDonald, Russ Bray and Bobby George, who all sent in their support.
Each darts player created an online profile on the Macmillian website where people could donate. The Hawthorn Social & Recreation Club also had collection buckets on the bar throughout. The marathon saw the week divided into six-hour shifts, with players aiming to hit at least 50,000 points per shift.
The Cantley community pulled together with
locals providing food, drinks and donationseven those who had never stepped foot in the club stopped by to show their support.
Despite sore backs, knees, wrists and elbows, every player honoured their shifts and dug deep, knowing every dart was for a great cause.
Club president Roy Firbank threw the final three darts with a staggering 2,510,737 points, smashing the original 1.4 million target.
The event looks set to raise around £7,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support, a phenomenal achievement in just six weeks of planning.
The Hawthorn Club would like to thank darts players, bar staff, its committee, local businesses and the wider community for their overwhelming generosity and support.
