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Ladies, are you looking for a way to socialise and make new friends? Then join your Loca l Townswomen's Guild Group! There are four Guilds in York and they all offer a warm and friendly welcome. They have monthly mee tings and enjoy making new friends, listening to speakers, supp orting local good causes and taking part in quizzes etc. n For more information ring Jo on 798694 or email HQ at tghq@townswom en.org.uk
Choir wants more tenors and basses Following a number of recent recruits to the soprano and alto lines, the Stamford Bridge Singers are now looking to recruit more tenors and basses to their ranks. If you are aged between 13 and 70 and enjoy singing a wide range of sacred and secular to music, ranging from Mozart to Lloyd Webber and from Haydn singers The choir. friendly this with touch in get do Abba, please from meet every Thursday evening in Stamford Bridge Junior School in works new of 7.30 to 9.15pm where they are learning a number . preparation for services and concerts at Easter and in the summer n Contact the singers via their website: www.stamfordbridgesingers.btck.co.uk , ring Rosemary e Downey on 01904 787181 or just come along to a practic think! you and see what
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play in the York & District New Earswick Cricket Club, who recruits, both senior and Senior League, are looking for new The club also require junior players, for the new season. play at the Sports Field in scorers. Dave Lockwood says: “We d playing facilities and a goo very have White Rose Avenue. We good after-match social side.” on 07533 655470, Adam on n For more details, call Paul ith950@ntlworld.com s.sm chri il 07894 863012 or ema
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New members are req uired for South Ryedal e Bridge Club. A reasonable standard of bridge is played, and improvers are welcome to join thi s friendly, sociable gro up. The club meets every Monday at 7pm at the Folk Ha ll, New Earswick. n For more details, call 01904 760639
DoES YouR CLub oR GRouP NEED NEW MEMbERS? Or maybe you have some news you’d like to share. If so, get in touch with us. Write to us at the address of page three, or email us at info@yourlocallink.co.uk. mark your message ‘club news’.
A picture is worth a thousand words A video production is an effective way of getting your business message across to potential customers. This is the view of videographer and website designer Dave Tew, who works for Your Local Link magazine. He says: “Video is very versatile. Thanks to sites like YouTube, people are waking up to its potential for promoting small businesses.” For example, it can be used as an introduction video for a business website. “Customers find it reassuring to see the faces behind the names and to know who they are dealing with,” says Dave, who has been helping small businesses promote themselves successfully online for ten years. “A short introductory video tells people you’re human, and not just a faceless website full of jargon. People remember pictures more than
words, so it’s a memorable way of getting across your company’s image and values.” Video can also be used to demonstrate products and services, so customers can see them in action before they buy. Estate agents, hotels and guest houses can use it to post virtual tours of their property. Dave can also create event videos and DVDs, which are powerful promotional tools. It isn’t too expensive, either. “A lot of people are put off by the potential cost, but depending on their requirements they can actually have a professional video created and edited for less than £500,” says Dave.
He will discuss clients’ requirements before developing a promotional solution to suit their needs. “Having had a wealth of experience I can often make suggestions that are more costeffective and get their message across in the way they would like.” He will then shoot the video, and edit it into a three or four minute film. “There’s no disruption to the working day, as I work very unobtrusively – most of my clients forget I’m even there!” says Dave. Your Local Link can testify to that after inviting him to film the team for our own promotional video. You can check it out for yourself on www.yourlocalweblink.co.uk
n To find out how a video can make your business shine online, call us on 767881. 20