200 sq ft serviced office – soon available in our business centre

[Online PR for Store & Secure self-storage]

A small, quality serviced office will soon become available in our business centre… and it comes with no fixed-term contract for you to be as flexible as you like. It will be ready to go as a workplace from the second week in July. 

This office is built to modern standards and comes complete with fitted carpets, suspending ceilings and power. It is also securely protected by access control and CCTV. You’ll enjoy free use of on-site toilets, kitchen facilities and a main reception area. And it’s available seven days a week.

So, if you are looking for a cost-effective and highly flexible workspace, or a temporary location from which to run an organisation or business… get in touch with us to discuss hiring this serviced office on 01202 520 220, or by e-mail.

School bands perform to help slum kids

[Photography and online PR for charity Child of Hope]

Jazz bands from Lytchett Minster and Canford schools – and the swing band from Sherborne School – performed at an amazing fundraising event on Saturday for charity Child of Hope.

Our Ugandan director Bex Okotel was formerly a student at Lytchett Minster school and a founder member of its jazz band in 1984.

The school bands came together to fundraise for the charity, and also to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Bex’s parents, Poole couple Les and Gill Sherlock. Les is a piano tuner and has tuned pianos at the schools for many years.

Together they raised over £3,300 for Child of Hope.

Les Sherlock said: ““We were thrilled with the whole event held in the wonderful new arts block in Lytchett Minster School. Thank you everyone who performed and all who supported and gave so generously in time and money toward our daughter’s cause.”

Bex, who is currently touring the UK to meet supporters, said: “It was a fabulous evening and we were all thoroughly impressed by the bands from Lytchett Minster, Sherborne and Canford - such incredible talent.

“It was a real treat for me to see how the music department at Lytchett has come on in leaps and bounds. They performed brilliantly and, of course, the glorious venue of the new arts block helped too!

“I’m so grateful for the continued support and generosity of our local community who, unswayed by economic uncertainty and gloom, resolutely choose to help the poorest and most vulnerable where I work in Uganda. Huge thanks to everyone involved and all those who came along.”

For more pictures, view this online album

Dancing against poverty for slum kids

[Online PR for slum charity Child of Hope]

Huge thanks to Dorset-based Jane Farrell Ballet School for donating to Child of Hope the proceeds of £220 from its 25th anniversary show at Pavilion Dance in Bournemouth.

Stompin' on the Quomps

[Online PR for Store & Secure self-storage]

Always keen to help a good cause, our Bournemouth facility provides free space in its secure lock-up for a trailer belonging to Stompin’ on the Quomps, the hugely popular – and non-ticketed – smooth jazz festival in Christchurch.

This years event takes place on Saturday August 6 in the picturesque surroundings of Christchurch Quay – and in its 22nd year is proud to announce headline band Lola’s Day Off. 

Packing a wicked punch the band stormed the nation with a sonic cocktail of fusion, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, jazz, and deep funk grooves. Joining the event will be Australian born vocalist Georgia van Etten, whose refreshing creativity and rich vocal tones have wowed audiences across the globe. 

“With this wealth of musicality, love and energy to get your heart pounding, your hands clapping, your body moving and your feet stompin’, Stompin’ on the Quomps 2016 promises to be one of the best in the events 22 year history”, said Adrian Dwyer, chairman of the event. 

"A major event such as Stompin’ on the Quomps requires a surprising amount of equipment, so it is really important for the long term success of the event that we have a safe and secure storage for equipment that would be costly to replace. The staff at Store and Secure could not be more helpful, and are a delightful team to work with.”

Further details are on facebook and website http://stompin.org

It’s an amazing free event and we highly recommend you get there on Aug 6… we love it!

Duck!

[Online PR for slum charity Child of Hope]

A great friend of ours who lives near our school had far too many ducks and asked if we could take some off her hands. Well, we’re pretty keen for our children to learn about how to look after animals and birds – so we jumped at the chance and sectioned off a portion of our land next to the school for the ‘duck playground’!

We are now the proud owners of 60 ducks and the children are having great fun feeding them, sorting out their house, filling up their ‘swimming pools’ and generally looking forward to when the eggs will arrive!

Meet us at Farnborough

[Online PR for Groveley Precision Engineering]

If you’re heading to the Farnborough International Airshow this year (July 11-17) – pop in and see us! We’ll be exhibiting in the UK Pavilion, Hall 1 stand B80.

We’ll be showing our capabilities in suppling precision-engineered components for the aerospace industry… using 3D modelling/machining for turning, milling, and finishing an extensive array of metals, plastics and friction materials. 

We’ll talk about how we have invested in Additive Manufacturing and Project Management skills to develop our own new product. How our SC21 Silver accreditation sustained for four years, currently with 100% on time delivery, 99.99% quality, allows us to measure and prove that our customers are extremely satisfied.

If you have new products, projects, want to resource existing work, are in a crisis situation, or wish to mitigate risk, contact us!

• At the last event (in 2014), Prime Minister David Cameron said: “It’s great to be back at Farnborough to celebrate what I see as the very best of British industry.” That year, a record US$204 billion worth of orders were announced, there were 1,500 exhibitors, 1,700 media attended from 56 countries and over 100,000 trade visits took place.

Kevin joins the team

[Photography and online PR for Store & Secure self-storage]

A big welcome to self-storage expert Kevin Chandler, who has joined our brand new Basingstoke facility as facilities manager.

Tasked with helping us complete the fit-out and launch of the new site, Kevin joins with 12 years experience in self-storage, and before that 12 years in logistics and removals.

Kevin is working hard to get us known throughout the town and region. He said: “Store & Secure has made a name for itself in the industry and we will roll out the same professionalism and dynamic approach here at Basingstoke. That includes the really friendly welcome that works so well at the Bournemouth facility.”

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