Store & Secure: man of many talents

From British Airways cabin crew… to rides manager at Chessington and Thorpe Park… to assistant manager of an indoor go karting race track… Ryan Stevens (39) is now assistant facility manager at our Basingstoke self-storage facility!

https://www.storeandsecure.co.uk/self-storage-news/ryan-man-many-talents/

Groveley Precision Engineering: Matthew’s French maintenance

During a month-long placement with Groveley from his college in France, Lycée Gustave Eiffel in Bordeaux – future maintenance engineer Matthew Downie conducted a very helpful study of the Christchurch company's maintenance processes.

http://www.groveley.co.uk/latest-news/articles/french-maintenance

So many experiences: visit to Child of Hop

Long-term Child of Hope friends and supporters, David, Clare and Anna Burrows from Surrey, have watched their sponsored child progress through the different classes in Primary school and continued as she went to Secondary school. And this July they visited her and saw the school for themselves. Here’s what they said about their trip…

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/so-many-experiences

New small disaster fund

Child of Hope is building a small fund so its social workers can help people in dire poverty and trouble in the Namatala slum that they come across in their work - like Joel and his mum who hadn't eaten for 2 days.

Could you donate? 

Store & Secure Basingstoke: Shortlisted for national award

Basingstoke self-storage facility Store & Secure has been shortlisted as one of four finalists in this year’s UK self-storage industry awards, in the section ‘Best Independent Facility UK’.

The awards are held by the Self Storage Association United Kingdom (SSA UK).

Read more: https://www.storeandsecure.co.uk/self-storage-news/shortlisted-national-award-2/

Child of Hope: new video

In this new 5-minute video, you'll see the work of Child of Hope in Namatala slum and the amazing difference made by both free education at the school and our innovative Family Support Team that works alongside it.

Soundtrack: The song ‘Together, featuring Derek James’ by artist Marie Hines is used with permission. The Music Bed, LLC. 9555 Harmon Road, Fort Worth, TX 76177 1-800-380-8154

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/home/what-we-do/videos

Child of Hope to build slum secondary school

Child of Hope plans to help even more children in the Namatala slum by building a secondary school, where our primary pupils can continue their free, high-quality education.

So, please can you help? They have already received £73,270 in gifts and pledges – around 71% of the target – so they’re well on our way!

Donate to build a secondary school

More info: https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/lets-help-even-more-children

Brian Maidman climbs the 3 Welsh peaks

He did it in a day! Congrats Brian from all at Store & Secure self-storage... all for Bournemouth Hospital Charity!

https://www.storeandsecure.co.uk/self-storage-news/did-it/

Hot Ben

Show time: Groveley Precision Engineering turner Ben Holland rebuilds old hot rods and enters them in hot rod shows...

http://www.groveley.co.uk/latest-news/articles/show-time

Fostering in the slum

Child of Hope has closed its Ugandan slum children’s respite accommodation in favour of setting up foster homes for all its orphans and vulnerable children.

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/fostering-next-stage

Cholera: no handshakes

With Cholera hitting Mbale, our school children are being given sensitisation sessions; plus we have banned handshakes, and are now putting dettol in water used for hand washing.

Read more: https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/fighting-cholera

Heading for Farnborough

Groveley Precision Engineering will exhibit at the Farnborough International Airshow trade exhibition during July 16-22.

http://www.groveley.co.uk/latest-news/articles/Farnborough-2018

Early starters

Child of help school's starts at 5am to ensure that food is ready on time for all 500 children and 70 staff.

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/team-starts-early

Child of Hope's big clean-up

Whenever it rains in the Namatala slum where Child of Hope works, many of the school kids and staff end up walking along extremely muddy roads to get to school. Read more...

https://www.childofhopeuganda.org/news/big-clean

Up the peaks

Store & Secure's Brian Maidman will challenge the Welsh Three Peaks in July to raise £3,000 for Bournemouth Hospital Charity.

https://www.storeandsecure.co.uk/self-storage-news/brians-3-peaks-challenge/