S&J motors in Merthyr Tydfil were very pleased to accept 1st prize for 2019/2020 Free Christmas Raffle, a 55″ Ultra HD TV.
They also proudly displaying one of our Welsh Air Ambulance boxes on their counter. A very big thank you to their staff and customers for supporting a wonderful charity.
Drum roll please……..the winners for the 2019 / 2020 Free Christmas Raffle are…….
1st prize 55” Flat Screen HD TV goes to…..S&F MOTORS – MERTHYR TYFIL
2nd prize Apple iPad goes to…BAE SYSTEMS – NUNEATON
3rd prize Luxury Biscuits – Runner up prizes of go to.….
ADRIAN WILSON – LEEK, ANDERSON OPTOMETRIST – HOUGHTON LE SPRING,
ANGLING DIRECT – PETERBOROUGH, AUTOFILL WORLDWIDE – SUTTON IN ASHFIELD,
BDH LTD – NORWICH, BLAYDON GP PRACTICE – BLAYDON,
COOKHOUSE CAFÉ – RUSHOCK, CORAL – STOKE ON TRENT,
CUTTY SHARP BARBERS – LONDON, DELTEX MEDICAL – CHICHESTER,
DIRECT SEAFOOD – BIRMINGHAM, DYSON KING – CHICHESTER,
E CENTRE – ALLOA, EXTRA GAS – ECCLES,
FINNING UK – PONTYCLUN, FIRST ENGINEERING SERVICES – BILSTON,
G.A. BARNES – STOKE ON TRENT, GAILS HAIR – ECCLES,
GOLFBASE – POLEGATE, GRAHAMS CONSTRUCTION – BRAEHEAD,
HAIR AND BEAUTY – ELLESMERE, IMAGE DIRECT – HAYES,
J.B. CHAFOR – CROWLE, JE ENGINEERING – COVENTRY,
KIMBELL & CO – MARKET HARBOROUGH, LASER QUANTUM – STOCKPORT,
MANOR CAR BODY REPAIRS – SOUTH BANFLEET, MARQUIS OF GRANBY – DURHAM ,
MOT SERVICES – BRIERLY HILL, OXFORD OPTRONIX – ABINGDON,
PARTNER – MANCHESTER, POOLE ARCHITECTUAL – POOLE,
PORTACABIN – HAYES, PRIEST ROAD MOTORS – CARDIFF,
PRINCE OF WALES – PORTHCAWL, PROJECT TILE & BATHROOM – PYLE,
QUANTUM – ALDRIDGE, RAYNESWAY AMBULANCE STATION – DERBY,
REAL WINDOWS – TREORCHY, ROSSMERE PRIMARY SCHOOL – HARTLEPOOL,
SHOOSMITHS – NORTHAMPTON, SKIN & TONIC – KIDSGROVE,
STONEMARKET – COVENTRY, STUDIO 36 – HULL,
TANNING STUDIO – CLITHEROE, TANNOCHSIDE OLDE CLEB – GLASGOW,
TRU GROUP – NORWICH, WILLOW TREE FINANCIAL – POLEGATE,
WITZENMANN – BELLSHILL, WOODCRAFT UK – HARTLEPOOL.
All the prizes will be delivered to the winners by your local sales collector next time they are in your area.
1st prize 55” Flat Screen HD TV goes to…..Splott Conservative Club
2nd prize Apple iPad goes to…Rob’s Reptile, Grimsby
3rd prize – Runner up prizes of Luxury Chocolates goes to.….
THE CANNON, EDEN FINE WINES, CREATIVE PARTY, A1 HIRE & SALES, HARMONY WINDOW FASHIONS, AIR VAULT TRAMPOLINE PARK, BS3 SERVICES, HOSEFLEX, DOVE HOUSE NURSING HOME, SMC, EAST STANLEY SCHOOL, COMPOUND PHOTONICS, THE PODS SWIMMINGPOOL, TRAVIS PERKINS, BEACH HAIR AND BEAUTY, KEY KARS, R O DONAGHEY, RP TECHNOLOGIES, DEVON BUILDING SUPPLIES, SHAPERS, WEST END TYRES, TONYS BARBER SHOP, RENEWI, MCMILLAN BROS, CJS ENGINEERING LTD, CARRANT BROOK JUNIOR SCHOOL, JOHN DEERE BANKS, KINGSWAY INSURANCE, IMTECH, COFFEY, LORD HIRE CENTRES, ASTOR COURT CARE HOME, OXFORD TERR MED PRACTICE, TOPPS TILES, SPENCER CONTACT, E.O. BURTON, EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS, BLENDWORTH FABRICS WAREHOUSE, CEMAS, LEWIS WADSWORTH LETTINGS, KIVETON CHIROPODY CLINIC, VALLEY NORTHERN, TWIGG ST FISH AND CHIPS, CDS GROUP, OMG GRILL, JCP, CHARLES NEWTON CARS, KM UK LTD, EUROFIT AUTO CENTRE, LIDDELL ELECTRICAL
All the prizes will be delivered to the winners by your local sales collector next time they are in your area.
*Due to a supply problem we unfortunately could not obtain biscuit tins for the 3rd prize winners but we have replaced these prizes with luxury chocolates
STOP! before you start moaning about how hot it is out there?
https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/
Horizon Documentary showing on BBC2 this Tuesday at 9.30pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b8cdgq
Please give some thought this week to the Horizon Documentary giving us, as the viewer, what it is like to be a teenager with cancer? This programme presents 11 individual stories on how these amazing young people cope with their illnesses, showing us, with the help of others, the best way they can find in getting through each day with their specific type of cancer. It is an opportunity to give viewers an insight to see how the money, that has been kindly donated and raised, goes on desperately needed hospital ward facilities, specialised nursing, social work support that is tailored to each individual needs and looking at what the future will bring in the development of new medicines and drugs necessary.
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We are delighted in supporting ‘Party in the Park 2018’ once again.
All proceeds from the sales of our charity sweets will be donated to
LARGA – LITTLE ASTON RECREATIONAL GROUND ASSOCIATION
who endlessly keep and protect this beautiful community ground for everyone to enjoy.
Check out what they do and how you could help out?
http://littleastonbury.co.uk/about-us/
http://littleastonbury.co.uk/volunteers/
This festival event has become so popular now, last year there was a waiting list as long as your arm, at least over 3,000 people on stand by waiting to get tickets,
they’re just get snapped up in days.
Yes, it’s here! it’s finally arrived!
Good news for all of you who have been eagerly waiting for months for short bread…
Just arrived our very own shortbread all the way from Scotland and tasting every bit as scrumptious as it looks
So, when your flagging in the afternoon and need that little extra boost to get you through the day, put the kettle on and reach for the short bread…
however don’t just stop there .. oh no!
Try having them with ice cream and strawberries, with a glass of milk, your hot chocolate at night or dipping them into melted chocolate, crushed or crumbled onto fruit or deserts…. yummy …. the choice is endless.
It was all a very exciting day on Wednesday for ‘Gummy’, he finally arrived at his new home at the Ronald McDonald House Charity in Birmingham.
What a warm welcome he received from all of the children with beaming smiles and outstretched arms, he certainly was made a fuss of, children giving him lots of kisses, cuddles and taking photos….
….but it never stopped there, they even greeted him with his very own ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’, celebrating with sandwiches, pop, games and special packets of jelly ‘teddy bear’ sweeties, given out to all who attended.
The children also ran a competition wanting to give ‘Gummy’ a new name …
finally deciding on the name ‘Bob’, ‘Bob’ The Bear’ … that name is familiar for some reason?
Managing Director ‘Bob’ Strong was there to present the bear to the Ronald McDonald’s House Charity Birmingham.
A very big ‘Thank You’ to all the staff, especially Libby Aston, Natalie Wood and to all the poorly children at Ronald McDonald’s House Charity Birmingham who took the time out of their day making ‘Gummy’s’, sorry ‘Bob’s’ arrival day so special, we all know he will love living there.
To find out what this wonderful charity does please check them out on
https://www.rmhc.org.uk/our-houses/birmingham/
♥ Many congratulations ♥
♥ Here’s wishing Harry & Meghan a partnership full of love and happiness in their future married lives together ♥
We at Sweet Causes were more than pleased to offer our services to provide everyone with just a small bag of ‘Gift in Kind’ sweet treats to take home with them at this year’s charity black-tie dinner and awards annually hosted by The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce at
The ICC Birmingham on Thursday 19th April 2018.
Everyone buying tickets (your too late, ALL sold out!) will show tremendous support on the evening to a very well-deserved charity Acorns Children’s Hospice, being a local charity to the West Midlands area, they too are celebrating 30 proud years of providing special care to the children, who lives are cut short by a serious illness, who give their time and support to their families as well as helping with their medical needs.
https://www.acorns.org.uk/about-acorns/
The GBCC in one of the largest Chambers in the country with more than 2,800 members spanning across the region from Birmingham, Burton, Chase, Lichfield, Tamworth, Solihull and Sutton Coldfield. The event shows and celebrates the best of business and enterprise throughout the this region.
For this year’s 2018 Business Award Categories they are:
Excellence in Contribution to the Community
Excellence in Customer Service
Excellence in Hospitality
Excellence in International Business
Excellence in Manufacturing
Excellence in People Development
Excellence in Sales & Marketing
Excellence in Technology & Innovation
Excellence in Training & Education
Greater Birmingham Business of the Year
All justified winners will be advertised on The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce website. It’s a great opportunity to meet and host clients, customers, employees or network with the other business guests, there’s also the chance to advertise your company or become a sponsor to one of the awards or events, further details can be found by emailing their events team on events@birmingham-chamber.com or visting their website https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/
Over the Easter Holiday we were pleased to be able to have some time to catch up, to enjoy a couple of movies and to think about others who are less fortunate than ourselves.
The first film was ♥ ‘Wonder’ ♥ shown on Netflix. This brave little boy named ‘Auggie’ who has a very rare medical facial deformity called Franceschetti-Klein syndrome also known as a Mandibulofacial dysostosis (MFDM) or Treacher Collins Syndrome, shows what he has to confront with on a daily basis once he starts middle schooling, until then his mother had been teaching him from home. The film shows what bullying ‘Auggie’ has to deal with as well as how his condition touches onto everyone’s lives around him and how they too have to deal with guilt and prejudices.
The film has been adapted from the novel by R J Palacio ‘Wonder’ which is still available from major book shops.
The second film, shown on BBC2, was the award-winning short film ♥ ‘The Silent Child’ ♥ at this year’s 90th Academy Awards, the film runs for approximately 20 minutes. It looks into the life of a four-year-old girl called ‘Libby’ who is profoundly deaf and builds up a friendship with her tutor who has taught her how to use sign language, which gives Libby the companionship she craves for. Her parents, however, would prefer ‘Libby’ to lip read. The six-year-old actress who plays the part of Libby is Maisie Sly, which was her first time ever to act or appear in a movie.
Basic sign language? there are plenty of examples on the British Sign Language website on how to do it, you can print them off too.
https://www.british-sign.co.uk
