Thursday, 5 December 2013
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT “CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON” TAKES PLACE 6 DECEMBER 2013...
Come and enjoy the festivities and see the lights switch on. ABD is proud to sponsor the main Christmas tree with ABD banners around. Mulled wine and mince pies will be on offer from ABD team outside the office in the High Street.
ABD PROUD TO BE LEAD SPONSOR OF DEVIZES CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AND LANTERN PARADE
The Devizes office was ready with banner above the front door and Christmas trees lit up on the front of the building as the Lantern Parade assembled with hundreds of people. The lanterns which were truly amazing again this year including a life size elephant!!
The town was packed full of people eagerly awaiting the Christmas light switch on and when it did the main tree with ABD banners beneath looked fantastic!
The town was packed full of people eagerly awaiting the Christmas light switch on and when it did the main tree with ABD banners beneath looked fantastic!
CHIPPENHAM CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON – A GREAT EVENT!
Chippenham town centre was a very busy night on Friday 29 November 2013. It was the Christmas light switch on in Chippenham Town Centre. Thousands of people arrived to enjoy the stalls, seeing Father Christmas arrive and the Christmas light Switch on taking place. The giant tree in the market place with ABD banners around looked magnificent when lit. ABD team were on hand outside their office at 38 Market Place to offer mulled wine and mince pies to passers by enjoying the festivities!
As night drew in the evening appeared to feel much colder and had the air of Christmas buzz about it!
As night drew in the evening appeared to feel much colder and had the air of Christmas buzz about it!
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| Jacky Hubbard and Sian Moreton at the ready with mulled wine and mince pies. |
Thursday, 28 November 2013
ABD is proud to support and be a lead sponsor for Devizes Christmas Festival and Lantern Parade 2013.
This
exciting event takes place on Friday 29 November 2013. The Lantern Parade will
start in St John’s Street at 6.00pm. There will be Christmas markets,
Entertainment, Santa’s Grotto, the Lantern Parade, Christmas Light Switch on,
Fireworks and MORE! For more information go
to www.docadevizes.org.uk
Royal Wootton Bassett
This fantastic festival was formally known as The
Dickensian Evening because people used to dress up! There will be lots going on
- a hog roast, brass band and Christmas Carols. Felicity Montagu who is the
radio presenter in Doc Martin and who played Perpetua in Bridget Jones Diary
will open this event at 6pm.
FANTASY
RADIO INTERVIEW – “THE SATURDAY SEGUE”
ABD
Partner Andrew Douglas gave an interview to Fantasy Radio Saturday morning presenters
Ian Wilson and Lesley Scholes on Saturday 23 November 2013 about the Devizes
Christmas Festival and Lantern Parade.
Fantasy
Radio 97fm broadcasts from studios in The Corn Exchange which is based in the
Devizes market place and originally started in 1995. This informative radio station plays great
music “throughout the decades” and has links with local artists, and
businesses. As well as chat shows, interviews, news and music, regular updates
and information are provided about what’s going on in and around Devizes.
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| From left to right; Fantasy Radio presenters Ian Wilson and Lesley Scholes with ABD partner Andrew Douglas. |
Christmas Light “Switch On” is happening
very soon
Come and join ABD for mince pies and mulled wine!
ABD is taking part in the Christmas
Light Switch On and Christmas Festival outside the following offices...
29 November 2013 from 4.30pm
38 Market Place
Chippenham
Thousands
of people turn out to this exciting festive event which takes place mainly in
the High Street. There will be lots of Christmas Stalls, Community Fair in the
Neeld Hall, local food products, Father Christmas and MORE!
For more information
about this event please go to www.visitwiltshire.co.uk
6 December 2013 from 5.30pm
Stafford House
57 High StreetRoyal Wootton Bassett
For more information
please go to www.visitroyalwoottonbassett.co.uk
ABD supports and celebrates the great “Christmas light switch on” by sponsoring the main
Christmas tree in 4 towns!
Look for our banners
around the main Christmas Trees in Chippenham, Devizes, Royal Wootton Bassett
and Marlborough!
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
WELL DONE ABD TEAM
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| From left to right; Tim Watts, Alistair Everett, Lisa Sidwell, Alexander David, Sharon Hayward, Catherine Cole and Eve Clarke |
FINAL MONIES
IN!
ABD Team enjoyed the Chippenham Half Marathon run and felt good to have taken part and to have supported such a popular local event. In turn, they felt pleased to have been given the support and encouragement from work colleagues, family and friends who supported them not only in the run but in helping them to have raised money for the local charity of their choice Alzheimer’s Support.
THE
PRESENTATION
The monies raised totalled £1,500. A cheque was handed to Anna
Littlechild, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Support and Janet Dore, Chair of
Trustees on Monday 30 September 2013 at Devizes Alzheimer’s Support offices
from ABD Partner and Head of Family Law Dept - Alexander David, and also ABD
Senior Partner Andrew Douglas who is Head of abcare,
a department which specializes in elderly care to include asset protection, recovery
of care home fees and seminars. Andrew Douglas quoted “the team unanimously
chose to run for Alzheimer’s Support because both ABD and Alzheimer’s Support
do a lot of work both for and with older people”.
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From left to right; Andrew Douglas, Alexander David, Janet Dore and
Anna Littlechild
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Monday, 23 September 2013
CONGRATULATIONS TO ABD RUNNING TEAM
A RUNNING SUCCESS!
A RUNNING SUCCESS!
Sunday morning early was bright and sunny and then the weather turned as predicted...
The team arrived at 9.00am to the ABD Gazebo after limbering up in readiness for the great run. Some of the team were experienced runners and some were not, in fact for Eve Clarke this was her first run ever!
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| Left
to right; Tim Watts (ABD Client), Alistair Everett, Lisa Sidwell, Alexander David, Sharon Hayward, Catherine Cole and Eve Clarke |
A TSUNAMI OF RUNNERS TOOK OFF!
There were some 1350 runners taking part in the marathon this year. A lot of the runners were Wiltshire based and had been training hard.
As soon as the gun was fired, a tsunami of runners took off! The route started outside the Chippenham Sports ground running through the town and then to the more rural outer skirts of the town ending back in the Sports Club grounds.
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| The gun fired and off they went. |
Back at the Sports Club Grounds, more people were starting to gather. Whilst family, friends, onlookers and supporters waited patiently in the cold grey weather for the runners to return, bacon butties, cakes and hot coffee were on offer.
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT
ABD team ran for Alzheimer’s Support who is a local based Wiltshire Charity. Janet Dore and Beryl Gover came along to offer help at the ABD Gazebo and support the event generally.
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| Beryl Gover, Fundraising Volunteer and Janet Dore, Chair of Alzheimer’s Support. |
IT’S THE TAKING PART THAT COUNTS
It took 1hour, 10 minutes and 35 seconds (finishing time) for the first runner to cross the finishing line. His name was Sam Humphrey. The first female runner to cross the finishing line came in at (finishing time) 1 hour, 26 minutes and 9 seconds. As time went on, in came Sharon Hayward first from ABD team followed by Alex David, Catherine Cole and eventually the rest.
EVERYBODYS A WINNER
Despite the cold, grey weather, they all enjoyed the run and a prize giving took place after. ABD Partner Andrew Douglas who was one of the prize givers said he would be happy to sponsor the event again!
The first male and female winners received a prize each of £250 and an engraved glass trophy. All the runners received goody bags put together by the race committee and sponsors of the event.
Chippenham Half Marathon first started in 2008 and was voted number 3 by Runners World Magazine in 2011. After the success of this half marathon, the race committee have already set the date for the next one which is Sunday 7 September 2014. So runners get training!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ABD TEAM FOR TAKING PART AND RUNNING FOR CHARITY
As soon as all the monies are received, a presentation to Alzheimer’s Support will take place – keep posted!
FINISHING TIMES
Sharon Hayward 1:55:17
Alexander David 1:55:51
Catherine Cole 1:56:06
Lisa Sidwell 2:48:35
Eve Clarke 2:24:50
Alistair Everett 2:01:26
Tim Watts 2:08:47
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| Eve Clarke’s first race ever – one happy person at the end of the race! She is already considering doing another. Well done Eve! |
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