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BEZ & CHRIS BISSON SUPPORT BiG STORAGE TOY APPEAL IN HANDFORTH & MACCLESFIELD
11/18/2009
Bez and Chris Bisson, picture courtesy of Andy Lambert
Bez and Helen Crowther shown sitting, Trish McHale and Paul Fahey from BiG Storage shown standing with Chris Bisson. Picture courtesy of Andy Lambert
For the third year running BiG Storage is running a Xmas Toy Appeal in conjunction with the Stockport Express and Times, Wilmslow Express, Macclesfield Express, South Manchester Reporter and Trafford Metro for the many underprivileged and vulnerable children from nominated local charities in the area. The recipient charities will include the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust who provides holidays and activities for terminally ill, chronically sick, disabled and disadvantaged children, Henshaws Society for the Blind, The David Lewis Centre and The Stockport Early Intervention and Family Support Centre. The David Lewis Centre is well known in the area for offering a range of medical, educational, residential and assessment services for children with complex epilepsy and other neurological conditions, including learning disability and challenging behavior.
The 2009 BiG Storage Xmas Toy Appeal has just added another recipient charity to receive the donated gifts, namely The Together Trust, who are based in Cheadle and run a range of services including fostering and adoption, special schools and residential care homes across the North West but particularly centred around Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
Chris Bisson is better known to thousands of soap fans as Emmerdale’s Sweet Facory owner Jai Sharma and as Vik from Cornonation Street before that. Chris joined forces with Bez – the infamous maracas shaking dancer of the Happy Mondays and TV personality, who is no stranger to hardship himself, having been homeless for sometime when he was younger. Bez however persevered and came through his adversity and is now quite the family man with three boys of his own.
Although the appeal has already received some donations, there is still along way to go and lots of deserving children to collect presents for. So we are appealing to you, our readers, to think about donating a gift for a very worthy cause which will help make Xmas extra special for a youngster!! Don’t forget, you don’t have to break the bank to make a needy child feel special. Make it easy on the pocket by using those ‘loyalty vouchers’ and taking advantage of those ‘get one free’ offers of which there seem to be more than ever this year.
The recipients of the appeal will include children of all ages up to 16, so do remember the teenagers who are still children at heart and love to receive presents, especially at Christmas time. We can only give NEW toys to the children and teenagers benefitting from the appeal and they should be presented unwrapped so that the charities can choose toys and gifts most suitable for the recipients.
BiG Storage branch Manager Keith Astley commented ‘ A BiG thank you to those generous people who have already brought some gifts down for the appeal. The team at Handforth and Macclesfield would really like to do all we can to make Christmas a better time for those kids who are facing difficulty and hardship. Money is tight for lots of people this year, so don’t forget if your budget doesn’t allow for an extra gift, then take advantage of those ‘get an extra one free’ offers. That way you can donate without it affecting your pocket!!’
BiG Storage at Handforth Dean, the driving force behind the Toy Appeal, is to be the main drop off point for the donated toys. The donations will then be stored in a clean, dry and secure storage unit until they are needed for Xmas delivery to the recipient children from the nominated charities. BiG Storage is located on Earl Road, Stanley Green Industrial Estate, Handforth Dean SK8 6PT (Just off the A34 near M&S) - just look for the BiG Storage sign (logo attached). Alternative visit www.bigstorage.info for a location map. Toys can be dropped off Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm and from 9am to 4pm on Saturdays or 10am – 4pm on Sundays at the BiG Storage reception which will be clearly sign posted. Please ask for Len, Keith, Trish or Jacci or ring them on 0161 486 6000..
Toys can also be dropped off at BiG Storage, Fence Avenue, Macclesfield (400 yds from Arighi Bianchis). BiG Storage Macclesfield is open from 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays 9am – 4pm. Please ask for Garry, Paul or Kevin or ring them on 01625 437100
LOCAL MAYORS SUPPORT BiG STORAGE XMAS TOY APPEAL
11/17/2009
The Mayor and Mayoress of Trafford
Week 2 of the BiG Storage Toy Appeal - being run across all the branches witnessed several local Mayors coming along to lend their support to the appeal.
This week the appeal is asking organisations and businesses to help by donating gifts, having an internal whip round or just by bringing the appeal to the attention of their staff.
Kevin Murphy from BiG Storage comments ‘As well as collecting and storing these gifts ready for distribution to the children supported by the charities in time for xmas, we at BiG Storage have tremendous fun organising the appeal which gets everyone involved really in to the Christmas spirit. Christmas is very much about ‘giving’ and making the festivities special for everyone, particularly by lending a helping hand to children supported by these wonderful organisations’.
If you want to donate a gift, please contact your local BiG Storage branch. Do remember it NEW gifts and toys that the beneficiary organisations and charities need for the recipient children, who are all ages up to 16.
NODDY HOLDER LAUNCHES BiG STORAGE XMAS TOY APPEAL AT HANDFORTH AND MACCLESFIELD
11/10/2009
Noddy Holder with children from St. Benedict's RC Primary School
Noddy Holder with children from Ivy Bank Primary School, Macclesfield
BiG Storage's Kevin Murphy with Noddy Holder
This year’s Xmas Toy appeal was launched by the renowned Noddy Holder who must be the living epitome of Xmas Festivities through Slade’s chart topping hit ‘Merry Xmas Everyone’ , played at Christmas parties throughout the country and recognised by young and old alike.
Noddy was helped at the launch by children from five local primary schools :-
Cheadle Primary School
St Benedicts RC Primary School
Broad Oak Primary School
St Hilda’s Primary School
Ivy Bank Primary School
This year, we will once again be asking you, our readers to bring some much-needed seasonal cheer to the many underprivileged and vulnerable children from the charities in the local area.
It doesn’t always have to cost a lot of money to donate a gift. We’re appealing for new gifts so look out for the ‘buy one get one free’ or ‘three for the price of two’ offers that are bound to be available on the high street. We would also be very grateful for any unwanted gifts from last year. Children receiving the toys will be of all ages up to 16, so please don’t forget the teenagers.
The recipient charities start having their Xmas parties from the end of November onwards, so please don’t leave it to the last minute before you bring in your donations, although if you are not able to call in until just before xmas, Santa will oblige and ensure that he makes a pick up before the big delivery on Xmas day!!
BiG Storage at Handforth Dean, the driving force behind the Toy Appeal, is to be the main drop off point for the donated toys in the area. The donations will then be stored in a clean, dry and secure storage unit until they are needed for Xmas delivery to the recipient children from the nominated charities. BiG Storage is located on Earl Road, Stanley Green Industrial Estate, Handforth Dean SK8 6PT (Just off the A34 near M&S) - just look for the BiG Storage sign (logo attached). Alternative visit www.bigstorage.info for a location map. Toys can be dropped off Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm and from 9am to 4pm on Saturdays or 10am – 4pm on Sundays at the BiG Storage reception which will be clearly sign posted. Please ask for Len, Keith, Trish or Jacci or ring them on 0161 486 6000..
For those people living in Macclesfield, Wilmslow and the surrounding areas it may be easier to drop off at BiG Storage, Fence Avenue, Macclesfield (400 yds from Arighi Bianchis). BiG Storage Macclesfield is open from 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays 9am – 4pm. Please ask for Garry, Paul or Kevin or ring them on 01625 437100
BEZ LAUNCHES BiG STORAGE XMAS TOY APPEAL IN WARRINGTON, CHESTER & MORECAMBE
11/09/2009
Toy Appeal Launch Warrington
Toy Appeal Launch at Morecambe
Toy Appeal Launch Chester
Time flies and Christmas seems to arrive quicker every year, especially when it’s been one where so many of us have been strapped for cash.
Many of us have had to tighten our belts like never before, but when it comes to the Christmas celebrations, we as a nation know how to enjoy ourselves without having to dig too deep.
For the third year running BiG Storage and leading papers in its five catchment areas are running a Xmas Toy Appeal for the many underprivileged and vulnerable children from four local charities in the area.
Last year’s’ Xmas Toy appeal brought a fantastic response from the generous public of gifts for Children up to the age of 16 – gifts that really helped to make their Christmas far more special than it otherwise may have been.
Launched this year at BiG Storage in Warrington, Chester and Morecambe by Bez – the infamous maracas shaking dancer of the Happy Mondays and TV personality, we are hoping to make the appeal bigger and better than ever before.
Bez is no stranger to hardship himself, having been homeless for sometime when he was younger, but he persevered and came through his adversity and is now quite the family man with three boys of his own.
This year, we will once again be asking you to bring some much-needed seasonal cheer to the many underprivileged and vulnerable children from charities in the local area. .
It doesn’t always have to cost a lot of money to donate a gift. We’re appealing for new gifts so look out for the ‘buy one get one free’ or ‘three for the price of two’ offers that are bound to be available on the high street. We would also be very grateful for any unwanted gifts from last year. Children receiving the toys will be of all ages up to 16, so please don’t forget the teenagers.
The recipient charities start having their Xmas parties from the end of November onwards, so please don’t leave it to the last minute before you bring in your donations, although if you are not able to call in until just before xmas, Santa will oblige and ensure that he makes a pick up before the big delivery on Xmas day!!
Andrew Donaldson from BiG Storage comments ‘BiG Storage is delighted once again to be part of the Xmas Toy appeal. We are always overwhelmed at the generosity of the local community, particularly at Xmas time. It’s so important that we ensure that the children supported by these wonderful organisations don’t go without and have just as
good a Christmas as those from families who don’t face hardship’.
Anyone wishing to donate a toy or gift can do so by dropping it off at the local BiG Storage, during normal opening hours.