Red Ensign, Cowes
Red Ensign Maritime Training is one of the leading providers of maritime safety training in the UK, delivering MCA and STCW 95 approved training for all sectors within the commercial shipping industry.
They provide for students working on cruise ships, super yachts, wind farms and surveying vessels, as well as bespoke courses, designed and delivered to suit your own personal company needs.
Storeroom has taken advantage of their location adjacent to our warehouse to use their expertise for an Elementary First Aid course and a Theory of Fire and Fire prevention course. The latter was quite an eye-opener and to be honest Storeroom staff and volunteers all enjoyed dressing up in the safety uniforms!
Red Ensign’s experienced, qualified instructors provide worldwide tuition, both onshore and offshore, helping people achieve the highest International Maritime Organisation standards. Red Ensign have a professional and relaxed approach to training, students are encouraged to participate in group and individual exercises, which results in a friendly and fun way to learn for everyone.
The Co-operative, Cowes
Have you heard of The Co-operative community support card? Cowes Co-Op is supporting Storeroom and Cowes Youth Forum this year! Please pop into the Cowes Co-Op or Storeroom to pick up a Community Support Card, which will help to raise funds for Storeroom and Cowes Youth Forum during 2012. Every time someone shops with the Cowes Co-Op and uses their Community Support Card, The Co-operative donates a cash sum to this fund. This will cost you nothing other than your support and these 2 local good causes could benefit from a maximum of £12,500 each this year.
WIGHTBAY
We love Wightbay! We expect you do too! What can we say; it’s a marvelous way for the whole island to buy, sell and freecycle. Not a day goes by without a new customer coming into our charity shop looking for an item we were advertising on Wightbay.
You can easily search for items currently for sale at Storeroom. From Wightbay’s home page, click on the SEARCH FOR box located to the top right of your screen, type Storeroom2010 then click Search and around 3 or 4 pages with approximately 70-85 items currently for sale will be shown. Good luck and happy browsing!
THE LECONFIELD
Paul and Cheryl Judge have run their hotel, The Leconfield, since 2004. They have kindly donated items to Storeroom every year since then. If you have family or friends visiting the island, might they be interested in a break at a friendly, family run hotel in a super spot in Bonchurch? Please go to their website at www.leconfieldhotel.com for further information.
The Leconfield
HOWDENS JOINERY
This local firm donates various joinery items as and when they become available.
About Howdens
Howdens Joinery offers a range of kitchen, bathroom cabinetry and joinery products designed to meet the needs of modern living; complete with a full range of accessories, work surfaces, sinks and taps and a range of Lamona appliances exclusive to Howdens.
Howdens are a trade only business and only sell to trade professionals because they are best placed to give you the convenience and experience for a professional installation.
BEACON PRINT
With many thanks to the team at Sandham who have helped Storeroom with equipment.
Sandham Office Services based on the Isle of Wight, is the Island’s largest independent channel for copier, printer and MFP technologies, delivers integrated document management solutions and systems enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency.
22-24 Lugley Street, Newport, Isle of Wight
Tel: 01983 521030
We have been trading on the island since 1830 and as a Company we are always pleased to help Local Projects.
Supporting the ‘Storeroom’ is a good way of both helping the less fortunate and just as importantly avoiding perfectly useable furniture being sent to landfill.
THE FOOTPRINT TRUST
The Footprint Trust is a local charity that works with the community on a number of practical projects.
They have recently launched the Energetic Fueline for families, which helps people deal with rising fuel bills. The Trust has access to grants and other help to make people warmer.
Adopt-A-Garden is a scheme whereby people who do not have a garden ‘adopt’ someone else’s and share the vegetables. The Trust also works in schools, holiday playclubs helping children to understand environmental issues such as water and energy use, recycling and wildlife.”
The charity is also the base for IW Green Gym – a conservation group that mixes keeping fit with helping local wildlife! The Trust’s Pond, River and Cemetery Warden schemes are always looking for more people to help out.
For more information see their website www.footprint-trust.co.uk or email info@footprint-trust.co.uk Tel: – 01983 82-22-82.
REAL WORLD TRUST
Real World Trust Philosophy
People suffering from substance abuse have a right to quality treatment and support. Such treatment and support should be holistic, non-judgmental and flexible. That a “hands – on”, collaborative relationship with clients empowers them. This empowerment enables them to assume their rightful place in society.
Real World Trust are our ‘Parent’ charity. Without them Storeroom would not exist!
