Latest News from Bettavend

Christmas Delivery Dates

Last orders to be placed by Thursday 22nd December, for delivery Friday 23rd December

We will be closed from Saturday 24th – Tuesday 27th December

Orders Placed Friday 23rd December will be delivered Wednesday 28th December

pen Wednesday 28th December for delivery Thursday 29th December

Open Thursday 29th December for delivery Friday 30th December

Orders placed Friday 30th December will be delivered Tuesday 3rd January

Please call 023 8025 5222 to place your order

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

Smiling faces all round at the Bettavend Macmillan Coffee Morning (l to r): champion bean-guesser, Ian Smith of iTalk, with colleagues Gail Whitcher and Alison Maskell; the Bettavend team comprising Dave Badland (Business Development Manager), Geoff Rouse (Sales Director) and John Ferguson (Managing Director); and, last but not least, centre stage: a mouth-watering, homemade coffee and walnut sponge sandwich…

Piling on the £££s

Our Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning raised £230 to help fund this UK-wide charity in its push to provide practical, medical and financial support and better cancer care.

Fuelled by their favourite Bettavend beverage and cakes made by our staff, guests mingled, made and renewed contacts, and participated in various fundraisers such as ‘Guess the Number of Beans’ which was won by Ian Smith of local psychological therapies charity, iTalk.

A round of golf, kindly donated by MacDonald Hotel Botley Park & Country Club, was snapped up for £65; and sweepstakes on Strictly Come Dancing and the Rugby World Cup helped plump up the figures.

A big ‘thank you’ to everyone involved – guests; organisations such as Sky, Vear, Auto Assistance, and Lymington Community Centre; Kae, Angie and the team at Munch Box in Bournemouth Road for the tasty finger buffet; and, of course, all the Bettavend staff who generously donated their time and cake-making prowess.

Outstanding vending for City College

Bettavend, offering the highest quality local vending service in the region, has been selected by City College Southampton, one of the top 10% of GFE colleges in the country for success rates, to be refreshment solutions supplier to help revitalise students on vocational, academic and apprenticeship courses.

“It was experience and flexibility that clinched the deal”, the college’s Purchasing and Contract Manager, Jackie Nicholas, commented:

“We chose Bettavend after a long search mainly because it is proven to be an outstanding local company with over 20 years’ experience and able to offer us joint venture solutions in a number of required areas.”

Sielaff ‘Piacere’ (Italian for pleasure) bean-to-cup machines will be installed in the main refectory and the Pavement Café and can dispense up to 150 cups per hour.

Also in the main refectory a 24-7 vending refreshment facility will offer hot and cold drinks and snacks to revitalise students on the go.

Over in the Marine Skills Centre at Woolston, a ‘Pour Moi’ hot drinks machine and a full range of snacks and cold drinks will support the selection of food prepared by the College’s catering students.

Working closely with Peter Dunbar, City College’s newly appointed catering manager, the Bettavend team will tailor refreshment solutions to the requirements of everyone involved.

Too refreshing to refuse!

If you are looking for a top refreshment service, then take a tip from Southampton City Council – choose Bettavend for your vending systems and supplies.

A brand-new, £14-million, state-of-the-art City Depot & Recycling Park near Dock Gate 20 in Millbrook now relies on Bettavend hot and cold drinks and snacks systems to refresh staff and visitors in the 3-storey office complex and fleet workshop.

Replacing the Town Depot near the Itchen Bridge, the new 4-acre facility incorporates office accommodation, fleet workshops and a new Household Waste Recycling Centre with more public recycling bays, parking spaces and a longer queuing lane for traffic.

It also showcases eco-friendly features such as solar panels, rainwater collection for washing vehicles, and greater salt storage for gritting winter roads.

With 380 staff, 37 trucks and 38 council vehicles in and out every day, Southampton City Council obviously finds Bettavend’s support too refreshing to refuse.

Crumbs! It's that time of year again…

Time to join the World's Biggest Coffee Morning – Macmillan Cancer Support's major fundraising event.

Help make this year's coffee-hit a big success – join family, friends and colleagues at our in-house showroom for lashings of your favourite coffee (or tea/chocolate/cold drink), cake (homemade by Bettavend staff, naturally), and an indulgent prize or two along the way.

Bettavend Macmillan Coffee Morning
Friday, September 30th
10am - 1pm

Let’s help beat cancer – and last year’s total of over £8 million!

Make a date for coffee and cake @ Bettavend

A refreshing performance at Costello College

Complete hot-drink comfort and convenience has arrived for staff and visitors at Costello Technology College in Basingstoke, courtesy of a Bettavend ‘total refreshment centre’.

Since August 2010, staff and visitors have tea, coffee, hot chocolate and soup at the push of a button. No more clearing up, running out of milk, and trips to buy supplies, as Senior Finance Manager, Tina Hooker, explains:

“Our Bettavend refreshment system is really simple to use and has made life much easier for everyone. It delivers high quality drinks quickly and efficiently, with the added bonus of a good after sales service – and, as it was so competitively priced, we were happy to purchase the system outright. We have never looked back since its arrival!”

Bettavend representative, Dave Badland, was on hand to answer all queries quickly and to ensure that the freestanding system was installed on time without disruption to college life.

The better-vending service for Costello College:

• 9oz cup size: affordable, satisfying refreshment
• All-day access: complete convenience
• Free hot water: maximum refreshment flexibility
• Free drinks: an appreciative ‘thank you’ when needed
• A cleaner, tidier staffroom: increased comfort
• 2-day delivery from order: supplies stay stocked
• Regular contact from Bettavend: total service

Bettavend to the rescue!

Supporting the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in its efforts to be the best in the country, Bettavend threw open its premises for a real-life rescue simulation.

After pumping the building with smoke, a team of firemen in full breathing apparatus rescued four life-size mannequins from a potentially life-threatening situation. With the ‘victims’ saved and the ‘fire’ dealt with, the business of vending safely resumed its normal pace.

With 51 fire stations covering Hampshire, our local firemen are always ready to respond to incidents and make life safer for everyone by reducing risks in our local communities.

As real-life practice venues can be hard to find, Bettavend is proud to have played a vital role in helping to keep both the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and the local community in first class condition.

Pumping pure drinking water into Africa

For the past twelve months, Bettavend has been stocking its vending machines with bottled water from Thirsty Planet, a brand of bottled water with one of its aims being to raise money for the provision of clean drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa.

For every bottle of Thirsty Planet water Bettavend sells, Thirsty Planet donates 5p to Pump Aid, a UK charity with 12 years’ experience in delivering sustainable and cost-effective solutions to provide clean water to impoverished communities.

So far, Bettavend has sold over 5800 bottles. With the sale of 4800 bottles being enough to fund a new pump, this means that Bettavend is well on its way to funding pump no.2.

With Summer 2010 proving to be a bit of a scorcher, sales of Thirsty Planet bottled water are pouring out of Bettavend vending systems in use throughout organisations across the whole of the South coast – which is pumping good news for Africa!

Betta-vending for Fareham Community Hospital

Leading local vending provider, Bettavend, is the quality vending supplier of choice for the new, state-of-the-art Fareham Community Hospital in Sarisbury Green.

Located in the main reception and waiting area, a multi-product vending suite provides an array of hot and cold drinks, including quality bean-to-cup coffee for that freshly ground aroma and taste; and a selection of snacks that embraces healthier options such as fresh fruit and juices, cereal bars, and dried fruit and nuts.

Since opening in May this year, this single-storey, purpose-built NHS hospital has brought a comprehensive level of care closer to home for people of all ages, uniting a host of services that were once delivered from sources scattered around the Fareham, Gosport and Portsmouth area.

The Bettavend Wall of Vending: Bettavend Business Development Manager, David Badland, demonstrates to a delighted Julie Keene, Restaurant & Hospitality Manager, the full suite of Bettavend vending machines and products. View of servery from the relaxation area. Three Bettavend bean-to-cup coffee machines take pride of place in the brand new servery.

“Best vending ever” at major Portsmouth hospital

Staff and visitors within St James’ Hospital in Portsmouth have never had it so good. As part of a major refurbishment, this psychiatric and NHS teaching hospital now boasts a brand new, 24/7, dedicated vending suite courtesy of leading regional vending supplier, Bettavend. 

Having worked with the NHS Portsmouth Trust for the past four years, Bettavend was able to deliver a bespoke refreshment package comprising a comprehensive range of machines stocked with a full spectrum of tempting edibles, from food, snacks and confectionery to assorted hot and cold beverages and soups.  

The company has also installed a microwave to maximise consumer choice and satisfaction, supplemented by three bean-to-cup coffee machines in the linked servery. After 4pm, a swipe-card system ensures that the vending area is available to staff on evening and night duties. 

This latest commission has met with a firm seal of approval from Julie Keene, Restaurant & Hospitality Manager at St James’ Hospital, who enthused that Bettavend has delivered “the best service we have ever had”. 

Bettavend has over twenty years’ experience in delivering high-quality vending solutions and services across the south, with sustainably sourced coffee, tea and chocolate featuring strongly amongst the comprehensive range of products supplied from a selection of freestanding and countertop systems.

The Honeypot Carol Concert 2009

– a seasonal success with packed pews and mulled wine

Once again, the Honeypot Carol Concert was a resounding success, raising £9,500 for this local charity dedicated to supporting children with difficult lives. 

Held on the 1st of December in Romsey Abbey and sponsored by Bettavend, this annual event has become a firm favourite with charity members and supporters and Bettavend staff. In front of a packed congregation including Bettavend MD, John Ferguson, Sales Director, Geoff Rouse, and family and team members, everyone was richly entertained by The Romsey Choral Society, classical soloist, Kate Chalkley, Romsey Abbey Choristers and special guest speaker, radio presenter Richard Cartridge. 

Peppered with rousing communal favourites such as Once in Royal David City, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and O Come All Ye Faithful, the concert was both a celebration of the fundraising success of 2009 and an anticipation of an even more successful 2010. 

Perhaps the most poignant part of the evening was a reading given by 19-year-old Karim Williams, an ex- Honeypot child from London, who spoke movingly about his experience of being a Honeypot child and the welcome breaks he enjoyed at Honeypot House. Here he was able to leave behind the cares of a difficult home life and be exactly what he should be: a carefree child with the freedom to enjoy what many take for granted - swimming, cycling, staying up late with hot drinks and goodies, and forming supportive friendships that may last a lifetime with children from similar backgrounds. He had some much-needed fun and relaxation, recharging his batteries before resuming his role of main carer to his mother and younger brother and sisters. Now studying to be a Veterinary Nurse, Karim is living proof that, with the right help, difficult backgrounds can be overcome and are no barrier to realising potential.

Mulled wine in St Nicholas Chapel rounded off the evening congenially, leaving everyone seasonally warmed in body and soul – and Honeypot’s pot thousands of pounds heavier! 

MD, John Ferguson, in coffee-picking mode at Finca El Edén, a traditional family farm for several generations, which has 111 hectares under coffee near Chinchiná. The estate works with sustainable coffee programmes, including the Ethical Trading Initiative, which has higher social criteria and more specific demands than other schemes, and achieves a higher premium for its coffee as a result.

Bettavend tastes sustainable coffee farming in South America

What further proof is needed of a vending company’s commitment to ethical trading than for its MD to hit the sustainable coffee trail in the major coffee-producing Republic of Colombia in South America.

At the invitation of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, Bettavend’s John Ferguson spent one week seeing for himself how the FNC are improving the conditions of coffee farming in Colombia.

Founded in 1927, the FNC is helping 556,000 coffee growers and their families to become a competitive and sustainable coffee supplier and keep Colombian coffee as the best in the world.

John began his whistle-stop tour at the Federation’s head office in the centre of the bustling capital city of Bogatá. He then visited the main exporting seaport of Cartagena, the milling plant at Manizales, and finally two coffee producers in the mountains around Pereira.

Inspired by his findings, John comments:

“The country was far more developed than I had imagined; it was wonderful to meet the farmers who work tirelessly to produce that great cup of coffee we take for granted, and it is clear that the FNC is certainly looking after the interests of the Colombian farmers, encouraging pro-active thinking and activity that will boost environmental and economic sustainability. I am now looking forward to sharing my first-hand insight from this trip with my staff and customers.”

Bettavend has over twenty years’ experience in delivering high-quality vending solutions and services across the south, with sustainabili-tea and coffee featuring strongly amongst the comprehensive range of products supplied from a selection of freestanding and countertop systems.

Bettavend Win Bidding War

Bettavend is delighted to announce that it has won the auction bid for the sponsorship of Honeypot’s Carol Concert at Romsey Abbey this December. 

The concert will attract an audience of over 500 Honeypot supporters and music lovers. The entertainment is being provided by The Romsey Choral Society, Kate Chalkley and the Romsey choristers, with a special guest reading by radio presenter, Richard Cartridge. 

Bettavend Managing Director, John Ferguson, said:
“As an ongoing and committed supporter of Honeypot, we are delighted to be able to support Honeypot this way and know that the funds raised by this concert will support some of the most vulnerable children in the South East.”   

Honeypot improves the quality of life for vulnerable children and young carers aged 5 – 12 years through the provision of respite holidays at Honeypot House in the New Forest.  Their programme of long-term support also includes regular visits from the Honeypot Playbus and sending each child a present at Christmas. They are currently supporting 800 children. 

Tickets for the concert are available from the fundraising office on 023 8089 0002 or by emailing adrienne@honeypot.co.uk 

There is also still time to place an advert in the event programme please contact Karen Betancourt-Jess to discuss Advertising rates. 

Lymington Community Centre

A toast to Bettavend's talents!

Lymington Community Centre is one of the largest in Hampshire offering a wide variety of classes, clubs, societies and entertainment, including being a licensed venue for marriages and civil partnerships. 

With hundreds of visitors to cater for, this vital community focal point called upon the services of leading regional vending supplier, Bettavend, to strengthen its popular refreshment facilities with the provision of a snack and soft-drink vending machine. Located just outside the bar area, the full-size, freestanding Rondo™ model dispenses a variety of refreshments from crisps, flapjacks and chocolate bars to a selection of soft drinks available in bottles or cans, also supplied by Bettavend. 

Not only does this machine keep its customers happy, but it has also met with a glowing reception from the Manager of the Centre, Penny Bicknell, who has been impressed by Bettavend’s entire service, from initial enquiry through to consultation, delivery, installation and performance:

"Staff members are always very pleasant on the phone and the Showroom is fantastic. I am so pleased I went; it really made a difference and encouraged me to consider other options. The Rep was helpful and knowledgeable. All in all, I am very happy with the service and will buy again!"

And they’re back!

Fitter and richer by over £4,000…

Well, they made it. Eastleigh to Paris by bicycle. Cycling 240 miles over three days. Safely returned with saddlebags heavier by over £4,000. All to help fill a very happy Honeypot. 

Here’s how it all happened, real time… 

MD, John Ferguson and colleague, Nick Maskell, were enthusiastically waved off from their Eastleigh depot by fellow Bettavenders and Bumble, the Honeypot mascot. Business Development Manager,  Dave Badland,  dressed as a gorilla (costume courtesy of Cadbury’s, one of their major suppliers) added a certain hairy humour, but he also drove the Bettavend support vehicle for the trip, making sure the cyclists stayed fed, watered and on course. 

Joined by four fellow cyclists from Romsey Test  Rotary Club, the team left Le Havre via Portsmouth to reach Paris bang on schedule. After an overnight leg-rest, they headed home, arriving saddle-sore but cheered by the thousands they had raised for Honeypot. 

Honeypot’s regional fund-raising Manager, Karen Betancourt-Jess, comments: “We are busy all year helping children and their families through difficult times, including providing respite for carers. This trip is just the latest in Bettavend’s money-raising ventures on our behalf and their efforts will certainly help with escalating costs and the hundreds of Honeypotters we will be helping this year.” 

Bettavend is a committed supporter of Honeypot, a local children’s charity dedicated to providing carefree fun, play and support for vulnerable children in the South East.

And they're off — on a charity cycle trip to Paris!

Just before he took to the saddle, Bettavend's mobile MD, John Ferguson, explains this latest money-spinner on behalf of children's charity, Honeypot...

Paris or buzzt!

Pedalling pounds for Honeypot

In Summer 2009, leading regional vending provider, Bettavend, is staging a 240-mile charity cycle trip to Paris and back on behalf of local children’s charity, Honeypot.

On Wednesday 17th June, Managing Director John Ferguson and three fellow cyclists will set out from Honeypot House, the charity’s New Forest headquarters, to cycle the fifty miles to Portsmouth ferry terminal. Here, a dramatic drum roll by the Cadbury gorilla will launch the cyclists on their continental pedal.

Arriving at Le Havre early in the morning and cycling on average seventy-five miles a day, they will follow the Seine River to reach the capital on Saturday, 20th June.

John Ferguson comments: “Honeypot is busy all year providing holidays, a Playbus, Christmas presents and birthday cards, plus sustained support, for very vulnerable children between five and twelve years. This trip is just the latest in our ongoing schedule of money-raising ventures on their behalf. I am sure our novel and noisy send-off will inspire us to reach Paris on time…”

Bettavend is a committed supporter of Honeypot, a local children’s charity dedicated to providing carefree fun, play and support for vulnerable children in the South East.

> Sponsor John Ferguson on this charity cycle trip

Vending – better for business

Leading regional vending company, Bettavend, proves that vending is a better buy when it comes to saving money for businesses throughout the South – beating more traditional methods of drinks preparation hands down.

Workforces need to be as productive as possible, particularly if there are fewer people to do the work. You have to keep them happy, motivated and effective, not waiting for kettles to boil, or washing up.

“Apply this equation to your company,” says Bettavend Sales Director, Geoff Rouse:

“The hourly pay of an employee multiplied by time during the day/week/month spent making drinks and washing up; multiply this sum by the number of employees in your business and the figure becomes huge.”

The result is straightforward: vending pays, improving performance and productivity whilst addressing the varied tastes of its users.

Coffee combo triumph

Leading regional vending company Bettavend’s Pour Moi vending system is fast proving its claim of providing a coffee shop type beverage at a fraction of the price. Since its arrival in 2008, the Pour Moi is delivering a competitive service to various venues throughout the South.

Happy to prove the point is The Oasis Academy in Mayfield, Southampton. Until the Academy transfers to purpose-built premises in 2011, it is base for approximately 950 students plus staff, and was serviced by a vending machine that sold only forty drinks a week served in small plastic cups. To meet demand, this underperformer was replaced with a Bettavend Pour Moi system which is now busy selling between 200 and 300 drinks served in generous 12 oz cups.

Both Calshot Outdoor Activities Centre and Wildern Leisure Centre echo the Pour Moi success story, proving Bettavend Sales Director, Geoff Rouse, correct in his statement:

“People will pay the right price for the right quality.”

Eight legs and the thirst of thousands?

How Bettavend made a mint for Honeypot.

Cheques totalling £2,350 have helped to swell the coffers of local children’s charity, Honeypot, courtesy of Bettavend, leading regional vending machine supplier and operator.

On 5th March 2009, at Honeypot House in the New Forest, the cheques were presented to Bumble, the charity mascot bee, by John Ferguson and Sales Director, Geoff Rouse. The sum will help keep this Hampshire-based charity in peak form, improving the quality of life of very vulnerable children, between 5 and 12 years from the South East.

For over thirteen years Honeypot has offered sustained support comprising nurturing respite breaks at Honeypot House, a wider programme of long-term support as part of the Honeypot Club, visits from the Honeypot Playbus, and birthday cards and Christmas presents.

In the first of two fundraising ventures, four Bettavend members of staff joined a Rotary Club Charity Walk along the Test Way, a distance of 7.5 miles that left all participants sore of foot but richer in pocket by £350. To support his staff, MD John Ferguson was Safety Marshal for the day but, happily, the event had no need for his attentions.

This was consolidated by Bettavend’s cup promotion, a pledge to donate one penny per cup from 200,000 customised cups sold in their vending machines. Each cup sported the Honeypot bee logo on its side and, well, they sold like hot cupcakes!

An appreciative Karen Betancourt-Jess, Regional Fundraising Manager for Honeypot, sums up:

”With costs sky-high and about 800 children to cater for in 2009, every pound counts in helping us bring sunshine to compromised childhoods. This latest contribution will certainly help put carefree smiles on the faces of boys and girls who otherwise would have to battle on regardless. A big thank you, Bettavend, from everyone at Honeypot!”

The Honeypot Bee makes a buzz on Hampshire's roads thanks to Bettavend

Bettavend Vending Services has some buzzy new signage on its vans in support of local children’s charity, Honeypot.

Bettavend adopted New Forest based charity Honeypot in May and will be fundraising and helping to raise the charity’s profile over the next two years.

Honeypot is a Hampshire-based charity dedicated to improving the quality of life of very vulnerable children, between 5-12 years, from the South East. It offers nurturing breaks at Honeypot House in the New Forest, plus a wider programme of long-term support as part of the Honeypot Club, with visits from the Honeypot Playbus, birthday and Christmas presents.

Bettavend immediately recognised the perfect opportunity for increasing the charity’s profile via its busy fleet of vans which is out and about all day, every day on local roads.

The Honeypot logo now takes pride of place on the rear windows of the company’s fleet of white Citroen Berlingo vans, visible to thousands of motorists in and around Hampshire.

Bettavend Managing Director, John Ferguson, remarks:

“We have had a great reaction to the Honeypot logo on the vans, from customers and passers-by alike who have wanted to know more. A representative from Honeypot came to our offices and delivered a presentation to the staff, giving them the necessary information to forward to anyone who shows an interest in Honeypot.

We are very excited to be working with this very worthwhile organisation, placing the Honeypot logo on our vans is just the start of our ideas for how we are going to raise money and build awareness of the charity.”

Karen Betancourt-Jess, Regional Fundraising Manager, comments:

“We are absolutely delighted to be adopted by Bettavend. They have committed to raising £10,000 over the two years of our adoption which will enable many local children in need to benefit from the Honeypot charity and our programme of support. Having our logo on their fleet of vans is incredible and it will be seen all around the region, and hopefully other businesses and individuals will decide to support us.”

Bettavend are sweetened by Honeypot's dedication

Bettavend Vending Services is celebrating its ongoing business success by adopting the New Forest based children’s charity, Honeypot.

Bettavend, the leading regional vending machine supplier and operator, has supported numerous charity efforts over the years. More recently however they have decided they would like to dedicate its support to one cause and were introduced to Honeypot through a mutual contact.

From a visit to Honeypot House, near Blackfield in the New Forest, Bettavend saw how the charity offers ongoing support and respite for children aged 5-12 who are often young carers or very vulnerable children with a history of abuse, poverty and neglect.

Bettavend has pledged its support to Honeypot for two years and will be fundraising and helping to raise the charity’s profile. The company has already made a start by proposing to place the Honeypot logo and web address on its vans and printing the logo on 200,000 cups and placing them in a range of their vending machines. 1p from every cup will be donated to the charity.

John Ferguson of Bettavend explains:

“We are delighted to be working with Honeypot. The commitment the charity employs to providing a place of rest and relaxation for those children whose worlds are often filled with turmoil is wonderful.

We have a number of ideas for how we can raise money and build awareness of the charity and we will be putting them in to action over the next two years. It is a very exciting new relationship and we are really looking forward to helping Honeypot as much as we can.”

A double celebration for Bettavend

Bettavend Vending Services has two reasons to be celebrating; the expansion of its Chandler’s Ford premises to include a purpose-built showroom and its two year commitment to local children's charity, Honeypot.

To celebrate these two milestones Bettavend held a rather special ‘chimps’ tea-break for its staff and a new friend in their brand new showroom.

Honeypot Ambassador, Hampshire Cricketer Billy Taylor, enjoyed monkeying around with a host of little friends before enjoying a cup of PG Tips from one of Bettavend’s latest vending machines.

“Our new showroom means we can demonstrate all our latest products and machines on our premises in a relaxed and informal environment. The showroom houses many of our free standing vending units including our ‘Coffee House Experience’ Pour Moi, our table top bean-to-cup machines, and our purified water systems”

explains Bettavend MD, John Ferguson.

“PG Tips is just one of our suppliers working hard to achieve fully sustainable products and we can proudly add it to our own range. Our aim is to supply our customers with quality beverages and snacks that really do exceed their expectations of vending services whilst, where possible, encompassing more and more ‘Sustainable Products’”

comments Sales Director, Geoff Rouse.

Bettavend serves hundreds of local businesses, clubs and associations. To ensure excellent customer services it operates a rapid response call out system, and, as its business grows, it is keen to put back some support into the local community – hence the adoption of a local charity.

Billy Taylor took time out from his Hampshire Cricket to make the tea-party:

“Bettavend was introduced to Honeypot through a mutual contact and I’m delighted to be able to celebrate in its new showroom. After a visit to Honeypot House in the New Forest to see how the charity offers respite care to children who are carers, John and his team have pledged their support for two years. We are thrilled with their generosity… and they make an excellent cup of tea!”