A Thank you for the £349.79 We raised with our fantastic coffee morning. Express Solicitors, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is nothing without you. Thank you so much for donating a gift of £349.79. We hope you felt proud …
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A year of Dress down days nets £4717.22 for charity.
The last Friday in every month is Dress Down Friday here at Express Solicitors. Each month the charity who will benefit is chosen by a member of staff and the list is usually at least 12 months long to get …
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Express Macmillan Coffee Morning
On Friday 28th September 2018, employees at Express Solicitors and Ontime Reports hosted our very own Macmillan Coffee Morning in order to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. An impressive team of bakers came together to produce a huge range …
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Ride across Britain 980 mile in 9 days
Ryan Postlethwaite a Solicitor at Express Solicitors took on a mammoth bike ride in September from Lands’ End to John O’Groats a total of 980 miles in 9 days. All in the aid of charity. Of the 800 people who …
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New Tent For Whitegate Scouts
Express Solicitors were approached by 1st Whitegate Scout group for help in buying equipment. This is a newly formed group and must borrow equipment from other local scout groups whenever they want to do the more exciting activities. One of the …
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Northenden Boat Race
On Sunday 26th August six intrepid adventures took on The Northenden Boat race. After months of training (well talking about it) they inflated their chosen craft adorned with Express Solicitors branding and set off into the wilds of the Northenden countryside. At …
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Manchester Bombing appeal
The Staff and Partners contributed from First thing the following day we sent food and drinks to the Hospitals dealing with the victims we sent staff to give blood and we donated £5,000 to help those affected. We also offerd …
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Helping the people of Yemen
Express solicitors were moved by the plight of the people of Yemen and the struggles they face on a daily basis. As December and Christmas is the time of giving we decided that we would donate £500 to help these …
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Express Solicitors – Trophy for most sponsorship raised!
Express Solicitors are delighted to accept their “Cool Runnings” trophy from Forever Manchester for joint first with their superb sixteen strong team raising an award winning £2,477.09 which was 103% of target. This amount made us in the top 1% …
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Charitable funding by Express Solicitors
Express Solicitors recently held an award panel which we run twice a year with our charity partner, Forever Manchester. We prioritise applications from Northenden and Wythenshawe but as we have employees based across the greater Manchester area, we will always …
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£317.56 Breast Cancer UK
On Friday 29th January 2016, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for Breast Cancer UK. Breast Cancer UK is dedicated to achieving the primary prevention of breast cancer by reducing public exposure …
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Express Wins Corporate Supporter of the year
Express were delighted to win Corporate supporter of the year at Forever Manchester’s annual birthday bash. It was a great evening at the Palace Hotel in Manchester. We were there to thank the internal ambassadors who have put in great …
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Layton’s wish for Christmas Cards
The Road Traffic Accident Team at Express Solicitors were moved by Layton’s request to send him Christmas cards http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2015-12-03/terminally-ill-boy-asks-strangers-to-send-him-christmas-cards/ Being a kind hearted bunch they also sent presents over and a photo to show Layton how his campaign had made …
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£267.34 Raised for Francis House
On Friday 27th November 2015, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for Francis House. Francis House offers respite care for families and care for children with a short life expectancy. This charity …
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£384.20 Raised for Children In Need
On Friday 13th November 2015, employees took part in a dress down day and charity raffle to raise money for the Children in Need appeal. All employees donated £1.00 to wear casual clothes to the office and a raffle took …
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Caketober Day Raises £313.60 for Forever Manchester
On Friday 30th October, employees at Express Solicitors took part in Caketober to raise money for Forever Manchester. Caketober is a month long celebration of cakes and fancy dress where companies put on a bake sale and dress down day …
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£392.70 Donated to MacMillan Cancer Support
On Friday 25th September 2015, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a MacMillan coffee morning to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. A team of bakers produced some delicious cakes and biscuits which were sold to members of staff …
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£224.64 Donated to the Stroke Association
On Friday 28th August 2015, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for the Stroke Association. The Stroke Association is the leading charity in the UK changing the world for people affected by stroke. …
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£500.00 Donated to Oulton Park Cricket Club
Off the back of England’s success at the Ashes this year, Express Solicitors has decided to get into the swing of things by donating £500.00 to Oulton Park Cricket club in Tarporley. Oulton Park is a local cricket club and …
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£220.20 Donated to Marie Curie
On Friday 31st July 2015, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for Marie Curie. Marie Curie is a charity for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. They aim to offer expert care, guidance and support …
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Carole Jones & Amy Hacking Appear on the Forever Manchester Radio Show
On Wednesday 12th August 2015, Associate Partner of HR, Carole Jones, and Marketing Executive, Amy Hacking, appeared on the Forever Manchester radio show. The show is broadcast on a number of stations including Manchester Radio Online and LDOK radio. The …
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Charity Raffle Raises Over £1,000 for Forever Manchester
On 25th July 2015, employees at Express Solicitors were treated to a summer party at Managing Partner, James Maxey’s house in Winsford. During the party a charity raffle was held to raise money for one of the firm’s nominated charities – …
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£315.20 Donated to the Alzheimer’s Society
On Friday 26th June 2015, employees took part in a dress down to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. This charity was nominated by Operations Assistant, Emma Carl, who holds the charity close to her heart. Emma took part in …
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£244 Raised for the Society of Abandoned Animals
On Friday 29th May 2015, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for the Society of Abandoned Animals which is an animal charity based in Stretford. The charity provides high quality care for …
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£558 Donated to the Nepal Earthquake Appeal
Over the past week, employees at Express Solicitors have been raising money for the Nepal Earthquake Appeal. On Saturday 25th April 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. It severely shook the lives of at least 8 million people …
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£255.78 Raised to Help Mum with Terminal Cancer
On Friday 24th April 2015, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for a young mother who was diagnosed with cervical cancer whilst pregnant with her second child. Samantha Beaven needed to raise …
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Dress Down Day Raises £230.10 for Lagan’s Foundation
On Friday 27th March, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for Lagan’s Foundation. Lagan’s Foundation is the first and only national charity that provides emotional and physical support via trained volunteers, to …
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£310.62 Raised for The National Autistic Society
On Friday 27th February 2015, staff at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down to raise money for The National Autistic Society. Employees at the firm donated money to be able to wear causal clothes to the office for …
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£342.70 Raised for Blood Bikes
On Friday 30th January, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise funds for Blood Bikes. The charity was nominated by former employee, Jimmy Cretney, who has taken retirement from the firm and now volunteers …
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£211 Raised for SANDS charity
On Friday 28th November 2014, staff at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down to raise money for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity (SANDS). Employees at the firm donated money to be able to wear causal clothes to …
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Bake Sale Raises £319.44 for Forever Manchester
On Friday 31st October, employees at Express Solicitors took part in Caketober to raise money for Forever Manchester. Caketober is a month long celebration of cakes and fancy dress where companies put on a bake sale and dress down day …
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Dress Down Day Raises £208.90 for Jumpspace Charity
On Friday 29th August 2014, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise funds for Jumpspace – a local children’s charity. Each employee donated money for the privilege of wearing causal clothes into the office, …
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£193.04 Raised for the Joining Jack Charity
On Friday 25th July 2014, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise funds for the Joining Jack charity. Jack is the son of a Wigan rugby player who unfortunately in 2011 was diagnosed with …
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£207.62 Donated to Dementia UK
On Friday 27th June 2014, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for the Dementia UK charity. Employees who chose to wear casual attire to work donated money and overall £103.81 was raised …
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Charity Raffle Raises £640.00 for Forever Manchester Charity
On 5th July 2014, employees at Express Solicitors were treated to a summer party at Managing Partner, James Maxey’s house in Winsford. During the party a charity raffle was held to raise money for the Forever Manchester charity. There were …
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£187.00 Raised for Sense Charity
On Friday 30th May 2014, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for the Sense charity. Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. Deafblindness …
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Hats for Headway 2014
On Friday 16th May 2014, Express Solicitors’ employees took part in the annual ‘Hats for Headway’ fundraising day to raise money for the Headway brain injury charity. Employees sported their favourite head wear and donated money in order to wear …
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£213.16 Raised for Cauda Equina Charity
On Friday 25th April 2014, Express employees took part in a dress down day to raise funds for the Cauda Equina charity. This is the only UK charity dealing with this serious neurological condition which occurs when the nerves of …
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Express Solicitors Donates Raffle Prizes to SANDS Charity
The partners at Express Solicitors kindly donated £50.00 worth of raffle prizes to the SANDS (stillbirth and neonatal death) charity for its fundraising event which took part on the 12th April 2014. The fundraising event was a ‘Bumble’ netball cup which …
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£223.38 Raised for the Winston’s Wish Charity
On Friday 28th March 2014, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for charity. The charity nominated was the Winston’s Wish charity which is the leading childhood bereavement charity in the UK. The …
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Dress Down Day Raises £194.20 for Rescare Charity
On Friday 28th February, employees at personal injury law firm – Express Solicitors – took part in a dress down day to raise money for charity. The nominated charity of the month was Rescare, a local charity based in Stockport. …
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Express Solicitors Take Part in the Great Legal Bake Raising £153.47 for North West Legal Support
(Pictured above from left: Sharon Denby, Rose Oliver, Laura Peters, Anna Heeley, Gill Rogers, Maxine Holgate, Raana Afsarpour, and Claire Carlo) On Wednesday 26th February, employees at Express Solicitors brought in homemade baked treats as part of a bake sale …
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£190.80 Raised for Save The Children
On Friday 20th December 2013, employees took part in a dress down day for Save The Children charity. Each member of staff donated £1.00 and the total was kindly doubled by the Partners making the overall donation £190.80.
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Kimberley Kirkby Raises £595.00 For Christie Hospital
On Sunday 8th December 2013, Express Solicitors Partner Kimberley Kirkby, took part in a Santa Run at Media City in Manchester to raise money for the Christie hospital. Kimberley ran the race with her sister and managed to complete the …
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Express Solicitors Raises £278.58 for Children In Need
On 14th November 2013, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for Children In Need. All employees that chose to wear casual attire to work donated £1.00 which was then doubled by the …
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Express Solicitors Raises Money For The Headstart4Babies Charity
On Friday 25th October 2013, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for Headstart4Babies. Headstart4Babies is a charity raising awareness of conditions called plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, which can be treated using a non-invasive …
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Express Solicitors Enters Team For Charity Golf Day
Express Solicitors received this kind letter thanking us for entering a team and sponsoring a hole at the Stockport Cerebral Palsy Society’s Annual Charity Golf Day. This year the Charity raised over £4,000 which goes towards new equipment and services …
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Express Solicitors Holds Raffle For Breast Cancer Charity
Express Solicitors love to raise money for charity; there are always people at the firm willing to dig deep or take part in events for a good cause, from a 10k walk to a half marathon. Friday 27th September 2013, …
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Express Solicitors Hosts MacMillan Coffee Morning
At Express Solicitors, the last Friday of every month is a ‘dress down day’ where employees ditch their smart suits and opt for a more casual look. Each month employees get to nominate a charity and everyone is asked to …
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£155.22 Raised For Asthma UK
On Friday 30th September 2013, staff at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for the Asthma UK charity. The charity was nominated by Trainee Solicitor, Raana Afsarpour, who herself suffers from asthma. Thanks to …
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£143.40 Raised For Clic Sargent
On the 26th July 2013, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day to raise money for the Clic Sargent charity. Altogether employees raised £71.70, which was kindly doubled by the partners to a £143.40 donation. Clic …
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£270 Raised For The Christies Charity
(Pictured above from left: Jenna Buckley, Joanne Buckley, Jimmy Cretney & Maxine Holgate.) On Sunday 29th June, three brave Express employees volunteered to do a sponsored reverse bungee jump in aid of the Christies charity. The bungee jump was held …
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Richard Lowery Completes The Coniston Challenge
On Saturday 13th July 2013 associate partner, Richard Lowery, took part in the Coniston challenge in order to help raise money for Alder Hey children’s unit. Richard wanted to help raise money after his best friend’s daughter was treated at …
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£183.04 Raised For Hounds For Heroes Charity
On Friday 28th June 2013, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day in order to raise money for the Hounds for Heroes charity. Each employee donated £1.00 in order to wear their own clothes to work. …
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£105.80 Raised For PBC Foundation
On Friday 31st May, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a Dress Down day for the PBC Foundation. Each employee donated money in order to wear casual clothing to work on the last Friday of the month. Overall, £52.90 …
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Hats for Headway 2013
On Friday 17th May, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day for the Headway charity. The Headway charity runs an event each year called ‘Hats for Headway, this requires employees to turn up to work sporting …
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£150.06 Raised for Livability
On 26th April 2013, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day. Each employee donated money in order to wear their own clothes to the office, with £150.06 raised overall. The money raised was donated to the …
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£200.00 Donated To The Toxteth Tigers Basketball Programme
Express Solicitors have donated £200.00 to the Toxteth Tigers basketball programme. The money donated to the club has helped them purchase new equipment and team kits. Toxteth Tigers Basketball Programme has been running for over 40 years in and around …
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Food Galore And £1000.00 Donated To the Trussell Trust This Easter
This Easter, the Partners at Express Solicitors kindly donated £1000.00 to the South Stockport Trussell Trust food bank charity. This money will help go towards storage facilities and non-perishable food items for the charity. Not only was a monetary donation …
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£375.32 Raised For Comic Relief
On Friday 15th March 2013, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a bake-off for Comic Relief. There was fierce competition with many delicious cake varieties to tuck into! The overall winner of the bake-off was Sarah Fowden for her …
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Recycling Raises £100.00 For The Trussell Trust
Facilities manager at Express, Jimmy Cretney, has managed to raise £100.00 for the Trussell Trust food bank charity by selling old light fittings that have recently been replaced in the Express offices. It took 9 journeys to take all of …
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Quiz Night For The Carers Trust
On Friday 8th March 2013, a group of Express employees attended the Frenkel Topping Quiz night. Overall 13 teams took part in the quiz night, and the Express team came in a modest 6th place. The Express team was made …
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£75.40 Donated to the Trussell Trust
Express Solicitors donated £75.40 to the Trussell Trust. We were pleased to have received a lovely Thank You letter from the charity (shown below).
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£156.52 Raised For Endometriosis UK
On the last Friday of every month, employees at Express Solicitors ditch their suits, ties and work wear for more comfortable attire, all for the good cause of raising money for charity. On Friday 22nd February, employees raised £156.52 by …
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£319.38 Raised For The Booth Centre
Before Christmas, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a raffle, organised by Andrea Russell. Staff members purchased tickets for their chance to win a selection of prizes funded by the Partners. Prizes up for grabs were mainly of the …
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£215.00 Raised By Express Employee In Aid Of Movember
Greg Stewart, Accounts Assistant, at Express raised an impressive £215.00 by growing his moustache in aid of the charity Movember and Sons. The Movember and Sons charity is primarily responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces …
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£170 Donated to the Hyde Food Bank Event
On Saturday 15th December 2012, Gavin Redman Business Development Manager at Express Solicitors, attended a Hyde Food Bank Event The event was a combined campaign run by a number of churches in the Hyde area. Express started the collection off …
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£485 and 97 Gifts Donated To Mission Christmas
This year at Express Solicitors, employees kindly donated gifts for ‘Mission Christmas’ so that children around Manchester could share in the delight of opening presents on Christmas Day. Key 103 radio station runs a scheme each year whereby presents are …
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Over £1,200 Raised For The North West Legal Support Trust
On 27th September 2012, 12 Express employees took part in the Manchester Legal Walk to raise funds for The North West Legal Support Trust. The walk around the city centre was 10km long and it took the Express team only …
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£123.30 Raised for Action on Hearing Loss
On Friday 26th October 2012, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day in aid of the Action on Hearing Loss charity. The charity helps over 10million people in the UK who are deaf or suffering from …
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£408 Raised for Children In Need
On the 16th November 2012, employees at Express Solicitors participated in a dress down day in aid of Children In Need. The theme of the dress down day was pyjamas and dressing gowns, with some members of staff even turning …
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Pub Quiz Raises £240 for the Birdhouse Fund
On Tuesday 30th October a group of 18 ladies from Express Solicitors participated in a pub quiz all for the good cause of raising money for the Birdhouse Fund. Express entered 3 teams into the quiz night which was held …
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Dress Down Day Raises £180 For The Christie Fund
On August 31st 2012, employees at Express Solicitors took part in a dress down day since it was the last Friday of the month. Each member of staff donated £1 so that they could wear casual clothes to the office for …
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MacMillan Coffee Morning Raises £554
On Friday 28th September employees at Express Solicitors took part in the MacMillan Coffee Morning. Thanks to the tasty selection of cakes baked by Catherine Rooney and Joanne Buckley £554.00 was raised. Employees enjoyed munching on tasty treats including: carrot …
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Bake Sale for Manchester Children’s Hospital
A recent fundraising activity carried out at Express Solicitors involved a bake sale with the proceeds going to Ward 84 at Manchester Children’s Hospital. The bake sale was organised by the Road Traffic Accident (RTA) department, who got their wooden spoons …
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Dress Down Day – The Christie Hospice
On the last Friday of every month staff at Express Solicitors host a dress down day whereby all employees turn up to work in their casual clothes. To benefit from this once a month privellege staff must donate £1 to …
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Race For Life 2012
Several Express Solicitors team members participated in the 2012 Race For Life. Competing in the Manchester 5km event, they raised valuable funds for Cancer Research. Lindsay Wilson, Clare Marston, Fiona Nichols, Laura Walker, Claire Carlo, Leane Rowley, Roshan Mostafa, Catherine …
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Great Manchester Run
Sunday 20th April saw thousands of runners take to the streets to participate in the Manchester 10k run. Five participants from Express Solicitors competed in the race, raising a fantastic amount of money for a variety of charities. Partners Robin …
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Slippers Or Socks Day In Aid Of RNLI
To celebrate National RNLI day, our monthly dress down day was in aid of the fantastic lifeboat charity. It’s an organisation close to many of our hearts as there are a fair few sailing enthusiasts at Express Solicitors. The theme …
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Dress Down Day – Society For Abandoned Animals
February 2012′s dress down day was in aid of the Society For Abandoned Animals. They are a Manchester-based charity who care for and attempt to rehome unwanted cats, dogs and rabbits. Over a five year period they have successfully rehomed …
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Treehouse – Christmas Card Donations
December 2010 – In December, many Express staff members opted to forgo sending Christmas cards to colleagues, and instead make a donation to The Treehouse Trust. TreeHouse is the national charity for autism education, based in north London and founded …
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Poppy Appeal – Dress Down Day
November 2010 – The British Legion supports serving and ex-Service personnel – not just those who fought in the two World Wars, but also those involved in the many conflicts since 1945 and those still fighting today. Its annual Poppy …
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British Heart Foundation – Dress Down Day
October 2010 – The British Heart Foundation is committed to preventing premature death from heart disease through pioneering research, vital prevention activity and ensuring quality care and support for everyone living with heart disease. A dress down day was organised …
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Marie Curie – Dress Down Day
September 2010 – Marie Curie Cancer Care provides care to terminally ill patients in their own homes or dedicated hospices, as well as educating the public on the symptoms and treatment of cancer. A dress down day was organised to …