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07.09.10
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Garden Centre Joins Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre near Copthorne will be joining the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning fundraising event for Macmillan Cancer on Friday 24 September.
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17.08.10
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Grow Your Own
Xmas Potatoes Planting Time
Visitors to the Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre stopped to look with curiosity as the company’s Operation Manager Dean Ridley, aided by equally bemused staff, decorated a Christmas tree not only with traditional baubles, but with potatoes!
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02.08.10
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Wishing Well Dedicated to Rotary Club Fundraising
The charity wishing well at Haskins Garden Centre at West End, Southampton has been made available to the Hamble Valley Rotary Club for the remainder of 2010.
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29.
07. 10
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Southampton in Bloom Judges Start Inspections
Judges and Southampton In Bloom committee members gathered at the Haskins Garden Centre, one of the sponsors of the competition, to compare notes after a busy day of inspecting some of the 186 entries received from home owners, businesses and schools in the area.
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27.
07. 10
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£11,500 Presented to Help the Heroes
A cheque for £11,500 has been presented to Help The Heroes, the charity that supports wounded service men and women from the army, navy and royal air force on behalf of the customers and staff of the Haskins Garden Centres.
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20.
07. 10
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£50 Voucher Win for New Allotment Holders
Wendy Feltham from Ferndown is the winner of the Haskins Garden Centre vouchers worth £50.
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13.
07. 10
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School Plants Butterfly Garden
Pupils in the weekly gardening club at Parley First School, Ferndown have planted a new Butterfly Garden within the school grounds.
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08.
07. 10
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Britney Designs Winning Melanoma Cancer Warning Poster
A Pupil from Burstow Primary School has won a competition to design a poster warning of the danger of melanoma cancer.
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06.
07. 10
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Blooming Kern Appeal Judges Prepare
While waiting to judge the Ferndown In Bloom competition entries from the 19 July, Tim and Sue Hamlett have been encouraging residential and commercial property owners in the area to enter one of the 4 main categories.
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28.
06. 10
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Customers Praised for Green Finger Appeal Fundraising
Customers of the Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre near Worthing have been praised for their generosity during the recent Greenfingers Appeal.
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14.
06. 10
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Square Foot Garden Presentation For Melanoma Awareness Week
A presentation that demonstrates what vegetables can be grown and nurtured in just a square foot of garden will be hosted by the Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre near Worthing to support the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund.
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07.
06. 10
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Perfect Pastry Job for Kirsty
Former Avonbourne School pupil Kirsty Webster has been appointed Baker at the recently expanded cake and pastry counter at the Haskins Garden Centre Restaurant at Ferndown.
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25.
05. 10
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Sunflower Growing Competition Launched
for Melanoma Cancer Research
A Sunflower growing competition has been launched by the Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre at Copthorne to support the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund.
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07.
05. 10
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Customers Approve of New Easy Spot Uniform
Customers at the Haskins Garden Centres at Snowhill and Roundstone have praised the introduction of a new staff uniform.
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04.
05. 10
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Kathryn Returns as Garden Centre Team Leader
A former staff member at the Haskins Garden Centre at West End, Southampton has returned after a 3 years to take up a managerial role.
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26.
04. 10
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Ferndown In Bloom 2010 Contest Launch
This year’s Ferndown In Bloom competition was officially launched by committee members by one of the town’s welcome signs.
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20.
04. 10
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Spring Fundraising Event for British Heart Foundation
An fundraising event held by the Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre near Copthorne has raised over £200 for the regional branch of the British Heart Foundation.
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19.
04. 10
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Garden Centre Offers St.George’s Day Delights
The restaurant at the Haskins Garden Centre at Ferndown will be offering customers a wide variety of tasty treats especially made to celebrate the patron saint of England on St. George’s Day (Friday 23 April.)
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6.
04. 10
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Charity Easter Draw Winner Announced
An Easter draw held by the Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre near Copthorne has raised over £100 for the Greenfingers Appeal, which creates magical gardens for children’s hospices across the UK
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6.
04. 10
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Zach Wins Easter Bunny Hunt!
Two year old Zach Winn from Southampton has won the Haskins Garden Centre Bunny Hunt held on Easter Saturday.
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30.
03. 10
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Easter Bunny Hunt Launched by Garden Centre
The Haskins Garden Centre at West End, Southampton is to host an Easter Bunny Hunt on Saturday (3rd April). Children of all ages will be encouraged to find the location of 6 named Easter rabbits hidden throughout the indoor and outdoor areas of the centre.
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25.
03. 10
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Easter Colouring Competition Launched by Garden Centre
The Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre near Worthing has launched a kids colouring competition for Easter. Any child between the ages of 3-7 and 8-11 can enter and receive a free Lindt miniature chocolate rabbit and a pack of Thompson & Morgan seeds.
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22.
03. 10
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Garden Centre Gains Regional Awards
The Haskins Garden Centre at Ferndown has gained 2 prestigious regional awards announced at the national Garden Centre Association Annual Conference in Warwickshire. The annual awards are based on audits conducted by GCA appointed inspectors.
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08.
02. 10
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LET THEM EAT CAKE
Tasting launches Haskins new cake and patisserie display
Just 16 months since the Haskins Garden Centre at Longham opened its new £2.5m restaurant, a further £80,000 has been invested to create a 12m long cakes, traybakes and patisserie on display.
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22.
01. 10
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Kirsty appointed new Manager
for Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre
The 70 horticultural and catering staff at the Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre have a new boss. Kirsty Goble from Fareham, is appointed General Manager of the popular garden centre following a series of promotions that created the vacancy.
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16.
12. 09
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Christmas
Evening Fundraises for Naomi House Children’s
Hospice
Over 500 children attended a special Christmas evening organised by the
Haskins Garden Centre at West End, Southampton to fundraise for Naomi House,
the children’s hospice. Father Christmas and his band of helpers
offered children activities including story telling, glitter tattoos, a
raffle and donations.
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09.
12. 09
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Christmas Fundraising Success for Worthing MENCAP
Thanks to the generosity of Christmas shoppers, the helpers and members
of the Worthing MENCAP society raised £445 in just one day (Sunday
6 December) of collecting at the Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre. The
money will contribute to the running costs of Buddys, the information centre
and café operated by the charity on South Farm Road, Worthing, which
opened 3 years ago.
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24.
11. 09
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Haskins
Director Chairs Horticulture Trade Association
Group
Philip
Evason, Buying Director at Haskins Garden
Centres, has
been voted by the Horticultural Trade Association,
as chairman on the Retail Management Group.
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23.
11. 09
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Roundabout
Flows for Garden Centre Xmas Evening
A special Christmas Shopping Evening held by
the Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre at Copthorne
to help boost sales after months of low sales
due to
construction work of the new roundabout outside the centre was successful.
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20.
11. 09
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Vegetables Presentation Fundraises
for Jubilee Sailing Trust
A presentation entitled Bring Your Vegetables
To Life by Rosie Yeomans, a regular contributor
to
BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time, has
raised funds to enable more people with a range
of disabilities to participate on the tall ships
owned by the Jubilee Sailing Trust.
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13.
11. 09
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Garden
Centres Support BBC Tree O’Clock Free Tree Distribution
All of the Haskins Garden Centres are expecting
a large consignment of tree saplings that will
be made available free to the public and schools
taking part in the BBC Tree O'Clock Guinness World
Record Attempt that will take place across the
UK.
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11.
11. 09
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Xmas
Sales Give 20% Boost to Garden Centre Group
Whilst some people complain about retailers opening their Christmas departments
as early as September each year, Julian Winfield, Chief Executive of the Haskins
Garden Centre group that owns 4 centres in the south located at Ferndown, Dorset,
West End near Southampton, Roundstone near Worthing and Snowhill at East Grinstead,
believes that the 20% increase in Xmas product sales so far compared to last
year proves that shoppers are happy to make purchases early.
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22.
10. 09
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Awards
for Southampton in Bloom Competition Winners
The Sheriff of Southampton, Cllr. Carol Cunio, presented the winners of
the Southampton In Bloom competition their awards at a ceremony attended
by over
100 people held at the Haskins Garden Centre at West End.
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09.
10. 09
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From
Papers to Plants
The 89 full and part time staff
at the Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre have a
new boss. Nick Joad has been appointed as General
Manager to oversee the centre at Copthorne.
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01.
10. 09
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Ferndown
in Bloom Winners Praised by Organiser
In the presence of the Town Mayor Cllr Queenie Comfort, the winners of
the 2009 Ferndown In Bloom competition were presented their awards by committee
members District Councillor Lesley Dedman and Town Councillor Steven Lugg.
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15.
09. 09
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Hospital
Memorial Garden Opened
A memorial garden at the Queen Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead has
been opened thanks to the support of the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research
Fund.
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02.
09. 09
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Time to Plant your Christmas Dinner Potatoes
More homeowners are turning parts of their
garden or patio to Grow Your Own areas and
enjoying the
tradition of planting, cultivating and nurturing
a wide range of fruit and veg to supplement a
healthier diet.
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03.
08. 09
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Ferndown in Bloom Winners Announced
The winners of the 2009 Ferndown In Bloom competition
have been announced. Three Judges took over five
hours to inspect the forty eight entries from
residential and business properties that
have participated
in the revived competition that did not happen
in 2008 following low entry numbers the previous
year.
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24.
07. 09
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Garden
Centre Gains Merit Awards (West End)
Staff at the Haskins Garden Centre at West End,
Southampton have been celebrating their success
following an award ceremony hosted at Biggin Hill
by the South Thames division of the Garden Centres
Association.
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24.
07. 09
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Garden
Centre Gains Merit Awards (Roundstone)
Staff at the Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre
near Worthing have been celebrating their
success following
an award ceremony hosted at Biggin Hill by the
South Thames division of the Garden Centres Association
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24.
07. 09
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Garden
Centre Gains Merit Awards (Snowhill)
Staff at the Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre near
Copthorne have been celebrating their success following
an award ceremony hosted at Biggin Hill by the
South Thames division of the Garden Centres Association.
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22.
07. 09
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Garden Centre Scoops Top Regional Awards
Staff at the Haskins Garden Centre at Longham,
Dorset have been celebrating their success following
an award ceremony hosted at Biggin Hill by the
South Thames division of the Garden Centres Association.
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16.
07. 09
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New Head of Retail Operations Promoted at Haskins
Garden Centres
The £30 million turnover Haskins Garden
Centres group that owns garden centres near Bournemouth,
Southampton, Crawley and Worthing, has promoted
Dean Ridley as Head of Retail Operations.
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01.
07. 09
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Don’t Leave Dogs in Cars Warns Garden Centre Boss
Julian Winfield, the Managing Director of the Haskins
Garden Centres group that owns garden centres near
Bournemouth, Crawley, Southampton and Worthing,
has instructed managers to send regular patrols
into car parks checking that cars do not contain
dogs during the heatwave.
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02.
07. 09
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Garden Centre Rose Celebrates 60 and 20 Years Service
Colleagues and customers at the Haskins Snowhill
Garden Centre helped Retail Assistant Rose Dower
celebrate her 60th birthday (on 29 June).
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29.
06. 09
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“Sybil” Sue
Celebrates 60!
Colleagues and customers at the Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre helped
Sybil Fawlty sound-a-like Sue Ross celebrate her 60th birthday (on 28 June).
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