This year's Charity Golf Day raised over £5,700.00 for We Mind & Kelly Matters. This annual event is now in its 6th year and was held at Wellingborough Golf Club. The charity each year is chosen by the staff at Anstee & Co. A cheque for £5720.13 was presented to John Hewitt, founder of the [...]
Our sixth Charity Golf Day will be held at Wellingborough Golf Club on Thursday 7th October 2021. The event again promises to be a thoroughly hospitable and enjoyable day for everyone. Money raised from this year's Golf Day will go to the local charity, “We Mind & Kelly Matters”. About this year's Charity Golf Day. [...]
As in previous years, the team have forgone the office "Secret Santa". The money spent on what is often an unwanted but sometimes funny gift has been donated to "Teamwork Trust" based in Northamptonshire. Paraplanner Raj Chettra and Financial Planner, Rachel Efetha visited the Kettering Centre to make the presentation. Teamwork had requested that we [...]
Our 5th Annual Charity Golf Day saw 14 teams challenge themselves, over 18 holes, against the parkland course of Wellingborough Golf Club. The event raised £3,931.14 which is all going to “Dementia Sings Out”, a Community Choir, based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. At the presentation dinner, Ruth Bowe, gave a lively talk, about the work of [...]
By Andie Derry, Client Support at Anstee & Co. Kettering Jane and I visited the "Dementia Sings Out" choir, based in Wellingborough, to see what goes on and what the members get up to every Thursday. When the choir was singing and dancing to songs such as ‘Stand by Me’ and ‘Higher and Higher’ you [...]
This community choir was inspired by the recent BBC One television program, Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure. This two-part documentary highlights the challenges faced with having to live with dementia. The programme follows members of the choir and shows how singing can help. Dementia Sings Out, is supported by Wellingborough Community Gospel Choir under [...]
On Sunday Rachel completed the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon. Running over 26 miles and raising over £3,000.00 for Deafblind UK. What this achievement means to Rachel. Rachel had these words of reflection after the Marathon. Rachel Efetha, Chartered Financial Planner said- “I have now completed the London Classics which is Ride London (100-mile bike [...]
Congratulations to our Office Manager Jane Lumley-Walker. Last night Jane became Chairman of Wellingborough Tangent. The evening started with drinks in the grounds of Harrowden Hall, the home of Wellingborough Golf Club, followed by a formal dinner. Outgoing chairman Sarah Madge said a few words before passing over the chain office to Jane Jane Lumley [...]
Our Chartered Financial Planner, Rachel Efetha has recently completed a 5 km Parkrun in Bedford wearing a blindfold and ear defenders. The aim is to simulate being Deafblind and to raise awareness of the charity she is running the London Marathon for. Rachel Efetha, Chartered Financial Planner said- “I’m running the London Marathon for this [...]
By Rachel Efetha, Chartered Financial Planner. Yesterday morning I was pleased to present a Dementia Friends Information Session to the BRI Networking Breakfast in Northampton. The Information Session helps to explain what dementia is and encourages the audience to take action after participating, from something as simple as wearing their Forget-Me-Not Dementia Friend badge to [...]
