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Celebrating our heritage with St Edmunds Day 2018

Today (20 November 2018) is a day of celebration for our town, as we remember the life of Edmund the Martyr, otherwise know as St Edmund (841 -869). We are proudly supporting this initiative which shines a light on the heritage of Bury St Edmunds

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Our sustainable travel initiative sees us reaching for Gold!

Last week, we were delighted to receive a Gold Award from Local Links Bury St Edmunds in recognition of our efforts to promote sustainable travel amongst our staff.

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Using your legacy to support others – leaving charitable donations in your Will

Remembering to leave a charitable donation in your Will is a wonderful legacy. As part of “Remember a Charity awareness week”, we’re sharing our advice for how you can show your charitable support via your Will.

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Making a Difference to Growing Businesses

Our very own Daryl Griffiths has recently been announced as one of three new sector experts to join the Growing Business Fund Panel, covering the areas of finance, healthcare and law.

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Dementia Friendly Training Pledged for All Staff

Burnett Barker Solicitors based in Bury St Edmunds, has pledged that all of its staff – both solicitors and support staff – will undergo Dementia Friendly information sessions this year in a bid to increase understanding of the condition.

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Have you made a Will yet?

Making a Will may not always be front of mind, but if you want to make sure that your wishes are met and loved ones are looked after you’re gone; having one really is essential.
If peace of mind is not incentive enough, then our upcoming Wills Week is sure to help.

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What does it really mean to be Dementia Friendly?

Laura Ruffell, one of our Wills & Probate specialists, recently attended a Dementia Friends training session held by local care provider, Clarke Clare, to learn more about dementia and the small ways in which individuals can help lessen the stress and impact of the disease.

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Rewarding Bury’s next generation of rugby stars

Bury St Edmunds is such a vibrant place, with so much to offer residents young and old – particularly when it comes to sporting events. We recently had the pleasure of sponsoring the Bury St Edmunds RUFC Minis’ team medals – handed to the young players at their end of season presentation and family day last month.

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Nearly £2,500 Raised for Stroke Association

We were very pleased to support Haverhill Rovers fundraising as reported earlier this week in the Haverhill Echo for the Stroke Association, which took place last Saturday in honour of long-standing supporter of the club and former partner of the firm, Nick Wray, who suffered a stroke on January 11 and is only recently out of intensive care. […]

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There’s a Legend in All of Us

Every day, people are doing legendary things for good causes – sky diving, mountain climbing, marathon running to name a few. Gifts in Wills are lesser known, but equally legendary acts in the way they support charities. They are worth more than £2bn to UK charities a year, an amount equivalent to nearly 20 Comic […]

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