The Ticking Time Bomb in Our Mortgage Market - Latimer Hinks Solicitors

The Ticking Time Bomb in Our Mortgage Market - Latimer Hinks Solicitors

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Latimer Hinks Celebrates Citations in Legal 500 - Latimer Hinks Solicitors

Latimer Hinks Celebrates Citations in Legal 500 - Latimer Hinks Solicitors

Once again through hard work and great Clients we have been ranked in the Leading Legal Directory - the Legal 500. Take a look!

Latimer Hinks Celebrates Citations in Legal 500 - Latimer Hinks Solicitors

Latimer Hinks Celebrates Citations in Legal 500 - Latimer Hinks Solicitors

Once again through hard work and great Clients we have been ranked in the Leading Legal Directory - the Legal 500. Take a look!

More Donations Gratefully Accepted!!!

Since my last post we have received some very generous donations for the Latimer Hinks Charity Ball. Please see my previous post and you will see why we are hosting the Ball.

Our main charity for 2012 is The Soldiers' Charity - a charity committed to raising funds to provide lifetime support to soldiers, ex soldiers and their families. We will also raise funds for St Teresa's Hospice and again smaller local charities.

So, thank you to:
S G Petch New & Used Car Dealership are providing an auction prize of a luxury car for the weekend - a Peugeot RCZ or a Hyundai Veloster. All the winner needs now is a luxury break to go with it - perhaps the prize of a stay at Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, what more could you ask for?

Local businesses have also been generous with donations of wine, which is great as we will have a wine or water stall. We supply the water!! So thanks to Northumbria Water & Property Solutions (very apt for this particular fundraising game) and Neighbours Cleaning for their contributions.

The Latimer Hinks Ball is obviously very well liked as we now only have 4 tables left to sell! We originally started with 27 - and the ball is not until the 18th May!

In order to raise "loads of money" for the charities we need prizes for our various fundraising mechanisms.

So, please show your support - if you'd like to donate a prize/experience...whatever..simply call me, Andrea Tobin 01325 341507 or email at@latimerhinks.co.uk

All donations will be acknowledged via the internet, throughout the evening and via associated publicity material.

Latimer Hinks Charity Ball 2012 - The Soldiers' Charity....

Hi, it's been quite a while since my last post...apologies...but I've returned with a very important post.

We're raising money again for some very deserving charities. Every two years Latimer Hinks hosts a charity ball and for the third time we are holding the ball on the 18th May at the very glamorous Wynyard Hall in Tees Valley.

In 2010 we raised £11,500 for Help for Heroes, St Teresa's Hospice and smaller local charities. Take a look at our photos.

We hope to improve on that figure for 2012 and our main charity is The Soldiers' Charity - a charity committed to raising funds to provide lifetime support to soldiers, ex soldiers and their families.

We will also raise funds for St Teresa's Hospice and again smaller local charities.

In order to raise "loads of money" we need prizes for our various fundraising mechanisms.

We need:

• Bottles - wine/spirits for the "water or wine" stall
• Tombola prizes
• Auction prizes - something special

If you/your business would like to donate a prize PLEASE let me know (Andrea Tobin 01325 341507 at@latimerhinks.co.uk). All donations will be acknowledged via the internet, throughout the evening and via associated publicity material.

I must already thank Sachins Indian Restaurant for their extremely generous donation of an auction "experience". A meal for 8 people cooked by the head chef in the comfort of the winner's own home - fabulous!

AND Chillingham Castle for an overnight break for two and Ghost Tour!

Hopefully we'll receive loads more!

Some of the Latimer Hinks team at the 2010 ball

Latimer Hinks Helping to Light Up Durham @ the Lumiere 2011

The Festival of Light - the Lumiere - is happening again in Durham City from 17th - 20th November.

It's a fantastic free event suitable for all of the family.

In 2011 Latimer Hinks decided to become part of the Lumiere, and along with Recognition PR are sponsoring a "preview" evening for local businesses.

If you're interested in going along, take a look at their website. There will be some fabulous installations, i'm particularly looking forward to the "snow dome" in Durham market place.

The Bride's Ball - A great success!

The Bride's Ball, held on 30th September 2011 was a great success. Over £3300 was raised on the evening with the monies distributed evenly between:

• St Teresa's Hospice, Darlington
• Age UK (Darlington)
• Holistic Cancer Care Centre at James Cook University Hospital

We could not have chosen a better day to hold the ball. What can I say...I love an indian summer! Temperatures during the day reached 27 degrees, dipping only slightly to 22 on the evening. Not a bride in sight was shivering.

Guests really took to the dress code. Over 50 ladies dressed in bridal gowns - a sea of white satin, silk and lace.
A competition took place for new, old, vintage and bijou dresses - which added to the excitement. An auction, tombola and water or wine game helped to boost the money raised on the evening.

However, I don't think the girls will be planning another bridal event in the near future...fee earning and event organsing don't exactly go hand in hand. Hats off (or should I say tiaras) to the girls for organising such a successful and enjoyable evening.

Full press release can be found here Brides and Grooms Raise Over £3300 for North East Charities

You might also want to take a look at some of the pictures the professional photographer (Debbie Stogden) took Debbie Stogden Professional Photography

Thanks again to all that supported the ball

We've Been Recommended by the Legal 500!

The Legal 500 is classed as the Who's Who in law and 5 of Laitmer Hinks partners are recommended - so really, we have to shout about it! Get ready...

Legal 500 - Latimer Hinks

Partners
Tim Haggie - Real Estate/Commercial Property
Anne Elliott - Agriculture and Estates, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate
Nick Poole - Corporate and Commercial
Neil Stevenson - Agriculture and Estates
Mark Gardner - Dispute Resolution/Commercial Litigation

The Bridal Ball is mentioned in Hitched (Bridal Magazine)

Hey, we managed to promote the Bridal Ball via Hitched, an upmarket bridal magazine. Many thanks to their editor Pauline Holt and to BQ Magazine for passing our details to Hitched in the first place.

You can take a look at the piece here and click to page 76.

There's not much time left until the ball, we're all very busy organising but i'd like to thank a few of the very generous businesses who are supporting the Bridal Ball by offering their services free of charge in order that we can raise as much money as possible on the evening.

• Debbie Stogden for professional photography Services
• MT print for preparing the tickets and marketing material
• Limelight Ltd for providing the photobooth
• Bake My Day Catering for donating the cake

As well as loads of other local business that have donated prizes for the fundraising games on the evening.
The list is very nearly endless....Crathorne Hall Hotel, Middlesbrough Football Club, Michael Simpson, personal trainer, Audi Teesside, Ainsley Financial Management Ltd, Kings Camps, Neighbours Cleaning Services, Wynyard Hall, Buyagift.com, The Cheese and Wine Shop, Crathorne Hall Hotel, Teesside Audi, Middlesbrough Football Club, Whitehouse Funeral Services, Dinsdale Spa, Redcar Races , Clean Care fabrics, Heather Carter, myhousecleaner.co.uk, The Perfume Shop, Me Me Me Accessories, Metro Centre, Marc Antoni, Buckles and Bows, Chez Bec, Boots plc, Poppy Bridal for allowing us to use their shop for our press release and to borrow their beautiful bridal gowns, The Old Tapas Bar, The Village Inn Brompton, Psyche, No 7, Dobinsons Bridal Shop for donating a Tiara, Wades Associates, Independent Financial Advisors, Beamish Museum, Point Blank Paintball, Ariel Extreme, Hollywood Bowl, Virgin Vie, You got nails, Camera A, Northumbrian Water Property Solutions, Café 85, The Silver Shop, Smile Spa, North Yorkshire Moors Railway , Revolution Newcastle, Falconry Centre, Diggerland, Majestic Wines, Rockliffe Hall, Hartlepool Historic Quay, Compugift, Saltburn Surf School, Prego, Ebony, Café Lilli, Black Sheep Brewery, Big Sheep Little Cow, Van Mildert
 
I'll update you once the ball is over.

Fun Photo Shoot for the Bride's Ball



Joanne Gilligan (and wig!), Paula Whittaker - Brides at Poppy, Natalie Palmer and Helen Thomas, Latimer Hinks Solicitors

 What a busy day I had yesterday. In the morning I had organised for 18 of our fee earners to have their photos taken so that I could update their profiles. Quite an organisational nightmare considering the the fee earners take phone calls, have appointments and meetings. Hats off to our reception staff Michelle and Katarina for managing to locate all 18 before 12:30!

After that it was a quick dash up to Brides at Poppy. Owner, Paula Whittaker readily agreed to support our publicity campaign for The Bride's Ball at Rockliffe Hall, Sep 30th - a charity event in aid of three charities:

• St Teresa's Hospice, Darlington
• Age UK (Darlington)
• Holistic Cancer Care Centre at James Cook University Hospital

The dress code for the Bride's Ball is wedding attire. Bridal gowns for the ladies and groomswear for the men - the ultimate "dressing up" evening!

Natalie Palmer, Helen Booth and Joanne Gilligan, all employees of Latimer Hinks Solicitors were persuaded (and very easily at that) to "dress up" in bridal dresses from Brides at Poppy. The ladies at Poppys were extremely helpful in choosing a dress, headgear and footwear for each of them to wear...and my ladies were more than happy to be dressed by them!

They all looked stunning...and I must admit I was a little jealous that I had not dressed up - such beautiful dresses!

Joanne, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer could not decide whether to wear her wig - or not... I think she looks stunning with or without!

So, many thanks to Brides at Poppy

Check out our Facebook page The Bride's Ball at Rockliffe Hall. We hope you can join us - tickets are on sale at £50 each.

See The Bride's Ball Flyer for further information