insideKENT Magazine Issue 76 - July 2018 | Page 160
NEWS
OLDEST BAKERY IN
CORNWALL CONTINUES
RAPID EXPANSION ACROSS
THE UK, BRINGING AWARD-
WINNING BAKES TO ASHFORD ROUNDERS TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER £3,000
Warrens Bakery is delighted to announce
Ashford is the new home for its award-
winning traditional bakes. The new bakery,
which opened on Wednesday 27th June, is
located in the centre of County Square
Shopping Centre and has created eight jobs
for local residents. The charity event, held at Penshurst Place,
also marked the start of Creaseys’ 150-year
anniversary celebrations. Creaseys was
founded in 1868 and has become Kent’s
largest independent accountancy practice
with a complement of around 70 people.
Opened in partnership with local
businessman Slawomir Szulc, the store
showcases the bakery’s famous range
of artisan breads, iconic pasties, freshly made
sandwiches, sweet treats and speciality
Cornish delicacies. It also offers on-the-go
snacks for shoppers, hot and cold drinks and
meal ranges, as well as somewhere
comfortable to sit down and relax in their
seating area in the square.
The fifth annual charity rounders
tournament organised and hosted by
Tunbridge Wells accountancy practice,
Creaseys recently raised well over £3,000
– and still counting – for Tunbridge Wells
Mental Health Resource.
A dozen teams participated in the rounders
challenge, with construction company W
Aspiring graduates are being offered an exciting
opportunity to take their first step into a career
within the legal sector. Applications are now
open for leading South East law
firm Furley Page's highly regarded Trainee
Solicitor programme.
George Crofton-Martin
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Beneficiary, Tunbridge Wells Mental Health
Resource, a registered charity, works
towards reducing the stigma surrounding
mental illness by providing practical help
within the community. ‘The Hub’ is a vibrant
well-being centre and there are shared-
experience group sessions, further peer
support gatherings for teenagers and an
out-of-hours café where individual
counselling is available.
LEADING KENT LAW FIRM
STARTS SEARCH FOR STAR
SOLICITORS OF THE FUTURE
Established in 1860 and with a rich heritage
and array of sweet and savoury bakes, Warrens
Bakery is proud to be the oldest bakery in
Cornwall and recognised as the world’s oldest
Cornish pasty maker. With the rise in
popularity of craft baking, the premium bakery
puts a firm focus on provenance, hand-crafted
skill and innovation. All of their baked goods
are made with an enormous amount of care
and attention to detail with many still produced
using traditional recipes and techniques.
Slawomir Szulc, who is working in partnership
with Warrens Bakery, said: “We are excited to
launch the first Warrens Bakery store in
Ashford and to welcome the town’s residents.
We chose Warrens Bakery as we felt a
traditional British craft bakery offering fresh,
innovative and exciting products would work
really well in the area. With a passion for great
customer service and quality products and a
varied range, we look forward to serving the
people of Ashford and integrating into the
local community.”
Smithers & Sons the overall winner. HSBC
took the runners-up place. Presentations
were made by the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells,
Councillor Len Horwood.
Furley Page takes on two trainee solicitors in
September each year and the firm is currently
recruiting for the next intake who will start their
training in September 2020. Applications must
be received by 13th July 2018.
George Crofton-Martin, training partner at Furley Page, said: "We give our trainee solicitors
real responsibility by allowing them direct contact with our clients and a varied programme
that takes in many different areas of the law. Successful applicants will be working with
friendly, commercially-driven professionals who will support them throughout their training
programme.”
A typical training contract comprises four ‘seats’ (areas of the law) being offered over a two-
year training period in various teams. Trainee solicitors will generally spend six months in
each seat with a training supervisor, during which they will gain a wide range of experience
and develop their professional skills. For more information about Furley Page's Trainee
Solicitor programme, please email Karen Cook at [email protected] or call 01227 763939.