Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2013 | Page 136

BUSINESS LIFE Find a bargain and fight heart disease The Island’s British Heart Foundation (BHF) and offers affordable items while promoting Furniture and Electrical Store, at Unit 2, Taylor reuse and helping to save lives. Road, Newport, is inviting people to visit the store, find a bargain - and help save lives! The Newport store is dedicated to selling “We have some real bargains with sofas from £85, beds from £40 and washing provide a heart patient with a hand held ECG to hundreds of items, including sofas, beds, machine so that they can monitor their heart dining tables, and TVs, with all profits going at home; it puts into perspective how much towards fighting heart disease. this store is helping those in need.” bhf.org.uk/free The Newport Furniture and Electrical 13,500 donated items, raising a profit of over Store also has a wide range of volunteering £37,000. All types of pre-owned, new and opportunities to suit every type of person, vintage items can be found in the store at including warehouse assistants, electrical great prices, with fresh stock on display daily. function testers, stock generators, telephone Area manager Paul Pritchard said: “The To find out about volunteering or to book a free collection call 0844 848 9606. Or visit machines from £50. Selling two sofas can furniture and electrical items and is home Since opening the store has received over will be greatly appreciated. operators and sales assistants. The store Newport BHF Store is one of the Isle of needs 250 hours of help from volunteers each Wight’s biggest secrets! It is a great concept week, so any time that local people can spare British Heart Foundation • Taylor Road • Newport • Tel: 0844 848 9606 www.bhf.org.uk Eddington Nursery unique experience Eddington House Nursery, located opposite of salvias, which flower all summer to provide from March 1 to October 31. Or if during the St Helens Church just outside Nettlestone, the perfect splash of colour. The numbers quieter months the Nursery gate is open they provides something of a unique experience of different salvias available will increase to are open! for flower and plant enthusiasts. around 100 by next year. This secret garden really is a little gem, The Nursery prides itself on showing a family-run business led by one of the customers all of its plants on its Island’s youngest and most passionate comprehensive website, with some 700 listed. horticulturalists Ian Chadwick, who moved to It also offers a range of fascinating plant the Island five years ago. What started as a advice for everyone from the professional to hobby gradually grew, and Ian expanded the the occasional gardener. Eddington House business last spring to a one-acre site. Nursery can also be visited at its fantastic Eddington House Nursery specialises in and events. The Nursery will be holding an garden plants which are planted in fantastic Open Day on April 13 in aid of St Helens display gardens to give customers an idea Church Restoration Fund. selection includes no fewer than 70 varieties Eddington House Nursery is open from Monday to Saturday from 10.0am until 5.0pm Eddington Nursery • Eddington Road • Nettlestone • PO34 5EF • Tel: 07837 589478 136 www.visitislandlife.com co.uk or Tel: 07837 589478. display stand at all the major Island shows Island grown alpines, perennials and dry how they will look in their own gardens. The Visit website www.eddingtonhousenursery. co.uk; Email; info@eddingtonhousenursery. www.eddingtonhousenursery.co.uk