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
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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