Ready Steady Blog

In a recent study by the Government’s property watchdog, CABE, it was revealed we are living in ‘rabbit hutch Britain’, with new homes offering the smallest rooms in Europe. Our latest survey has found Brits are yearning for extra space in their homes, with a third dreaming of an extra bedroom. A home office and games room ranked highly in the survey as dream additions to the home, along with a playroom and home gym.

The need for extra free time is also on the public’s minds with two thirds aspiring for additional time and money to go travelling. 20 per cent wish they could spend more time with their family, 13 per cent dream of setting up their own business and 15 per cent would like to build their own home.

At a time when belts are tight, most UK residents cannot afford to simply move to a bigger home. However, increasing the space in your life may be easier than you think. Most people have a room in their home, which is filled with things they do not use on a daily basis. If they move these items into a self storage facility, a new bedroom, study or a place to relax could be revealed. Self storage is very cost effective, especially when compared to the costs involved with upsizing your home. Rather than looking to expand the size of your home, declutter your existing space.

Our Manchester Worsley store is supporting Farnworth Salvation Army by donating much needed space at its storage facilities after The Salvation Army hall on King Street was sold and demolished. The charity had been left with no storage and its equipment was rapidly stored in houses, schoolrooms, church buildings and garden sheds – leaving it unsecured and at risk of damage.

The local Salvation Army church and community centre offers a range of activities and services within the local community. Local residents can become involved through volunteering with fundraising initiatives, attending church services and helping with local activities. The Salvation Army also supports the work of the local emergency services by providing refreshments, shelter and counselling at major incidents.

Majors Ian & Christine Kennedy are the corps officers of Farnworth Salvation Army; Ian says: ‘ready steady store in Worsley has been absolutely fabulous looking after The Salvation Army’s local interests with care and professionalism, and by offering both help and advice. The facilities are superb; clean, fresh and very well organised. The manager, Jamie and the staff are to be commended.’

The work carried out by Farnworth Salvation Army is invaluable to the local community and is something we fully support at ready steady store. It has been very rewarding working with the organisation and we look forward to developing our relationship by supporting the charity at future events.

The Salvation Army is one of the largest, most diverse providers of social services in the UK after the Government. Founded in East London in 1865, it is now working in 118 countries worldwide. There are over 1.6million members, with programmes including homeless centres, drug rehabilitation centres, schools, hospitals and medical centres as well as nearly 16,000 church and community centres. The work of The Salvation Army is funded through donations from its members, the general public and, where appropriate, local authority and government grants.

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club. We have joined forces with the tennis and squash club to provide kit sponsorship for the junior performance teams.

Our Manchester Worsley store is supporting Support our Soldiers by donating much needed space at its storage facilities. The charity will use the storage to house shoe boxes filled with goodies and tubs of toiletries, which have been donated by the public and are awaiting package and despatch.

e are pleased to support Boothstown Youth Football Club, by donating a new kit to its under 7 youth team and wish them all the best for the upcoming season. As a company, we actively support local sports initiatives within the Manchester community.

We are pleased to announce a new donation partnership with Doncaster Deaf Trust. We joined forces with the charity to provide much needed free 24 hour a day storage facilities and will be donating £50 whenever a new customer signs up to the Doncaster ready steady store and mentions Doncaster Deaf Trust.

Nearly a third of holidaymakers were lured by the prospect of a ‘staycation’ this summer, choosing to take their holidays closer to home in the UK or staying put at home.

Marvellous ’09, the family festival featuring the UK’s leading tribute bands, proved to be a resounding success for the Berkshire-based charity, Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust (ADCCT).

A third of local businesses claim to have changed their product and service offering over the past six months according to our latest study.

When and where did self-storage arrive in the UK?
As with many new ideas that originate in the USA, self-storage was exported to the UK around 10 years later and so it was with self-storage. During the early 1980’s, a few low grade facilities started to appear in and around London in poor quality buildings, mainly [...]