Supporting The Salvation Army

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.

Sponsors Support our Soldiers

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.

Boothstown Youth Football Club

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.

The ‘Staycation’ Lures Holidaymakers

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.

Change and survive That’s the message from local businesses

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

Supporting The FED

To support the local community in Manchester, we’ve teamed up with local Jewish charity, The Fed.

Help us climb Everest!

We’ve just launched our latest charity initiative in Manchester, Wokingham and Doncaster! In Doncaster and Wokingham we’re supporting local carers charities in aid of National Carers Week and in Manchester we’ve teamed up with North Manchester General Hospital.

Twitter

This week I’ve had my induction to the wonderful world of twitter and have started tweeting on behalf of ready steady store.

We will be posting daily updates on the progress of our events and news. Follow us on selfstorageUK

Rise of Internet Traders

The economic downturn has given rise to a new generation of internet traders who are bucking the trend and avoiding the credit crunch. We have observed a distinct increase in the numbers of internet traders looking to start a new business at ready steady store. They are using the storage units as stock rooms and [...]

Spread a Little Happiness this Easter

I just wanted to say a big thank you to all those who came to the stores on Pancake Day for our charity pancake toss. We raised over £300 for local carers charities! These charities are dedicated to providing respite and support to people caring for another person within their home and are fully deserving [...]