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Plans for five new branches to build on five years of growth A
FIVE year expansion plan has been launched by a Scunthorpe business as it looks to complete an incredible decade of growth. The Builders’ Merchant Company is looking to add five branches to create a regional network, using The Brickyard in Scotter Road South as the “mothership”. Final stages of planning are being progressed for the first in Hull, building on five strong years in northern Lincolnshire. Managing director Duncan Thomson, from Waltham, has overseen growth of 88 per cent since joining in 2010. He said: “We cannot grow any more from our base. Fuel costs are huge, we do a lot of work on the north bank, so it was obvious to us to open there. “We are targeting opening five new branches in the next five years. We feel we do things differently, we are very service orientated. What the customer wants, the customer gets. “I started out at Travis Perkins, and I was at head office when it opened the 100th branch. They are now at 1,500 branches in various guises. At some point someone in there said ‘we can grow’. We have a very positive and successful method of selling, we don’t say you can only by ‘x’, if a customer wants ‘y’ we will get it.” Son Alistair has come on board as regional sales manager of the business, which reverted to its original name from Harrison And Jewitt in 2011. “He has brought in new customers and that has given us confidence that we could expand further,” Mr Thomson said. “We like being independent and we like being local, we also like being able to take on local people and help develop them.” Expansion begins with Sutton Fields, to the north of Hull city centre, this spring, with six more employees joining, to be led by Stephen Quigley, who will manage the branch. TEAMWORK: Giles Barker and Stuart Turner of Flixborough Eco-Technologies.
BIG AMBITION: Alastair Thomson, Duncan Thomson and Stephen Quigley at Builders’ Merchant Company Ltd, The Brickyard, Scotter Road South, Scunthorpe. “This will be the mothership, we will feed from here,” Mr Thomson said of the former brickyard just off South Park Industrial Estate. “This is 4.5 acres, Hull is roughly an acre. “We are looking at Goole and Lincoln, a whole circle from here. Gainsborough, if large enough,
possibly Doncaster. We are a Scunthorpe business and that is where we are staying. This will become a head office.” With the business turning over £3 million, Mr Thomson hopes to add £1.25 million with each satellite branch.
“We are looking at the Aldi effect,” he added. “The individual branches will sell what people buy regularly, as opposed to putting lots of shelving in and filling it. Items that sell in Scunthorpe will be stocked there, the more out of the ordinary stuff we can supply from here.”
The business is closing in on 90 years of trading, having been launched in 1928. It was originally based in John Street, Scunthorpe, and joined forces with Winteringham Brothers timber importers of Grimsby during the Second World War.
City to benefit from efficiency expertise NORTHERN Lincolnshire Business Awards winner Flixborough Eco Technologies has expanded into Lincoln. Having a background in renewable energy and a keen interest for business energy saving solutions, managing director Giles Barker set up the business in Scunthorpe. Now, after celebrating its third anniversary a second office has been added. Energy efficiency consultant Stuart Turner has been promoted to technical director and will head up the new office. Mr Barker said: “It was always a part of the business plan to open an office in Lincoln. We’re excited about the expansion and hope that businesses in Lincoln share the same ‘deal local’ ambition as businesses in
Scunthorpe and Grimsby. “There are so many energy saving solutions a business can benefit from; it’s not all solar PV! Some businesses think they wouldn’t see a benefit with the services we provide, however I am pleased to say we have never been unsuccessful in helping a business reduce their costs. The huge savings and real solutions we’ve been able to deliver are what drive us forward and make our jobs so worthwhile. We’re all truly excited to be bringing Flixborough Eco Technologies to Lincoln.” Mr Barker was renewable energies design project manager for Doncaster-based construction giant Keepmoat, and was brought up in Whitton, the Humber bank village. His dad had a family business
operating from Flixborough, and Mr Barker launched from that unit, but last June he moved to Normanby Gateway on Lysaghts Way, Scunthorpe. Mr Turner said: “As a sustainability professional, I am extremely passionate about the industry and greatly looking forward to the opportunity to head up the new office in Lincoln. Flixborough Eco Technologies is a great company to work for and the job satisfaction of saving companies money is second to none. It can be difficult for businesses to understand exactly what goes into energy saving solutions but that’s what we’re here for. We take great pride in our work and have a passion to future-proof businesses and households.”
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Commercial Property Serving the Region’s Business & Commerce Excellent Fish & Chip/A5 Premises With Living Accommodation NEW TOT MARKE
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An excellent opportunity to purchase a prominent corner Fish & Chip/A5 premises of 634 sq ft (58.9 sq m) providing first floor two bedroomed living accommodation set within a busy mixed use location, access to the town centre and the A180 are within close proximity with high volumes of traffic and footfall throughout the day. The accommodation is fitted to a very high standard and is ready for immediate trading. Available with an asking price of offers in the region of £75,000, fixtures & fittings available by way of separate negotiation.
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Prominent corner two storey retail/ warehouse premises with excellent development potential of approximately 1599 sq ft (148.6 sq m), located on the portsides busy thoroughfare of kings Road with direct links to the A180. The accommodation is situated within a mixed use location of traders and residential occupiers alike, although would be suitable for various uses , subject to the appropriate consents. Available For Sale with offers in the region of £85,000
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Grimsby Holme St £5,750 p.a Prominent town centre Workshop/ warehouse accommodation of 1436 sq ft (133.5 sq m) located on Holme Street/ Eastgate Grimsby situated within a busy established trading area, located close to Hainton Avenue/ and Freeman Street providing easy access to the docks A180 motorway network. Secure car parking and loading facility, 3 phase electricity supply. Available To Let from April 2016 on terms to be agreed at an annual rent of £5,750, incentives available.
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Cleethorpes Grimsby Road £89,000 Prominent retail investment premises situated within a busy shopping parade on Grimsby Road the main arterial route through to both the towns of Grimsby and Cleethorpes with high levels of traffic throughout the day. The ground floor accommodation totals an area of 907 sq ft (84.3 sq m) with A2 consent, suitable for various other uses, subject to the appropriate consent (currently available To Let at £85 PW) with first floor self contained one bedroomed living accommodation. Rental potential of up to approximately £8,500 p.a. Available For Sale with offers in the region of £89,000.
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An extensive former public house on a site of approximately 0.83 acres, located on the B1392 within the heart of the picturesque rural village of Luddington North Lincolnshire, lying between the towns of Scunthorpe and Goole that has undergone part conversion to the ground and upper floors, providing a two bedroomed apartment with space for a further residential dwelling to the first floor. An excellent development project with various commercial planning consents to the ground floor, including A3 and A5 use. The property is available for sale with an asking price £90,000.
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Occupation rates are high - but build costs remain a barrier to development A
LACK of available stock and an absence of attractive margins for new development are the key factors that could disrupt a vibrant commercial property sector on the South Bank.
sector. I think there is still positive news to come out of that in terms of investment by bigger players, but also with the knock-on effect of the support industry and supply chain. “It would be wrong of us not to be cautious about wider The two issues together form economical factors and a tricky barrier to growth, challenges not of this region’s with those having to build making, and the impact they through necessity needing to could have locally. There is factor in higher costs, or seek turbulence in China, and US available grant support. bank rates have gone up too, so what will happen without Commercial property professionals are confident interest rates is a big question. strong activity levels of 2015 We all said at the start of 2015 will continue, while agreeing it was inevitable the rate on the key challenges. would go up, and it never did. Carl Bradley, director of Clark Weightman, saw more deals completed year-on-year over the past 12 months. He said: “The lack of stock remains a challenge for all of us in this business. Building, generally, stopped in 2007/2008 and in northern Lincolnshire we have had this comfort zone of businesses not having particularly high overhead costs, and then not wanting to pay the level of rent for office and industrial premises that would stimulate new development. While rental values fell and capital values fell post credit crunch, construction costs have been nudging up faster than values have recovered. That shortage will still remain an issue for the region.” Back on 2015, and the deal that saw Wickes open a new purpose-built outlet on Grimsby’s Birchin Way was a Duncan Willey particular highlight. “A lot of time and effort was How long it will stay put, I spent over a long period of don’t know. The cost of time, and it was by far the biggest deal we did in 2015,” he mortgages is going up slightly, we all expect a rate rise, it has said. “It is nice to get one like just not come. A bit of me that under your belt. “I don’t think there will be a senses a rate rise signifies the deal of that nature in 2016 but I end of the hard times, so we could take a positive out of the think the trend is there, the general volume of transactions fact it goes up a little bit. “There will be the odd sharp will be there, and it will be on intake of breath in the local a par if not better than 2015. economy. There will be There is no reason to believe that we will lose the administrations and closures momentum. that surprise us.” “There are a few things in Mr Bradley was also the pipeline, and I think we complimentary of the business will see a few more residential and public sector partnerships land sales go through too. that have emerged to aid “I think we still have grounds economic development in to be excited by the renewable North East Lincolnshire,
There has been very little speculative development undertaken during the last seven or eight years. The other issue is ultimately one of value. Build costs have risen, but values haven’t
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urging other authorities to follow suit. “I think North East Lincolnshire Council should take pride in the relationships that take place with the key sectors. That’s part of the reason why we have a lot to shout about. From the Commercial Property Liaison Group onwards, they are an important part of our growth and prosperity. We shouldn’t bury the work, hide it or forget about these, we should ensure they have the credence and are given the credibility they deserve. They are very instrumental in what goes on.” Duncan Willey, partner at PPH Commercial, is optimistic with the work with the South Humber Industrial Infrastructure Programme and the opportunities enhanced enterprise zone status brings to Humberside Airport and the Able sites at North Killingholme. He said: “2015 was a pretty good year for transactional activity, with an increase year on year. There has been a greater volume of transactions, with five or six transactions involving industrial premises more than 50,000 sq ft.” He highlighted the sale of Cofely Fabricom’s former Immingham site to pave the way for Modal logistics training facility, the former Univar site to PPS in Grimsby and Moulded Foams’ expansion in Scunthorpe. “The poignant issue, the acute problem, is a lack of stock, particularly industrial and office accommodation available to the market. The industrial estates throughout northern Lincolnshire are around 95 per cent occupied, which is the best it has been for a number of years. “Unfortunately there has been very little speculative development undertaken during the past seven or eight years, and there is going to be a time lag while that is addressed, and people can move into extra space. “The other issue is ultimately one of value. Build costs have risen, but values haven’t.” Having completed more than a transaction a day in the first week since the new year celebrations, Mr Willey said:
REASONS FOR OPTIMISM: The new Wickes on Birchin Way, Grimsby, far left, with Pete Ward of Young’s Seafood and Mayor of North East Lincolnshire Cliff Barber and PPS managing director Joanne Moss above. Left, the SHIIP plan, and centre from top, Duncan Willey, Carl Bradley and Lawrence Brown. “There is activity in the marketplace, but there is also a lack of options.” Lawrence Brown, managing partner at Scotts, said: “2015 was better than I thought it would be, I think more happened generally. We are seeing an improvement in the economy, banks are becoming
more willing to lend money, which helps. “Across northern Lincolnshire, and the Humber area, there is still some surplus property on the market, but a big issue is the lack of a differential between build price and values, and that makes it a challenge bringing forward
new stock. If the development community can’t make a profit, it can’t build. If it can’t get new stock how do you attract new businesses in? “One of the biggest selling points, low occupation costs, can act to our detriment because low occupation costs don’t allow new property to
come forward. Getting that balance right is a challenge.” Mr Brown urged people to welcome changes for the better, and said a further challenge was the increased pressures on public finances. In another nod to working groups already set up by North East Lincolnshire for development and growth, he
said: “We are going to see a lot more partnership working with the local authorities. “We are going to see local authorities relying even more on people who volunteer, a resource coming together, that if paid would cost tens if not hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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“I’m not sure the public at large appreciates what goes on, and that is going to have to increase.” Finally, Mr Brown said Europe had to be dealt with quickly. “One thing the business community does not like is uncertainty.”
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Prince Albert Gardens, Cleethorpe Road 18, Cleethorpe Road * Modern purpose built office suite, Approx 958 sqft/89sqm, * * Period office building in 5 offices on 2 levels, Approx 1029 sqft/95.6 sqm Arranged as 3 offices, * Character accommodation, opposite potential off-road parking, available * Good specification accommodation with shared entrance facilities separately * Good on site parking, EPC Rating C * Close to Victoria Street North/Westgate, EPC Rating F
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* Former dental practice/arcade cafe, approx 61sqm/658 sqft, Internal frontage approx. 4.5m/14.8ft * Presently partitioned to create various consulting rooms * Forecourt access/parking, New lease, term by negotiation, EPC Rating C
RENT £8,000 p.a.x.
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Tech specialist launches 21st century base after software division sale A
WELCOME: Shane Traill, director, at First Media.
MOVE to a state-of-the-art new we look at offshore wind, the opportunities office has been completed by First for the training element there. We could Media, after the sale of a software support training organisation with packages. “We have just recently launched with division necessitated a new base.
The £500,000 investment is a perfect fit with the cutting edge technological advancements it works with as a fully integrated digital agency, providing applications for e-learning training packages as well as offering full audio and visual support for conferences and events for major national clients. The company, run by managing director Ian Hargreaves and fellow director Shane Traill, enjoys a long standing relationship with the Football League and FA Premier League. Now it is turning its attention to ‘home matches’ looking at what it can achieve in the area. “We are trying to build up our profile in the Humber region,” Mr Traill said, confident the track record and new working environment will underline the quality of the end product. “There is a lot of good stuff happening when
University of Hull a process safety management course too, and that has been
£500,000 Total investment in the move across Louth’s Fairfield Industrial Estate. really successful.” Set up in 2000, a software business was launched in 2005, and was sold to national company Access Group in 2014, having been built from scratch. Access Group stayed at the premises in Tattershall Way, with First Media taking Nottingham Road on, and beginning a huge
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renovation of what was a base for telecommunications specialist IndiComm. “The deal’s completion meant we had two smaller companies,” said Mr Trail. “While we worked together, we did have different procedures and policies and we needed to get our own place and go again.” The team of 10 was split from what was a 40-strong group formed prior to the sale. “For a technology company based locally it is a high number,” said Mr Trail. Keen to stay in Louth, the second property on the ever-expanding Fairfield Industrial Estate was taken, and a major conversion project unleashed to create a thoroughly modern office. “The plans are to expand further. It was all normal office space, we pulled it down and redesigned it.” National and international clients continue to be served too, with an e-learning project with national hairdressing group Saks also recently completed.
FUTURE FOCUSED: The new First Media premises in Nottingham Road, Fairfield Industrial Estate, Louth. Top, the reception area; left, the boardroom; below, the open plan office area where the developers work.
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Network expands as broker pursues further acquisitions
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LEADING insurance broker, launched in northern Lincolnshire, has opened a 14th office.
BRANCH 14: Oliver Daley, James Ramirez, Mark Robinson, Jessica Kelly, Carlo Francisco Sandoval and Nick Savage at Henderson Insurance Brokers in Harrogate. business and this year celebrates opportunity to access the delivered by a local office. 30 years since the first office Group’s specialist divisions, “We are focused on providing opened in Scunthorpe. products and services.” the same high levels of Leeds, Hull and Grimsby The Harrogate office will customer service that the other followed, prior to the Humber officially launch on January Henderson Insurance Broking operations being unified at 26. The group continues to be Group offices provide while Kir mington. an independent, family-run benefiting from the
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built out. If the Government wants to truly tap into the potential of SME house builders, it should bring forward a wide range of packages of land, including those attractive to the smallest of developers, thereby improving both capacity and speed of delivery.” He added: “As positive as this development is however, it remains only one piece of the jigsaw. The on-going skills shortage is as pertinent for local firms as it is for larger contractors. We desperately need more skilled tradespeople in the industry, otherwise even supportive plans such as those announced today will be challenging for builders to deliver. Boosting apprenticeship training among construction SMEs will be crucial to this.”
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THE Government’s plans for ‘directly commissioned’ house building on surplus public land could help tackle the housing crisis, the Federation of Master Builders has said. And the organisation has called for sites to be broken down into small and micro parcels wherever possible. Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “The availability of small sites is the greatest barrier that small and medium sized house builders currently face when delivering new homes, which is why the Government’s initiative to make public land available to small builders is so welcome. “The Government clearly recognises that we need to bring more small house builders back into the market if we have any hope of addressing the housing shortfall. “Directly funding developments on publicly owned land, with planning permission already granted, should encourage growth of smaller builders and new entrants into the market.” Underlining the importance of addressing scale and capability to open the door to all, Mr Berry continued: “As the Housing Minister, Brandon Lewis, himself has recognised the smaller the site, the quicker it will get
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Henderson Insurance Broking Group, which is administered from a Kirmington base, has added Harrogate to the national network. It comes as a further 10 per cent organic revenue growth was added in the last financial year, taking turnover past the £30 million mark. The management team is also hoping to finalise two acquisitions in the near future, which could add a further £5 million to the group. Henderson’s new Cardale Park office will be headed up by Mark Robinson and he has already created six new jobs. His previous role was also based in the spa town, as he joins from a six-year tenure at Bluefin. Mr Robinson said: “I’ve been surprised at the lack of strong insurance broking support in the region. The town has a significant amount of major businesses who, I believe, would benefit from national capabilities and expertise
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Fourth venue hoping to be a box office hit
IN THE CREDITS: Alex Douglas, of RNS, left, with Scott Marshall.
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Cleethorpes business’s latest cinema been opened.
1,000 seats, a café bar and function room. has Managing director Scott Marshall said: “As an independent business, we only Parkway Entertainment invest where we believe we can Company, with its showpiece make a real difference to the venue in Cleethorpes, has community, and Beverley is opened its fourth cinema in Beverley’s multi-million pound exactly the right place for our newest cinema. Flemingate Shopping Centre. “We’re very proud of what has The six-screen complex been achieved and delighted to includes a theatre and stage,
be part of the new and exciting Flemingate Shopping Centre. I know the cinema will add to and enhance the visitor experience.” The new cinema covers 33,723 sq ft and incorporates the latest state-of-the-art projection and Dolby sound, including 3D technology. Mr Marshall, who also oversees cinemas in Barnsley
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and Louth from King’s Road, said: “It is not just the latest spectacular film releases that Beverley will experience. There will be classics, too. Lovers of independently-minded cinema will welcome our special seasons and events plus there will be senior screen mornings to enjoy a brew and a chat as well as a film. “We will also be offering comedy, music and theatrical shows and the best theatre, opera and ballet from across the world, broadcast live onto the big screen. These have proved extremely popular in our other cinemas. “The Parkway’s Cafe Bar will be a great place to relax before and after a film or even if you are not watching a movie. “The Art Deco surroundings, great selection of drinks and nibbles, are sure to make this a popular destination in Beverley.” Flemingate is located a short walk from Beverley Minster, and has been brought forward by Wykeland, the company behind Grimsby’s Europarc and Scunthorpe’s The Parishes. It includes shops, restaurants, a hotel and a 500-space car park. Northern Lincolnshire’s RNS Chartered Accountants has acted for the Parkes family, the owners of the cinema, for 20 years. Mr Marshall thanked senior partner Ian Pounder and associate partner Alex Douglas for their support. “We’ve forged a great partnership and, specifically for Beverley, they’ve provided invaluable support with their forecasting and business planning,” he said. Mr Douglas said: “The cinema is at the heart of a fantastic new leisure complex right in the heart of the town. “We’re delighted to have played a support role in a tremendous cast behind the opening of this cinema.”
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LAISTER’S Last Word BY DAVE LAISTER
Open all hours... unless you’re pulling pints? A FASCINATING business debate is raging in my parish, that bears little of the “happy new year” feel good factor we’re just about done with imparting. It centres on Sea View Street, and for those reading from the western end of the A180 who may not be fully versed, it is a lovely terraced street of independent shops, and cafes that leads to the highest point in Cleethorpes. A natural inclusion in what is rather grandly referred to as the “golden loop” that visitors are most likely to stroll. It also features, from memory, two banks, two (independent) estate agents, two pubs, a taxi office and an Indian restaurant. When a kitchen shop owner decided to cut her losses and close, the operator of the neighbouring pub, sought permission to open Craft and Cork, what sounded to me like a small slice of heaven, where I could sit and relax while my wife enjoyed perusing the wares of said independent shops, should the children be delighting the grandparents on an occasional weekend. But it was knocked back quicker than I could have downed a pint of Tom Wood’s Lincoln Gold, to my surprise, with objections brought forward from several traders in the street, keen to ensure shopping remained the main theme. The objections weren’t a surprise. I’d refused to sign a petition when in a venue of a similar nature just before Christmas. It soured my delightful breakfast somewhat as it smacked of fear of competition to me, and that’s not a valid complaint in my mind. Customers will eventually decide if a place has merit, and the more attractive the area, the bigger the pie for all to share in, surely? Competition can after all be good. It sharpens your act, and ultimately it should be the customer who benefits again. The refusal, and the obvious financial results, has clearly sparked bad feeling, leading to
the owner of the kitchen shop, and a separate (and still trading) boutique, to vent her anger through photography and social media. Mel Tillett highlighted objecting businesses who closed on Sundays, which in turn sparked a second debate. She argued that by turning their back on half a weekend, they were doing more damage than a bar. What a point. What a battle. We’re not dealing with new start-ups here. Many businesses have traded since, well, mainstream Sunday trading. They, and their supporters highlight the importance of family time over profit, a noble defence and one that is difficult to argue in this modern time-pressed world. Several will probably step up when summer nears, but what a conundrum to open up, or not, as the case clearly is. Way back when I once served ice creams by the pier, the owner would make a call based on the weather off-season, as to whether it would open. Not so easy with retail, when a cobweb blow down a quaint street can be just the answer, or you could pay someone, or sit there yourself, and not see a soul all day. Yet we live in a world with social media and e-commerce where I’m sure there is more to do than bundle rock in anticipation of Easter, as was my chore on those quiet, cold, afternoons. Independents rightly value their independence. Perhaps, on this occasion, they should have maintained their neutrality to the application too. Perhaps if the time comes for them to sell up, maybe they’ll wish they had too. If the guard is up, should the shutters be too? Alas, the Sunday issue won’t see a sudden solution, it isn’t a decision that has repercussions, unlike Craft and Cork. But it is food for thought, Let’s hope these traders can patch it up for the good of the area. Empty shops, with shutters down all week, are not attractive either.
FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINAL? Christmas has been and gone since I last wrote, and we have several new additions to the family. Chiefly Playmobil and Thomas the Tank Engine characters. Both great collectables, and with an eye on treats / behavioural bribes I decided to check out the options of additions via on eBay. Wow! There’s a lot out there, including this. Yes, a toy speed camera set. Talk about putting the brakes on fun. The thought of having to simply explain what it is and why would leave me heading straight over to the Island of Sodor. My daughter has her eyes on the school. Just wait until she finds out it doubles up as the venue for the four-hour speed awareness course.
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