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A NEW HOME FOR BLUEBERRY POP UP SHOP
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Blueberry Pop Up Shop has a new home on Rougier Street. Previously Society Bar, the shop sells upcycled furniture, gifts, jewellery, artwork and more. Blueberry Pop Up Shop is part of the Blueberry Academy, an organisation that supports people with learning disabilities and differences with employment and independent skills. The shop provides retail training for people, enabling them to develop customer service and money handling skills. Many of the products on sale have also been made by Blueberry learners and team members. There’s also stock from York Disabled Workers Co-operative and Brunswick Organic Nursery. Blueberry Pop Up Shop, 1 Rougier Street, is open 10am-3pm, Monday to Saturday.
On the right track
Could York be the new headquarters for Britain’s railways?
The race is now on to find the new home for Great British Railways, with towns and cities across England, Wales and Scotland invited to apply before 16 March. Cities across the country with strong historical links to the railway are encouraged to explain why they should be the new home of GBR. And York is looking like a strong contender. City of York Council leader, Keith Aspden, said: “Our existing connections, historical links, sector jobs and highly skilled workforce would make the city a perfect fit for GBR,” Applications will be shortlisted in May, after which a public vote will help determine the winning location. Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, said: “Our railways have kept this country moving for almost 200 years, but it’s time to kickstart a new age that will shape our network for the next 200.” “I’m calling on people across the country to make the case for why the true home of the railways is on your doorstep.”
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps with Michael Portillo talking about Britain’s great railways.
CREATIVE DRINKS
4th March, 6pm at Spark Join York Creatives for a drink, some street food and a chat on the first Friday of every month. Whether you’re a student, young professional, seasoned pro or retired, all are welcome. Booking is required and tickets are £2 each. Search creative drinks on eventbrite.co.uk or email contact@yorkcreatives.com.
FIRST THURSDAY
3rd March, 12pm at Manahatta This informal networking group doesn’t deal in introductions, pitches and handshakes; it’s just the chance to turn up, have a chat with a colleague and make them a friend. Professionals, traders, grafters, business owners and managers are all welcome for this informal drink and a chat. It’s a free event, but you can register in advance online at eventbrite. co.uk.
YORK RETAIL FORUM
3rd March, 10am at HSBC, 13 Parliament Street City Centre retailers are invited to join the York Retail Forum for their first meeting of 2022 to hear about recent developments and discuss car parking and disabled access across York. There will also be networking. Visit yorkretailforum.co.uk.
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Say Goodbye to DIY
There’s an entire box full of categories when it comes to the term financial planning. From helping you choose the best life assurance plan to protect you against unexpected catastrophes. To creating complete tax planning solutions to pass down your wealth onto future generations. There are a full range of financial planners out there. Some only have a very basic grasp on the core issues and are only regulated to provide advice on a finite amount of things. Whereas there’s some that control every single aspect of their client’s finances.
Like many things in the modern day and age, when it comes to financial planning, there are many misconceptions that come along with it. But the thing you have to be careful with, is that these misconceptions can be quite costly. Sure, you can have a crack at a few things by yourself. Like building a chest of drawers from IKEA or baking a cake. But there are a few areas that you might want to get professional in before you get your hands dirty. Financial planning falls into this bracket. Then when people have their go at DIY financial planning, they can end up making things worse. In some cases, some people are essentially chucking their cash into a shredder. They can end up paying more tax than needed and can potentially miss out on golden opportunities. But it’s nobody’s fault. Don’t ask us why, because we’ll never know. But personal finance isn’t taught in schools. Most pick up their financial advice from google, ill-informed family members or even from their local pub. None of these people are qualified to give you personal, financial advice to help you achieve your lifestyle and financial goals. This isn’t the only misconception when it comes to financial planning. But we don’t quite have enough space to cover them all. That’s why we’ve created this little guide to ensure that you can have the required information to help you make informed and intelligent, but most importantly, the right decisions. We’ll share a few of those costly misconceptions of financial planning. Then 10 reasons why you might want financial advice. Next, there’ll be four vital things you should think about when you’re considering if you need help with your personal finances. Finally, we’ll provide you with 7 questions you should be asking a financial planner before you appoint them to act for you. To request your FREE ‘Why You Need a Financial Planner’ guide, please use the cut out on this page, or alternatively head to www. financialadviceguide.co.uk and we’ll get one sent out to you.
