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Please welcome new members Just Mortgages.

Just Mortgages: Your Trusted Mortgage Partner

At Just Mortgages, they understand that it’s not just about securing a mortgage; it’s about providing a service tailored to your unique needs and requirements. They believe your journey should be one of simplicity, choice, and expertise.

Their mission is to deliver the ultimate mortgage services experience by upholding the highest standards. They are there to assist you throughout the home buying, moving, or re-mortgaging process, ensuring you receive the right guidance and advice every step of the way.

Their Commitment to You:

  • Mortgage & Protection Specialists: They are experts in both mortgages and protection, offering you comprehensive support.
  • Unmatched Service: They provide a level of service that you won’t find directly from lenders or comparison sites.
  • Comprehensive Advice: Their mortgage advice comes from a wide panel of lenders, including exclusive and semi-exclusive deals.
  • Seamless Coordination: They liaise with lenders, estate agents, and solicitors to ensure your deadlines are met.
  • Home Ownership Support: They help you buy your home—and keep it.

Choose Just Mortgages for a mortgage experience that prioritises your needs and simplifies your journey.

 

Luke Senior

🌟 Celebrating 12 Months of Support: We Are Wakefield Ambassador Dinner 🌟

On Wednesday, 20th November, we had the privilege of hosting the We Are Wakefield Ambassador Dinner at the beautiful Wakefield Cathedral. Under the stunning backdrop of the Cathedral’s Chapter House, we gathered to celebrate and give thanks to the incredible support we’ve received over the past year from our esteemed Ambassadors.

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible Ambassadors who have supported throughout 2024:

  • The Nostell Estate
  • Prosper Wakefield District
  • Juice Personnel
  • RV2 Power
  • Thornton Jones Solicitors
  • Solupak
  • Quest Waste Management
  • Vision IFAs
  • Elis
  • OE Electrics

These elite members play a crucial role in fostering a supportive, collaborative community, bringing together businesses, VCSEs, education, local authorities, and sectors such as leisure and culture. Their ongoing dedication is helping shape the future of Wakefield’s thriving community.

The evening was made even more special with a delicious meal from Create, accompanied by the soothing sounds of the Cathedral pianist, creating a magical atmosphere. A huge thank you to Kraft Media Services for capturing these unforgettable moments.

It’s been an incredible 12 months, and we look forward to even more success in the year ahead as we continue to strengthen our network and community!

 

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🌟Please welcome new members Recent Beans.

Recent Beans is a specialty coffee roaster, retailer, wholesaler, and ecommerce business founded in 2020 in Castleford, with a flagship roastery opening in Wakefield in 2023. Their mission is to make exceptional coffee accessible to everyone by focusing on quality, freshness, and sustainability.

They believe coffee is a fresh product that should be enjoyed at its peak. That’s why they roast daily in small batches, ensuring every cup captures the magic of freshly roasted coffee. This approach sets Recent Beans apart, as they prioritise freshness and quality over convenience.

Sustainability is at the heart of what they do. They actively reduce their environmental impact by minimizing single-use packaging and using electric vehicles for local deliveries. Their green coffee is sourced through trusted suppliers who exceed farming standards, ensuring safe working conditions, healthcare, education, and housing for coffee farmers and their communities.

At Recent Beans, they are proud to be raising the standard for coffee while fostering a more ethical and sustainable industry. Whether you’re visiting the Castleford or Wakefield locations, you’ll find exceptional coffee crafted with care for both people and the planet.

 

Gaz Poole  Barry Back

🌟Please welcome new members HomeLife Financial Solutions Ltd.

At HomeLife Financial Solutions, they place the important things, your home and life, at the heart of their business. You require a mortgage for your home and your life requires protection and for HomeLife Financial Solutions these fall hand in hand; therefore, they have built a business dedicated to helping their clients find the right mortgage and protection products to suit their budget, circumstances and meet their life goals. Through fully tailored advice and whole of market analysis, they support first-time buyers, home movers, property investors, families, and businesses in West Yorkshire and all around the UK. With over 20-years’ experience in the industry and working with the largest and most awarded mortgage network in the UK, expertise comes easy: they can answer all your questions and reduce the stress of securing a mortgage and arranging protection at their easily accessible office situated in the beautiful grounds of Nostell Priory Estate.

Rachel Kirk  Kathryn Whittingham

⭐Please welcome new members Holden Smith Law Ltd


Holden Smith are a Law Firm with 5 offices across West Yorkshire who can assist Clients with Residential and Commercial property, Family matters, Wills & Probate and Company Commercial matters. Their offices are based in Denby Dale, Crossgates, Horsforth, Elland and Queensbury.

They pride themselves on providing an excellent service to all their Customers and making communication easy by using the most up to date technology and ensuring they keep in touch regularly with all their Clients. They can converse with their Clients in person, on their Portal or by using the good old fashioned telephone.

In summary at Holden Smith, you will find a fresh approach to legal problem solving. Their approach respects the traditions of the law without compromising on efficiency, progress and excellent Client Care.

Their people are the core of everything they do, all their Fee Earners have a down to earth approach and that is what makes them a Firm that everyone can trust.

Julie Makin

 

💫Please welcome new members Your Choice Fire and Security Limited.

At Your Choice Fire & Security they are a leading provider of fire alarm, CCTV, intruder alarm, access control and electrical systems based in Pontefract.

Their dedication to compliance and ensuring their clients are compliant and is backed by their third party accreditation with BAFE for fire detection and alarm systems. SSAIB for CCTV, intruder alarm, and access control systems, and NICEIC for electrical works.

To ensure you have reportable evidence-based compliance, their CRM allows them to provide reports per asset and not just an overview report for system. The asset report includes the details of each item along with a photograph and if that specific item has passed or failed it’s service.

Their experience covers both the public and private sectors where they work closely with clients to find the solution, which is right for them and their business, to ensure complete peace of mind.

Their fully trained maintenance and installation teams provide round the clock support on a nationwide basis to ensure you are never without the protection and security you deserve.

Graham White

💫Please welcome new member Stellar Garlands.💫

Stellar Garlands is the original Storytelling Garland creator with the first handcrafted story-garland created in 2016.

It is currently the only company in the UK crafting such specialised creations, with each luxury garland telling a business or a person’s story in a wonderfully positive and loving way.

With over 40 years of Christmas magic experience, they listen with love to your wishes, needs and dreams, so they can thread your garland with the warm riches of your life.  They are utterly inspired by your incredible journey to the present day, by who you are, and who you are still becoming.

It truly needs to be shared and seen.

The Storytelling Garland can be beautifully adapted for any celebration or contribution, as they can tell the story of any lifeline. Or any other story, if you prefer.

They also create stunning bespoke garlands, table-centrepieces and wreaths. These are just as lovingly handmade with the same attention to detail as their Storytelling Garland Brand.

They focus on just a few extra-special creations a year. So, with many very happy clients thus far, they feel they are delivering on what they promise.

A magical fairy-tale celebration that will last for years to come.

Stellar Garlands was founded by Stella through art therapy to deal with the aftermath of a car accident. Well, who wouldn’t feel cheered up by a little sparkle?

And so, the Stellar Garland story continues…

Deaf – Text only please to: 07958 318469

Email: [email protected]

www.stellargarlands.co.uk

Stella Morrissey

💫Please welcome new members AMO Group💫

AMO Group’s journey started in West Yorkshire back in 1989 when the late Peter Hudson decided to put his heart and skills into supplying high-quality Garage Doors, Security Shutter and Grilles. Over the years, their scope has expanded and now with an array of contemporary pergolas, retractable awnings, and more, our portfolio is decked out to meet your every need. At the heart of AMO, their family spirit still thrives. Today, three generations of the Hudson family steer the ship: Rachael Hudson, Abby Huntington, and Liz Hudson, along with their fantastic team. Their mission is simple: deliver quality service and uphold a legacy that makes every customer feel like they’re part of the AMO family.’

 

Rachael Hudson, Liz Hudson, Abby Huntington

🌟Please welcome new members The One Point🌟

The One Point is a managed technology company founded in Hull in 2005. Their mission is to delight every customer by delivering great technology, bolstered by unrivalled support. No Compromises.

Why use The One Point?

As a single supplier of managed technology, they can ensure that you and your users receive fast and responsive support in just one attempt. Their “single point of contact” model ensures responsive, hassle-free support without 3rd party delays.

Their services are all-inclusive and provide users with unlimited access to their award-winning service desk and teams of field engineers.

They specialise in:

IT Support

Cyber Security

VOIP / Telecommunications

Connectivity

Business Mobiles

Digital Transformation

Their team can offer you the right advice for your individual business needs. Every day they support users in diverse sectors including education, healthcare, logistics, engineering, services, manufacturing, retail, and charity.

They also invest in their capability so that their customers can be assured of their service. Thye are ISO27001 (Data Security), ISO14001 (Environment) and ISO9001 (Quality Management) accredited. Alongside being Cyber Essentials Plus and NHS Approved.

They can offer your business a free no obligation review of your technology services aimed at saving you money, improving security and productivity.

Telephone: 01482 420150

[email protected]

www.theonepoint.co.uk

 

Rob Pinder

🌟Please welcome new members The Hepworth Wakefield.

As unique as the woman who inspired it, The Hepworth Wakefield is an award-winning public art gallery and museum set within Wakefield’s historic waterfront overlooking the River Calder. It sits alongside The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, one of the UK’s largest free public gardens designed by celebrated landscape architect and designer, Tom Stuart-Smith OBE.

Named after Barbara Hepworth, one of the most important artists of the 20th century who was born and brought up in Wakefield, the gallery presents bold and internationally significant exhibitions of the best modern and contemporary art and has dedicated galleries exploring Hepworth’s art and working process.

The Hepworth Wakefield’s acclaimed David Chipperfield Architects designed building is also home to Wakefield’s significant art collection – an impressive compendium of modern British and international contemporary art.

Our mission is to create unforgettable art experiences for all, while inspiring positive change locally. We offer an extensive learning and outreach programme for schools, families and local community groups, alongside a vibrant programme of events including regular fairs and markets.

Since opening in 2011, the gallery has been recognised through many significant awards. Including Art Funds Museum of the Year 2017, the Freelands Award 2019, and the European Garden Award 2024, amongst others. As well as consistently gaining VisitEnglands GOLD visitor attraction accolade.

As a registered charity, The Hepworth Wakefield has a range of opportunities that bring businesses closer to the gallery, whilst simultaneously supports the work we do locally. Including business membership schemes and event spaces for hire.