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Latest newsSupporting Young Artists in BristolDecember 21st 2009 Kirby Simcox turned their offices in Queen Square, Bristol into a gallery this week, to display artwork produced by 2nd and 3rd year students from Drawing and Applied Arts at UWE. Kirby Simcox invited clients for a special Christmas drinks evening so they could enjoy the many drawings, prints and textiles which were displayed around their office walls.
Commenting Managing Partner Amanda Firth said, “We wanted to do something a little different for our clients this Christmas and decided we’d like to invite them to join us in celebrating our young artistic talent in Bristol. The standard of the work is excellent and our clients and staff have been delighted to view the work and even buy a few pieces for Christmas presents!”
Junior Fellows Hayley Russ and Amanda Hazell who have curated the exhibition from UWE said, “This has been a valuable experience for both us and the students. It’s a great opportunity for them to show their work within a commercial market, and we were really pleased with the volume of work the students prepared for the event. We are grateful to Kirby Simcox for suggesting this idea, as it has been good experience to be able to display work in a completely different setting.”
photo caption from left to right: UWE Curator Amanda Hazell , Managing Partner KIrby Simcox Amanda Firth and UWE Curator Hayley Russ.
Supporting SurviveDecember 1st 2009 To highlight its support for national Domestic Violence Awareness Week (23-27 November) Kirby Simcox handed o Kirby Simcox has spent the last year raising funds for Survive which was selected by its staff as the firms corporate the charity for 2009. Kirby Simcox’s team has held a variety of fund raising activities throughout the year from dress down days and tombolas to entering a team of five staff in the Bristol Half Marathon.
Commenting Managing Partner Amanda Firth said, “Our staff were extremely keen to support the work of Survive which has been based in Kingswood for over 34 years and which helps 100s of women and children every year.
We have one of the largest specialist family teams in Bristol and South Gloucestershire and our team has worked closely with Survive for many years. Domestic violence accounts for up to a quarter of all violent crimes and it has more repeat victims that any other crime. As Survive is a local provider serving South Gloucestershire and Bristol, our staff across our 3 offices, felt it is a very worthy cause.”
Survive’s Outreach Support Worker Sue Jefferies said, “We are absolutely delighted Kirby Simcox has been able to raise this for us during a difficult economic year. It is important to note in this national week of awareness, that domestic violence and abuse occurs across society and happens in all communities and on every street. Services such as ours together with other statutory and voluntary agencies are vital in helping women, children and young people breakaway from the cycle of abuse and violence.
We want to thank Kirby Simcox for their wonderful support which will help us to continue our important support for families throughout the region.”
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Photocaption: “Kirby Simcox hands over a cheque for £800 to Survive following a year of fundraising activity. Pictured From left to right, Family lawyer, Hanni Pennelegion, Sue Jefferies from Survive and Jeremy Johnson and Charmaine Moger from Kirby Simcox
Lawyers for LegaciesSeptember 16th 2009 Kirby Simcox Wants to Ask the Charity QuestionKirby Simcox Solicitors showed their support today for a nationwide campaign to e Nationally, only 7% of people who have written a will currently include a gift to charity. This is despite 74% of people regularly supporting a charity in their lifetime. Yet charitable donations in wills are the foundation of many of Britain’s charities, raising £1.9 billion each year – the equivalent of over 23 Red Nose Days. Without this income most charities’ services would suffer; others would simply not exist. Amanda Firth, Partner and Head of Wills and Probate Team (pictured far right) commented “We are delighted to be supporting Remember A Charity’s ‘Forget Me Knot Week’. Leaving a gift to charity in a will, no matter how small, helps to support the work of many good causes. Making a will is a straightforward process and for those who want to leave a gift to charity, they should ask their solicitor for advice.” Stephen George, Chair of Remember A Charity and Development Director of Legacies for the NSPCC, said: “Many people in the UK don’t realise that they can give money to charities in this way. But the truth is, after looking after family and friends, a small share of whatever is left can make a real difference to charities and the invaluable work they do.“ Remember A Charity’s ‘Forget Me Knot Week’ runs from the 14th to the 20th Spetember. Margaret Mountford, former lawyer and adviser to Lord Sugar on his popular TV show ‘The Apprentice’, is the face of ‘Forget Me Knot Week’. For more information visit www.rememberacharity.org.uk Photo caoption: Wearing the Yellow of the Forget me Knot campaign - Kirby Simcox's team
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ver a cheque for £800 to Survive, the South Gloucestershire and Bristol charity which provides services for women and children suffering from domestic violence and abuse.
ncourage more people to leave gifts to charities in their wills. According to research released by Remember A Charity, the charity consortium behind the ‘Forget Me Knot’ campaign, 71% of people in Bristol wouldn’t mind being asked to consider leaving a gift to charity in their will by a solicitor.