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		<title>Meet Elizabeth &#8211; Managing Director of Chiggs Ltd and inventor of the &#8216;Baby Feed Wheel&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>estherrosie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Directory of York welcomes the story of Chiggs Ltd and how the Baby Feed Wheel came to be. It&#8217;s a fascinating story.Over to you Elizabeth!&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;My business, Chiggs Ltd, (www.chiggs.co.uk <p><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/2009/11/30/chiggs-ltd-york-baby-gifts-and-supplies-uk/">Continue reading... </a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--StartFragment --><span style="font-family: Arial;">Directory of York welcomes the story of Chiggs Ltd and how the Baby Feed Wheel came to be. It&#8217;s a fascinating story.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Over to you Elizabeth!</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Baby-Feed-Wheel-Chiggs.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1313" style="margin: 20px;" title="Baby Feed Wheel Chiggs" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Baby-Feed-Wheel-Chiggs.jpg" alt="Baby Feed Wheel Chiggs" width="175" height="175" /><span id="more-1310"></span></a></span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">My business, Chiggs Ltd, (www.chiggs.co.uk ) based in Harrogate, retails and wholesales my own inventions- the Baby Feed Wheel, Baby Medicine Wheel and the Get Well Wheel. These are parenting products, cards and gifts with numbered dials to keep track of baby’s feed and everyone’s medicine times!</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The inspiration for my first invention, the Baby Feed Wheel, came in October 2005 when I was visiting a friend who’d just had a baby. In the midst of sleep deprivation, she couldn’t remember her little boy’s last feed time, so I jokingly suggested she used a car parking disc to set the time whenever he had a feed. A couple of days later I took round a little ‘homemade’ version (covered in blue paper with a little picture stuck on the front!)</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Baby-Medicine-Wheel-Chiggs.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1314" style="margin: 20px;" title="Baby Medicine Wheel Chiggs" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Baby-Medicine-Wheel-Chiggs-300x296.jpg" alt="Baby Medicine Wheel Chiggs" width="155" height="142" /></a></span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Remembering my own ‘hazy days’ after my daughter Holly’s birth, when I would write all her feed times down on pieces of paper, I realised what a useful idea this would be for new parents.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">After two months of design, research and sourcing suppliers I secured a design patent and commissioned the first print run of <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.chiggs.co.uk/shop.htm"><span style="color: #800000;">Baby Feed Wheels</span></a>. Although I&#8217;d initially planned to sell online through my own website, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.chiggs.co.uk/index.htm"><span style="color: #800000;">www.chiggs.co.uk</span></a> , I had designed the Baby Feed Wheel in blue, pink and lemon with “to” and “from” printed on the reverse; so as well as being a thoroughly useful product for parents, it could also be sent as a congratulations card or ‘new baby’ gift, just as I had made for my friend. This opened up the possibility of wholesale sales, so I started by approaching local baby, card and gift shops and received an excellent response.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Get-Well-Wheel-Chiggs.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1316" style="margin: 20px;" title="Get Well Wheel Chiggs" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Get-Well-Wheel-Chiggs.jpg" alt="Get Well Wheel Chiggs" width="150" height="144" /></a></span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Baby Medicine Wheel followed a couple of months later. Whilst on a short break with friends, their little boy started teething and needed medicine. Our friends used a Baby Feed Wheel to record the time of each dose so that they knew when the next medicine would be due. Shortly after the holiday I contacted the Patent Office with my second product!</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Get Well Wheel completes the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.chiggs.co.uk/shop.htm"><span style="color: #800000;">Chiggs range</span></a>, (which are all printed in the UK and hand finished in Harrogate), and came about when my husband&#8217;s Gran asked for a  Baby Medicine Wheel to keep track of her daily medicines! With ‘time of last medicine’ printed on the front, older children and adults of all ages can monitor their medicine times whether recovering from illness, or taking regular medication. </span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">I’ve found developing my own inventions into a business incredibly rewarding. It’s a long way from my previous career as an Air Stewardess, and has been an incredible learning curve! Chiggs Wheels are now sold in shops throughout Yorkshire, all over the UK, and abroad, and by a wide variety of online retailers. Along the way I’ve had great support from my husband Andrew, and my daughter Holly, now 6, is an important part of the business. She’s handed leaflets out at trade fairs, licked stamps, stuck stickers and if she had her way she would be allowed to answer the ‘phone, too!</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Chiggs Ltd &#8211; Harrogate</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial;">9 Rossett Way</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial;">Harrogate</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial;">North Yorkshire</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial;">HG2 0EE</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial;">01423 566599</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.chiggs.co.uk/stockists.htm"></a></h3>
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<hr style="width: 100%; font-family: Arial; height: 2px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">We are proud to feature Chiggs Stockists within our Directory Network.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Chester&#8217;s Grosvenor Garden Centre</span></strong><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Lemontree &#8211; Harrogate</span></strong><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Zak &amp; Flo &#8211; Bishopthorpe</span></strong><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Paul Stride &#8211; Monk&#8217;s Cross</span></strong><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Birdie&#8217;s Perch</span></strong><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><strong><span style="color: #800000;">4 Bumps and Babies, Haxby</span></strong><br style="font-family: Arial;" /></p>
<p>Other <a href="http://www.chiggs.co.uk/stockists.htm"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Chiggs Stockists</strong></span></a></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Useful Links:</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /></p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.chiggs.co.uk/in_the_news.htm"><span style="color: #800000;">Chiggs in the News</span></a></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.chiggs.co.uk/testimonials.htm"><span style="color: #800000;">Chiggs Testimonials</span></a></h3>
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		<title>Are you a Confident Lady &#8211; or do you need a little help in the right direction?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>estherrosie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p> </p> <p>Confident Ladies -Starting Over in Style is a social networking group designed to bring together a diverse group of women who may have experienced a significant change in <p><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/2009/10/19/are-you-a-confident-lady-or-do-you-need-a-little-help-in-the-right-direction/">Continue reading... </a></p>]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #800000;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/confident-ladies-logo.gif"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1013" style="margin: 20px;" title="confident-ladies-logo" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/confident-ladies-logo-300x102.gif" alt="confident-ladies-logo" width="300" height="102" /></a>Confident Ladies -<span style="color: #000000;">Starting Over in Style is a social networking group designed to bring together a diverse group of women who may have experienced a significant change in their personal circumstances</span>.</span></span><span id="more-1010"></span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Changes such as, divorce, separation, redundancy, a new business, new job and even child birth can leave you feeling as though you have &#8216;lost yourself &#8216;or your &#8216;old work network&#8217; and feeling overwhelmed at the thought of &#8216;what do I do now?&#8217; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Life isn&#8217;t always straightforward but more often than not the support of others will help. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">As Bridget Jones said in her diary, </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>&#8220;It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going ok another falls spectacularly to pieces&#8221;.</strong> </span></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">I decided to set up Confident Ladies after going through some life changes myself and after each of these I was left thinking: </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>&#8216;Ok, what do I do now?&#8217; </strong></span></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">For example, when I divorced after 14 years of marriage I was left with three small daughters and four bin bags full of our belongings. It was scary stuff! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">I muddled through and over the next year or so I found a full time job, sorted out child care, found a house, sorted a will, sorted out life insurance. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">More importantly I managed to sort out myself which ultimately led to me sorting out my life. It has been a bit like a game of Snakes and Ladders. Sometimes I&#8217;d feel like things were progressing really well then one of those pesky Snakes would come along and I&#8217;d slip and slide back a few places again. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Last year a big Snake came to get me and I was made redundant. However, life has taught me that there is often something good around the corner if you look for it. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">So that&#8217;s how Confident Ladies came to be. </span></p>
<h3><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Why you should become a Confident Lady &#8211; group objectives</span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Since starting my own business I have met many inspiring women in businesses that have helped me along the way. Many offering workshops or events and most importantly support and advice. I found that this support didn’t always come from the traditional business networking events but more often from being in a fun, relaxed social environment. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">So I decided to bring together workshops that are as diverse as we are, that are fun and useful with our business hats on or off! I believe with the right support the crisis life throws us can be the perfect time to make positive changes. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">The objective of Confident Ladies is to get you back on your feet, feeling good about yourself again and Start over in Style! </span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What Confident Ladies will do for you &#8211; membership benefits and services</span></span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">We have some incredible discounts for members; which are growing daily. It might be that having become a Confident Ladies or Business Confidence member you would like to join in one of our Exclusive Members Meetings &#8211; meet others going through similar situations as yourself, share stories, have a break, glean some advice, have some fun and more importantly get some support to move forward. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">You may want some <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #800000;">style advice or tips</span></span> &#8211; to help you build your confidence or to try a new look. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">What about <span style="color: #800000;">financial help or advice</span>?- it can all seem a bit daunting unless you speak to the right people who can talk to you in a language you understand. Perhaps you&#8217;re unsure as to which solicitor to choose and what he or she will want to know before you see them.</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Are you contemplating <span style="color: #800000;">moving home</span>? &#8211; do you to feel you know enough about the market place to make the right choice or negotiate enough on the price? You might want to be put in touch with a life coach or a personal trainer, or even a private investigator!! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">You might like to have some reflexology, take some advice from our nutritionist, find out about cosmectic surgery or the lastest beauty treatments to improve your overall <span style="color: #800000;">well-being</span>.</span><br />
<br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Perhaps attend a Creating Confident Ladies course, or one of our wine tasting events or build on your knowledge with one of our wine courses from West Mount Wines. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">These and many more fun events are in the pipeline for you! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Best of all members receive discounts on most of the services and all of the workshops and events. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Gosh, there is so much to tell you&#8230;. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">There are so many ways Confident Ladies can help and if we haven&#8217;t already found the service you need, tell us <a href="mailto:info@confidentladies.co.uk"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">info@confidentladies.co.uk</span></strong></a> and we&#8217;ll try our best to find it for you! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">We will be holding various workshops, courses and events throughout the year so check out our <span style="color: #800000;">events calendar</span>, which we will be looking to fill with something for everyone. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Remember members will receive discounts on these. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">For anyone with a small business then have a look at our Business Confidence section its the ultimate networking circle! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">You might like to host a workshop yourself.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Join us and come to our Exclusive Members Meetings where you will meet some amazing, inspiring people who, like you, are willing to share their advice, tips and knowledge to get you moving forward. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our networking is suitable for you with your business hat on or off!! No more stuffy business networking events guaranteed! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Members will receive fabulous discounts (which are growing by the day), discounted <span style="color: #800000;">courses/ workshop</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #800000;">s</span></span> and be able to join in with the<br />
Exclusive members meetings. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">To find out about our Membership for less than £1 per week go to our <span style="color: #800000;">Contact us</span> page.</span></p>
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		<title>A Message to York from Elizabeth Wells, The Shambles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>estherrosie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p> As you may know October is Breast Cancer Aware month.  This year breast cancer campaign is painting York pink! There are lots of events going on &#8211; all <p><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/2009/10/02/elizabeth-wells-lingerie-the-shambles-york-uk/">Continue reading... </a></p>]]></description>
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<hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;" /><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As you may know October is Breast Cancer Aware month.  This year breast cancer campaign is painting York pink! There are lots of events going on &#8211; all aiming to raise lots of funds for breast cancer research.</span><span id="more-868"></span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It is a cause close to our heart, Sarah (the founder of Elizabeth Wells) lost her close Aunt to breast cancer two years ago. The upsetting thing is that two years prior to going to the doctors and being diagnosed, her Aunt did notice some changes in her breasts but did not speak up; perhaps if she was more breast cancer aware she may still be here today and would have lived to see Sarah open her first lingerie boutique in York.</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here’s the plan to raise as much money as we can for Breast Cancer Aware:</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pink Raffle</span> &#8211; We have some amazing prizes from lingerie, photo shoots to a health and spa package from Bannatynes (see below for a full list) .  All profits from the raffle will be donated to the charity. The tickets cost £5 for a book, £1 each. You can buy them in-store or via email until October 29th; when the winners will be announced on the pink evening.</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pink up Your Bra</span> &#8211; Grab an old bra and pink it up! A chance to get creative and create a masterpiece! You could be a budding designer or just have lots of glitter, glue &amp; feathers that need using up&#8230; Entrants are asked to donate a minimum of £5 to Breast Cancer Aware. The winner will receive a £50 voucher from Elizabeth Wells, so get designing &#8211; we can&#8217;t wait to see your creations!! The closing date for entries is the 29th October.</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pink Evening</span> &#8211; Join us 29th October 4pm-7pm for Pink refreshments, free fittings, an amazing raffle and 10% of all profits made during the evening will be donated to Breast Cancer Aware. Goody bags are also being put together (limited number available!)</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Raise Cash &#8211; Buy Pink!</span> &#8211; Elizabeth Wells has dedicated two lingerie sets to raise money for breast cancer aware. Electric shock will see 10% of profits donated, £5 for every full pink glamour set will also be donated to the cause. Electric shock is a limited collection, we only have one of each size! Even if you just buy a suspender belt or some knickers your hot pink purchases will see you donate money to a really worthy cause. We also hope it will remind you to be aware of breast cancer.</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We had a chat on BBC Radio York (just over halfway into the show) about setting up a business and Breast Cancer Aware http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p004h82s/Elly_Fiorentini_29_09_2009/</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /></p>
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<blockquote><p>Raffle Prizes:<br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The prizes are amazing:</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">- £90 Health &amp; fitness experience at Bannatynes, York. Health check using the latest fitech lifestyle technology, personal training session, use of the gym, a fitness class of your choice, use of pool, sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy pool and jacuzzi.</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">- £75 Voucher from Gemma Leak Photography for your own shoot!</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">- Bottle of Monnet Cognac (kindly donated by James Walker of York St John&#8217;s)</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">- Pink hair pin ($18) and a chocolate &amp; pink ($30) brooch from Couture Fashion Designer Piper Ewan </span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">- For the winning bride to be a pink Garter ($40) from Couture Fashion Designer, Piper Ewan</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">- Sublime bra (£35) Sublime shorts (£18) from Bravado &amp; free fitting</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">- One years FREE membership of the fabulous Confident Ladies group based in York</span></p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=95887722154&amp;topic=10425"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">E</span><span style="color: #ff00ff;">lizabeth Wells Pink Raffle &#8211; 29th October 2009 &#8211; on Facebook</span></a></span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any questions please do not hesitate to contact us! Please circulate this to all your friends – Let’s raise lots of awareness &amp; money for Breast Cancer Aware!!!</span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></h3>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/2009/10/02/wear-it-pink-york-north-yorkshire-uk-october/"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">P</span><span style="color: #ff00ff;">aint the Town Pink, York, North Yorkshire, UK</span></a><br style="font-family: Arial;" /></span><br />
<a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/2009/10/02/pink-up-your-bra-with-elizabeth-wells-at-the-shambles-york/"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Pink Up Your Bra with Elizabeth Wells</span></a></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Paint the Town Pink, Chester, Cheshire, UK</span></h3>
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		<title>Attic Records: Vinyl and Only Vinyl in York</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> </p> Attic Records, Your Independent Vinyl Specialists in York! <p>The literally-astute and easily-assumable amongst you will have already deduced a lot about who we are and what <p><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/2009/09/30/attic-records-york-vinyl-specialist/">Continue reading... </a></p>]]></description>
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<h3 style="text-align: center; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Attic Records, Your Independent Vinyl Specialists in York!</span></h3>
<p><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/orpheus-no-more-by-intangiblearts-flickr.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-814" style="margin: 20px;" title="orpheus-no-more-by-intangiblearts-flickr" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/orpheus-no-more-by-intangiblearts-flickr-199x300.jpg" alt="orpheus-no-more-by-intangiblearts-flickr" width="159" height="240" /></a>The literally-astute and easily-assumable amongst you will have already deduced a lot about who we are and what we do simply from our name. </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <br />
You are mainly correct: YES (we are a record shop) and YEAHHHH (unsurprisingly, yet simultaneously slightly strangely, we live in an attic).  <br />
But read betwixt the lines and you&#8217;ll see there&#8217;s so much more on offer than a pokey pile of records in a musty loft . . . </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><span id="more-812"></span> <br />
We are not a profit-making consumer machine, oiled by the man. Instead, we prefer to pigeonhole ourselves as bespoke purveyors of quality vinyl who remain 100% independent (and there&#8217;s not many folk who can claim that nowadays). </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">That makes us fair-trade, organic and community-minded, which in turn makes you, our customers, inherently good people. </span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tumbling-dice-by-kevindooley-flickr.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-816" style="margin: 20px;" title="tumbling-dice-by-kevindooley-flickr" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tumbling-dice-by-kevindooley-flickr-300x225.jpg" alt="tumbling-dice-by-kevindooley-flickr" width="240" height="180" /></a> <br />
You could say that grooves are indeed in our heart. </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <br />
In fact we love records so much that it&#8217;s the only format we sell (though we do also stock some choice t-shirts, and gig tickets). </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">We have an extensive collection of niche, cult and underground music on circular plastic, which we&#8217;d love you to come and flick through. We&#8217;ll even make you a brew whilst you dribble on our indie and alternative 7&#8242;s (did we mention that we have the largest collection in York?). </span></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <br />
Of course, we are inclusive not elitist though we sell a mahoosive range, you&#8217;ll also find old northern soul records, slabs of incendiary funk, reams of reggae, some skanking dub, no-wave, punk, post-punk,as well as countless other genres and sub-genres. </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <br />
We also have the big dogs: Factory Records, the Bobs (Marley, Dylan) and a million bands with the &#8216;The; prefix (Who, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Clash, Jam, Smiths) etc. </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-attic.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-815" style="margin: 20px;" title="the-attic" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-attic-300x225.jpg" alt="the-attic" width="240" height="180" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">We live at&#8230;</span></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Attic Records<br />
1 Patrick Pool</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">York</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" /></p>
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Tel: 07840 122 695</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/paul/Desktop/www.atticrecords.co.uk"><span style="color: #800000;">Attic Records Website</span></a><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="file:///C:/Users/paul/Desktop/www.facebook.com/atticrecords"><span style="color: #800000;">Attic Records Facebook Page</span></a></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Attic Records Found on The Web!</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" /><a style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" href="http://whatwould-jesusblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/attic-records-york-righteous-venture-in.html"><span style="color: #800000;">What Would Jesus Blog?</span></a><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" /><a style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thepress.co.uk/whatson/music/4534885.Record_shop_specialising_in_vinyl_opens_in_York/"><span style="color: #800000;">Attic Records on The Press</span></a><br style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" /></div>
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		<title>What is the Directory of York Business Directory?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Directory of York is a new and innovative service for businesses in the York area. We offer local businesses cost effective solutions for promoting their business.</p> <p>You can start <p><a href="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/2009/08/06/what-is-the-directory-of-york-business-directory/">Continue reading... </a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--StartFragment --><img class="size-medium wp-image-92 alignleft" style="margin: 20px;" title="big-yellow-man" src="http://directoryofyork.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/big-yellow-man-269x300.jpg" alt="big-yellow-man" width="155" height="147" />Directory of York is a new and innovative service for businesses in the York area. We offer local businesses cost effective solutions for promoting their business.</p>
<p>You can start advertising your business at the Directory of York absolutely free by registering and entering your free business listing.<span id="more-87"></span> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Once you have claimed your link you can add to your listing description whenever you like; providing up-to-date information to all your customers. </p>
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<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #800000;">How can featuring your business at the Directory of York help you?</span> </span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">The use of local search by your potential customers is increasing at speed. However if your business does not rank well in Google how are your clients supposed to find you? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That’s where the Directory of York Business promotion packages can help you. Aside from our free link services we provide cost effective and comprehensive development plans to ensure that your business gets noticed. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is not a ‘one-payment-one-action service’. We use continually updated ‘on-site’ and ‘off-site’ SEO and online marketing techniques ensuring ongoing progression in the building of the internet presence of your company. We deliver a personal service tailored to your ever-changing business needs. </p>
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<h3><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Why is Directory of York different to other local search directories?</span></span> </h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are different that much is true! With normal local search directories you only get to add your business, your address, contact and maybe a few lines about what your business services are. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With luck you will be found. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Directory of York has the something extra that will drive more and more customer to find your business. Not only can you add pictures and updates to your listing. We are also not just a business directory but  deliver regularly updated local news, sports, entertainment listings and great ideas of things to do in your leisure time. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In this way we build a loyal local traffic and encourage visitors to choose your business because you are listed here at the Directory of York. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not convinced? Visit the <a href="http://directoryofchester.net/blog/"><span style="color: #800000;">Directory of Chester Blog</span></a> and take a look at just how far we have come in just 3 months. </p>
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<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #800000;">Sounds great. How do I get started at the Directory of York? </span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">1) <span style="color: #800000;">Register</span> yourself as a Directory user. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This not only enables you to add and control your free listing but also gives you the authority to rate other business listings, leave business reviews and also to submit your own articles to our collection. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) <span style="color: #800000;">Submit your free listing</span>. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5) Explore our current <span style="color: #800000;">marketing package</span><span style="color: #800000;">s</span> at Directory of Liverpool which will be available for York very soon.</p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Welcome to the <a href="http://www.directoryofliverpool.net/"><span style="color: #800000;">Directory of York</span></a>.</span></h3>
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