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Coventry hospice shop receives makeover thanks to generous accountancy firm

One of The Myton Hospices’ shops in Coventry has been given a makeover thanks to a kind-hearted accountancy firm.

The frontage of the store in Jubilee Crescent, Radford, is now a shiny red after the DIY efforts of senior business development manager Nikki Fryer and business development and marketing executive Matthew Sterry at Baldwins Accountants.

The company, whose office is based in Binley Road in the city, volunteered to help out after The Myton Hospices’ retail support manager Gary Bradbury mentioned to Nikki and business development director Adrian Blount that the shop needed painting.

Weeks later, Nikki and Matthew turned up ready to paint the outdoor window frames as well as the walls inside the busy shop and next month they will be taking their paintbrushes and red paint to the Myton Hospice shop in Market Hill, Southam.

Nikki said: “The Coventry office of Baldwins has held fundraising events for The Myton Hospices in the past and Gary mentioned that they are always looking for volunteers to help them with painting.

“The Radford store has lovely large windows but the paint had peeled off the frames so after the preparation work, we re-painted it red just like all The Myton Hospices shops.

“We then painted the walls inside the shop so it was a busy but enjoyable day and we are pleased with the finished results.

“I did the painting with Matthew a couple of days after completing a 12-mile walk with my colleague Adrian which started and finished at the Myton Hospice in Warwick.

“It was extremely hot but there were hundreds of people on the walk as we went through Warwick and Leamington and back to the Myton Hospice and there was a great camaraderie among the group.”

Gary Bradbury said he was extremely grateful to the support of Nikki and Matthew from Baldwins Accountants because without their time and help, much-needed painting work was often delayed.

“Some of these kinds of jobs would take much longer if it wasn’t for the voluntary efforts of organisations such as Baldwins,” he said.

“We only have a certain amount of money to spend on maintenance and there are often more important jobs which need doing but making sure our shops look bright and welcoming is important.

“We have 20 shops across Coventry and Warwickshire and painting our shops in Radford and Southam will not only save the charity money but will make sure that the window displays look their best since they are surrounded by freshly-painted window frames.”

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