David Salisbury Company Blog

The conservatory restoration at The National Trust property of Arlington Court (see earlier posts) has been finished for some time now, but the weather has been so bad for so long that we have not managed to get any photos until now to show it off properly.

Snow is rare in this area and we make a big deal of it when it comes. Those of you who live in the north or even the east of the country would wonder about the consternation a few inches of snow can causes. People in our northern office can’t believe the fuss we make as of course they get it every year – and worse.Because it’s relatively rare, I can’t resist going out with the camera........

As with many companies, the end of the calendar year is the end of the financial year and we can assess the progress we have made in the last twelve months. Of course we had a very good idea how it was going to turn out some weeks ago, but it is still satisfying to sit back and look at a very good set of results.

I took this picture yesterday from the top of a rise no more than half a mile from my house. That was before another downpour last night, but I am not venturing out yet to have look. I have lived in this house for 30 years and have never seen anything like it before.

It’s that time again and it has now become a tradition to pool all the gifts that arrive into the company and hold a raffle for charity. We sell the raffle tickets at a £1 each the proceeds of which will be donated to CLIC. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families.