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A flaming success

Jonathan Winston Jonathan Winston
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The temperature rose on Thursday evening when a brave team walked over fire in an attempt to raise £10,000 for St Gemma’s Hospice, Leeds.

Winston Solicitors hosted the scorching event in their back garden. 30 participants from 12 different businesses took part in the firewalk. Fundraising started a month before the event in an effort to reach the £10k target. Each participant took part in a two hour training session immediately prior to the firewalk.

After plenty of fire-themed songs, Rich Williams from Radio Aire warmed up the 250 strong crowd. Then the 30 participants were introduced and one by one they walked across 20 feet of wood embers burning at an incredible 1236 degrees Fahrenheit. Guests then enjoyed a warming feast of fish and chips and toasted the fearless walkers with a glass of wine.

We have previously supported St Gemma’s Hospice, but this is the first time we have hosted such an event and invited other businesses to take part. “Knowing St Gemma’s as we do, we wanted to be able to raise a large sum of money for the hospice. The majority of the £8million they need each year is raised via fundraising initiatives and donations.” said Jonathan Winston. “The firewalk has been a great way to raise awareness of the hospice while giving people the opportunity to have an inspirational experience. Knowing you’ve walked on fire gives you a boost that allows you to achieve anything. A big thanks must go to all the businesses that took part and to everyone who generously donated and supported our event.”

Client feedback

I am very pleased with the service I received from Winstons, this is the second time I have dealt with them for conveyancing services and on both occasions Leasa was incredibly thorough and reassured me every step of the way. When other parties failed to deliver, Leasa ensured things were chased up and delivered/received with accuracy. I would highly recommend and will be sure to use Winston's again for any future property purchases
Charis
Would highly recommend Winston's.Both Leasa and Julie were extremely professional and we recieved regular email and direct call updates.In the middle of an extremely challenging chain, they went above and beyond and became intermediary's liasing with everyone else in order to get the conveyancing completed on time.Thanks again for a great service.Regards
Richard
My conveyancer Samantha and her associate Michelle kept me informed of the progress of my sale throughout the transaction. It was of benefit to me that the Winston office was local with plenty of parking. I would recommend them for any conveyancing
Ms H
Winston’s acted for us with our house sale and onward purchase. They have been excellent from start to finish. Leasa is extremely quick to respond to emails and more than happy to answer any questions. The online system is very efficient and helps keep you up to date with progress of the sale/purchase. Leasa and her team made the whole process so much less stressful than it could’ve been and we can’t thank them enough. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
Lucy
Teresa and Judith assisted with my recent divorce and i cannot rate them highly enough, i was talked through every aspect and everything was explained in full and i was kept fully updated and imformed of everything that i needed to do and when it was required for. Their patience when i was working away and understanding was especially appreciated.Once that was all complete Amanda and Samantha and the convayensing team sorted the transfer of the house and the paperwork associated with that.I would highly recommend them and thier company for any legal issues you have and would use thier services again without hesitation.
Richard J
Special praise for Emily Spencer ,who is more than efficient , very thorough in her work and I am sure , a very good member of the Winstons team ! Well done her ( plus Jeremy re our registration with the Land Registry .!)
Stuart
A helpful and thorough service that meant I felt confident that the house sale would be handled well.
Helen
Amazing service!
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