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Staff across CDS Electrical came together on Friday 27th September to produce a wide and varied selection of cakes and bakes for our Macmillan coffee morning that was hosted at our offices in Polegate.

Take a look below at some of the photos we took on the day, showcasing what was on offer. What bake/ cake do you wish you could have a nibble of right now?

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On Friday 27th September 2019, CDS Electrical hosted their annual coffee morning at their offices in Polegate. This is the fourth year in a row CDS have opted to host a coffee morning in support of the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity.

Back in September 2016, CDS hosted their very first coffee morning and raised a tasty £258. Fast forward 12 months and in September 2017 an extra £141 was raised. Last year in 2018, the coffee morning brought in a delicious £300 which brought the total to date raised to a scrumptious £699.

Today, we are happy to announce that during the 2019 Macmillan Coffee Morning at CDS, a wholesome £312.88 was raised for charity which now means the total raised across the four years has topped £1,000. Incredible!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that came to the event and dug deep to help us raise so much money. ​

#macmillan #cancer #charity #coffeemorning #cds #cdselectrical #polegate #givingback

The 2019 Pier to Pier Challenge might have finished but our 2019 Pier to Pier Challenge feature length video has only just begun.

Watch our 7 minute re-cap video of our excellent event that took place on Saturday 7th September 2019.
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It's nearly here! What is nearly here I hear you say? The 2019 Pier to Pier Challenge which is in aid of Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice of course. 

The event is now in it's fourth year and having raised approximately £4,000 over the past three years it has proven to be an excellent event to raise vital funds for the amazing work that Chestnut do in the local area. 

Good friends and customers of ours; Mark Liddington and his wife Valerie have organised a charity hike for July this year. They are raising money for the incredible St. Peter and St. James Hospice which means a great deal to them after a dear friend of theirs passed away at the hospice a few years ago.

The fabulous work the hospice carries out and the compassionate care that is given to both the patients and in supporting family and friends is something Mark and Valerie really appreciated during their time there.

You may remember back in February 2016 we sponsored Pevensey and Westham under 12's football team. In May 2017 where they became the under 13's they went on to win the local tournament and here we are again in 2019 with the same team winning the tournament once again. Congratulations to Pevensey and Westham and all the other teams that took part in the tournament.

If you would like to read the blog post from the last time the team won, please click here.

​#cds #cdselectrical #eastbourne #football #tournament

The hugely successful and popular Pier to Pier Challenge; a charity event organised by Corin Dudley Electrical Services Ltd in an effort to raise money for the Chesnut Tree House children's charity is going ahead for the fourth year in a row on September 7th 2019.

The event which has raised nearly £5,000 over the past three years is gearing up to be the biggest yet. With over 50 tickets already allocated and over 100 people interested on Facebook, it is shaping up to be a great event. Queen Bee, aka Sandra from Gogglebox has posted on her personal Facebook that she will be taking part too!

For all the up-to-date information about the event and details regarding travel, the route, toilet and refreshment stops etc, please refer to the official event page which is hosted on Facebook.

Official event page - https://www.facebook.com/events/1665436943583983


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Great video about the newly created Langney Shed in Langney. It features a few short words form ourselves (Corin Dudley - MD of CDS), Andy Fisher himself and from Stephen Lloyd MP - our Eastbourne MP.

Credit: AgeConcern Eastbourne

Andy Fisher from AgeConcern Eastbourne has been busy organising the set up of a brand new workshop in the Langney district of Eastbourne.

The new project called Langney Shed can be found in the grounds leading up to the Historic Langney Priory .

Ourselves, CDS Electrical donated one of our skilled electricians to attend and connect up new power and lighting at the shed. Our friends over at Phase Electrical Distributors Ltd donated light fittings and Rexel UK donated other electrical materials required. A great team effort from a lot of local tradesmen.

For more information about the Langney Shed, please head to their official Facebook page.

We recently donated a new Samsung Galaxy tablet to the Emergency Department at the Conquest Hospital in Hastings. We met with Michael Collinson - Paediatric Charge Nurse, Dr Danni Vidler - Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Becky Bell - Matron whilst there and handed over the tablet in their designated children's emergency room.

The tablet has been provided as a distraction tool for children as they undergo medical procedures there at the hospital. Matron - Becky Bell said "We would like to thank CDS Electrical for donating this tablet. We will use it to distract children when we have to undertake tests, procedures or investigations. We know from using our own phones in the past what a difference it will make."
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Above (left to right): 
​Michael Collinson - Paediatric Charge Nurse, Dr Danni Vidler - Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Becky Bell - Matron & Clive Arnold - CDS Electrical

Take a look at the official blog post published by the East Sussex Healthcare on January 2nd 2019. ​https://www.esht.nhs.uk/2019/01/02/mobile-tablet-device-donated-to-emergency-department/

#nhs #nationalhealthservice #givingback #cds #cdselectrical #donation #tablet