Looking for a hearty brunch, quick bite to eat or steaming cup of coffee? Over at Atlas Translations we are big fans of their coffee (and hot chocolate for me, thanks).

George Street Canteen has all you need. Tucked away in the heart of St Albans City centre this family run café serves wonderfully comforting homemade food, speciality coffee and refreshing drinks.

With gorgeous views of the beautiful Abbey Cathedral our cosy café provides indoor and outdoor seating so you can enjoy a warming feast or dine alfresco and take in the views.

Their menu includes brunches, sandwiches and sweet treats, all made to order with the best, well-sourced ingredients. With daily specials including filling mains and fresh muffins and plenty of options for those following a special diet, they are sure to have something to hit the spot.

There’s lots to keep the kids entertained and they even have their own homemade dog biscuits! Woof!

A local independent estate agent in St Albans dealing with property sales and lettings in and around St Albans City for over twenty-five years. Whether you’re looking to buy, rent, sell or let property in St Albans, Daniels are here to help.

Over the years of working in property they’ve grown to become one of St Albans most trusted estate agents. They pride themselves on their reputation, providing a friendly and professional property service to all their clients.

We are delighted that Daniels wanted to join in with #stalbanspostboxes and look forward to seeing their postbox topper!

The Businesses Community St Albans promotes local businesses and events to an active, engaged and ready made audience of thousands – they want to know about YOUR business – making Shop Local even easier!

THE business group to be a part of, you can read more about the story of TBC here: https://stalbans.thebusinessescommunity.com/our-story/

They have a very special prize for #stalbanspostboxes fans, full details on the App.

Cleveland Scott York is a dynamic, client-focused firm of patent and trade mark attorneys with offices in London, Hertfordshire, Thames Valley and Brussels.

The firm provides comprehensive intellectual property services to a wide range of clients both in the UK and internationally, from SMEs to multi-nationals. The firm’s dedicated patent and trade mark teams provide tailored, commercially-relevant advice to clients in all sectors.

They have an experienced and dedicated trade marks and branding team who advise on protecting and enforcing rights in brands – be it trade mark/s, domain name/s, design/s or copyright- levelling the way to obtain a sound portfolio of legal protection and your business’ most valuable asset: its good name.

Their work in the field of patents includes creation of the appropriate strategies to develop and protect innovation. They are alive to the dramatic pace of change in new products and concepts — new techniques and emerging technologies.

We are really pleased to welcome Cleveland Scott York to the #stalbanspostboxes family and can’t wait to see their postbox topper.

Cleveland Scott York have also donated a prize for our competition – details on the App.

ele and her team sum themselves up as accountancy for creatives – but there is lots more to them than that! she carefully advised me not to use ANY any capital letters so here goes! alas i keep typing the header in lower case and wordpress changes it to capitals. sorry ele…

the barefoot accountant was founded by ele stevens acma cgma as a more accessible alternative to traditional accountancy firms.

“i understand that finances and taxes do not come naturally to the more creative types and can sometimes feel overwhelming.  there is no need to worry, i guide you through the process and give you as much or as little support as you need.”

whether you are a creative individual or run a creative business, the barefoot accountant is here for you!

We are very pleased to have OnBrand sponsoring a postbox topper and thank them for being part of #stalbanspostboxes 2019.

They tell us:

OnBrand is the brand new full service marketing agency in St Albans (well, we’re actually 15 years old, recently moved from Edgware.) We’ve taken over the wedding shop opposite The Slug & Lettuce so please pop in and say hi!

We work with many different types of businesses, from local accountants and the St Albans BID, to shopping centres and high street retailers, to global consumer brands such as Expedia, Legal & General and Marks & Spencers.  

Our message is simple: we’ll help you create the right story and first impression to find and appeal to more of your perfect customers.  From your company branding, to how you sound on the phone, to how your website performs and how your personality comes across on your social media channels.  Our team of digital marketing experts plan, design, create and manage a unique mix of marketing communications, from audio to web to events and messages translated into 35 languages.

We’ll help improve your customer journey, reduce costs through operational efficiency and ultimately grow your business.

Launched by Paula Mitchell, Hummingbird provides a cost effective and flexible business support service to start-ups, small and medium size businesses.

Hummingbird provide business support services to growing businesses. They focus on your people, accounts and administration so you don’t have to – allowing you to do what you love. HR, bookkeeping and VA are their business.

Hummingbird have generously made a special offer for #stalbanspostboxes of an HR audit for £295. To take advantage of this offer, contact Paula before 22 December 2019.

Paula has also donated a prize for our competition, details are on the App.

Never has writing a post made me so hungry. Great photos on the website. We do occasionally (I mean, not every day) order lunch at Atlas Translations from the Meating Room. The menu achieves that rare feat of having something for everyone in the office.

Al and Jamal have created something very special with this place.

Having lived and raised their young families in St Albans, they identified the need for a gourmet burger dining experience.

The menu, though simple, is quality focused as they are passionate about good food. Their 100% traceable British Beef burgers are hand pressed daily, never frozen. They use only the freshest and finest tasting produce, ethically sourced.

They have tried to ensure that the children’s menu is as nutritious and wholesome as possible, even while allowing for some treats.

Any surplus stock is donated to the Jubliee Centre Community Meals team in St Albans.

We are very pleased that The Meating Room is supporting #stalbanspostboxes and we look forward to seeing their topper!

I was thrilled when Sheri contacted us to ask to sponsor a postbox topper!

Great Northern Pub & Kitchen is at 172 London Road, St Albans AL1 1PQ

Sheri says: “We do the simple things well. We offer a carefully selected range of real ales, craft beers and spirits combined with an extensive wine list. We serve modern British food based on fresh seasonal produce while delivering a warm, friendly atmosphere where you are made to feel welcome and looked after.”

There is also a rather generous offer of 20% off food at the pub when you show the Eyes on St Albans App!

There is also a prize donated for the competition – details in the App, so get finding all those #stalbanspostboxes – suitably refreshed and fed as necessary at the Great Northern!

Supported #stalbanspostboxes last year, and didn’t hesitate to sign up this year, we are very pleased to have Neil and Leah from Total Legacy Care on board. Two of the busiest people I know!

They can also teach you how to do the Rubik’s cube. Seriously. Have a look here: https://www.totallegacycare.co.uk/rubiks/

Learning to solve the Rubik’s Cube has some amazing benefits…and Total Legacy Care are proud to be Official Brand Ambassadors for Rubik’s!

As a legal firm, they protect clients with Lasting Powers of Attorney but they wanted to do something to go the extra mile for their clients. That’s when they decided to help their clients to not only protect themselves if they were to lose capacity in the future, by putting Lasting Powers of Attorneys in place, but ensure they take measures to keep their minds active and have some fun in the process.

Special Offer:

20% off Lasting Powers and Wills with appointment in December 2019 & January 2020.

There are also some prizes kindly donated by TLC, details in the App, for our competition.

Thanks TLC for your support.

Ah, where to start?!

Mary Doyle – Shaw Trust #Power100 2018, one of Britain’s most influential disabled people and named in the Daily Mail, Britain’s 50 most remarkable women. Nominee for National Diversity Awards 2019 Entrepreneur of Excellence.

Mary is a fully trained personal and executive coach with over 25 years’ experience working for global, billion dollar software and telecoms companies. She is also a wheelchair user. See Rocket Girl Coaching for lots of information.

Mary provides consultancy for the Flying Disabled campaign (regularly featured on BBC radio and TV) to enable passengers who are wheelchair users to fly with dignity and safety.  She works alongside Gearup TV and the UK Chapter of Women In Aviation to promote inclusion, diversity and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) in business and aviation. Mary spoke at the Fawcett Society Annual Conference in 2018 about being a female leader in STEM for 20 years.

We are delighted that Mary has sponsored a topper (again :-)) and look forward to seeing her sponsored postbox in #stalbanspostboxes

We love Cerimonia – just round the corner from the Atlas Translations office, we like to look at the dresses in the window and decide which one we’d get for our next wedding. Their window displays are incredible, and their shop is beautiful – all backed up with impeccable and very personal service.

Stylish attire for any special occasion. Bridal Gowns, Made to Measure Suits, waistcoats and shirts.Wedding Suits to hire and purchase

Bridal and Men’s Boutique – offering tailoring and limited edition pieces for the men and a collection of bridal dresses and accessories for the ladies.

Michelle contacted us to ask if she could sponsor one of the #stalbanspostboxes and we are delighted to have ShutterLove on board.

ShutterLove offer beautiful shutters in 28 paint colours including Farrow & Ball matches, natural wood or waterproof acrylic. All with expert advice, measuring and fitting.

I’m not the best advert for Trinder, but they really are hair magicians. It’s just that their magic wears off my hair incredibly fast. Leave Trinder – hair of a goddess. Wake up next morning – back to being a frizzball.

They describe their studio as an oasis of calm, and it certainly is. With chocolate teacakes and popcorn. They’ve styled the hair(s?) of Uma Thurman, Meghan Markle, Minnie Driver, Erin O Conor and Kelly Osbourne, and me. We weren’t all there at the same time.

With a combined total of 22 years experience of working in a 5 Star London Salon, Marc & Sophie Trinder opened  Trinder Hair Studios in the centre of St Albans. The team previously worked in Central London, offering a vast amount of experience between them.  They were honoured to be awarded Best Hair Salon in Hertfordshire 2017 in the Muddy Stiletto Awards, less than a year after opening. Leading hair colour specialists who bring their knowledge in hair colour to you, now with their very own colour techniques which ensure they are always ahead in the latest colour trends.  Their colour contouring techniques are hugely popular, framing and enhancing any face shape.

Thank you lovely Trinder Hair Studios for your support for #stalbanspostboxes – can’t wait to see your topper!

SA Law are a leading firm of solicitors based in St Albans and London.

They help people with all aspects of their business, professional and personal lives. They advise national and international organisations and entrepreneurs and help individuals and families as well.

SA Law are delighted to be joining the St Albans Postboxes Christmas Fundraiser this year and support three fantastic local charities, Earthworks St Albans, Small Acts of Kindness and Age Concern St Albans.

Not only that, they have sponsored TWO toppers. Fantastic!

Please share your photos of the two SA Law postbox toppers on Instagram, tag @sa_lawllp #stalbanspostboxes

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at SA Law.

Leading UK solicitors servicing St Albans and London. Sherrards provides professional legal services to businesses and private clients at home and abroad.

Sherrards are active in the local community, helping raise money for Rennie Grove Hospice Care amongst others. You’ll often find them taking part in the Herts 10k or the St Albans Half Marathon, so I imagine the staff are quite pleased that this project doesn’t require any extensive running in December.

We are delighted they are sponsoring one of the #stalbanspostboxes.

WMT, Chartered Accountants, advises business owners, private individuals and not-for-profit organisations on all their tax, accounting and strategic concerns. Providing both advisory and compliance support, they work alongside their clients to plan for their profitable futures, de-mystify tax and regulatory issues, streamline processes and simplify challenges. 

Have yourself a very merry WMT Christmas… 

WIN an extra special Christmas hamper that will help you celebrate the festive season in style.  

To take part simply: 

1. Take a selfie with the WMT post box and topper  
2. Upload your photo to Instagram, Facebook, twitter or LinkedIn  
3. Add #MerryWMTChristmas #stalbanspostboxes to your post. 

The best and most entertaining selfie (as judged by the WMT elves on 16 December 2019 will win a festive hamper to enjoy over the holiday period.  

Good luck! And many thanks to WMT for joining #stalbansposboxes – I wish I could enter that competition!

The Beyond Living pop up store is now open in Christopher Place for incredible & unique gifts you never thought existed!  For you, your home & your stomach!  Mention the Postbox Topper and get 10% off your purchase.

Flexible, environmentally friendly cleaning you can feel good about – Positive Clean give you back the time to enjoy your home.

Annie was quick to sign up to #stalbanspostboxes although she did then have a panic that she had to make her own topper. She was so relieved that this wasn’t the case, she donated a very generous prize for the Competition – details on the App

The aim at DGS is to provide a full bespoke independent advice service that is relevant to each individual clients’ needs and aspirations.

The advice process starts with the gathering of information about you, understanding what your goals and aspirations are and what planning you already have in place.

Ginette is a Chartered Financial Planner and works with business owners and other High Net Worth individuals. She has a special interest in looking at solutions for: wealth preservation, inheritance tax planning, inter-generational trusts and tax advantaged investments, particularly pensions.

(She is amazing. I know her). Thanks for supporting #stalbanspostboxes

Visionary Accountants is a Chartered Management Accountancy firm established in 2008 with one goal in mind:

“To provide high quality accountancy, tax and monthly management information to small and medium sized business owners.”

Chris Wallace and his team are based in High Street offices in St Albans.

We are delighted to have them on board and can’t wait to see their postbox topper! #stalbanspostboxes

Supported us in 2018, and quick to sign up for 2019, we are great fans of the My Mustard team. I was once asked how they could make any money out of mustard, so just to be absolutely clear, they don’t make mustard. Although they may give you a jar. In short they do Google Ads and pay per click advertising. Their official line: My Mustard ®, Google Ads aficionados, ppc fanatics and Hertfordshire’s friendliest Google Premier Partner, specialising in pay per click advertising for companies in Hemel Hempstead, Watford and St Albans.

We love them. If you meet them, you’ll understand. Thanks to My Mustard, Hemel with have a lovely postbox topper #stalbanspostboxes #theycanstartahemelpostboxeshashtagiftheylike

Another early supporter of #stalbanspostboxes, Susan Heaton Wright created the Superstar Communicator ™ philosophy in 2015. By identifying the 5 key areas professionals need to make an impact in business, she’s inspired thousands to present the best version of themselves in the workplace.

The Superstar Communicator™ empowers individuals and teams to create impactful performances in business, with ambitious individuals and teams. This includes public speaking and presentation training, One to one training, workshops, seminars and online virtual training ensuring you will make a positive impact when you speak. The Superstar Communicator™ also speaks at events. You can find all about her work, which she delivers in person, online and internationally on her website.

Susan will give any postbox topper fan a free 15 minute top tip call with the Superstar Communicator – details here: https://calendly.com/susanheatonwright/15_min_postbox_call