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Why Self Storage is Ideal for Storing Your Clothes
Clothes are among the most popular items to leave in any self-storage facility. Hamiltons Removals offer high-quality, competitively-priced personal storage for customers in East Anglia. Here we look at a few of the key reasons to store clothing, and provide a few tips on how you should prepare your clothes ahead of placing them in one of our self-storage facilities close to the Suffolk/Norfolk border.
Seasonal Space
With wardrobe space at a premium in many modern homes, many householders are finding they don’t have enough room for all their clothes. One sensible solution to this is to put your winter garments, such as bulky overcoats, into storage over the summer months. Then, when winter arrives, you can transfer them from the self-storage facility into your home.
Your summer wear can make the reverse journey when winter arrives, as you won’t be needing it until the weather improves. However, it’s worth remembering that not every summer day will be warm or winter day cold, so keep a few ‘off-season’ items in the house just in case.
A Growing Family
The patter of tiny feet is another reason to store clothing in a self-storage unit. Your new arrival will inevitably grow out of their baby clothes and equipment. However, if you are planning on further additions to your family, then you may be able to save valuable cash by re-using their clothes and other baby and toddler items – which can be put into self-storage until you need them.
Businesses
If you have a clothing business which is expanding, you will find that the flexibility offered by self-storage units allows you to keep stock in a secure location. It can then easily be moved into the shop at a more convenient time, when space allows.
Theatre groups and costume companies also find self-storage useful. They can re-use the same clothing for a different production or occasion several months or years later, rather than have it cluttering up an insecure backstage area.
Sentiment and Security
You might not be able to bear parting with some of your older items of clothing, even if you don’t wear them regularly, because of their sentimental value. Other items, such as expensive haute couture dresses, may already be worth a lot of money. In addition, clothes which may not be in fashion now may well be fashionable again in a few years’ time. Putting them in a self-storage until needed will give you peace of mind, knowing they will be kept safe and secure.
Preparations
Before you put any of your clothes into self-storage, make sure that they have been washed or dry-cleaned and are completely dry. Place larger items at the bottom of any case or carton, and don’t put too many items in the same box, as you run the risk of the clothes losing their shape. At Hamiltons Removals, we can provide all the advice you need on how to pack up your items safely before leaving them with us.
Personal Storage with Hamiltons Removals
Hamiltons Removals have two Safe N Stored personal storage sites in the heart of East Anglia, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. At Harleston we offer a range of storage rooms, starting at 15 square feet and going up to 200 sq. ft. This means you only pay for the space you require. Your possessions will be fully secure, as CCTV cameras cover the site, and there is an alarm which is linked to Norfolk Police. You can buy a comprehensive selection of cartons and packing materials at our shop on the site, including portable wardrobe cartons.
At our Aldeby site nearby we have a range of containers which are easily accessible, as you can drive right up to them. These are also protected by CCTV and are ideal for larger items such as boats and motorbikes.
We also offer a collection and delivery service, an on-site porter service, van hire and insurance. If you would like to know more about any more of our Safe N Stored services, simply follow this link or call us on 01379 855203.
Five Unusual Events in East Anglia
Local traditions continue to thrive across the world, and East Anglia is no exception. The counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex have more than their fair share of unusual events, including two world championships.
If you are thinking of moving to East Anglia, here are five of the quirkiest, courtesy of Hamiltons Removals. We have been helping people with commercial and domestic removals for more than a quarter of a century and are based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, in the heart of the region.
The World Snail Racing Championship, Norfolk
Congham, near King’s Lynn, hosts an annual world championship in the unusual sport of snail racing. The event has formed part of this north-west Norfolk village’s annual fete for around half a century, after founder Tom Elwes first witnessed a race in France.
To help the competitors on their way, the course is only 13 inches in length and the going is officially ‘moist’. as the race is held on a damp tablecloth. The champion receives a tankard stuffed with lettuce.
The World Pier Crabbing Championships, Norfolk
The North Norfolk coastline is one of the best places in the world to catch crabs, and the Cromer variety is a famous delicacy. The resort’s association with this crustacean is celebrated with another annual world championship, held every August. Competitors try to catch as many as they can, or the biggest one, and you can enter either as a team or an individual.
Maldon Mud Race, Essex
This race is held over the bed of the River Blackwater every year – originally in winter, but the date has now been moved to spring. It all started in 1973 when a regular at a local pub was challenged to serve a meal on the riverbank dressed in a dinner jacket. This evolved into a race across the river’s thick mud to a barrel of beer on the other side, at which point you were supposed to drink a pint of it and race back.
The beer has disappeared, but the race remains, with hundreds of people being happy to get stuck in, raising thousands of pounds for charity in the process.
The Race of the Boggmen, Suffolk
This started out as an annual contest between the farmworkers of Great Finborough and Haughley. In the late 19th century, a landowner had to choose between two teams drawn from each of these Mid Suffolk villages and decided the best way to settle it was with a race. The first person to make it from Boyton Hall to the Chestnut Horse pub in Great Finborough was declared the winner.
These days the race is still held between teams drawn from the two villages, but local charities and good causes are the real winners.
Somerleyton Bun and Penny Day, Suffolk
On February 14, the younger residents of this north Suffolk village are just as likely to be thinking of buns as Valentine’s cards. This is because every year on this date – or on the school day nearest to it – the pupils at Somerleyton Primary School visit the village’s impressive Hall.
Once there, they are welcomed by the Lord and Lady of the Manor and are expected to sing traditional songs such as sea shanties, often with their own musical accompaniment. As a reward, they each receive an iced bun and money – which these days means a 50p piece.
The tradition is thought to have started in the 1840s, when Sir Morton Peto owned the Hall. No one is sure about the reasons behind it, although one theory is that he wanted to thank all the children who had worked in the fields over the summer.
Moving to East Anglia with Hamiltons Removals
Hamiltons Removals can help you if you are thinking of moving to East Anglia, whether it is for commercial or domestic reasons. We offer a comprehensive service which can include packing your belongings, specialist removals and insurance.
If you need to store some items during the course of your removals to Suffolk, Norfolk or Essex – perhaps because you are downsizing and haven’t decided which items to get rid of – then we can assist you there as well. We have two self-storage units, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, at Harleston and Aldeby. Here you can keep large and small items in complete safety, as both sites are covered by CCTV cameras.
If you would like to get in touch or learn more about any of our services, you can either follow this link and fill in the online form, or call us on (01379) 855203. You can also email us.