Spratley's of Mortimer

Spratley's at Mortimer Fun Day July 2 2011

2011-08-09T12:14:00.005+01:00

What a glorious day in every way! We had sun and sand (with free entry to the Spratley's beach so that children could play and parents could rest - their feet and their wallets!) and so much to see (a gorgeous white Vauxhall Corsa in "designer" Autocare shades, happily towing a net of balloons). Bizarre but true!
Spratley's also sponsored the lucky programme and the balloon race; winners of both competitions were delighted with their £100 cash prizes. Well done to Mr Thomas and Mr Mayes!
Spratley's were delighted to be part of what was a fantastic day for our local community!

Beat the Big Freeze with a Spratley's Winter Check for only £35!

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At Spratley's Autocare, looking after cars and lights vans (and their owners!) is our number one priority.

The winter is a punishing time for vehicles so please don't get caught out in the cold this winter.

For your motoring peace of mind, Spratley's offer a £35 Winter Check. Please visit our website www.spratleys.co.uk for more information.

Spratley's Macmillan Coffee Morning

2010-10-20T11:21:00.003+01:00

Spratley's would like to thank all of their customers and friends who turned up for coffee and cake at their Macmillan Coffee on Friday 24 September 2010. Through the generosity of all associated with the event we raised £1015.29 for Macmillan Cancer Research!

June 2010 Tadley Treacle Fair and Mortimer St Mary's Summer Fair

2010-07-20T12:14:00.011+01:00

June was another busy month. We constructed our trademark Spratley's of Mortimer "beach" at the Tadley Treacle Fair; this was another sandy success and meant that children (and parents!) could enjoy the free entertainment, courtesy of Spratley's. The organisers of the Fair were very grateful to have this unusal amenity and have invited us back in 2011!

Spratley's were also fortunate to be invited to attend the annual Mortimer St Mary's Summer Fair. Equipped with a super blue Vauxhall Tigra, champagne (for the free prize draw), helium and balloons galore, we spent a lovely few hours selling balloon race tickets (with all proceeds being donated to Mortimer St Mary's PTA).

The winning balloon was sent by Mrs M. Munson of Mortimer. Her balloon travelled a distance of 41.16 miles (as the crow flies) and was found in the back garden of a house in Gosport, Hampshire just 100 yards from the Solent! We presented Mrs Munson with her £50 prize – and she has told us that she will be donating her winnings to the Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust, a very worth cause indeed.

Local Scouts - At the Scene of the Grime! - Spratley's Charity Car Wash - Saturday 1 May 2010

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The Burghfield and Sulhamstead Scouts transformed the Spratley's of Mortimer Forecourt into a car wash/café on Saturday May 1; they washed cars and served hot drinks, cakes and
bacon sandwiches while the customers waited for their vehicles to be foamed,
scrubbed and cleared of any volcanic ash deposits.

In just a few hours, they managed to raise an amazing £300; that’s a lot of cars (at £5 per car)… The event was very well supported by the local
residents, including the local constabulary who were only to happy for their patrol car to be cleaned.

Spratley’s also helped to drum up business for the
scouts by inviting their all their customers along to the event who came from
far and wide to support the scouts (upon hearing of the event - one former
Mortimer resident and Spratley’s customer came all the way from Church
Crookham just to have his car washed!) “When I heard about the car wash, I
decided that I would come back to my roots to support the local scouts – and I
am pleased to say, they did a good job too!”)

Speaking about the event Paul Spratley, a Director at Spratley’s said
“Spratley's has been an intrinsic part of the local community since 1908 and
over the years we have built up close links with a number of local charities
and organisations. One such organisation is our local scout group, and, when
they asked for our assistance in running a charity car wash to help them raise
money for their trip - we were delighted to help. I am pleased that it
was a success for them, and have already been asked by some of our
customers if this is likely to be a regular event!”

Spratley's of Mortimer would like to thank all of their customers who came to support the event.

The January 2010 Snow at Spratley's!

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The dedicated staff at Spratley's of Mortimer soldiered on despite record snow falls in January.

Spratley's offer of WinterCare car checks for £39.99 inc VAT proved very popular!

Santa Cruise 2009!

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Spratley's of Mortimer were, once again, delighted to sponsor a Santa in the 2009 Santa Cruise! The Santa Cruise comprise a lovely group of people who kindly give up a Saturday in December to raise money for very worthwhile charities. The Santas cruise the streets of Mortimer and Burghfield and beyond on their cycles, rattling their collecting tins. As in the previous year, all monies collected were donated to the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance. A very worthy cause! Well done Santas!

Here are Paul and Rachel Spratley (4th and 5th generations of the Spratley family) with the Santas outside the showroom at Spratley's of Mortimer.

Swallowfield Show August 2009!

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Spratley's of Mortimer enjoyed a very successful August Bank Holiday weekend at the 2009 Swallowfield Show.

Spratley's held a charity balloon race at the show. The balloons were launched spectacularly from the main arena from a Spratley's sexy silver topless Astra!

The winning balloon (purchased by a young lady called Hannah) reached, Belgium! Amazing! Hannah (pictured with her Mum) was later presented with £100 first prize by Julie Spratley, at Spratley's showroom in Mortimer, near Reading.

Spratley's also added to the bank holiday atmosphere at the Swallowfield Show by displaying their high quality used vehicles on a "beach!" Spratley's beach (complete with buckets and spades) provided very popular (and free!)entertainment for the children.

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Spratley's Autocare Flyer Distribution Team!

On a very warm Sunday morning in May, Hellen Shaw of the PinkTomato Marketing Company and her family and many Scout helpers industriously delivered Spratley's Autocare flyers through the doors of Mortimer addresses. The flyers were promoting the Spratley's Autocare branding with a special 10% off MOTs and Services booked before 30th September 2009. Spratley's of Mortimer was proud to launch its new Autocare branding in May 2009, promoting servicing, MOTs and repairs to most makes of vehicles.

2009-06-16T13:49:00.003+01:00

Burghfield May Fayre 10th May 2009 Update

Congratulations go to Alex Farthing; he is Spratley's Autocare Balloon Race Winner!

Alex's Balloon travelled 61.1 miles from (Burghfield to Hemel Hempstead!) He was delighted with his £100 cash prize! Here is Paul Spratley on the right handing over Alex's prize.

Burghfield May Fayre 10th May 2009

2009-05-14T14:03:00.005+01:00

The sun shone brightly on the 2009 May Fayre in Burghfield Village! Many exciting launches took place on that Sunday, from a Chinnook (yes a Chinnook landed and took off from Burghfield St Mary's School playing field!), to Spratley's new Autocare brand (for servicing, repairing and MOTing most makes of vehicle) to Spratley's sponsored charity balloon race!

What is Spratley's Autocare all about? Well Spratley's has been a Vauxhall franchise since 1963 (of which we're very proud) and now we want to tell the world that we also love to service, MOT and generally look after most other makes of vehicle (cars and light vans) as well. We're very pleased with our new Autocare branding; if you know us already and pass by our garage in Victoria Road, Mortimer, you'll notice some recent changes to our signage. We want to ensure that everyone in the area knows about and can benefit from the great competitively priced motoring services that we provide (not just Vauxhall owners). That isn't to say that we don't love and cherish our Vauxhalls anymore; of course we do!

Anyway, I digress, so going back to the Burghfield May Fayre, it was a lovely day and the event was very well organised. We turned up at 8am (quite a challenge on a Sunday morning!), set up our stand with our new Autocare 3 metre flags, and decorated a shiny black Vauxhall Corsa with a balloon arch! We chatted to lots of lovely people, entered them into our free Champagne Draw and sold tickets for our charity balloon race. Rachel Spratley (5th generation of the Spratley family working for the company) and Matt Allwood did a fantastic job helping us on the day as did Hellen Shaw of the Pink Tomato Marketing Company and her family.

The most amusing moment came when Hellen insisted that we take the inflated Spratley's Autocare helium balloons (which were being held down by a large net) into the main arena for the launch. It was all hands on deck! But we managed the task with only 1 or 2 balloons gaining a head start in the race by escaping before their fellow balloons.

I wonder who will be the winner of £100 cash prize for the most travelled balloon? We'll have to wait and see.

Julie Spratley
Director