Page 66 • The HERALD • 20th April 2023 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v YATES & CO Chartered Accountants Specialists in providing accounting and taxation advice to small businesses and individuals Contact: Colin Yates A.C.A. Telephone: (023) 8086 1550 E-mail: enquiries@yatesco.co.uk Personal and Friendly Service ASK A PROFESSIONAL Writing a Will is not compulsory. Neither is visiting the dentist or having your car serviced. But in the long run, it pays dividends. If you haven’t already written one, now is a good time to start considering your planning needs and requirements. A Will gives you control over what happens to your money and possessions a er you die. It certainly makes life easier for whomever sorts out your a airs. It’s a way of leaving instructions that must be carried out a er your death. Not writing a Will can create problems for your loved ones that are le behind. e rules of intestacy then apply. Only spouses, civil partners and blood relatives can inherit. If none of these exist, your estate goes to the Crown. at means a partner who was not married or in a civil partnership gets nothing, and that’s probably not what you intended. Contact Heritage Will Writing to take control and make life easier for you and your family a er your death. Call Heritage Will Writing on 023 8087 9243 or email info@ heritagewillwriting.co.uk Why Do I Need to Write a Will? by Heritage Will Writing MDL Marinas Celebrates its e UK’s leading marina operator and one of Europe’s largest marina groups, MDL Marinas is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. To kick o the celebrations, MDL is launching a new website: www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/mdl50th showcasing the company’s vibrant history and telling the stories of those who’ve been a part of MDL’s 50-year journey. “MDL has seen many positive changes, acquisitions, and developments since we started in the early 1970s, as well as bearing witness to the evolution of boating itself in the UK,” says Managing Director, Michael Glanville, who joined MDL in 2006 before taking the helm in 2018. “We’ve been at the forefront of the changes in the boating landscape since we formed in 1973, developing our network of marinas over the years in some of the most stunning waterfront locations. We’re now one of the biggest operators of coastal marinas in the UK, which you might find surprising when you consider our first venture was Penton Hook Marina, miles from the sea, amid the water meadows of the Thames Valley.” Fi y years later, MDL o ers state-of-the-art berthing, dry stack facilities and moorings at 18 coastal and inland marinas in the UK and one in Spain, creating unique waterside destinations for people to enjoy their leisure time. Most MDL marinas are now found in prime locations along the coast, but it wasn’t until 1982, almost 10 years a er it formed, that MDL purchased its rst saltwater marina – Cobb’s Quay in Poole. “Torquay came next in 1984, followed by Port Hamble, Mercury Yacht Harbour, Northney Marina, and Woolverstone Marina in 1987,” says Michael. “We added Hamble Point Marina to our portfolio in 1988, which is in such a perfect position at the entrance to the river Hamble, offering such easy access to the cruising waters of the Solent.” With momentum gaining, MDL expanded its network further in 1989 when civil engineering rm Dean & Dyball accepted a takeover o er, adding Hythe Marina Village, Ocean Village and Shamrock Quay to MDL’s line-up. “Brixham Marina followed in 1990, and by the mid 90s, in terms of marina locations, we had become very much the marina group you see today, with some of our marinas playing a part in events that have gone down in sailing history and hosting some truly iconic yachts. In 1990, Tracy Edwards triumphantly brought home the first all-female Whitbread Round the World Race on yacht Maiden to our Ocean Village Marina. At the time, it was estimated that almost 50,000 people came to Ocean Village to witness this momentous event, which helped to turn the tide on women’s participation in sailing.” In 1988 MDL created its Sail Training Awards which are designed to reward inspirational young people between the ages of 12 and 18, who have overcome adverse personal circumstances. Run in conjunction with Ocean Youth Trust (South), the awards provide 12 spaces on board the sail training vessel Prolific and since their inception over 30 years ago, 140 young people have experienced a life changing voyage onboard Prolific. Michael says: “The Ocean Youth Trust (South) is one of our chosen charities, and we fully support the Continued on page 67
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