A most welcome and surprise gift which arrived at our offices recently was this very special bottle of whisky.

To mark our landmark golden year, our customers; Diageo have produced this unique bottle, complete with its very special label featuring one of our trucks, the business anniversary dates and a congratulatory message.

Needless to say our MD; Iain now has this on display, thankfully still untouched, in his office!

News on the last edition's competition

Congratulations to Moyra Yule of Aberdeenshire whose winning email was pulled from the mail sack for the 50th anniversary John Mitchell / Corgi model truck and Next vouchers competition in newsletter no. 10. The correct answer was of course, 'New Zealand' Thanks to all who entered the competition.

For this month's edition we thought we would take a break from the usual competition and do something different. We have decided to donate a sum of money to a local good cause; Strathcarron Hospice in Denny to recognise the ongoing excellent care they provide to patients and their families in our community.

Next year will see more new John Mitchell promotional items being introduced and our competition will return then to offer our readers a chance to win some of our latest goodies!

John Mitchell Merchandise

We are pleased to offer the following official company products for sale; all prices include postage and packing. If you require any further information on these goods, please contact Lyn Sharpe at our office (tel. 01324 496309).

Painting

We have a small number of prints of Alan Spillett's classic painting available for sale. These Giclee fine art prints are produced to a very high standard and the image size is 10" x 14" with surrounding border. The cost per print is £40. Please allow six weeks for delivery and note that cheques sent will not be cashed until 1 week prior to despatch.

Book

A book on our family firm was first published in November 2000. "Mitchells of Grangemouth ", a family and transport history, is a 48-page well illustrated history of the Mitchell family's carting, haulage and local involvement in the area's heritage from 1892 right up to present day. The cost of this publication is £12.

Send your orders to: John Mitchell Haulage and Warehousing, Earls Road Industrial Estate, Grangemouth. FK3 8XA. Please allow 28 days delivery.

Thank you for reading the Grange Courier, if you have a story or picture that you think would be suitable for our magazine, please mail us at newsdesk@johnmitchell.co.uk