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Coast & Country Offers the Chance of a Life Time
Coast & Country Housing is They will now all become involved Borough Council. satisfying career.”
offering one local youngster the in a series of community projects, Emma Grimes, Communities Kelly Rich, of Redcar and
chance of a lifetime – their first which they will devise and for Manager at Coast & Country, said, Cleveland Borough Council, said,
step on the career ladder. It has which they will be given a budget. “Coast & Country is hoping to “The Future Leaders scheme is an
launched a year-long Future These initiatives will be assessed inspire young people and develop excellent opportunity for the
Leaders scheme involving and afterward the group will be their aspirations through this schools within our borough.
teenagers aged 14 to 15. whittled down to 60 young people, innovative Future Leader scheme. It is giving them an opportunity to
Under the innovative project, who will have the opportunity to While one will win an use the enterprise skills they use
students from four schools in the attend a week’s outward course in Apprenticeship with Coast & every day at school in another way
Redcar & Cleveland area will be the Lake District. At the launch Country, the idea is for all of those with, of course, the fantastic
set a series of challenges. event, the teenagers were set tasks taking part to gain from the opportunity of an apprenticeship at
One student will eventually be including creating a free standing experience by growing in the and of it for one lucky student.”
named a Future Leader and will be towering sculpture using balloons, confidence, building their Alison Blacklott, of Nunthorpe
awarded an apprenticeship with coming up with creative designs self-esteem and becoming School, said, “This scheme will
Coast & Country starting in 2011. for a bathroom, brainstorming equipped with strong team benefit the students because it will
The first stage of the selection ideas for improving their working, presenting, problem allow them to use their enterprising
process was held at Laurence community, demonstrating their solving and creative skills. skills and to contribute to the
Jackson School in Guisborough, project planning abilities and Future Leaders will also teach community and to produce
with students from there, Redcar taking part in a quiz. The Future them about job opportunities and something that is worthwhile.”
Community College, Nunthorpe, Leaders Scheme has received how the skills they learn at
and Sacred Heart taking part in a support from partner agencies school are important to help
variety of testing activities. including Redcar and Cleveland lay the foundations towards a
Torry Hill Chestnut Fencing Receives FSC Certification
Kent-based firm, Torry Hill we are the only chestnut fencing government. Another European with support from the Forestry
Chestnut Fencing has been suppliers worldwide able to order was for close spaced fencing Commission. Both organisations
awarded two prestigious Forest supply 100 % pure FSC certified to prevent porcupines damaging recognised the work Torry Hill
Stewardship Council (FSC) chestnut paling fences, and we’re the grand gardens of an Italian Chestnut Fencing does in
certifications. The company has absolutely thrilled.” palazzo in the Sabine Hills. providing rural employment and
achieved the certificate for Forest The FSC is an international Woodland management goes also the years of knowledge and
Management, which means the organisation dedicated to ensuring back in the Leigh-Pemberton experience John Leigh-Pemberton
woodland is maintained to the the responsible management of family for generations. The Torry and the business have in
highest standards and also the the world’s forests. The FSC logo Hill estate includes nearly 1,000 woodland management.
100 % pure Chain of Custody on a wood product guarantees that acres of chestnut woodland that Since the recent expansion
certificate, which traces wood customers can buy the wood with are regularly coppiced and this Torry Hill Chestnut Fencing has
from the managed forests the knowledge they are woodland has been managed for increased its customer base
through all stages of processing contributing to the safeguarding of more than 100 years to produce spanning the UK and with another
and distribution. the world's woodlands. the highest quality timber. 60 arctic-loads going to Europe
Torry Hill Chestnut Fencing FSC approved timber means the Chestnut fencing is a traditional each year is fully equipped to
applied for the FSC certification wood has gone through stringent product and uses the natural supply clients both at home
in January last year and some checks to make sure it is from quality of sweet chestnut, which and abroad. The company
months later, having been woodland that is sustainably has been grown in this country manufactures Sweet Chestnut Pale
presented with the accolade, managed and traceable back to since medieval times. Sweet Fencing, cleft post and rail,
is now one of very few fencing its source. Having passed these Chestnut has remained a popular chestnut stakes, bollards, round
companies in the UK to grow, checks, Torry Hill Chestnut option over the years due to its posts, large and small chestnut
process and supply FSC Fencing was awarded both strength and appearance, as it hurdles and has recently
certified wood. FSC certificates. weathers to an attractive, neutral introduced a new range, the 'Torry
“We are delighted to receive Many government bodies will colour and is durable and long Panel Fence'. “Europe is at the
FSC approval,” says John–Leigh only use companies that supply lasting. For the vast majority of forefront of our demand,” says
Pemberton, owner of the Torry Hill FSC certified timber so this is a fencing jobs, either temporary or John Gambell, fencing manager at
group. “We manage every aspect major achievement for the firm. permanent, chestnut has proved to Torry Hill Chestnut Fencing.
of our chestnut fencing products Local authorities and contractors be a highly effective material. “The Europeans are very switched
ourselves- from growing and can be assured Torry Hill Chestnut It meets the requirements of the on when it comes to environmental
coppicing the woodland, Fencing can provide them with the Health and Safety Executive (a issues and sourcing sustainable,
to processing the wood and kind of quality and responsibly body responsible for safety and yet durable materials and are
producing the fencing in our sourced chestnut their project welfare at work) for safety fencing realising chestnut is a good option
purpose built wood yard. To be an requires. The business recently and provides a permanent easy to for them.” Torry Hill Chestnut
FSC certified supplier means Torry supplied 2.5km of close spacing erect barrier. Unlike plastic or steel Fencing is growing and
Hill Chestnut Fencing can offer chestnut fencing to stop sand it is made from a natural, expanding all the time and has
new and existing clients even more erosion on the Dutch Coast. sustainable resource which is become a specialist in supplying
of a guarantee of the quality of our The fencing will be used for grown and produced in the UK. traditional and contemporary
timber and our dedication to the erosion protection in the south of Torry Hill Chestnut Fencing has chestnut products.
environmental aspects of Holland, for a project called just relocated into a new 10,000
woodland management, which is ‘Waterschap Zeeuws-Vlaanderen’, square foot wood yard and office,
what we are all about. We believe commissioned by the Dutch thanks to a grant from SEEDA and
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