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East Midlands Trains customers raise over £2,000
East Midlands Trains customers have raised over £2,000 for children on the streets of the UK, India and East Africa by donating their Delay Repay compensation. At the start of 2017, East Midlands Trains announced an innovative scheme which allowed customers claiming compensation for a delayed journey to donate it to charity. The scheme, Delay Repay,
allows customers to claim money back if their journey is delayed by 30 minutes or more. It also allows customers to tick a box and their compensation is paid, in full, to the chosen charity. Jake Kelly, Managing
Director, East Midlands Trains, said: “We’re delighted our customers have helped to raise over £2,000 for Railway Children this year. “We hope this scheme will
continue to provide support for the many good causes in the country and we would like to thank our customers for their generosity.”
Learning through growth
An East Midlands primary school is getting its very own fruit orchard, thanks to a local business. Pupils at Crabtree Farm Primary
in Bulwell, Nottingham, are planting apple, pear, plum and other fruit trees. The children hope to juice the
apples in the summer and one of the trees, the sumac, produces seeds of a popular Middle Eastern spice which makes lemonade. The £2,250 venture at Crabtree
Farm Primary School will see 20 trees planted, together with a colourful forage trail of berry bushes and other edible plants. The plants will be sourced from
local suppliers and preference will be given to those from community gardens rather than profit-making businesses. The school also has a climate-
controlled greenhouse which allows the children to learn about sustainability, renewable energy, healthy eating and growing and maintaining food crops. The orchard is being funded by a
donation from award-winning PR company Arch Communications, based in East Leake. The company operates on social enterprise principles, generating funds to
Crabtree Farm Primary students with Arch Founder Matt Youdale Dylan and teacher Kirstie Walton
invest for community benefit. Arch has already contributed more than £100,000 to local causes. Arch Founder Matt Youdale said:
“Foodshare is brilliant on so many levels. “ As soon as I heard about it, I
wanted to help. We hope this project can benefit the school and local community for generations to come.”
The school’s Environmental
Education Lead, Kirstie Walton, said: “We are thrilled to be receiving the funding from Arch Communications. “The aim is to create an edible
journey for the children, opening their eyes to the world of food. “Our children will benefit from
being able to pick the fruit themselves and further their learning about sustainability.”
Since relocating their head office to Friar Gate Studios in Derby city centre 18 months ago, Absolute Networks are celebrating their most successful year of trading to date.
Absolute Networks is a Derby based IT solutions company, which was founded in 2003. They offer a range of tailored services to businesses and organisations, including:
Absolute Networks are accredited to sell and support the leading IT brands such as HP, Dell, Microsoft, Cisco and VMware.
The IT solutions company has seen turnover rise by 40% in the last 12 months. This success sees Absolute Networks in negotiations to open another office in Derby and planning to increase the workforce to cope with demand.
Matt Drew, Absolute Networks’managing director says: “The move to Friar Gate Studios has been great for us. It’s a technology hub, providing us with an on-site resilient datacentre. We’re providing a better, faster service to our customers, helping us to
grow our business further”. The team at Absolute Networks has been concentrating on the core competencies of the business, providing tailored IT solutions for businesses around the UK, with a strong emphasis on the local area.
Since the move Absolute Networks have
seen high demand for complete IT support services, cloud solutions, network infrastructures, as well as cyber security and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) consultancy.
For more information call Absolute Networks on: 01332 291992 or visit:
absolute-networks.co.uk 16 business network February 2018
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