MEMBER NEWS IN BRIEF


Brokers charity partners will be Big C Little C


Mansfield-headquartered insurance broker and financial planning business, Cowens Group, has announced Big C Little C as its charity partner of the year. The charity supports both


Cancer Research and NSPCC, splitting all funds raised between both charities. It aims to engage businesses across Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to raise money through organised events and employee challenges. After learning about Big C


Little C, Cowens Group was keen to get involved by becoming a charity partner, hoping to raise as much as possible for both Cancer Research and NSPCC throughout the year. John Steele, Commercial


Director at Cowens, said: “The decision to become a charity partner was unanimous across the board; most of us have children and every one of us has been affected by cancer in some way. “The whole team is now


looking for ways to raise as much as possible over the coming months and we have many exciting plans in the pipeline, including the upcoming Orkney walk. So, watch this space.”


Tradespeople Step up to help education centre


Dreams came true for the Steps Conductive Education Centre recently when tradespeople and contractors gave their time and materials to spruce up and repair the building and garden. All was made possible by Lee


Barnes, Estates Manager for Unite Students in Loughborough, who wanted to thank the charity for the help it gave to his son, Henry. Lee and his wife Katie became


involved with Steps when they brought their son to the centre as a baby. Henry was born with Down’s Syndrome and became a much-loved part of the Steps family for four years, before starting mainstream school. Lee felt Steps had been such


a support both for Henry and for the family and that the centre would always have a special place in his heart. Steps is a conductive


education centre which provides a free service for children from the East Midlands who have a range of motor impairments and movement-limiting conditions. Centre Manager of Steps,


Janet Russell, said: “Families bring their children to us free of charge so every penny we raise really counts.”


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Representatives of the three charities receive their donations from Nylacast


Nylacast’s action month supports cancer charities


As part of its health and wellbeing initiatives Nylacast, which employs over 430 team members in Leicester, conducted a variety of activities during its cancer awareness month in support of local charities. Members of the Nylacast team


attended numerous cancer awareness workshops and seminars held in partnership with PROSTaid, Bowel Cancer UK and Birstall Bags during the month, which provided functional help and advice on prostate, bowel and breast cancer, their early signs and symptoms and the wider support network and resources available on a local level. Other fundraising activities included bake and cake sales and March Hair sponsorships for PROSTaid, where 17 team members


grew beards and moustaches and shaved heads to raise awareness for the charity. Over 100 Nylacast staff, friends


and family also participated in a 5k Step up to Cancer fun run and walk in Watermead Park, just a stone’s throw from the company’s facilities in Thurmaston. Through the activities, the


company collectively raised £3,000, which was presented to representatives from each charity at PROSTaid’s BIZZ BUZZ speed networking group, hosted at Nylacast World Headquarters on the first Wednesday of each month. Rob Banner from PROSTaid said:


“We are over the moon about the support that Nylacast has given in just one month, its efforts raise


awareness of the cancer and the proceeds of its many fundraising activities helps towards funding the local support groups and nurses.” Rosie Holudsworth from Birstall


Bags, a breast cancer support group in Birstall, Leicester, said: “This donation and the cancer awareness seminars Nylacast has held means the world to me, it is all for an excellent cause aimed at improving health services.” A representative from Bowel


Cancer UK added: “We are proud of the organisation and the efforts it has taken to raise the awareness of bowel cancer among its workforce, family and friends. We have received great support from Nylacast and the seminars we put on were very well attended.”


Homebuilder takes up challenge


Ilkeston-based homebuilder Fairgrove Homes will compete against fellow industry professionals this June, as the team prepares to take on Habitat for Humanity’s Hope Challenge in Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park.


Each team must design and build


their own innovative shelter where they live for two nights in the Peak District’s Hope Valley, before going head-to-head in a series of mental and physical challenges. All funds raised from Hope Challenge support Habitat for Humanity’s work worldwide which


is focused on a long-term vision of eliminating housing poverty and homelessness by building safe environments where families and communities can thrive. Fairgrove Homes has entered a


team, with a fundraising target of £3,000. Simon Midgley (pictured), Land Director at Fairgrove Homes, said: “Habitat for Humanity is making great strides in tackling these issues and we are proud to be supporting its efforts by competing in this year’s Hope Challenge – as the industry comes together to raise vital funds to change lives across the UK and abroad.”


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