RESILIENCE & RECOVERY “During my time in the Royal Marines we


would spend lots of time away and in some form of isolation, it helped us to set goals and work towards something, whether that be learning a new language, getting fitter or learning new skills. “Now is a good time to start working on


ourselves, we want in some small way to help people think about improving their skills and looking forward to their future when the pandemic eventually subsides.”


Plymouth College of Art Fashion students from Plymouth College of Art are helping make workwear for health workers battling Covid-19 by turning surgery curtains into protective garments. The college is working with Makers HQ, which


has redeployed its textiles machinery to make scrubs for health workers fighting the virus Makers HQ has taken delivery of unused.


surgery curtains, the type used around patient beds on hospital wards, and is cutting and preparing the material ready for it to be turned into scrubs. They are then given to the college’s students,


who are making the final garments from their homes using machinery loaned by Makers HQ.


Burts Snacks Burts Snacks is sending regular snack packs to hospitals, police stations, food banks and council offices. Burts, based in Plymouth, began to supply


those on the frontline with a selection of its potato chips and Lentil Waves to show its support for their efforts in the fight against Covid-19. Some of those receiving snacks from Burts


include Derriford Hospital, Tavistock Hospital, St Luke’s Hospice, Plymouth Food Bank, Devon and Cornwall Police, Plymouth Police, Royal Mail and Plymouth City Council. Ten boxes of Burts items have been delivered to each. They are sent by Burts’ delivery vehicles and


drivers have been utilising all available personal protective equipment, including face masks and gloves.


Chivas Brothers In just one week, over 7,500 litres of hand sanitiser - produced at the Plymouth Gin distillery and by Chivas Brothers’ manufacturing partners, and packaged by the team at its site at Kilmalid, Dumbarton - have been donated to 166 organisations in the fight against Covid-19. Liam Donegan, Manufacturing Director at


Chivas Brothers, said: “It has never been more important to come together as a community, especially to help the most vulnerable and at- risk among us. I’m proud to see our teams working so hard to package and distribute essential hand sanitiser to those who need it most. We will continue to work closely with our partners to ensure we can keep providing for our communities during this difficult time.” Chivas Brothers has committed to package


and distribute up to 5,000 litres of hand sanitiser every week until at least the end of June. The hand sanitiser will be produced at the Plymouth Gin distillery.


Salcombe Gin The Devon-based distillery has been busy making hand sanitisers and donating them to local keyworkers, including refuse collectors across the South Hams area.


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Burts Snacks has been donating


snacks to help in the fight against Covid-19


Plymouth Gin have produced thousands of litres of hand sanitiser


Salcombe Gin have been doing their bit to protect key workers


Salcombe Gin has turned its experience and


supplies to produce the sought-after hand sanitisers using its excess alcohol. Salcombe Gin’s Co-Founder and Director


Howard Davies said: “We are delighted to be helping key workers across South Devon and doing what we can to protect public health. Our initiatives show that anyone and any business can play their part to ease the challenges during this global health crisis. We are going through difficult times, socially and economically, and it is immensely important to show our support for the people on the frontline such as bin collection crews and we are all proud to be doing our bit.”


Princess Yachts Princess Yachts donated all its protective equipment to Plymouth City Council so its staff, care workers and NHS employees can use it in the fight against coronavirus. Beneficiaries in the South West ranged from


the NHS, through to those who are “working tirelessly to keep society functioning”, such as care workers and other teams “operating selflessly throughout these challenging times”,


Princess Yachts has donated PPE


the company said. The yacht manufacturer said it wanted to help ensure essential services receive much-required protective equipment that is in short supply across the world. Mr Sheriff added: “We hope this donation of


our PPE goes some way to helping NHS staff and other such services in these incredibly difficult times. “We are in regular discussions with Plymouth


City Council and if we can find other ways to help in the collective effort against Covid-19 we will do whatever we can to support.”


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