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moments of former Manchester City player Vincent Kompany. This raised £26,000 towards work to combat homelessness in the city.


The artwork is currently on display in the window of the Classic Football Shirts Shop in Deansgate, Manchester.


It forms part of the 50 Windows of Creativity art trail, which celebrates Manchester’s culture of creativity and is held in association with the Bee in the City initiative.


The works will be sold in an online charity auction, which will take place on the evening of Thursday 10th


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FOOTBALL SHIRT MOSAIC COULD RAISE THOUSANDS


FOR CHARITY An eye-catching Manchester City- inspired mosaic is expected to fetch thousands in a charity auction.


Mark Kennedy has created a striking artwork of a Manchester City football shirt to form part of an art trail around Manchester, in the


DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR


JACKONAT TTA AWARDS Jackon is celebrating a double win at the TTA Awards, which took place in an online format in mid-October.


The company won two categories at these prestigious national awards. The first was the coveted Best Environmental Initiative Award. This accolade was in recognition of for the company’s support for The Bee Centre, Preston.


In this initiative, Jackon supplied beehives produced in Norway from its own polystyrene bead. These have been shown to be a good alternative to the traditional wooden materials used for beehives, since they provide better insulation and last indefinitely. By helping The Bee Centre, Jackon is supporting vital work to sustain our native bee populations, which are facing serious decline, making this issue one of the most important UK environmental challenges currently.


This project also shows the positive side of how plastics can be used responsibly and with a beneficial environmental impact. Jackon’s


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hopes of inspiring people to safely get outside. To secure the mosaic, Mark used building products from Palace Chemicals.


The mosaic of the team shirt is set to be auctioned off to raise money for The Lord Mayor of Manchester’s Charity Appeal Trust - We Love MCR Charity.


Two years ago, Mark made a mosaic capturing the iconic goal-scoring


expertise in expanded and extruded polystyrene technology is normally used in the manufacture of tile backer board and construction elements for low-energy houses. The products will last a lifetime, have very impressive insulation properties, and cause minimal environmental impact, if manufacturing processes are carried out properly.


The second category won by Jackon was for Employee of the Year. This was won by Jess Banks, who has been with Jackon for five years. The company directors said that Jess has made an enormous contribution to Jackon’s rapid growth in recent years.


Jess initially joined Jackon straight out of university, with a degree in Digital Media and Marketing, and helped to run the customer service department. In this role, she was the first contact with the company for many existing and potential customers.


She excelled in all aspects of the job and was rapidly promoted to Marketing Manager.


Michael Hailwood, Company Director, said: “She does everything with an


Jess Banks was crowned Employee of the Year at the TTA Awards.


impressive level of enthusiasm and has a very diverse skill set.


“I would say she has been absolutely integral and indispensable to the success which the brand is enjoying in the UK market at present.


“We are absolutely delighted to have won both these categories at the TTA Awards this year. Jess’ recognition is totally deserved and the Award for Best Environmental Initiative is a very important one for our company, as the environmental aspect of what we do is absolutely central to our business.”


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Mark said the guideline price for submissions was between £50 and £15,000.


Charles Clapham, Managing Director of Palace Chemicals, said: “We have been a great supporter of Mark for many years and are delighted that his work could fetch lots of money for charity.”


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