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JT Atkinson invests in Yorkshire Dales conservation
Family-run builders merchant JT Atkinson has confirmed a further three-year commitment to supporting nature recovery across the Yorkshire Dales, becoming Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s first Community Conservation Champion.
Through its renewed
commitment, JT Atkinson will continue working with local
communities and customers to support nature recovery projects across the Dales. Planned work will include creating new wildlife habitats, restoring meadows and woodlands, and supporting initiatives that protect threatened bird species by installing replacement nesting sites when heritage buildings are retrofitted. JT Atkinson managing director, Jamie Atkinson, said: “We
Huws Gray launches ‘Pitch in’ to support grassroots football
Builders merchant Huws Gray has
announced the launch of Pitch in, a new community initiative designed to support grassroots football. Huws Gray will award one local
grassroots football club with £5,000 worth of building materials to fund a meaningful facility upgrade.
The campaign will be supported by in-branch materials, customer emails, social media and website promotion.
Huws Gray CEO, Daksh Gupta, says: “Grassroots football clubs are at the heart of our
communities, with growing participation across women’s, juniors and disability teams. Through Pitch in, we’re proud to offer practical support that will help create better, safer
spaces for players and families. It builds on our sponsorship of the Professional Game Match Officials. Investing in our communities is an important part of what makes Huws Gray special, and a key component of our corporate purpose.” Clubs can enter until April 30, with the winning club announced on May 11.
Travis Perkins helps rejuvenate West Northamptonshire community space
Travis Perkins, and Travis Perkins Managed Services, have revitalised an area of West Northampton, providing materials and volunteer support to transform Park Square in Kings Heath.
Working in partnership with West Northamptonshire Council and dedicated local volunteers, the Travis Perkins Northampton branch on Harvey Reeves Road and the business’ Managed Services division donated nearly £3,000 worth of materials to rejuvenate the precinct. The project was completed in
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several stages, with volunteers from the Travis Perkins Managed Services team working alongside the community to install four raised flower beds, repaint benches and railings, and create murals to make the square more inviting.
Travis Perkins supports
customer helping grandmother conned by rogue trader
Yvonne Elliott, a Leeds grandmother who was conned out of her £14,000 life savings by a rogue trader for a 3m by 6m living room extension is set to see her extension be completed with the backing of Travis Perkins.
Local builder Graham Nash - of Pinnacle Builders Leeds - said his team of staff and sub- contractors, would carry out the work by providing his time and expertise completely free of charge, the latest in a long line of such projects he has delivered over the last five years. A GoFundMe appeal raised around £4,500 to help fund some of the materials required
and Travis Perkins stepped forward to supply the remaining £7,500 worth of products to complete the job.
The Travis Perkins donation was revealed as a surprise to Yvonne and Graham as they featured in a live interview on ITV’s This Morning.
Yvonne said “Graham has been incredible throughout this whole process and for him to donate his time and skills free of charge is amazing. “I’m equally grateful to the people from Travis Perkins for the material donation. When Alison (Hammond from ITV’s This Morning) told me about the donation, I squeezed Graham’s hand. I felt blessed and so glad that someone would help me.
“My faith in mankind had been destroyed after what happened. I was so low but I’ve been uplifted now thanks to the overwhelming support that I have received from everyone.”
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are delighted to extend our partnership with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and continue our commitment to protecting the landscapes that mean so
much to communities across the region.
“Over the last five years, we’ve seen first-hand how these projects restore habitats and help wildlife recover across the Dales. We’re especially proud that our support has helped young people access training and employment in the woodland sector. “But it’s about more than funding. Our colleagues have gained huge fulfilment from getting involved directly through tree planting, woodland management and other hands-on conservation work.”
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