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Selco helps veterans with charity smokehouse plans
A Manchester based veterans’ charity is a step closer to opening a fully functioning smokehouse restaurant – thanks to a generous donation from from Selco Builders Warehouse through its Selco Stars scheme.
Veterans’ Garage, based at City Airport in Eccles, is hoping to extend its range of service to allow past military personnel to work in a fully-functioning restaurant. It has revamped the terminal building at the airport to create a hub for former members of the military and emergency services. Each month,
Selco – which has four branches in Manchester at Salford, Ardwick, Baguley and Ashton Moss - is donating £500 of building materials to two groups across the UK, with the 12 finalists going forward for a public vote for the chance to win £5,000 in cash.
Craig Monaghan, director of Veterans’ Garage, said: “It can be extremely difficult for veterans to rehabilitate back into society and our aim is to bridge that gap from military life to the day-to-day civilian world. We offer a range of services and our next step is to enhance the
Covers Portsmouth commits to Horndean sponsorship The Portsmouth branch of builders
merchant Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will be sponsoring Horndean FC for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons. The builders’ merchant has supported the club for many years, but has now confirmed an official sponsorship agreement. This will include the company’s logo on perimeter boards around the pitch and advertising within the club’s grounds.
Dale Lambourne, manager of Covers Portsmouth, said: “The pandemic has hit communities hard, so we felt it was important to continue to make a difference to those affected, including our local sports teams. We are delighted to be making this commitment to Horndean FC as official sponsors
and wish them the very best for the season.”
Michael Birmingham, manager of Horndean FC, said: “We value all our sponsors at Horndean Football Club and it is fantastic to have Covers on board with us for the next two seasons. This year has been difficult for everyone, including grass roots football, so to have Covers’ continued commitment and sponsorship, along with all our other great sponsors, allows us to progress and reinvest both on and off the pitch.”
employability of the veterans we support.
“There is an alarming statistic that more than 75 per cent of veterans can’t cook so we are meeting that head on by opening a smokehouse restaurant. “We will give all the veterans the necessary training and support for them to grow, prepare and cook the food and it’s an exciting project.
“We have a building on the airport site where the restaurant will open and Selco has supplied the timber and decking for us to
complete the required renovations and allow us to provide disabled access.
“During what has been an extremely tough time for charities and fundraising in general, this donation from Selco is going to make a huge difference to the services we can offer our beneficiaries.”
Grant UK donates £10,000 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance charity
A donation of £10,000 has been made by Grant UK to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance, a local charity that has been supported by the staff at Grant UK since 2019.
Just some of the fundraising activities including a Valentine’s Day Bake Sale which raised £100. In addition, Grant UK’s Head of Marketing, Anna Wakefield, ran the virtual Bath Half Marathon and fundraised £810. Other fundraising initiatives, including the selling of old company equipment and furniture, also helped contribute to the total. “2020 was an incredibly difficult year for charities in particular,” Wakefield says. “Despite the pandemic and
Baxi’s Badat pushes up the charity cash
A determined project manager at Baxi has completed 3,000 press ups, raising £1,200 for Teenage Cancer Trust.
The press ups challenge, which is an established initiative for the charity, encourages participants to raise vital funds by completing 3,000 press ups over the course of a single month. Adam Badat successfully completed the full challenge in under ten hours.
As well as encouraging staff in their own fundraising pursuits, the company also has its own Baxi Heating Charitable Trust, so the business can support charitable initiatives and organisations. Badat said: “When I’m not a project manager at Baxi I’m always at the gym, so it was the perfect way to put me through my paces
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and raise money for such a great cause. While the impact of Covid- 19 has been hard on us all, I can only imagine the effect it has had on young people, especially those battling cancer. I am really proud to have helped such a fantastic charity and thank everyone at Baxi for supporting me.”
Nick Wilson, commercial & marketing director at Baxi, said: “Adam’s commitment to help to make a difference to young people dealing with cancer is truly inspirational, and the £1,200 donation as a result of his efforts is something to be really proud of. Coming together as a community to support colleagues is an important part of our culture at Baxi.”
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restrictions, the Wiltshire Air Ambulance has continued to deliver vital medical assistance and support to critically ill and injured patients throughout. Charity funding is more important than ever and Grant UK is thrilled to present this latest donation to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance and we are also pleased to confirm that our support for this local charity will continue into 2021.”
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