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Band of Builders unveils next charity project
Landscapers from the charity Band of Builders (BoB) have volunteered to build an outside space for Tess Robinson, a South Shield woman who hit the headlines after telling reporters that if it wasn’t for her dog Lola jumping on her stomach and smelling her breath, her low-grade serous carcinoma (LGSC), a rare form of ovarian cancer, may have gone undetected for longer. In March 2021, she underwent a 12-hour operation to have a full hysterectomy and during the surgery, it was evident that cancer had spread to Tess’s bowel. Thankfully, recent tests have confirmed that the surgery and subsequent chemotherapy have been successful – but it’s still a long road back to health for Tess.
The BoB charity has offered to landscape the Robinsons’ back garden with a new decked area to make it a relaxing space for Tess to continue her recovery from chemotherapy. Half a dozen tradespeople – who are part of the BoB community – have answered the call and volunteered their time for free to complete the project, which will take place on the weekend of March 19-20. This will be the 23rd project to date by the charity. BoB has more than 10,000 supporters from across the construction industry and is backed by major names within the industry, including the BMF, DEWALT, Jewson, Tarmac, Gibbs & Dandy, V12 Footwear, Talasey, Resideo and Haemmerlin.
Howdens donates 2,750 trees for Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Howdens has donated 2,750 saplings as a Platinum
Supporter of The Queens’ Green Canopy (QGC), a tree-planting initiative created to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee by inviting people from across the UK to “Plant a
Tree for the Jubilee”.
The tree planting event at The Lozenge in Hull took place on February 22 where Howdens’ employees and members of the public volunteered to participate in the woodland planting. Howdens became a Platinum Supporter of The Queen’s Green Canopy when it launched in 2021. In addition to planting new trees, The QGC is aiming to create a network of 70 Ancient Woodlands across the UK and to identify 70 Ancient Trees to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years of service. ESG programme lead at Howdens, Rachel Jones, said: “As a business with huge presence in East Yorkshire we
wanted to find a spot close to us that needed additional coverage and would provide environmental and social benefits to the local community. The Lozenge had been left as grassland for the last 10 years.”
“Not only are we especially proud of our involvement with The Queen’s Green Canopy to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee year, but the partnership is also an important piece of our own environmental, social and governance work that we are committed to. We hope the City of Hull enjoys the new woodland at The Lozenge as it develops over the coming years.”
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