AND FINALLY Covers raises £33,000 during annual Help for Hospices week
Following its annual Help for Hospices fundraising week in December, Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is donating £33,000 to 12 hospices across the South East.
The Help for Hospices campaign has become a significant annual event for Covers. Since its launch in 2015, £249,000 has been given, supporting hospices that play a crucial role in providing care to those in need.
Rupert Green, Chairman at Covers Timber & Builders Merchants, said: “We are thrilled to support our 12 amazing charities with £33,000 through
our Help for Hospices fundraising week. The generosity of our staff and support of our customers has made a significant impact on the lives of those in our communities who rely on the services provided by the hospices. We extend our thanks to every customer and member of our team who contributed to the fundraising total.”
Between December 11-15, all Covers branches actively participated in fundraising efforts for their respective local hospices. As part of the commitment to giving back, the company pledged to contribute £1 for every metre of
• Mountbatten Hampshire in Southampton, Hampshire • Naomi House & Jacksplace in Winchester, Hampshire • Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham, Surrey
• Pilgrims Hospice in Canterbury, Kent
4x2 timber sold during the week. The hospices benefitting from Covers’ Help for Hospices fundraising week are:
• Demelza Hospices in South East London and North Kent • Hospice in the Weald in Tunbridge Wells, Kent • Martlets Hospice in Brighton, East Sussex
Leyland’s Putney store supports Putney church
Leyland’s Putney store rolled up its sleeves and spent four days cleaning, sanding and painting the hall at St Margaret’s Church on Putney Park Lane.
The four-strong Leyland team got involved as part of the business’ commitment to giving all employees a paid day off each year to help good causes in the community.
Lee Brindley, store manager at Leyland Putney on Upper Richmond Road, said: “We’re so pleased to be able to help
revitalise the community hall, which is well-loved in the local area.
“It looks so much better than
Places for London partners with Construction Youth Trust
Places for London (Transport for London’s wholly owned commercial property company) has announced that it has teamed up with Construction Youth Trust on its educational engagement programme. Over the course of the next three years, Places for London and Construction Youth Trust aims to reach 6,750 young Londoners through a range of inspirational workshops and intensive programmes to support young people progress into built environment careers.
Thomas Glover, Construction Skills Manager at Places for London, said: “Alongside our development partners, we’re excited to work with Construction Youth Trust to engage more young people and their teachers, and show them that the built environment offers something for everyone. We can show young people how they have a real chance to shape London and, more widely, the world around them. As an industry, we need to make sure we’ve got a pipeline of brilliant and diverse talent coming through to guarantee the places around us are the best they can be.”
Through the partnership, Places for London and its partners will be directly supporting 250 young people to progress into an education, training or employment outcome related to the built environment. This could be an 18-year-old starting a degree level apprenticeship, or a 16-year-old going onto study a construction T-Level.
Carol Lynch, CEO at Construction Youth Trust, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Places for London to inspire young people to discover the wide range of career opportunities the built environment has to offer. Our aim is to support a new generation of young Londoners to become the leaders and professionals of the future by connecting them with employers who recognise that it makes business sense to invest in the capital’s diverse young talent.”
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it did and will be a huge boost for everyone that uses it.
“We scrubbed down the walls with sugar soap and then painted with three coats of brilliant white. “There is also a long wooden
cabinet that runs the full length of the hall. We sanded that down and treated it with primer,
• Rowans Hospice in Waterlooville, Hampshire
• St Barnabas House Hospices in Worthing, West Sussex • St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley, West Sussex
• St Peter & St James Hospice in Lewes, East Sussex
• St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex
undercoat and eggshell. “We’ve had a great time doing it and have bonded as a team.”
Leyland also donated the materials for the makeover project, including paint brushes, gloves, roller trays and scuttles, masking tapes, plastic protective sheeting, sandpaper. Brindley added: “We’re a very lively church but, like all churches, we’re short of money. We completed some work on the main church building recently but just didn’t have any money left to look at the hall.”
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