With news on: Freemasons provides funding for repair scheme; Mick George partners with Mesothelioma UK; Axion Consulting supports local hospital; Viridor team competes in soapbox race; West Norfolk and local charities; and, Smurfit Kappa to raise hospice funds
London Freemasons provides funding for repair scheme
A project which trains long-term jobless people to repair and refurbish domestic appliances which are later sold by charities, has received £30,000 from London Freemasons.
The REWORK project, run by social and environmental charity Groundwork London, restores repairable furniture and white goods.
The project will involve refurbishment of white goods
According to Groundwork, items that would otherwise have been sent to landfill or recycled are returned to full working order.
The workshop, at the Smugglers Way transfer station in Wandsworth, employs long-term job seekers as apprentices to be trained in electrical engineering and maintenance. The grant comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which is funded by Freemasons.
According to Groundwork, last year, the project’s 29 paid trainees refurbished and sold over 4,500 domestic appliances and 2,700 items of furniture. The repaired items are provided for resale through charity retailers in London and across the country.
London Freemason’s David Lawrence, said: “We’re very pleased to be able to support this excellent scheme which provides practical training for long-term unemployed people, helps the environment and provides a cheap source of refurbished appliance for charities to sell.”
Ben Coles, director at Groundwork London, added: “We’re very grateful to London Freemasons for their generous grant which will help us continue giving people the skills to find jobs in the capital’s growing retrofit sector.”
Axion Consulting raises over £3,000 for local hospital
A team from Axion Consulting raised over £3,000 for charity by taking part in the Great Manchester Run, in memory of their late colleague Simon Wilkinson.
On the race line: (l-r) Jon Tomkins, Edyta Hallam, Charlotte Addison, Keith Freegard, Richard McKinlay, Jane Bennett and Mike Bennett
Axion said the team beat an original target of £1,500 in aid of the Christie Hospital where Simon received treatment.
Twenty five employees from the resource recovery company’s three sites at Bramhall, Salford and Trafford Park competed in the 10k event at the end of May.
Sam Haig, Axion’s head of engineering & research, who worked with Simon, a principal engineer, commented: “All of the team members from Axion felt very privileged to take part in the Great Manchester Run on Sunday 28th.
“Simon was a very popular, professional and respected colleague. Axion is proud to have been able to help raise £3,416 for The Christie, in his memory.”
Anyone wishing to donate can do so at the Virgin Money Giving page
Viridor team to compete in soapbox race
Viridor has announced that a team from its Peterborough Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) are to take part in a soapbox race next month (9 July), to raise money for charity.
The Viridor soapbox team
The team are taking part in the Red Bull soapbox race at Alexandra Palace. According to Viridor, their ‘Refuse Rocket’ soapbox is engineered entirely from recycled parts, including a Viridor wheelie bin and a school chair for the driver’s seat.
Dan Nicholson, Shift Technician and said: “We have been really fortunate to have real engineering skills within the team, so it’s been great to have that talent and hopefully that will give us the edge. The only problem now is, if we don’t win, it will be down to my driving!”
The Refuse Rocket team will use the opportunity to raise money for the Anna’s Hope charity, which helps children and young people with brain tumours.
Viridor has pledged to match their funding to the tune of £2,000 and so the Refuse Rocket team are urging everyone to support them at: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/PBOROSoapBox1
West Norfolk Recycling Rewards awards £3,000 to local charities
West Norfolk Recycling Rewards has awarded £3,000 to three local charities, as part of a recycling scheme.
Rewards: (l-r) Almaz Gaere (West Norfolk Recycling Rewards), David Shaw (West Norfolk Mind), Debbie Crown (Scotty’s Little Soldiers), Jessica Walker (The Norfolk Hospice), and Councillor Ian Devereux (Portfolio Holder for Environment)
West Norfolk Recycling Rewards launched to all households in the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk in May 2016 and has since been encouraging householders to recycle more and waste less.
As part of the scheme, residents receive individual and community rewards for better recycling practises. The communities that earn the most Green Points every six months win the biggest donations for a local charity.
Members of the scheme voted for their favourite local charities to receive a share of the £3,000 donation. Norfolk Hospice won the top prize of £1,500, and West Norfolk Mind and Scotty’s Little Soldiers were both awarded £750 each.
Ian Devereux, borough council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk cabinet member for environment, who presented the winning charities with their cheques said over 3,700 households had signed up to the scheme. He added: “It’s fantastic that the West Norfolk Recycling Rewards scheme is motivating residents to recycle more, and provides support for local charities in the local community at the same time.”
Smurfit Kappa to raise funds for East Lancashire Hospice
A new recycling scheme operated by Smurfit Kappa in Blackburn is set to raise funds for East Lancashire Hospice
East Lancashire Hospice fundraising manager, Sharon Crymble with Ian Ledson, general manager, Smurfit Kappa Recycling in Blackburn
Smurfit Kappa has encouraged residents and businesses to bring their unwanted cardboard and paper to a dedicated charity skip located outside the company’s recycling depot on the Whitebirk Industrial Estate.
The company said it will then make a cash donation for every tonne of cardboard and paper material that is put into the skip.
East Lancashire Hospice serves the population of Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley and offers many different services for the people with life-limiting illnesses.
East Lancashire Hospice fundraising manager, Sharon Crymble said: “We are extremely grateful to Smurfit Kappa for providing us with a means to raise funds and urge our community to take advantage of the new recycling scheme that is free to use, and at the same provides much-needed funds that go back into helping local people at a time when they need it.”
Ian Ledson, general manager, Smurfit Kappa Recycling in Blackburn, added: “We are extremely proud to be supporting East Lancashire Hospice with our recycling scheme.”
Mick George partners with Mesothelioma UK
Mick George Ltd has announced a partnership with Mesothelioma UK, a national resource centre for asbestos-related-cancer, which will see the company provide financial support to the Leicestershire-based Charity.
Liz Darlison, Mesothelioma UK director of services and consultant nurse at UHL, said: “The UK has the highest incidence of cases of mesothelioma in the world and with asbestos being at the heart of this disease, there’s a real connection here with Mick George’s expertise in surveying, stripping, carriage and disposal of asbestos.
“We are delighted to welcome them on board and together we will continue to help patients with mesothelioma, their carers and families across the UK.”
Mesothelioma UK said asbestos contaminated materials are accepted as one of the most dangerous within the building trade and are linked to fatal diseases such as Mesothelioma and Asbestosis.
Jon Stump, finance director at Mick George Ltd commented: “As well as doing everything within our power to protect our own employees, we’re keen to have a positive impact on everyone else in the Construction Industry that works with the material. The partnership with Mesothelioma UK is a strong foundation to do just that.’’
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