Dorset law firm Lester Aldridge has raised more than £3,000 in support of the YMCA’s Big Sleep Easy 2020.
Matthew Barrow, Michelle Ripsold, Tim Blackwell, Alexandra Clapp, Mark Benham (pictured) and Ola Olayinka braved the cold and spent the night in their back gardens to help raise awareness of homelessness across the UK.
In recent years the firm has raised more than £11,000 for the Big Sleep Easy, as well as sponsoring the cardboard shelter boxes used by participants during the event.
Click here to donate.
Pygott & Crone on the ball
Lincolnshire estate agent Pygott & Crone has been named as the official sponsor for Lincoln City Women FC for the 2020/21 season.
The firm has previously raised money for Lincolnshire St Barnabas Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support and local foodbanks.
NHBC welcomes apprentices
NHBC has welcomed its first cohort of trainees to its construction site supervisor apprenticeship scheme. The training programme aims to develop the next generation of housebuilding talent.
Applications for the 2021 traineeship are now open. Click here for more details.
Avon’s Hackney connection
Avon Group of Companies and Community Fibre have partnered with charity Side by Side to support its new Hackney-based special needs school.
The school, which opens in September 2022, will receive full-fibre broadband connectivity across the new site at no cost.
Pirate Castle seeks trustee
The Pirate Castle, a boating charity based on London’s Regent’s Canal, is seeking a new board trustee with a background in property and experience in construction projects, facilities or building or estate management.
To register your interest, e-mail info@thepiratecastle.org. Click here for more information.
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