Redrow is giving good causes in Chester the opportunity to share in a £10,000 community fund.
The charitable enterprise, which coincides with the launch of the housebuilder’s King’s Moat Garden Village development, aims to support local schools, clubs and community projects.
Since 2016 Redrow has gifted more than £100,000 to community projects across the North West.
www.redrow.co.uk/promo/kings-moat-community-fund
Zoopla staff raise £66,000
Staff at Zoopla raised more than £66,000 to support over 40 charitable organisations in 2019.
Zoopla teams throughout the UK took part in a skydive, 25km trek in the Brecon Beacons, charity football match, the New Forest Half Marathon, and a 12-hour gaming session. The firm added to the total by matching fundraising totals and employee pay donations.
Oxford college seeks makeover
The Royal Institute of British Architects has launched a competition to update the Grade II listed dining hall at Oxford’s Somerville College.
The hall struggles to meet its present-day needs and the college is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to develop innovative acoustic, lighting and ventilation systems.
The application entry deadline for the preliminary briefing paper is 16 March.
Five shortlisted teams for the £400,000 project will each receive £6,000 to participate in the contest’s design phase.
http://ribacompetitions.com/somervillecollege
Colliers launches graduate scheme
Colliers International has partnered with the RICS to launch an international graduate scheme. The EMEA real estate graduate scheme will give participants the opportunity to work in the UK, France, Germany, Poland Denmark and the UAE while they train to achieve their MRICS designation.
Applications will open in September 2020 and the first intake will begin in September 2021.
colliersemergingtalent@groupgti.com
Places Foundation supports Big Issue Invest with £325,000 loan
Places Foundation has supported social investor Big Issue Invest with a loan of £325,000 to help up to 20 social enterprises in England and Scotland over the next five years.
Places Foundation is an independent charity supported by property management company Places for People Group.
Dates for your diary
Clerkenwell Design Week
Clerkenwell Design Week returns for its 11th year from 19 to 21 May. A key event in the design calendar, with more than 100 venues hosting design-led fringe events, workshops, talks and showroom presentations, the festival is a platform for brands to launch their latest products. www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com
Colliers Bristol TRYathlon
The 2020 Colliers Bristol TRYathlon will be supporting food redistribution charity FareShare South West. The event will take place on Friday 29 May at Tockington Manor School near Bristol. Competitors can enter as a team or individually to complete the 400m swim, 16km cycle and 5km run. http://bristol-tryathlon.334a.brandcast.io
Prideview Cricketers’ Cup
The annual #PrideviewCricket Cup tournament will take place on Saturday 18 July at Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood, Hertfordshire. All proceeds raised will be donated to One Kind Act, a charity which supports projects to alleviate poverty. www.prideviewgroup.com/prideview-cricket
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