Tag Archives: Charity

Covers doubles employee’s Brighton 10K fundraising

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Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is congratulating employee Damon Knee for completing the Brighton 10k by doubling the amount of money he raised for charity. Knee took part in the event alongside his son Aaron to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK, a cause that hits close to home, as …

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Drayton launches its 12 Days of Christmas competition

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Drayton’s “12 Days of Christmas” competition is back following last year’s success and is exclusively accessible to members of the Drayton Community Facebook group from December 11. Installers will be in with a chance of winning a selection of prizes, including Drayton product, branded merchandise, workwear, and a range of …

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Band of Builders finishes project for girl with learning difficulties

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Aiva Barry and her family have thanked volunteers from award-winning construction charity Band of Builders for landscaping the outdoor space and erecting fencing around it. Barry, 12, has severe learning difficulties and will now be able to play safely in her garden for the first time after the volunteers work on her …

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Russell Roof Tiles raises a record-breaking £80,000 for charity

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A record-breaking £80,000 has been raised by Russell Roof Tiles, after its Big Charity Quiz Night boosted its final fundraising amount by £15,000. Held at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium, a total of 53 teams of four, which included customers, friends, family, staff and suppliers from across the UK, joined the …

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Kingston school wins Leyland SDM’s Big School Makeover

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Latchmere School came out on top in a public vote in Leyland SDM’s Big School Makeover competition to scoop the “game-changing” prize. The School, in Kingston upon Thames, is planning to breathe fresh life into its facilities after winning £5,000 worth of decorating and DIY materials in a London-wide contest. …

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Covers announces dates for annual hospice fundraising week

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Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is delighted to announce its annual Help for Hospices fundraising week is taking place between Monday December 11-15. Across its branch network, Covers is aiming to raise £30,000 during the week for 12 hospices located in the South East, this figure will add to the …

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Selco charity work hits new heights

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Customers, colleagues and suppliers at Selco Builders Warehouse are standing up to cancer to help raise more than £150,000 for its nominated charity in 2023. A packed year of fundraising activity from the builders merchant has seen Selco raise the mammoth total for its charity partner Cancer Research UK. Alison …

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Leyland SDM completes 15 mile walk and raises £6,000 for charity

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Colleagues at a leading decorating and DIY specialist raised more than £6,000 for charity by walking 15 miles across London. A team of more than 20 from Leyland SDM put their best foot forward to trek for seven hours from Mile End to Kingston upon Thames in aid of The …

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Selco supports charity’s children’s party

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Selco Builders Warehouse’s Tyseley branch donated £500 of art materials to KidsOut, a national charity that works with some of the 200,000 children who have left abusive homes to seek sanctuary in a refuge. The materials from Hobbycraft were used at KidsOut’s Christmas party recently, where there were craft activities …

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Russell Roof Tiles takes on 50-day fitness challenge for charity

Andrew Hayward Managing Director at Russell Roof Tiles

Russell Roof Tiles has pledged to transform old habits into healthy new ones by taking on a 50-day fitness challenge while raising money for local charities. Over the course of the programme, 14 staff from its Burton site, will use state-of-the-art body-scanning technology to measure who has improved the most …

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