Navigator, the plumbing and heating distributor, has decided to financially support a school in the Ugandan village of Kibisi, around 70 miles from the capital of Kampala. The decision to support this school came about in 2020 when the owners of Navigator were invited to join a charity trip to Uganda …
Read More »Grant UK’s Kick The Carbon campaign marks second year
Grant UK and Bath Rugby have delivered their Kick The Carbon campaign into primary schools for a second year. Throughout the 2024/25 season, more than 1,200 local school children took part, learning about sustainability and how everyone can make changes to become more environmentally friendly. Starting as a social media …
Read More »Kingston school wins Leyland SDM’s Big School Makeover
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. …
Read More »TG Lynes provides £15,000 for local community
TG Lynes’ Helping Hand campaign has awarded the Ruth Winston Community Centre, in Palmers Green, with £10,000 worth of materials and labour. It gas also given Southbury Primary School in Ponders Ender £5,000 worth of support, the causes were chosen by a team of TG Lynes judges from dozens of …
Read More »Leyland SDM helps a primary school in Fulham
Leyland SDM announces it has helped a Fulham primary school with a summer spruce-up ahead of the pupils’ return to school. It provided a team of volunteers to spend a week carrying out work at All Saints C of E Primary School in Fulham during the summer holidays, as well …
Read More »NYEs Building Supplies campaign ‘Proud to be Local’ awards school
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School in Horsham has received £500 funding after winning the latest round of votes in the NYEs Building Supplies campaign ‘Proud to be Local’. The school caters for pupils with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties, or complex needs. It currently has 100 pupils …
Read More »BMI helps shield school children from sea storms
Students at George Hastwell School, an academy in Barrow-in-Furness for children with severe or profound learning difficulties, are now sheltered by a robust roof that is built to a specification from BMI UK & Ireland – the largest manufacturer and distributor of flat and pitched roofing and waterproofing solutions in …
Read More »Horsham primary school wins £500 towards playground project
Trafalgar Community Infant School in Horsham has received £500 funding after winning a local community fund campaign run by the Kingsfold based builders’ merchant NYEs Building Supplies. Proud to be Local, which was set up by NYEs in 2018, offers community groups, charities and causes the chance to receive …
Read More »Covers Alresford donates materials to Sun Hill Junior School
Covers Alresford has donated materials to Sun Hill Junior School to help convert a previously unusable area of space into a picnic terrace. The timber and builders’ merchant, which is based on Prospect Road, delivered items to the school, including artificial grass, helping it to create a new all-year-round useable …
Read More »Grundfos know the questions to Aske
The Haberdashers’ Aske School in Elstree is a leading independent school for girls of 4-18. Originally established in 1875, it is a well-respected name within the education sector. Their aim is to help each pupil attain their individual potential. This forward-thinking attitude seeps into many other aspects relating to the …
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