RVS director cycling 962 miles for charity
The managing director of Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS), Spencer Law, has begun cycling across the UK to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society.
Mr Law began the journey on 31 August, and plans to cycle 962 miles across ten days, from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
Mr Law has been training for the challenge, which has been going “well” but the task of having to cycle nearly 100 miles each day is “daunting”.
Mr Law commented: “At the moment I am managing to cycle slightly above the training recommendations, but this is most certainly going to be tough, especially having to keep up that distance for ten days straight.”
RVS said that Mr Spencer has already raised over £12,000, with furthers donations possible to be made here.
Enva supports extension of Ugandan orphanage
Blessed Hill Orphanage and Children’s Centre in Uganda has plans to extend the site and build a new accommodation block for teachers following ongoing donations from Enva.
The orphanage was served notice in 2013, when its landlord planned to develop the site as a petrol station. With nowhere to go, the 170 children remained on the site until the landlord started to demolish the building around them.
A number were moved to families within the local church and the rest were moved to Sarah Sabiti’s house, who was running the orphanage at the time.
Enva explained that a 3-acre site was purchased nearby, via ‘Aughton Ainsworth International Foundation’, on which they began to build the new Blessed Hill. The building works progressed with one building for the accommodation, and another as classrooms for the children. A bore hole was installed to provide fresh water. The site has enough space for the children to play, grow their own food and keep chickens and pigs.
Enva said it is “pleased to continue its association with Blessed Hill and are committed to making further donations going forward”.
Further donations can be made here.
Transwaste marks 20 years with donation
Transwaste has donated £2002 to five charities to mark 20 years in operation.
Founded by brothers Paul and Mark Hornshaw in 2002, Transwaste started out as a skip-hire firm before rapidly expanding.
The Melton-based recycling company now receives between 60-100 deliveries per day, made up of waste from municipal solid waste, skips and tipping in Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
Mark Hornshaw, co-director, explained: “As part of the 20 years celebrations, Transwaste is donating £2002 each to local charities.
“From more than 20 entries, we narrowed the shortlist down to Dove House Hospice, Lindsey Lodge Hospice & Healthcare, Rooted in Hull, Humber Rescue, North Ferriby Riding for the Disabled, Butterflies Memory Loss Support Group Hull, and Hull and EY Children’s University.”
£55,000 raised for Fire Fighters through recycling
Hertfordshire council announced that its residents have helped raise over £55,000 for the Fire Fighters Charity by donating unwanted textiles and shoes.
The council said that items can be donated at any one of twenty textile banks located at Hertfordshire fire stations.
For the year ending March 2022, over 44 tonnes of items were generated, with the textile bank at Redbourn topping the list followed by Ware.
The scheme is supported by Hertfordshire Waste Partnership, made up of county, district and borough councils working together to reduce, reuse and recycle Hertfordshire waste.
Eric Buckmaster, executive member for environment, Hertfordshire county council, said: “I’m delighted that Hertfordshire Fire Station textile banks are able to help with the fantastic work undertaken by the Fire Fighters Charity.
“The council has a vision to create a cleaner, greener and healthier Hertfordshire. It’s important that we support residents with what they throw away and increase recycling and reuse so we can minimise waste.”
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