Grundon donates £15,000 to Hillingdon BMX club
A £15,000 donation grant from Grundon has helped fund racetrack improvements at Hillingdon BMX club.
The club, home to the Hillingdon Hayes Hawks, was facing event cancellation due to degradation on parts of its track in Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes.
The club’s Paul Adams said: “We hold a number of race events here every season and the track needs to be of a certain standard. The berms – steeply banked corners – had been deteriorating over time and are really expensive to repair, so it was getting to the stage where we wouldn’t have been able to hold events.”
The funding was made via the waste management company’s Landfill Communities Fund.
Record donations from tree recycling scheme
Three Dorset charities have reported record donations from a Christmas tree recycling scheme.
A total of £64,800 was raised for Diverse Abilities, Lewis-Manning Hospice Care and Julia’s House after around 29 tonnes of trees were collected from homes and businesses. Last year the same scheme raised £7,000.
The trees were mainly recycled by Eco Sustainable Solutions, a Parley-based recycling and renewables company, into 96 cubic metres of woodland mulch, equivalent to about 1,920 wheelbarrow loads.
Bryony Hammond, Eco’s marketing executive, said: “We’re pleased and proud to play our part in raising a record amount for three very deserving local charities.
“It’s one of the most worthwhile community initiatives we’re involved in, not only generating much-needed funds for charity but also disposing the Christmas trees sustainably by turning them into woodland mulch.”
‘Prickly visitor’ found at FCC Environment site
FCC Environment reported a prickly visitor at its Corby site in North Northamptonshire.
The waste management group operates four recycling centres in the region on behalf of North Northamptonshire council.
Team member Tania Wiemer spotted a juvenile male hedgehog – now named Stig – and saved him from a garden waste skip.
Wiemar called in Hals’ Urban Hedgehogs who took Stig into its care.
She said: “It was a bit of a surprise to find a hedgehog in the rubbish, but we are used to finding all sorts of weird and wonderful things, so we always keep an eye out. But it was great to have spotted Stig in good time and to have been able to get him somewhere safe where he can be looked after.”
Alexander Walsh, FCC operations manager in North Northants, added: “I have a great team across all of the four sites, they work hard and do a great job ensuring as much of our household waste as possible is recycled so the team are always on the lookout for items that should not be there.
“Stig will go down in the books as one of the most heartwarming visitors to site and we are delighted he is in the best place for him now.”
British Glass awarded pregnancy accreditation
British Glass and Glass Technology Services have been awarded an accreditation for upholding pregnancy-at-work standards.
The “Tommy’s Pregnancy and Parenting at Work Champion” accreditation goes to companies setting exemplary standards in supporting employees during pregnancy and parenting.
Amy Faulkner, British Glass HR manager said: “We are really proud of this achievement, it provides a level of reassurance for employees considering or going through pregnancy, and it enhances the companies’ reputation for diverse and inclusive recruitment.
“As a STEM industry and organisation, this recognition shows our commitment to encourage more women into the STEM careers.”
The companies hold several policies that align with the award, including “enhanced” neonatal care leave and pay, paid absences for fertility treatment and maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave.
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