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Business News Wales
2 days ago
- Business
- Business News Wales
South Wales Developer Celebrates Volunteers' Week
Developer Lovell celebrated Volunteers' Week by looking back on some of the recent volunteering work it has taken part in. Volunteers' Week is an awareness campaign sponsored by Works4U, which highlights the diversity and unity of volunteer work across the UK, and has been running for over 40 years. One of the recent Lovell volunteering initiatives took place at the Ringland Regeneration project in Newport. 19 people from Lovell and its partners on the project Hedyn gave up their time to take part in the third community litter picking session since work started on the site last year, with the help of equipment supplied by Keep Wales Tidy. The Presbyterian Church in Ringland who assisted and provided the team with hot drinks and food once the work was finished. Lovell also took part in a record-breaking river clean up in Pontypridd. Lovell's Social Value Manager Meriel Gough, Marketing and Business Development Coordinator Noorhan Griffiths, Bid Coordinator Tom McDonald, and Build Manager Paul Phillips took part in Taff Tidy, a world record attempt for the largest mass river clean-up which was organised by Keep Wales Tidy and Kate Strong. The project saw volunteers at nine different locations along the River Taff take part in a simultaneous river picking effort, to beat the previous world record of 329 volunteers which was set on the River Gange. The Lovell employees gave up four hours of their time to improving the local area, and along with the other volunteers across the region were able to decisively beat the record with 1,327 people taking part in total. Gemma Clissett, regional partnerships director at Lovell, said: 'At Lovell, giving back to the communities we build in is a crucial part of our core values. We are very proud of the volunteering work we do, and all the other community work we carry out with schools, colleges and other local organisations. We look forward to offering our help and support to more of them going forward.' The Ringland Regeneration project is a large-scale transformation programme being delivered by Lovell for Hedyn (formerly Newport City Homes), bringing a new lease of life to the Ringland area of Newport. The £47 million project will see 158 new homes be provided and the Ringland shopping centre be relocated.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sports pavilion left dilapidated and vandalised will be transformed into café
The old sports pavilion in Mossley will be demolished and replaced with a café/bar and function room. In recent years the building has fallen victim to vandalism and has slowly turned to rack and ruin. But the new plan to transform it could see it go from unused changing rooms to a community hub and café. READ MORE: Investigation launched after man is seen 'exposing himself on five driveways' READ MORE: UKHSA warns of 'rapidly emerging' fungal infection in England linked to dangerous hospital outbreaks Works4U, the company behind the plans, say the plot on the corner of Egmont Street playing fields will be brought back into use as a community asset. When the renovation work is complete, the new pavilion will be open from 7am until 11pm and employ three staff members. The pavilion was originally built in the 1950s and later reconstructed in the 1960s/1970s with a slightly different layout as original. The building was mainly used as the changing rooms for the playing pitches, which it sits next to. Back in 2023, Works4U collaborated with Mossley Town Council to gather ideas from locals on what they wanted to see. As well as creating the café, Works4U wants to provide training in hospitality skills, a place for the community and park users to enjoy and potentially to bring more local jobs. Works4U, a Stalybridge-based educational organisation, said: 'We seek to enhance the lives of all learners by helping them to raise their self-esteem, build their confidence and achieve their full potential in terms of education and vocational training, recognised qualifications, skills and employment enhancement.' **** Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what we do - bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don't miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here.
