Thames Valley charities celebrate winning £1.5 million funding
Local beneficiaries of a charity campaign which has seen more than £1.5m given to good causes have gathered in Winnersh to celebrate their success.
Beneficiaries of a charity campaign which has seen more than £1.5 million given to good causes have gathered in Winnersh to celebrate their success.
More than 1,800 charities and groups have benefited from Persimmon Homes’ hugely successful Community Champions campaign, including more than 60 from the company’s Thames Valley branch, which covers Berkshire, Hampshire and West Sussex.
Some of the winners met at Hatchwood Mill, a development providing two, three, four and five-bedroom homes, in Winnersh, Berkshire for a coffee morning.
Pictures feature Warfield's Pilgrim Heart Trust representative Elaine Chalmers-Brown, Neil Deller-Merricks from AWE Tadley Cricket Club; Tess Eagles from Woodley's Me 2 Club and Martyn Clark, managing director of Persimmon Homes Thames Valley
Martyn Clark, managing director of Persimmon Homes Thames Valley, said: “More than £1.53m has been donated to good causes across the UK since the launch of Community Champions in March 2015.
“That includes around £60,000 to groups within our particular operating area. That is something we can be extremely proud of. It was fantastic to invite the winners to the coffee morning and to put names to some faces.
“All of these charities do amazing work and it was very interesting to hear what they have spent the money on.”
Pictures feature Anne Munby from Newbury's Mary Hare School for Deaf Children Fiona Harris of Basingstoke Synchronised Ice Skating Club and Martyn Clark, Persimmon Homes Thames Valley managing director
Attendees included representatives from Mayhill Junior School, Ark Cancer Centre charity, Me 2 Club, South East Berkshire Gang Show, Mary Hare School for Deaf Children, Men in Sheds Littlehampton East, Pilgrim Hearts Trust and Reading Sea Cadets.
