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More than 260 volunteer hours and over £17,000 invested in community-led projects across two local authorities. AD Construction Group has spent more than 80 years refurbishing homes and public buildings across London, the South East and the Home Counties. Through long-term partnerships with housing providers, the company delivers planned maintenance, fire safety and energy efficiency […]
A2Dominion’s Social Purpose Team connected Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd with residents at Audrey Needham House for an afternoon built around baking, conversation and community. At Audrey Needham House in Newbury, the idea was simple: invite residents together for afternoon tea, spend a few hours in good company, and create an opportunity for people to catch […]
In early February, housing association A2Dominion ran their first in-person matching event as part of their partnership with Match My Project, bringing together suppliers and community organisations from across London and the South East to build meaningful, long-term partnerships. The venue set the tone. Mahaba Café creates employment pathways for young people with special educational […]
How a second project with Tilbury Douglas helped keep Aspull Rugby Union Club’s facilities open to its wider community Aspull Rugby Union Club’s car park serves more than the people who play rugby there. Dog training classes use it, as do a motorcycling club, a keep-fit group, walking groups and a pre-school based on site. […]
Poppy Hainge leads Social Value at Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd, a fire safety and compliance business working with housing associations and local authorities across the UK. We caught up with her shortly after she spent an afternoon baking scones with residents at Audrey Needham House in Newbury. The project, delivered through A2Dominion’s Social Purpose team, […]
How Standish Energy helped bring the Slice of Hope youth pizzeria closer to opening For more than 50 years, the building that is now Lowton Community Hub has been part of the local community. Generations of local people passed through its doors as a youth club before the building fell into disrepair and faced an […]
How Salford Foundation turned a classroom workshop at Altrincham College into a real interview experience Fifty-five young people sat down for an interview that afternoon. A professional asked the questions, listened to their answers and offered feedback they could take into future interviews. Before the interviews began, Salford Foundation had already equipped students at Altrincham […]
How Fur Clemt CIC protected the fresh food at the heart of their community A 20-foot refrigerated unit is a vital force behind Fur Clemt’s community food project. When it failed, so did their ability to store fresh fruit and vegetables for the thousands of people who rely on the organisation’s food share scheme. Every hour […]
How balloons, bunting and a buggy helped create a day 300 people will remember For the past five years, Peabody’s Care and Support team has brought together people from its learning disability services for one day of celebration. This year, they decided to make it a carnival. More than 300 people gathered at Cressing Temple […]
There’s a question we hear from suppliers fairly often. They’ve signed up, they want to get involved, but they’re not finding the right project in the Directory to match with. What then? The answer is to make your resources visible. Instead of waiting for the right project to come up, you post what you have […]
How A2Dominion’s Social Purpose Team found the right skills to complete a project for young residents in Oxford At one of A2Dominion’s young persons schemes in Oxford, the Social Purpose Team had invested in benches, tables and planters to help residents make better use of their shared outdoor space. The vision was simple: create a […]
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