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“Fur Clemt” in Wigan means very hungry – that’s why a broken fridge couldn’t wait

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 […]


The buggy named Maisey, and the biggest carnival Peabody has ever thrown

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 […]


Suppliers: haven’t found a project that fits yet? There’s a quicker way in.

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 […]


Supplier of the Month: AD Construction Group — it’s about doing what we said we’d do

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 […]


Flat-pack furniture to shared garden: How one practical contribution helped turn outdoor space into somewhere residents could call their own

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 […]


Afternoon tea at Audrey Needham House with Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd

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 […]


A plot of land kept a twenty-year garden growing: the Petworth sponsorship that reached 100 families

A £200 plot sponsorship, over 100 disadvantaged locals and twenty years of growing food for people who need it most. Petworth Community Garden CIC posted a request on Hyde’s Match My Project site and European Asbestos responded.  Twenty years on the ground Petworth’s Community Wellbeing Garden CIO started with an allotment, a group of volunteers, and […]


From a live event to Kent countryside: how The Garden Classroom got 15 pupils on a train

A Sanctuary live matching event connected Doug’s Maintenance Services Limited with The Garden Classroom and funded a residential camp for young people who needed it most Twelve years of taking young people outside The Garden Classroom has spent 12 years taking young people out of classrooms and into the Kent countryside. Their residential camps at […]


Supplier of the month: Fortem Solutions Ltd — If we can do it, we do it

Delivering over 1,300 volunteer hours and £38,000+ in materials and money across multiple local authorities.  Founded in 2002 with a singular focus, Fortem Solutions Ltd has never drifted from its lane. Social housing is all they do and this intentionality shows in how they show up for communities. With contracts spanning Birmingham City Council, Birmingham […]