Biffa safety initiative raises £2,400 for charity

Waste management company Biffa has donated £2,400 to Claire House Children’s Hospice, which was raised through incentive payments received for safe working.

For the second year running, waste operatives working at the company’s Wirral depot have not had a ‘lost time incident’, which has helped raise the money for the charity through incentive payments.

This latest donation means that, to date, Biffa has donated £10,000 to Claire House, the adopted charity of the Wirral depot.

Biffa Business Manager Gary Robinson praised the ‘fantastic’ safety achievement by the Wirral team, adding: “As well as making a dangerous job safer, our health and safety achievements result in cash rewards for the depot.

“We decided some years ago that we would donate that money to Claire House, which does incredible work providing care, support and choice to families whose children won’t live to be adults. The Claire House staff need every penny they can get, and they make every penny work really hard.”

Find out more about Claire House Children’s Hospice.

Woman donates £10,000 for charity after selling HWRC items

A 69-year-old woman in Suffolk has donated £10,000 raised from selling unwanted items deposited at Suffolk County Council’s Haverhill Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) to the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (PWSA).

Since 2010, Rose Felloni has been retrieving unwanted goods from the council’s HWRC and selling them online to raise money for the charitable organisation that supports those affected by the genetic disease.

She donated £10,000 to the charity this year to mark the 10th anniversary of her daughter Deena’s death from the syndrome.

Councillor Matthew Hicks, Suffolk County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Public Protection, commented: “I would like to congratulate Rose on her fundraising efforts for a charity which is close to her heart and for also helping to increase Suffolk’s reuse rate by saving items from being thrown away.”

Paul Smith, FCC Environment Manager, which operates all 11 of Suffolk’s HWRCs on behalf of Suffolk County Council, added: “People bring all sorts of items that they want to get rid of, but many are still usable and in good condition. We are pleased to be able to work with 13 charities across Suffolk to ensure that items can be put to good use.”

Find out more about the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association.

Clothes Aid surpasses £1 million mark for Macmillan Cancer Support

Clothing collection company Clothes Aid has announced that it has raised more than £1 million for Macmillan Cancer Support since 2013. The money has been raised by selling more than four million items of donated clothing.

Clothes Aid has said that it is ‘bursting at the seams with pride’ as the money could fund 19 Macmillan nurses for a year and help the cancer charity ‘ensure that no one faces cancer alone’.

Michael Lomotey, Business Manager at Clothes Aid, commented: “It’s incredible to think about a washing line stretching across Europe, full of the clothes that have been donated by the public! We’re jump(er)ing with joy to have reached this milestone for Macmillan, and are pleased that we have helped support people with cancer.”

Will Gogerty, Partnership Development Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support, added: “Everyone at Macmillan is delighted to reaching the £1 million mark, thanks to the kind donations from our supporters and everyone at Clothes Aid.

“We welcome people fundraising in a variety of ways, including marathon running and cake sales, but clothing donation also benefits the environment by keeping clothing out of landfill.”

Find out more about Clothes Aid and Macmillan Cancer Support.

Cory Environmental Trust awards £123,500 to community projects

The Cory Environmental Trust in Cornwall (CETiC) has announced that it has awarded over £123,500 to 18 projects across Cornwall, since the trust was expanded a year ago to cover the entire county.

The environmental body awards grants to community projects under the terms of the Landfill Communities Fund, which aims to ‘work in partnership on projects that create significant environmental benefits, jobs and which improve the lives of communities living near landfill sites’.

Community projects receiving funding from CETiC include:

• a new stage for Ponsanooth Community Hall following an arson attack;
• the overhaul of St Day Town clock;
• new flooring for Probus Parish Church; and
• the provision of solar photovoltaic panels to Mousehole Amateur Football Club and Launceston Cricket Club.

St Piran’s Oratory near Perranporth has also received £10,000 in grants, with CETiC part-funding the excavation and conservation work of the site.

Paul Langford, Chairman of CETiC, commented: “The trustees are greatly encouraged by these figures that show the community benefit of having extended the trust’s operational area. During this first year, the number of trustees has also increased to 12 so that a wider pool of local knowledge and personal expertise is available to the trust.”

Find out more about the CETiC.