Graduates complete garden transformation at Liverpool Hospice OUTSIDE space at the Marie Curie Hospice in Liverpool has been given a makeover by graduates from Redrow as part of a community volunteering project.
Above: Redrow graduate Zahir Ali
Above: Redrow graduate Lucy Johnson A group of 14 graduates from different northern divisions and disciplines of Redrow planned the makeover as part of the company’s Graduate Community Programme. They spent the preceding weeks planning and preparing for the project, this included sourcing time, help and materials from Redrow suppliers and sub-contractors, then 12 of them came together for two days to carry out the work. Approximately 300 hours of prep work and on-theday volunteering were invested by the graduates and subcontractors, with in excess of £1,000 worth of goods and materials all contributed to making the project a huge success for the hospice 88
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Ceri Williams, sustainability graduate trainee at Redrow’s national headquarters in North East Wales, explained: “We’ve spent two days tidying up the gardens, including enlisting the support of three of Redrow’s sub-contractors, Idverde, R Joyce Joinery and Eurogold, to replace a pagoda which was beyond repair. We were assisted by another subcontractor, Smalley’s, who painted all pagodas. We also installed planters which were made by graduates, and hedgehog shelters, bird boxes/feeders, bug hotels and solar lights, all of which had kindly been donated by suppliers”. Among those who supported were Eco2Solar, Bennetts Architectural Ironmongery, Luceco, Jewson and Flintshire Crane Hire. “We particularly enjoyed working alongside regular hospice volunteers who maintain the grounds, and generally helping out in any way we could. It’s great to come together like this and do something that benefits the community. Patients at the hospice now have a much more usable, enjoyable space,” Ceri added. Also involved was Jack Williamson, graduate trainee commercial, who said: “We have learned crucial new skills, including teamwork, project management, negotiation, communication and leadership. These skills will benefit us in www.lancmag.com
