The property and business community of Middlesex has raised £21,798 at the annual Prideview Cricketers’ Cup event.
Now in its seventh year, the event has raised more than £100,000 since 2012 for charity One Kind Act, which provides worldwide help to underprivileged children.
The 2018 Cricketers’ Cup was won by Axiom Stone Solicitors defeating Jade Pharmacy by 18 runs.
The event also hosted a Ladies Bowl-Out completion, as well as market stalls and kids’ activities. A generous raffle and auction raised nearly £7,000.
Redrow encourages next generation
UK housebuilder Redrow has become patron of The 5% Club, an industry-led scheme which aims to encourage UK businesses to employ 5% apprentices, graduates or trainees as part of their workforce.
The campaign is backed by the CBI and is committed to upskilling the next generation and help improve Britain’s future prosperity and growth.
Redrow has been a member of the organisation since 2014, and apprentices currently represent more than 12% of the total Redrow workforce. As patron, Redrow is committing to financially supporting The 5% Club in its efforts to change businesses relationships with apprentices nationwide.
Hammerson raises the roof for the homeless
Hammerson rocked the house at the iconic Water Rats venue in King’s Cross last week, raising nearly £3,000 for Shelter From The Storm, a charity which provides beds for London’s homeless.
Retail property band, Brickwork, which includes Mark Bourgeois on the drums, played to 100 of Hammerson’s friends and family, knocking out a range of covers including Bowie, The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, and Bob Dylan.
The band was joined on stage during the night by special guests, most notably Hammerson’s Rintu Alex on the guitar and Seb Silverman on the saxophone, plus CBRE’s Stewart Colderick on vocals.
Sheila Scott, chief executive of Shelter, said “We’re thrilled that Hammerson put on this fabulous event and are so grateful to everyone who attended and supported our shelter.”
I will walk 150 miles…
As part of RICS’ 150th birthday celebrations, Trident Building Consultancy has walked 150 miles to raise money for LandAid’s Pledge150 project. The project is raising £2.25m for the provision of 150 beds for young homeless people across the UK.
Trident’s challenge began at its Birmingham office, with offices in Leeds, Scotland, Liverpool, Dublin, London, Bristol and Manchester all completing a segment of the walk throughout August.
Find out more about Pledge150 here
Tip of the peak
Colleagues from Fisher German’s South-Central team have completed the Three Peaks Challenge raising more than £1,700 for charity.
The team of 16 climbed the UK’s three tallest mountains, Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon over two days in aid of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s charity, which helps support seriously ill children and their families.
