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Volunteers Help Tidy up Our Woods & Waterways
Trainees studying at Hopwood Hall College as part of the ‘Tesco Local Employment Partnership Scheme’ gave up their time to help the local community through volunteering.
Hopwood Hall College provided the training for over 100 local unemployed people to give them some relevant qualifications and make them ready for work at Tesco’s new Middleton store; this comprehensive 8 week training programme involved many different aspects of training and also incorporated some voluntary work.
The voluntary work included such things as; a canal tidy-up in Castleton for British Waterways, where the trainees maintained vegetation, removed rubbish and dug out overgrown paths. The difference they made was tremendous.
They also undertook some voluntary work for the ‘Healey Dell Countryside Rangers’:
1. At Alkrington Woods groups undertook the task of digging out a footpath which will allow for better disabled access. 2. Some groups undertook and environmental clean up which involved chopping down trees and bracken to tidy up and create a natural woodland habitat for local wildlife.
Other participants in the Scheme took part in fundraising activities, for example, 2 groups did a charity ‘bag pack’ for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign at the Tesco’s in Silk Street, raising over £425 for the charity.
The feedback from Scheme’s participants has been fantastic; for many it has given them a much needed sense of purpose, it has built their confidence and some instances it will be life changing. It is safe to say that as well as learning some valuable skills, many will make lifelong friends and long-standing work colleagues.
Hopwood Hall College provided the training for over 100 local unemployed people to give them some relevant qualifications and make them ready for work at Tesco’s new Middleton store; this comprehensive 8 week training programme involved many different aspects of training and also incorporated some voluntary work.
The voluntary work included such things as; a canal tidy-up in Castleton for British Waterways, where the trainees maintained vegetation, removed rubbish and dug out overgrown paths. The difference they made was tremendous.
They also undertook some voluntary work for the ‘Healey Dell Countryside Rangers’:
1. At Alkrington Woods groups undertook the task of digging out a footpath which will allow for better disabled access. 2. Some groups undertook and environmental clean up which involved chopping down trees and bracken to tidy up and create a natural woodland habitat for local wildlife.
Other participants in the Scheme took part in fundraising activities, for example, 2 groups did a charity ‘bag pack’ for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign at the Tesco’s in Silk Street, raising over £425 for the charity.
The feedback from Scheme’s participants has been fantastic; for many it has given them a much needed sense of purpose, it has built their confidence and some instances it will be life changing. It is safe to say that as well as learning some valuable skills, many will make lifelong friends and long-standing work colleagues.
