Spicerhaart, the UK's largest independent estate agency group headquartered in Colchester, Essex, has initiated a new project focused on charity clothes recycling. This project allows staff to contribute pre-loved clothes, which can then be claimed by colleagues in exchange for a donation to Magic Moments, the company's in-house charity. Magic Moments supports children and their families during challenging times with an unforgettable trip to Disneyland Paris. Any remaining unclaimed items will be donated to the local homeless charity, Beacon House.
Pippa Major, a Magic Moments Board Member and Operations Manager & Business Analyst to the Group Managing Director at Spicerhaart, highlighted the significance of the initiative. She said "Our Spicerhaart family have been donating preloved clothes, so that others can enjoy them, which is incredibly important for the sustainability of our planet. We are helping the environment by reducing our carbon emissions, reducing unnecessary use of water and energy whilst both minimising our contributions to landfill and incinerators. It’s our way of educating and ensuring that our family are conscious consumers, while supporting our own charity at the same time. We’re also encouraging them to bring in other items, such as books, which people can enjoy in their breaks, and household groceries which may otherwise go to waste.”
Spicerhaart is actively exploring ways to extend similar initiatives to accommodate staff working remotely or across branches nationwide. Antony Lark, Spicerhaart Group Managing Director, expressed his enthusiasm for the initiative, stating "As a company we take our responsibilities to protect our environment seriously and I am delighted to see initiatives like this really come to life. What’s particularly pleasing is how these ideas have been generated by individuals. Pippa, as an example, has shown great passion for this and it is going to be a huge success in so many ways.”
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Students from Sound and District Primary School buried a time capsule at a new housing development in Aston, near Nantwich. They aim to show future generations what life was like for children in the 2020s. The 31-family home Alderwood Gardens development is being built by Edgefold Homes and marketed by local estate agents butters john bee. Carlos Hernandez, butters john bee's New Homes Regional Sales Director, said, "It’s not every day that you get to be involved with creating a little bit of history for future generations and I was really pleased that we were able to arrange this between the developers and the school.” The students included items like a list of endangered animals, money, details about the royal family, and information about the Covid-19 pandemic in the capsule. They also added a map of the local area and details about their school, including a newsletter, lunch menu, and an erasable pen. Laura Minshall-Thomas, Headteacher at Sound and District Primary School, said, "“It was great to see how excited the children were when we asked them to put together the time capsule and they took care in making the choices to give a really good reflection of their school and the world around them.” Jack Seddon, Construction Director at Edgefold Homes, praised the students' thoughtful choices for the capsule. He said “It’s lovely to have the support of the community and local school here at Alderwood Gardens, I know the children have really thought about what to put in the time capsule and I do wonder what people in 100 years will make of it.” The development features three- and four-bedroom homes carefully designed for families. For more information, visit www.edgefoldhomes.co.uk/development/aston/.