Inclusion & Virgin Media

A week later, on Thursday 28th August, the incredible generosity of local businesses continued as Virgin Media returned after two years to redecorate the Apex Centre. We are lucky to have partners like Virgin Media, with a global reaching supporting their local community.

Our huge thanks to Hugh Woolford, Paul Edwards, Darren Sleeth and their brilliant, hardworking and super efficient team of volunteers for all their efforts in doing such a wonderful job for us – again!

 

  

As mentioned, this is not the first time the team at Virgin Media have dedicated their time to helping us at the Apex Centre. Two years ago, the Apex, our main teaching hub, was looking more than a little worse for wear. Thanks to them, it was renovated beyond all recognition and provided a bright and welcoming environment which has been of significant benefit over the past couple of years. Here are a few photos from before the team at Virgin Media got their mitts on it.

   

  

 

Not only have the Virgin Media team helped Inclusion to provide a stimulating working environment but many have wished to further their involvement with us by mentoring either our trainee or apprenticeship candidates. The vast knowledge and experience of the modern working world that those who work at Virgin Media will provide will be unparalleled, and, significantly, of huge benefit to the young people who we work with in helping them to become established in their place of work.

And that’s not all: the team at Virgin Media bought us a dishwasher! This was a complete, welcome surprise that indicates their generosity. Not only did they pay for it, they plumbed it in too.

By providing the staff at Apex with a dishwasher Virgin Media have allowed the staff to do what they want – support young people with their education – rather than be stuck in the kitchen (which, let me tell you from experience, is very possibly given the amount of tea that can be got through in a day).

This is not the end of our partnership. We have some ideas for joint fundraising but we will update you nearer the time.

Once again – thank you so much to Hugh, Paul, Darren and their team at Virgin Media!