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Young IMI interns meet challenge to improve Birmingham beauty spot
Young volunteers from as far afield as USA, Poland and Germany are set to spruce up a Birmingham beauty spot this week (18-20 August), in a community challenge organised by IMI and Business in the Community.
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UBS and the Bridge Academy - Winners of Impact on London by a Large Company 2008
UBS winners of Impact on London by Large Company 2008. The Impact Awards is an Awards run by Business in the Community, London
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Julian Hodge bank completes community project in Pentwyn, Wales
Seven managers and staff from Julian Hodge Bank in Wales gave practical support to Cares, Business in the Community’s employee volunteering initiative, which is backed by 800 companies across the UK.
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Wrigley associates play Bingo with Business in the Community
Shouts of ‘house’ rang through the air on Wednesday 16 July as associates from The Wrigley Company Ltd entertained 55 elderly guests in an afternoon of good old-fashioned bingo, singing and socialising with the help of Business in the Community and Help the Aged.
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Manchester Businesses help local children get Fit 4 Fun
Fit 4 Fun, an initiative of Business in the Community’s Greater Manchester Cares Programme, brought together 108 volunteers from 14 Manchester businesses on 17 July to help local children discover a new approach to healthy living.
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HBOS rises to the challenge in Wrexham
More than 40 employees from Bank of Scotland Corporate in Chester, part of the HBOS group, have been working with Business in the Community to give Gwenfro Junior School’s playground a much needed makeover.
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Legal & General rises to the challenge in Wales
Twelve employees from Legal & General have been working with Business in the Community to transform an enclosed outdoor garden area in the Occupational Therapy Department at Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff into a therapeutic garden for its service users.
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Castle leisure rises to the challenge in Newport
Employees from Castle Leisure in Newport have been working with Business in the Community to transform an area of the playground at Alway Primary into a sensory garden to capture the children’s imagination and stimulate learning about the environment.
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Bristol Cares Achieves its 1000th Volunteer
This year’s thousandth Bristol Cares volunteer rolled up her sleeves at Lawrence Weston Community Farm in Bristol on 19 June. This incredible achievement marks the highest number of volunteers ever recruited by Bristol Cares and more than 40% increase in the number of volunteers during 2006/7.
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Pupils taste dishes from around the world in Walsall school
Students from a Walsall school took their tastebuds on a worldwide tour thanks to a project organised through Business in the Community's Cares employee volunteering programme.
