Community Projects
Supporting our communities
Our contractors are helping to make a positive difference across Stevenage. They contribute to a community fund, giving local groups the opportunity to apply for funding to bring their community projects to life.
They also give their time, skills and resources to support local projects and activities. From helping to clean up a pond and co-hosting a Macmillan coffee morning, to donating food and working with Year 10 students in local schools, they are involved in a wide range of initiatives.
Contractors also help create opportunities for local people by employing local labour on building projects. Together, their support helps bring people together, create opportunities and make a lasting difference to communities across Stevenage.
The Breyer Group generously donated 13 hampers which were distributed to some of our deserving residents.
Stantec, who are working on the former Icon site, made a very generous donation of £200 worth of Tesco vouchers to The Foodshed in Stevenage.
Generous donations from Bell Property Services were greatly received by the Foodshed in February.
Generous Christmas donations were made by our contractors including Wates, Mulalley, Hill, Mace and Lovell’s to local charities, including Foodshed, SADA and The Haven. Lovell also donated a hamper to local residents at Pinetree. The charities were delighted with the amazing donations which will help many families in the local area.
The Wates group sponsored an award at the Stevenage Together Awards 2024 in November – a great time was had by all!
Wates were delighted to work with Barnwell School to refresh the paintwork on the entrance gates and generally tidy the area. Thank you Wates!
The Hill Group donated much needed supplies to the Foodshed.
When the Wates team responded to a request to fix a bench at Hampson Park the volunteers were very grateful. The bench was repaired by Wates and is now looking good as new.
The MBDA site team volunteered at Stevenage Vineyard food bank, donating and collecting food for those in need. With support from CLG and Harringtons, they also marked World Bee Day by upcycling pallets into planters and planting flowers to support bees and the environment.
Residents of Norman Court along with Wates Group co-hosted a coffee morning for Macmillan cancer support and raised an amazing £470.
Over a hundred spring bulbs were planted at the Oval Community Centre, early January 2023 which produced a lovely colourful spring display.
Morgan Sindall visited Shephalbury Park Primary school to take pupils on a journey through the career and ambitions of one of their employees.
Wilmott Dixon worked in partnership with local schools to create a hub challenge. 30 young people, including pupils from Barclay and John Henry Newman schools were given the challenge to create a community hub which included designing, costing, planning and presenting the project.
A group of volunteers tackled the job of cleaning up Symonds Green pond. Weeds and industrial debris was removed and dams were created to slow the flow of silt from a nearby car park and the A1(M).
Some of our volunteer litter pickers went out and managed to fill over 15 bags with the rubbish they collected.
Stevenage Works and North Herts College combined to design and build two bug houses and a double planter with seat complete with compost.
Covid the Cobra mural was unveiled in May 2022
Our contractor partners, Wilmott Dixon, Morgan Sindall, Mulalley and Wates all attended the Generation Stevenage event on 22 May 2024, showcasing options available in construction, to school children who are thinking about their future careers.
A busy, successful event!
The Breyer Group generously donated 13 hampers which were distributed to some of our deserving residents.
Stantec, who are working on the former Icon site, made a very generous donation of £200 worth of Tesco vouchers to The Foodshed in Stevenage.