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Social Value


        Throughout the year we have undertaken a wide range of social value initiatives focused on achieving   Volunteering
        our specific goals within our community, the environment, through our people and our marketplace.   Following the introduction of a staff Volunteering
        During 2018 a dedicated Social Value Steering Group was established consisting of 5 volunteered   scheme, 2018 saw 100 hours of volunteering
        employees who are responsible for implementing the company’s Social Value strategy as well as idea   being completed through the following activities:-
        generation, recording initiatives and monitoring progress.
                                                                                                 ›  Marsh Green Primary School
        This year we have achieved the following results:-
                                                                                            On what was possibly one of the hottest days
                                                                                            of  the  year,  Parkinson  employees  volunteered
                                      SOCIAL
                  544                 VALUE                             3 TONNES OF CO2 SAVED THROUGH STAFF CYCLING TO WORK   create a new path, poly tunnel and planters in
                                                                                            alongside NPS NW and Wigan Council to help
                                                                                            the school garden.
                     hours
                    of staff time      £38,000 INVESTED
                   utilised on social   21% INCREASE FROM 2017                                                                           › Lancashire Women’s Centre
                    value activities  ACTVITIES                                                                                       charity

                                                                                                                                      Our Accounts and HR teams
                                                                                                                                      volunteered at the Blackpool base
                                                                                                                                      of the Lancashire Women’s Centre
                                                                                                                                      charity.  Together  they  painted
                                              100 HOURS                                                                               the 1st floor resource room of
                                              OF VOLUTEERING                                                                          the centre which provides a safe
                                                                                                                                      environment for women to discuss
                                             COMPLETED                                                                                wellbeing, employment and personal
                                                                                                                                      development.




        Project Outcomes Tatton Park Farm, Knutsford

        Achieving several social value targets was a key focus for the client, Cheshire East Council whilst on site at Tatton Park Farm. To ensure the following outcomes were realised, a dedicated social value plan
        was implemented to track progress and achievements: -
             ›  3000 apprenticeship hours were utilised.                                   ›  The ‘Field to Fork’ theme of the project was introduced
                                                                                            to local pupils at Manor Park Primary School who were
             ›    A 7 week work experience placement was provided to a pupil from The Studio School in   learning about farming and food production. To bring
              Knutsford.
                                                                                            the story to life, we engaged with the pupils through the
             ›  £5630 was invested in creating social value activities.                     following:-
                                                                                          •   gifted the sponsorship of a shire horse which visited the
             ›  According to the LM3 calculation, for every £1 spent on this project £1.60 was invested back   school.
              into the local Cheshire economy.
                                                                                          •   created a school allotment space to enable the pupils to
             ›  194 hours of staff hours were utilised for social value initiatives.         plant and grow their own produce.
                                                                                          •   sponsored two classes to visit Tatton Park Farm to show them the workings of a live farm.
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