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Supporting the Community |
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Lego
for a new 'Lego room' at the school's Monday club
The Monday Club,
which is run by Friends of Perry Beeches Junior School, was set up twenty years
ago and has over 120 children attending each week.
The club offers pupils
at Perry Beeches the chance to take part in a number of activities after school,
including football and badminton as well as allowing them to use the computer
room and the art room.
Elizabeth Chetwynd-Morsley, who helps run the
Monday Club, says: "We rely heavily on the support of local businesses and the
community, and thanks to the generous donation from Warburtons, we will continue
to provide a fun club for the children. Warburtons has also helped us with our
Celebration Day this year, providing rolls for our barbecue, which were delicious!" | |  |
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Clissold Swimming Gala
Warburtons, the family baker, ‘dough’-nated £150 to the Clissold
Swimming Club, to assist with the funding of the annual christmas club swimming
gala for children in Hackney and the surrounding area. The Clissold Club Swimming
Gala took place at the Kings Hall Leisure Centre and featured nearly one hundred
children aged five to fifteen, from the local area. The fastest male and female
swimmer were awarded with a Warburtons Trophy.
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Colfes Preparatory School gets the
Super School experience Children at Colfes Prep School in Greenwich
enjoyed a champion sized treat when James McGranahan – Commonwealth Games
Gymnast – displayed his skills as part of an initiative to motivate and
inspire young children into getting fit through sport. The visit was organised
by the local Warburtons bakery at Enfield and Super Schools, an organisation established
over 25 years ago, which visits schools around the country with major international
athletes to promote the importance of exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle
to children.
Warburtons will provide nutritional information and healthy
fun recipes to pupils along with samples of All In One loaf – the truly
white loaf with all the goodness of wholemeal.
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Warburtons
helps Welsh pupils be safe and seen Pupils at 11 schools in Wales
will be safe and be seen this winter, thanks to a donation of high visibility
safety waistcoats from Warburtons. The family baker has provided each school
with a set of 30 bright yellow waistcoats with reflective strips as part of its
Use Your Loaf – Be
Safe and Be Seen initiative. Warburtons linked with the road safety officers
from various councils to promote the campaign and help increase children’s
awareness of the importance of being seen and safe. | |
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Muirpark
Residents Toast Christmas Donation Residents of the Muirpark Care Home
for Older People will celebrate in style over the festive season after Warburtons
contributed £100 towards their Christmas fund. The money will be d
by the home in Viewpark to fund a range of activities for residents including
a party and a trip to a local hotel for a Christmas lunch. The home has 30 residents,
with the oldest being 99 years old. | |
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Warburtons supports Roller Skating Competition Warburtons ‘dough’-nated
£150 to Alumwell Roller Skating club, Walsall to buy the medals for their
annual roller skating competition. The competition which took place at Alumwell
Community centre on Saturday 12th November, saw over one hundred children from
as far as Middlesbrough and Colchester compete against each other in over 20 events.
Joan Preston, who runs the Alumwell Skating Club says: “It was a fantastic
day and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Thanks to the generous donation from
Warburtons, we were able to reward the children for their hard work with medals
to take home. Warburtons also provided some delicious new All In One Riddlers
to keep everyone fuelled through out the day!”
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Hill Football Team Warburtons, the family baker, has donated £150
to College High School, Erdington. The money has gone towards buying new football
kits for the school’s teams.The donation is part of Warburtons
Community Commitment programme, an ongoing initiative to provide financial
support to the local communities in the regions served by its bakeries. Head Teacher,
Mrs Kim Popratnjak, comments: “We are thrilled that Warburtons has supported
us in buying the new football kits. It is important that the pupils have a football
kit that they can be proud of when they are representing the school and Warburtons
has enabled us to buy a kit that they will hopefully be winning games in!” |
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| Bradford children
use their loaf Children from Miriam Lord Common Primary School
in Bradford have been using their loaf to learn more about fire safety, thanks
to the launch of Warburtons fourth Use
Your Loaf safety resource. Pictured
Right: Pupils at Miriam Lord Primary School learn about fire safety section with
Steve Krysik from Warburtons Yorkshire Business Development Team. | |
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Edwards is turned into a Super School Teenagers at William Edwards
School & Sports College in Grays, Essex enjoyed a champion sized treat when
Darren Campbell – British Olympic Gold and Silver medallist – gave
a sporting demonstration as part of an initiative to motivate and inspire youngsters
to get involved in sport.
The visit was organised by the local Warburtons
bakery at Enfield and Super Schools to promote the importance of exercise as part
of a healthy lifestyle to children | | |
Cycling
Safe Pupils cycling to Hallgate Infants School in Cottingham will
be clearly visible and safer thanks to a donation of 60 high visibility jackets
from Warburtons, the family bakers. The donation has been used as part of the
school’s ‘bike to school week’ where pupils wishing to travel
to school on their bicycle were issued with a bike permit and high visibility
jacket. | |
Pictured Above: Pupils at Hallgate Infants School get on their bikes with Sheila
Bulmer from Warburtons Yorkshire Business Development Team. | |
The
colourful murals, mainly 12 foot wide by four foot high, are of farmyard animals
and have been placed in reception areas and outside play areas. | | Special
Mural for Special Places Warburtons, in partnership with Arts
& Business New Partners, has linked up with Pippin's Designs Limited to design
and organise 14 murals in Wales to brighten up hospitals, schools and hospices.
Recent murals completed include Undy Primary School , St David’s
Foundation Hospice Care in Panteg, Heronsbridge Special School in Bridgend, Withybush
Hospital and Ysgol Heol Goffa, special school in Llanelli. | |
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Daisyfield
schoolchildren set to benefit from Warburtons ‘Use
your Loaf’ road safety initiative
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group of schoolchildren from Daisyfield Primary School, Clinton Street, Blackburn,
are the proud owners of new, high visibility safety jackets thanks to family bakers,
Warburtons. Children from the school were recently presented with a set
of jackets by Sean Dand, who works in sales development for Warburtons’
Burnley Bakery. “We are always looking for ways to support the local
community especially initiatives which promote health and safety – something
which is very close to our hearts,” said Sean. | | This
is the latest phase of a three -year campaign to equip youngsters with safety
jackets and to ensure they are clearly visible when they are out and about. Warburtons
has already donated 1,500 jackets to schools across the North West since 2002.
Head teacher at the school, Peter Fenton said; “We are delighted with
jackets especially as the nights are drawing in and winter is approaching.”
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above: Sean Dand with children from Daisyfield Primary | |
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Children
from Highfields Primary School learn about garden safety in their quad area. | | Garden
gift for Highfields Pupils at Highfields Primary School in Doncaster
are enjoying an outdoor treat thanks to a donation of two picnic sets from Warburtons,
the family baker. They also received a Use
Your Loaf safety pack from the family baker so they can learn about Home and
Garden Safety.. | | |
Braintree
Sports Project Warburtons, the family baker has ‘dough’-nated
£150 to Braintree Sports Project to purchase essential sports equipment,
such as Hockey kits and footballs for young people in the local area. The Braintree
Sports Project began in 2001 and welcomes hundreds of young people to the weekly
sports sessions throughout the district of Braintree. The club offers local children
the chance to take part in a number of sports based activities that include hockey,
basketball, football, netball and many others. | |
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Super
Schools Hagley
Children at Hagley Primary School in Stourbridge enjoyed
a champion sized treat when Ryan Bradley - International Star Gymnast - showed
off his skills as part of an initiative to motivate and inspire youngsters to
get involved in sport.
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visit was organised by the local Warburtons bakery at Wednesbury and Super Schools,
an organisation established over 25 years ago, which visits schools around the
country with major international athletes to promote the importance of exercise
as part of a healthy lifestyle to children.
Warburtons provided nutritional
information and healthy fun recipes to pupils along with samples of All
In One loaf – the truly white loaf with all the goodness of wholemeal.
Trevor Burke, General Manager at Warburtons Wednesbury Bakery, comments: “Super
Schools is a fantastic organisation and we are really pleased to be involved in
helping promote the importance of healthy lifestyles to children. As a family
company, Warburtons is particularly keen to promote the concept of healthy eating
and help educate children on the benefits of embracing a healthy diet. That’s
why we’ve created the All In One loaf, as well as the nutritional goodness
of wholemeal it has a low GI (Glycemic Index) which means it provides a source
of longer lasting energy – great for keeping kids going for longer!”
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St Martin's CE Primary School Pupils
at St Martin's CE Primary School in Fangfossare learning to 'use their loaf' on
the roads thanks to a Use Your
Loaf safety pack produced by Warburtons and the Children's Safety Education
Foundation. It contains worksheets and activities for children which are easy
to photocopy for the teacher and include interactive story-telling, role-play
and discussion exercises to make learning about safety issues fun. |  |
Pupils
at St Martin's CE Primary proudly show their road safety work and the 'Use
Your Loaf' pack with Clive Sawyer of Warburtons Yorkshire Sales Development
team. | | |
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Sean Dand with Sophie Wright (left) and her coach | | Ice
queen of Blackburn One of the region's budding ice skating talents Sophie
Wright was given a boost by family bakers, Warburtons who awarded her £350
to buy a pair of cool new ice-skating boots, which she took to a special summer
training school in Canada. Sophie caught the eye of the family bakers as she trains
at Blackburn ice rink every day - a 60 mile round trip for her. Sophie is currently
in training for the British Championships and eventually the Olympics. |
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Local
Schools Rise To The Challenge At Coventry Swimming Gala Wednesbury bakery
donated £500 to Coventry City Council Sports Development to help fund a
swimming gala for 24 local primary schools. The event took place at Coventry Sports
and Leisure Centre, Fair Fax Street. | |
Warburtons
community commitment cup winners at Warburtons Coventry Swimming Gala |
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| Warburtons
High Vis 04 - Onthank - Kilmarnock |
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One Children at Onthank Primary School in Kilmarnock are the proud owners of reflective,
high visibility safety waistcoats thanks to Warburtons! Warburtons Scotland
provided over 500 children's reflective waistcoats to schools throughout the country,
which can be used as a permanent, long lasting resource for all children. |
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| Thackley
FC - proud owners of new academy kit Thackley FC are the proud owners of
a new academy kit thanks to a £1000 donation from Warburtons Yorkshire. For the
last few seasons the under 19s side, who compete in the Northern Alliance League,
has worn hand me down kits from the senior team. Thanks to the help of Warburtons
they have started the new season with their own, brand new kit. | |
Thackley FC, pictured with Tom Sugden, Sales Manager of Warburtons
Yorkshire, look like a side to be reckoned with in their new academy kit. |
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Warburtons Chris Brown with Matthew Mode (riding) and Rhianne
Ennis (8) at the Stables Horse Activity Centre, Barnet Lane | | Warburtons
saddles up to help charity The Enfield bakery donated £350 to the
Stables Horse Activity Centre in Barnet Lane, to help with the upkeep of the horses
and stables. The centre provides riding lessons for children with physical and
mental disabilities. The donation was made after a series of set backs for the
centre – including a fire and the theft of three horses and two horseboxes. |
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Red Rose Majorettes Warburtons donated tracksuits for the members of a
talented local majorette troupe - the Bolton Red Rose Majorettes. The girls attended
the Universal Majorette Championships in Yorkshire, wearing their new tracksuits
and defending their "dinky section" from last year's championships, competing
with 14 other troupes across the country. (Right): Maurice
Wiggins from Warburtons with the troupe | |
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Mural for Special Places Warburtons has linked up with Pippin's Designs
Limited to design and organise 14 murals in Wales and the South West to brighten
up hospitals, schools and hospices. | | Five
murals have already been completed at Ysgol Hen Felin, a special needs school
in Rhondda; Ysgol Erw'r Delyn, a special needs school in Penarth; Bobath Children's
Therapy Centre Wales in Cardiff; Merthyr Tydfil’s New Pathways project, a charity
that deals with children dealing with trauma; and Ty Hafan, the only children's
Hospice in Wales. The colourful murals, mainly 12 foot wide by four foot high,
are of farmyard animals and have been placed in reception areas and outside play
areas. The final nine will be completed in the next few months. | |
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jackets help Morpeth pupils to stand out The outstanding pupils of a Morpeth
school will stand out even more in future thanks to a set of 30 hi-viz jackets
supplied by Warburtons. The children at Stobhill Gate First School, Stobhillgate,
Morpeth are now the proud owners of bright yellow waistcoat jackets, with reflective
strips that can be used on organised trips from school. (Right):
Putting safety first: Amina Ahad, Declan McCreton, Barrie Sisterson, Rachael Briggs,
Becky Lindsay and Paul Simm at Stobhill Gate First School in Morpeth with Viv
Douglas, business development manager at Warburtons Newburn bakery. | |
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Dough for Dough
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makes 'dough'-nations across all of its trading regions from as far North as Falkirk,
Scotland, to the South in Watford, London. Last year to celebrate Warburtons 125
year anniversary, the family pledged £125 to 125 different charities, varying
from the Dyslexia Association, to several Children's Hospices. | |
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| In 2002 Warburtons created and funded the 'Make A Difference Appeal', a project
aimed at helping charities in the midlands. The selected charities are primarily
family and local community orientated, such as the Hereford Playcare Association
and Bicester Fire Station. | |
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Schools Initiatives Crammed full of practical information
for children of all ages, Warburtons sponsored Crime Packs include information
on how to give first aid, the dangers of smoking, alcohol abuse and guidelines
on how to deal with day-to-day issues, such as bullying and teasing in the school
environment.
Bread and Sandwich Making Workshops
| The Warburton family takes its baking expertise
and knowledge into local schools with its Bread and Sandwich Making Workshops.
These Workshops aimed at Year 5/6 children (aged 9-12) and Year 3/4 children (aged
6-9) are fun, yet educational, bringing learning to life for children. They have
been developed in line with the National Curriculum, which stipulates children
should cover a practical application relating to bread and knowing the importance
of a healthy balanced diet. | |
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it's supporting road safety initiatives or simply presenting donations and equipment
to local groups, Warburtons heart lies at the centre of the community it serves.
We try our utmost to support schools and local charities in all of our trading
area. | | | |
