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Renishaw's £5k boost for Gloucester child charity

A global drive to reward work that reflects its own core values has seen county tech giant Renishaw award £20,000 to community projects – with £5,000 going to a crucial respite care team in Gloucester.

The James Hopkins Trust  was picked out for the cash boost from a process that saw 34 internal Renishaw teams providing examples of the company values in action. Winning teams then selected their preferred charities, with the competition judging overseen by executive chairman Sir David McMurtry and chief executive Will Lee.

Will Lee, Renishaw plc chief executive, said: "Our values guide the way we do business, as well as how we act as individuals. This new competition has been a great way to celebrate the people around the world that demonstrate our values in their daily lives and share their success. We look forward to running this on an annual basis to recognise the excellent work our teams continue to do across the world to innovate, inspire, show integrity and get involved."

Sarah James, trust director, said: "To receive a significant donation such as the very generous amount from Renishaw have pledged us helps us to continue providing specialist nursing respite/short breaks for Gloucestershire's life-limited, life-threatened and severely disabled young children.

"Parents tell us that a huge pressure is lifted by having skilled care professionals who they know and trust to take responsibility for caring for their child's complex medical needs."

I the wake of the pandemic, public response has been fantastic, said Sarah, but without some of these funding streams children's hospices are now being pushed to the limits.

She added: "Along with many other charities and businesses we are currently faced with the cost of living crisis. Not only have we seen a significant rise in our own bills/service costs, but we have seen a reduction in our income due to our supporters own financial situations. Research published by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) showed that between January and April 2022, an estimated 4.9M fewer people said they donated to charity, when compared to the same months in 2019, pre-pandemic. Charity giving is one of the costs many people can no longer afford."

Despite this, the Trust, based at North Upton Lane, increased its nursing team to be able to meet the increasing need for respite.

"Our signature fundraising event calendar is fully back in operation with a diary of events planned, such as auction, signature ball, golf day, etc. We also continue to research and apply for new grant opportunities if any local grant making trusts would like to offer us support it would be greatly appreciated. We currently need in excess of £700,000 a year to continue the services we currently provide."

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