Staff build on charitable support

Staff at a construction firm are laying the foundations for another successful fundraising year for charity by taking part in a number of events for Severn Hospice.

SWG Group, with bases in Welshpool and Shrewsbury, is heavily committed to supporting charitable organisations and events across the area as a firm, and staff are building on that involvement by signing up to fundraising activities over the coming months.

They will be out and about on land and water, walking and rowing to raise much-needed funds for Severn Hospice. They will also be volunteering to carry out work at the charity’s headquarters.  

Jacqui Gough, SWG director, said: “Severn Hospice does such a wonderful job in caring for people with incurable illness and their families. They provide an invaluable service to the community and it seems like most people have been touched in some way by the work they do.

“Team members are taking part in the charity’s Walk In Our Shoes fundraiser, which recognises the average 10,000 steps a day taken by Severn Hospice nurses and care teams. Our team of 14 is taking on an array of physical activities to achieve the equivalent of 10,000 steps, about five miles, per day for an entire month.

“We also have a team booked in to compete at the Dragon Boat Festival in Shrewsbury on Sunday, July 23, and plans are being discussed about a couple of days of volunteering at Severn Hospice’s premises in August. In September we are organising a coastal walking challenge, from Ynyslas to Llangrannog - a total of 45.6 miles over two days.”

In addition to fundraising efforts for Severn Hospice and as part of its continued Corporate Social Responsibility, SWG has already donated and is supporting a variety of other charitable organisations and events.

These include: Welshpool FC home kit sponsorship; the Circus Starr Spring Tour 2023; the Dudley Mayor's Business Club; Armed Forces Day; The Shine Balloon Race; a Macmillan coffee morning; Welshpool 1940’s weekend sponsorship; and a cash donation to Llandysilio Church in Wales School.