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RENOVATING TABOR LIVING’S COMMUNITY GARDEN WITH CECA

Carnell played their part in the renovation of the community garden at homeless charity Tabor Living’s residence at St Catherine of Siena Church in Birmingham.

The project was made possible by support of leading business organisation The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Midlands who nominated Tabor Living as its chosen charity for 2023. They in turn rallied twelve of their members: Aggregate Industries, Amberon, Buckingham Group, Carnell, CLM, Forkers, Galliford Try, HTM, Kier, R&C Williams, Tilbury Douglas and Winvic.

Carnell were responsible for providing materials and labour to paint the wall and the railings down the length of the garden. This was completed in a day by 6 members of their team.

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Tabor Living, in partnership with Father Hudson’s Care, provides accommodation and support for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

The charity aims to create communities that help its guests to progress in their lives. It helps guests to find work and gain everything they need to progress to the charity’s independent living space, where they can stay until they are able to move to a home of their own.

Sharon Fear, Project Manager at Tabor Living, added: “The ethos of this project was always about creating communities and bringing everyone together. Our guests have already been enjoying the space, and the church and the parish community will also be using the space.

“It was a very old and tired space before, but it had the potential to be at the heart of our home here. We’ve had everything from our wish list and I couldn’t ask for anything more.”

The community project included a full renovation of the space, including cleaning and tarmacking the whole area, installing planters with plants, a new garage door and more.

In total the initiative delivered £93,394 worth of social value. This was calculated using the IES framework and was created through:

340 People volunteer hours (SV £11,203).
£37,454 Community donations – money and products.
£44,737 Community donations – professional services.

“I am informed that the charity is incredibly grateful for the generosity and support of CECA Midlands and the contractors involved in the project. The project shows a commitment from member organisations to deliver on their corporate social responsibility and will no doubt be enjoyed for many years to come.”

Shabanna Mahmood MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR BIRMINGHAM LADYWOOD

“I’m massively impressed with this project and with what CECA Midlands has done to bring the partners together to do this amazing piece of work which will bring massive social value for the people who use Tabor Living on Bristol Street. It leaves an important legacy for all of those people who can enjoy this space when they come here. I’ve seen the work that Tabor Living has done and it is very impressive when you consider the task that they had in front of them. CECA Midlands, with the help of Tabor Living, has brought this all together, the contractors and companies involved have given time and money to support this and have got a lot out of it. We support further schemes like this and if anyone has similar schemes, then please get in touch and if we can help, we will.”

Cllr Bob SleighDeputising for Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street

“I’m glad the sun shined for us and it was a lovely afternoon celebrating this project. I’m delighted it has gone so well. “CECA Midlands has around 80 members and we’re always well supported on community projects. Whether that be painting, tidying the area or laying the tarmac – everyone had a chance to get involved. “Our members are always very keen to help on projects like this, a lot of people live locally and to see the impact first-hand of a project like this on their communities is fantastic.”

Ron PinfieldChair of CICA Midlands

“The ethos of this project was always about creating communities and bringing everyone together. Our guests have already been enjoying the space, and the church and the parish community will also be using the space. It was a very old and tired space before, but it had the potential to be at the heart of our home here. We put a wish list together of what we would love here and CECA Midlands has been amazing, creating this wonderful space. We’ve had everything from our wish list and I couldn’t ask for anything more.”

Sharon FearProject Manager at Tabor Living

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