NWR are proud to give something back to the communities in which we operate. We host site liaison groups and educational visits, provide community updates, fund biodiversity schemes throughout Cumbria, and actively encourage employees to volunteer.
In 2019 we launched our £1 donation per skip hire campaign which generates over £60,000 per year for local good causes.
Serving and supporting the local communities, especially the more vulnerable, plays an important part in our Corporate Responsibility Strategy (CRS). Each quarter from staff suggestions, we select a local charity to support and raise money for – each one selected by a panel of staff and customers.
We recently donated nearly £10,000 to the Eden Valley Hospice. This money will help them provide palliative care for people with incurable or life limiting illnesses, enabling them and their carers to live life as fully and as independently as possible.
Cash for Kids supports children and young people affected by poverty, abuse, neglect, life-limiting illness and those who have additional needs. We were thrilled to get involved and were able to raise an amazing £4,031 for this truly incredible charity.
Last year we were asked to support Carlisle Youth Zone, who aim to provide a safe and fun environment where the potential of young people can be developed and fulfilled. Through various sponsorship initiative we raised a staggering £4,227.
Pupils or staff groups are always welcome to come and see recycling in action. Explore the history of waste and learn about the energy wasted by throwing away items rather than recycling them. You can view waste truck loads being monitored on our weighbridges, check out our skip wagons, meet the drivers, and see our plant machinery in action.
Pupils are also given practical advice on which materials can be recycled and see how this happens, with an emphasis on the 3Rs – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle – and find out what they can do to put them into practice.
With our farming heritage, the protection and safeguarding of the local environment is something we are passionate about at NWR, and we are always happy to support local green initiatives.
Over the years, we have undertaken litter picking, rewilding and riverway protection projects, alongside supporting several local nature charities.
Our community approach the serving the local area. Read More. Carlisle Youth Zone
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