Month: April 2017

Ian Pearson completes London Marathon for 3 good causes

Coombs’ Managing Buyer was among the record 39,487 finishers of the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon.

Completing the 26-mile journey from Greenwich to Westminster in 3:42:50, Ian took part on behalf three good causes including:

  • Children with Cancer UK: the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer.  For more information visit: http://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/

 

  • Alzheimer’s Society: who make sure that there’s the best possible care for people with dementia today, and research into new treatments or a cure for tomorrow. For more information click here.

 

  • Prostate Cancer UK: who have a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer. For more information click here.

With almost 40,000 people taking part in the 2017 event, organisers are confident the race will again break the Guinness World Record it has set for the last 10 years.

Ian is now setting his sights on next year when he hopes to take part in both the London and the Greater Manchester Marathons. All here at Coombs would like to congratulate you on your fantastic achievement and wish you good luck for next year.

Continuing to support local vulnerable people

We are pleased to announce that for the second year running our charity for the year is Catching Lives.

As with 2016 we will be holding a series of events throughout the year to help support this excellent cause. We would like to thank all who have helped with previous events and for your continued future support.

Catching Lives is an independent charity aimed at supporting the rough sleepers, homeless and vulnerably housed in Canterbury and East Kent. Those who have fallen through the gaps in society and feel they have nowhere else to turn.

Their vision is of a society where all are included and all, no matter how disadvantaged, can make a contribution. Catching Lives works towards ending the harm caused to individuals, families and the community by homelessness, rough sleeping and insecure housing.

For further information about Catching Lives and their important work please visit their website.

Celebrating the academic achievements of CCW students

Like The Community College Whitstable we strongly believe in placing a great deal of importance on celebrating academic achievements and that these should be acknowledged and congratulated.

As such we were delighted to provide a donation for The Community College Whitstable’s Celebration Evening 2017 where their top students from Years 7 to 10 are recognised for their academic achievements through book prizes.

We look forward to seeing the winners when they are announced in late June.

Our Small Works Team enjoy a long track record of working with The Community College Whitstable having completed a wide range of projects together in the last decade. The range of works completed include roof repairs, refurbishment of toilet facilities, installation of new partitions, structural repairs and drainage investigations.

 

Supporting Top Choir Kent 2017

Coombs once again supported Top Choir Kent. This year’s event held on Saturday 8th April at the Shirley Hall in Canterbury featured a glittering showcase from some of the best amateur choirs in Kent.

The fantastic evening, attended by over 500 people, helped raise over £4000 for charity. Without support of everybody involved the evening would not have been such a success.

Participating choirs spanned the breadth of Kent such as Monday Music, and the Simon Langton Boys Grammar Chamber Choir from Canterbury; The Kentones – last year’s winners and Just Voices from Bromley and the Pharos Chamber Choir from Dover.