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2nd Annual Golfing Tournament

9/4/2019

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The 2nd Annual Golf Day at Leyland Golf Club with all teams competing for the newly named ‘Gerald Harwood’ Trophy, named after an ex Leyland Trucks employee who was an avid golfer and competed in the competition last year.
 
The weather was a complete washout, but the level of commitment from the teams playing in the rain was amazing.  We had 14 teams start and 7 finish.
 
Of that 7, the winning team was The Striped Pig with a brilliant individual performance from Will Walne. Gerald’s wife Doris and son Andrew were there to present the trophy to the winners.
 
We raised over £2000 and that will go directly to local Charities.

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Young Chorley fundraiser keeps on trucking for St Catherine's

9/4/2019

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A nine-year-old boy from Clayton-le-Woods has been presented with a special gift by Leyland Trucks, after his fundraising efforts singlehandedly brought in more than five per cent of the manufacturer’s £16,000 charity donation to St Catherine’s Hospice.
 
James Woodhouse, whose father works at Leyland Trucks, was one of 110 novice riders and cycling enthusiasts to take part in the firm’s 2019 Factory to Festival challenge.
 
Despite his young age, James raised £950 of the total donation, more than any other participant.
 
As a thank you to James and his classmates at Clayton-le-Woods Primary School, who helped him with his fundraising efforts, Leyland Trucks invited the class to visit the factory and has awarded James with a model truck and some gift vouchers.
 
This year’s annual event saw riders take on one of three routes - 30, 80 and 115 miles - in tough weather conditions, with the more challenging routes covering some notorious climbs and descents throughout the Lancashire countryside and beyond.
 
Starting at Leyland Trucks’ advanced manufacturing facility, the charity bike ride finished at Worden Park, which played host to this year’s Leyland Festival event and attracted more than 10,000 visitors throughout the day.
 
James explained how he was inspired to rise to the challenge: “I wanted to do the bike ride with my dad and, when I found out why we were collecting money, I promised to raise as much as I could.  At first I thought I would get to keep the money, but I tried even harder once I was told how it would help people at the Hospice through sponsorship.”
 
James raised almost £1,000 by rallying friends, family, schoolmates, parents and teachers. His passion for the cause inspired dozens of people to donate to St Catherine’s, which costs £5.6million each year to run and must raise £3.8million of that from fundraising events.
 
James’ dad, Phil Woodhouse, Manufacturing Engineer at Leyland Trucks added: “We’re so proud of James for throwing himself into fundraising and for the way he handled the bike ride on the day.  Conditions were tough, so it was great to be riding alongside my son who was so motivated.  To hear that he raised more money than anyone else involved is incredible. He’s got the fundraising bug and is now planning another, longer race for charity. We’re all intrigued to see what he’ll achieve next!”
 
As a household name in Lancashire and one of Britain’s best-known manufacturers, Leyland Trucks’ Helping Hand charity committee has to-date raised more than £1million for local causes. It ensures each donation creates a positive legacy and works to safeguard the crucial services that support local people. 
 
Matt Kersey, chairman of the Helping Hand Committee at Leyland Trucks, added: “For James to just take part in the event was fantastic – it was a tough day for any cyclist – but for him to have raised such a huge amount of money is truly inspiring.  Our entire workforce and much of Lancashire feels a close affinity to St Catherine’s. We’re proud to have a workforce that rallies together and supports one another, even tempting friends and family to hop on their bikes.  That’s why we wanted to personally thank James and his classmates for supporting the event, and for taking the opportunity to help people in need in our community. He has inspired so many people in a school full of generous, big-hearted children, teachers and parents.”
 
Deputy Headteacher Clayton-le-Woods Primary School, Mr Howard said, “All of us at school are extremely proud of James' fantastic achievement.  
 
“To raise such a huge amount of money for a very worthy cause is incredible and it was an amazing experience for James and all his classmates to visit Leyland trucks and learn more about the impressive work that they do there.”
 
To donate, visit the Factory to Festival JustGiving page at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/factorytofestival
 
The 2019 Factory to Festival challenge was sponsored by Leyland Packaging, Goodyear, Lancashire DAF, Atlas Copco, Essential Industrial Services, South Ribble Borough Council, Preston’s College, Actemium and Maxion Wheels.
 


 

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Leyland Trucks riders peddle home to raise £16,000

9/3/2019

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More than 110 novice riders and cycling enthusiasts from Leyland Trucks raised in excess of £16,000 for St Catherine’s Hospice and a number of other Lancashire charities, after covering a combined 8,000 miles in their 2019 Factory to Festival challenge.
This year’s annual event saw riders take on one of three routes - 30, 80 and 115 miles - in tough weather conditions, with the more challenging routes covering some notorious climbs and descents throughout the Lancashire countryside and beyond.
Starting at Leyland Trucks’ advanced manufacturing facility, the charity bike ride finished at Worden Park, which played host to this year’s Leyland Festival event and attracted more than 10,000 visitors throughout the day.
Cyclist and Leyland Trucks prototype manager, Stuart Derbyshire, age 53, explains: “There were a few times where I stopped cycling and I dashed under a tree to escape the downpour, but we all got back safely with a few stories to tell.
“I’ve lost friends too soon in life and that motivated me right to the end. I’m a Wiganer, but I’ve worked in Leyland for 37 years and wanted to give back. St Catherine’s has looked after colleagues of mine and are part of the community, so anything that we can do to give back is really positive.”
As a household name in Lancashire and one of Britain’s most well-known manufacturers, Leyland Trucks’ Helping Hand has to-date raised more than £1million for local causes. Its charity committee ensures each donation creates a positive legacy and works to safeguard the crucial services that support local people. 
Matt Kersey, chairman of the Helping Hand Committee at Leyland Trucks, added: “Our first bike ride was just 11 people, so to see more than 100 riders saddle up this year was truly inspiring.
“I want to thank all our riders, who because of their hard work, dedication and lots of training, together with the incredibly kind donations from our sponsors, raised more than £16,000. We donated £12,000 of the total raised to St Catherine’s Hospice, with the remaining being split between a number of other good local charities and causes, including Tender Nursing Care.
“Our entire workforce and much of Lancashire feels a close affinity to St Catherine’s, which shows with the record turnout. We’re proud to have a workforce that rallies together and supports one another, and we’re looking forward to an even bigger turnout next year.”
Norman Cutler, senior community engagement officer from St Catherine’s Hospice, concluded: “From everyone at St Catherine’s, we want to say a huge thank you to those who took part in the Factory to Festival challenge and to all those who have sponsored and helped to raise such an incredible amount of money.
“It costs £5.6million each year to run our services and we must raise £3.8million of that from fundraising events like these. We’ve a total of 19 beds within the hospice where we care for people living with life-shortening illnesses, but our reach stretches throughout the local community via our specialist nurses that visit patients within their own homes.
“We couldn’t afford to do this without the support of our amazing communities like the staff at
Leyland Trucks. Everyone involved is helping so many people that they don’t know and will never meet, and for that, they deserve a big pat on the back.”

To donate, visit the Factory to Festival JustGiving page at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/factorytofestival
The 2019 Factory to Festival challenge was sponsored by Leyland Packaging, Goodyear, Lancashire DAF, Atlas Copco, Essential Industrial Services, South Ribble Borough Council, Preston’s College, Actemium and Maxion Wheels.


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Helping Hand Run the Distance

9/3/2019

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Wigan 10K:

Helping Hand, alongside revolution running, completed a 10k on Sunday to raise money in the memory of Craig Talbot. At the request of his family we are going to donate the money raised to North West Air Ambulance and the British Heart Foundation.    We had such great support on the day and everyone felt proud to be able to run on behalf of Helping Hand and raising money for a great cause.
 
 https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/wigan10kHelpingHand 

Follow our Facebook Page for more details - https://www.facebook.com/lthelpinghand

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