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Aug 2022
Last Updated: 18/08/2022
Business Breakfast: Pannal Ash Juniors receive £5,000 boost
In this morning's business briefing, a company donates £5,000 to help maintain Pannal Ash Junior Football Club's pitch and Claire Lumb is appointed facilities assistant at Harrogate's Windsor House.
Chris McVey, chairman of Pannal Ash Junior Football Club, and Lewis Stokes, senior community relations manager at The Banks Group.
Business Breakfast is sponsored by Harrogate law firm Truth Legal.
A company has awarded £5,000 towards a Harrogate football club’s ground maintenance work.
The Banks Group, which is an energy and property firm in Durham, has donated the money to Pannal Ash Junior Football Club.
It will help the club buy a new sit-on roller mower to maintain and drain its pitch.
Dr Kathryn Scott, fundraising lead at Pannal Ash Junior Football Club said:
“Keeping our playing surfaces in playable condition has always been a challenge for us as the clay-based soil that we have doesn’t allow water to drain away easily and we’ve regularly lost fixtures during the wetter months due to waterlogging.
“The new machine means that the pitches can easily be cut, rolled, spiked and drained as required and it will allow us to get things done far more quickly than would otherwise be possible.”
Lewis Stokes, senior community relations manager at The Banks Group, added:
“As a developer that is investing in a number of property and renewable energy projects in Yorkshire, we’re actively supporting a wide range of projects in the communities across the county that host our developments through our community fund.
“Pannal Ash Junior Football Club’s impact on local young people goes far beyond the matches they play. It helps them learn the value of teamwork, discipline and physical fitness, and we’re very pleased to be able to help them bring in this much-needed equipment.”
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Harrogate offices appoint new facilities assistant
Windsor House in Harrogate has appointed a new facilities assistant.
Claire Lumb (pictured) has been hired to oversee the running and maintenance of the office building on Cornwall Road.
She previously held facilities management and maintenance roles within the defence sector, working for both the RAF and British Army.
Claire said:
“I look forward to using the skills I have learned over the last few years to help our tenants at Windsor House to have an enjoyable working environment.”
Karen Winspear, property manager at Boultbee Brooks, said:
“We are delighted that Claire has accepted a role as part of our team, she has already hit the ground running and we are confident that she will excel in this new position.”
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