A team of volunteers at Chelmsford-based Barratt and David Wilson Homes are supporting a local hospice with a project to construct a brand new garden room for its patients to enjoy.
Farleigh Hospice provides award-winning hospice care to people affected by life-limiting illnesses and bereavement across mid Essex. The charity helps people to live as actively as possible from the point of diagnosis to the end of their lives, by providing physical and emotional care, free of charge.
The hospice which is celebrating its 40th birthday anniversary this year, relies on the generosity of the local community to fund projects that benefit those who rely on their services.
The Barratt and David Wilson Homes team approached the hospice to offer 48 hours of volunteering, and the hospice requested the work to be carried out on its highly anticipated garden room project.
Members of the developer’s site and sales team, including Managing Director Tom Wright, have placed all hands on deck to construct the garden home from start to finish, including guttering, laying the foundations and applying felt to the roof.
Debbie de Boltz, Fundraising Manager at Farleigh Hospice, said: “We are absolutely thrilled that the Barratt and David Wilson Homes team kindly offered to help with our garden room project.
“They worked so hard in erecting the building and they were really enthusiastic and keen to learn about the hospice and what we do.”
The hospice’s services are tailored to meet an individual’s needs including support, information, and guidance on symptom and pain control.
In addition to the volunteering support, the developer also made a donation of £1,000 to Farleigh Hospice from the Barratt Developments Plc Charitable Foundation, which is designed to support national and local charities, large and small, across the UK to leave a legacy in communities where the developer builds.
Tom Wright, Managing Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes Eastern Counties, said: “Farleigh Hospice is an excellent charity and facility renowned for its outstanding care, providing invaluable support to those in the community who need it most.
“As a thank you to its hardworking staff and to celebrate the 40th anniversary, we were delighted to support the facility and step up to the project, which we hope patients will be able to benefit from for many years to come.”
For more information on how to support Farleigh Hospice, visit https://www.farleighhospice.org/.
