Our volunteers built raised beds in the horticulture area, strengthened chicken enclosures, lagged water pipes, refurbished the boot room, painted livestock accommodation, decorated communal areas, spruced up the entrance and installed security. They lent a hand through Donate a Day, which gives colleagues two paid days each year to help charities and community groups. The team was joined by contractors from LPC.

Stuart Palmer, manager of Boaz, called it the biggest corporate volunteering event in their 17-year history and he was astonished by the results.

He said:

Boaz Project enables adults excluded from mainstream to grow, harvest and cook their own food, learn skills and crafts, and care for animals including donkeys and hens. The charity gives 39 adults regular working purpose and the camaraderie of being at work.

Rodney Booth, client delivery manager, said: