NBP Shows Support for Children in Need DIY SOS Big Build 2022

NORTHERN BUILDING Plastics (NBP) donated products for the BBC’s Children in Need DIY SOS Big Build Special supporting Leeds charity Getaway Girls.

The charity helps empower young women and girls to lead safe, healthy and fulfilled lives, by improving mental health, building confidence and self-esteem.

The opportunity for Northern Building Plastics to give back to its community was one it just couldn’t turn down.

NBP Shows Support

Local tradespeople and suppliers were asked to donate their time and products to help on the project and NBP donated underground drainage, soffits, fascias and rainwater goods to help get it over the line in just 13 days.

Getaway Girls charity now have a space that provides new offices, a creche, a music studio, counselling rooms, activity spaces plus a new garden.

Judah Wilson, CEO at Northern Building Plastics, said: “With our head office being in Leeds, it was fantastic to be able to help out a local charity like Getaway Girls. We’ve also donated a lot as a company to Children in Need this year.

“The work that the DIY SOS team do is incredible and it’s amazing to see another example of how they are helping the local community. This project will transform the lives of so many young girls and women around Leeds and it was a no brainer for us to contribute.”

Speaking on the final day of the build, Getaway Girls CEO Flavian Docherty, praised the local companies for their generosity on this project.

“It’s fantastic [people] giving up their time for free, especially at the moment, obviously people are struggling, and I think it’s amazing they’re doing this. They don’t know Getaway Girls. We just want to say thank you.”

Community Health Check

Presenter of the popular show, Nick Knowles, also echoed Flavian’s statement and spoke highly of the companies and people who donated.

“It’s a health check for the community. How is your community? Will people come out and help if they get the opportunity? The answer is yes. Wherever we go in the country, that’s true. And then for the audience, it can be really reassuring to know that there are a lot of good people in our society who do want to help.”

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