Date posted:
Mon 22 April 2024
Leading independent and purpose-led law firm Brabners is supporting Liverpool-based community hub users through the development of a new allotment and kitchen garden in partnership with social regeneration charity Rotunda.
Brabners, one of the first B Corp’s in the UK legal sector, is investing in the development of the new allotment in the grounds of Rotunda’s Kirkdale base as part of a broader £25,000 commitment to the charity, which provides education, training and skills development services to adults in North Liverpool.
Rotunda works with more than 2,500 people a year – providing career-building courses and vocational qualifications. Its service users can also access its onsite nursery, bistro and wrap-around support including mental health, wellbeing, legal and debt advice. Brabners’ funding will support these services, while its employees develop and maintain the allotment alongside Rotunda’s service users.
The partnership was launched with almost 20 Brabners colleagues in the past month supporting the transformation of the space as part of a number of volunteering days.
The investment forms part of Brabners’ mission to make the difference to its clients, people and the communities it serves. Led by its grant-making charity, The Brabners Foundation, and its employee-led social impact groups, the firm intends to establish similar partnerships with charities local to its three additional offices in Manchester, Lancashire and Leeds. As well as supporting a range of employee-nominated charities, Brabners also continues to be involved in the Great North Bog programme, having invested £50k to unlock £550k of grant-funding for a major peatland restoration project in the Yorkshire Dales in 2022.
Joe Shelston, employment partner and part of Brabners’ sustainability and environmental group (SEG), said: “We firmly believe in business bringing about positive change – including supporting the development of skills and ensuring employment pathways are accessible for those in disadvantaged communities.
“Rotunda makes a huge difference to the lives it touches, and we’re looking forward to seeing the impact the new allotment has as we work with service users to maintain the space, boost their confidence and wellbeing, and help develop transferable skills. Not only will this support a fantastic cause in our community, but our colleagues will enjoy seeing their own ideas come to life while volunteering at our first allotment project, learning new skills whilst working in partnership with the service users and team at Rotunda.
Maxine Ennis, CEO of Rotunda, said: “Rotunda are delighted to have Brabners support, they are an amazing bunch of people helping us breathe new life into our kitchen garden giving local people the opportunity to grow their own healthy food from ‘Plot to Pot’.
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