The Pickstock Group Raise £5500 for Marie Curie Cancer Care

The Pickstock Group has managed to raise £5500 for Marie Curie Cancer Care at their charity ball held on Saturday 16^thMarch at The Walls in Oswestry.

The ball was in memory of Martin Thorpe, both a friend and colleague to many at The Pickstock Group, Martin sadly passed away in 2012 after battling with cancer.

Marie Curie Cancer Care helped Martin and his family by providing them with a nurse who cared for Martin during his last hours, without her he would not have been able to come home. 

“She provided not only Martin with the care that he needed but she also supported his family and friends through this tough time” says Katie Thorpe, Martin’s wife.

The ball saw 185 guests enjoy a three course meal, raffle, auction and disco and ultimately resulted in a great sum of money being raised.

 “It was a wonderful evening, we are so pleased to have raised so much for such a great cause and to honour Martin’s memory.” comments Sara Pickstock, Marketing Director at The Pickstock Group.

“We would like to thank all of our suppliers and local businesses who donated prizes to our raffle and auction, they were all incredibly generous and without their help we would not have been able to raise so much” adds Sara Pickstock.

The Pickstock Group will continue to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care in June when they will take on The Three Peak Challenge. 23 members of The Pickstock Group will attempt to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon over the weekend of the 1^st June 2013. If you would like to sponsor them please visit http://www.justgiving.com/martinsmountains

All Go in the Snow

Elements Europe continues to install room pods at the University of Chester despite the snow.

Weather conditions in the UK over the past week have caused disruptions to airports, traffic networks, and according to economists the construction industry. 

Elements Europe, modular manufacturers, has continued to install the bedroom pods at the University of Chester for main contractor Morgan Sindall.

“Modern methods of construction offers many advantages compared to traditional construction methods, one of the most advantageous is the fact that we can continue to manufacture and install during the bad weather” says Stuart Johnstone, Commercial Director at Elements Europe.

“The construction industry always suffers during severe weather conditions, projects more often than not get delayed but with modular construction we can continue at the same rate as usual” adds Stuart Johnstone.

The Chester University project will see Elements Europe manufacture and install 224 studio student bedroom pods all of which will feature kitchenettes and en-suite facilities.  The student accommodation will be open in time for the 2013 academic term.

Fundraising Underway for Marie Curie :)

Fundraising for The Three Peak Challenge has begun! 

We are busy organising a Charity Ball for March 2013, to raise money in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care (Charity Reg. Number 207994). 

The event will also be in memory of Martin Thorpe, a former colleague of The Pickstock Group, who sadly lost his battle with cancer last year.

The ball will be Black Tie themed and we have already had many generous donations from local businesses for Auction Prizes. The Auction so far consists of prizes ranging from Falconry Hawk Walks, Spa Days, to Bangor on Dee Races. All is set to make this evening a huge success! 

Sponsorship for the Three Peak Challenge can be completed at www.justgiving.com/martinsmountains 

A huge thank you to Oswestry School for kindly allowing us the use of their mini buses for the Challenge in June 2013.