Home improvement retailer Wickes has donated 18,500 products worth over a quarter of a million pounds to 985 charities and community organisations through its Wickes Comunity Programme. Kimberley Walsh worked with the brand to launch the programme.
Wickes has seen a steady increase throughout the year in the number of charities reaching out for support and reported that in the second half of the year, the number of products donated had tripled.
Some of the most popular products requested were, top soil and timber sleepers to help schools and community groups transform outdoor spaces to encourage people to get closer to nature. Raised beds to grow vegetables which supplement the school dinners and sensory gardens to support wellbeing.
