Westerleigh Group donates £1k to InHope

Westerleigh Group has presented InHope, a charity which runs The Wild Goose café and drop-in centre on Stapleton Road, Easton, with a £1k donation from a staff fundraising raffle. 

The Bristol-based charity benefits those experiencing hunger and homelessness by providing breakfast and lunch four days a week.

It offers shower facilities, clothing, a laundry service, toiletries, and hosts advisory sessions about housing, finance, employment, health, citizen’s rights, alcohol and drug issues, and a weekly medical clinic.

The centre can also signpost visitors to other agencies and organisations which can help them.

More than £800 was raised by the raffle itself, which was open to all Westerleigh employees over the Christmas holiday period. The company then rounded the sum up to £1k, using proceeds from its metal recycling scheme. 

Deborah Paterson, office manager of Westerleigh Group’s headquarters, said: “As a group, we donate hundreds of thousands of pounds every year to charities, schools and other organisations which make a positive difference to the communities surrounding our crematoria all over the country.

“With our headquarters based in Bristol, we have had a long-standing tradition of donating to the Wild Goose Café every year, and supporting the charity that runs it, InHope, who provide such vital support to those in need.”

Steve Baker, development and relationships manager at InHope, added: “Westerleigh Group has given us an amazing £1k to support the work of the Wild Goose day centre. This will make a huge difference in providing practical help, food and support for people who are experiencing homelessness.

“We are hugely appreciative that Westerleigh Group was able to provide support for people which is much needed during the cold, wet, winter.”