Tough Mudder Challenge 2016

by | Jun 22, 2016 | Community, News & Events, P J Livesey News | 0 comments

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June, 2016

COMPANY CHARITY CHALLENGE

The PJ Livesey group take on tough mudder

Twenty-five tackled the Tough Mudder course in Manchester and raised a truly magnificent £7,700 for the Mustard Tree charity. It was great fun, great teamwork and all for a great cause.

A Significant Donation Adrian Nottingham, CEO, of the Mustard Tree said: “We would like to thank everyone at PJ Livesey and everyone who sponsored them. This significant donation allows us to continue the work we do in supporting those who are most vulnerable. With annual increases in homelessness and poverty in Manchester, we value every offer of support and every donation, being acutely aware that we couldn’t continue to make a difference in the lives of those who come to us for help without the partnership of like-minded people.”

We hope to be working with the Mustard Tree again in the future to support the amazing work the charity does.

A huge thank you to all our intrepid staff who took part in this year’s very tough, very muddy, company charity challenge.

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Time Capsule Found at Otley Site

by | Jan 25, 2016 | Community, Interesting Finds | 0 comments

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January, 2016

TIME CAPSULE FOUND AT OTLEY SITE

You never know what you will find working on heritage buildings

We recently discovered something very special at our site in Otley, West Yorkshire.

When the foundation stone for the day hospital building was being carefully moved by stonemason Simon Bell and labourer Tristan Wrigley a large glass time capsule was revealed in a specially created hollow in the stone.

INCREDIBLE FIND
The jar had not been touched since August 1905 when the stone was laid by Jonathan Peate, a local mill owner and philanthropist who funded the building of the hospital as an extension to the main workhouse building.

We invited young school pupils from Ashfield Primary and Whartons Primary to be on hand when the jar was opened and to help explore its contents.

Wearing special gloves they revealed six newspapers of the day: The Yorkshire Post; Wharfedale and Airedale Observer; Leeds and Yorkshire Mercury, The Wharfedale Times, Yorks Daily Observer and The Times; three coins and a notebook.

It was all recorded by local BBC news and radio.

RESPECTING THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDINGS
Georgina Livesey said: “The foundation stone is being relocated to create a new entrance way and was being moved very carefully so the jar was undamaged. The children were as fascinated as we were to see what was inside and it really was a special moment.

“The newspapers have been preserved and we will rebury the capsule, this time filled with items donated by the children, when the stone is re-laid.

“It is important to respect the history of the buildings we are working on and fascinating to learn about the people involved in their original construction and to then add our own mark.”

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