Local Giving That Makes a Difference
At Make, we believe in giving back to the communities that support us — not just in words, but through action. Over the past few years, we’ve had the privilege of helping local people and groups through challenging times, and we’re proud to share just a few of the ways we’ve been able to offer support:
🎓 Education and Young People
- Nova Education Transformational Awards 2024 – Make were proud sponsors of the ‘Community Impact Award and were delighted to attend and see the incredible work being done to make such a positive difference.
- TEAM Education Trust – Make have supported the Trust with generous donations for food pantries, donation boxes and other community initiatives. We are looking forward to providing further support towards the valuable work the Trust are doing.
- Numerous work experience students have joined Make for a week over the years, working with local schools to give them a taste of what the industry has to offer.
⚽️ Championing Women’s Sport
- Lionesses inspire Make! – To promote the women’s game and give disadvantaged children an unforgettable experience, we donated two season’s worth of Nottingham Forest Women’s tickets to 30 local schools. Women’s Football is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and we want our local community to benefit first hand.
- Kirkby in Ashfield Teenager Represents England in the Under 17 Women’s Action Cricket World Series – Fourteen-year-old Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club member was selected for her country and Make helped supported by paying for all her competition expenses.
🏏 Grass Roots Sports Support
- Mansfield Hosiery Mills Cricket Club – Make provide annual sponsorship to support the club.
- Local Kids Football – Make have sponsored Teversal Football Club Under 12’s team, enabling the team to be fully kitted out for the season.
🏗️ Regeneration Projects
- Silverhill Headstock Wheel Restoration and Erection – Make provided financial, planning and design support to help restore the iconic Silverhill headstock and surrounding area to provide a place for people to remember the area’s rich mining history.
🥊 Supporting Young Talent On The World Stage
- We proudly sponsored two young athletes to travel abroad and represent their country – With no official funding available, our support helped make their dreams become reality.
🎅 Christmas giving
- Christmas Santa Donations – Each year, we donate £200 each to 15 families in need, across the Ashfield area. It’s our way of helping ensure every child wakes up to a gift on Christmas morning.
- Christmas Donations for Disadvantaged Families – Each year a Nottinghamshire Multi Academy Trust distributes gifts and food to disadvantaged families and Make support every year with donations of clothing, gifts and confectionery.
- Make have given Christmas donations to a Midlands based Catholic Multi Academy Trust
🚨 Emergency Relief
- Make donated a large sum to help an elderly local resident rebuild his life after his home was destroyed by flooding. When no other support was offered, Make stepped in to help out.
- Supporting Humanitarian Aid for Ukrainian Refugees – Make funded the ferry fees to help eight trucks complete an epic 1,300-mile journey to help displaced people in Ukraine.
- Kirkby Portland Cricket Club – Make made a generous donation following storm damage to their storage facility which ruined all of their children’s cricket equipment – the donation enabled the replacement of this equipment to ensure the team were able to continue to run.
🎗️Charity
- Men’s Mental Health Matters – We have donated to a wonderful charity, Enlighten the Shadows, who recognise that, increasingly, Men are struggling with depression, anxiety, and suicide at alarming rates… The charity provides a vital support group to help Men that need it.
- Brinsley Animal Rescue – A generous donation was made to enable this Rescue Centre to continue to provide love and expert care for the animals that need it within their care – some are there for permanent sanctuary, and others, where possible are rehomed or released into the wild.
- Forever Stars – This was a fantastic opportunity to get the office together, connect with other local businesses and most importantly support a charity at the same time. Our chosen charity was Forever Stars, who provide vital support for families throughout their baby loss journey and in turn, support their mental health and well-being. A very worthy cause.
👏 Good Causes
- Our Centre, in Kirkby in Ashfield – Make have made a one-off generous donation to support the Centre with their valuable work within the community, helping people enjoy life and engage in social activity.
- Rumbles Café – When a valued community training café faced closure due to rising rent, we stepped in with a hefty donation to cover legal fees and helped them fight for the future of the café.
😷 Covid Community Support
- Ashfield’s Got talent – A fun local business initiative that took place to lift community spirit and support local businesses that were struggling due to the Covid pandemic – Make donated a prize donation for the initiative.
- Euro Sweepstake – The Euro Sweepstake was a means of supporting local businesses who had been affected during the pandemic. It was for businesses within the Ashfield District (so local to us). Businesses applied for a sweepstake place and were allocated a team randomly with cash prizes.
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy – This Voluntary Academy in Derbyshire relies heavily on fundraising activities for much of their supplies which during Covid was not a possibility. We donated a generous amount towards much needed supplies such as new books and sports equipment.
A Note From Us
None of the above has ever been done for self-promotion, but as we celebrate 10 years of Make, it feels like the right time to share the positive impact we’ve been able to make — thanks to the hard work of our team and the trust of our clients.