Nettleton Evening Walk a Success Despite Very Hot Temperatures
15 staff, partners and friends of the company recently enjoyed a 10km walk around Nettleton village. The walk took in our new Gelder Living development of 25 high quality units, Nettleton Top, the highest point in Lincolnshire and part of the Viking Way through Nettleton’s disused tin mines. The walk finished at the Salutation Inn […]
LV= Treasure Hunt
Staff from our Insurance offices took part in the LV= Treasure hunt last week which raised £8,230 in aid of Family Action and Lighthouse Club. While our enthusiastic staff didn’t win they enjoyed a day out in Birmingham, racing from place to place and having fun.
C2C2C raises £40,000 for local charities
As an annual sponsor of the C2C2C it was great to hear that the organisers raised over £40,000 for local charities this year for EDAN Lincs, Headway Lincolnshire, Just Lincolnshire and St Barnabas Hospice. Our team headed by CEO Steve Gelder was in fine form with the first riders coming in at just over 5 […]
Gelder Group achieve LV=’s Green Heart Standard
Gelder Group are one of the first 3 companies to be awarded the ‘Green Heart Standard’. In order to achieve the standard Gelder Group had to demonstrate our green credentials across the core principles set by LV= of: Reducing environmental impact Supporting social enterprises Displaying diversity and equality in the workforce Promoting mental health awareness […]
Wild in the Woods planning for Summer Sessions
As we move into the summer, numbers continue to increase at Wild in the Woods. During half term 78 children attended our bee themed sessions over two mornings. We built bee homes, planted bee friendly wildflowers, made candles from beeswax and cooked sweet treats with honey. There were also opportunities to learn more about bees […]
Works progressing at Spalding Academy
The £2.9m project is progressing well with the steel piling as seen here being put into place. The project which is due to complete by September ready for the new school year will create two new science labs and two IT suites for the Academy.
Environmental Park has 27 new residents
The Gelder group head office now has 27 new permanent residents moved in on Saturday, re-homed from the British Hen Welfare Trust the ex-battery hens have been given a new lease of life in our purpose build enclosure. The hens have already produced over 20 eggs since there arrival on Saturday.
Spring Lambs are now residents in the Environmental Park
Gelder Group are now housing 3 new residents, the Lambs, which have been kindly donated by our resident farmer Danielle. Danielle hand reared these lambs until they were old enough to move to their new permanent home in the Gelder Group environmental park. The lambs are now settled in to their new home and have […]
The Paton/Elsey Memorial Fishing Match
Huge Congratulations to Gally Watson who was kept very busy throughout the match, putting over 200 + fish together for an impressive match winning weight of 7lb 12oz. This success was made even more special as the match was won on Rick’s Peg, winning Gally a bottle of his choice on top of the prestigious […]
£300k investment to expand Fleet
Gelder Group have added 15 new Ford Transit vans to it’s fleet of 170 vehicles. The new Transit Custom 300 LWB vehicles are fitted with folding roof bars to improve fuel economy and speed limited to 70mph for road safety. Fleet Manager David Leek commented: The new vehicles are now livered and ready for our […]