Rick Paton Memorial Fishing Competition
The Fourth Rick Paton Memorial Charity Match took place on 8th September 2019. It was a cool start to the Day with Gary Cox even having to scrape ice from the windscreen! Eight ‘’coiled springs’’ were in high spirits full of banter as per usual! The draw was tense (LOL) with the low numbered pegs […]
2018 Rick Paton Memorial Fishing Competition Winner – Gary Cox
Even though the south wind howled and the rain lashed down; eight excitable men still turned out in high spirits, some had even come home from the pub early Saturday night ready for the big day! The usual banter ensued as I (Simon Blaydes) commented on the horizontal rain, Phil Middleton kindly reassured me that […]
Charity golf day in aid of Prostate Cancer UK
Our staff support many charities and as a company (and as part of our Vision 2020) we want to be able to support them to pursue their charitable endeavours. So, when Gary Rousseau (Contracts Manager) requested to enter a team in the Charity Golf Day at his local club ‘Blankney‘, the company was delighted to […]
Gelder staff support Nicholsons’ Charity Badminton Tournament
The annual event organised by Nicholsons Accountants in aid of Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance is not only a worthwhile event to support but one that our team look forward to each year. The team this year consisted of Tom Potter (Apprentice Surveyor), Jo Miller (Claims Manager), Paul Staines (Contracts Manager) and Mathew Kane (IT […]
Gelder Group helps to deliver donated goods to military charity
As part of its work with insurance claims, Gelder Group volunteered to assist a home owner who wanted to donate goods to the charity Hull 4 Heroes. When Mr and Mrs Hewett were unfortunate enough to have a leaking water pipe below the floor of their home, Gelder Group, which has a highly experienced insurance, […]
Rick Paton Memorial Fishing Competition winner Phil Middleton
Eight enthusiastic fishermen turned out to commemorate the annual Rick Paton Memorial Charity Match and help raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity. All of the anglers prepared weeks in advance of the competition, with many using new tackle that was purchased for the special day. Dave Troop (Garage Workshop Foreman and defending champion) had […]
And the winner is… Mathew Kane
Huge congratulations to Mathew Kane who won his fight in the ‘Ultra White Collar Boxing‘ event on Saturday 24th June 2017. Mathew has been training for this fight for 8 weeks and commented: This is not enough time to prepare anyone for battle, I trained at least 4 times a week as the thing to […]
New Equipment Donated to Greenbank Under 11’s Football Team
In 2014 the Gelder Group launched its 2017 Vision and as part of that Vision made a conscience decision to only support charities and requests for donations that came directly from its own staff. Since that time the company have donated over £12,000 to forty charities. The latest donation followed a request from staff member […]
Tori’s Tough Mudder is No Obstacle
Well done to our Design Assistant, Tori for completing her Tough Mudder Half last Saturday in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK. She completed the 5 mile, 13 obstacle course with her sister in under two and a half hours. On the event Tori commented: I’d just like to thank everyone who has donated so far! […]
James Roberts runs the Boston Marathon for Charity
Gelder Group has had a charity fund in place for 3 years and only supports the charities nominated by our staff. So, when James Roberts (Senior Architectural Technologist) decided to run the Boston Marathon in aid of Pancreatic Cancer Research the group supported him with a £250 donation towards the charity. James successfully completed the Boston […]