Rick’s Bench Renewed
In 2016, Rick Paton, a Contracts Manager in our Lincoln IRR Department passed away from a brain tumour. In his memory we placed a bench around the lake in which he fished before he passed to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity. After 6 years the bench had become unstable and needed replacing, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Gelder Group supports The Brain Tumour Charity
The Gelder Group support only a few chosen charities each year and the selected charities are chosen by our own staff. This year they chose to support The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of a dear colleague, Rick Paton, who passed away earlier this year after being diagnosed with the disease at the end of 2015. […]
‘Our People Make Life Better for others in the Community’, Vision 2017
Following the great success of the charity Valentines Ball in February, we were able to make several donations to charities from the proceeds. The event, which was organised by staff at the Gelder Group raised over £7,000. The bulk of the money raised will be donated to The Brain Tumour Charity and will be presented to them […]
What a Whopper! Charity Fishing Match Nets £236 for Charity
The misty start to the morning did nothing to dampen the spirits of the 13 fishers who entered the ‘What a Whopper! Charity fishing competition. The event was held at the Gelder Group’s Head Office lake on the 27th September and was in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity. The one acre lake is stocked with […]
