Football event scores £3,525 for Devon charity

A Devon-based specialist theatre company for adults with learning difficulties is £3,525 better off thanks to the fancy footwork and money raised by a five-a-side tournament organised by Redrow Homes West Country.

The funds raised by the footie competition will provide invaluable support to the participant-led arts and drama charity for adults with learning difficulties, the Get Changed Theatre Company. Get Changed has been Redrow West Country’s chosen charity for a number of years and staff based at Redrow’s Exeter head office regularly host events to raise vital funds for the charity.

Twenty teams made up from Redrow staff from the West Country and South West divisions, subcontractors and consultants took part in the annual Redrow West Country football tournament, hosted at the Goals Soccer Centre in Plymouth.  The money raised will help support Get Changed which aims to produce high quality arts projects that challenge public attitudes and raise the profile of the disability community.

The attacking flair of Hays Recruitment saw the team come out on top in the competition, beating Contour Bricks 3 goals to nil.

Reuben Cooke, Technical Manager at Redrow (West Country) commented: “The tournament was really good fun despite the rain and was a great way to bring together lots of people in the construction industry for such a worthwhile cause.  We’re delighted to have raised £3,525 for Get Changed – the highest amount to date from our tournaments. Huge thanks to all those who slipped on their footie boots to fundraise with us and we hope to have another successful event next year.”

Robert Wynne, of Get Changed commented: “We are so grateful to Redrow West Country for their continued support. The fundraising from events such as this football tournament has an incredible impact on our charity and directly upon the adults with learning difficulties whom we support and thanks to this unexpected funding we are planning a brand-new performance in early Spring 2018. Thank you to Redrow and all who took part in the tournament.”

Redrow West Country are currently selling new homes across the region at the following locations: Bishops Court, The Harringtons and Saxon Brook in Exeter, Stanbury Meadows and The Greens in Newton Abbot, Potters Lea and Moorland Reach in Kingsteignton, Glenwood Park in Barnstaple, College Park in Bideford, The Copse and Warren Grove in Dawlish, Mellior Park in Pool and Vision in Plymouth.