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Leaving the office behind

STAFF from Travis Perkins Group Head Office in Northampton have been spending time away from their desks to help the local community at Sywell Country Park.

The 18-strong IT Site Services team rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in helping the park rangers and volunteers carry out some essential maintenance on the park – which relies on donations, lottery funding and volunteers to improve facilities for its many visitors.

The team were tasked with securing the new underground pipe which had been donated by Travis Perkins’ Northampton, Kettering Road Branch, and had already been laid.

Moving four tonnes of hardcore, sandbags and sand, with no machinery the team worked tirelessly to ensure the pipe was secure and the area was safe to use by the park’s visitors.

They also cleared 200 meters of brambles along the side of the path to encourage other species of plants to grow, increasing the number of animal and insect species inhabiting the area.

Everyone in the team did a fantastic job and contributed over 60 hours of work to a very worthy cause.

Geoff Simons, Senior Countryside Ranger, said: “Thanks to the efforts of an enthusiastic and hardworking team from Travis Perkins we were able to improve the park for visitors by repairing the access and drainage on the main path, and make the park better for wildlife by clearing around young trees in the woodland.

“It is only through cooperation between local companies such as Travis Perkins plc, park rangers and volunteers that we can maintain the high standards at the park which are so beneficial to residents of the county.”

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