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JCB Kicks Off Annual Christmas Toy Appeal To Spread Festive Joy


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JCB has launched its fourth annual Christmas Toy Appeal as employees unite to bring festive joy to local children.

 

Since the appeal’s launch in 2022, employees have donated almost 4,000 gifts for distribution to children and young people in the Stoke-on-Trent and Wrexham areas – with last year seeing a record haul of 1,700 donations at 15 collection points at JCB’s UK plants.

 

The 2025 appeal runs until Tuesday, December 2nd and the gifts will then be handed over to two charities - Stoke-on-Trent’s Hubb Foundation and the Wrexham branch of the Salvation Army - for distribution to local communities. Donations to the appeal are also welcome from members of the public at JCB’s World HQ at Rocester.

 

JCB Group HR Director Laura Atkins said:

“The generosity of JCB employees continues to amaze us. The appeal has flourished over the last three years and promises to, once again, bring festive cheer to local communities.”

Helping to co-ordinate this year’s appeal are JCB apprentices: Kitty Hulme, 20, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Lewis Durham, 20, of Derby, Lucy Pepper, 23, of Stoke-on-Trent, and Will Jenkins, 20, of Stone.


Kitty said:

“It’s fantastic to be part of something that brings so much joy to children at Christmas. Every donation counts and helps make the season magical for those who need it most.”


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  • Writer: Paul Andrews
    Paul Andrews
  • Oct 25, 2023
  • 2 min read

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Hosted by the European Union of Swimming Pool and Spa Associations (EUSA), the annual European Pool and Spa Awards celebrate the most outstanding domestic pools, spas and hot tubs in the Wet Leisure Industry, with award winners from across Europe competing for the highest accolades.


Local company and SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association) Member XL Pools, based in Ashford, Kent, was awarded Bronze in the Domestic Pools with an Enclosure category at the 2023 European Pool and Spa Awards ceremony.


Anthony Exell of XL Pools commented on their win; "As a team, we are delighted to have been awarded at the 2023 European Pool and Spa Awards. Having won previously, we know just how high the bar is set in terms of the quality of the competition, with entries coming from the associations' national awards, and we celebrate our achievement with enormous pride."


The most beautiful swimming pool builds and hot tub installations in Europe were celebrated on October 24th, as the winners of the EUSA Awards 2023 were announced at aquanale in Cologne. In the competition 2023, 282 pools from 11 countries participated: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey.


The EUSA Awards are a competition in which "the best of the best" are chosen, as it is usual for the national associations to enter the winners of their national swimming pool and hot tub prizes. SPATA and BISHTA submit shortlisted entries from the winners of the British Pool & Hot Tub Awards.


The 2023 Awards ceremony was the 11th event, and Mille Őrnmark, EUSA Vice President, directed it. This year, there are winners from seven countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK.


The wet leisure trade associations from the United Kingdom, BISHTA (British and Irish Spa and Hot Tub Association – www.bishta.co.uk ) and SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association) shortlisted entries for the European Pool & Spa Awards from winners of the British Pool & Hot Tub Awards which are held during SPATEX, the annual trade exhibition.


Photo Credit: Bronze EUSA Award - Domestic Pools with an Enclosure category by SPATA Member – XL Pools

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