Communities
Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund
“We were really glad that we could support the local community by supporting the maintenance of the war memorial and improving the step access up to Castle Hill. We’re also very grateful for the help from colleagues at A & V Squires Plant Company Ltd.”
Joshua Mason, senior operations manager at Tarmac
In advance of the Castle Hill War Memorial’s 100th anniversary and the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the team at Tarmac’s Mountsorrel Quarry supported the refurbishment of a local war memorial. A donation of £13,648 from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund supported Mountsorrel Parish Council to complete maintenance and renovation works on the memorial and the nearby beacon.
In early spring 2024, a team from A & V Squires Plant Company Ltd and Tarmac also helped to improve access to the memorial. Tarmac provided new wooden step supports to replace the older ones which had rotted and donated new stone to make the steps more accessible. A & V Squires Plant Company Ltd supported the team from Tarmac in carrying out the work.
The Mountsorrel Castle Hill War Memorial was unveiled almost 100 years ago in 1926 to commemorate those who lost their lives in the First World War. With the monument itself constructed of Mountsorrel Quarry’s distinctive pink granite, completing improvement works to the memorial, and access up the hill to it, was a cause that the team from Tarmac were proud to support.
The Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund also helped support local grassroots football club Lutterworth Athletic with a major development of their grounds and facilities in March 2024. The club is due to complete work on a £1.3 million redevelopment plan to completely transform its existing facilities at Hall Park in South Leicestershire. As part of the redevelopment, Lutterworth Athletic FC successfully applied for £50,000 funding, which was used towards an extension of the clubhouse.
Andrew Naylor from Tarmac’s Cotesbach site said: “The new facilities for players and supporters of Lutterworth Athletic FC look like they will be a fantastic addition to the community. I’m so pleased that we could support part of the regeneration through the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.”
Michael English, Chairman of Lutterworth Athletic FC, said: “This is the culmination of six years of hard work, and I am delighted that the club will have a truly outstanding grassroots football facility which will be a real community asset.”
As a registered charity run by volunteers with more than 450 members, Lutterworth Athletic Football Club continues to support all age groups and companies in the community. Lutterworth Athletic is an FA Charter Standard Club playing in the United Counties Football League and has more than 400 players aged from six to 70 representing 28 teams, including a newly-formed Wild Cat Centre for girls.
