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Tarmac Partners with Love4Life Charity
“We are proud to support Love4Life through this new partnership. The work they do is so important in supporting the mental health and well-being of young people in the area, which is something we are also committed to as a company.”
Robert Lees, senior operations manager at Tarmac
In 2023, Tarmac’s Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire joined forces with local charity Love4Life to help provide support for young people aged 11 to 18. The new partnership aims to support the charity’s vision for a world where every young person knows their worth and is empowered to build a life they love, equipping them with the tools needed to build confidence, resilience, and make positive life choices.
The charity specialises in supporting girls through dedicated Love4Life groups, one-to-ones, and workshops in secondary schools and in the community. Sessions explore a range of topics including self-worth, body image, and how to handle emotions.
To support this work, Tarmac has donated £3,000 to the group to fund these sessions in a secondary school local to the quarry for the 2023/24 school year. In addition, Tarmac and Love4Life are keen to showcase careers that young people might not usually consider – with Tarmac also hosting a group of students for a quarry tour, which gave an insight into the varied roles available with the company.
Kate Jones, head of communications and corporate affairs at Tarmac, said: “It has been great to work with Love4Life to start developing this partnership. When starting these discussions, it was important to all involved that we looked at how we could support the charity’s work through what we do as an organisation, and what we could offer to enhance what they already deliver.
“One idea we hope to bring to fruition is delivering CV workshops and career advice sessions for the students to help them feel more confident when applying for jobs in the future. We are excited to see how the partnership evolves and what we can achieve together.”
