Our Yorkshire Day charity spinathon raised over £1,000!

We’d like to say a huge thank you to our generous customers and kind-hearted team members who helped us raise £1,038 for our charity of the year, Martin House Children’s Hospice, on Yorkshire Day.

A total of 84 fabulous team members rode 267 miles on static bikes in the checkout areas at all seven of our sites: Tong, Tingley, Otley, Bingley, Pennine, and Dean’s York and Scarborough.

The initiative was organised by our People and Culture team. Group People and Culture manager, Steph Harrison, said: “The mileage represents the total distance from Martin House’s base at Boston Spa near Wetherby to each of our sites. It was a tough challenge, but our customers’ fantastic support and generosity kept the teams going.”

Martin House’s partnership manager, Hannah Finan said: “Thank you for your continued support, it really does make the world of difference to the care we can provide. Your donation helps create moments of joy, peace, and connection for babies, children, young people and their families who need it most.”

The spinathon was the latest in a series of fundraising initiatives to help us reach our £30,000 target for the independent charity that cares for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions from across West, North and East Yorkshire. Each Yorkshire Garden Centres site has a charity champion who is committed to raising funds for Martin House and supporting local causes through the business’s Kindness Pot.