A wheelchair-bound plasterer has spent time in his garden for the first time in years thanks to a band of kind-hearted tradesmen and women. The group from charity Band of Builders spent five days making changes to help John Coburn move in and out of his home freely for the first time since December 2012,…
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A group of kind-hearted tradesmen and women have descended on Holland-on-Sea to make changes that will allow a wheelchair-bound plasterer to finally get in and out of his home freely for the first time in years. The project by Band of Builders, a charity that helps tradespeople in their hour of need, started on Bank…
A plumber who was left unable to walk after falling from a ladder has become the latest person to get help from Band of Builders as the organisation completed its first project as a registered charity. Peter Cape, from Pen-Y-Garnedd, Wales, found himself wheelchair-bound after suffering serious injuries in December 2018. The 46-year-old is a…
A plumber who was left unable to walk after falling from a ladder is the latest person to benefit from help from Band of Builders, the charity that helps UK tradesmen and women in their hour of need. Peter Cape, a 46 year old plumber from Pen-Y-Garnedd, Wales, is a longstanding supporter of Band of…
Band of Builders, the organisation that helps tradesmen and women in their hour of need, has become a registered charity. The organisation was granted charity status after assessment by the Charity Commission, marking a huge milestone just three years after it was first formed. Affectionately known as BoB, Band of Builders carries out projects and…
Band of Builders, a charitable organisation that helps tradespeople in their hour of need, has marked the end of 2018 by raising a stunning £20,000 at its charity auction. The annual event is the culmination of 12 months of work by BoB, which helps members of the UK construction industry through practical projects and support….
A group of 12 volunteers raced against the clock to complete the National 3 Peaks Challenge to raise vital funds for tradespeople in need. The group scaled the three highest peaks of Scotland (Ben Nevis, 1345m), England (Scafell Pike, 978m) and Wales (Snowdon,1085m), walking a total of 23 miles and ascending 3,064 metres, in just…
Band of Builders is proud to be the official supplier for workwear for construction students at Lincoln College as part of relationship with the college and the next generation of tradesmen and women. After sending samples to the college, we carried out a series of fitting days for students to try on their gear before…
By now you’ll have seen that we finished Jamie’s project. Over the course of eight days, over 40 people transformed the kitchen and garden at Jamie and partner Sarah’s home in Cradley, near Malvern, to make it more accessible for Jamie. Behind each project is an army of people who help make it possible, from…
A kind-hearted group of tradesmen and women have given a fellow builder suffering from Motor Neurone Disease a “new chapter” by renovating his home and garden so he can spend precious time with his family. Electrician and general builder Jamie Thompson was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in October 2014, aged 45, and given just…