Leonard Cheshire Disability

Local Howdens depots have been working with Leonard Cheshire Disability services across the UK, to design, supply and install accessible kitchen facilities. The stylish, affordable designs are tailored to meet the needs of residents, enabling them to cook for themselves and be more independent. 2010 was the fifth anniversary of the partnership. To celebrate the occasion, staff from Howdens Joinery visited one of the charity's residential services, Agnes Court, in Banbury, for afternoon tea.

Testimonials

Since 2005, staff from Howdens Joinery have made over £500,000 in donations, volunteered at many Leonard Cheshire Disability services, and raised funds through Tea for Ability and the Great North Run. In August 2010, over 60 green-fingered volunteers put their gardening skills to the test to create a sensory garden for residents, their families and carers at Leonard Cheshire Disability's Park House Hotel in Norfolk.

"Our partnership with Howdens Joinery has gone from strength to strength. Their support has really made a difference to the lives of disabled people living at our services. Howdens staff have taken time to understand and work with disabled people at our services to find out what they need from a kitchen. They have fitted kitchens in over 30 of our services and supported volunteering projects with annual cash donations. Their commitment to providing stylish, affordable, durable kitchens is outstanding". - Desiree D'Souza, Head of Major Giving, Leonard Cheshire Disability.

More information on Leonard Cheshire is available from the Leonard Cheshire website www.lcdisability.org