MAY 2024 LEICESTERSHIRE BUILDER MAGAZINE ONLINE

12 Leicestershire BUILDER Magazine • MAY 2024 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@buildermagazines.co.uk
Construction begins at
Leicestershire’s first
GARDEN VILLAGE
Leicestershire homebuilder
gifts £1,500 to help charity
empower amputees
L-R: Steve Kelly, Director of Growth Management and Steve
Keenan, Construction Director at Cora, Mayor of Charnwood
Cllr Margaret Smidowicz JP, Jason Glover, Operations Director
at Davidsons, Katy Beswick, Area Sales Director, James Wilson,
Managing Director at Davidsons (Credit: S17 Photography)
BARRATT HOMES has made a £1,500 donation to The Sian
Green Foundation, a Leicester-based charity that supports
amputees and helps to fund running blades for individuals
that want to be active.
Through the provision of funding for prosthetics, the charity strives to
ensure that amputees are able to reclaim their independence, mobility, and
quality of life. The contribution from Leicestershire housebuilder, Barratt
Homes, will fully fund a single leg amputee to receive a running blade.
Sian Lord, Charity Director at The Sian Green Foundation, said: “We
believe that no amputee should be denied access to the prosthetics they
need due to financial constraints.
“The work we do is so important to the disability community as being
disabled can be an isolating place, especially if you become disabled later
in life. Our funding enables individuals to join different groups such as
running clubs, the gym and fitness classes. It’s giving them a chance to feel
included.
“From everyone at The Sian Green Foundation, we just want to say a
huge thank you to Barratt Homes for the donation. It will make such a huge
difference in someone’s life.”
Sian founded the charity following her own experience, after a devastating
accident in New York severed her left foot and ultimately resulted in her
getting her own prosthetic.
The charity works in partnership with Levitate, which provides a highquality
range of products and knowledge for the benefit of clients across the
United Kingdom.
Barratt Homes’ donation was made as part of its Community Fund scheme
via The Barratt Foundation, which is run by its parent company, Barratt
Developments. It is designed to support national and local charities, large
and small, across the areas in which the housebuilder operates.
CONSTRUCTION has started at Leicestershire’s first
Garden Village, Broadnook.
Announcing the launch of construction, the developers have unveiled a
new roadside billboard as well as the installation of Hollywood-style 9ft
lettering made from corten steel.
Raising a glass of locally grown Rothley sparkling wine was the Mayor of
Charnwood, Councillor Margaret Smidowicz, alongside James Wilson,
Managing Director of Davidsons Homes, and Steve Keenan, Construction
Director at Cora Homes.
The creation of the
new Garden Village
includes plans for
car-free zones, cycle
paths, village square,
community nursery
and primary school,
enterprise zones,
allotments and open
green spaces that will
connect residents to
the local landscape.
The project is
backed by an
investment of £32.6
million – of which
Broadnook is between Birstall and Rothley
over £17 million is being invested into local schools – creating more than
1,900 homes ranging from one to five bedrooms.
Taking its name from a local ancient spinney that runs through the
site, Broadnook promises tree lined walks, parks, allotments, wildflower
meadows, play areas, landscaped garden spaces and sports pitches. More
than 50 per cent of Broadnook Garden Village will be devoted to green
spaces.
Broadnook Garden Village will offer modern amenities, including plans
for a community primary school, retail shops, care facilities and a new GP
surgery. The village centre and amenities will, it is hoped, minimise the
need for unnecessary use of a car within the Broadnook village.
It is expected that the Garden Village’s first residents will be welcomed in
autumn 2024.
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