Urban&Civic volunteers help Prestley Wood Academy get ready for the new school year
- 24.09.2025
Nineteen volunteers from master developer Urban&Civic’s London head office and developments at Waterbeach, Houlton, Middlebeck, Milton Keynes and Corby joined colleagues from Alconbury Weald to carry out essential maintenance work to prepare Prestley Wood Academy for the new school year.
Alconbury Weald’s state-of-the-art special educational needs and disabilities school opened last year, and after the summer holiday a number of wooden structures needed waterproofing and grounds maintenance was needed to freshen up the school grounds before the autumn term started.
The team contributed nearly 100 hours between them and as well as painting three sheds, wooden play equipment and planters, they cleaned windows, weeded and tidied up the outside space.
“We have an amazing new school at Alconbury Weald, but the ongoing maintenance can be quite time consuming and costly, so it’s fantastic that the volunteers from Urban&Civic were able to spend a whole day sprucing up the grounds and wooden play equipment ready for the start of the new school term. They worked really hard, and we were delighted with the results.”
Urban&Civic’s volunteer initiative gives its employees three days a year (on top of their annual leave allowance) to actively support a charity of their choosing or join one of the company’s organised volunteer days, like the one at Prestley Wood Academy.
“Our staff have a wide range of skills and lots of enthusiasm, and it’s great to bring those together to support a local charity or non-profit organisation. It was great to spend some time outside, working with colleagues from other developments to help make the school grounds a welcoming space for new and returning pupils.”
