Giving something back

Published On: 23-07-2010

More than 16 members of the Denplan team recently helped transform the gardens at the King Alfred Youth Activity Centre (KAYAC), for the first of Denplan’s annual Community Action Days.

Brandishing lawnmowers, wheelbarrows, shears and spades, the Denplan volunteers gave the popular youth centre, based in Winnall, the Ground force treatment, including building a new path and clearing the very overgrown gardens.

Pete Abrahams, youth centre coordinator at KAYAC said: ‘The centre provides essential support and activities for young people in the Winchester area and receives attendance from up to 50 young people per night. Due to the centre’s popularity, we were in desperate need of expansion, but were restricted by the enormously overgrown gardens surrounding the centre. Now, following Denplan’s help, the improvements at the centre will make a big difference. We can make it a real hub for youth activities in the Winchester area and give our young members more opportunities, great news for keeping young people occupied and off the streets. We’re very grateful to Denplan and would like to give them a big thank you. We’re hoping to establish an ongoing relationship with Denplan as there are very few companies in the local area that would provide such support.’

Denplan’s managing director, Steve Gates, said: ‘We’re delighted with the results of our makeover and found the whole day very rewarding. We were slightly daunted when we arrived at the centre and saw the scale of the overgrown gardens, but with a bit of team work we soon cut it down to size. It was very satisfying seeing such a huge transformation. We hope the young people in Winchester enjoy their new outdoor area and we look forward to helping out again in any way that we can.’


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