Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK funding for the new John Clements Sports and Community Centre in Codicote

The John Clements and Community Trust ( charitable trust no. 1139009 )is very pleased to announce that Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK  have agreed to provide funding of £50,000 to the new proposed Sports and Community Centre with a build start targeted for the summer 2012 and completion in early 2013.

Mike Pendock, southern regional planning and estates manager for Lafarge, said: “We are committed to supporting communities close to our operations and the new John Clements Sports and Community Centre is exactly the sort of project we are keen to champion.

“Not only will it provide a fantastic sports facility for local families when completed ,it is also bringing people together now to make sure funds are raised and the project is a success.”

The Trustees of the charity are very grateful to Lafarge for this contribution which is administered via the Derbyshire Environmental Trust and Groundwork Hertfordshire and which increases the amount raised to date to £310,000 .
The Trustees, together with the fund raising specialists Midas who have helped in this successful bid for funds, continue to be very active in the further raising of funds.