It’s been a fantastic year for charitable activity at Pound Gates. We would like to say a huge thank you to our staff, who devote their time, throughout the year, to raise money for our preferred causes, The Soma Leo Foundation and The Acorn Fund, as well as a range …
The annual Soma Leo Foundation Charity Golf Day took place at Ufford Park, Woodbridge on Wednesday 3 July. 58 players took to the course, on what was a beautiful sunny day. The event, now in its sixth year, was co-sponsored by Pound Gates, Concertus, Becketts and Sackers and this year …
Pound Gates has donated its £2,500 grant from Ecclesiastical Insurance to its Acorn Fund, which will go towards supporting Suffolk-based charities. We established the Acorn Fund in 2013 to help support the hidden needs of small local charities. We work in partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation, who build and maintain …
The Pound Gates team were among the invitees at a ceremony at ActivSheds, a project run by the ActivLives charity. In 2018, Pound Gates donated £1,000 to the project in Maidenhall, Ipswich, which allows men who are lonely, isolated or looking to keep busy to get together and work on …
Suffolk Rape Crisis is the latest charity to benefit from a £1,000 donation from our Acorn Fund. Based in Ipswich, Suffolk Rape Crisis is a member of Rape Crisis, the national umbrella organisation for a network of specialised support centres for women and girls from across the country. Their purpose …
Local boxing hero Anthony Ogogo was in Ipswich last Friday (21 September) to help the Ipswich business community raise funding for Suffolk’s future sporting stars. Ogogo, who won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics, was guest of honour and headline speaker at an Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club event at …
Pound Gates today received a grant, from Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, of £2,500 for The Acorn Fund. The Fund, set up by Pound Gates in 2013 in conjunction with the Suffolk Community Foundation, supports local causes that align with the theme of Health and Wellbeing. Since its inception, we’ve donated over …
Pound Gates was delighted to be included in a recent article by Insurance Business which focuses on the contribution insurance brokers are making in their local communities. This is highlighted by a survey carried out by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical. It found that: 75% of the 250 brokers surveyed believe it’s important to …
Representatives from Pound Gates, Sevatas and Contior visited the ActivLives charity today, following its donation of £1,000 to its ActivSheds project in Maidenhall, Ipswich. ActivLives support over 1,000 people a year, many of whom are often vulnerable, lonely or isolated due to disability, age, cultural barriers, mental health or poverty. …
Seven super-talented young sportsmen and women from Suffolk have received a big boost following recognition from SportsAid, the national charity for sportspeople. Each was presented with a SportsAid grant by the charity at a special reception at Ipswich Town Football Club. The grants recognise their sporting achievements to date and …
