Community
excellence wins popular Shopping Park a national
award
Parkgate Shopping
Park has scooped two categories, as well as the
top award, in one of the UK’s most prestigious
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards.
It
was honoured in the “communities” section
of the British Land CSR Awards, for its “Better
Parkgate, Better Rotherham” community
programme. The Park helps Bluebell Wood Children’s
Hospice, Safe @ Last and other local charities
and community groups to raise money and run
events.
And
at the end of the awards ceremony, which
took place in London, Parkgate was presented
with the overall excellence award for its response
to the serious flood that hit the Park last
summer, when, within minutes, over 80 per cent
of the Park was immersed under four feet of
water.
The
Parkgate Security Team worked tirelessly
to ensure that over a hundred staff and customers
who were stranded were safe, comfortable and
warm. Working through the night, without power,
they provided food, water, clothing and bedding,
before the fire services arrived the following
morning to carry out the rescue.
“On behalf of my team, I am extremely proud that all our hard work and
dedication during the floods and throughout the year in our community work has
earned us such a good reputation in the area, and been recognised through this
very worthy award,” says Denis Copeland,
Manager of Parkgate Shopping.
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