HRH The Countess of Wessex is to visit Staffordshire next month for an insight into JCB’s successful £1 million fund-raising appeal for the NSPCC.
Employees raised the huge amount of money through scores of different events to help children in Staffordshire who are at risk of abuse. Their efforts enabled the purchase of Carole House in Newcastle-under-Lyme, an NSPCC service centre, which helps children and babies from across Staffordshire who are at risk of serious harm and abuse through their range of specialist services.
Carole House - named in honour of Lady Bamford and JCB’s support of the NSPCC - will be the first stop on Her Royal Highness’ visit to Staffordshire on Tuesday, April 29th. The Countess, who is President of the NSPCC, will meet Lady Bamford and NSPCC CEO Peter Wanless before taking a tour of the premises, meeting staff and unveiling a plaque to officially open the facility.
Later Her Royal Highness will visit JCB’s World HQ at Rocester to open The Story of JCB, the company’s permanent exhibition that charts JCB’s roots in manufacturing, stretching back almost 200 years. Afterwards The Countess will attend a reception to meet scores of JCB employees who were pivotal to the success of the company’s £1 million NSPCC appeal.
JCB Chairman Lord Bamford said: “We look forward to welcoming HRH The Countess of Wessex to JCB to meet some of the people whose efforts helped raise £1 million to help improve the lives of children in Staffordshire.”
Sandra McNair, NSPCC Midlands Regional Head of Service said: “Our huge thanks go out to the JCB employees for their fantastic fundraising efforts which have helped us to provide much needed services to vulnerable children in Staffordshire. Their commitment and support has meant that we now have a dedicated centre from which we can provide services and support and continue our work with partners to help improve these children’s lives.”