Through various fundraising events, the employees across the garden centre group have showed their ongoing commitment to supporting Greenfingers. Store events, cake sales, tombolas and raffles, car washes, competitions and challenges such as Dragonboat racing, cycle rides and walks, helped raise the vital funds for the charity.
British Garden Centres (BCG) Project and Development Manager, Amy Stubbs, and Regional Manager, John Wallis presented Linda Petrons, Director of Fundraising and Communications at Greenfingers with the cheque for £30,000 last week.
Greenfingers, a charity dedicated to creating magical gardens in children’s hospices, has transformed the lives of countless children and their families. Greenfingers gardens offer a space for respite, joy, and therapeutic benefits, providing a much-needed escape from the challenges of illness.
Stubbs said: “I’m always blown away by the dedication, commitment and tenacity shown to this amazing charity by our team members and BGC family. We collectively continue to make a significant difference in people’s lives.”
“We’ve been blown away by British Garden Centres’ fundraising for the Greenfingers l and we want to say a huge thank you to them for their incredible hard work and dedication, and to everyone who has supported the charity throughout 2024. The fantastic total raised by team members at British Garden Centres will be a huge boost for the charity and help us build more outdoor spaces for children and their families, and actively help us turn garden designs into reality,” said Petrons
BCG is the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group with 65 garden centres. The group is owned and led by The Stubbs family, who also own and operate Woodthorpe Leisure Park in Lincolnshire. BGC was launched in 1987 with the opening of Woodthorpe Garden Centre by brothers Charles and Robert Stubbs. Since 2018 it has expanded with the acquisition of 50 garden centres allowing it to grow from its heartland to the business it is now with 65 garden centres spread from Carmarthen to Ramsgate, Wimborne to East Durham. The group has a team of 2,700 colleagues working across the garden centres, restaurants, growing nurseries, distribution centres, Woodthorpe Leisure Park, and Woody’s Restaurant & Bar.