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Cambridge Building Society donates another £5k to aid local homeless The Cambridge Building Society will again donate £5,000 to help tackle homelessness in Cambridge. The Society is giving £5,000 to Allia to fund the building of additional modular homes to provide accommodation for more homeless people to benefit from the opportunity to live independently. Allia is working in partnership with It Takes A City to design, build and install three more mobile homes as part of scheme of at least six units to get rough sleepers off the streets of Cambridge. Last year The Cambridge also donated £5,000 to help homeless charity, Jimmy’s Cambridge, kit out two of Allia’s pioneering modular homes – a vital new facility that ensures those who are homeless can live independent lives. The donation equipped and furnished the modular homes with essentials such as kitchen appliances and utensils, beds and sofas. “Our purpose is to support local communities and help provide access to homes and housing,” said The Cambridge’s Chief Commercial Officer, Carole Charter. “It can be difficult for some people to access affordable and safe housing in
Cambridge and our donations recognise the great work that Allia does in supporting them. We’re delighted to help fund these mods to provide the accommodation rough sleepers need to live independent lives.” The three new modular homes are currently being built in Cambridge by Allia’s fabrication partner, New Meaning Foundation, a charity which trains disadvantaged young people in modern methods of construction.
When completed they will be moved to sites contributed by the University of Cambridge and the City Council. Martin Clark, Allia Group Director of Impact, said: “I’m deeply grateful to The Cambridge for giving funds that help us launch these homes that make a real difference to people’s lives. “This donation helps bring our vision to life. We hope that eventually there will be more such innovative projects to provide enough housing for all who need it.”
Dale takes a career path to celebrity status Medicinal Chef, Sunday Times bestselling author, and Presenter, Dale Pinnock returned to Cambridge Regional College last month to film a feature for his morning slot with BBC Morning Live, more than 20 years after he attended the college as a student. During his visit, Dale enjoyed a campus tour and trip down memory lane as he reflected on being a student with CRC. “As a young adult, I realised that I had a passion for nutrition, and I needed to find a way of extending my education if I was going to have a successful career. I enrolled on an Access to Science course, and I have never looked back. I had a fantastic time at CRC, and I finally knew 30 connected
what I wanted to do. I started to plan my career by thinking several steps ahead the whole time.” Dale progressed from CRC to university where he completed two Bachelors’ and a Masters’ Degree before starting his own business; a nutrition school which is now operating as one of the largest online nutrition schools in the world with students from every continent. Dale has since gone on to forge a highly successful career in the industry as a best-selling author, and more recently on television as a co-host and nutritional expert on popular shows such as BBC Morning Live and Eat, Shop, Save.
