Waste recycling and sustainability firm, Warrens Group, has teamed up with The Greggs Foundation for a trek to raise awareness of the issues around food poverty and children’s health.
Members of the Newton Aycliffe team joined more than 80 walkers for a 19-mile walk along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland earlier this month to raise cash for the Greggs’ Breakfast Club Programme.
The family business, which is headed up by brothers and directors Adam and Antony Warren, has worked with Greggs for over 14 years which has led to the firm partnering with the Greggs Foundation. Since the relationship with the charity began, the firm has been working on areas such as the Greggs Foundation breakfast clubs and Hardship Fund Programme.
Alongside sponsorship, Warrens supports St Andrew’s Primary School in Bishop Auckland and Marchbank Free School in Darlington, to forge relationships with the staff and help families fund new school uniforms and footwear.
Warrens Group helps businesses reduce the amount of food waste they send to landfill and incineration across the region by turning it into ‘good’ energy for local communities.
“Our work with the Greggs Foundation is an extension of what we do every day as a business. We are committed to giving back to the community and the breakfast clubs are a fantastic way to ensure children get the nutrition they need to aid their concentration and fuel their imaginations for the day ahead.”
Alongside its work with The Greggs Foundation, Warrens has also raised around £2,000 by taking part in a nine-mile walk along Cleveland Way to raise money for mental health charity, the Samaritans.
Three generations of the Warren family took part in the walk, with Adam being joined by his daughter Isabel aged 11 and father John.
