REGENERATION ORGANISATION URGES PEOPLE TO MAKE CHRISTMAS WISHES COME TRUE



	REGENERATION ORGANISATION URGES PEOPLE TO MAKE CHRISTMAS WISHES COME TRUE
	British Business Parks PRESS RELEASE Leading Midlands regeneration organisation British Business Parks is helping children in Cannock to enjoy a happier Christmas. The organisation, which helps to revive the flagging fortunes of industrial sites throughout the West Midlands and Staffordshire, is once again running its annual Christmas Tree Appeal in aid of local children’s charities and organisations. Every year the generosity of Midlands people enables the tree appeal to buy presents for more than 1,000 children who might otherwise not have as happy a Christmas as luckier youngsters. Some are in homes while others may live in refuges. The appeal works by having people choose a tag from the tree and then buying a present for the child named. The appeal has run successfully in Walsall for a number of years and was extended to Cannock last year where it also proved popular. BBP project manager Vanessa Emery said: “Christmas is a time when we should think of others worse off than ourselves. “People in Cannock have given fantastic support to the Christmas Tree Appeal and hopefully they will do so again this year and make a child’s Christmas.” If you would like to contribute, the Christmas tree will be located in Cannock Shopping Centre on Saturday November 27, December 4 and 11 between 9am-3pm. People can return gifts to the tree on any of the above dates or bring them to: Ridings House, Ridings Park, Eastern Way, Hawks Green, Cannock, no later than 5pm on Monday December 13. For further information, please contact Vanessa Emery or Morag Pringle on 01543 460050. British Business Parks has built an enviable reputation with both the business community and the public sector nationwide. Its aim is to make business parks attractive propositions by tackling problems such as crime and subsequently encouraging firms to invest money on improvements. It encourages companies based in a given area to work together to create a better business environment while helping them take advantage of a range of products and services. Local authorities and other public agencies are encouraged to work with the business community to help regenerate the wider community. It also urges business support agencies to strengthen their links with the business community and offers real, cost-effective solutions to commercial problems. There are currently 18 business parks established in Staffordshire and the West Midlands benefiting from BBP help and advice. The work undertaken by BBP at the request of the Government has seen the concept spread across England from Sussex to the North East.

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