December 2010 saw all Pentagon sites help raise money for local children’s hospice Bluebell Wood; Sheffield Children’ Hospital and Barnsley Hospice…

Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice offers care and support to children with life limiting conditions who are not expected to reach adulthood. Sheffield Children’s Hospital offers highly specialised medical and surgical specialist treatment for children and young people. These services meet the needs of children and young people living across South Yorkshire and often further afield. Barnsley Hospice provides care and support for hundreds of local people each year. Their main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for patients with a life limiting illness, whilst supporting their families, during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills they offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and terminal care at the end of life.

Last winter Pentagon helped out in the local community when snow struck and the local Hospice was unable to get out and about to their day patients.  Pentagon loaned the hospice a Hilux 4 wheel drive, enabling them to make their essential daily visits.

But it’s not just the larger places that benefit, all the staff were involved in raising money for a local girl, Ada West, to help keep her mobile when she outgrew her old pushchair, raising more than enough to buy her a fantastic new pram and all the trappings.

Coast to Coast Bike Ride

July 2010 saw our Barnsley technicians along with friends also completed a coast-to-coast bike ride which raised over £1,187 for Barnsley Hospice. The incredible journey started in Southport and went on to tackle various terrains before finishing in Hornsea. In total the guys racked up an unbelievable 203 miles! This was a fantastic effort for a great cause.

Race for Life

Last year also saw a number of our employees participate in the 5k ‘Race for Life’ event at Herrington Stadium, Rotherham. This exhausting run was no easy task but all our employee efforts were for a good cause. Cancer Research UK carries out groundbreaking work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer which has helped save millions of lives in the UK and across the world.