Staff From Coventry Building Society Raise Money for Age UK with Charity Cricket Match

Coventry (PRWEB UK) 14 July 2011

Staff from Coventry Building Society held a charity cricket match at Moreton in the Marsh Cricket Club on 3rd July and raised a fantastic ?431.00 for their corporate charity, Age UK.

The match involved teams made up of staff from across Coventry?s head office and branch network.????????????

Event organiser Daniel Hunt, Customer Adviser from the Swindon branch said, ?It was a lot of fun. As well as the cricket we had a variety of family activities including a raffle, a BBQ, face painting and a bouncy castle. Every one had great day and we were delighted to raise ?431.00 for such a fantastic charity.?

Paul Farthing, Director of Fundraising at Age UK, said ?Well done to all who took part in the Charity Cricket Match, the continued support from Coventry Building Society is fantastic and helps Age UK to continue providing support and vital services for people in later life.?

Notes to Editors

Age UK

For media enquiries relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland please contact the appropriate national office: Age Scotland on 0131 668 8055, Age Cymru on 029 2043 1562 and Age NI on 028 9024 5729.

Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged, dedicated to improving later life.

We provide free information, advice and support to over five million people; commercial products and services to over one million customers; and research and campaign on the issues that matter to people in later life. Our work focuses on five key areas: money matters, health and well being, home and care, work and training and leisure and lifestyle. We work with our national partners, Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI (together the Age UK Family), our local Age UK partners in England and local Age Concerns. We also work internationally for people in later life as a member of the DEC and with our sister charity Help Age International.

Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and company number 6825798). Age Concern England and Help the Aged (both registered charities), and their trading and other associated companies merged on the 1st April 2009. Together they have formed the Age UK Group (?we?). Charitable services are offered through Age UK and commercial products are offered by the Charity?s trading companies, which donate their net profits to Age UK (the Charity).

Coventry Building Society

????Coventry Building Society is the third largest building society in the UK with assets exceeding ?22.3 billion

????The Coventry Building Society is happy supporting the communities in which our members live. Whether that's by raising funds for good causes, offering more direct support to local organisations or simply by reducing our impact on the environment, we enjoy making a difference to local people.

????To view our mortgages, savings & investments and current accounts please visit http://www.thecoventry.co.uk

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Growing International Demand For Lane End Team Building Venues

Lane End, Buckinghamshire (PRWEB) July 27, 2011

Lane End Conference Centre is seeing increasing demand for its international team building venues thanks to its unique combination of specialist service, high quality facilities and proximity to Heathrow Airport.

United Biscuits Ltd is the latest major international corporate to have enjoyed team building activities hosted by the Buckinghamshire residential conference centre at its 26-acre site.

More than 70 guests from United Biscuits? global finance team ? including some from as far as India ? gathered at Lane End to celebrate a successful end to their financial year.

Lane End?s dedicated conferences and events team partnered with CiEvents and team building company Chillisauce to provide the client with a day of motorised activities including off-road buggies, blind driving and Segways.

It began with a barbecue at The Pavilion ? one of five completely self-contained training venues at Lane End in close proximity to the team building grounds ? and culminated in a three-course gala dinner with a live band, giant Scalextric and chocolate fountain.

United had booked the event six months in advance to enable the international conference centre and its partners to put together a team building day that would meet its needs precisely.

Emma Walton from CiEvents said: ?I was given the task of sourcing a suitable venue in the South Buckinghamshire area. The key requirements were the proximity of the venue to Heathrow Airport, the quality of facilities and grounds and the standard of the bedrooms.

?I recommended three venues that were very similar in terms of price but offered very different facilities. What made the client choose Lane End in the end was the high level of service and the degree of flexibility offered from the point of first enquiry,? she added.

Lane End Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie and Conference Sales Executive Sophie Morris held a series of meetings with the United Biscuits team to help the client understand the space, noting their exact requirements and ensuring that every single detail was considered.

United Biscuits spokesperson Sue Harris said of Lane End: ?The venue was perfect for our activities.

?The staff were brilliant and very helpful ? the service was spot on. If we needed anything there was always someone around to help and advise.

?The bedrooms were very clean and welcoming and the hotel did a great job of putting all our products bags in the rooms.?

Recently, Lane End also showcased its team building venues and corporate events facilities with a big Summer Party attended by more than 120 guests from major companies and organisations across the UK.

They spanned a wide range of sectors including construction, pharmaceuticals, charities, sport and the music industry.

Companies and organisations represented included Xerox, Universal Music, Capgemini, Costain, the Guinness Trust Partnership, Macmillan Cancer Support, Sunrise Senior Living and the England & Wales Cricket Board.

The evening was hosted in partnership with Lane End?s events partners Hi5 Events and Drum Caf? UK?s interactive drumming experience.

Hi5 Events provided a taster of its motorised activities in the grounds, including motorised bath tubs and beer kegs.

Lane End has 40 years of experience as an independent conference centre and is a member of the Meetings Industry Association.

Lane End?s conference meeting rooms offer peace and quiet for effective working thanks to its idyllic rural location in 26 acres of beautiful Chilterns countryside.

The popular conference venue is also very easy to reach thanks to swift and easy access via the M4, M40 and M25.

This combination of countryside location and proximity to London makes it an ideal management training centre for City executives.

Lane End?s 34 conference rooms and 104 bedrooms are divided between five separate buildings, allowing a company to book an entire building to themselves, ensuring their business meeting venue always offers complete privacy.

Latest improvements include a major refurbishment of its Wycombe Lodge building plus the addition of a new Experiential Learning Centre, the only training venue of its kind in the London area.

For further information about team building venues, please contact Lane End Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie, telephone +44 (0)845 521 3013.

Notes for Editors

Lane End Conference Centre

Church Road

Lane End

Buckinghamshire

HP14 3HH

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)845 521 3013

Lane End Conference Centre offers state of the art residential conference facilities, set in 26 acres of beautiful Chilterns countryside just 30 miles from London.

Delegates enjoy hi-tech conference facilities, ample free parking and free broadband access on-site ? all within swift and easy reach of the capital.

Lane End Conference Centre has 104 bedrooms, 34 meeting rooms, four lounge and bar areas, four dining rooms, a games room with a lounge and bar, plus plenty of fitness and leisure facilities.

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