We have chosen The Nelson Trust as our Charity of the Year for 2024.

We will be undertaking various fundraising events throughout the year including our cake stalls at our machinery sales. We will also be volunteering with the Trust throughout the year.

One of our "big" fundraising challenges this year is that three of our team, Teresa Davis, Amelia Greener and Jamie Edmonston will be undertaking a 10,000ft Skydive on Friday 17th May.

Also Jo, who is based at our Salerooms, is running the Edinburgh Marathon (26 miles) on Sunday 26th May.

The Nelson Trust has been working successfully for over 38 years with vulnerable people who have multiple and complex needs including addiction, trauma and offending. Their vision is for there to be a world where both the causes and consequences of multiple disadvantages are understood, effectively tackled and ultimately eliminated. They place equal importance on helping people recover from their addiction as well as helping the rebuild a positive, independent life in order to sustain their abstinence once they have left their care.

They work alongside each client to develop personalised programmes of therapy, workshops, courses and 1-2-1 support. The provide Residential Rehabilitation, Hub Enterprises (offering therapeutic ways to facilitate each person’s recover journey) and Women’s Centres in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and Wales. They also offer real world volunteering opportunities, training in life skills and education to help people get back on their feet and return to the workplace.