Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) donated their skills, time and expertise to the Pittington community to give their village hall a makeover. In partnership with Northumbrian Water (NWG), volunteers from MMB came together to repaint the village hall, giving back to the local community as thanks for their cooperation whilst critical works were carried out in the area.
Part of an £11m scheme, MMB are working with Northumbrian Water to carry out essential work to improve the performance and flexibility of the wastewater network and wastewater treatment works in the Pittington and Sherburn areas.
Over the last 11 months, MMB has installed 3.4 kilometres of rising main and gravity sewer from Pittington to Sherburn Sewage Treatment Works. The project also includes the construction of a new pumping station in Pittington and upgrades to Sherburn Sewage Treatment Works.
At the heart of the community, Pittington village hall needed a makeover to breathe new life into the building. Volunteers from MMB, NWG and the Pittington community came together to give the hall an update – it’s amazing what a coat of paint and a good bit of elbow grease can do!
Gabrielle Ward, Customer Liaison Officer at MMB said: “Thank you to everyone who to took time out of their busy schedules to come and give back to this great community! Thank you to everyone who came along and helped, and also a big shout out to Jodie, the hall manager, for the bacon sandwiches! We had a lovely day helping to give this much loved space in the community a makeover.”
Through our corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach, we aim to make a positive difference by giving back to the communities where we work, by providing our skills, time and expertise to support community projects – and this is a great example of that.
Read more about the project here.
