BEES UK Hosts The Launch Of Social Enterprise City Brochure


BEES UK Hosts The Launch Of Social Enterprise City Brochure
The BEES team has been busy helping with, and hosting the launch of Plymouth's new Social Enterprise City brochure.Councillor Dave Downie, Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Communities said: Plymouth's reputation as a Social Enterprise City keeps going from strength to strength.Its great to see some of this extraordinary work, making life changing differences to so many people. The work going on here, for instance, is nothing short of awe-inspiring.

Councillor Dave Downie goes on to say:

"BEES UK were awarded £77,050 through Plymouth’s Social Enterprise Investment Fund last year, one 15 successful companies to be awarded this grant / loan from the fund.

Their classroom is the outdoors on green spaces such as school play grounds allotments and at their own farm head-quarters in Plympton.

Students there take on responsibilities for animal care, horticulture and business enterprise preparation for employment and time management. At the farm, they look after geese, ducks, rabbits, turkeys, tortoises, pigs and even emus and wallabies, all of which present unique challenges and development opportunities to the student."

Read the complete article here:

http://plymouthnewsroom.co.uk/cockahoop-new-social-enterprise-city-brochure/

 

 



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