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Corus reaches out in South Wales
We at Corus Strip Products UK are an integral part of our local communities
and are intimately involved in supporting them. We aim to harmonise
commercial success with the wellbeing of our employees and our local
communities. Here are just some examples of our activities.
Environment
As an active business partner of Welsh Wildlife Trust, we
undertake a series of education and learning programmes
jointly with local primary schools and the Trust. The Green
Key project at Magor Marsh helps disadvantaged adults
and those recovering from mental breakdown to enter the
workplace through local environmental projects.
Community awards
We annually commit funds for awards to many local
charities and good causes. Typically we support activities
that encourage physical exercise for young people,
voluntary organisations such as the Scouts, Guides
and Sea Cadets and self-help groups active in their own
local communities or in sports clubs. We also support
coaching certification.
Event sponsorships
Twenty-seven events this year aim at education, learning,
health and wellbeing. They include the first ever BUPA
Great Wales Run in Cardiff Bay, Try-A-Triathlon—an open
day for ages from eight to eighty—and an Anglo-Dutch
Corus sponsored relay team in the Three Castles Race
from Caernarvon to Cardiff. This year we also supported
the Family Cycle Day at Margam Country Park and the
summer series of National and International Surf Life Saving
Championships on Aberavon Beach. Recently we have
focused on family orientated activity days. Our business
also supported the multi-cultural International Folk Festival
and Dance Weekend at Tredegar Park in Newport.
Education and learning
Here, we continue to focus on young people. This year we
are developing a volunteer scheme for employees to visit
local schools and talk about what we do and employment
and career opportunities in our business. Through our
links with Careers Wales, our employees have helped with
mock interviews and CV writing in schools. We and the
Community Trade Union are jointly sponsoring the Learning
Zone in the National Waterfront Museum. Some 20,000
pupils and students have used this facility in its first 12
months. We also strengthened our links with the Margam
Educational Centre this year through our Community
Assist programme, which provided framing equipment
for the Survival Zone. Talkback NP19 is a ‘youth against
crime in the community’ initiative organised and run by
youth groups in Newport. This annual weekend event is
recognised by South Wales Police as a key influence on
youth crime in central Newport.
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