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Leading disability charity, Papworth Trust, has been awarded for
their commitment to building quality and standards. The Evelyn
Fison development, Stowmarket, has been short-listed for the 2009
LABC East Anglia Building Excellence Awards.
The Local Authority Building Control (LABC) awards recognise the
whole design and build process. The Trust has been short-listed in
three categories: Best Large Housing Site; Best Conversion to
Residential; and Best Social or Affordable Housing.
Papworth Trust partnered with Hill Residential for the development, which consists of eight rented and one shared ownership properties, and a communal area. Each of the properties is available for people with physical disabilities or acquired brain injuries.
Paul McCay, director of operations at Papworth Trust says: “I’m delighted that our development has been recognised in the LABC Awards. It’s a fantastic development providing affordable housing in a great location.”
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 24 April at the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge.
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Notes to Editors
About Papworth Trust:
Each year Papworth Trust helps over 13,000 disabled people in the
East of England and the UK through a wide range of services
covering employment, vocational rehabilitation, housing and
community support.
In using the term “disabled” we mean anyone who has a
long-term health issue, learning difficulty, physical disability,
sensory impairment, mental health issue or a combination of these
or other impairments. We also mean anyone of any age.
The Trust also works with the Government, employers, service
providers and commissioners to promote disability equality and good
practice.
For further information and media opportunities, please
contact:
Kerry Atkinson, E-Communications Executive, Papworth Trust
T: 01480 357263
E: kerry.atkinson@papworth.org.uk
Papworth Trust
Bernard Sunley Centre
Papworth Everard
Cambridge
CB23 3RG
T: 01480 357200
F: 01480 357201
E: info@papworth.org.uk
Helpdesk: 0800 952 5000
www.papworth.org.uk
www.papworth.org.uk/jobs.php
Charity no. 211234
Please note that The Papworth Trust is an independent disability
charity and is unconnected with the Papworth Hospital NHS
Trust.
