Burg-Wächter has come to the aid of a Cheshire cricket and football club. The security specialist was impressed with an application from High Lane Cricket club of Stockport for the free-of-charge security support that the Secure Communities Scheme provides.
Following assessment of the club’s needs, Burg-Wächter has donated a selection of padlocks. The locks will be used to secure two areas: storage rooms housing training equipment for coaches to access, and a new container adjacent to the pavilion that is to provide extra storage space.
Chris Simpson, the club’s Chairman, said: "Burg-Wächter’s security products donation is coming at just the right time. As a remote club we regularly suffer from vandalism, so the extra security afforded by the products donated will be invaluable. We’ve been making improvements to our cricket pavilion and changing rooms to make them suitable for multi-sports activity, including junior football, and in order to create a community space for events and celebrations. We needed a very strong lock limiting access to a new container we had purchased plus combination locks for our storage rooms so that we could keep them secure from a health and safety perspective for children. The initial improvements allow us to increase the capacity of the pavilion, which is now regularly booked out for events. This provides the income we need to sustain our cricket club. By creating a separate changing room block we have been able to welcome winter sports like junior football which have increased inclusion and membership across both clubs.
“Applying for the Burg-Wächter equipment was simple. We went onto the company’s website and followed the link to its Secure Communities Scheme. Then all we had to do was to email some details to an address given there.”
Burg-Wächter's Secure Communities Scheme gives regional community leaders and volunteers the chance to win a security kit worth up to £200 for their organization. Any regional initiative that is run by or supports the local community can apply.
Burg-Wächter launched the scheme in recognition of the fact that people around the country who are doing their bit for their community should not have to worry about the security of their premises, equipment or storage areas. The company's Secure Communities Scheme is its way of saying thank you to community leaders for supporting people in their area.
The type of project or organisation that the scheme is open to is very wide-ranging. It could be a scouts group; a local sports group like a cycling or football club; a school after-hours club; a hospital or healthcare community programme; a provider of events for children or pensioners; a facilitator of village activity; or a town/village charity. As long as the initiative is run by or supports the local community, and it has a specific security need Burg-Wächter would like to hear about it. Successful applicants will each receive a tailored security kit to help secure property, premises, equipment or storage areas to the value of £150 - £200 at retail price.
The Secure Communities Scheme is an ongoing initiative, which has already helped 105 regional causes through the provision of over 2,000 pieces of security equipment.
