P&J 275 Charity Gala
CELEBRATING CHARITIES TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITIES
The P&J 275 Charity Gala
Friday 2nd February, 2024
P&J Live, Aberdeen
This year, The Press and Journal celebrates its 275th anniversary of being the trusted voice for our regions.
As part of its anniversary celebrations, The P&J launched its 275 Community Fund earlier this year.
The goal of the fund is to provide support for The P&J’s charity partners – charities chosen by you because of all the invaluable work they do for our communities.
The P&J 275 Community Fund chosen charities for 2024 are:
Bon Accord Heritage (Save Bon Accord Baths)
Friendly Access – SurfABLE Scotland
Friends of Anchor
Munlochy Animal Aid
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA)
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The P&J 275 Charity Gala shone a spotlight on each of the five charity partners and offer an opportunity to give back to those who contribute so much to the north and north-east.
Charity Partners
Bon Accord Heritage (Save Bon Accord Baths)
Bon Accord Heritage is responsible for the Save Bon Accord Baths project, which is working towards the restoration and reopening of the historic category B-listed Art Deco baths on Aberdeen’s Justice Mill Lane.
Bon Accord Baths is one of the few remaining swimming pools of its type in the country, and Bon Accord Heritage was formed in response to its closure.
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Friendly Access - SurfABLE Scotland
SurfABLE Scotland – a project by Friendly Access – took to the waves in 2017 and set out to provide surf therapy access for everyone aged five and above, regardless of disability or condition.
The charity hopes to build its first surf therapy and changing facility at Lossiemouth.
SurfABLE Scotland currently operates as a mobile unit, which has proven successful, but this can also be restricting to those who may require support due to physical impairments, as many beach/surf locations are not equipped to cater to those needs.A pre-planning application has already been presented to the local authority with plans to submit a full planning application by the end of the year.
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Friends of Anchor
Friends of Anchor invests in medical equipment and pioneering research to push the boundaries in how we diagnose, treat and care for people, while pledging to promote clinical excellence including funded development programmes for NHS clinical staff to enhance knowledge and expertise.
Friends of Anchor will dedicate donations from the 275 Community Fund towards a number of initiatives in their support area of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Orkney and Shetland, such as a wellbeing therapy programme, which gives patients the opportunity to have treats like getting their nails done, care packs, a daily treat trolley and more.
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Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) saves lives.
For nearly 10 years, the country’s only charity-funded Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) has been flying time-critical paramedic and specialist care to those most seriously ill or injured all across Scotland.
Responding to around 900 emergency call outs last year alone, SCAA has never been more crucial to the country’s life-saving emergency response network.
Every single one of these life-supporting missions is made possible ONLY by the generous support of the public, businesses, trusts and foundations who recognise the essential role of a charity that has impacted on the lives of thousands in communities all across Scotland.
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Munlochy Animal Aid
Munlochy Animal Aid on the Black Isle is dedicated to caring for a wide range of animals.
Its mission is to provide shelter and veterinary care to animals in need, especially when their owners are unable to care for them temporarily due to hospitalisation, incarceration, homelessness, or other crises.
The charity aims to use funding to develop its facilities further and commit to the unwavering support of animal welfare.
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Sponsors
Cala was established as the City of Aberdeen Land Association in 1875 and we continue to create landmark, sustainable new communities across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Community is at the heart of everything we do – brought to life through our Community Pledge that brings meaningful, bespoke benefits to each neighbourhood in which we build, through donations, sustainability projects, volunteering drives and much more. From our Showhome of Support initiative, to our Land to Life schools programme, our Urban Wildlife Strategy and a host of charity partnerships – we are proud to support communities across the North East.
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Cala was established as the City of Aberdeen Land Association in 1875 and we continue to create landmark, sustainable new communities across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Community is at the heart of everything we do – brought to life through our Community Pledge that brings meaningful, bespoke benefits to each neighbourhood in which we build, through donations, sustainability projects, volunteering drives and much more. From our Showhome of Support initiative, to our Land to Life schools programme, our Urban Wildlife Strategy and a host of charity partnerships – we are proud to support communities across the North East.
Visit CALA websiteAt Aberdein Considine, we offer expert guidance across a range of property, legal and financial services. We have over 40 years’ experience in guiding people through life’s milestones, finding pragmatic and practical solutions, no matter what life throws in the way.
Founded in Aberdeen, we have expanded throughout Scotland and the North of England, with over 500 colleagues across 19 offices.
We’re Scotland’s largest solicitor estate agent, and we offer expert legal advice across a wide range of areas including Corporate and Business Advisory, Banking, Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Dispute Resolution, Private Client, and Family Law.
We also provide wealth management services through our team of independent financial advisers, as well as an independent mortgage broker service.
Visit Aberdein Considine websiteAberdeen Sports Village is Scotland’s premier sports, fitness and lifestyle venue and exists as the home for sport in the beautiful city of Aberdeen
From hosting international sports events, offering multiple sports facilities including a 400m athletics track and indoor athletics facility, to an Olympic standard Aquatics Centre, the gym, exercise and lifestyle classes – the village offers a truly inspirational space for all.
Visit Aberdeen Sports Village websiteAzets is a UK top 10 accountancy and business advisory firm and the largest regional business advisor to SMEs in the UK. We provide trusted advice and personalised client services across accounting, tax, audit, advisory, people and technology, saving business leaders valuable time, so they can focus on achieving their ambitions.
With more than 3,800 specialists across the UK, our teams offer a personal, local approach underpinned by a network of unparalleled expertise.
Our purpose is to improve the lives of our colleagues, clients, and communities, in a sustainable way. And everything we do is underpinned by our investments in people and technology.
If you’re looking for compliance peace of mind and expert support, our local team is ready to help.
Visit Azets websiteBalmoral was established in 1980 by chairman and managing director, Sir James Milne CBE, and has built an enviable reputation in the design, development and delivery of buoyancy, protection and insulation products for the global offshore energy sector.
As an independent company, headquartered in Aberdeen, we have approximately 300 people based at our facility in the city and a global presence spanning Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific. Group-wide, the company employs around 600 people.
An unrivalled production capacity within our 250,000sqft custom-built facility enables us to provide multi-product, agile and flexible manufacturing solutions to our clients that operate predominantly in the offshore wind and oil and gas sectors.
Visit Balmoral Comtec websiteBrookson Legal is an SRA regulated law firm that provides a range of IR35 solutions to the flexible supply chain. We advise hirers, agencies and contractors on employment law and ensure they have integrated the correct procedures in order to remain compliant with HMRC’s reasonable care obligation.
Visit Brookson Legal websiteGlobal Energy Group (GEG) is one of the UK’s leading integrated energy supply chain and infrastructure service providers, operating across the renewables, oil and gas and nuclear sectors. Founded in 2005, the group is headquartered in Inverness with regional operational hubs in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Since 2011, GEG have owned and operated the Port of Nigg, a world class multi-sector energy facility, boasting over 1,200m of deep-water quayside, significant laydown areas and some of the largest construction and assembly shops in the UK.
GEG are recognised as an energy industry market leader and can undertake projects of all sizes and levels of complexity. From the fabrication of topside modules, specialist subsea equipment and complex nuclear assemblies, to the marshalling and assembly of major offshore wind developments, our experienced and highly knowledgeable team ensures the delivery of optimum project solutions to meet the stringent standards of our clients.
GEG are at the forefront of the national energy transition towards a net zero, low carbon economy. The organisations’ success stems from a long history within the energy industry, highly experienced leadership team, proactive investment strategy and an unwavering commitment to innovation, quality, and health & safety.
Visit Global Energy Group (GEG) websiteHutcheon Mearns is a global professional services advisory firm focused on finance, people, business, and technology solutions.
Headquartered in Aberdeen, with offices in Dundee and Edinburgh, we help businesses build exceptional finance teams, solve complex business challenges, and deliver growth through strategy.
Our team of qualified accountancy and finance professionals are on hand to solve our clients’ problems with our innovative thinking and approach.
Visit Hutcheon Mearns websiteAward-winning Infinity Partnership is a multi-disciplined accountancy and business advisory practice, built on an unrelenting commitment to customer service.
Clients – including small, medium and large firms, investors and start-ups – trust Infinity to provide the right advice.
The Aberdeen-based firm is a five-time winner at the British Accountancy Awards. Managing partner Simon Cowie was also named Practice Leader of the Year at the 2023 Accounting Excellence Awards in London – a fantastic double win following Simon’s Practice Pioneer Award success at last year’s event. Client relationship associate Chloe Leslie was also selected for the coveted 20 Under 20 list, compiled by Aberdeen Young Professionals (AYP).
Infinity is the ideal partner to support and advise management on a project-by-project basis or in a longer-term working relationship, from managing accountancy functions or preparing R&D tax claims to providing professional corporate finance support.
Supporting the communities in which it operates truly matters to Infinity Partnership. Whether it is through sponsorship, charity work or by supporting the next generation of accountancy talent, being at the very heart of Aberdeen is hugely important to us.
Visit Infinity Partnership websiteITC Hydraulic Services Ltd and ITC Manufacturing Ltd are a modern facing, dynamic solutions driven company, providing full Hydraulic and Electrical Services, Start to Finish Manufacturing from Design to Completion, Service and Repair, Equipment Hire, Offshore and Onshore Personnel, Fabrication, Machining and Component Supply.
We can deliver a flexible, fast response and cost-effective service, tailored specifically to meet the needs of our clients.
Our goal has always been to deliver the highest quality of service and build upon our established reputation for quality and flexibility.
ITC enjoy high levels of repeat business attained through consistent dedication, commitment, attention to detail and safety.
ITC Hydraulic Services Ltd is based in Oldmeldrum and ITC Manufacturing Ltd is based in St Katherines.
Both entities are certified with UKAS Management system ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 & ISO45001:2018.
Visit ITC Hydraulics and Manufacturing websitePD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002. More than 20 years on, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise still sets us apart. A flexible, full service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. Our adaptable know-how and transferable skills are engaged in various adjacent fields too, whether that’s marine and manufacturing concerns, or help for pharmaceutical and defence clients. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference.
Visit PDMS websiteBased in the Aberdeen area, Welsh & Taylor Wealth provide holistic financial advice to individuals, families and business owners across Scotland. The business launched in January 2020 by managing directors Martin Welsh and Kieran Taylor. Their aim was to provide long lasting, effective wealth building and retention solutions to all of their clients. Martin and Kieran have built a wealth management business that makes a tangible and positive difference to their clients and the local community. The business is not a transactional one. It is driven by long lasting and fruitful relationships where the client and their goals come first.
Visit Welsh & Taylor Wealth websiteW M Donald Ltd is a multidisciplinary Civil Engineering contracting business operating from Netherley, Stonehaven since 1977 and supported by regional offices in Inverness and Perth. We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of 227 employees, with a further 80 subcontractors. Our teams deliver an unrivalled breadth of services to public and private sector clients, including many of the leading national and regional housebuilders. We undertake complex enabling and major infrastructure works as Principal Contractor and as a subcontractor across the north of Scotland. W M Donald’s teams are currently working on over 40 live sites and we continually strive to be the market leader in our fields of operation. We are committed to investing in our people and help them to be the best they can be. We make it happen.
Visit WM Donald websiteEvent Partnership Opportunities
Event Partnership Opportunities
For further details on Event Partnership opportunities, please contact:
Carole Bruce on 07799 545753 or carole.bruce@dcthomson.co.uk
Aimee Mitchell on 07549 937907 or aimee.mitchell@dcthomson.co.uk