Arras & Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary

Arras People, a national project management recruitment agency based in Heywood, made a £500 donation to Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Edenfield, Ramsbottom. The ceremony was marked with a cheque presentation and photos Monday afternoon.

After conducting a series of Project Management Careers Clinics for nearly a year, the total sum of the donations made for each clinic have been rounded up by Arras to present four different charities based around the Greater Manchester area.

The four registered charities slated to receive donations this year include: Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary; Derian House Children’s Hospice, Chorley; The Youth Charter, an extracurricular activities provider for Children, Salford Quays, Manchester; and George House Trust, an HIV Voluntary Organisation, Manchester.

Donations made by Arras People will total £2,000, a large grant based on the popularity of Arras People’s commitment to providing prospective project management job candidates with quality career consultation and advice. Arras People’s managing director, John Thorpe, and consultants Mick Hides, Lindsay Scott, Nicola Thorp and Gary Holmes, provide career advice and help for people on their CV and share their opinions and tips in areas such as qualifications, training, current job markets in project management. Fees for the sessions were donated to the charity of the candidate’s choice.

Said John Thorpe, a director of Arras People: ‘It is great to have a dedicated team who are willing to make time to share their experience and at the same time generate money that goes towards helping others in our local community.’

Six Arras People employees were treated to a tour of the Bleakholt facilities by Martin Mercer, Head of Stables at the Sanctuary, which has officially operated near Ramsbottom since 1957 and served as a registered charity since 1969. Mercer led a tour of the stables that feature 27 horses and 11 donkeys; stalls for farm animals, including two New Zealand Kune Kune pigs; and kennels featuring a variety of dogs and some cats. One former circus horse named Serpie showed off her patented hand shake to the overjoyed group, while several different dogs caught the eyes of the dog lovers in the group.

The Project Management Career Clinic has been set up by Arras People to provide advice and help for people who are looking for project management careers/training/CV/market intelligence advice. To use the service, professionals are asked to donate £25 to one of the three charities nominated by Arras People. The service provided by Arras People’s trained staff provides general CV help while also providing educated advice, tips and opinions with students in areas such as qualifications, training, current job markets in project management and other related topics.

For Lindsay Scott’s take on the visit to Bleakholt, click here to read her post about it at How to Manage a Camel.