ROOFTOP Support and Care who run Lydney Gateway are delighted to receive a cheque for nearly £2,000 from specialist insurer, Ecclesiastical.

The cheque was the culmination of both financial and practical help that Ecclesiastical has provided to the Lydney Gateway Supported Housing project for homeless young people aged 16 to 21 years.

A team of staff from Ecclesiastical spent two days in November painting and gardening at Lydney Gateway as part of Ecclesiastical’s commitment to charity work in the community.

Nigel Light, one of the volunteers from Ecclesiastical, said: “As well as helping transform areas of the project it’s given us an insight into the lives of young people who have not been as fortunate in their formative years as many of us.”

Annette Bazeley, link worker at Rooftop Support and Care, added: “The guys worked really hard and the two residents who worked with them loved it. 

“The lounge looks great and the guys who worked in the garden worked really hard too. They all came with smiles and lots of energy.”

Accepting the cheque on behalf of Rooftop Support and Care were young residents Aaron Snee and Connor Hutchinson who helped the Ecclesiastical team with the work alongside Annette Bazeley.