After originally achieving the Gold Wellbeing at Work Award in October 2024, this year we revalidated our commitment to the East Sussex Wellbeing in the Workplace Gold Award!
The Wellbeing at Work programme aims to provide support to East Sussex employers by improving employee health and wellbeing in the workplace. The programme offers workplace health resources, training events, and a signposting service to those working in East Sussex.
The Gold Award reflects our unwavering commitment to employee wellbeing. Our success stems from the implementation of a diverse wellbeing committee, having a qualified Mental Health First Aider, and a proactive approach to using staff wellbeing surveys to identify focus areas and track progress over time. Wellbeing is fully embedded in the culture of our organisation.
Our reaccreditation focused on our Corporate Social Responsibility – in particular our team’s dedication to raising funds for local worthwhile causes. Through employee-led initiatives, we have successfully raised thousands of pounds for charities year on year. See breakdown below:
Money Raised For Charity From 2014 to 2025
We are proud to say that we have raised the following sums for local charities: -
- The Friends of Eastbourne (Current Charity of the Year)
- St Peter & St James Hospice 2025 £8,885.07
- Children with Cancer Fund 2024 £8,502.07
- Uckfield Foodbank 2023 £6,100.00 (& food donations)
- Charity for Kids 2022 £5,265.09
- Sussex Support Services 2020 & 2021 £4,522.78
- Hospice in the Weald 2019 £5,142.12
- Children's Respite Trust 2018 £4,866.00
- St Wilfrid’s Hospice 2017 £6,000.00
- Chestnut Tree House 2016 £4,276.00
- Rockinghorse 2015 £2,093.42
- Uckfield Performance Ensemble
- (in memory of Luke Bland) 2014 £2,074.74
TOTAL RAISED £57,727.53
Some of the events that we have held in order to raise these funds are: barn dances, pub quizzes, cyclathons, easter egg hunts, cake sales, book sales, raffles, dress-down days, and Christmas dinners in the office, to name a few!
We are committed to supporting our staff in their wellbeing and having a productive and healthy workforce, whilst also engaging with our community and supporting incredible local charitable causes.