BBC Children in Need DIY SOS: The Big Build

Did you see it?

The Smart Gas team had the pleasure of being involved in BBC Children in Need’s DIY SOS The Big Build in September and it was recently aired during the fundraising extravaganza on Friday 19^th November.

The Mission?

To transform an empty field into a purpose built adventure camping site for St Michael’s Youth Project in Hull.

For over 30 years they’ve been working to deliver a variety of activities that improve the physical health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people. These activities also contribute towards raising their self esteem and self confidence and since their usual home surroundings are often cramped and overcrowded, these overnight stays give them access to outside space, building life experiences for them.

The physical health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people has become an increasingly important issue since the lockdowns and school closures.

So, when they were looking for an army of volunteers we didn’t hesitate to offer our services. No job is ever too big or small for us and over the two days we were involved in a variety of general tasks which included fitting a gas pipe to the boiler and fitting shower curtains in the shower block.

It was incredibly rewarding to see everyone come together for this project, knowing we played a small part in helping children and young people experience things that many take for granted.

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