supporting charities

We are committed to supporting charities through a range of initiatives including fundraising activities and events, pro bono work, sponsorship and volunteering.

Who we support

We support and promote our official 'Charity of the Year', which is chosen and informed by annual employee consultation and feedback. Our nominated charity for 2010/2011 is Willow Wood Hospice which provides specialist palliative care to patients suffering with life-threatening illnesses and has cared for over 2000 patients and their families since it opened in 1999.

We also support local chairities and charitable initiatives whenever we can. We have recently supported The MS Support Centre, The Alzheimer's Society, Nightingale House Hopsice, Empowering Youth Foundation, RSPCA Wirral, Shelter and Claire House.

We are also backing a campaign to support the plight of persecuted trade unionists in Colombia, South America; we have also signed up to Justice for Colombia, a petition urging the British Government to rethink its support for the country's president Alvaro Uribe. We also support the United Campaign and the Bevan Foundation.

Supporting our people

We support all Walker Smith Way people in their charitable endeavours, including those undertaken outside work. Many of our people volunteer and offer pro bono work to a wide variety of charities and we also encourage and support people taking part in their own fundraising events, for example Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, midnight walks, bikeathons and various endurance challenges.