Southern Water To Make Charitable Donation After Water Issues
Written by karen on February 9, 2016
MP Nominates Charities.
Following the recent issues affecting Islanders, Southern Water have asked Gordon Henderson MP to nominate a local charity to receive a good will gesture. Gordon has posted the following on his website today.
Thank you to all those who made suggestions about to which local groups on Sheppey Southern Water should make a donation as a gesture of goodwill because of the inconvenience caused by the burst water main last month.
All of the groups suggested are worthy of an award, however, realistically I can only expect Southern Water to make a donation to a couple of those groups.
I will therefore be suggesting that a donation is made to Age UK (Sheppey) and The Freedom Centre.
My logic for choosing these two Island organisations is that the people who were most disadvantaged by the lack of water tended to be the elderly and the disabled who were unable to get to a water distribution point.
In addition, those affected by the water problem, in the main, lived either in Minster or at the east end of the Island. Both Age UK (Sheppey) and The Freedom Centre help people in those areas.
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Karen North On February 9, 2016 at 3:32 pm
What about donating to small businesses that have lost out!
Danielle Yates On February 9, 2016 at 3:39 pm
Karl David Yates
Danielle Yates On February 9, 2016 at 3:39 pm
Jill Yates
Jill Yates On February 9, 2016 at 5:30 pm
hmmm! x
Danielle Yates On February 9, 2016 at 3:39 pm
Vicky Yates
Cliff Jones On February 9, 2016 at 8:35 pm
the charity should be the residents affected by the water loss
Kelly Gascoyne On February 9, 2016 at 11:45 pm
Isn’t that lovely of Southern Water….donating our money from our bills to charity! They couldn’t possibly apologise and reimburse any household or business instead could they?!
Bradley Lewis Honour On February 10, 2016 at 7:11 am
Christopher Honour for being skint!