Our Charity Efforts
Here at Contours, we're firmly committed to giving something back. Read all about our charity efforts, from sponsored coffee mornings to trail maintenance.
Our Charity Efforts
https://www.contours.co.uk/our-charity-efforts
Contours Holidays takes great pride in being able to take part in charity events, and is always on the look out for new opportunities to give back to the wider community. Our team regularly get involved in a variety of conservation work, fundraising events and sponsorship opportunities as a way of showing our appreciation for the trails we use and other important causes. Below is a list of just some of our achievements over the past few years:
At long last, we're back on the trails! This year, Contours and the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers descended on Goose Nest Wood to repair a severely flood-damaged section of footpath.
We cut back the undergrowth; dug a new trail into the steep, treacherous riverbank; moved fallen trees; and helped turn an immovably large fallen trunk into a new set of steps.
Certain world events in 2020 disrupted Contours' in-person conservation efforts, but not before we founded our new Eco Team in February.
We kicked off our remote efforts with two new initiatives to recycle Christmas cards and crisp packets, and looked forward to future plans.
For the second year running, Contours set out to help the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers maintain our local trails. Together we shifted a misplaced bridge and erected two new waymarker posts.
The Contours Team also shared a Red Nose Day full of activities. All kitted out in our official T-shirts, we enjoyed a variety of homemade cakes, a stretching class and a quiz — and made £400 for Comic Relief in the process!
We hosted our second annual Macmillan Coffee Morning at the end of September. Lots of delicious treats were shared while we played fun games and had a wonderful time, but more importantly, we successfully raised another £100 for Macmillan Cancer Support!
A group of ten Contours team members spent a day with the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers and helped with some important maintenance on the Pennine Way National Trail. We also enjoyed a satisfying day of litter-picking at the Pick and Play Day with Peak Mountaineering.
As well as this, we raised over £100 by hosting a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer support, and we returned to the Peak District for a second round of Conservation work in early October.
Then in December, we put together 12 more gift-filled shoeboxes for the Chesterfield shoebox appeal, and took part in the national Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children!
A small team of Contours staff took part in the Great British Dog Walk in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. We also took part in the Christmas Shoebox Appeal, delivering a total of 19 gift-filled shoeboxes to the Samaritans for them to distribute to those in need.
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We took part in a wonderful charity walk around Carsington Water to help raise money for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust.
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A group of our staff members walked the West Highland Way in aid of the mental health charity Combat Stress.
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We travelled to London to take part in the Moon Walk for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and we also raised money for the South West Coast Path by completing a full run of the entire trail.
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Our team walked the challenging Dovedale Dipper, raising money for Breathrough Breast Cancer.
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As well as these one-off events, we also have three designated charity walking trails. For every customer who walks the Shakespeare's Way, the Ayrshire Coast Path or the Cross-Cotswold Path, we will donate £5 to their respective causes. Find out more here.
