Student support a pleasure

We were pleased to be able to support Peterborough Regional College’s student awards again this year.

The ceremony – a rather glittering affair – is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of students.

Karen Dykes from ACR attended the event to mark our sponsorship of the Best Business Student award which was won by Chris Burling.

With budgets tight across the board, this kind of support of local activities can often fall off the list of business’ priorities. We’ve always taken the view that when times are tough, it remains a vital investment in the future – both for us and for the students who deserve a hand up the ladder.

Seeing the pride with which they received their awards was, Karen said, ‘heartwarming’.

The students were treated to some inspirational food for thought too from special guest Ade Adepitan. He survived polio as a younger and now has a career as an international wheelchair basketball player and TV presenter.

Definitely a worthwhile event to be involved with – and an enjoyable one to attend.

And just a quick mention: We’re a team here at ACR and we’re all involved in many different aspects of the business. With that in mind, although this is officially ‘my blog’, I thought it might be good to give others the chance to speak out – in a ‘guest blogger’ role. So, over the coming weeks, others will be penning some words for this page, sharing their thoughts and ideas. They’ll get a name check so you know who they are.