Partners’ generosity ‘overwhelms’ as support continues for children in local hospitals

The Alan Nuttall Partnership – operators of the Flexeserve brand - has been collecting toys and gifts to donate to children, teens and young adults having to stay in local hospitals over the Christmas period.

The 2024 initiative, the Christmas Gift Tag Appeal, enabled Partners to give a range of meaningful gifts by collecting a tag from their respective offices, following the specific instructions and choosing a gift that ensured every child received something that was right for them.

Since 2023, the Partnership has donated £1,000 worth of toys to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire and Dudley-based Russells Hall Hospital.

 “Following last year’s donations, our Partners’ desires to give back to the children, their families and the hospitals in 2024 was staggering,” said head of people Hayley Evans.

“Their generosity has been overwhelming since donations began in November. It’s created such a wonderful sense of festive spirit and giving across the Partnership.”

“I was really hoping to be picked to help deliver the gifts,” said purchasing manager, Jane Cornwell, who assisted in the delivery of the gifts in Hinckley, said.

“The entire experience was so humbling, from seeing the strength of the families to the incredible staff creating magic for the children every day. As a mother myself, I’m so glad we’ve been able to help in some small way.”

With over 150 tags taken from their offices in Dudley and Hinckley, the appeal was a complete success.

However, to the surprise of the team organising it, the number of gifts they received significantly outweighed the number of tags available.

With many partners choosing to donate multiple gifts and give whatever they could, it has been a huge showing of support for their local communities.

The donated gifts were delivered to the hospitals on 13 December in Dudley and 16 December in Hinckley. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire and Russells Hall Hospital also received donations of £750 each from the executive board.

The Alan Nuttall Partnership is headquartered in Hinckley, Leicestershire, operating two brands.

Flexeserve are industry leaders in hot food-to-go products, services and expertise, while Dudley-based Nuttall are the UK’s foremost specialists in retail displays and interior fit-out.

Pictured: Staff from the partnership with donations at Russells Hall Hospital