Warrington VIPS HQ Given Wain Makeover

A seven-strong team of colleagues from Wain Group headquarters in Birchwood, Warrington, swapped plans for paintbrushes to help transform a day centre for the visually impaired.

Warrington VIP (visually impaired people) won £10,000 in a competition on Absolute Radio but needed help to carry out the work to prepare and then paint the community lunch space at the building.

The aim of the charity is to help people, along with their families and friends, come to terms with sight loss, enhance the quality of life, promote the continuing independence and raise awareness of the needs of vision impaired people.

The charity’s deputy CEO Vicky James, said: “It was amazing to win the money but the refurbishment would not have been possible so quickly without the support of the Wain Group.

“The team that came down were wonderful and their work has made a tremendous difference to the whole feel of the place which had not been redecorated in four years!

“The strange yellow has gone replaced by a classy blue, the main foyer, which suffered from damp was sanded and sealed before being painted and the toilets also got a fresh coat of paint.

Vicky added: “Our VIPs are such a fantastic group of people and there is so much laughter and joy each week we are so delighted to welcome them into this transformed space.”

The Wain Group visited the centre as part of our Helping Hands initiative, which sees colleagues volunteer their time to support charities, schools and good causes in their local communities.

Wain Group executive assistant Rachael Davies, who visited the centre to see what help was needed said: “Once again it demonstrates what a difference Helping Hands can make working together with community projects to make life better for others.”