Severn Valley donates £2,000 to Castle Cary Pre-school
26 February 2025
Persimmon Homes Severn Valley has donated £2,000 to Toybox Pre-school in Castle Cary as part of the Community Champions initiative.
Toybox Pre-school, in Castle Cary, is a day care provider that has supported local families by providing care for two- to five-year-olds for over twenty years.
Persimmon’s £2,000 donation will be used to upgrade current facilities, improving the play setting for children and helping to support more families from the local area.
Persimmon currently has a reserved matters planning application for 162 high-quality homes for local people in Castle Cary, helping to address the area’s housing need, while providing 57 affordable homes.
A successful application will trigger financial contributions towards education and new leisure and recreation in the area as well as biodiversity enhancements including hedgerow creation and woodland planting, and the provision of public open space, and an equipped play area.
Severn Valley's Community Champions scheme donates £24,000 each year to various community organisations and good causes in the areas where it develops.
Local Councillor Henry Hobhouse presented the cheque alongside Persimmon and commented:
"Supporting local community organisations and families is a priority for me and I am grateful that Persimmon Homes share this view. Thank you to Persimmon for their kind donation which will allow Toybox Preschool to support more children and local families in Castle Cary."
Lin Norman, from Toybox Pre-school, thanked Persimmon for the donation and said:
“We are delighted to receive this generous donation from the local housebuilder Persimmon Homes, it is fantastic to see a prominent business supporting our local community in this way. This funding will be used to improve our facilities and help us support more local families across Castle Cary.”
Carly Spear, Sales Director at Persimmon Homes Severn Valley, commented:
“We are very pleased to be supporting Toybox Pre-school in Castle Cary, who provide vital childcare support to local families.
“We are committed to leaving a lasting positive legacy in the areas where we develop, and we hope that this donation will enable the Pre-school to improve their facilities to better help support local residents across the local community.”
