Loughborough College are playing their part in tackling digital poverty and supporting employability with their donation of 30 refurbished laptops to The Carpenter’s Arms. It means that the 29 residents at our Six Hills property in Loughborough can access IT equipment to help support their progress towards living independently, particularly when it comes to acquiring… Continue reading Loughborough College’s IT donation supports education and employment at The Carpenter’s Arms
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World Record Swimmer supports The Carpenter’s Arms outdoor swim and Q&A
The role of mental resilience in physical performance was the topic for discussion when World Record Swimmer Cllr Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE joined The Carpenter’s Arms’s outdoor swim and Q&A session. The event, which took place on Friday, 27th June 2025 at Swim Six Hills, Melton Mowbray, was attended by a number of supporters, former… Continue reading World Record Swimmer supports The Carpenter’s Arms outdoor swim and Q&A
Enva unites with The Carpenter’s Arms to fight addiction through football
The power of sport to change lives is receiving a welcome boost thanks to Enva’s new sponsorship arrangement with addiction recovery charity The Carpenter’s Arms. The agreement sees Enva, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading recycling and resource recovery specialists, signing on as shirt sponsor for the charity’s football team for the season 2025-26.… Continue reading Enva unites with The Carpenter’s Arms to fight addiction through football
Chickens to join the flock at The Carpenter’s Arms
The Carpenter’s Arms has welcomed some new and lively additions to their flock thanks to the generosity of James Potter Eggs. The family business’s donation of 45 birds was made possible when one of the charity’s residents and volunteers, John Argyle, alerted his father Richard to their plea for a flock of hens. The plans… Continue reading Chickens to join the flock at The Carpenter’s Arms
Mayor of Charnwood selects The Carpenter’s Arms as his chosen charity
We’re delighted that the new Mayor of Charnwood Cllr David Northage has chosen The Carpenter’s Arms as one of two charities for his year in office 2025-26. CEO of The Carpenter’s Arms Richard Spence, who attended the Mayor of Charnwood’s inauguration in May, said: “We are absolutely delighted that the Mayor has selected The Carpenter’s… Continue reading Mayor of Charnwood selects The Carpenter’s Arms as his chosen charity
The Carpenter’s Arms launches new clothes shop to support men overcoming addiction
The Carpenter’s Arms has launched a new clothes shop at its Wharncliffe Road property to support men challenged by addiction to transition into a new chapter of their lives. We currently has a space for donated clothes but are now aiming to transform it into a welcoming, organised shop experience for residents. As Richard Spence, CEO… Continue reading The Carpenter’s Arms launches new clothes shop to support men overcoming addiction
Residents at The Carpenter’s Arms get physical in new gym space
The installation of our new, all-weather gym is helping men battling addiction to invest in their physical health. The new gym building, located in the garden of our Wharncliffe Road property in Loughborough, has been made possible through the support of the Screwfix Foundation which supports projects that fix, repair, maintain and improved properties and… Continue reading Residents at The Carpenter’s Arms get physical in new gym space
Technology wins for The Carpenter’s Arms at East Midlands Chamber’s Leicestershire Business Awards 2024
The Carpenter’s Arms was amongst the winners announced at East Midlands Chamber’s Leicestershire Business Awards 2024, which took place at The Venue @ DMU on 8th November. The charity won the Business Improvement Through Technology Award, sponsored by NetMonkeys and presented by ceremony host and ITV presenter Emma Jesson. A key way in which the… Continue reading Technology wins for The Carpenter’s Arms at East Midlands Chamber’s Leicestershire Business Awards 2024
Hilton East Midlands Airport and Hilton Nottingham help secure homes for hens at The Carpenter’s Arms
The Carpenter’s Arms received a welcome boost to its plans to rear chickens when staff from local Hilton East Midlands Airport and Hilton Nottingham lent their support. The project forms part of the charity’s ambitions to turn a one-acre piece of wasteland at its Six Hills site (situated midway between Melton Mowbray and Loughborough) into… Continue reading Hilton East Midlands Airport and Hilton Nottingham help secure homes for hens at The Carpenter’s Arms
Preparing for the Autumn Budget
With so much speculation at the moment about what the Budget announcement will mean for us all, we asked Eleanor King, Managing Director at Ian King Financial Planning Ltd, to share her thoughts. Aaahh, the Autumn…a time for standing by the window with a mug of hot chocolate, watching the leaves fall and wondering how… Continue reading Preparing for the Autumn Budget