Charity & Community Partnerships

As one of the largest employers in South Bristol it’s important to us that we play our part in supporting our local community. We do this through our employees, who manage our charitable fund set up through our Charity & Community Committee.

Our Charity & Community Committee

Key Charity Partnerships for 2024

Our Community Partners

BS3 Community Charity

BS3 Community Charity run the Bedminster Food Club close to our South Bristol Production Facility, and they help supply local families and individuals with fresh and tinned food.

We have made a number of donations to the charity since our charitable fund was set up helping them secure extra food and activity packs for children during the school holidays as well as during the winter periods. We have also helped fund a Craft and Cooking Session for their Food Club members.

We recently also donated a Bleed Kit to them so it can be located within their centre which can be easily accessed by the local community.

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Merchants Academy School, South Bristol

As part of our sponsorship of the British Heart Foundation in 2023 we donated an AED – Automated External Defibrillator to a South Bristol secondary school – Merchants Academy. They have located the AED in their Sports Centre which is open 7 days a week and hosts both school and community events.

We recently also donated a Bleed Kit to them which they have also installed in their Sports Centre so it can support the school and the wider community.

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Young Shipwrights Workshops

The workshops involve Year 6 children working in small teams to build and decorate their own cardboard boat, which are launched at the Bristol Harbour Festival Young Shipwrights Annual Boat Race each year.

The children use many skills during the workshops such as listening, teamwork, presentation and communication skills, practical building and construction skills as well as taking turns to demonstrate leadership.

A group of Bailey volunteers are there to explain what we do in our job roles and assist them when they need help making their boats. We typically sponsor 120 children from a local primary school over two days.

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PROPS

PROPS supports adults with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential in their community by providing practical learning, skills development and worthwhile accessible work-based experiences.

Based in Bristol, PROPS provides day opportunities for 49 weeks of the year and also runs a fleet of minibuses to pick up and drop off trainees who access the services.

Each year we sponsor and participate in their Bristol to Bordeaux Cycle Challenge. Over four days the Bailey Team, alongside many others, cycle 500 miles from Bailey HQ to Bordeaux in support of the charity.

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Employee Fund

Our Colleagues in the Community

The Employee Fund is a sponsorship programme for our employees where they can apply for a donation for a charity which is meaningful to them, sponsorship of a sports team or money towards a school or community event.

We have approved many applications including sponsoring gymnastic, hockey and American football sports teams, school summer fayres and animal charities.

Matched Funding

The Employee Fund also offers matched funding up to £500 for any of our employees looking to raise money for a charity by taking part in an event or activity.

Corporate Membership

Corporate Memberships

The Committee chose to support the new Bristol Zoo Project by signing up to a corporate membership so we can offer all of our employees the opportunity to become a member plus support a local conservation and education charity.

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