Lovell marks Volunteers’ Week by celebrating community impact across south Wales
Lovell marks Volunteers’ Week by celebrating community impact across south Wales
Leading housing developer Lovell is celebrating Volunteers’ Week (3–9 June) by highlighting its recent contributions to community-focused projects across South Wales.
Volunteers’ Week, a long-running awareness campaign supported by Works4U, celebrates the power and diversity of volunteer work across the UK. This year, Lovell is using the occasion to shine a spotlight on the collective efforts of its staff and partners who have helped make a tangible difference to local communities.
Supporting ringland regeneration
One of Lovell’s recent volunteering efforts took place at the Ringland Regeneration project in Newport. Nineteen volunteers from Lovell and its development partner Hedyn (formerly Newport City Homes) took part in a community litter pick — the third such event since regeneration work began last year.
Equipped with tools provided by Keep Wales Tidy, the team cleared rubbish and engaged with local residents, including members of the Presbyterian Church in Ringland, who generously offered refreshments following the clean-up.
The initiative aimed not just to enhance the area’s environment, but to foster stronger ties with the local community — an important goal of the wider regeneration scheme.
Breaking records on the River Taff
Lovell team members also participated in a record-breaking river clean-up in Pontypridd, as part of the Taff Tidy project — an ambitious effort to set a new world record for the largest simultaneous river clean-up.
Led by Keep Wales Tidy and athlete Kate Strong, the event brought together volunteers at nine different locations along the River Taff. Four Lovell employees — Social Value Manager Meriel Gough, Marketing and Business Development Coordinator Noorhan Griffiths, Bid Coordinator Tom McDonald, and Build Manager Paul Phillips — joined forces with over 1,300 others to help beat the previous record of 329 volunteers set on India’s River Ganges.
The collective effort was a resounding success, with 1,327 participants officially setting a new world record.
A culture of giving back
Commenting on the company’s recent volunteering work, Gemma Clissett, Regional Partnerships Director at Lovell, said:
“At Lovell, giving back to the communities we build in is a crucial part of our core values. We are very proud of the volunteering work we do, and all the other community work we carry out with schools, colleges and other local organisations. We look forward to offering our help and support to more of them going forward.”
Lovell’s flagship Ringland Regeneration project is a £47 million programme set to deliver 158 new homes and a relocated shopping centre, helping to breathe new life into this part of Newport.
As Volunteers’ Week continues, Lovell’s ongoing work serves as a reminder that community regeneration is not just about bricks and mortar — it’s about relationships, responsibility, and real impact.
