We were delighted that in 2007, Bradford & Bingley was recognised in the Business in the Community Awards for Excellence, with the award of a Silver Big Tick. This marked a decade of working with Shelter. The Silver Big Tick was a special Jubilee Award made by BITC to mark the 25th anniversary of its formation.
Since 1996 Bradford & Bingley has worked with Shelter, the UK’s national campaigning charity for homeless and badly housed people. Shelter provides free, professional and independent advice, advocacy and support to over 100,000 people per year. During the first three years of our partnership we worked on fundraising projects but, since1999, we have supported Shelter’s freephone housing advice line and we have been the headline sponsors since 2001.
Bradford & Bingley staff have also supported Shelter by raising funds through in-branch activities such as dress down days and pin badge sales as well as participating in sponsored events such as the London Marathon.