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perimeter branding and access to tickets
and hospitality for staff and their families.
MarkWood, Head of the Corporate
Commercial Department reflected on his
Ashes experience with clients. “I remember
sitting in the sunshine atTrent Bridge with
a good client and asking him whether there
was anywhere in the world we would rather
be than the exact spot we found ourselves
in during the AshesTest and we decided
pretty quickly that there wasn’t!
“The eve of Test dinner had been
an equally memorable night with our
clients and we’re very proud to align
our status with a sporting venue that
offers local service whilst maintaining
global significance. Similarly to have the
opportunity to reward our staff and to
entertain prospects and clients at what
I consider to be the most prestigious
sporting event of the year was truly
invaluable.”
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Ongoing discussions to develop a flagship
community initiative in partnership with
theTrent Bridge CommunityTrust have
identified shared goals around enhancing
the impact of volunteering.
“Corporate social responsibility (“CSR”)
was a big motivating factor in our
partnership withTrent Bridge and our staff
regularly commit to volunteering projects
which allow them to support young people
in Nottinghamshire,” said Eversheds
Partner Mark Fletcher, Employment
Partner and Head of CSR locally for the
Eversheds Office.
“We already work with the NSPCC and
in partnership with other commercial
organisations and our work withTrent
Bridge is a natural extension of that CSR
Programme.”
Eversheds hosted hospitality groups
during July’s Investec AshesTest at
Trent Bridge and also benefited from
Eversheds strengthen
Trent Bridge commitment
Global law firm Eversheds aim
to further strengthen their
commitment to corporate social
responsibility projects as their
Business Partnership with Trent
Bridge continues to evolve.
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