Edwinstowe-based Robert Woodhead has donated a defibrillator to a community it has been working in.

The company has been working on new homes in partnership with Bolsover District Council and the latest social value initiatives through the programme saw Robert Woodhead gift the Whitwell community the new defibrillator.

The defibrillator will be housed next to the entrance of local business, Planterior Landscape Services Ltd, which will also take responsibility for its maintenance.

David Pearson, Bolsover Homes Framework manager said, as the Sandy Lane scheme draws to a close: “We’re starting to see the positive impact on the community develop as we’re completing the sites and working through the programme”.

Local district and parish councillor for Whitwell, Tom Munro, added: “It’s very important to have these defibs in the Parish and we are delighted that Robert Woodheads have funded the device and Planterior are managing it on our behalf. They are a vital piece of equipment and can help save lives so the more we can have available in the area, the better it is.”

Robert Woodhead is working on planning permission for further housing sites throughout Bolsover district, with 31 plots already granted planning permission within the Langwith and Shirebrook areas.

This donation forms part of the company’s four-year partnership with Bolsover District Council, in which Robert Woodhead is constructing various new build properties on Sandy Lane that are due to complete later this year.

The company is dedicated to going above and beyond and demonstrates the commitment to the local community they work in. Social value benefits that Robert Woodhead have offered Bolsover District Council include the delivery of 48 training courses and 20 work experience placements through the Bolsover Homes partnership in 2021 alone.

The company has also improved parking facilities at Whitwell Football Club as a thank you for letting their workers use the facility during the Sandy Lane project.