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We’ve been named Family Business of the Year

Jasun Envirocare Family Business of the Year winners

We are busy celebrating after being named Family Business of the Year at an award ceremony at the Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards ceremony at The Canalside in Bridgwater.

We are absolutely over the moon to have been awarded Family Business of the Year at the awards ceremony. We all had a fantastic time at the awards event and would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to the entire team, whose hard work and dedication is the reason we have picked up this award.

Rewarding companies

The Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards, hosted by the Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce, aim to reward companies, enterprises and individuals who are making outstanding contributions to the growth and prosperity of the district.

What Sedgemoor’s businesses are achieving

Bridgwater Chamber Manager, Diogo Rodrigues, said: “I’m extremely proud of Sedgemoor’s businesses.

“We were all blown away by the quality of the over 100 entries that we received and what Sedgemoor’s businesses are achieving

“The Family Business Category was highly contested and Jasun Envirocare came out on top! This is a huge testament to the fantastic work being done, so congratulations to the well-deserved winners.”

*Photograph credit: Jeff Searle

Golden Leaf Awards at Puriton school supported by us

Jason Day LEV Division Manager and Eloise Day Marketing Assistant at Jasun Envirocare with children from Puriton Primary School

We are funding Puriton Primary School’s annual Golden Leaf Awards, which are presented by the charity Friends of Puriton Primary School (FOPPS) to children who follow the school’s golden rules.

Doing our bit in the community

We feel it is vital to do our bit for the community and the Friends of Puriton Primary School charity focuses on helping children in education, which is an extremely important cause, so we decided to get involved.

We have started by funding the school’s Golden Leaf Awards, these are awarded to children who follow the school’s golden rules, relating, for example, to attitude. We have funded WH Smith vouchers of £10 each for the winners of the awards to receive alongside their certificates. ​The children are encouraged to buy books with their vouchers as this links with the school’s vision to promote a life-long love of reading for all pupils. 

We’d like to say a huge ‘congratulations’ to the all the children who received these awards recently.

Working to support families

Eloise Day, our Marketing Assistant, said: “Puriton Primary School is a school close to my heart as three of my children have attended here. I felt it was necessary to support a school and charity that is constantly working hard to support families all the time. The children’s hard work and dedication inspires us all and we’re looking forward to working with them more in the future.”  

Puriton Primary School is situated in the village of Puriton, three miles north of Bridgwater. The school has approximately 200 pupils aged between four and 11-years-old.

Community working together

Susie Norris, Chair of FOPPS, said: “FOPPS has been in place for many years, but was heavily impacted by the pandemic. I took up the role as Chair in May 2022 and we have managed to run several successful events since that time. 

“It’s wonderful to see the community working together to raise funds for additional resources to enhance the learning opportunities for our children. We are keen to focus on the development of our new Forest School this year, with an understanding that outdoor learning is so beneficial for the children’s well-being.

“We are thrilled to have made such supportive links with Jasun Envirocare. It’s fantastic to have the support from a local company who are keen to invest in our children’s future. This additional investment will enable us, as a charity, to provide even more resources for the children at school.”

We’re sponsoring Wembdon Junior Youth U15s

Wembdon Junior Youth U15 Dragons 

We’re delighted to be sponsoring Wembdon Junior Youth U15 Dragons for the 2022/23 season, with our logo appearing on the team’s kits.

Doing our bit

We first established ourselves in Bridgwater in 1987 and have made it our business’ HQ and feel very at home here, so we were more than happy to sponsor the team and do our bit in the community. It is so important to encourage youngsters in sport and one of our staff member’s sons plays for the team, making the sponsorship extra special.

Local support

The Wembdon Junior Youth U15 Dragons are currently third from top in the table in the Taunton Youth League U15 division two.

Wembdon U15s Manager, Julian Meynell, said: “I would like to thank everybody at Jasun for sponsoring and supporting our club.

“Our club is a great supporter of inclusion and personal development through football and Jasun has given the team a new kit, which they all love. It’s great to get local support from a family run business such as Jasun and we are all proud to be associated with them.”

Wembdon FC

Wembdon FC was affiliated to the Somerset FA in 1998 and entered into its first youth league. 

It has 250 players spread across 15 teams, training and playing for the club, including three youth girl teams. It has 30 level one qualified coaches with three Level two coaches and two UEFA C level coaches.

In February 2019, Wembdon FC was awarded the Chartered Standard Development Club status. This acknowledges Wembdon FC meets all FA regulations and standards for a Youth Football Club in respect of organisation, child protection, safety, coaching and first aid.

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