Community group thanks water company for dishwasher

04 October 2008

A community group has publicly thanked Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water (BWHW) after it donated a dishwasher for a new café.

The company also arranged for AquaCare, its property services and maintenance arm, to install the eco-friendly appliance at the West Howe Community Café in Cunningham Road.

Lisa Williams, Chair of West Howe Investing in People (WHIPs), said that without the water company's help - and the generous assistance of many other firms - the community project would probably never have got off the ground.

"We're very grateful to BWHW and all the firms who have so generously donated equipment for the café," she said.

Tony Cooke, BWHW's Managing Director, said: ""We have worked with WHIPs for several years providing debt advice to the local community and setting up convenient and easy pay options for water charges through their drop-in shop. 

"The cafe is a new initiative aimed at creating more community spirit and interaction.  We wish it every success."

The West Howe Community Café was officially opened in July and serves a range of hot food and snacks. It is staffed entirely by volunteers.

Help is always welcome on 01202 573082.

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Picture caption: Dishwasher donation: Tony Cooke, BWHW's Managing Director (right) in the new community café's kitchen with (left to right) Andy Randall, Café Manager; AquaCare's Tim Reynolds and Lisa Williams, Chair of WHIPs.

Editor's Note: Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water (BWHA) provides water to about half a million people in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and surrounding areas. The company supplies approximately 180,000 households and 15,000 businesses through a system of eight major treatment works and a network of 2,750 kilometres of pipes. It is investing a total of £50 million in capital projects between 2005 and 2010. BWHW's average household bill is £138 per year, or 38p per day, which is 12 per cent below the average for England and Wales.

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