The residents of Greenland’s Ram Quarter development in Wandsworth showed their generosity by donating to Great Ormond Street Hospital and to a local foodbank charity before Christmas.
Ram Quarter is a thriving residential-led community on the banks of the river Wandle in Wandsworth Town, delivered by developer Greenland. The development also offers many leisure, dining and lifestyle outlets to visitors from around London and further afield. The development has resurrected the site of the former Young's brewery in Wandsworth Town, and comprises stunning award-winning new-build and refurbished homes in its restored listed buildings.
In December each year the management at Ram Quarter organises opportunities for residents to contribute to charities which carry out important work in London, and closer to home near the development. Ram Quarter residents generously donated toys to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, and a large amount of food to the local Wandsworth Foodbank charity.
Wandsworth Foodbank (part of the Trussell Trust network) supports people and families the year round in need of emergency food supplies, toiletries and advice. The charity also works in partnership with local churches to run welcome centres in Wandsworth. The kindness of the local community to give time, food and money is hugely important, especially at Christmas when budgets are tight and the weather is often at its coldest. A foodbank collection station was opened at Ram Quarter in December to enable residents to support the charity. A representative of the charity estimated that Ram Quarter's donations had provided well over a hundred meals, saying: "Please pass on our thanks to everyone at Ram Quarter for their generous donation to the Wandsworth Foodbank. It will make a difference to many people and families in our community facing hunger and hardship this winter."
Great Ormond Street Hospital is the largest centre for child heart surgery in Britain, and one of the largest centres for heart transplants in the world. It developed the first heart and lung bypass machine for children, and with children's author Roald Dahl developed an improved shunt valve for children and non-invasive heart valve replacements. The hospital is the largest centre for research and postgraduate teaching in children's health in Europe. In 1929 author J. M. Barrie donated the copyright of his book Peter Pan to the hospital. The toys that were donated from Ram Quarter to Great Ormond Street Hospital this winter included board games, building blocks, craft and colouring sets, a children's activity bucket, a Hot Wheels 5-car pack, and assorted confectionery boxes. These donations were among a total of more than £34,000 of donations to Great Ormond Street Hospital last year from across all sites managed by the management company. This was more than double the average of each of the last ten years.
We thank all who donated for their generosity.