Boxing clever at Westbury

OVER 20,000 shoeboxes of gifts for disadvantaged children at Christmas will be dispatched from a warehouse in Westbury.

Every year, Operation Christmas Child, run by relief charity Samaritan’s Purse, sends thousands of shoeboxes full of presents to disadvantaged children across Europe and to Africa.

This year the charity   were supported by Wiltshire property consultancy, Myddelton & Major, who provided them with temporary accommodation at the West Wilts Trading Estate in Westbury, to run their dispatch operation.

Steve Lloyd of Operation Christmas Child, said, “Without the help and kindness of Legal & General’s industrial Fund, IPIF, and the assistance of Peter Sammons at Myddelton & Major in arranging it, we would never have been able to secure suitable temporary accommodation for this colossal effort.

“This year we hope to send over 20,000 boxes from the premises on West Wilts Trading Estate and the support and generosity of big companies in making this happen cannot be underestimated.”

Myddelton & Major’s Peter Sammons, who  is in charge of managing day-to-day activity on West Wilts Trading Estate, was invited by Steve to visit and observe the work of Operation Christmas Child.

This gave him an opportunity to congratulate Steve for the amazing voluntary work the organisation does in assembling and distributing thousands of shoeboxes filled with gifts for Christmas

Peter said, “It is great to be able to play a small part in helping Operation Christmas Child. My client was keen to allow the use of a large space that had recently become available to accommodate the requirement, which is very fortunate as demand for land and premises on the trading estate remains strong.”