Community
Mountsorrel Quarry
We are proud to support our neighbouring village communities with a variety of projects and activities.
With over 90 per cent of our workforce living within 10 miles of the quarry, it is important to us that we play an active role in helping our communities to thrive.
Quarry liaison group
For over 30 years we have worked closely with our local parish councils and other local representatives through our Quarry Liaison Group (QLG).
We care about our surrounding local communities, and through our engagement with the QLG we have continued to protect the welfare of our neighbours while we carry out our work at the quarry.
The QLG meets twice a year to discuss our work and future plans for the quarry. We are in contact with members on a regular basis in between meetings to update them on the latest news from the quarry and to listen to their views.
The Group is made up of local representatives from the following organisations:
- Leicestershire County Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Mountsorrel Parish Council
- Quorn Parish Council
- Rothley Parish Council
- Barrow Upon Soar Parish Council
- Woodhouse Parish Council
Community projects
The Landfill Communities Fund
The Landfill Tax Credit (as it was originally named) was established by the Government in 1996. It enables landfill operators to donate part of their annual tax liability to enrolled Environmental Bodies for a variety of approved community and environmental projects. Since the Landfill Communities Fund was established we have donated almost £19 million to local communities and projects throughout the UK.
Over the past 10 years, we have donated over £650,000 to local projects around the quarry. More information about the Landfill Communities Fund can be found here: http://www.entrust.org.uk/
Local groups can apply for funding for a wide range of community and environmental projects within 4 miles of a Tarmac waste, cement and lime or quarrying site provided they are within 10 miles of any licenced landfill site.
For further guidance or an information pack, please contact Derbyshire Environmental Trust on 01629 539182 or 01629 538614, or at [email protected]
Other groups supported
We are also pleased to support the following groups, initiatives and events:
- Mountsorrel Revival
- Quorn Football Club
- Rothley Ivanhoe Tennis Club
- St Peters Church
- Mountsorrel Beacon
- Axels Acres Pony Rescue
- Quorn Bowls Club
- Loughborough Sea Cadets
- Rectory Wildlife Garden
- Mountsorrel Juniors FC
- Rothley Community Library
- Wymeswold Bowls Club
If you would like to find out more about our work in the local community, or if you have a project in need of support, please get in touch with our community relations team by emailing [email protected]
Testimonials
“The kit sponsorship the club receives from Tarmac is greatly received and enables us to keep running for the benefit of nearly three hundred boys and girls from the local community. As a club we are very proud and thankful to Tarmac for their continued support.” Joe Whibley, Quorn Juniors Football Club Chairman.
