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Helical Bursary

The Helical Bursary was established in 2017 to support Real Estate and Planning students studying at Henley Business School, University of Reading.

The first Helical Bursary was awarded to Aurora Bennet, an exceptional student, who would not otherwise have had sufficient financial resource to support her study.

“ I can say, without a doubt, that if it wasn’t for the support of this foundation, for the inspiring individuals and firms in this industry, I wouldn’t be as inspired to work as hard as I do and be as successful as I am.”   – Aurora Bennet

Following Aurora’s graduation Helical has gone on to provide another Bursary to an outstanding student at Henley Business School.

The Lord Mayor's Appeal

Helical is proud to be a long-standing corporate supporter of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal and to be in our third year as a ‘Collaborator’ of the Appeal.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal aims to find solutions to the most pressing societal issues in London and beyond. Their strategy works on four key pillars to create a City that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled & Fair.

The Appeal partners with four organisations who are leading experts in addressing social issues to deliver ground-breaking programmes. These four Partners are:

Place2Be
Place2Be works to identify and support primary school children who are struggling with their mental health. The Lord Mayor’s Appeal has enabled Place2Be to train Mental Health Champions for over 180 schools in London and currently is funding Place2Think sessions giving staff a place to reflect with a Place2Be practitioner.

OnSide Youth Zones
OnSide Youth Zones is a growing national youth charity set up in 2008. It provides 50,000 young people aged 8–19 years old (25 for those with a disability) with inspiring places to go, with positive things to do, staffed by people to talk to who care.
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal has enabled them to open three new Youth Zones – Future in Barking & Dagenham, Unitas in Barnet and Legacy in Croydon.

Samaritans
The Samaritans provide a helpline for anyone in need of someone to talk to day and night, 365 days a year. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic Samaritans were able to keep their helpline open for anyone who needed them.
Through the Lord Mayor’s Appeal partnership, Samaritans have reached over 25,000 people with the Wellbeing in the Workplace tool, an online training in which businesses upskill their employees in having conversations about mental health.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award provides life-changing experiences for young people. Achieving a DofE Award can be a game-changer. The structured programmes of volunteering, physical and skills-based challenges inspire, guide and support young people to succeed.
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s support is enabling DofE to reach 10,000 more young people who are from disadvantaged backgrounds with recent funding supporting these young people with the participation fee.

St Bartholomew’s Gatehouse

The church of St Bartholomew the Great was built in 1123 and is one of the most important 12th century monuments in London. Its gatehouse is no less interesting than the church itself. The 13th century stone arch with its two-storey Tudor building above has one of the most eye-catching frontages in London, providing a tantalising glimpse from the street to the church beyond.

The iron gates of this famous gatehouse were replaced in 1932 and were in much need of restoration after nearly a hundred years of use. Helical was delighted to donate to the Heritage of London Trust – a charity which champions heritage across the city – so that they could repair the handsome metalwork so that the approach to St Bart’s would be transformed as the church nears its 900th birthday.

Conservation specialists from Arts Heritage removed corrosion and old paint, repainted the metalwork, and re-gilded the distinctive coats of arms. The beautiful lanterns above the gates were also repaired and now illuminate the Priory church in the distance.

Helical is so pleased to support the Heritage of London Trust’s work. As a business which started life in the early 20th century as a company making and selling reinforcing steel for the construction industry, we have much enjoyed watching the tender restoration of the historical gatehouse which sits amongst the sleek offices and flats around Bart’s Square. The gatehouse to London’s oldest parish church is an incredible reminder of a past city that can be otherwise hard to find, and the specialist conservation provided by the Heritage of London Trust will ensure this important landmark can be admired for many more centuries to come.

LandAid 10K Run

In 2021 Helical was the headline sponsor of the annual LandAid 10K run.

Helical staff, plus one fluffy mascot, got involved by either running, walking or adjudicating 10K around Battersea Park on a very hot evening in June and raised almost £7,000 in the process.

More than five hundred people from the industry took part and in total over £75,000 was raised by the event.

This is for LandAid

In July 2020 LandAid were unable to hold their annual 10K run fundraising event so instead opted to hold the LandAid QuaranTEN where participants could run or cycle 10 miles or 10 kilometres or walk 10,000 steps.

Thirteen members of the Helical team ‘stepped up’ and along with family members raised a fantastic £1,500 by running, walking and peddling their way around their local areas. In true British Summertime tradition conditions varied from hot to windy to torrential rain but heroic performances prevailed throughout and generous sponsors supported everyone’s efforts. 

Altogether more than 760 individuals from within the property industry participated in the event and a grand total of over £120,000 was raised to support LandAid’s work to abolish youth homelessness.