Every year, Lighthouse the construction industry charity, provides vital support to thousands of construction workers and their families across the UK. Grounded in three pillars of wellbeing, Emotional, Physical and Financial, the charity offers confidential, accessible help to those facing life’s challenges. From mental health and relationship struggles to injury recovery and financial hardship, Lighthouse charity services span a wide spectrum of needs:
• Emotional wellbeing: Including support for mental health, loneliness, relationships, trauma, bullying, bereavement and suicidal thoughts.
• Physical wellbeing: Covering illness, injury, addiction, sleep issues, nutrition, exercise and hormone-related concerns.
• Financial wellbeing: Offering guidance on benefits, budgeting, debt management, tax and legal advice and training costs.
Whether it’s a crisis or a quiet need for reassurance, Lighthouse charity remains a steadfast lifeline for the construction community, ensuring no worker or family member faces hardship alone.
Last week, Lovell Homes hosted the Lighthouse charities ‘Make It Visible’ site tour, an initiative which included a presentation to construction workers, aimed at breaking down barriers around mental health in the construction sector. The event took place at their latest housing development ‘Valentine Park’ in partnership with the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, being built adjacent to the Lynnsport community sports and leisure complex in Kings Lynn.
The presentation was followed by one of Lovell’s signature Curry & Chat events, hosted by Adrian Boulter, a passionate advocate for wellbeing across Lovell sites. Adrian prepares homemade curries from scratch and serves them on site, creating a relaxed space where team members and subcontractors can talk openly about mental health and wellbeing.
Adrian Boulter said: “We know that a simple meal and a genuine conversation can make a real difference, Curry & Chat is about showing up for each other with no judgement, just support.”
Lovell East Anglia has been actively supporting the Lighthouse Charity for over two years, raising funds and awareness through grassroots initiatives. In January 2024, the team rolled out bespoke hard hat stickers across all sites to make wellbeing support more visible and accessible to everyone on site.
Adrian has cooked over 240 portions of curry since he began back in August 2023 and hopes to continue visiting new sites across East Anglia and providing a listening ear and mental health support to anyone who needs it.
During the Lynnsport visit, Lovell Homes presented a cheque for £500 to the Lighthouse Charity, recognising the funds raised through Curry & Chat with an additional £230 being raised on the day.
The team also recently launched a Just Giving page to continue fundraising and share photos from recent events. https://www.justgiving.com/page/curryandchat
Simon Medler, Regional Managing Director for Lovell, said: “The Make It Visible campaign, backed by the Lighthouse Charity, aims to bring mental health support directly to construction workers on site and importantly without any stigma. Lovell East Anglia is honoured to be part of this movement and remains committed to fostering a culture of care, openness and community across our developments”.
For more information on the Make It Visible campaign visit https://lighthousecharity.org/
Photo: Zak Wilkinson Andy Bishop Adrian Boulter Tiffany Woodcraft cheque presentation
Image shows: Zak Wilkinson, Andy Bishop, Adrian Boulter & Tiffany Woodcraft. Credit: image supplied by Lovell Homes.
