JCB’s third annual Christmas Toy Appeal has delivered a record haul of 1,700 gifts to hand out to children in Staffordshire and Wrexham.
The biggest total since the first appeal in 2022, the gifts were donated by employees across all of JCB’s UK plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Wrexham.
The Hubb Foundation now has the mammoth task of wrapping the bulk of the gifts before the charity distributes them to families in Stoke-on-Trent with the help of the NSPCC. In Wrexham, toys donated by employees at JCB Transmissions will be handed to the Salvation Army for local distribution.
“The reality for many children and families is that Christmas isn’t actually a magical time,” comments NSPCC strategic services manager Rachael Holdcroft. “The donation of these gifts by the JCB workforce brings a little bit of light into what is otherwise quite a dark time for them and it will make the world of difference.”
The GMB union in Staffordshire donated £1,000 to enable the purchase of toys for the appeal and in Wrexham the GMB donated a further £650 so gifts could be bought.
“I’d like to say a very big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to donate a gift to the JCB Christmas Toy Appeal,” adds Lady Bamford. “It really will make such a huge difference to every single child who has a present to open this Christmas.”
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