B&Q has announced it will open its next B&Q Local store in Brighton on Friday 23 August. To celebrate, colleagues from the new store offered support to The Young Peoples Centre (YPC), part of charity Impact Initiatives, with a special community makeover.
The community volunteering day saw the B&Q Local Brighton team work alongside the Impact Initiatives team to refresh and revamp its outdoor courtyard garden area. The day was part of B&Q’s wider Community Days programme, where volunteers from B&Q stores support the local community by improving a community space to help make a positive difference across the communities B&Q operates in.
Impact Initiatives is a local charity providing a voice, hope and change for Sussex people in need. The Children and Young People’s team is based at the YPC in the centre of Brighton. It provides a safe space for advice and support from skilled staff, where they can support each other as well as have some fun, alongside gaining new skills, building confidence and self-esteem.
Jennifer Tulloch, Head of Children and Young People’s Services at Impact Initiatives, said: “We’re delighted B&Q are supporting Impact Initiative’s Young People’s Centre, making our courtyard garden a welcoming environment for the young people, staff and volunteers who use the centre. It’s the perfect spot to relax, get some fresh air and connect with nature in an urban environment. A huge thank you to B&Q and their staff for making this happen.”
Store manager, Connor Sime, said: “At B&Q we are always looking for ways in which we can make a positive difference to the communities we operate in, so my colleagues and I were really proud to mark the opening of our new store by working with the Impact Initiatives team to refresh the outdoor courtyard garden, which is a vital part of the space for the young people the charity supports.
“We look forward to welcoming the rest of the Brighton community to our new B&Q Local store in North Street on 23 August and helping them with all their DIY projects!”
B&Q has also partnered with local Brighton street artist Dave Pop Art to create an eye-catching window mural display for the new store. Dave Pop Art is well-known in the local area for his bright and colourful street art throughout Brighton city centre and created a seaside inspired piece for the new store windows.
The new B&Q Local located at North Street, BN1 1RE is a new smaller format store providing customers with speed, convenience and access to B&Q’s wider offer of products and services but closer to home. The B&Q Local store in Brighton will be the first B&Q Local store outside of London and is B&Qs 11th B&Q Local store.
The new compact 4,000sq ft store will offer 3,500 products, available either in store for immediate pick-up or next day Click & Collect, as well as access to over 30,000 additional home improvement products for home delivery.
A number of services will also be available at the new B&Q Local Brighton store, such as Valspar paint mixing, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom design, Click & Collect, instore ordering, key cutting, The Rug Doctor and WEEE recycling.
As part of the opening day celebrations, the B&Q team will be joined by Brighton Gay Men’s Choir to officially open the store on Friday 23 August 2024.
For more information, including inspirational ideas and practical advice on home improvement, visit DIY.com.
The new B&Q Local Brighton is located at 143 North Street, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1RE.
