Charity gala raises £20,000 for construction careers

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

A charity gala at Keble College in Oxford raised more than £20,000 for Construction Youth Trust, a social mobility charity supporting young people entering the construction industry. The Savills Development Charity Ball 2026 attracted 184 guests from the property sector, including developers, promoters, solicitors, landowners and consultants. Funds were raised through ticket sales, a raffle and an auction hosted by Savills auctioneer Gary Murphy, with entertainment provided by Paul Martin Magic.

Sarah Forrest, senior fundraising and partnerships manager at Construction Youth Trust, said the event enabled the charity to 'showcase our work empowering young people to overcome barriers and explore the breadth of opportunities available in the built environment sector'. The event was organised by graduates and newly qualified surveyors from Savills development teams in Oxford, Reading, Sevenoaks, Guildford, Chelmsford and Cambridge.

Tom Lockwood, a surveyor in the Oxford development team and one of the organisers, said the gala was 'the first charity event that we've organised as a team, and it was a great success'.

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• Charity gala raises more than £20,000 for construction careersA charity gala has raised more than £20,000 to support young people in building careers within the construction industryOxfordshire Guardian · 17 Oct, 05:00
• Charity gala raises more than £20,000 for construction careersA charity gala has raised more than £20,000 to support young people in building careers within the construction industryOxford Mail · 17 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Construction Youth Trust · Savills · Keble College · Oxford · Sarah Forrest · Tom Lockwood

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