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Thursday the 13th of September marked the birthday of legendary children's author, Roald Dahl. It also marked the start of our relationship with nominated charity, The Harley Jae Trust.

Posted 14th September 2018

Welcome 2018-19

It’s that time of year again, August… the end of our financial year which means time to celebrate and reflect as a team. Read all about our quarterly meeting and new nominated charity here.

Posted 22nd August 2018

Fundraising success

On Saturday the 7th of July our team (and some family and friends) took part in a 5k fun run with inflatable obstacles to raise money for our nominated charity, Combat Stress.

Posted 7th August 2018

Sponsored fun run

Our sponsored charity for the financial year 2017/18 is Combat Stress, if you’ve been keeping up to date with our blogs you will have read about the multiple fundraising efforts we have made to raise just over £1000 for the amazing charity.

Posted 30th June 2018

London Marathon Challenge

One of our amazing clients, Stef White, is running the London Marathon this month for charity. Read all about it here.

Posted 6th April 2018

Charity Success

Friday the 2nd of February 2018 was the night of our swinging 60's charity night. We wanted to raise money for our nominated charity, Combat Stress, and what better way than a party? But how much did we raise?

Posted 9th February 2018

Esmeralda's Barn

We are officially on the countdown to our charity event for Combat Stress. Want some more information? Look no further.

Posted 12th January 2018

New Year Round Up

It’s the end of week one back at work, we had a great Christmas break eating and drinking our way through the festive period. We said goodbye to 2017 and welcomed in 2018 so we thought this would be a great time to reflect on all the amazing things that happened throughout the year. Check it out here.

Posted 5th January 2018

Pride of Britain

The Pride of Britain awards are recognised at an annual award ceremony which has been running since 1999. The awards are designed to honour Britain’s unsung heroes; people who have acted bravely or extraordinarily in challenging situations. Read all about the couragious winners for 2017.

Posted 10th November 2017

Farsight partner with Combat Stress for 2017/18

As some of you may know Farsight employees get a chance at the end of one financial year to nominate a charity of their choice for the company to sponsor for the following financial year (August to July). All members of staff vote for the charity they think is most deserving of our support and then for that whole year Farsight strive to donate as much money as possible for the chosen charity through different avenues of fundraising.

Posted 25th August 2017

The Histio UK Charity Murder Mystery

After months of planning and prep, our Charity Murder Mystery evening finally came around last week, and it was well worth the wait...

Posted 17th March 2017

Farsight's Charity Murder Mystery

On the 10th of March prepare to let us entertain you with the charity event of the year – Murder Mystery! Fancy yourself the modern day Sherlock Holmes? Then come on down to what promises to be an event you’ll never forget.

Posted 27th January 2017

Heart strings are pulled at Farsight...

Find out who Farsight voted to have as their charity to support for the year!

Posted 9th September 2016

How much did Farsight raise for Padley Group?

CEO Tom Dean and Assistant Manager Abby Charleton from Farsight Recruitment visited Padley Group, a homeless shelter based in Derby, last week to present them with a cheque for a whopping £3,864.38.

Posted 10th August 2016

Party takes fundraising above £3000

Farsight’s fundraising ‘Party with a Purpose’ was a huge success, raising a grand total of £1,400 for its adopted charity, Padley Group, and taking the total of its ongoing fundraising to over £3,000.

Posted 25th May 2016

Double dose of adrenaline at Farsight

Farsight Recruitment continues to raise funds for local Padley Group’s homeless centre – this time, by hurling two of its team from a very high platform, attached to a slightly shorter rope!

Posted 29th April 2016

The ultimate 'snackrifice'?

Seventeen of Farsight’s Derby-based recruitment team took part in a chocolate-free challenge last month, to raise money for the company’s largest fundraiser to date – The Farsight Mighty Paintathon.

Posted 22nd April 2016

Farsight takes on a make-over challenge for local charity

Farsight has kicked off its mammoth fundraising challenge - to raise enough money to paint the Padley Group homeless hostel.

Posted 21st March 2016

Farsight Prepares for Padley Paintathon

The Farsight team is busy planning fundraising activities for the next three months - to secure a whopping £5000 to decorate Derby charity Padley Group's hostel for vulnerable people.

Posted 26th February 2016

Farsight CEO Travels to Sri Lanka for Children in Poverty

In October, Tom Dean, CEO and founder of Derby’s Farsight Recruitment, took the long trip out to Sri Lanka to witness first hand the results of his support work for The Rainbow Centre – a haven for children living in extreme poverty.

Posted 10th February 2016

Warming the Hands of Derby's Homeless

We kicked off fundraising for our adopted charity, Padley Group, last month, by donating a supply of woolly gloves to add to its annual Christmas gift to Homeless Centre users.

Posted 8th December 2015

Farsight Recruitment's Pledge to Padley Group

Farsight Recruitment names Padley Group its adopted charity for 2015/16.

Posted 9th September 2015

Private houses continues to be influential in increasing construction activity

With the value of projects started in the first 3 months of the year reporting to be 15% higher than 2013, the industry is seeing a healthy growth to the start of 2014. Sectors thriving in the current market include residential, non-residential and civil engineering projects, with projects beginning to enter double figures in comparison to last year.

Posted 1st May 2015

Parkinson's - Change attitudes. Find a cure. Join us.

For more than 40 years Parkinson’s UK have been working to find a cure to improve life for everyone affected by the illness.

Posted 23rd February 2015

A strong finish to 2013 lead by the commercial sector.

Information based on the Glenigan index, which observes the value of projects starting in October through to December, shows that construction is up 15% in comparison to this time in 2012.

Posted 20th January 2015

Roald Dahl day