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After a successful first five years in which Tarmac’s Tunstead team gave up thousands of hours to take part in volunteering days, the company has announced it has renewed its innovative partnership with the Peak District National Park Authority for another five years.

A partnership between Tarmac, Network Rail and Freightliner has taken advantage of the quieter railway network during lockdown to trial a ‘jumbo train’ to transport construction stone from Tunstead Quarry to London.

Daniel Heyworth from Buxton clearly likes a challenge! Prompted by his 2020 Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis, he is to face his fear of flying to take to the skies for a 10,000 feet sky dive to raise money for charity.

Parwich villagers of all ages are counting down the days to the re-opening of the Royal British Legion Club, now that is being given a new lease of life through a grant from local company, Tarmac.

After a decade of hard work, a final project to transform St Anne’s Community Centre in Buxton into a versatile, multi-use hub has been completed.

This February Tarmac is spreading the simple message ‘bee kind’ to help raise awareness of the UK’s declining bee population, which is having a hugely negative impact on the environment.

As the UK celebrates the 14th National Apprenticeship Week (8-14 February), Tarmac announces it is offering six apprenticeship opportunities at its Tunstead site in 2021.

Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the winter weather, Burbage Primary School Pupils and the wider community are looking forward to being able to make the most of outdoor activities, thanks to a new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA).

A safety campaign at Tarmac’s Tunstead site has given Blythe House Hospice’s annual Light up a Life* appeal a valuable boost in a year in which many charities’ income has been hit by the pandemic.

People living in Tideswell are excited to see work start on a new Community Hall, after fire destroyed the old wooden building in 2015. After much hard fundraising and planning work by the Tideswell and District Voluntary Youth Club Committee, construction work started in September 2020.