ASH Drywall

The new centre will offer increased capacity and longer opening hours, providing young people with plentiful opportunities to learn about the ecology around them.Ash Drywall are delighted to have supported the Thakeham Group in their development of a new learning space at Seeley Copse, Goodwood on behalf of the Goodwood Education Trust.

Over the past 40 years, tens of thousands of children have visited Goodwood to learn about the countryside and where their food comes from. Seeley Copse is an extremely valuable facility, providing experiences to youngsters who wouldn’t have visited the countryside otherwise. However, when the aged facilities became too small to meet local demand, the Thakeham Group took the lead in supporting The Goodwood Education Trust to create a new shared vision for the facility. ASH Drywall are proud to count themselves amongst the organisations that joined with the Thakeham Group in this noteworthy endeavour.

Sean Ash, Legal Director at Ash Drywall, commented that;

““In light of the inevitable changes society faces in building a more environmentally sustainable future, it is perhaps more important than ever to educate future generations about the natural world and our social obligation to live in harmony with it. Our hope is that this new facility at Seeley Copse will allow the Goodwood Education Trust to do exactly that, for many years to come.” 

The combined effort and support that the project received from over 35 local partners and contractors, alongside the Thakeham Group has valued the environmental hub at over £500,000. Thanks to the community effort, over 3,000 children and young people will be able to use the facilities every year. 

The ecological hub has been acknowledged as Highly Commended in the 2021 South Downs Design Awards.