{"id":22531,"date":"2025-06-16T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/?post_type=good-news&#038;p=22531"},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:48:18","slug":"john-good-group-welcomes-sailors-childrens-society-to-quarry-house-in-major-new-partnership","status":"publish","type":"good-news","link":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/good-news\/john-good-group-welcomes-sailors-childrens-society-to-quarry-house-in-major-new-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"John Good Group Welcomes Sailors\u2019 Children\u2019s Society to Quarry House in Major New Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A historic partnership has entered an exciting new chapter as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sailorschildren\/posts\/?feedView=all\">\u00a0Sailors\u2019 Children\u2019s Society<\/a> officially moves into\u00a0Quarry House, the purpose-built headquarters of the\u00a0John Good Group, located on the Hesslewood Hall Estate. The charity will reside at Quarry House for the next 18\u201324 months while it secures a permanent home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The connection between the two Hull-based organisations is longstanding, with ties that date back over a century, with one of the original founders of the John Good Group was closely involved in the charity's early days. This shared heritage has laid the foundations for a strong and enduring relationship centred around a mutual commitment to supporting seafaring families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the partnership is thriving. Most recently,&nbsp;John Good Group CEO Adam Walsh&nbsp;launched the&nbsp;Bridge2Bridge cycling challenge, which raised&nbsp;\u00a320,000 in its inaugural year. The challenge returns this summer with a larger team and an ambitious fundraising target, aiming to double its impact. The John Good Group\u2019s charitable arm, the&nbsp;Matthew Good Foundation, has also supported the charity with creative mentoring and the production of campaign videos, helping to raise awareness of the charity\u2019s vital work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natasha Barley, CEO of Sailors\u2019 Children\u2019s Society, commented:<br><em>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to express how welcome we\u2019ve felt since moving into Quarry House. The whole John Good team has opened their arms to us, and being based in such an inspiring, purpose-driven space, built by a business that has supported us for decades, means the world. This partnership isn\u2019t just about office space; we\u2019re focused on building something long-term that delivers real value to families in crisis.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>John Good Group\u2019s support, from fundraising to creative services, is helping us reach more families, faster\u2014and we\u2019re so excited about what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the expanded partnership,&nbsp;John Good Group will also become a Main Sponsor of the charity\u2019s flagship fundraising event, the Sports Lunch, and has officially joined as an&nbsp;Anchor Partner\u2014a title reserved for organisations making a significant and sustained impact on the charity\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam Walsh, CEO of John Good Group, added:<br><em>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to formalise and strengthen our partnership with Sailors\u2019 Children\u2019s Society. Their mission deeply resonates with our maritime roots and our values as a family business. Creating the Bridge2Bridge challenge has been a highlight, but this partnership goes far beyond one event\u2014it\u2019s about shared purpose, long-term commitment and ensuring we can support the families of those who dedicate their lives to the sea.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership marks a significant moment for both organisations as they look to the future\u2014building stronger support for seafaring families and showing the power of business-charity collaboration done right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A historic partnership has entered an exciting new chapter as\u00a0Sailors\u2019 Children\u2019s Society officially moves into\u00a0Quarry House, the purpose-built headquarters of the\u00a0John","protected":false},"author":12313372,"featured_media":22532,"template":"","good_news_category":[],"class_list":["post-22531","good-news","type-good-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/22531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/good-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12313372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/22531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22533,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good-news\/22531\/revisions\/22533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"good_news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/good_news_category?post=22531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}