Philanthropy

In 2020 we lived through unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a lot of us to review how we were living our lives and running our businesses, as well as pushing us to appreciate things which we previously took for granted. During this time, when orders were increasing and social distancing measures meant we needed to find new ways of working, we at Charles Bentley reflected on th...

On 12th June, James Bentley (Director), along with friend Karl Donaghy, set out to walk the ‘Leicestershire Round’ for charity! An extremely tough 106-mile circular walk around the county of Leicestershire, the route passes through a wide variety of scenery from the rugged, rocky area of Charnwood, through the wide river valleys of the Wreake and the Soar and up to the high, windy ridges of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all review how we live our lives, run our businesses and made us appreciate the little things in life. For the most part of 2020 our NHS and care workers have been working long hours in extreme circumstances to keep the entire nation safe. Back in May we pledged to show our gratitude by donating £1 from every order placed on charlesbentley.com and 5% o...

We're currently living through unprecedented times, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made us all review how we live our lives, run our businesses and made us appreciate the things in life which we may have taken for granted. During this time of reflection, some of our families, friends and neighbours haven't had an opportunity to contemplate. They've been working long hours in extreme circumstanc...

Life sometimes throws hurdles into our paths and my particular hurdle happened three years ago. In August 2016 I had a sporting accident. I was indulging in one of my favourite past times (riding) and I had an accident where I was unfortunately catapulted off Thomas, (a horse I owned and had ridden many times before) and landed on my head. I knew (due to the way I landed) th...