Charity Furniture Restoration Team Building Activity
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Charity Furniture Restoration is a hands-on team building activity where your group breathes new life into old furniture for a local cause. After a welcome chat and a word from your chosen charity, your team splits into groups, each taking on a piece of furniture to upcycle. Guided by an event manager and starting with a demonstration of techniques, no one needs any prior experience to get involved. When the work's done, we arrange delivery of the finished pieces directly to the charity.
What’s Included
- Unique event for your chosen cause
- Welcome chat and select your groups
- A word from the charity before you get stuck in
- A piece of furniture to upcycle per group
- Hosted by an event manager
- Kick off with a demonstration of techniques
- No restoration skills needed
- Includes team games
- Aprons and floor coverings provided
- Medals for the best group at the end
- We will deliver the furniture to your cause
- Receive a post event impact report
- Duration: 3 hours
- Start times: 9am-7pm
- Available to book – Monday-Sunday
- Free venue finding service available – enquire for details
What Happens at a Charity Furniture Restoration Team Building Activity?
The event starts with a welcome chat to get everyone settled, followed by a word from your chosen charity before the work begins. Your team divides into groups, with each group taking on a piece of furniture to restore and upcycle. An event manager kicks things off with a demonstration of the techniques you'll be using, so everyone knows what they're doing before they pick up a brush. No restoration experience is needed, and team games run throughout to keep the energy up. At the end, medals go to the best group, and we arrange delivery of the finished furniture to your cause.
Why Charity Furniture Restoration Works for Teams
Charity Furniture Restoration works because it gives your team something real to show for the day. Upcycling furniture takes a mix of creativity, focus and collaboration, which means different people naturally take the lead at different points. The competitive element keeps everyone engaged, but the fact that the finished pieces go directly to a cause your team has chosen gives it a sense of purpose that most away days don't have. Team games run throughout to mix things up, and the post-event impact report means the day has a tangible outcome your team can point to long after the event itself.
Where Does Charity Furniture Restoration Take Place?
Charity Furniture Restoration can run at venues anywhere in the UK, and we offer a free venue finding service to take the logistics off your plate. Whether you want a space close to your office or somewhere further afield, the team will identify the right venue for your group size and confirm the setup ahead of the event. All aprons and floor coverings are provided on the day, so there's no need to worry about the mess. Get in touch with your numbers and preferred location and we'll take it from there.
Charity Furniture Restoration Team Building FAQs
Charity Furniture Restoration is a hands-on team building activity where your group upcycles pieces of furniture to donate to a local cause. The event runs for three hours and includes a welcome chat, a word from the charity, a demonstration of techniques, team games throughout, medals for the best group and a post-event impact report. We deliver the finished furniture to the charity after the event.
The event includes a hosted event manager, a demonstration of restoration techniques, one piece of furniture per group to upcycle, team games, aprons and floor coverings, medals for the best group, delivery of the finished furniture to the charity, a post-event impact report and public liability insurance.
No. No restoration skills or prior experience are needed. The event manager runs a demonstration of techniques at the start, so everyone knows exactly what they're doing before they get stuck in. It works just as well for people who have never picked up a paintbrush as it does for those who have.
Charity Furniture Restoration works for groups of 5 to 100 people. Get in touch with your numbers and we'll confirm the right setup and venue for your team.
We arrange delivery of all the restored furniture to your chosen charity after the event. You'll also receive a post-event impact report so your team can see the difference the day made.
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