Many of us will have seen reporting of the dam emergency at Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, but did you know that the Dove Holes quarry sent approximately 2,500t of various products to support the efforts to shore up the dam? Some of it went via Town and Country, a bagging company that is based in our quarry (these were for the helicopter), but a large percentage went from the quarry to help build the support roads for the pumps and vehicle access into the reservoir.

Dove Holes had a number of people volunteer to be in all over the weekend, day and night, to help ensure the emergency teams had whatever products they needed. The team has been thanked by local Whaley residents for how their efforts were helping out at the dam end.

Well done to all those who helped with the emergency work to support the dam – demonstrating the important role our quarries and businesses can play in the local community.