Rehab centre builds units for newly injured

Accommodation units are being built at a Burrough on the Hill rehabilitation centre, which will allow people with new life-changing injuries to stay with family members.
By Nick Rennie
Published 7th Oct 2020, 17:39 BST
Matt Hampson (right) with former Englanf and Leicester Tigers rugby star Tom Croft, now land manager for Davidsons Homes, at the start of work to build accommodation units at the Get Busy Living Centre EMN-200310-181220001Matt Hampson (right) with former Englanf and Leicester Tigers rugby star Tom Croft, now land manager for Davidsons Homes, at the start of work to build accommodation units at the Get Busy Living Centre EMN-200310-181220001
Matt Hampson (right) with former Englanf and Leicester Tigers rugby star Tom Croft, now land manager for Davidsons Homes, at the start of work to build accommodation units at the Get Busy Living Centre EMN-200310-181220001

The Get Busy Living Centre has been operating for two years, offering advice, support, relief and treatment for anyone suffering serious injury or disability, particular from taking part in sport.

It is run by the Matt Hampson Foundation, which was started by a former Leicester Tigers rugby player who was left paralysed following a training incident.

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Engineering firm JMS Group has teamed up with Davidsons Homes to build the new units, which will be ready to use by next summer.

The blocks will offer sportsmen and women much-needed overnight accommodation, turning the centre into a destination for newly injured athletes and their families, offering them space and support to adjust to their new circumstances.

Each unit will have two bedrooms - one fully catered for the injured person and a separate room for family, friends, or a carer, if required.

The charity recognised that with newly injured athletes it’s just as important for the family and friends to adjust to the situation.

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Tommy Cawston, CEO of the foundation, said: “By developing two new lodges with step-free access that house two bedrooms, a wet room, kitchen and living area, we will be able to support a wide range of individuals and their families with the initial stages of their recovery.

“This is an extremely challenging time for everyone and it’s fantastic to be able to continue with such a positive addition to the centre.”

Former England rugby star Tom Croft, now land manager for Davidsons Homes, had an input in the new units.

He said: “In my role as ambassador for the foundation, I have seen first-hand the incredible work that it carries out, so when I heard about the building work needed I passed the opportunity straight onto my work colleagues.

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“They felt as passionately as me that we wanted to help provide these overnight accommodation units for 
sportspeople, to support them in this way so they could focus on their own rehabilitation.”

Ibstock Concrete donated more than 2,000 roof tiles and 170 sq m of insulated flooring and 13 tonnes of floor beams. MD Tim Wright said it was ‘a real privilege’ to work with the foundation.