London Marathon: The Big Day

Posted on 29 April 2013 by Lydia

The final two weeks in the build up to the London Marathon was like nothing I had experienced before. After tapering the long runs in preparation for the big day, the excitement had really started to take hold.

Eight weeks to go

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Lydia

How time has flown since my last blog: Christmas has come and gone, we said goodbye to 2012 and have welcomed 2013 with open arms – and in that time my training for the London Marathon has had its ups and downs.

A thank you from Octavia

Posted on 07 February 2013 by Steve

Instead of cards, at Christmas time we decided to send an email that allowed our clients to select one of our Ecoscheme charities for Acre to donate £5 to on their behalf.

AN UPDATE FROM COOL EARTH - DECEMBER 2012

Posted on 20 December 2012 by Steve

Cool Earth have dropped us a line to let us know that Acre’s support through our Ecoscheme has helped protect 9 acres of rainforest this year:

Keep on running

Posted on 20 November 2012 by Lydia

Having watched the London Marathon on a number of occasions, I’ve often wondered about the emotion you might feel after completing the distance…

An update on Kiva from Ben

Posted on 30 October 2012 by Ben

The last time I wrote about Kiva I had recently started at Acre. As it’s now been a year, I thought I should give you an update on how my loans are going.

Swapping the water cooler for the waterside

Posted on 18 October 2012 by Raina

Recently my colleague Steve and I participated in Acre’s volunteering scheme.

Take me to the river

Posted on 20 September 2012 by James

As part of the Acre Foundation programme, Lydia and I recently began the first of what will hopefully be a long-term volunteer relationship with Thames21.

You should be in the zoo

Posted on 20 August 2012 by Karyn

Karma often pays you back in strange and round-about ways. Sometimes it’s more direct!

Olympic effort in the sweepstakes

Posted on 16 August 2012 by Sara

For 16 days London was ablaze with flags, fireworks and festivities from all around the world. Every country, big or small, must be proud of their finest athletes for the hard work and dedication they put in to training and participating in their races, games and events.

Gold medal for supermum

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Simone

As an Australian and a former Sydneysider living in London, I’ve just celebrated my second hometown Olympics.

Half Marathon #1

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Lydia

The first of my three half marathons of 2012 came around very quickly, but with all the training runs I’ve put in, I felt that I was as prepared as I was ever going to be.

Terror at 13,500 feet

Posted on 19 July 2012 by Lydia

In the build up to the skydive the forecast was typical of our summer so far: wind and rain – so I didn’t mentally prepare myself for the jump, assuming it would be called off.

Running the ‘Race for Life'

Posted on 29 June 2012 by Raina

For the last couple of years I have been trying to unite my love for sports and my passion for making a difference in the world. This year I finally managed my time and energy to do something.

One jump ahead

Posted on 22 June 2012 by Helen

Tomorrow, Saturday 23rd June, Acre’s Lydia Langford is attempting a parachute jump from 10,000 feet to raise money for the charity War Child. I caught up with her to ask how she was feeling ahead of her act of daredevilry.

Do you need the A -Team?

Posted on 30 May 2012 by Andy

This month we announced the launch of Acre’s enhanced staff volunteer scheme.

Acre & Kiva - Michael’s story

Posted on 29 May 2012 by Michael

After beginning my new role with Acre Resources, I was introduced to the Kiva programme.

No pain, no gain!

Posted on 22 May 2012 by Lydia

The realisation of my challenge has recently dawned on me. I wish I had reality checked myself when I signed up for 3 half marathons in such a blasé way.

Why cycle to work?

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Mary

When I decided to brave the London roads and take to the bike, there was only one negative thought in my mind: the fear of arriving at work all sweaty from the exertion of the daily commute!

An Update From Cool Earth – April 2012

Posted on 20 April 2012 by Steve

We recently received a first quarter update from our friends at Cool Earth – a charity Acre supports through our Ecoscheme.

Fundraising through fun and games

Posted on 11 April 2012 by Nadia

In conjunction with our community engagement work for the Acre Foundation, we’ve been engaging in some fun and games to raise money for our charity partners.

Last night's War Child event

Posted on 05 April 2012 by Lydia

I attended my first War Child event last night, where I felt incredibly humbled by the difficult and dangerous work they undertake in areas that are often active war zones.

An update from Cool Earth – February 2012

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Steve

This week we had a visit from Cool Earth’s Corporate Manager, Ben Gray.

Acre and Kiva – Sara’s story

Posted on 25 January 2012 by Sara

I hadn’t heard of Kiva before coming to Acre, but I thought the idea of creating a loans system which helped individuals from around the world struggling to start businesses was a great idea.

An update from Cool Earth - December 2011

Posted on 21 December 2011 by Steve

Today we received a nice update from our friends at Cool Earth explaining how Acre’s support through our Echoscheme has helped protect 10 acres of rainforest:

Acre & Kiva - Ben’s story

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Ben

As a new employee to Acre I was given a chance to make a donation to one of charities we support. I chose Kiva.

A ‘hello’ from the Acre team

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Lydia

Here at Acre, we are all personally and independently passionate about the community, charity and ‘giving back’.

Welcome to the Acre Foundation

Posted on 09 November 2011 by Andy Cartland

Welcome to the newly launched Acre Foundation. The Foundation was conceived as a way to bring together Acre’s charitable work under one roof, and as a method of communicating how we aim to have a positive influence on our staff, customers, local communities and the world at large.