Good causes, clubs and charities across the UK have the chance to win their share of a huge prize pot in Selco Builders Warehouse’s biggest ever community campaign.
Leading builders’ merchant Selco has revamped its annual Community Heroes competition and increased the total prize fund to an eye-catching £57,500 – nearly five-times more than it has been in previous years.
It means more community groups, clubs and charities than ever before will benefit from winning either building materials or money to make a huge difference to their futures.
The campaign was launched today (February 3) with entries open until the end of September. Applicants will be looking to follow in the footsteps of the 2024 winners, Fox Wood School in Warrington.
The school will be using its prize to fund new specialist wheelchair-friendly play equipment for its pupils having pipped St Christopher’s Hospice in London to win the public vote.
Simon Humpage, Head of Multi-Channel Marketing at Selco, said: “This is the fifth edition of Community Heroes and it will be the biggest yet. The award-winning campaign has already made a substantial difference to dozens of charities across the country - but we wanted to go even further in 2025.
“It’s extremely exciting to dramatically increase both the prizes on offer and the number of winners. We look forward to welcoming lots of fantastic organisations into our branches to benefit from our vast range of stock, allowing us to support many key projects.
“We are also committed to our colleagues from around the country engaging in a volunteering day in 2025, and many of these opportunities will come from our Community Heroes entries. It means, as well as the possibility of winning building materials and money, there is also the chance of benefitting from the support of Selco colleagues to work on a project.
“We would welcome entries from any group that benefits the local community, whether that’s a scout group, a charity, a grassroots sports club, a community centre or anything similar.”
Nominations can be made online over the course of the next eight months. Each month, five winners will be selected – 40 in total – to secure £1,000 worth of building materials from their local Selco branch.
Selco’s colleagues and customers will then select 10 grand finalists from those monthly winners to go before a public vote, with the overall winner receiving a cool £10,000 in cash. There will also be prizes of £5,000 for the runners-up and £2,500 for the organisation that finishes third.
Rachael Penn, chair of the Fantastic Fox Wood PTA and the winner of last year’s campaign, said: “I’d urge any organisation which benefits the local community to enter Selco’s Community Heroes campaign.
“It’s a truly fantastic scheme which has made the world of difference to us. The chance to win building materials is extremely useful as those type of improvements to rooms, buildings and infrastructure are one of the things that can be overlooked when an organisation doesn’t have a bottomless pit of money
“Winning the competition has given us the chance to make our dream a reality when it comes to a playground for our pupils in wheelchairs and we will always be grateful to Selco.”
The scheme is open to any charity or group which is at the heart of its local community and entry can be made by explaining in no more than 100 words how the building materials would be used to benefit members.
Entries can be submitted at www.selcobw.com/info/selco-community-heroes
