Employees at Friends Life have been helping out in the local Bristol community, assisting with DIY and manual jobs as part of the company's annual community challenge initiative, which helps a large number of local charities, schools and community groups.
St Michaels School in Stoke Gifford had help with numerous jobs including the painting of a courtyard and the construction and planting of flowerbeds.
At The Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled, employees rolled up their sleeves and cleaned the stables and helped with the gardens.
Life insurance news: 14 July 2011