THE hundreds of tiny screws laid out in neat rows across the table are glinting in the early morning sunlight. Each will eventually be sent out with some unknown item but for now it is a component that holds together a whole way of life for dozens of people.
The screws will be sorted and bagged by volunteer workers at Phoenix Enterprises, a charity that provides work, purpose and a fresh start for more than 90 people with learning disabilities and mental health problems.
The 19-year-old charity partly funds itself by winning contracts to bag up screws, sort instruction manuals, re-price packets, assemble lunch packs and a complete plethora of other simple tasks that companies don’t have the time or workforce to undertake.