Pictured above: (l-r) Lee Sullivan, Sarah Marriott and Dave Tomlins ready their paintbrushes for action at The Black Country Living Museum

A team of people from Deloitte in Birmingham have been doing their bit for the community by giving up their time to help out at various charitable projects across the West Midlands. 

More than 60 volunteers swapped their suits for civvies to take part in the firm's annual Community Day.

The first project was a reading day at Chandos Primary School, in Highgate, Birmingham, where the Deloitte volunteers shared their favourite stories with pupils to promote the benefits of reading. Book tokens were also presented to the children.

The second activity involved the volunteers getting their hands dirty by painting and gardening at the Leonard Cheshire Care Home, in Sutton Coldfield. Some of the residents were also treated to a game of tenpin bowling at the local bowling alley and took part in pottery classes.

Thirdly, the Deloitte employees stepped back in time to help staff at The Black Country Living Museum, in Dudley, with general site maintenance such as painting, gardening and removing ash from the Museum's engine room.

Chris Loughran, Midlands practice senior partner at Deloitte, who took part in the reading day at Chandos Primary School, said: "The Community Day is a great opportunity for our people to give something back to the local community while learning new life skills.

"As well as being of benefit to the organisations we help, it's also a valuable experience for our volunteers, working with different groups and managing people outside their normal office environment."

The Deloitte Community Day is a national initiative, which has been running since 2005, and forms part of the firm's Community Investment Programme.

Around 2,800 volunteers from Deloitte across the UK took part in the Community Day this year.