Charity
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Eddisons’ triathlon team raise over £8,500 for British Heart Foundation
A team of 22 colleagues from Eddisons’ building and project consultancy division has completed the Harrogate Sprint Triathlon, raising £8,600 for the British Heart Foundation, to help fund life-saving research into heart and circulatory diseases, one of the biggest killers in the UK. The charity was selected in support
Fresh Thinking Capital scaling new heights for hospice charity
A big-hearted team from Leeds-based Fresh Thinking Capital are swapping their office desks for the peaks, valleys, summits and wild scenic views of the three peaks to raise funds for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice. A team of eight staff from the specialist lender which supports business entrepreneurs are taking on
Entrepreneurial spirit sought for charity’s accumulator challenge
West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets has launched its first ever accumulator challenge, inviting businesses and people with an entrepreneurial flair to turn £40 into thousands. Individuals and teams who apply will be given £40 by Simon on the Streets to convert into as much money as possible.
Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips is charity foundation ambassador
LEEDS United and England star Kalvin Phillips has been announced as the new children’s education ambassador for a major new oral health campaign. Town Hall Foundation is the charitable arm of leading West Yorkshire dental practice Town Hall Dental. The 26-year-old midfielder joins the foundation as it rolls out
Good causes receive £15,000 donation
The UK’s favourite squeezy cheese brand, Primula Cheese which donates all its profits to good causes, has surprised three local charities in Yorkshire with donations totaling £15,000 this month. The funding will support charities and good causes across the region during this challenging period as cost-of-living rises are
Four-legged friends help Leeds Building Society raise £9,000 for Dementia UK
Colleagues from Leeds Building Society and their pooches have raised £9,008 by taking part in a dog walking challenge for the Society’s charity partner Dementia UK – the specialist dementia nurse charity. Throughout March, colleagues together with their canine companions, walked 110km to raise money for Dementia UK’s
Skipton Properties become patrons of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity
One of the county’s leading independent house builders is to support families across the region by becoming a patron of a Yorkshire children’s charity. Skipton Properties has become a patron of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity which provides free respite holidays to children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged,