Charity Family firm pledge support to children’s charity A Skipton building & Joinery company has pledged its support to families across the region by backing a Yorkshire children’s charity. Embsay-based MW & RF Brewster & Sons Ltd has become a patron of The Principle Trust which provides free respite holidays to children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, disabled, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity MD gets ready for fight night Local businessman Sam Hameed has laced up his gloves to raise money for the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. Sam will be fighting in the Ultra White Collar Boxing (UWCB) event on 19 July to raise £1,000 for charity. The boxing training has seen him lose over four stone By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Donors raise £300,000 to refurbish Leeds General Infirmary’s Take Heart Garden Thanks to many generous donors raising £300,000, the extensively refurbished Take Heart Roof Garden at the Leeds General Infirmary is now welcoming visitors again. This redesigned space now offers a calm and uplifting escape for patients, visitors and staff. The garden includes dozens of plants, ramps, sustainable and non-slip By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Sheffield’s longest-running construction ball raises £30,000 for St Luke’s Hospice The longest-running construction industry event in the North, The Sheffield Charity Construction Ball, raised £30,000 for St Luke’s Hospice earlier this month. Held at the Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Hotel, the black-tie evening brought together over 230 construction and property professionals to raise vital funds for Sheffield’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Leeds running club founder takes on 44-mile challenge for veterans’ mental health Leeds man and running club founder Dean Smith has completed a 44-mile ultra-marathon and raised over £5,000 for Combat Stress, a charity which helps former servicemen and women deal with issues like trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The D-Day 44 Challenge commemorates the 1944 Allied invasion of By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Atlantic rowers swap oars for golf clubs at £31,500 Yorkshire charity fundraiser David Knaggs and Richard Larking, the pair of Yorkshire lawyers who will be embarking on the arduous 3,000-mile World’s Toughest Row across the Atlantic in December this year, took to the greens last week to host a charity golf day to raise funds for their nominated Yorkshire charities, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Yorkshire businesses raise £89,000 for children's hospital equipment. Yorkshire’s business community has come together to raise £89,000 for the Luma Foundation, helping to fund vital medical equipment for Leeds Children’s Hospital. The funds will be used to purchase two additional Photobiomodulation (PBM) units. These machines use safe red light therapy to reduce the pain and By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Yorkshire businesses raise £89,000 for children's hospital equipment. Yorkshire’s business community has come together to raise £89,000 for the Luma Foundation, helping to fund vital medical equipment for Leeds Children’s Hospital. The funds will be used to purchase two additional Photobiomodulation (PBM) units. These machines use safe red light therapy to reduce the pain and By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Garden centre cycle challenge raises over £4,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice A team of cyclists led by the MD of Yorkshire Garden Centres raised over £4,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice when they tackled a challenging 85 km ride recently At the end of May, the team of 18 led by Mark Farnsworth completed the challenging, hilly ride By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Leeds United legend and award-winning speaker to host charity event in Harrogate Former England and Leeds United footballer Tony Dorigo and the award-winning speaker and businessman Rob Northfield are set to share their exclusive insights from the worlds of sport and business at a charity event. Rob and Tony, who struck up a friendship after bonding over their love of charitable work By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Dales Accountancy firm backs Yorkshire Children’s Charity Fraser Gowland, director of booking keeping and accountancy firm FOAMMS, has joined the board of trustees at The Principle Trust, which provides respite breaks for children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, disabled, have life-limiting conditions, or who have experienced poverty, trauma or abuse. Fraser is a long-standing supporter of The Trust, By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity East Yorkshire brewery to host a charity quiz night Tickets have gone on sale for a fundraising quiz at an East Yorkshire brewery. The team at Wold Top Brewery is hosting a quiz on 30th May in aid of St. Catherine's Hospice, its charity of the year. Events coordinator, Sam Smith explained the rationale for the event: By The Editor • 1 min read
