Charity Kirklees charity launches Winter Coat Project 2021 Kirklees charity, Uniform Exchange, has issued a plea for the donation of warm winter coats to support vulnerable children across Kirklees as the impact of the pandemic continues to take its toll on local families. With 15,000 children in education in Kirklees living in poverty, the equivalent of 1 By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Restaurant brand raises £169,394 for cancer charity through £1 bill donations One of the nation’s leading Thai restaurant brands has reached an impressive fundraising charity target for a charity close to its heart. Thai Leisure Group, alongside its customers, have raised an incredible £169,394 through menu donations and other fundraisers, with the proceeds going to Yorkshire cancer charity, Candlelighters. By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity I am Döner joins up with West Yorkshire hardship project I am Döner the kebab takeaway with stores in Harrogate, Headingly and Leeds City centre have joined forces with West Yorkshire Hardship Project this winter. The I am Döner team will be joining West Yorkshire Hardship Project on 14 December to donate kebabs, hot drinks and warm clothing to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Hero Kevin Sinfield hits the streets for new fundraising challenge Let’s do them proud – that’s the message to people in Leeds as Kevin Sinfield tackles another epic fundraising challenge inspired by his friend and fellow rugby league legend Rob Burrow. Leeds Rhinos great Kevin set out earlier today on a gruelling attempt to run 101 miles in 24 By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Fundraiser Neil Davidson raises over £10,000 for CPR Fund Donor Neil Davidson has raised a further £10,600 to go into his CPR Fund held at the Community Foundation for Calderdale. Friends and family joined the comedy fundraiser held at The Arches to celebrate Neil’s 60th birthday. Neil had a cardiac arrest in July 2017 and his Son By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Tackling ‘Tour de Pennines’ to raise funds for The Prince of Wales Hospice A team from TotalEnergies Marketing UK Limited, has raised £2,100 for The Prince of Wales Hospice by successfully completing a 160-mile cycling challenge. The team of six riders took on the ‘Tour de Pennines’, cycling from their offices in Ferrybridge, to the company’s Bitumen Plant in Preston, Lancashire. By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity HLF wins National Lottery grant to help SEND children The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded a grant to Huddersfield Literature Festival to deliver a special project as part of its spring 2022 Festival. My Family Creates will comprise free online creative activities specially designed for SEND (special educational needs or disability) families, with particular focus on those of By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Kirklees Visual Impairment Network KVIN rebrands Kirklees Visual Impairment Network KVIN has announced the charity will be rebranding to Outlookers. The sight loss charity’s new name will be launched alongside updated branding and a new website, to highlight the charity’s focus on empowering its members, and optimistic focus on the future. The branding refresh By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Why green technology must be at the heart of new aviation visitor experience The Vulcan to the Sky Trust (VTST) is currently fundraising to build The Vulcan Experience at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and a green technology will be at the heart of the experience. The Green Technology Hub (GTH) will give young people an insight into how scientists and engineers are tackling the By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds cinema asks community for support to complete project With work on the Hyde Park Picture House’s transformational redevelopment now seven months in, the cinema is launching a community fundraising campaign to help raise some of the last funds required to complete the project. The Picture House Winter Fundraiser is asking supporters of the cinema to sponsor specific By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Partnership with Morrisons will help families supported by Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice Together for Short Lives and Morrisons have announced a new partnership that will provide vital support for families cared for by Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice. Out of more than 100 charities to apply, Together for Short Lives - the only charity supporting the UK’s 54 children’s By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity A fundraising feat for charity runner Chris A local ICT manager is heading towards the finish line of his charity challenge to run 2021 miles in aid of Cancer Research UK. Oakenshaw-based Chris Reay has committed to raising £2021 for the charity by running 2021 miles over the course of this year — of which he’s already By The Editor • 2 min read
