Charity Haribo colleagues take a leap of faith to beat autism Six employees from HARIBO took a leap of faith in July when they joined a sponsored skydive to raise money for Beat Autism, a charity that supports families who have children on the autism spectrum. With the company offering to donate £100 for each colleague who dared to jump, the By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Community groups invited to apply for up to £5,000 funding including the Full Circle Fund The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) have launched their general grants round for organisations and community groups to apply for up to £5,000 to make a difference in Calderdale. Local business Full Circle Funerals have set up a fund with CFFC and together with their fund and money from By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Restaurant steps up to the plate to help India’s “Railway Children” The Crafty Indian restaurant in Shipley is launching a fund-raising campaign to help ease the plight of India’s street children. Restaurant owner Harry Khinda has signed up to become a charity partner for Railway Children – a voluntary organisation which provides protection and shelter for thousands of children forced to By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Scandinavian Leeds United fan raising thousands for local charities A Norwegian member of Leeds United Supporters Club of Scandinavia (LUSCOS) has raised more than £12,000 to date for two Leeds charities by walking 230km following a losing bet on his beloved Leeds. Geir Rishaug is currently walking from Svolvær to Narvik, Norway after losing a bet on striker By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity AYRE Events contracted by St Gemma’s Hospice for annual ‘Light Up a Life’ event Leeds based events specialist AYRE Event Solutions has strengthened its relationship with St Gemma’s Hospice after being asked to support its annual ‘Light Up a Life’ event in December. Taking place on the 12th December, Light up a Life is an annual event curated by St Gemma’s Hospice By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Age UK Bradford district opens new Idle hub Local charity Age UK Bradford District has opened a new community hub in Idle supported by £15,000 raised by staff at Yorkshire law firm Gordons. Idle is the first of six new hubs to open in the Bradford area over the course of the summer. Others are due to By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Eddisons colleagues cycle 80 miles to boost £5,000 brain tumour charity A 12-strong team of colleagues from Eddisons building and project consultancy team have notched up more than 1,000 miles in just one day as part of efforts to raise £5,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity by covering 5,000 miles in one month. The colleagues are supporting a By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity PR agency announces 12 months of pro bono support for youth-focused CIC Huddersfield based PR and marketing agency KC Communications has agreed a 12 month pro bono contract with award-winning community organisation Conscious Youth CIC. KC Communications, which was founded in 2014 by Huddersfield businesswoman Katrina Cliffe, has a roster of clients across a range of sectors including manufacturing, property, health tech By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Doncaster Business Community Cup brings home £7000 for local good causes As many football fans across the country think back to the agony of narrowly missing out on European Cup glory, kind hearted members of Doncaster’s business community have proved once again that football is a game for all after breaking their fundraising goal of raising thousands of pounds to By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity New trustee announcement for Kirklees charity. Huddersfield based website design and development agency, Fallen Leaf Design Limited are proud to announce that director Adam Welsh has been selected as a trustee to the Eleanor Hirst Trust. The Eleanor Hirst Trust owns six Grade II listed Almshouses in West Yorkshire. Initially built for as a memorial to By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Charity challenges public to walk distance of homeless person this August West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets is challenging the public to step into the shoes of a homeless person this August and walk 26 miles. Having tracked the distance a homeless person walks; an average day sees them travel 12-20 miles, sometimes even further, in search of food By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Tour de Ramsdens 3, cycling in aid of Yorkshire Children’s Centre Earlier this month our team of cyclists took on the 100 mile route across 14 Ramsdens Solicitors offices, starting at York at 6 am and finishing at the Ramsden Street office in Huddersfield at 7:30 pm, in aid of the Yorkshire Children’s Centre. Yorkshire Children’s Centre, which By The Editor • 1 min read
