Charity Eddisons team in 5,000-mile challenge to raise £5,000 Eddisons’ 30-strong building and project consultancy team are taking part in an ambitious physical challenge to raise £5,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity by the end of July. The colleagues, who are based across the firm’s Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Cambridge and Peterborough offices, are attempting to cover a By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity ‘My Northern Christmas’ campaign to support North’s bounce back The Northern Affinity has launched a campaign to encourage businesses across the north to celebrate Christmas 2020 in August as it strives to help the hospitality industry and independent businesses bounce back. Declaring 16th to 22nd August ‘Northern Christmas Week’, the firm is inviting businesses and individuals across the north By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Sheffield charity founder shortlisted for national award The founder of a Sheffield-based rare disease charity has been shortlisted for a prestigious national nursing award. Dr Iain Armstrong, chair of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA UK) in Chapeltown, is a finalist in the ‘Innovations in your Specialty’ category of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Nursing Awards. Iain, By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Conveyancing team exchange miles for donations A team of residential property conveyancing lawyers and support staff from Yorkshire have raised £2,888 for a charity that supports anyone affected by the death of a baby. Six people from LCF Residential, which is part of LCF Law, each ran or walked 50 miles during the month of By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Charities pool their expertise to change the futures of young Two Sheffield charities have joined forces to change the futures of young people across South Yorkshire whose lives have been blighted by the pandemic. Sheffield Futures, which has been supporting young people to achieve their full potential for 25 years, has linked with The Source Skills Academy to help 16 By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Trustee John's 1,000 mile fundraiser for Barnsley Hospice A 71-year-old Barnsley Hospice trustee is cycling his age every day for 14 days to raise money for the charity. John Pitt is cycling the famous 1,000 mile Lands End to John O’Groats route, averaging 71 miles a day for a fortnight. John, a keen cyclist and former By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Local gym and charity forge exciting new partnership Wakefield-based International Humanitarian Charity, Penny Appeal, is excited to announce a new partnership with the world-renowned Wakefield Gym Club. With an illustrious history, the club has had someone represent Great Britain at European or World level every year for the past 33 years, producing 23 Global Champions, 38 European Champions By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Full Circle Funerals launch new Community Fund in Calderdale Charities and community groups are being invited to apply through the Community Foundation for Calderdale for grants of up to £5,000 after Halifax-based funeral directors Full Circle Funerals contributed £15,000 to the fund. The next round of general grants that the Community Foundation for Calderdale will be opening By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity The power of sporting memories to support those with dementia shared in new free guide A free guide on how to use the power of sport to unlock memories and play a part in reminiscence activities has been launched by the Scotland Sporting Heritage Network. Aimed at supporting organisations across the UK that work in the community with the elderly and those living with dementia By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Digital firm Ascensor complete gruelling Race the Sun event to raise £6,300 Digital marketing firm Ascensor [http://www.ascensor.co.uk/] have completed the gruelling Race the Sun event to raise £6,300 for Action Medical Research. The challenging dawn to dusk endurance event, held in the Brecon Beacons, involved months of training for three teams of four from Ascensor, who took By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Team raises £4,500 for British Heart Foundation Welded steel mesh manufacturer Siddall & Hilton Products has succeeded in raising almost £4,500 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and is also donating an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the local community. The Brighouse-based business started supporting the charity in early 2020 as part of a drive to By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Law firm announces return of Wharfedale ton charity cycling event Local businesses and individual cyclists are being urged to sign up for the return of the Wharfedale Ton charity ride on Friday, September 17, which will raise vital funds for the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford. The charitable event, organised by Yorkshire law firm Gordons, has raised £51,500 since By The Editor • 2 min read
