Legal Matters Law firm donates £10,000 Christmas party budget to charity Yorkshire law firm Gordons has donated its £10,000 staff Christmas party budget to nationwide foodbank charity The Trussell Trust and two local food banks in Leeds and Bradford. In recognition of the fact that many families and individuals will struggle this winter due to the impact of Covid-19, the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Venari Group help Huddersfield Giants Community Trust support local dementia sufferers Brighouse-based emergency vehicle manufacturer Venari Group has pledged £15,000 to cover the cost of employing a member of staff at Huddersfield Giants’ Community Trust’s (HGCT) brand-new multi-sensory room. The donation will help HGCT to finally open the doors to its £35,000 ‘Multi-Sensory Room’, which was installed last By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Green-tech choose Henshaws as charity to support in 2021 Green-tech, the leading supplier of landscaping materials across the UK has announced its intention to make Henshaws its charity of choice for 2021. Green-tech is based just outside of Boroughbridge on the Rabbit Hill Business Park, off the A168.They are the leading supplier of tree planting materials throughout the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Sponsor adds weight to sofa sleep-in A West-Yorkshire based homelessness charity has announced the headline sponsor of an upcoming lockdown-friendly fundraising event. Simon on the Streets, which offers support to rough sleepers and vulnerable people across Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees has partnered with law firm Weightmans to support Simon’s Big Sofa Surf. Residents and businesses By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Cognito learning guides national charity towards an intelligent future Leeds based digital learning provider, Cognito Learning, has secured a prestigious contract with Guide Dogs. The company is helping the national charity improve knowledge retention among its employees and volunteers, while fostering a learning culture, reducing costs associated with retraining and creating a more self-sufficient workforce. Cognito Learning is a By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Welcome to Yorkshire seals more Cycle England funding The number of cyclists visiting the county from other parts of the UK looks set to be boosted in 2021 after Welcome to Yorkshire secured a second round of funding from VisitEngland to grow its Cycle England project. The funding will be used to build on ongoing activities and product By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Welcome for returning trustee A West Yorkshire charity which works to prevent homelessness amongst the most vulnerable in society is celebrating National Trustees Week by welcoming back Mike White. Mike first joined Turning Lives Around’s Board of Trustees in 2014 but other commitments meant he stepped down after three years. He kept in By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Never Hungry Again Calderdale’s kind communities are uniting in their shared ambition to end child hunger in the borough for good. In response to national calls to extend free school meals beyond term times, organisations and individuals across Calderdale and the country are rallying to help, donating food and money to support By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Yorkshire charities’ collaboration helps over 400 people stay socially connected Huddersfield-based Yorkshire Children’s Centre (YCC) has partnered with Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees (C&K) to deliver a telephone befriending service for the district’s most vulnerable people, as well as an app to help manage demand. Since the service was set up – during the start of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Hospice launches Light up a Life appeal this Christmas Wakefield Hospice is inviting everyone to remember a loved one this Christmas by dedicating a light on the Tree of Lights for its annual 'Light up a Life' appeal. The hospice will send supporters a personalised card for each dedication, and each name will appear in the Book By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Huddersfield charity secures £100,000 grant from Barclays Sudden the charitable service based in Huddersfield, has secured a £100,000 grant from Barclays to support its efforts to help people and communities most impacted by COVID-19. Sudden is a service for people who have been bereaved by a death that happened unexpectedly, from COVID-19, an undiagnosed medical condition, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Grant boosts Wentworth Woodhouse’s plan for ground-source heating Rotherham stately home Wentworth Woodhouse is going greener and warmer. Thanks to a £331,200 grant, its Preservation Trust can forge ahead with plans to replace its old and inadequate gas central heating with a house-wide system powered by a ground-source heat pump. A large portion of the funds, received By The Editor • 2 min read
