Charity Yorkshire Water raise £80k for Water Aid Yorkshire Water is supporting WaterAid’s mission to provide clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene knowledge to everyone, everywhere by 2030. In the last financial year, the region’s water company has raised almost £80,000 for the international not-for-profit. Through events such as 10k runs, a Spring Ball, By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity ‘Go Orange’ for Barnsley Hospice in October Barnsley Hospice is urging people across the borough to wear something orange to show their support during Hospice Care Week 2020 (October 5th – 11th). People in workplaces, shops, schools and homes across the borough are encouraged to wear a bright orange item of clothing and make a donation to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Kirklees charity trebles community response efforts following onset of COVID-19 Huddersfield-headquartered charity – Yorkshire Children’s Centre – has ramped up the level of support given to Kirklees residents, as demand reaches record levels. The organisation’s services helped almost 6,000 people in the initial 12 weeks of lockdown – three times more than in the whole of the 2019 calendar year. By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Yorkshire cycle retailer supports ‘virtual peleton’ for hospice Harrogate-based All Terrain Cycles, which has cycle stores in Wetherby and Bradford, is supporting the new ‘4 Hours or Bust’ virtual cycling event due to take place over the weekend of the 18th September, in support of the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Keighley. All three of the annual cycling By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Homeless charity and dental non-profit enter joint partnership Local homeless non-profit, Focus4Hope, have entered into a partnership with Brighouse based dental non-profit The Town Hall Foundation to expand their services and help those most in need across West Yorkshire. Founded in 2016, Focus4Hope have been a prominent figure in community work throughout the region over the years. Their By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Sheffield charity founder wins national nursing award The founder of a Sheffield-based rare disease charity has won a prestigious national nursing award. Dr Iain Armstrong, chair of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA UK) in Chapeltown, was named ‘Respiratory Nurse of the Year’ at the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards. The award recognises his work with the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Bluebell Wood asks supporters to don their purple finery After a summer of rainbows Bluebell Wood is bringing purple back with a bang as the children’s hospice launches this year’s ‘Wear it Purple Day’. The charity is asking supporters to proudly show off their favourite purple outfits, accessories, make-up or anything else purple they have to hand By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Will-writing month raises £10k for hospice A will-writing initiative has raised almost £10,000 for Barnsley Hospice, providing much-needed income during a challenging year for the charity. Make a Will Month was held in February and saw local solicitors waive their fees in exchange for a donation. It is the seventh year the fundraiser has taken By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Electrical engineering firm pledges ongoing support to hospice Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd has extended its support of Overgate Hospice, an independent charity based in Elland, which strives to help those living with a life-limiting illness. Costing £4.6m per year to run – the equivalent of £11,600 per day – Overgate Hospice has been supporting patients within Calderdale for By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Independent Yorkshire businesses given lifeline of free sustainable PPE Plastic giants have come together to design, create and distribute thousands of sustainable visors for free to independent Yorkshire businesses. 2KR is an initiative set up by multiple plastic manufacturers to promote sustainable plastic alternatives. The three complementary Maltese companies, with over 30 years’ experience, saw the dire need for By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Bridging Hospice’s fundraising gap with £70 per 70-plate vehicle Ideal Autolease, a car and van leasing company in Halifax has launched a charity initiative which will see £70 donated to Overgate Hospice for every 70-plate vehicle or van leased through the company. The fundraising drive will run for six months - from 1 September to 1 March 2021. Car By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Award Winning Assassination business raises over £1000 for 8 different charities With social distancing still causing issues for Charity fundraising across the world, the team at Red Herring Games, one of the UK’s leading murder mystery events firms have been using their Covid-19 Lockdown experience as a force for good by raising money for worthy causes through virtual events. Their By The Editor • 2 min read
