Charity Yorkshire Cancer Research marks 100th year with special tribute Yorkshire Cancer Research is marking its 100th year by paying tribute to those who have contributed to pioneering cancer research in Yorkshire over the past century. The charity’s centenary offers people in Yorkshire the opportunity to celebrate and uncover the stories behind the region’s Changemakers; those who, for By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Housebuilder hosts fundraising quiz for breakfast charity Housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West recently hosted its second fundraising quiz to support Magic Breakfast’s mission to ensure no child or young person is too hungry to learn. Research by the charity has shown that eating breakfast is a vital part of improving learning, attendance at By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Places for People provide vital support to communities this winter Places for People, the UK’s leading social enterprise dedicated to transforming lives and nurturing thriving communities, is expanding its support for customers this winter by partnering with 49 warm banks and food banks across the UK – seven of which are in Yorkshire. The group specialises in placemaking, regeneration, development, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Partners PR spreads Christmas cheer with donation to charity York public relations agency, Partners PR, has made a festive donation of £300 to Move the Masses, a local charity dedicated to combatting isolation through the power of movement and friendship. Move Mates is a walking buddy project by Move the Masses, which pairs volunteers with people who struggle to By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Headstar volunteers join Zarach in the fight against bed poverty Leeds-based finance recruitment consultancy Headstar has partnered with Zarach, a children’s bed charity, to tackle bed poverty by providing vital support to local families in need. As part of its Donate A Day initiative, seven Headstar employees helped deliver more than 40 beds to children across Leeds and Bradford By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Vivly Living donates £1,000 to Huddersfield community food bank Vivly Living, the Huddersfield-based residential property builder and developer, has donated £1,000 to the HD8 Food Pantry. The HD8 Food Pantry is a community food bank which supports over 100 families in the villages of Skelmanthorpe and Denby Dale, close to Huddersfield. Jen Wass and Joe Murray of Vivly By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Flutter Charity Ball has raised over £282,000 The annual Flutter Charity Ball has raised over £282,000 to help fund potentially life-changing clinical trials for Cure Leukaemia, a leading blood cancer charity. In the run-up to the event, Flutter, the parent company for Sky Betting & Gaming, Betfair, Paddy Power and Tombola, raised over £75,000 – bringing By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Yorkshire CIC grows team with board directors and interns West Yorkshire Community Interest Company (CIC), HelloHope has announced two new board directors to shape the direction and strategy of the organisation dedicated to helping save lives. Leeds-based HelloHope which supports mental health and suicide prevention, based in Nexus, Leeds University has appointed Amanda Haigh and Adam Pike to its By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Hat-trick of business support garnered to tackle suicide A rapidly growing Community Interest Company is celebrating the support of three businesses to aid its mission to improve mental health and prevent suicides. Leeds-based HelloHope, launched earlier this year by Ellie MacDonald, has announced support from tech-focused recruitment firm, Transition Partners, Greenborough Management and HelloHope’ sister company, MacComms. Transition By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Firecracker Ball raises £220,000 for Barnardo's in Yorkshire One of the biggest and prestigious charitable events in the region’s calendar took place at Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate on Saturday November 9th and once again Yorkshire dug deep – with early indications showing £220,000 was raised for Barnardo’s in Yorkshire. The Firecracker Ball, which is now By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Yorkshire garden centre group's fundraising acknowledged at Recognition Awards Evening A Bradford headquartered garden centre group was commended recently for raising over £24,000 for a leading regional charity. Yorkshire Garden Centres was presented with a Corporate Supporter of the Year award following its year of fundraising for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Yorkshire Garden Centres' group people and culture By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Nell Bank Charitable Trust has been honoured with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service The prestigious award celebrates the outstanding work of local volunteer groups across the UK. Equivalent to an MBE, it is the highest honour given to local voluntary groups in the country and it is awarded for life. Created in 1977 by the then Lord Mayor of Bradford Paul Hockney, to By The Editor • 3 min read
