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£25,000 raised as 75 people bed down on Leeds street for charity sleep-out
75 people braved Storm Babet to sleep out on the streets of Leeds for a local homelessness charity, helping to raise almost £25,000.
Sponsored by British online homeware retailer, DUSK.com, West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets held its annual sleep-out event, ‘Simon’s Big Sleep Out’
Begbies Traynor partner takes on charity Kilimanjaro challenge
Richard Pughe, a partner at business recovery and financial advisory firm Begbies Traynor in Leeds, is in training for an expedition to the summit of Africa’s highest mountain, Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro - to raise money for Harrogate-based charity Artizan International.
Richard will be accompanied on the 19,340
Reward teams across the UK raise £32,000 for PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
A year-long fundraising programme across Reward Finance Group’s offices has raised an impressive £32,000 for its chosen charity PAPYRUS, which is dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.
The Reward team embarked on a range of
Charity encourages people to ‘walk in their shoes’ as homelessness is highlighted
Yorkshire-based charity Simon on the Streets has announced a series of flagship events in October to shine a spotlight on homelessness in Leeds.
The charity’s annual Big Sleepout, which aims to raise awareness of the increasing issues faced by those rough sleeping, sofa surfing and at risk of homelessness
Counselling charity Wellstring marks its 20th anniversary with double celebration
Wellspring Therapy and Training, the Harrogate-based counselling and training centre, is marking its 20th anniversary this year with a double celebration.
Wellspring, which is now facing unprecedented demand for its services, is holding a special church service this month and a fund-raising dinner in November to mark this significant birthday.
Grand Prix Ball raises £15,000 for Principle Trust Children’s Charity
A Charity set up to provide respite breaks for some of Yorkshire’s neediest children has raised £15,000 at a Grand Prix-themed fundraising ball.
The event was organised by children’s charity The Principle Trust, which provides free respite holidays to children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, disabled, have life-limiting
Hospice to benefit from thousands raised by cheese auction
Cheese lovers at the Great Yorkshire Show have raised more than £5,000 for Herriot Hospice Homecare to go towards providing vital hospice care across parts of rural North Yorkshire.
An auction is held every year in the Cheese and Dairy Section of the Great Yorkshire Show, giving visitors the