Charity
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School uniform charity launches ‘Winter Coat’ campaign
Huddersfield charity, Uniform Exchange, has issued a plea for the donation of
warm winter coats to support vulnerable children across Kirklees as the impact
of the pandemic continues to take its toll on local families.
With 15,000 children in education in Kirklees living in poverty, the equivalent
of 1
Lighthouse Futures creates first-of-its-kind further education college in Headingley
Pioneering Leeds-based education charity Lighthouse Futures Trust (Lighthouse
Futures) is moving to Moorfield House, Alma Road, Headingley, Leeds in a deal
negotiated by chartered surveyors Carter Towler. The property’s owner,
Illuminating Investments, has agreed to let an initial 9000 sq ft of the
imposing Grade II building to the
Social enterprise launches new digital growth strategy
Tickets for Good, a Sheffield based company that focuses on combining social
life with social good, has appointed The Curve to help scale its digital
capacity in preparation for the return of venue-based events and a ‘rapid
increase in demand’.
The move will allow the firm to prepare for an
Keep Leeds warm
The Leeds-based printing company, Awesome Merchandise, is launching a campaign
to raise £50k to support local homeless charity, Simon on the Streets, after
fearing the threat of closure due to the impact of the pandemic.
To hit the target, Awesome Merchandise is introducing a number of initiatives
throughout November and
Brave seven-year-old girl who survived meningitis features in calming Christmas storybook
A courageous little girl who fought back after losing all her limbs to
meningitis is to feature in a children’s storybook designed to provide comfort
this Christmas.
Seven-year-old Harmonie-Rose Allen, of Bath, contracted meningococcal
septicaemia as a baby and was given only a 10% chance of survival.
Her arms
The Big Variety Christmas Appeal 2020
2020 has been a strange and turbulent year for everyone, but the impact on
charities has been devastating. Variety, the Children’s Charity provides vital
and tangible support to some of the UK’s most vulnerable children. Since the
beginning of the pandemic, the Yorkshire region of Variety has had
Garden Centre donates stock to Yorkshire dog rescue charity
The team at a Bradford Garden Centre have made way for a new pet care range by
donating surplus stock to charity.
Tong Garden Centre has donated £1500 worth of dog of leads, collars, bowls,
snacks and portable pet carriers to Rotherham based charity, Helping Yorkshire
Poundies (HYPS).
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