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 firm’s donation
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Disability charity to extend “smart learning” thanks to National Lottery grant
Disabled adults from across the Harrogate district will be able to join a charity’s “smart learning” programme, thanks to the National Lottery. Disability Action Yorkshire, which successfully moved its lessons from the classroom to the cloud during the coronavirus lockdown, has been awarded £23,000 to develop an inspiring and educational online
Crown Paints continues its support of Hull’s RSPCA branch
Crown Paints has continued its efforts to add colour to people’s lives during these unprecedented times, including a donation of paint and sundries to the RSPCA’s Hull branch. The leading paint manufacturer, which has a manufacturing facility in Hull, regularly donates paint to local causes and charities through its network of
Linley & Simpson to go “Around the World in 80 Days” in latest charity challenge
A Yorkshire estate agent is aiming to go “Around the World in 80 Days” in a bid to raise thousands-of-pounds for Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People. Following in the footsteps of the Jules Verne characters Phileas Fogg and Passepartout, staff from letting and residential sales specialist, Linley
Society raises over £100,000 in first sixmonths of Dementia UK partnership
Leeds Building Society is celebrating the first six months of its national charity partnership with Dementia UK, with the announcement it has raised more than £100,000. Many families living with dementia have felt even more isolated during the pandemic and the money raised is helping the charity’s Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline,
Harrogate architects complete 1,800-mile challenge in support of Disability Action Yorkshire
A Harrogate architects practice had to go back to the drawing board after the coronavirus put a spoke in the wheels of its annual charity bike ride. For the last two years, S+SA architects have organised a sponsored cycle to raise funds for their chosen charity, Disability Action Yorkshire, and which
Linley & Simpson pass £100,000 fundraising milestone for hospice
A Yorkshire estate agent’s support for a renowned children’s hospice has seen it reach - and pass – another significant milestone in its fundraising activities. This week residential letting and sales specialists, Linley & Simpson, which has 21 branches across the entire Yorkshire region and The Humber, has seen the amount
£40k lottery grant to help Yorkshire firm’s charity find jobs for formerly homeless
A charity founded by the family behind an established Yorkshire HR, employment law and health and safety consultancy to help get people recovering from addiction and homelessness back into employment, has been awarded a five- figure support grant from The National Lottery Community Fund. The Howarth Foundation, founded by Howarths, has
Housebuilder raises over £14,000 in support of youth homeless charity, SASH
Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, has supported its Charity of the Year, youth homeless charity Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) by taking part in the Lap of Yorkshire Challenge - raising over £14,000, including Gift Aid. The total raised includes an additional £3,000 in match funding from Barratt Developments, the match funding
Homes boost for Bradford and Keighley thanks to £50.5m funding boost
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has secured a £50.5 million financial package to provide affordable homes in Bradford and Keighley. The deal, which is made up of £36.05 million of new cash from Royal Bank of Scotland and £14.45m of existing funds, will enable MHA to increase its housing stock by more