A duo preparing for the biggest challenge of their lives has received a significant show of support from pure technology group [ptg], a leading provider of ICT services. Chris Nicholl and James Tordoff, from rowing team Hell Oar High Water, will be taking to the water in December this year, as
Charities
Harrogate charity asks: “Is your business ready to welcome disabled visitors and residents”?
A Harrogate charity is asking businesses in the town if they are ready to welcome disabled visitors and residents? In less than two months, tens of thousands of competitors and spectators are predicted to flock to Harrogate when it hosts the UCI World Cycling championships, including teams of disabled riders participating
Tough Mudder no obstacle as Keebles team raises £800 for St Luke’s Hospice
Yorkshire law firm Keebles LLP has raised 800 for St Luke’s Hospice Sheffield by completing national endurance challenge, Tough Mudder. The ten-person team trained for 12 weeks to tackle the gruelling 10-mile course in Eden, Skipton in order to raise the funds to donate to the hospice. Keebles brought together members from
The Round Foundry and Marshall’s Mill Leeds 10k team raises £620 for Leeds Mind
Heald director to take on Red Bull Romaniacs
Engineer shares STEM knowledge with Malawi school
An employee from Leeds-based fire engineering constancy, OFR, has returned from an exciting overseas project - building a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) classroom alongside the existing Rainbow Hope Secondary School, in Mangochi on the shore of Lake Malawi. Laura Smith, who is a fire engineer at the Brewery Wharf
Wake Smith helps dreams become reality for sick children
City solicitors Wake Smith will spend the next 12 months raising money for Sheffield children’s charity Create a Dream Foundation. The charity, which was set up in 2017, helps make the dreams of serious or terminally ill children in Sheffield and South Yorkshire come true by funding gifts and experiences. Wake Smith
Leeds adults with learning difficulties Leep into fashion
A Leeds community interest company which helps adults with learning disabilities to speak up for themselves have received support from Unity Enterprise to launch a new range of leisure wear featuring designs created by its members. Leep 1 - which stands for Leeds People First – offers a wide variety of
Westfield Health celebrates 100 years of supporting the UK’s health and wellbeing
Sheffield-based leading health and wellbeing provider, Westfield Health, is celebrating reaching 100 years in business in 2019. To mark this momentous occasion, the not-for-profit organisation is giving back to its staff, selected charities and the Sheffield community with a host of events and fundraising activities. Originally founded to support Sheffield’s four hospitals
Northern property professionals saddled up for cycling fundraiser
The second CBRE Cycle Series North took place recently at the Broughton Hall Estate in Skipton. The event saw more than 180 cyclists representing companies from across the property industry in Yorkshire and the North West ride either 50K or 100K through the Yorkshire Dales, raising thousands of pounds in aid