The head of a Hull timber company is preparing to take on the Humber Bridge Half-Marathon this weekend after being challenged to complete the race by his daughter. Lucy Eggleston has persuaded dad Mark, the MD of WJ Group, to run the 13.1 mile route with her to raise funds for
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Eddisons triathlon team presents Leeds Mind charity with over £5,000
Colleagues from Eddisons’ building and project consultancy team have presented a cheque for £5,266 to the mental health charity Leeds Mind this week, after raising sponsorship by competing in last month’s Harrogate Triathlon. The 13-strong team, who completed the event’s 420m swim, 24km cycle and 4.6km run in around two hours,
Estate agency marks Children’s Hospice Week with £20k gift to Martin House
Staff from a Yorkshire estate agency have marked Children’s Hospice Week by passing another major milestone in their support of young people with life-shortening illnesses. Linley & Simpson, which has 16 branches across North and West Yorkshire, handed over £20,000 to Martin House Hospice after a record year of fund-raising. This latest
Record breaking sum raised for youth homelessness charity
More than 400 cyclists from the business community saddled up to raise money for youth homelessness charity, LandAid. Now in its sixth year, the annual ride raised more than £22,000 this year, bringing to £80,000 the amount raised for charity to date. The money raised will go towards the renovation of empty
Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel serves afternoon “chari-teas” in support of Martin House Children’s Hospice
Guests enjoying a Harrogate hotel’s afternoon tea this summer will be helping to raise funds for the region’s only dedicated children’s hospice. For every afternoon tea ordered at The Majestic Hotel – which is nearing the completion of a £15m refurbishment - £1 will be donated to Martin House Children’s Hospice. And
CNG business coffee morning at Disability Action Yorkshire celebrates volunteers
A coffee morning for businesses held at a Harrogate charity has celebrated the role of volunteers during National Volunteering Week. As part of its ongoing commitment to giving back to its local community, CNG staged the event at Disability Action Yorkshire’s Hornbeam Park Headquarters, which was attended by civic dignitaries and
Forgemasters donates film location fee to charity
Sheffield's most iconic engineering company, Sheffield Forgemasters, has pledged a film location fee to charity in memory of a former employee. The company has donated £2,500 to Weston Park Cancer Charity in memory of retired Melt Shop refractories manager, Nigel Hobson from Stanington, who died just a matter of months after
Disability Action Yorkshire gets into bed with Ortial Technologies for charity event
A Harrogate charity has got into bed with a neighbouring business as they prepare to take on a gruelling charity event this weekend. Ortial Technologies, on Hornbeam Park, is hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for Disability Action Yorkshire, by competing in this Saturday’s 54th Knaresborough Bed Race. With this year’s theme
Majestic Hotel’s toy industry clientele support six children’s charities
Six children’s charities are to benefit from the generosity of toy industry manufacturers exhibiting at Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel. Each May, independent toy shop specialist Toymaster stages its annual show in the town centre hotel and this year more than 600 toy retailers and suppliers from the UK, Ireland, Australia and Malta
CNG to host business coffee morning at Disability Action Yorkshire’s Hornbeam Park HQ
A major Harrogate employer is giving a boost to a local charity by hosting an awareness-raising coffee morning for businesses next month. As part of its ongoing commitment to giving back to its local community, CNG is staging the event at Disability Action Yorkshire’s Hornbeam Park Headquarters, on Wednesday, June 5. Whilst