Housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, which includes the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, donated a total of £12,000 to 12 different charities close to the hearts of its team members and the community in 2020, as part of its ongoing Community Fund scheme. Over the course of last year,
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Batley mental health exercise and support charity is garden centre charity of the year
As Covid-19 related mental health issues continue to spiral, a Batley based charity that offers free training sessions to help promote physical and mental wellbeing will benefit from the generosity of a Bradford Garden Centre's customers and staff this year. Staff at Tong Garden Centre in Bradford have announced that ‘Luke's
pure technology group calls on businesses to join Club Candlelighters
IT service and solutions provider, pure technology group (PTG), has joined Club Candlelighters, a brand new initiative launched by children’s cancer charity Candlelighters, to ensure they can protect, improve and expand their support for families affected by childhood cancer. Candlelighters provides financial, emotional and practical support to children and families affected
Thirsk care home supports local families in need
Kind-hearted staff at Thirsk care home, Hambleton Grange, have selflessly donated stock from their own kitchens alongside generous donations from the local community to provide essential food and toiletry packages to local families who have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns. The care home team partnered with Community Works
Barratt Developments Yorkshire East’s £35k donation to SASH
Housebuilder Barratt Developments Yorkshire East has rounded off a successful year of support for vital causes across the region by confirming that a total of £34,538.40 was raised for its 2020 charity of the year, local youth homelessness charity, Safe and Sound Homes (SASH). A series of initiatives over the course
Yorkshire Building Society launch £1m charity partnership with Age UK
Yorkshire Building Society has announced a new two-year £1m charity partnership with Age UK to help support older people. The money raised by Yorkshire Building Society throughout the partnership will help Age UK launch a new programme called Building Better Lives, which will provide one-to-one support to help prevent more than
Sheffield-based Jenx announces new partnership with regional charity Paces
Sheffield-headquartered postural support specialist, Jenx, has announced a new year-long partnership with High Green-based Paces, a specialist school for conductive education. Jenx – alongside its UK distribution division, Jiraffe – will work with the school across fundraising activities and events for the next 12 months, after the charity was selected as
CDS names Candlelighters as 2021 charity
Yorkshire-headquartered strategic communications agency CDS has started the New Year on a positive note, donating more than £5,500 to Candlelighters. Having supported the cause – which helps families facing children's cancer in Yorkshire – throughout 2020, the firm has committed to another 12 months of fundraising, while also being named as ‘company of the month’ by the charity in
Graham supports York Foodbank with donations
York Foodbank has gratefully received a donation of food and essential items from leading contractor GRAHAM, assisting with its work to provide emergency food for the most vulnerable and replenishing other essential supplies in the run up to Christmas. First aid kits, toiletries and food were donated to the charity from
Harrogate charity’s “Smart Learning School” to open virtual doors in the New Year
A Harrogate charity’s experience with online lessons during the coronavirus pandemic will see it opening the virtual doors to its new ‘smart learning school’ in the new year. Thanks to a £23,000 grant from the National Lottery, Disability Action Yorkshire has been able to create a new post for the development