A Yorkshire estate agency is rolling out the barrels in support of a charity’s inaugural beer festival. Linley & Simpson is among the sponsors who are backing the fund-raiser being staged by Henshaws as part of its 21st anniversary celebrations. More than 1,000 visitors are expected to flock to the event’s afternoon and
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Yorkshire estate agency staff help hospice children become Kings and Queens of the Jungle
Green-fingered staff from a Yorkshire estate agency have swapped the office for a jungle to develop an adventure garden for children and young people with life-limiting illnesses. Eleven colleagues from Linley & Simpson, which has a network of 16 offices across North and West Yorkshire, rolled up their sleeves for a day of volunteering
Ethos Asset Finance charity lunch is a sell out
Training 26 success story continues two decades on
A specialist IT and business skills training provider is increasing its capacity at Leeds Media Centre after a surge in demand for its services. Training 26 offers classes and bespoke tutoring in Microsoft Office, Adobe, Sage and related IT packages, together with a comprehensive range of management and personal development courses
Bradford literacy project nominated as garden centre charity of the year
Tong Garden Centre has announced that a Bradford initiative of a national literacy charity will be its Charity of the Year for 2019. The team at Tong aims to raise £10,000 for Bradford Stories through a series of fund-raising events and collection boxes at the tills. Bradford Stories is an initiative from
Dove House brings muddy obstacle course to East Yorkshire
Businesses in East Yorkshire are being encouraged to take part in the county’s muddiest challenge for charity. Dove House Hospice is looking for people who are prepared to tackle five miles of obstacles on a course in the stunning grounds of Sledmere House, near Driffield, this summer. It’s the only event of
Legal eagles take to bikes to raise money for youth homelessness
Members of the legal business community are taking to their bikes this June to support a charity which aims to end youth homelessness. The Leeds office of global legal business DWF Law LLP is fielding a team of 18 cyclists, while leading barristers chambers Landmark Chambers International are entering a team
Yorkshire businesswoman set to take on charity challenge
Katrina Cliffe, managing director of Huddersfield-based marketing and PR agency KC Communications, is set to take on another year of physical challenges for babyloss charity, Tommy’s. After a successful 2018 which saw her complete a number of challenges including the Yorkshire 10 mile, Katrina’s set to push herself further in 2019
Hambleton Grange Care Home walk to success in the “Fight for Freddie”
Charity grows Yorkshire footprint with move to Leeds Media Centre
St Giles Trust, the award-winning national charity that helps people facing severe disadvantage to access jobs, homes and specialist support, has expanded its Yorkshire presence after opening a new regional base at Leeds Media Centre. The facility is one of three sites close to the city centre owned and managed by