KCOM has revealed its three charities of the year as part of its 120th anniversary celebrations.
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Safer Sleep Week raising awareness for new families
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is working in collaboration with the Lullaby Trust to promote Safer Sleep Week to local families.
Continue readingHelp WISHH raise smiles for sick children this Easter
Hull Hospitals’ WISHH Charity is helping to raise smiles across children’s wards this Easter by providing arts, crafts, games and other themed items to help keep children and young people occupied. Here’s how you can get involved.
Continue readingLocal Water Babies make a splash to save other babies’ lives
Children from North & East Yorkshire Water Babies class will be showcasing their superstar swimming skills from 11-17 March with a ‘Splashathon’ fundraiser for charities Tommy’s and the Children’s Alliance.
Continue readingCrafter sets out to capture Hull in Stitches to support food bank and celebrate church anniversary
A cross stitch crafter has set out on a year-long challenge using her art to capture some of the attractions of her adopted home city and to raise money for a food bank.
Continue readingRadio 1’s Mollie King swaps mic for bike as she prepares for the biggest endurance challenge of her life for Red Nose Day
Mollie King’s Pedal Power for Red Nose Day on Radio 1 will see Mollie take to the saddle for five exhausting days as she attempts to cycle from London, the home of Radio 1, to her late father’s hometown of Hull, a place close to Mollie’s heart.
Continue readingNational award for hospital porters
Porters at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital have been awarded Portering Team of the Year at the National MyPorter Awards held in London.
Continue readingTV pair to present a celebration of women as charities target a bigger lunchtime audience
Familiar faces from daytime TV will take to the stage next month to launch a new fundraising event devised by two of the region’s leading charities.
Continue readingMS3 Networks sponsors Lindsey Lodge Hospice’s Pennies Make Pounds campaign
Ultrafast full fibre network operator MS3 Networks and palliative care charity Lindsey Lodge Hospice will launch the Pennies Make Pounds fundraising initiative with a community event at The Pink Pig Farm, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire on Saturday 24 February. The year-long campaign will see supporters collect spare change in piggy banks to raise funds for North Lincolnshire patients with life-limiting illnesses.
Continue readingHull mum and son spread joy for Random Acts of Kindness Day
Saturday was Random Acts of Kindness Day. Mum Laura, who has recently created The Empowerment Club, and her son Theo set to give out over 100 positive affirmation notes to people in the city centre.
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