Ready, Steady, Read is a Hull-based charity that aims to improve literacy in primary school children in the city and encourage a lifelong love of reading by recruiting, training and managing volunteers, placing them in local primary schools as reading mentors.
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Free family fun event as local charity Dyslexia Sparks opens new centre
Dyslexia Sparks – Hull and East Yorkshire’s only registered charity for dyslexia – is holding a free family fun event, Saturday 22 April, to mark the grand opening of the organisation’s new centre in Hessle.
Continue readingJungle Jog aims to be a roaring success for local hospice
Thousands of children across Hull and East Yorkshire will be donning their jungle themed face masks to help support local charity Dove House Hospice this summer by taking part in their Jungle Jog fundraiser.
Continue readingHull’s hidden heroes: Meet the charities and voluntary organisations striving to make Hull a healthier and happier place
The hidden heroes that make up Hull’s voluntary and community sector are coming together for a health and wellbeing event to showcase how they can support you – and what you can do to help them too.
Continue readingHoliday park egg-cells with Easter fundraiser for the Daisy Appeal
Families from across the north helped to provide a Bank Holiday boost for one of the region’s leading medical research charities as part of their Easter break at an award-winning holiday park.
Continue readingCost of living support for Hull residents – improving skills, know-how and resilience
Humber Job Hub CIC, in conjunction with Aviva Community Fund, aim to increase Cost of Living support for the people of Hull by providing them with IT access and skills, money management know-how and mental health support to build resilience and connections.
Continue readingHull cyclists gear up for 290-mile fundraiser
A pair of cyclists have set themselves a 290-mile fundraising challenge in support of homelessness charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding.
Continue readingWhy Hull’s cream telephone boxes matter
Dr Charlotte Tomlinson sent us this article, which pays tribute to nine of Hull and East Yorkshire’s telephone boxes being granted Grade II listed status.
Continue readingHull Trains #EmbraceEquity for International Women’s Day
Female colleagues at Hull Trains have been taking part in the #EmbraceEquity pose to help promote a diverse workforce as part of International Women’s Day.
Continue readingArtworks created by dementia group will pack a punchline at new exhibition
Works of art created by people living with dementia will be showcased at an event in Hull to raise awareness of the condition and to promote understanding of its impact on the senses – including humour.
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