A creative cake baker crowned her achievements over the years with a special Coronation treat made to mark the royal milestone and to support a regional charity.
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Best options for attracting a cash offer for your home
When selling a property, most people favour cash offers if they can get them. The reasons for this are relatively self-explanatory; a faster and more straightforward sales process, lower transaction costs (mortgage lenders are typically absent), and fewer risks.
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Men In Sheds Hull wins £5,000 grant after employees vote in John Good Group’s Grants for Good Fund
Men in Sheds Hull, a charity working to reduce social isolation for older men, has won £5,000 of unrestricted funds from the John Good Group’s highly competitive Grants for Good Fund. The growing charity beat over 400 entries to be shortlisted in the top five, before capturing the hearts of John Good Group employees to attract the most votes.
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Over £5,500 raised for educational charity, Run With It, to help fund future growth
A charity which focuses on raising the levels of literacy and numeracy across Hull and East Yorkshire has raised over £5,500 to help fund its expansion.
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Creative ideas to make your space light and airy
A bright and airy living space can make you feel more comfortable and energised compared to a darker home.
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Hull business shortlisted for North East, Yorkshire & the Humber StartUp Award
The StartUp Awards have been launched to recognise the booming startup scene across the UK, which has accelerated since the 2019 pandemic. Over 800,000 new businesses were founded in the UK since 2021, a 4.3% increase from the year before.
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Gardeners help fundraise for an amazing cause with Cottingham Open Gardens
This summer sees the return of Cottingham Open Gardens as budding gardeners within the Cottingham area collaborate to raise vital funds for Dove House Hospice.
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Run With It charity announces new Chair
A charity which provides educational support for young people across East Yorkshire is delighted to announce the appointment of Shaun Watts as its new Chair.
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Local charity Dyslexia Sparks opens new centre
Dyslexia Sparks – Hull and East Yorkshire’s only registered charity for dyslexia – officially opened their new centre in Hessle on Saturday 22 April.
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Victory Leisure Homes announces local charity of the year, Jamie Loncaster Memorial Fund
Luxury holiday home manufacturer Victory Leisure Homes has announced its chosen charity for 2023 and 2024, which is an organisation particularly close to the hearts of the Victory team.
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Hull Trains partners with The Trussell Trust to push community charity drive
Hull Trains and the Trussell Trust are calling on the general public to support a week-long appeal for donations to provide food to those in most need.
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Yorkshire Air Ambulance receives £60,000 from local housebuilder following Charity of the Year initiative
Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, raised an incredible £60,000 over a 12 month period for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, its charity of the year for 2022/23.
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Member of Hull Young People’s Parliament collects items for local food bank
We received this message from Logan Richards, a member of Hull Young People’s Parliament, and it warmed our hearts!
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Hull charity Ready, Steady, Read seeking volunteers to improve literacy
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.
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Jungle 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.
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Staff and customers of major retailer step up to support the Daisy Appeal
A leading medical research charity has secured the support of one of Yorkshire’s favourite retailers in a partnership which will raise funds and awareness.
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Hull’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.
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Holiday 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.
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Cost 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.
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Hull 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.
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Why 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.
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Hull 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.
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Artworks 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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Civic Society snaps Beverley from the air to raise funds for Daisy Appeal
A leading medical research charity is flying high after kicking off its 2023 fundraising campaign by receiving the proceeds from a calendar showing a bird’s eye view of Beverley.
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Hull City Council voices its support for LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week
Hull City Council’s Fostering team and One Adoption North and Humber, North Yorkshire and the Humber’s regional adoption agency are showing their support for LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week (6-12 March) to encourage more LGBTQ+ people to consider adoption and fostering.
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Charities can now apply for an award of up to £5,000 from the Matthew Good Foundation as Grants for Good fund increases by 50%
The Matthew Good Foundation has increased the amount it will award through its established Grants for Good programme from £10,000 a quarter to £15,000. All shortlisted charities will receive higher amounts, and the award for the winning recipient each quarter will go up from £3,500 to £5000.
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Dove House Hospice signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
The only multi-charity gift card is a social enterprise that helps people give more sustainably, buy more consciously and support good causes.
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Council funding for Library of Stuff to help residents save on energy costs
Hull’s Library of Stuff will soon have new equipment to help residents save energy, thanks to funding from Hull City Council.
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Chatty Bus back on the road to connect local communities
Local bus company, East Yorkshire, is bringing back its Chatty Bus, an initiative that aims to fight social isolation and promote connection and local communication with the help of Age UK HEY (Hull and East Yorkshire) and local internet provider KCOM.
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Ukrainian pets show their appreciation after huge donation from Hull business
Hundreds of shelter animals caught up in the war in Ukraine are being fed with food donated by a Hull firm.
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Help WISHH raise smiles for sick children this Easter
Hull Hospital’s WISHH Charity is helping raise smiles across children’s wards by providing arts, crafts, games and other themed items to help keep children and young people occupied over the Easter holiday period. Here’s how you can get involved.
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Attend Mind’s Masquerade Gala and join the fight for better mental health
Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind will be holding a Masquerade Gala to raise much needed funds and awareness so that they can be there for more local people struggling with their mental health and wellbeing.
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East Yorkshire bakery raises £868 of funds for earthquake victims
A local bakery spread the love this Valentine’s Day to help those devastated by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
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East Yorkshire’s Ukrainian hub working to “make good things happen” as they prepare to mark anniversary of Russian invasion
A woman who opened a Ukrainian restaurant in Hull to support the humanitarian effort in her homeland is to mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion with a special event to raise awareness of her country’s food and culture.
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Library of equipment used by charities gets new home thanks to a local business
A caretaker is celebrating after the library of charity equipment he looks after was given a bigger home with help from a Hull business.
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Could you take on the muddiest challenge in East Yorkshire this year?
Dove House is once again hosting its extremely popular event Get Caked at Sledmere House on Sunday 16 April 2023. Be quick to grab a place fast as it’s sure to sell out.
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Could you be in with the chance of winning £2023 while supporting your local hospice?
Terrance received end-of-life care at Dove House late last year, his life partner of 36 years David shared their story in support of the hospice.
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Downright Special charity receives funding and support worth over £50,000 from the Matthew Good Foundation
The Matthew Good Foundation has donated £50,000, plus additional support to produce a promotional video, to Downright Special, a Hull-based charity whose aim is to build a brighter future for children with Down Syndrome by assisting in all aspects of their care and education across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Campaign launched to help prevent further households falling victim to crises
A campaign is being launched to help individuals and households in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire understand the steps they can take to reduce the cost of energy and access cost-of-living support.
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Charity reaches half a million target for critical cost of living support
Thanks to generous donations from people and businesses all over York, North Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire, Two Ridings Community Foundation met their half a million target to help local people struggling with the cost of living, and all raised in just four months.
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Hospital call to support patients with dementia
Appeal to knitters as supplies of twiddlemuffs start to dwindle.
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Hull homelessness charity donates £4k to Ukraine project
Homelessness charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding has donated £4,337 to Wide Awake International, a nonprofit organisation supporting vulnerable children in Ukraine.
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Children plant Jubilee Woodland to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
Pupils from five primary schools have joined with wildlife experts and conservationists to create a new woodland in East Yorkshire in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
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Refugees join restaurant in supporting their Ukrainian homeland
A woman who forged a reputation for selling fantastic Ukrainian food during more than 20 years running a deli and sandwich shop in Hull is now supporting her country’s fight for freedom with her own restaurant.
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“Events are the seeds; legacy is the tree”
National Inquiry calls for legacy to be put at the heart of events, including creating a UK City of Sport to create long-term transformation for people and communities.
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Emma Hardy MP to host online cost of living advice and information event
With the cost of living rising for everyone, Emma Hardy MP is putting on a cost of living online event on Thursday 26 January at 6:30pm. The webinar will be on Zoom and streamed live on Facebook.
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Winter warm packs to help the most vulnerable families in Hull this winter
Hull Trains is partnering with Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University to provide vulnerable families across the city with warm packs to help them through the winter months.
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Free meals for carers
Up to 1,000 free meals will be given away to unpaid carers across Hull, thanks to The Carers’ Information and Support Service (run by City Health Care Partnership CIC), EMS and a grant from Hull City Council.
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Become part of a friendly and enthusiastic family of volunteers
HEY! Volunteering is hosting a recruitment drive and you can get involved.
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There’s just over two weeks to go before the first window of opportunity to apply for funding from the 360 Grassroots Foundation closes.
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Fitmums & Friends opening new club in Brough
Brough Fitmums & Friends will begin regular run sessions at 6:45pm on Tuesday 17 January from Brough Fire Station.The friendly and supportive club will welcome men and women of all abilities.
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Sign up for a Dove House event in January and save up to 20% off the regular registration price
During the full month of January, local charity Dove House Hospice are running a sale with up to 20% off the registration price for multiple events across the year.
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New children’s unit opens at Hull Royal Infirmary
A new £4m paediatric unit providing first-class facilities for Hull’s sick and injured children and their families has opened at Hull Royal Infirmary.
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R-evolution charity given three-year grant for Hull cycle hub
Local cycling charity R-evolution has been awarded a grant of £90,000 a year for the next three years to continue its work running a cycle hub in Trinity Market.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University leader to take up new charity role
The chief executive of one of the region’s best-known charities is stepping down from her post to take on a new challenge.
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Fundraisers complete charity of the year campaign with over two million steps for Andy’s Man Club
Fundraisers at the UK’s biggest motor repair management company have been stepping out in style to put the finishing touches to a year-long campaign in aid of a Yorkshire-based charity set up to tackle the stigma around male mental health.
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Daisy Appeal in campaign to turn Christmas clutter into cash
One of the region’s leading charities is hoping to raise much-needed funds from a rush of festive give-aways as it completes a first Christmas with its virtual charity shop.
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Get stuck into 2023 through volunteering
A charity that champions volunteering is encouraging people seeking self-improvement to make it their resolution in 2023 to follow their new blog.
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Quarter of a million pound funding boost to improve health by connecting with nature
HEY Smile Foundation is delighted to announce it has been awarded nearly a quarter of a million pounds by The National Lottery to help people across our region to connect with nature and improve their health.
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£2,500 cheque for people with visual and hearing impairments
Yorkshire-based financial advisers Navigation Wealth Management has handed over a cheque for £2,500 to the Wilberforce Trust.
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Improvement works begin at Queen’s Gardens
Work has begun on improving the boundary walls of Hull’s Queen’s Gardens.
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Business book generates cash boost for animal charity
A book which has been hailed by MP turned author Alan Johnson as a fascinating social history and an essential guide to business has now raised more than £16,000 for a charity dedicated to animals.
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Victory Leisure Homes raises over £7,000 for its charity of the year, Downright Special
Victory Leisure Homes, luxury holiday home manufacturer, has raised over £7,000 for its charity of the year, Downright Special – an organisation close to the heart of one long serving member of staff.
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Hull 4 Heroes open new food donation points
Hull 4 Heroes, part of the #Hulltogether group which is working to help people cope with the cost of living crisis, has become the logistical lead for five new food donation points across the city.
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Patient advice on how to stay well this winter
With winter just around the corner, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are advising their residents on the best ways to stay well during the cold weather.
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Messaging service reintroduced for hospital inpatients
Chaplains will deliver messages for patients whose relatives can’t be with them.
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New guide released to help you manage your mental health over the festive period
Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind has launched a new ‘Coping with Christmas’ guide to support people across Hull and East Yorkshire to look after their mental health over the festive period.
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Could you support your local hospice this Christmas?
Dove House Hospice relies on community support to ensure every patient and their family at the hospice will have an extra special Christmas this year. Could you help and make a donation today?
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Local charity Dyslexia Sparks to open new centre
Hull and East Yorkshire’s only registered charity for dyslexia, Dyslexia Sparks, will be opening a new centre in the region in the New Year.
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Telephone befrienders required to chat to lonely and vulnerable people in the East Riding
CallER Collective was launched by HEY Smile Foundation during the pandemic, in 2020. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, offering hope to scores of people in the region.
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Hull homelessness charity Christmas appeal
Homelessness charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding is appealing for items to support vulnerable people this Christmas.
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Mobile charging stations at HRI’s Emergency Department
Patients and families attending Hull’s Emergency Department will now be able to keep in touch with relatives after the introduction of two new mobile charging stations.
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Local Leadership network secures further three years of funding to support voluntary sector across Hull & East Yorkshire
Two Ridings Community Foundation has secured a further three years of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to continue the HEY Confident Futures leadership programme and network. The programme offers support within the local community creating a connected and collaborative network of generous leaders.
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Free health and wellbeing programme in Hull nominated for national health award
Hull FC Foundation and Hull KR Foundation recognised for their work with the local NHS.
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Tis’ the season of goodwill as KCOM back a trio of local charities
KCOM is bringing Christmas cheer to three local charities this year as it focuses on helping those struggling with the cost of living crisis.
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Dozens of Christmas jumpers donated to help local families
Kind-hearted people in Hull have been donating Christmas jumpers to help local families after an appeal by Hull City Council.
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Commissioner invests £3.6m into Community Safety Partnerships
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside, Jonathan Evison, has announced new funding arrangements for local partnerships to improve community safety, cut crime and anti- social behaviour and support victims of crime.
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Cupboard clear-out inspires young lawyers to launch food drive
A young lawyer’s cupboard clear-out has kickstarted a campaign to encourage colleagues and clients to support food banks in the run-up to the festive season.
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Help WISHH spread the festive cheer with Christmas WISHHes
Helping spread the festive cheer to hospital patients and staff across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital couldn’t be easier this year.
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WISHH National Elf Service Appeal returns
A charity appeal to add the magic of Christmas for the area’s sickest children and older patients spending time in hospital is back.
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How Rollits supports the local community
Following Rollits being shortlisted for the Hull Live Awards in the Business in the Community category, we had a chat with Pat Coyle, Director of Marketing and Client Relations, about how the law firm supports the city and region.
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Charity offers 25,000 free tickets for new Christmas film to local communities across the UK
On Saturday 3 December at 10am, the brand-new feature film ‘Why the Nativity?’ premieres in over 100 Cineworld cinemas across the UK. Churches and their local communities are invited to attend for free courtesy of the film’s maker, Turning Point Ministries. The films will be screened locally at Cineworld, Gibraltar Road, Kingswood Retail Park, Hull, HU7 3DB.
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Over £2000 raised at charity sporting dinner
Over £2000 was raised for people with visual and hearing impairments at a charity sporting dinner organised by Yorkshire-based financial advisers Navigation Wealth Management.
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Concrete Youth announces the trial of a new signing and sensory programme
Concrete Youth is delighted to announce the trial of Signing with Suki – a new project that will incorporate signing, singing and sensory play for young people with learning disabilities.
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HEY Smile Foundation announces appointment of new CEO
Jamie will take over the reins of the charity from Andy Barber who has been in the role since Smile’s inception in 2008.
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Hull City Council sets up new crime prevention fund to make Hull safer
Local residents and community groups will soon be able to bid for grants to tackle crime within their neighbourhoods.
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CatZero charity gets a £50,000 boost from the Matthew Good Foundation
The Matthew Good Foundation has donated £50,000 to CatZero, a Humber-wide charity committed to making a lasting positive and personal change in the lives of children, young people, families, and adults.
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Daisy Appeal and The Manor Rooms combine fun and fundraising
One of the region’s leading charities has joined forces with a destination for top quality events in a collaboration which will combine fun and fundraising.
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New film that recognises children and young people who stammer to be premiered at Hull Minster
Following the success of the award nominated film ‘My Stammering Tap’, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Speech and Language Therapists, in partnership with Action for Stammering Children and My Pockets Films, are proud to premiere their latest film ‘My Stammering Child’.
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Case Training wins Gold at Yorkshire in Bloom
Local charity awarded for its commitment to outdoor learning and sustainable practices.
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Hull and East Yorkshire stillbirth and neonatal death charity awarded Maximus Foundation grant
Maximus Foundation UK, the not-for-profit arm of Maximus, has awarded a grant of £2,500 to Hull & East Yorkshire Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity (SANDS) to continue its work supporting bereaved parents and families after the loss of a baby.
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KCOM employees give helping hand to school uniform charity
KCOM staff have dug deep for a charity helping families struggling with the cost of school uniforms.
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Home from home for new Caribbean, South American group in Bridlington’s Brunswick Hotel
A new community group for Afro-Caribbean and South Americans in Bridlington and East Yorkshire, has found a home from home at Bridlington’s Brunswick Hotel.
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Have a good laugh for a good cause this November
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are inviting you to join them for an evening of fun, laughter and entertainment at Hull Truck Theatre, with their Stand Up for Health Stars comedy event that raises money for local NHS services.
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Mike the Knight donates iconic suit to charity Action for Children
Hull Trains employee, Mike Manders, recently tackled his first-ever London Marathon in his suit of armour, so far raising an incredible £2,800 for the charity Action for Children.
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Charity marks World Homeless Day with awareness event
This World Homeless Day, Monday 10 October, Emmaus Hull & East Riding is hosting an inspiring and informative event to raise awareness of the realities of homelessness. During the event, Emmaus will also unveil their new Outreach Van.
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Appeal for help to ease hospital pressures
Staff at Hull Royal Infirmary are urgently appealing for the community’s help to ease hospital pressures.
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Two local charities receive donations from Maritime Museum’s scrap metal
Two local charities have received donations totalling more £5,500 from the Yorkshire-based contractor transforming the Hull Maritime Museum, thanks to spare scrap from the building.
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Local charities come together to share the wellbeing benefits of arts and crafts this World Mental Health Day
Local charities Hull Scrapstore and Health Stars have come together this World Mental Health Day, to provide craft packs for mental health and learning disability inpatient units across Hull and the East Riding.
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