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Loneliness after Covid-19
With one in three adults experiencing loneliness during the pandemic, are Brits now making the most of seeing their nearest and dearest?
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Local NHS staff team up with Raise the Roof charity to provide a warm meal for those in need
Several members of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s teams have teamed up with a local charity, Raise the Roof, to provide an extra warm meal to those in need on Thursday 7 July.
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New WISHH Health and Wellbeing Suite opens for hospital staff
The new WISHH Health and Wellbeing Suite has been opened officially at Castle Hill Hospital.
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You can support the fair and humane treatment of prisoners and the state of our prisons
Whatever your background, if you’re enthusiastic and open-minded, have good people skills and sound judgement, you could be exactly what IMB at HMP Hull is looking for to expand the team.
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Hull homelessness charity takes giant leap by partnering with William Jackson Food Group
Local charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding has established a partnership with Hessle-based William Jackson Food Group that will support their cause in an ongoing, holistic way.
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Let’s talk about the menopause
Healthwatch Kingston upon Hull wants to hear about your experiences of the menopause.
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The Library of Stuff expands into bigger premises
A community-focused business and enterprise centre is the new home to The Library of Stuff.
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Local man sets big challenge in aid of Dove House Hospice
Nick, whose dad sadly was too unwell to make it to the hospice, has set a target of raising £10,000 for the charity his dad chose before dying. Fundraising like this is what the hospice relies on to be able to provide much-needed end of life care for families in Hull and East Yorkshire.
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Nominations open for awards celebrating volunteers
HEY Smile Foundation and partners will host an awards ceremony to honour volunteers from around the region.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Health and care staff honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards
Nurses, midwives, doctors, vaccination teams and domestic staff are among those celebrated in a prestigious competition to mark the NHS’s 74th birthday, as the NHS Parliamentary Awards shortlist is revealed.
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NHS CEO saddles up for charity challenge
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Michele Moran is set to cycle an 84-mile virtual route to raise funds for Trust charity, Health Stars.
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International recognition for Thoracic Trauma Team
A team specialising in the care of seriously injured patients has received international accreditation for its work.
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Visiting arrangements extended at HRI and Castle Hill
Patients being cared for in East Yorkshire hospitals are set to benefit from extended visiting arrangements from today.
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UK Youth awarded £75,000 for youth mental health support
A not-for-profit organisation, National Initiative for Creative Education in Hull, has been awarded £45,000 to provide mental health support to children and young people in Hull and East Riding.
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New health centre opens to acclaim and proves a model for best practice
A new health centre in East Yorkshire has opened its doors to a warm welcome by clinicians and patients of the surgeries it has replaced.
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Hull homelessness community receives living room makeover from KCOM
Local homelessness charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding has recently been supported by Hull broadband provider KCOM. The ongoing partnership has involved an initial donation, enabling the makeover of the communal area of the charity’s community building, The Orchard.
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Local charity offers free support for students moving to secondary school
Local charity Dyslexia Sparks is offering free support to parents/carers and children with dyslexia in the region to help support with the move to secondary school this year.
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Photographer Tim Smith’s images to illustrate a fundraising talk at Hull Truck Theatre, in support of the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
When Ukraine became independent in 1991 it sealed the final collapse of the Soviet Union. Through photography taken at both sides of this pivotal moment, Tim Smith will explore how Ukraine’s history frames the current conflict, followed by a Q&A. Hosted by Hull Truck Theatre, ticket sales will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
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Sir James Reckitt Charity celebrates 100 years of giving in Hull & East Yorkshire
The historic Sir James Reckitt Charity has celebrated 100 years of supporting local good causes and Quaker charities with a significant fund to make a difference in Hull and East Yorkshire.
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CISS to celebrate Carers Week 2022
The Carers Information & Support Service (CISS) believes that unpaid carers and the challenges of caring should be recognised in all areas of life and caring should be valued by everyone.
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Helping the homeless in a cashless society: DOPE Magazine and TiPJAR teamed up to empower vulnerable people across the UK
Across Britain, DOPE Magazine is distributed for homeless people to sell on the streets. People ranging from rough sleepers to asylum seekers can pick up the newspaper for free, collect donations and keep the proceeds.
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Seventy hospital staff support WISHH ‘By Your Side’ Appeal
Hull Hospital’s doctors, nurses, other NHS staff and friends are swapping scrubs for trainers to support the ‘By Your Side’ Appeal, as they take part in the Hull 10k and Half Marathon on Sunday 12 June.
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Special LGBTQ+ festival announced for the summer
To celebrate 50 years of Pride in the UK and 21 years in Hull, Pride in Hull is hosting a special event for the LGBT+ community and allies across Hull and East Yorkshire.
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Section of woodland planted as part of carbon offsetting scheme for Hull’s £8m ICU
There’s no doubt that Hull’s new multi-million pound Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a huge leap forward in the provision of quality care to critically ill patients.
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Swift Group pledges fundraising support to the Daisy Appeal for five years
The UK’s largest manufacturer of touring caravans, motorhomes and holiday homes has pledged its support to a charity on its doorstep which is transforming detection techniques for serious medical conditions.
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WISHH Charity urges Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire to help NHS go further by joining NHS Big Tea
On Tuesday 5th July, Hull Hospital’s WISHH Charity is inviting people across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire to join the biggest NHS tea party yet by hosting their own NHS Big Tea on the health service’s 74th birthday.
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Sign up to the only East Yorkshire 5K walk where you can drink wine in aid of your local hospice
The extremely popular Wine Dash, which explores the Yorkshire Wolds with a walk through the picturesque Little Wold Vineyard, tasting wines from different regions along the route is back again.
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Bringing the Dawn to isolation
Public Health officials have said social isolation is now a bigger threat than Covid. A North Hull community centre aims to tackle this locally.
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New drop-in support group for brain tumour patients and carers in Hull
Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity (YBTC) is pleased to be expanding its support to offer a brand new drop-in group in Hull.
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Sewell Group daredevils raise over £3,000 for charity
Eight members from across the Sewell Group took part in the UK’s highest skydive to raise money for The Kirkwood, an end-of-life hospice based in Huddersfield.
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Funding boost enables The Peel Project to support more adults and young people in Hull
Local Community Interest Company (CIC) The Peel Project has received almost £60,000 to continue their work in supporting adults and young people in Hull. The funding strengthens an existing partnership with mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind.
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Dyslexia Sparks stretch creative muscles
The creative sparks were flying at the Humber Bridge on Saturday 7 May as a group of students from Dyslexia Sparks – Hull and East Yorkshire’s only registered charity – stretched their creative muscles in preparation for a writing competition.
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1,500 youngsters to see Hull City with KCOM Tiger Tickets Giveaway
It’s certainly been an eventful season for Hull City. And now 1,500 local youngsters will be able to celebrate City’s Championship survival in style thanks to free match tickets from KCOM.
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Creative Sparks at the Humber Bridge
The creative sparks will be flying at the Humber Bridge this Saturday (7 May at 2pm) as a group of students from Dyslexia Sparks – Hull and East Yorkshire’s only registered charity – stretch their creative muscles in preparation for a writing competition.
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Get involved in Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind is working with East Riding of Yorkshire Council to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, which will take place during 9-15 May 2022.
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Meet one of the new families settling in Hull
They were just about to board a flight to see their children for the first time in a year when The Philippines announced a national lockdown at the start of the pandemic.
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Charity opens vintage and secondhand furniture hub in Hull
A local homelessness charity has opened a new shop with big ambitions to become a community hub in Hull city centre.
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Hull-based charity SEED thrown a lifeline by local counselling training centre ECPT
SEED Eating Disorder Support Service, a charity founded by Hull actor Gemma Oaten’s parents Marg and Dennis 22 years ago as they fought for her life amidst a 13-year eating disorder battle, have been thrown a lifeline by Ellesmere Counselling and Psychotherapy Training in their quest to find a new home for their growing support service.
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Arco colleagues spend time organising Hull Foodbank’s warehouse
Colleagues from Hull-based safety company, Arco, have spent time volunteering in the community by supporting the city’s food bank.
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The Barcode Warehouse awarded spearhead RFID real-time locating solution project for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Barcode Warehouse, a leading UK-based B2B technology and RFID specialist solution provider has been appointed to deliver an asset management solution utilising real-time locating system (RTLS) technology for Hull University Teaching Hospitals (HUTH) NHS Trust.
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Step Up Hull launches with the aim of supporting social causes in Hull
Latus Health launched a new city-wide initiative, Step Up Hull, that aims to bring together local businesses and residents to achieve change across a range of social causes.
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Little Land Rover doing BIG THINGS for Ukraine
Jaguar Land Rover dealership Hatfields recently teamed with a customer to help raise vital funds and supplies for the frontline in Ukraine. Hatfields customer Joe Kwaterski came up with a novel idea to raise funds by auctioning his pride and joy – Gertie, a 1971 Land Rover Defender.
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Transformative vehicle branding company give brain injury charity new look
The speed and flexibility of transformative vehicle branding specialist, Brandfixx, has been used to give a Hull charity a rapid rebrand after a recent competition.
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Hull celebrates ground-breaking research that transforms lives
If you don’t work in the field, you may wonder what Hull has ever done to shape healthcare beyond the East Yorkshire boundary.
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Barratt Developments Yorkshire East raises £50,000 for their 2021 charity of the year – SASH
Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, chose Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) as its charity of the year for 2021 and raised £50,000. Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, chose Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) as its charity of the year for 2021 and raised £50,000.
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Mental health charities re-launch Tea & Talk
Local mental health charities Hull and East Yorkshire Mind and North East Lincolnshire Mind are relaunching their ‘Tea & Talk’ campaign – running throughout Mental Health Awareness week during 9-15 May 2022.
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Daisy Appeal chair welcomes progress of £8.8m project after “long haul of Covid”
A charity which is working to offer UK-leading detection and personalised treatment facilities for patients with cancer, heart disease and dementia has unveiled the equipment inside the new £8.8m Molecular Imaging Research Centre (MIRC) which it will move into this summer after the disruption of Covid.
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Helpline set up for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Hull and East Riding
Help and advice to welcome people arriving in Hull and East Riding from war-torn Ukraine is now available via a dedicated telephone helpline and web pages.
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Celebrating amazing community projects in Bransholme
Groups in Bransholme are being thanked for their contribution to community spirit.
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200 free training places available to create local Mental Health Champions across East Riding of Yorkshire
Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind have up to 200 FREE places available on their Mental Health Awareness workshops, in a bid to help create local Mental Health Champions within communities and businesses across the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Arco colleagues spring into action to ensure Pickering Park is ready for visitors
Colleagues from Hull-based safety company, Arco, have spent a day volunteering in the community to make sure Pickering Park is ready for the spring.
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Barratt Developments donates to local infant school
Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, continues to support the communities in which it builds, by donating £1,000 as part of its Community Fund scheme to the Friends of Driffield C of E Infant School, a committee that works hard to organise events to raise funds to enhance the children’s learning experiences.
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Ideal Heating fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support tops £200,000
Employees at Hull-based Ideal Heating and their colleagues across the Groupe Atlantic UK Division are celebrating after raising £47,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support during the past year.
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Students supporting Ukraine with donations
Business School students have joined forces with a local charity to help staff and students donate items for Ukrainian refugees.
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Pint-sized businesses boost Daisy Appeal
A village micro-pub and other pint-sized businesses are helping the Daisy Appeal pursue its fundraising target as it works towards opening a UK-first Molecular Imaging Research Centre (MIRC).
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Fashion shows return to raise funds for Daisy Appeal
A family business which has been a leader in the region’s fashion scene for more than 50 years has announced a fundraiser for the Daisy Appeal after resuming its ever-popular charity fashion shows.
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Hull charity gets new look after winning competition
A popular Hull charity transforming the lives of people with brain injuries has secured a transformative makeover thanks to vehicle branding specialists Brandfixx.
Continue readingHull shows huge support for Ukraine aid effort
Hull’s appeal for humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine has seen such a huge response that organisers are opening new drop-off points and a […]
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East Riding Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaches offer support to reduce stress and anxiety during the Ukrainian crisis
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s Your Health Lifestyle and Prevention service is pleased to offer support and guidance for residents of the East Riding, through their Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaching sessions.
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Local health and care services come together to reduce infant deaths in Hull and the East Riding
Safer Sleep Week is an annual awareness event ran by The Lullaby Trust, to raise awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and to equip parents with information on how they can reduce the risk.
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KCOM volunteers have tree-mendous day for community forest
KCOM volunteers have branched out from their day jobs to take part in a community project to plant more climate change combatting trees across the region.
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Spring to it and win £2,022!
When Sami’s mum Sheila was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma their lives were turned upside down. Walking into Dove House Hospice for the first time was like a huge weight had been lifted from their shoulders. Sheila was able to die how she wanted, surrounded by the people she loved most.
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Young people elected to represent Hull as Members of Youth Parliament announced
The Lord Mayor of Kingston Upon Hull, Councillor Lynn Petrini, has announced who will represent Hull in the UK Youth Parliament.
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Hull unites to support humanitarian aid effort for Ukraine
Hull’s communities are coming together to collect and deliver humanitarian aid for Ukraine under the Hull 4 Ukraine collective. This is being led by Hull’s community and voluntary organisations who have done so much through the pandemic. The Council has agreed to partner with Hull 4 Ukraine and Hull 4 Heroes to support a local coordinated aid response to the crisis.
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Royal Engineers dubbed the ‘Salty Sappers’ row the Atlantic to raise funds for veterans and service men and women
Four serving Royal Engineers, dubbed the Salty Sappers, have just rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to raise funds for The Royal Engineers Association and the Royal British Legion Industries.
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Double your donation to Hull Women’s Aid in the Big Give’s Women and Girls Match Fund 2022
Hull Women’s Aid are taking part in the Women and Girls Match Fund 2022 to raise £25,000 in just one week. These funds will be used for supporting teenage girls experiencing domestic abuse.
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Yorkshire-based investigation and intelligence specialists offer crime prevention expertise to protect private sector
A business which has worked under the radar guiding governments in the fight against corruption and terrorism is now helping to protect businesses by applying high level crime prevention techniques which have been tried and tested internationally.
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Victoria Fountain group celebrates success
Victoria Fountain, the community group and charity raising funds to replace the missing fountain in Victoria Avenue, is celebrating meeting its crowdfunding target of £150,000 and on track for installing the fountain by the summer.
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Make a difference as part of your local NHS
The Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Patient and Carer Experience (PACE) Team is launching their first training programme today, 1 March 2022, in collaboration with the Humber Recovery and Wellbeing College.
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Hull’s Healthy Holidays Programme to continue to 2025
Hull City Council has been awarded funding from the Department for Education for delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme for 2022 through to 2025.
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Business backing supports launch of new facility for male mental health charity
A charity which was set up to tackle the stigma around male mental health has received a double boost with a year-long commitment from its business neighbours and the opening of a new support centre.
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Exercise for a healthy bump to birth
Exercise in pregnancy experts are helping women to prepare their bodies for pregnancy and birth.
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Vocal Intrigue Concert for Sight Support HEY
A concert starring All for One Choir, G Choir Gospel Choir and Sam Atkinson on Saturday 2 April 2022.
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Future doctors get chance of extra funding and support with new mentoring programme launched by local GP Practice
Haxby Group GP Practice has launched a new GP Mentoring and Support Programme, offering bursaries to people wanting to become a GP.
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Ways to speed up a house sale
There are a lot of hoops to jump through when it comes to selling a house. Whether you’re selling for the first time with no idea what to expect or have been through the process before and know what slows things down, it is possible to speed up a house sale.
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Six more groups win KCOM community grants
A sustainable community farm, a primary school and a girls’ rugby team are all among the latest recipients of a KCOM Community Grant.
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Take control of your health and wellbeing this Healthy Heart Month
February is National Healthy Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart diseases and encourage people to look after their hearts. The information that is being shared throughout this month helps people understand how to keep healthy and stay informed about the risks of heart-related conditions.
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Fifty hospital staff raise £17,000 through Virtual London Marathon to support WISHH
Hull Hospital’s doctors, nurses and other NHS staff were part of history in the making, whilst supporting our ‘By Your Side’ Appeal, as they took part in the World’s Largest Marathon, involving 100,000 people globally.
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Hundreds of people set for mental and physical health boost thanks to funding for outdoor activities
Twenty community projects offering nature and outdoor-based activities to support positive mental and physical wellbeing are benefiting from almost £150,000 of funding to continue their work and develop new projects.
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University of Hull PhD researcher to publish self-care handbook for mums
Helping mums is a top priority for Nicola Hanefeld, an expert in the Alexander Technique, who is hoping to publish a book to help women in the early months when they are caring for their babies.
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Former boxer pulls no punches with new health and wellbeing centre
Former boxing champion Tommy Coyle and leading developer Wykeland Group are working together to create a new health and wellbeing centre at a flagship business park.
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Hull’s hospitals shines the spotlight on its hugely successful apprenticeship programme
Meet just some of the people we’re supporting into fulfilling and rewarding careers with Hull’s hospitals.
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Local organisations come together to improve Breastfeeding Awareness in the East Riding
As part of the East Yorkshire Breastfeeding Promotion Initiative, a new breastfeeding support webpage, breastfeeding logo and a scheme to promote positive messages about breastfeeding in public are to be launched.
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The first hospital able to treat 1 million patients a day
The future of health care and employee wellbeing is digital. With major advancements in VR technology and machine learning, a rapidly changing working landscape and the explosion of blockchain technology, healthcare of the future looks very different.
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Daisy Appeal takes big step towards £8.5m target with major donation by Wykeland Group
A charity which is working to improve the detection and treatment of cancer, heart disease and dementia has taken a big step towards its fundraising target with the help of leading property development company Wykeland Group.
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Food bank hopes building society donation will trigger further support
Hull Food Bank is hoping for support from other businesses after receiving a £250 cash boost from the Skipton Building Society in Hull city centre.
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The muddiest challenge in East Yorkshire is back
Hull and East Yorkshire’s only hospice is bringing back the region’s muddiest event! Dove House Hospice is looking for hundreds of people to get caked in mud on Sunday 13th March at their five-mile muddy obstacle course – and you can sign up now for just £25.
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Halcyon saves energy and saves lives
A team of health scientists at Castle Hill Hospital is showing that better care for cancer patients doesn’t have to cost the earth.
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Classic phone box given new lease of life as school library
A classic cream Hull phone kiosk has been given a new lease of life by an East Yorkshire school.
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HEY! Volunteering is recruiting new members for the first time in two years
HEY! Volunteering is on the lookout for new volunteers to help support expansion into the wider region.
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Get mental health support in the East Riding today
The Help Us, Help You campaign encourages anyone experiencing feelings of anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns to seek support through NHS Talking Therapies services, also known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT).
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Local housebuilder supports Hull’s education professionals
Barratt Developments Yorkshire East is supporting education workers in and around Hull who play an integral role in their communities, by donating a contribution for every sale to the new home owner’s nursery, school, college or university.
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Bus company and charity fight loneliness with the “Chatty Bus”
Local bus company East Yorkshire is continuing its efforts in the fight against loneliness and social isolation by bringing back “Chatty Bus”, a project raising awareness of loneliness in society.
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SMASH mental wellness group partners with local schools to plant more trees
The Hull & East Riding Social Mediation And Self Help (SMASH) team at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust work in local schools to help support young people with their mental health and wellbeing.
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KCOM acts to help customers facing cost of living crisis
KCOM has announced it is to take action to help customers facing the rising cost of living crisis.
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Messaging service extended as visiting restrictions continue
Chaplains will continue delivering messages and get well wishes to patients in hospital.
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Little Owls needs your support
The new year brings new opportunities and the chance to join a fantastic team at Little Owls Day Nursery, a unique Hull-based nursery owned and run by well-loved local charity Dove House Hospice.
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Veterans charity receives support from local retailer
Visitors to a nature-based veterans’ charity will receive a smarter welcome in the future after a donation by a Hull-based flooring retailer.
Continue readingHull and East Yorkshire Mind shortlisted for the 2022 HSJ Partnership Awards
Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind is delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for Best Not for Profit Working in Partnership with the NHS at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2022 for their work with the Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership in supporting local people bereaved or affected by suicide.
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