September 2021

The Rooftop Celebrates Third Birthday

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 18/09/202117/09/2021

We’re celebrating three years of The Rooftop News with a look back at all that we’ve achieved so far.

1,000 households benefit from new scheme

Simon Francis Posted on 17/09/202109/09/2021

1000 households have been referred to a pioneering new customer safeguarding scheme launched by fuel poverty charity, National Energy Action.

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Popular Charity Race Returns

Nancy Platts Posted on 16/09/202115/09/2021

RISE, Brighton’s domestic abuse charity, is holding its annual 8K run to raise funds on 2nd October.

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New report highlights success of “life-saving” women’s counselling project

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 15/09/202113/09/2021

A report by the Child and Women Abuse Studies Unit has found that a London-wide partnership supporting female victims of violence has helped thousands of women since its inception.

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Football rivals put aside differences to support mental health

Ian Morton Posted on 14/09/202119/11/2022

Check out this positive news story: two footballing rivals have set aside their differences to raise awareness of mental health as part of World Suicide Prevention Day.

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Girlguiding Scotland to bring guiding to more girls

Campaign Collective Posted on 13/09/202109/09/2021

A new recruitment campaign looking for volunteers to join Girlguiding Scotland has launched – #ExploreDiscoverVolunteer – which will help support the return of face-to-face guiding in communities across Scotland.

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Miracle haemorrhage survivor runs 8 marathons in 8 days

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 11/09/202109/09/2021

A brain haemorrhage survivor is running eight marathons in eight days across East and North Yorkshire to raise money for The Brain Charity.

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Coventry charity announces ‘Big Food Pack’ to help feed children in Zimbabwe

Campaign Collective Posted on 10/09/202102/09/2021

Coventry-based international development charity Feed The Hungry has announced plans to bring together local businesses to mark World Food Day on Saturday 16th October. ‘The BIG Food pack’, aims to bring together 32 teams from local businesses, charities, and other organisations across the region to collaborate in sending a shipping container of 285,000 meals to children living below the poverty line in Zimbabwe.