Month: March 2024

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Arts University Plymouth shortlisted for University of the Year 

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Arts University Plymouth has been shortlisted for University of the Year and in three other categories of the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) 2024. The nominees and winners are based on reviews submitted by students from across the UK, and winners are judged by a panel made up of prospective and current university students. One […]

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West Midlands chefs create Great Brummie Menu

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity is teaming up with local Michelin Star chefs and stars of The Great British Menu and BBC MasterChef Professionals for a charity fine dining experience at University College Birmingham on Tuesday 21st May. The Great Brummie Menu will include a sparkling drinks reception followed by a six-course tasting menu, with each […]

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Devon Air Ambulance launch virtual ‘Memory Garden’ dedicated to loved ones 

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Devon Air Ambulance has launched a new space on their charity website dedicated to loved ones who have sadly been lost by families throughout Devon and beyond. Family, friends, neighbours and colleagues are encouraged to leave special messages and memories in the charity’s new online Memory Garden as a tribute to their special person, a […]

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Categories EducationEnvironmentRecent

Schoolchildren in Cornwall become beekeepers

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A primary school in Launceston, Cornwall, is helping its pupils become young beekeepers thanks to support from South West Water. St. Catherine’s Bee Club started in May 2022 when they purchased two established bee colonies from the Launceston Beekeepers Group. Since then, they have run a weekly after school club for any keen Year 5 […]

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Blind runner from Brighton may set Guinness World Record

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Keith Turner, a 56-year-old blind runner from Brighton, has completed a half marathon aided only by a guide runner using sleigh bells. He has applied to Guinness World Records to set a first time world record for a blind person to run a half marathon in the fastest time, with no physical directional contact. Keith […]

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Blind brain tumour patient ‘honoured’ to be face of charity campaign

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A young brain tumour patient is appearing on the backs of buses and on digital display screens nationwide as part of a charity campaign to raise awareness of the disease. Betsy Griffin, 10, from Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, is one of the four faces of this year’s Wear A Hat Day campaign. It is hoped her poster, which will feature on 400 buses and more than 100 […]

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Categories Health & Social CareRecent

Funding announced to empower the UK’s neurodivergent workforce

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The Growth Impact Fund (GIF), a social impact investment fund developed by Big Issue Invest (BIIFM) and UnLtd, has announced funding of £500,000 to help underrepresented social entrepreneurs across the UK. In the UK, it is estimated that over 15% of the population are neurodiverse, with 40% of neurodiverse employees reporting to be impacted most […]

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Ageing Well Celebrates the First National Ageism Awareness Action Day ‘See and Be Seen’.

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Ageing Well, a programme of services and activities for people aged 50+ in Brighton and Hove, led by Impact Initiatives, is hosting an exclusive event on 20 March to celebrate The Centre for Ageing Better’s first national ageism awareness action day, ‘See and Be Seen’. The event, scheduled to take place aboard the i360 followed […]

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Charter Launched Calling for Scotland to Become World’s First Rewilding Nation

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More than 2% of Scotland’s land is now rewilding according to new figures from the Scottish Rewilding Alliance, as it launches a Rewilding Nation Charter calling for Scotland to declare itself the world’s first rewilding nation. Despite growing praise for its rewilding progress, Scotland remains one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth. The new […]

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Event to celebrate contribution of overseas social workers in the UK

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Social work professionals from across the sector will gather for the first ever Diaspora Dialogues Conference at Brunel University on Monday 18th March. The event is being organised by the Social Workers Union and British Association of Social Workers. The conference will celebrate the contribution of overseas workers to the profession, and also raise awareness […]

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