Month: April 2024

Categories CultureFundraisingHealth & Social Care

Taking the power of music to where people need it

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The Spitz Charitable Trust – which takes its name from the iconic London music venue where the charity’s founder and many of its musicians created years of magic – is celebrating 10 years of delivering brilliant, interactive live music that is improving peoples’ health and wellbeing note by note. While The Spitz music venue closed […]

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West Yorkshire’s first community pub celebrates tenth birthday

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The Fox and Goose in Hebden Bridge, which is on the site of a medieval alehouse, was saved from going out of business in March 2014 when a group of regulars raised £130,000 to buy and repair the much-loved local, whose future came under threat. The pub marked its milestone with a mini beer festival showcasing the […]

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Stockport schoolchildren bury 2024 time capsule

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Pupils from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Stockport buried a time capsule to remain underground until 2124. The project was done in collaboration with Vernon Building Society, who turn 100 this year. The capsule was buried in the school’s peace garden to give school children in 2124 a fascinating historic cache of what life […]

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Neurodiverse social workers take action for more recognition

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Councils and other employers of social workers have been encouraged to sign up to a new pledge to celebrate neurodiversity in the profession.

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Suffolk charity to run business summit on men’s mental health

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MANUP? a charity that supports men’s mental health, has announced the return of its popular annual event aimed at businesses, ‘ROI on mental health’ on Friday 7th June 2024 in Ipswich. Free to attend for Suffolk business leaders, the event will be held at King’s Street Cinema in Ipswich Corn Exchange.  The summit will feature […]

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New research shows over 55’s are being hired

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New research shows that despite their fears, over 55s are more likely to be hired than younger counterparts. Recruitment tech platform Tribepad’s Stop the Bias report found that the biggest fear that candidates aged over 55 have when applying for jobs is that they will be perceived as ‘too old’. This is ahead of other […]

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Categories Health & Social CareRecent

New Counselling Service ‘Now You’re Talking’ Appoints Managing Director

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Now You’re Talking Therapy, the newest commercial venture from one of the UK’s leading domestic abuse, separation and counselling charities, TLC: Talk, Listen, Change, has appointed Helen Stuart as Managing Director.  Helen brings a wealth of experience with more than ten years in the social care and voluntary sector both operationally and strategically. She has […]

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Runners raise £3,500 for the Brighton and Hove Albion Foundation

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After months of preparation, a group of runners from award-winning accountants Knill James were thrilled to raise an impressive £3,500 for the Brighton and Hove Albion Foundation by completing the Brighton Half Marathon. Comprising eight team members from across the firm, the running group known as the KJ Leopards took part in the 13.1-mile race in February. […]

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Political leaders urged to act on social workers’ concerns

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Political party leaders have been warned that vulnerable adults and children living in cold, damp, mouldy homes is a national scandal in an open letter from campaigners.

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Categories Health & Social CareRecentScience

Study to explore if outdoor swimming is helpful for depression after successful trial

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Researchers looking into the effectiveness of outdoor swimming to help people reduce symptoms of depression, say the trial results are “promising” as they begin the next stage. The team from the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Portsmouth carried out a feasibility trial last year involving 87 people with mental health difficulties. The first part of […]

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