Month: June 2024

Categories CommunityEnvironmentRecent

The seven organisations restoring nature and powering up clean, affordable energy

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The winners of the 2024 Ashden Awards have been announced – seven organisations restoring nature and powering up clean, affordable energy. Their achievements include bringing solar power and lower bills to older people in Barnsley, and electric vehicles to the streets of Kampala – as well as nurturing forests and rivers in Tanzania and the […]

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Categories Fundraising

Grants of up to £75,000 return for village halls 

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ACRE is pleased to confirm that village hall management committees can apply once again for larger grants to improve their buildings. The fund, which was originally announced to mark the Late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has reopened for new applications. Groups can submit applications for grants of between £7,500 and £75,000 which can be used to […]

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First rewilding job creation statistics for Scotland come as Rewilding Nation calls grow

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Rewilding has boosted job numbers at sites across Scotland by more than 400% while tackling the nature and climate emergencies, new research by Rewilding Britain shows.  An analysis of 13 major rewilding projects covering almost 60,000 hectares between them has revealed a 412% increase in jobs since rewilding began. The varied sample includes sites owned […]

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Categories Health & Social CareRecent

‘Now You’re Talking Therapy’ Counselling Service launches

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A UK leader in counselling and family support services, has launched their first specialist subsidiary, ‘Now You’re Talking Therapy’ a profit for purpose organisation to support the charity’s wider work. TLC: Talk, Listen, Change, one of the UK’s leading family support and counselling charities, has announced that their new specialist subsidiary Now You’re Talking Therapy is […]

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Categories Health & Social CareRecent

Celia Hodson honoured with OBE for services to promoting period dignity

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Celia Hodson, the visionary founder of Hey Girls CIC and the PickupMyPeriod App, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her remarkable contributions to promoting period dignity and raising awareness of free period products in Scotland. This prestigious honour was announced as part of the King’s Birthday Honours List in June […]

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Categories EnvironmentRecent

Glimmers of hope for recovery of Sussex sea forests

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The Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP), the UK’s largest marine rewilding project, is celebrating three years of local seabed protection. Their latest annual report highlights research and projects aimed at bringing back our lost sea forests. It is hoped that, in time, marine habitats off the coast of Sussex may once again be able to […]

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Categories EducationRecent

Free videos about the importance of water for the planet

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Earth Cubs and Frank Water have created some new, free videos and lesson plans to inspire children about the impact of water for people and planet. Meet Sangita and discover why girls in developing countries like India are affected by water inequality. Learn how epic water is for our planet and understand what virtual water […]

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Categories RecentWork

Young people with learning disabilities call for more employment opportunities

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Young people with learning disabilities and their parents are calling for better quality support to help them access employment in a new campaign. In England, barely 5% of people with special education needs (SEND) known to their local authority are in employment, even though the SEND community has 900,000 people of working age and the […]

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Categories CultureEthical Shopping

Bristol soft drinks start-up announces commercially compassionate share model

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Bristol-based soft drinks company, Counter Culture Drinks has announced its first two not-for-profit shareholders as part of an innovative operating model that will see 51% of the business and 5% of total sales allocated to supporting social and environmental causes. Driven by a goal to raise at least £1 million for non-profit organisations through their […]

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Categories EducationRecentScience

Meet robodog at this year’s Big Bang Fair in Birmingham

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A portable pollution monitor, a robodog, smart food storage containers and a blueprint for a renewable theme park model using wind, solar and kinetic energy, are just some of the diverse and impressive projects being showcased by UK secondary school pupils selected as national finalists in this year’s Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers […]

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