Month: July 2024

Categories EnvironmentHealth & Social CareRecent

Baron’s Haugh Nature Reserve first in the UK to have a solar and wind-powered defib cabinet

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St John Scotland, in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), have installed a pioneering Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) at the RSPB Baron’s Haugh Nature Reserve in Motherwell. This significant development marks the first solar and wind-powered PAD installation in Scotland and in a UK nature reserve, aimed at enhancing public […]

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Categories CommunityCultureRecent

Charity secures funding to increase awareness of deaf access to the arts

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Arts charity Stagetext has received a £20,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to help raise awareness of deaf access to arts and culture in the South East of England. The project will support Stagetext’s team of ambassadors to build relationships with deaf groups and deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people across the […]

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Categories Environment

Learning disabled man from Surrey finds an unusual use for old toilets

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A learning disabled man from Surrey has been taking upcycling to another level with his unique garden planters. Lawrence, who attends the Kingston Day Opportunities Resource Centre, a day service for learning disabled adults run by charity Hft, saw a unique opportunity two years ago when he found a spare, unused toilet left over from […]

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Categories Culture

A sober festival is coming to Essex in August

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While festivals have traditionally been known as a hotspot for drugs, alcohol and substance misuse, Essex Recovery Festival is looking to fill a much-needed gap in this Summer’s festival calendar. Over recent years, England has seen a huge generational shift in alcohol consumption. In a 2023 survey, a third of young people aged 18-25 said […]

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Categories HousingRecent

Campaign sets out plan for new government to fix the housing crisis

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A Sussex housing support organisation is calling for the new government to take urgent steps to tackle the housing crisis, joining the National Housing Federation’s #PlanForHousing campaign. The campaign calls for a national long-term plan to transform the housing system, and brings together Housing Associations across the country who want to collaborate with the government […]

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Categories FundraisingRecent

Record-breaking £11.2m donated to The Salvation Army

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Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL) has announced a record-breaking donation to The Salvation Army. Trevor Caffull, Managing Director of SATCoL, made the announcement at the company’s annual conference at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel in June.   Harry McCafferty, Linda Taylor and John Webb received Lifetime Achievement Awards for their 30 years’ service at the event […]

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Categories EducationRecent

UK Young Engineer and Young Technologists of the year announced. 

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An inspiring student has beaten hundreds to clinch the coveted title of UK Young Engineer of the Year in this year’s Big Bang Competition and a group of teens from Liverpool have been crowned as the first UK Young Technologists of the Year. Cardiff student, Pacha Pritchard, who is in Year 12 at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg […]

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Categories FundraisingRecent

Sepsis research charity raises £37k from community events

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Sepsis Research FEAT, a leading charity dedicated to raising awareness and funding research into sepsis, has announced a remarkable period of fundraising success, driven by a series of community events across the UK. The charity raised a total of £36,909 over the last few months, highlighting the incredible support from individuals and communities united in […]

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Categories EducationHealth & Social CareRecent

New Schools Programme Challenges Violence And Harassment Against Girls

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A new pilot programme has been launched in Tameside, Greater Manchester, to educate boys and girls about what constitutes violence against women and girls and what its effects are.  The scheme, which has been commissioned by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and developed in partnership with safeguarding leads, commissioners, teachers, parents and young people, will be […]

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Categories FundraisingRecentSociety

Cancer charity raises £20,000 at annual clay shoot

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More than £20,000 has been raised for cancer charity Get A-Head Charitable Trust, following a successful clay shooting event. Get A-Head helps support people across England and Wales suffering from head and neck diseases, including cancer, and has raised more than £10million since it was formed in 1994. According to the charity, these latest funds […]

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