Author: Nancy Platts

Nancy Platts is a member of Campaign Collective and writes mainly about charities, the workplace, health & wellbeing plus stories from Sussex.
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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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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 FundraisingRecent

Fundraiser offers a chance to see Angmering Park Estate

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Join 4Sight Vision Support for a fantastic day out in the Sussex countryside and raise funds to help the charity’s work providing support to West Sussex residents who are blind or partially sighted. The annual sponsored walk will be held on the beautiful Angmering Park Estate, which is not usually open to the public, on […]

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Young environmentalists wanted for 2024 Darwin Scholarship

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A UK scholarship designed to help young people learn a range of environmental skills and explore future career opportunities in the natural world is open for applications. The Field Studies Council is looking for 75 young people aged 16 to 25 to take part in its 2024 Young Darwin Scholarship programme and those interested have […]

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Multi-award-winning Yorkshire businesswoman set to launch mental health organisation.

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The founder of successful PR agency, MacComms has announced details of the upcoming launch of her second business, HelloHope. Ellie MacDonald from Leeds has trained as a mental health and suicide prevention instructor trainer and is launching her Community Interest Company, HelloHope at a special event on 23rd May. Having battled mental health issues and experienced […]

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Brighton community pub The Bevy launches magic money tree campaign

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‘Help us thrive rather than just survive’ was the message at the Bevy Pub’s Annual General Meeting as they launched their crowdfunding campaign. The Bevy in Moulsecoomb is Brighton’s only community owned pub, offering a lifeline to many local people, but has been on the brink of closure. Having just about stabilised, they have now […]

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Categories CommunityRecent

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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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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Categories EnvironmentRecent

A new wildlife corridor in West Sussex

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A beautiful wildlife corridor of trees has been planted in the centre of a South Downs village to mark The King’s Coronation. His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, Lady Emma Barnard, helped villagers plant the first of 12 cherry and crab apple trees in Singleton. The trees will grow and blossom, providing an attractive area […]

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