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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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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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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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Funding available to support refugee inclusion

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Spring Impact has opened applications for a fully-funded training programme designed to equip social leaders working on supporting refugee inclusion in the UK with the tools to improve their scaling strategies and achieve sustainable impact at scale.

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New project to help young women deal with social media body image pressures

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Researchers from the University of Portsmouth and The Girls’ Network (Portsmouth) will work together with local young women to create a ‘toolkit’, to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to cope with potentially harmful social media content.

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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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Charity Provides Support to Siblings of Children Diagnosed with Cancer

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Leading childhood cancer charity, Children with Cancer UK, is supporting a new programme to provide help and guidance for children whose siblings have been diagnosed with cancer. Children with Cancer UK is supporting the new Siblings Programme, which launches this month, as part of its five year partnership with Beads of Courage UK. Beads of […]

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It’s child’s play – students and staff join forces to create innovative new learning space

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In an exciting new initiative that puts students at the forefront of practical learning, the University of Portsmouth unveiled its innovative ‘Teacher Education Centre’.  By bringing together 70 students from the ‘Just Playing?’ module to create the space – the new Centre marks a significant achievement in collaborative education, by combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on […]

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Health Hero Award for Luton palliative nurse

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Mark Pedder, a palliative nurse from Bedfordshire, has received a Health Hero Award in recognition of his work to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of compassionate end of life care.

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St Oswald’s Hospice Signs up Wingrove Motor Company to its Better Together Business Club

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One of North East England’s largest family-owned car dealership groups has cemented its long-term backing for St Oswald’s Hospice by signing up as the newest member of its dedicated business support network. St Oswald’s set up its Better Together Business Club as a low-cost way for regional firms to contribute towards the work of its […]

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