Charity for Change
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 until June […]
DERBY Book Festival, which stages events across the city to inspire a love of reading, is looking to recruit new trustees and a treasurer to help write the next chapter of the organisation. The festival, which is a registered charity and receives funding from the Arts Council and the National Lottery for its Shared Reading […]
THE mum of a little boy who died from a one-in-a-million epilepsy syndrome is sharing her son’s story with some of the world’s leading neurologists and researchers at a conference in London. Rachel Liew’s son Sam was a healthy five-year-old when he developed Febrile Infection Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES) believed to be an exceptionally rare […]
YOUNG Art Oxford’s annual competition returns this week to showcase more than 600 works of art created by local school children in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and AT The Bus. Schools across the county have submitted thousands of pieces of art designed around the theme of ‘My Future World’ with 640 entries […]
CategoriesNEWSMANCHESTER City’s Champions League-winning former Captain, Ilkay Gundogan, made dreams come true – surprising three super fans from social care charity, Community Integrated Care, with the opportunity to watch him play at Barcelona on Monday night and delivering a VIP tour of the club’s training ground on Tuesday. Ilkay is a proud Ambassador for the […]
CategoriesNEWSTHE second Jon and Lucy + Friends Comedy Night has raised over £100,000 for The Children’s Hospital Charity in support of Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. On Wednesday 15th May the sold-out event returned to Sheffield City Hall, as thousands of people packed out the seats to help raise vital funds to support children’s mental […]
CategoriesNEWSSPOTTING the signs of a potential blood cancer early is the best way to get timely treatment and improve the chances of making a full recovery. World Blood Cancer Day falls on May 28th and provides an opportunity to highlight the 5th most common type of cancer in the UK and what might indicate the […]
An Aberdeen woman is walking 18 miles wearing a kilt in support of Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-servicemen and women, which has supported her grandad since he lost his sight. Rebecca Jarps, 32, has signed up to take on the Aberdeen Kiltwalk on 2 June which sees walkers dressed in an array […]
CategoriesNEWSSunday 12 May marked the inaugural National Fishing Remembrance Day, a new annual event dedicated to honouring those who lost their lives while working in the fishing industry. The day served as a poignant reminder of the perils faced while fishing at sea and the need to continue to improve safety standards in the sector. Maritime […]
FW Capital, together with the Development Bank of Wales (DBW), has raised £72K for its 2023/2024 charity of the year, Pancreatic Cancer UK. This is the largest total raised by the team over a 12-month period. The teams at FW Capital and DBW have completed a variety of activities including taking part in Endure24, the […]