Tag: charity fundraising

In Harmony donations will be doubled for one week

Four South Leeds schools could benefit from Opera North’s fundraising push ‘Let Music Inspire’ and donations next week will be doubled. For one week only from Tuesday 19 March, every donation made towards Opera North’s ‘Let Music Inspire’ campaign will be matched pound for pound thanks to the Big Give’s

Charity begins at Cockburn

The Cockburn Multi-academy Trust schools in South Leeds have worked wonders to raise almost £4,000 for a number of extremely worthy causes over recent months. This work plays a big part in developing the character of the young people in the community and all of the schools pay great importance

Lakers’ Hunslet Handicap raises funds for Wheatfields

Local running club South Leeds Lakers hosted a pie’n’peas and quiz night along with their club night to raise money for Wheatfields Hospice last Tuesday (7 November 2023). The club meets on a Tuesday at Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club and usually has 4 or 5 different runs going out with

Lloyds bank staff’s Christmas fundraising for Holbeck Together

Lloyds Banking Group employee, Olivia Valentine, has partnered with Holbeck Together for the last 3 years to organise and deliver a Christmas Present Drive for families across South Leeds. Over the past 3 years, Olivia and her colleagues in Lloyds Banking Group have raised over £8,000 worth of Christmas presents,

Lowell’s 24-Hour Relay raises money for new charity partners

Lowell, a UK-headquartered European leader in credit management, have completed a 24-hour relay to raise money for their charity partners, Beeston-based homelessness charity Turning Lives Around and MyBnk. The relay started at Lowell’s office in Stourton, with over 90 colleagues from across the business completing 30-minute slots to raise money

Beeston couple to take on ‘Benidorm Bangers’ charity rally for Sue Ryder

A husband-and-wife team from Leeds are gearing up for the ultimate road trip next week to help raise vital funds for national healthcare charity Sue Ryder. Robert and Sara Aldridge from Beeston will be driving a Leeds United-themed banger car in a rally from Leeds to Benidorm in memory of