What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The legacy of Jane Tomlinson CBE continues to make a lasting impact in her home city, as the Jane Tomlinson Appeal invests £58,626 into local charities through its ‘Big Charity Giveaway.’ This latest investment ensures that Jane’s compassion and commitment to helping others continue to live on in Leeds, with
Pupils at Cockburn Reach Academy are enjoying a remarkable new outdoor learning space, thanks to a £20,000 donation from Wooden Spoon, the children’s charity of rugby. The funding has enabled the Leeds primary special school to create a woodland pathway, install a therapeutic swing, and develop a beautiful sensory garden
Internationally acclaimed and Holbeck-based independent brewery Northern Monk have launched the Northern Monk Foundation, dedicated to improving access to the outdoors for marginalised and under-resourced communities and continuing the successful work of its Faith In Futures programme. Formerly the Faith in Futures Foundation, Northern Monk has donated £150,000 to community
It’s spring; the weather has warmed up and the blossom is out. But for too many young families across Leeds, leaving their home with a baby is almost impossible because they can’t afford a pram. Sarah from Leeds Baby Bank says, “We know that a pram is crucial to the
Fifth-generation Yorkshire bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, is fundraising for Leeds-based charity, Zarach, transforming every mile of the London Marathon into a mattress for children living without a proper bed. David Labuschagne, Head of Marketing at Beeston-based Harrison Spinks, will run the London Marathon on Sunday 26 April, with each mile completed matched by
Leeds-based developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West has announced its charity of the year as Zarach. The charity, which has its head office in Hunslet, has a mission to end child bed poverty across the UK, including for its beneficiaries in West Yorkshire. Zarach’s story started in 2017
Leeds Baby Bank has announced an urgent appeal for the final £60,000 needed to open the doors to its enormous new home in July and start helping families in poverty again. The appeal comes just a day after a national newspaper reported that child poverty has reached record highs and
A firm of Yorkshire engineers has made an egg-cellent donation to a Leeds food bank, helping to put a big smile on the face of local families. Dozens of Easter eggs from Leeds-based RWO have been donated to the Leeds South and East Foodbank, which distributes donations across the city
As a club we pride ourselves not only being able to offer low cost football but by being able to do things for the local community and others. And although we can’t help everyone we try to do what we can where we can. Every year we always donate to
In a heartwarming display of community spirit, the amazing students, families, and teachers of Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy have once again come together to make a significant contribution to this year’s Leeds Shoebox Appeal. Aiming to support the homeless across the city, nearly 80 shoeboxes filled with essential items and