Leeds Sue Ryder Hospice Thanks Leeds Residents for Christmas Tree Recycling
National healthcare charity Sue Ryder, which operates Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Headingley, sends a huge thank you to the folk in and around Leeds who supported their Christmas Treecycling Scheme.The national scheme raised over £87,000 to support Sue Ryder’s palliative, neurological and bereavement support. In Leeds, eight volunteers collected trees from people’s front gardens […]
Candlelighters Offers Discounts on Challenge Events
Candlelighters, the Yorkshire charity supporting children with cancer, is offering generous discounts on the registration fees of a variety of challenge events. The offers close on 28 February. Whether you’re planning to compete in the Leeds 10k and Yorkshire Marathon, the Great North Run up in Newcastle, a hike across the Yorkshire Three Peaks, or […]
Christmas Lights Fundraiser for Hospice
Alwoodley resident Jeff Norman was so moved by the wonderful care his sister-in-law received at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, he decided to raise funds for the Hospice from his display of thousands of Christmas lights, inflatables and projections. Jeff: “My wife Debra’s sister, Paula, was sadly diagnosed with cancer about a year ago and she […]
Latch Partners with Hearthstone
Latch (Leeds Action to Create Homes) has been named as the Corporate Charity Partner for Hearthstone Investments, a specialist in suburban private rented housing. The charity buys derelict and run-down houses in the Chapeltown, Harehills and Burley areas of Leeds and refurbishes them to provide modernised, energy efficient accommodation for people who are homeless or in housing need. […]
S Harrison Increases Support for Food Bank
Property development company S Harrison has been working with Tesco at Clifton Moor in York, helping to make up discounted consignments of food essentials and Christmas treats. People using Leeds South and East Foodbank can rely on another year of support from S Harrison. Managing Director Ann Scott: “As a business, we believe we have […]
