A Leeds Charity Has Something to Smile About
Learning Partnerships, based in Harehills, Leeds, is celebrating after receiving £488,473 from The National Lottery Community Fund for their Single Parent Power Project. No wonder Rudolphe Solentini, CEO of Learning Partnerships, is so happy: The Single Parent Power Project will use the money to support and empower 228 single parent families in East Leeds to […]
Yorkshire Rewilding Festival – WildSong Night 23 June
Yorkshire Rewilding Network, organisers of the Region’s first Rewilding Festival, hope the audience for WildSong Night will arrive intrigued – and leave inspired, uplifted and with a deep sense of connection to the natural world. WildSong Night is a magical night of story-telling from Leeds-based Matthew Bellwood, woven with musical accompaniment from Georgina Buchanan (pictured), […]
Rob Burrow and Family to Take Part in Leeds Arena Run
Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All is delighted to announce that Rob Burrow MBE and family will be taking part in this year’s Leeds Arena Group Mini and Junior run on Sunday 18th June. On the same days as Leeds 10k, it seems fitting that it is also Father’s Day, when Rob will be joined by wife […]
Candlelighters Pink It Up is Back
Candlelighters, the charity for children with cancer, is asking the people of Yorkshire to plan pink-themed fundraising and awareness activities during the week of 5 – 11 June. Funds are particularly used to help children with cancer and their families to go on holiday. At a time in their lives when holidays don’t really feature […]
Rob Burrow Marathon and Half Marathon Raise Over £4 million
The inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon, in partnership with Clarion and the Leeds Half Marathon, have both exceeded a phenomenal £4million in charitable donations on a day which saw the City of Leeds come together for one man and a number of truly great causes. Over 15,000 fundraisers, first time runners and athletes ran for […]
