School Children Raise Funds for West Yorkshire’s Homeless
School children across Bradford and Leeds are invited to take part in a Christmas-inspired fundraising event to raise funds for local homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets. Throughout December, hundreds of pupils across several West Yorkshire schools will take part in an ‘Elf Run’ around their schools and local areas dressed as Christmas elves in […]
Yorkshires. Business Awards Raises Funds for Yorkshire Children’s Charity
The event, which raised £182,000, was held on 17 November and was supported by Channel 4’s SAS Jason Fox, who was keynote speaker for the afternoon; and Isabel Webster of GB News. The annual occasion brings together the best and brightest of the region’s businesses to celebrate success and support children living at a disadvantage […]
Kevin Sinfield: 7 Ultra Marathons in 7 Days and 7 cities
MND Association patron, Kevin Sinfield, is undertaking his fourth challenge in aid of the MND Association by completing seven marathons in seven locations across the UK and Ireland. Kevin will run from Leeds to York on Friday 1 December. Money raised from the events will be split across several MND charities, namely MND Association, My […]
Exciting Paid Theatre Internship for Blind or Partially Sighted Artist at Leeds Playhouse
Leeds Playhouse is partnering with Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and RNIB on their Get Set Progress internship programme, creating new employment opportunities for blind and partially sighted people. The programme offers a nine-month, full-time, paid theatre internship, developing an early career artist’s skills through a wide-ranging programme of on-stage and off-stage projects. This includes working on the Playhouse’s production of Macbeth, directed by Amy […]
Christmas at Candlelighters
Shortly before Christmas 2022, Jo and Tom Adams, from Baildon, West Yorkshire, were given the worst news for a parent: their daughter, Amelie, was diagnosed with cancer. After a couple of trips to the doctors, suspected tonsilitis, and a visit to the local hospital, a nurse arranged for Amelie to have some blood tests. An […]
