Private Parts at Thackray Museum of Medicine
Private Parts is an exhibition which looks at the stigma surrounding intimate healthcare. In a safe space for all visitors, they can explore, discuss and learn about the diversity of human bodies and experiences. Stories from medical experts, artists and actors will be told in a comfortable place. The new CEO of the Museum, Edward […]
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. […]
