Help to Raise Smiles This Christmas
Candlelighters, the Yorkshire-based charity for children with cancer and their families, is asking people for some help for Christmas. The additional stresses this year have been overwhelming for some families, who have had to cope with changing hospital practices and government guidance, and often more financial pressure. Candlelighters has not hesitated to continue to offer […]
Spire Leeds Hospital Staff are Lending a Helping Hand
In the run up to Christmas, the staff from Spire Leeds Hospital are helping the Leeds North and West Food Bank to make sure local families have enough food. Every Friday, the staff are packing food parcels, organising deliveries….whatever tasks are needed. Tabs Chaudhary, one of the volunteers: “We are living in unprecedented times with […]
Possible All Along – an Exhibition by Disabled Artists
Possible All Along, an online exhibition of the work of 13 artists, was launched to mark International Day of Disabled People. The artists’ work includes photography, painting, sculpture and video, and manages to engage everyone with pieces which are in turn joyful, complex, thought-provoking and reflective. They have each commented on their work, offering insight […]
Goodbox – Goodness For Everyone In Leeds
New company Goodbox is using the buying power of the Leeds community to deliver locally sourced fruit and vegetable boxes to Leeds folk. The Goodbox team, led by Sat Mann, developed this idea from the first lockdown, which cemented their determination to support their neighbours and local suppliers, and deliver healthy food to some of […]
International Day of Disabled Persons
The International Day of Disabled Persons is today, 3 December, with a 2020 theme of hidden disabilities. We don’t necessarily notice those with chronic pain, hearing impairment, brain injuries, autism, learning disabilities or mental illness, so this year, the aim is to raise awareness of the impact for sufferers, many of whom remain silent in […]
