Charity

Wishy.org.uk allows people to grant wishes for charities. The new not for profit company founded by Bristol based business friends Liam Summers and Daniel Pidcock was launched successfully this week.

Charities in Bristol have a chance to win a share of a £25,000 prize pot offered by specialist charity insurer Ansvar’s Community Campaign.

The Sikh New Year festival, Vaisakhi took place this week (April 14) and to celebrate colleagues and customers from Birmingham Metro Bank organised a food donation drive.

The region’s leading grant-giving charity, Heart of England Community Foundation, has announced that two new faces will be joining its board.

Employers across the West Midlands are being encouraged to support Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s vital lifesaving work by signing up to its easy payroll giving scheme during its Air30 30th anniversary year.

At the beginning of this year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) launched a brand-new initiative for companies based across the South West to mark its milestone 30th anniversary.

The Wesleyan Foundation has now awarded a total of £3 million to good causes across the UK since its launch three years ago.

Wesleyan, has been confirmed as the Birmingham location sponsor for the much-anticipated ‘Gratitude’, a spectacular public art installation developed by leading global public art producer Wild in Art, to thank NHS staff and all key workers for their ongoing courage and dedication.

Ever wondered what happens to those aluminium pie trays after they go in the bin? The answer to that question has recently changed for the better thanks to a progressive new partnership between Clayton Park Bakery and HML Recycling.

A manufacturing company has donated £1,500 to the UK’s first veteran care village as a thank-you to the army for carrying out a Covid-19 testing programme among its 210-strong workforce.

Zac Cosgrove and Luke Drew of Cosgrove & Drew Engineering are pleased to support a local foundation that is close to their hearts.

Local food manufacturer Wrights Food Group has championed a carrier bag fundraiser which has generated thousands for local palliative care charity, Douglas Macmillan Hospice.

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has revealed the results of its annual vote which determines its nominated charity for the year ahead.

Great Western Railway (GWR) has launched an exciting new scheme to help tackle food waste in the rail industry, while supporting families in need. 

A local charity is appealing to businesses from across Greater Manchester to take on a very special challenge this February, to help it celebrate its milestone 50 year anniversary. 

Cheshire Community Foundation has distributed over £8 million in grants over the past 8 years.

A Bristol-based charity is building up to create 15 new low-carbon, affordable eco homes on the roof of its city centre office.

Award-winning gritting and snow clearance company AA Salt has become the latest local business to pledge its support for a spectacular public art trail which is coming to Worcester this summer.

Retain Healthcare has presented Age UK Wiltshire with a cheque for £5,000, which will help combat social isolation with the use of digital technology.

Longstanding volunteer of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, Geoff Woodford, has now retired from his daily support of the rapid response, pre-hospital emergency service after 30 dedicated years.

A Birmingham-based outsourcing firm has donated £1,200 to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity to help bring more festive cheer to poorly children this Christmas.

Minimum of £5m ring-fenced initially to purchase and refurbish at least 50 one-bedroom properties in Greater Manchester

Swindon specialist label printers Eclipse Labels, has pledged to help their Quality Assurance Quality Control Manager,

Citizens Advice in Birmingham received several boxes of PPE this week, donated by Bristow & Sutor, one of the UK’s leading players specialising in debt recovery, based in Washford, Redditch.

An Edgbaston charity has scooped £50,000 as part of a leading housebuilder’s hugely successful charity campaign supporting under-18s across the nation.

Bristol cancer charity, Penny Brohn UK, has announced a proposed restructure in an effort to protect front-line services in response to the impact of COVID-19 on its fundraising and income generation.

St Basils, the largest youth homelessness charity in the West Midlands, is delighted to announce the appointment of Feizal Hajat OBE as the new Chair of its Board of Directors.

Climbing the Yorkshire Three Peaks was not the only challenge met by kind-hearted Freemasons during their adventure weekend.

The Trust has supported thousands of young people in Greater Manchester to build the confidence and skills they need for work, training and education in the last year.

A fitness fanatic team from a Birmingham outsourcing specialist has raised £5,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital through a charity 5k a day challenge.

Midland Expressway Limited (MEL), operators of the M6toll, has provided funding to Midlands Air Ambulance Charity enabling the organisation to launch the partners’

Local lockdown heroes Iain Bugler and Sarah Williams-Martin named as BBC Radio Bristol’s Make A Difference Superstars

One of Worcestershire’s most respected solicitors is set to take part in a 90-mile charity cycle in memory of his brother and to raise money for three national charities.

The last few months have been hard on many sectors. However, the Third Sector has taken a huge financial hit with a report of over £4bn being lost during the last three months.

National Friendly are the sole and proud sponsor of the very first virtual Memories by Moonlight fundraising event supporting their charity partner, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

A local charity store run by homelessness charity Emmaus Bolton has seen record-breaking sales after reopening its doors following the COVID-19 shutdown.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is inviting people to remember and celebrate the life of a loved one and raise vital funds for the charity.

A Lancashire business has demonstrated that it will always go the extra mile for charity -even when faced with a global pandemic and tough weather conditions.

Students at Millfield in Somerset have raised a total of £10,000 for UK charities including the Somerset NHS Foundation,

Introducing Campfire, a social media marketing agency creating memorable experiences on social based on science and human behaviour

Irwin Mitchell Duo ‘Move For Meso’ In Virtual 10k for Mesothelioma UK

Gloucestershire law firm Willans LLP is celebrating a “record-breaking” fundraising total just shy of £20k for their charity of the year, Maggie’s Cheltenham.

National Friendly is supporting Stories at Home, a Bristol City Council initiative which provides vulnerable families and disadvantaged pupils with access to books in their own homes during the Covid-19 lockdown,

The Wesleyan Foundation, part of Birmingham-based Wesleyan, the specialist financial services provider,

Manchester ceo, Rob Illidge, is gearing up to lead a virtual Kilimanjaro climb to raise money for the National Health Service (NHS) from June 9-16.

Hampers for Heroes receives support and backing from the Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street

Lodders Charitable Foundation has handed £4,000 to each of three local independent charities, in a bid to ease growing financial pressure and unprecedented calls for their support as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Birmingham organisation SIFA Fireside is celebrating after surpassing its fundraising milestone of £50,000 following its flagship event,

Key workers from The North Bristol NHS Trust and the University Hospitals are being given free use of a fleet of 33 vehicles,

Southmead Hospital Charity, the official charity for North Bristol NHS Trust, has received a generous donation of £20,000 towards its Coronavirus Appeal,

Heart of England Community Foundation is celebrating six months of its ‘Building Better Lives’ programme,

Warrington primary care property specialist Assura plc is to launch a community fund to support local health projects across the UK – distributing more than £3m over the next five years.

A new fundraising initiative for NHS staff and carers is urgently looking for hoteliers and hospitality partners to join the cause. care4carers is a Crowdfunding campaign set up to raise funds to pay for much-deserved breaks for NHS staff and carers once the Covid 19 crisis eases.

After celebrating its 25^th birthday just two months ago, Heart of England Community Foundation,

Bristol-based marketing expert, Ros Conkie, is offering her unique marketing strategy workshop free to charities, community interest companies and social enterprises.

Bellway South West, which has its regional headquarters in Almondsbury near Bristol, gave the money to Sands United Bristol FC. It will be used to buy the team’s away kit.

Global employment law consultancy, Peninsula Group today promised to double its £1 million charity pledge to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity,

Following the Government advice surrounding schools, colleges and other educational institutions closing for the foreseeable future,

Local Subway franchisee, Rachael King is returning to her Summerfield’s store in Wilmslow this week to make Subs to help feed NHS workers

One of Worcestershire’s largest charitable hub has launched a county-wide appeal which will help community groups and charities overcome issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.