Groups in Derbyshire who are supporting the over-70s are being encouraged to enter a monthly scheme run by a regional housebuilder which could see them awarded up to £1,000 to support their work. Persimmon Homes North Midlands launched Community Champions with a

A leading Leeds-based community services provider that has services in Calderdale has completed its Board appointments with the recent recruitment of new experienced social care and housing professionals.   St Anne’s Community Services, who operate in the North of England, is pleased

Barratt Homes North Midlands has supported Leicester South Foodbank, part of the Trussell Trust, with a donation of groceries to assist their work during a challenging time. Based at The Kings Centre in Wigston, close to the homebuilder’s Wigston Meadows development, the

  Hope Against Cancer is doubling the size of their Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester’s Royal Infirmary – and are calling upon the people of Leicestershire and Rutland to help them do it.   Funding research is the only way to beat

Ashby-based Wilson Vale continues to operate 18 of its catering operations, feeding approximately 2,000 keyworkers each day across independent and special needs schools and the pharmaceutical sector. Enhancing safety and compliance practices have been a significant focus in recent weeks.  The independent

Derbyshire businessman Mike Proctor of Proctor Cars recently delivered 1,000 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to those on the front line at a Matlock care home.   Mr Proctor is an ambassador for UK Maskforce, a group of volunteers who

Around 9,000 “ordinary heroes” are ensuring life within Sea Cadets continues as normal this Volunteers Week, while many are also playing their part in the frontlines of the battle against the Covid-19 outbreak. 85% of Sea Cadet activities at unit level are

An outdoor education centre in Buxton that facilitates the personal development of children has received a £1,000 grant from leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes. The White Hall Outdoor Education Centre at Long Hill has been selected for the donation from Persimmon’s Building Futures

A group of medical, military and procurement experts have come together to donate over 6,000 pieces of PPE to Derbyshire and Nottingham health facilities. UK Mask Force volunteers along with their ambassadors, the boxing trainer Peter Fury and the James Barney Foundation, a

Online class aims to attract 10,000 participants and raise money for COVID-19 appeal LONDON: Entrepreneur First, the leading global talent investor, is teaming up with renowned children’s author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph (Blown Away, Odd Dog Out), and world-leading book publisher HarperCollins

It is now officially Mental Health Awareness week and we have selected four fantastic projects to pitch at danSoup’s mental health special event on Wednesday 20th May that is being hosted online via Zoom. Together in Art– Helen Woodford Anxiety is a

A Derby lacemaker, who completed a 5k charity swim just days before the lockdown started on 23 March, has raised £500 for Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie.   Louise West, who is based at Connect Derby’s Friar Gate Studios, was one

Leading Watford-based developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes is encouraging the Hertfordshire community to all pitch in at a time of need following a donation to the NHS. The developer provided 52 high quality FFP3 protective masks to Watford General Hospital staff

Tom Jackson, a Wilson Vale area manager, has launched ‘United Through Food’, an initiative to raise funds for Hospitality Action and NHS Charities Together. Anyone who donates £10 a ticket will be entered into a draw for some fantastic prizes including a

Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has announced its Charity of the Year as Loughborough’s Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People. Staff members who work for the developer are committing to raising funds for the hospice in 2020.   As