

Acrisure Nottingham Announces 2026 Charity of the Year as Local Baby Loss Football Team
Acrisure Nottingham, formerly Russell Scanlan, has announced its 2026 Charity of the Year as Sands United FC Nottingham. Acrisure colleagues at Grove House in West Bridgford will dedicate a year of fundraising to the local football team, made up of fathers and family members, impacted by baby loss. Driven by Local Charity Committee Co-Chairs Joanne Marriott, Commercial Broking Director at Acrisure UK Broking and Sharron Torr, Private Client Manager, staff are set to get invol
Apr 7


Paralympic champion inspires students during visit to Manor Green School
Paralympic champion inspires students during visit to Manor Green School SEND students at Maidenhead’s Manor Green School have been inspired by Paralympic gold medallist and Guinness World Record holder Naomi Riches MBE, who visited as part of an inclusive education programme delivered by local charity Absolutely Together. Naomi Riches, who won gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games as part of the Great Britain rowing squad, spoke to students about overcoming adversity, bui
Apr 6


Proper Pubs collects over 21,619 Easter eggs to donate to local communities across the UK
Proper Pubs – the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, which operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales – has successfully collected 21, 619 chocolate Easter eggs, exceeding last year’s total of 20,500, to donate to local communities and groups in need across the UK. The Easter eggs have been collected by both pub customers and local residents and have been donated to a wide range of deserving community initiatives and ch
Apr 6


St Mungo’s and The DPS Celebrate Raising £1 Million to Help End Homelessness
St Mungo’s and The DPS Celebrate Raising £1 Million to Help End Homelessness This donation, facilitated by The Deposit Protection Service (DPS), allows St Mungo’s to run a wide range of services, which are there for people every step of the way as they rebuild their lives from homelessness The funds come at a critical time, with the number of people rough sleeping in England currently at a record high after four successive years of increases St Mungo’s homelessness servi
Apr 1


Dobbies Raises £235,000 for Alzheimer's Research UK
Dobbies Garden Centres today announces the outstanding success of the first year of its national charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK, having raised £235,000 – more than triple the original fundraising target. Launched in March 2025, the charity was chosen for its strong resonance with Dobbies’ communities, customers and colleagues. The partnership also supports Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Think Brain Health campaign, highlighting the benefits of gardening and
Mar 31


Prostate Cancer UK named official charity partner of the c2c Essex Ultra Marathon 2026
Local rail operator c2c Railway has today announced that Prostate Cancer UK has been nominated as its official charity partner for the third annual c2c Essex Ultra Marathon which takes place this September. c2c has announced that Prostate Cancer, the UK charity whose aim is to save men’s lives by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and support for prostate cancer, is the official charity partner of this year’s c2c Essex Ultra Marathon. Registrations are now open for
Mar 30


Road safety charity offers fully funded skills days to young drivers and riders
Young drivers and riders can sharpen their skills and stay safe at a road safety event at Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire. IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s leading road safety charity, is offering 80 fully funded places, 40 for young drivers and 40 for young riders, over two days in August. One day is dedicated to inexperienced drivers, and the other to inexperienced riders, giving participants the chance to develop new skills they can safely apply on public roads. The events are designed
Mar 29


Chiltern Railways hosts Railway Children Sleepout at London Marylebone Station
For the second year running, railway colleagues took part in an overnight sleepout at London Marylebone Station to raise funds for the charity Railway Children. This year’s refreshed and rebranded event invited railway colleagues to once again swap their warm beds for the cold station floor for just one night as part of the newly named “Railway Children Night At The Station” . By signing up, participants committed to raising at least £100 for Railway Children’s crucial cause,
Mar 26


Unity Trust Bank’s record year of lending sees support for charities more than double
Unity Trust Bank’s charity banking customers benefitted from loans totalling £11.9million, with nearly half of sector lending committed to customers operating in areas of high deprivation. Twenty-five loans to 14 charities helped support a range of services and activities for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. These included older people, people living in poverty and/or financial exclusion, vulnerable children, people with addiction issues and homelessness. The social impac
Mar 24


c2c and the Mayor of Southend launch new Gold Geese Lounge at Westcliff station
Local rail operator c2c Railway, together with the Mayor of Southend, Councillor Nigel Folkard have today launched a new Gold Geese-themed Lounge at Westcliff station. c2c and the Mayor of Southend have this morning launched a brand-new Gold Geese-themed waiting lounge on platform 1 at Westcliff station. The refreshed customer waiting area, now fondly referred to as the ‘Gold Geese Lounge’, is painted in the instantly recognisable Gold Geese yellow, reaffirming c2c’s long-sta
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