The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Robert W Gettings JP MBE has announced the four Leeds based charities he is supporting through his term in office. Each Lord Mayor chooses a Leeds based charity, close to their heart, to champion during their year of office. This year the Lord Mayor has taken this one…
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Leeds Refugee Forum is one of five winning charities to receive a grant from Hubbub and Virgin Media O2’s Tech Lending Community Fund. A Leeds charity which supports refugees across the city is celebrating after being awarded a share of £400,000 to run a tablet lending scheme, thanks to funding from environmental charity, Hubbub,…
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The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Robert W Gettings JP MBE has announced the four Leeds based charities he is supporting through his term in office. Each Lord Mayor chooses a Leeds based charity, close to their heart, to champion during their year of office. This year the Lord Mayor has taken this one…
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Leeds Refugee Forum is one of five winning charities to receive a grant from Hubbub and Virgin Media O2’s Tech Lending Community Fund. A Leeds charity which supports refugees across the city is celebrating after being awarded a share of £400,000 to run a tablet lending scheme, thanks to funding from environmental charity, Hubbub,…
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We’re an independent, local charity providing practical help and support for patients and their family’s. York Against Cancer’s annual Golf Day at York Golf Club in Strensall took place on 14 July 2022. The fundraising event, organised by former Club Chairman, Ralph Magee, and supported by local businesses Cellhire and Your Move – Anscombs…
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A Leeds non-profit organisation has received a £3,000 donation from the team at Amazon’s UK head office in London. Turning Lives Around (TLA) aims to prevent homelessness and empower people to believe that they can change their lives and live independently within sustainable communities. TLA provides support for people who are homeless through pioneering…
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Just One Day is an annual one day event where those who work, live, play, learn, eat, drink or shop in Leeds can show their pride in our city by supporting fundraising for the Lord Mayor’s chosen charity Leeds Hospitals Charity. This year’s date for Just One Day is 20th May 2022 – Whether…
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As we approach Easter, we know that lots of our fabulous supporters like to collect and donate Easter eggs for children currently in hospital. This gesture, while kind, often means we are inundated with surplus eggs! This year, we’re asking our supporters to consider instead donating the cost of one or two eggs to…
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Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) are once again hoping to see a red wave across our region on February 4st to help support babies and children living with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). On the first Friday in February join CHSF and wear something red to show support and raise awareness of congenital heart disease.…
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On the 21st May 2021, Councillor Asghar Khan was officially announced as the city’s 127th Lord Mayor of Leeds. During his time as Lord Mayor, Councillor Asghar Khan has chosen to support Leeds Hospitals Charity. Leeds Hospitals Charity is the charity for Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and thanks to donations is able to provide an…
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Each gift card will raise money to support children and adults with congenital heart disease, and their families across our region. The most wonderful time of the year is almost upon us again and Children’s Heart Surgery Fund need your help this festive season to ensure we can keep being there for our heart…
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Kevin Sinfield OBE completed his Extra Mile Challenge at Headingley Stadium in front of hundreds of fans, players, friends and family and was welcomed back by the man who inspired it all, his friend and former team mate, Rob Burrow MBE. After raising over £2.7 million through his first fundraising effort to raise funds…
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Enter our Christmas Raffle now and you can help us be there for children and families facing childhood cancer this Christmas as well as giving the gift of hope with our investment into childhood cancer research for a brighter future. For most of us Christmas is referred to as “the most wonderful time of…
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On Monday 15 November the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Kahn, will join twelve councillors and local business owners who are taking on a unique fundraising challenge in support of Leeds Hospitals Charity, the Lord Mayor of Leeds’s Charity for 2021/22. The group will spend the day locked up in the chambers beneath…
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Rugby League Legend and MND Association Patron Kevin Sinfield OBE is putting his running shoes back on this November as he sets out on his latest fundraising challenge for those impacted by MND. In December 2020, Sinfield led a team that raised over £2.7 million by running seven marathons in seven days. The former…
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Leeds Hospitals Charity announced their latest event raising funds to support NHS staff, young patients and their loved ones at Leeds Children’s Hospital. A Halloween themed ‘Toddle’ will take place at Temple Newsam Park on Saturday 30th October, where under 4s are encouraged join in a one-kilometre walk around the park in their best…
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Candlelighters aims to raise funds and awareness this September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM). #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth takes place in September each year. At Candlelighters, along with many other children’s cancer charities across the globe, the charity marks CCAM each year to help increase the awareness of childhood cancers, as well as the work they…
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Your generosity can really mean the world to children and adults with congenital heart disease across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Whatever you can give will make a huge difference! Superheroes assemble! Grab your capes and join our 1km Virtual Superhero Walk. Suitable for all the family, to raise money to support hearts for life.…
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Your generosity can really mean the world to children and adults with congenital heart disease across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Whatever you can give will make a huge difference! Based at the Leeds Children’s Hospital, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund covers the regions of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Around 450 babies, children and adults from…
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Raising funds and awareness for children with cancer. Our flagship campaign returns for 2021 and for the first time in over a year we hope there will be no restrictions so we need our supporters to be as ambitious, creative, and PINK as possible! Check out the resources below to find out how you…
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We’re inviting you to take part in Captain Tom 100 from Friday 30 April to Bank Holiday to celebrate Captain Sir Tom Moore and raise vital funds for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. During the coronavirus pandemic, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund continued to support the thousands living with congenital heart disease in our region. CHD…
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At Candlelighters we bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer across Yorkshire. We get involved in all sorts of different projects to help ordinary families who are facing extraordinary circumstances. Candlelighters is a big family where everybody has an important role to play. Here are some of the people who…
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