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Children supported by Yorkshire Children’s Charity. Photo credit- Damian Bramley
5th June 2026
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Lycetts seals three-year funding partnership with Yorkshire Children’s Charity

Insurance broker Lycetts has helped Yorkshire Children’s Charity secure £75,000 through Benefact Group’s Partnership Funding programme. The funding will be provided over three years, with £25,000 awarded annually to help the charity transform the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the county. Founded with the aim of improving childhoods, Yorkshire Children’s Charity…
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2nd June 2023
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Candlelighters ‘Pink It Up’ flagship campaign returns for 2023

We need your help to turn Yorkshire pink and raise funds and awareness for children with cancer. We need our supporters to be as ambitious, creative, and PINK as possible from 5th to 11th June 2023. This year, we’re focusing on how the money raised during Pink It Up could help fund Candlelighters’ family…
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CaringFolk
19th May 2023
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Staff from Leeds care company set to take to the skies for Sue Ryder

A group of kind-hearted colleagues from a Leeds home care provider are preparing to take on a thrilling charity zip-wire ride over Ilkley this July. The 16-strong team from Caring Folk, based in Pudsey, will be taking on the daredevil challenge to raise funds for national healthcare charity Sue Ryder, which runs Sue Ryder…
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Lord Mayor of Leeds’ Charity Appeal
14th April 2023
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Lord Mayor’s ‘Just One Day’ charity appeal returns for 2023

The Lord Mayor of Leeds’ charity appeal ‘Just One Day’ event is returning on 19 May, with everyone in the city encouraged to get involved. The ‘Just One Day’ event, which is in its sixth year, aims to raise money for Leeds causes, with people spending a particularly eventful day or any amount of…
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Turkey - Syria Earthquake Appeal
17th February 2023
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Leeds City Council statement on earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Devastating earthquakes have hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people and reducing buildings to rubble. People need urgent aid to survive. The first deadly earthquake struck while people were inside their homes, asleep in their beds, with no warning signs. Thousands of buildings, including hospitals and schools, have collapsed and infrastructure has been…
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Leeds United Foundation
10th February 2023
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SKYDIVE opportunity to support Leeds United Foundation

The Leeds United Foundation will be hosting an exciting and exclusive skydiving challenge on Friday 28th April to raise as much money as they can to support some of our fantastic community programmes. The club’s official charity aims to use the power of football to enhance the lives of people across our region through opportunities…
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16th December 2022
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Leeds School Children Come Bearing Christmas Cheer for Charity

Schools across Leeds have been making the most of the Christmas season to kick-start their fundraising for Leeds Bear Hunt, an exciting public art event which will take place in Summer 2023 and raise money for Leeds Children’s Hospital. Leeds Bear Hunt will see Leeds Hospitals Charity team up with art trail experts Wild…
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Christmas at Candlelighters
2nd December 2022
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Make this Christmas Magical for a child with cancer

Will you give children with cancer the magical Christmas they deserve? For over 45 years, your kind support has brought hope to families affected by childhood cancer by ensuring they didn’t face a difficult Christmas alone. Because of you, we could provide those families with the emotional, practical and financial support they needed to…
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Photo caption- The December Daily Dash calls on people to walk, jog, run or roll 5k every day and raise vital funds for Sue Ryder
25th November 2022
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Make a difference this winter with a ‘Daily Dash’

People across Leeds are being encouraged to take on a ‘Daily Dash’ this December to boost their wellbeing and raise funds for a good cause. The December Daily Dash challenge calls on the public to get outdoors and walk, jog, run or roll 5k every day during the month, whatever the weather, to raise…
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Simon On the Streets
11th November 2022
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£26,000 raised as 100 bed down on Leeds street for charity sleep-out

More than 100 people have taken to the streets of Leeds to sleep out for a local homelessness charity, helping to raise over £26,000. Sponsored by British online homeware retailer, DUSK, West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets held its annual sleep out event, ‘Simon’s Big Sleep Out’ at Leeds Civic Hall. The…
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Rock School UK
26th August 2022
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Young musicians rock out for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice

Budding musicians from across Leeds who have been honing their craft during the summer holidays are performing live to raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice. Students aged between 9-16 years old from Armley-based Rock School UK are taking to the stage for special one-off gigs every Saturday at The Wardrobe in Leeds…
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