CHARITY - Page 7

Candlelighters Trust
5th September 2026
3 mins read

Candlelighters Goes Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Candlelighters is calling on communities across Yorkshire to help raise vital funds and awareness this September as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Held every September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month brings together charities and organisations around the world to shine a spotlight on childhood cancer and the impact it has on children and their…
Read More
West Yorkshire Freemasons accompany Yorkshire Children's Charity kids on a bike ride through the local woods.
17th July 2026
2 mins read

West Yorkshire Freemasons Grant £60,000 to Provide School Essentials for Vulnerable Leeds Children

Around 600 vulnerable children across Yorkshire will receive warm coats, shoes and other essential clothing to help them attend school, thanks to a £60,000 grant from the West Yorkshire Freemasons to Yorkshire Children’s Charity. The funding will support the charity’s Warm, Dry and Ready to Learn Winter Essentials campaign, which helps disadvantaged young children…
Read More
7th February 2020
1 min read

Support Hearts for Life and make a difference

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) are once again hoping to see a red wave across our region on February 7st to help support babies and children living with congenital heart disease (CHD). Your generosity can really mean the world to children and adults with congenital heart disease across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Whatever you…
Read More
1st July 2019
1 min read

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund: support hearts for life and make a difference

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…
Read More
15th May 2019
2 mins read

Take part in the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds Just One Day campaign and raise money for St Gemma’s Hospice

Just One Day is an annual one day event where local communities, businesses and organisations are encouraged to come together and raise awareness and support fundraising for the Lord Mayor’s charity. Each year the Lord Mayor nominates a charity close to their heart. This year’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Graham Latty, has chosen St Gemma’s…
Read More
Wear Red Day
30th January 2019
2 mins read

Support Children’s Heart Surgery Fund this Wear Red Day and help children and adults born with congenital heart disease

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) are once again hoping to see a red wave across our region on February 1st to help support babies and children living with congenital heart disease (CHD). Wear Red Day sees hundreds of schools, businesses and individuals across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire take part in raising valuable funds for…
Read More
Children's Heart Surgery Fund
10th November 2018
1 min read

Order a personalised charity Christmas cards and festive gifts to make this Christmas extra special

Show your support for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund by sending your warmest wishes to family and friends with our beautiful range of charity Christmas cards. With your help, we are able to support children and adults with congenital heart disease across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Working alongside the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds…
Read More
20th July 2018
2 mins read

40 Faces of St Gemma’s Hospice

Many of us will access support from a hospice in our lifetime, either for ourselves or a loved one. But do we really know what they do? Go behind the scenes of St Gemma’s Hospice during our 40th Anniversary year. Portraits of 40 people, photographed by Olivia Hemingway are now on display on the…
Read More
Children's Heart Surgery Fund
19th March 2018
1 min read

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund: Support Hearts for life and win

Support hearts for life and win. For £1 a week, you have a chance of winning £100, every week! Because our lottery is smaller than most existing lotteries, there are more chances of being the lucky winner. With your help, we are able to support children and adults with congenital heart disease across Yorkshire…
Read More
Xmaslights
15th December 2017
2 mins read

Lord Mayor’s official Christmas card for 2017 designed by 8-year-old

A winning design has been chosen by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Jane Dowson for her official Christmas card this year. The winner and two runners-up received a special thanks and congratulations on stage at the Lord Mayor’s Christmas carol concert on Thursday evening. Following the Christmas card competition which was launched with…
Read More
Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal
18th October 2017
2 mins read

Leeds charity challenge raises thousands of pounds for Candlelighters

As part of their development on the Graduate Programme, Leeds City Council Graduates were challenged with planning and delivering fundraising projects this September to fundraise for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal, Candlelighters. Candlelighters is a local charity based in Leeds that supports children and their families in Yorkshire who have been affected by cancer.…
Read More
Leeds Children's Hospital
29th August 2017
1 min read

Join the Leeds Children’s Hospital community

This year’s Charity Rugby Match and Family Fun Day organised by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Estates Team is going to be held on Sunday 1st October at Stanningley Rugby Club. The event last year raised over £2500 but this year they are hoping that, with your help, they can get over the…
Read More
Family Fun Day and Classic Car Show
3rd August 2017
1 min read

Family Fun Day and Classic Car Show

About Family Fun Day and Classic Car Show. The city of Leeds MG and Classic Car Club will be joining us once again in the beautiful Temple Newsam Park from 10am – 4pm on Saturday 19th August to display hundreds of the finest vintage vehicles. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience superbly well maintained…
Read More
Leeds, Leeds Star
6th December 2016
1 min read

Show your support for the homeless by donating a Christmas gift

A new drop-in service offering residents the opportunity to donate gifts to the homeless this Christmas has opened at Leeds Civic Hall. Anyone wishing to donate can do so via the antechamber (courtyard entrance) area of the civic hall during normal working hours. All of the gifts donated will be given to St George’s…
Read More
1 … 5 6 7