We’re is delighted to officially announce the launch of 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 in Art, who have been delivering world-class public…
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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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A year after the death Captain Sir Tom Moore, an over life-sized bronze sculpture of the fundraising hero has been unveiled at Chapel Allerton Hospital. The statue was donated to Leeds Hospitals Charity by sculptor Andrian Melka, who raised over £32,000 through online crowdfunding to bring this project to life. After spending a few months…
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Work has started at the former South Leeds golf course on the creation of a 48-hectare country park and green space. Much of the former golf course will be developed as a country park with new woodland planting and pathways. There will also be a ‘Peoples Woodland’, delivered in partnership with Leeds Hospitals Charity, creating…
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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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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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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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Leeds residents are being given the opportunity to offer their views regarding the proposed transformation of a former golf course in South Leeds. This follows an announcement by Leeds City Council in June 2021 of proposals to redevelop 48 hectares of land located on the former site of South Leeds Golf Course into a…
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For the first time in the history of the role, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Asghar Khan, has elected two chaplains for his year in office, enabling him to be advised by respected figures of different faiths. Appointed earlier this summer, Councillor Asghar Khan has selected Father Darren Percival as his Church of…
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Councillor Asghar Khan has become the city’s 127th Lord Mayor of Leeds after unanimous support from members of all parties at the council’s annual meeting. Taking over the role from the previous incumbent Councillor Eileen Taylor, who served an unprecedented two years in the role, Councillor Asghar Khan will be accompanied during his time…
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After sadly losing his wife Sylvia to cancer in 2019, 72- year-old John Hastings is fundraising for Leeds Hospitals Charity to show his appreciation for the care she received throughout her treatment journey. To mark what would have been their fourth wedding anniversary on the 29th of April, John is walking and cycling the…
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