Day: 24 August 2020

RNIB Bookshare celebrates reaching half a million books in accessible formats

Stuart Mitchell

An accessible book service from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is celebrating reaching half a million books. RNIB Bookshare, which supports print-disabled learners, has a vast UK education collection that provides textbooks and materials to support the UK curriculum from early years to adult education. The free service, which can be accessed by teachers, students and now parents in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has a range of accessible formats so books can be read electronically or adapted to suit personal reading needs. Books for leisure reading…

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£25m investment in British potato industry to help manage climate change and COVID-19 impact

Stuart Mitchell

McCain, the UK’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, today launches the McCain Potato Farmer Pledge, an investment of £25 million in the British potato industry. The investment will help British farmers manage the increasingly erratic weather caused by climate change as well as the impact of COVID-19. The investment will also strengthen McCain’s partnerships with its farmers and benefit wider industries such as retail and hospitality.  “British potato farmers have been hit immensely hard in recent years,” said  Howard Snape, Regional President at McCain GB & Ireland. “Having faced…

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CIPR responds to claims of being “virtually bust”

Stuart Mitchell

The CIPR have posted a statement on their website after Guido Fawkes posted a story on their Order-Order website: On 10 August Guido Fawkes published a story on the Order-Order website claiming that the CIPR is “virtually bust”. It isn’t. Like many organisations the CIPR has had to adapt rapidly to the changes of the last few months. As the report says, we’re giving up our office and going virtual, we’ve been obliged – with regret – to reduce our staff, and we’re not running some of our awards this…

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CAP – CBD – A potted history and how not to hash up

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: CBD – A potted history and how not to hash up. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Consumer awareness of Cannabidiol (CBD) containing products has recently increased and ads for these products are becoming more prolific. CBD products are most commonly sold as oral formulations. CBD containing products can be difficult to classify. However, it…

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National Lottery £2.1million gives community projects a welcome boost

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced £2,138,400 for 34 charities and community groups across Northern Ireland, to support local people in these uncertain times. For a full list of grants, please see table attached below. Projects funded include those helping people with health conditions, supporting children and young people and allowing organisations to safely provide vital services within the current guidance and restrictions. Addiction NI is using a £499,420 grant to deliver their ‘Recovery Together’ project in Fermanagh, Omagh and Belfast to reduce substance abuse among people over the…

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