Big Issue launches urgent Christmas Appeal as vendor sales drop by 40% UK-wide

The Big Issue (TBI) has launched an urgent Christmas Appeal, calling on the public to support the organisation to be there for its 1,600 magazine vendors  by buying from your local vendor, subscribing or donating online. TBI has reported a projected shortfall of up to £100k each week for both vendors and the organisation in the six weeks leading up to Christmas. The potential loss is based on this years’ cover price, and the assumption that sales will remain 40% down year on year, as they have been since vendors…

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“Knock and Check” campaign launches with lunch for a WWII veteran

WWII veteran Peter Smoothy, 95, ran the Four Fathoms in Herne Bay for over forty years for Shepherd Neame. Peter lives alone and like many elderly men and women he can feel lonely and isolated. Shepherd Neame wanted to get involved with the Kent Community Foundation Knock and Check campaign and invited Peter to one of their pubs for lunch. A small act of kindness which is at the very heart of the campaign. Josephine McCartney, Chief Executive, Kent Community Foundation, said, “Figures from Age UK tell us that almost…

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2.1 million materials back #InTheLoop thanks to on-the-go recycling in Leeds, Swansea and Edinburgh

2.1 million cans, plastic and glass bottles and coffee cups were collected and recycled across three pilot projects to tackle on-the-go waste in Leeds, Swansea and Edinburgh, weighing approximately 44.5 tonnes – the equivalent of 20 adult rhinos. The trials were launched in 2018 and 2019 by environmental charity Hubbub in partnership with local councils, local delivery partners and measurement and evaluation experts in each of the cities. The projects improved on-street recycling facilities by providing bright, easy to use bins that were strategically positioned on the streets, alongside clear…

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Social Distancing Measures Encourages Cyberbullying Among Children

Anti-Bullying Awareness Week runs from the 11-15 November 2020. In this article Need2Know Books looks at the effects that social distancing and lockdown measures have had on children as social media dependency and online screen time increases, creating more opportunities for cyberbullying. For further information the Essential Guide to Bullying by Jennifer Thomson is a great resource. Enhanced anxiety and stress are not the only conditions parents and caregivers need to be careful of in this world of ‘new normal.’  A recent multidisciplinary researchreport found that the consequences of quarantine and…

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Charity Fundraiser #Kindfest2020 is on Friday 13 November!

Friday 13 Nov is World Kindness Day, and the launch of #Kindfest2020 , the virtual not-for-profit festival bringing together a star-studded line-up of speakers, all sharing their collective wisdom, energy and ideas about how kindness can create a more hopeful and resilient world. In business a culture of kindness has a profound impact on wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, creativity, innovation, performance, profits and growth. Which is why there is a kindness revolution happening in forward-thinking businesses right now. Curated by Magnus Wood, founder of The Kindness Consultancy, the Kindness at…

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