Day: 24 November 2020

Arts Emergency launch rebrand and new website

Stuart Mitchell

Founded in 2013, Arts Emergency began life as a small mentoring project in Hackney. Set up by comedian Josie Long and activist Neil Griffiths, the friends decided they had to do something meaningful to help young people affected by austerity and rising tuition fees. Arts Emergency has since grown into a charity with bases across the UK and a community of thousands of volunteers. In 2020 the charity scaled up its work in London and Manchester and launched a mentoring scheme in Merseyside.  Arts Emergency is now at a crucial…

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Matt Lucas to release Christmas charity single for FareShare

Stuart Mitchell

Actor, comedian and writer Matt Lucas will release a special Christmas charity single, ‘Merry Christmas, Baked Potato’, with all proceeds going to FareShare. Written by Matt and produced by Tony-nominated Kevan Frost, ‘Merry Christmas, Baked Potato’ – inspired by his book of the same name – is sure to be a festive hit that Matt hopes will raise lots of money for FareShare this Christmas. Earlier this year Matt released a charity single for FeedNHS, ‘Thank You Baked Potato’. The song, originally performed nearly 20 years ago on the BBC panel show ‘Shooting Stars’, was rewritten…

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PR and marketing executives from major companies among the largest and most influential panel of judges ever assembled for a journalism prize in Africa

Stuart Mitchell

APO Group is delighted to announce the jury for the prestigious APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020. The Award recognizes, celebrates and empowers African women in the media who support female entrepreneurship throughout the continent.   This is the largest and most influential panel of judges ever assembled for an African media award, and it reflects the importance of recognizing gender equality in business and the media. APO Group has brought together 100 luminaries, with global icons such as Naomi Campbell joined by senior executives from every major industry on…

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Grassroots campaign by small business owners seeks to address the unfair advantage given to big retailers this year – encouraging people to #ShopEthicalInstead

Stuart Mitchell

A community of small businesses has banded together to encourage people to #ShopEthicalInstead and think about the positive impact their purchases could have this Christmas, at a time when many are re-evaluating their choices as a result of Covid-19, and other issues such as climate change.  32 million people have been supporting local and small businesses online since the country first went into lockdown in March – almost half the UK’s population! 55% of the population intend to consciously spend more in local shops after lockdown as a show of…

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Co-op wraps up the year with plastic and glitter free festive range

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op is removing plastic as well as glitter from its entire Christmas celebration range, cutting out 1.1 million pieces (eight tonnes) of plastic. The move applies to all of the retailer’s own-brand Christmas cards, gift wrap and bags and crackers – which launch in selected stores today, Wednesday 4 November – in a bid to reduce single-use plastics. The convenience retailer has also switched the toys in its own brand crackers to fun games and gifts made from recyclable materials such as metal and paper, removing 470,000 pieces of plastic…

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