Day: 2 March 2021

Hospice rallies with support of ScottishPower Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

A hospice at the heart of a Welsh community has continued providing essential services throughout the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the ScottishPower Foundation. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Nightingale House Hospice was reliant on its popular retail stores, cafes and charity events to fund its inpatient ward, day-care and outpatient clinics, occupational therapy and bereavement support groups. Based in Wrexham, the hospice is an independent and voluntary organisation, providing free of charge palliative and end of life care to individuals and families from across north east Wales. However, when lockdown…

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The Mental Health Coalition Brings Together Leading Mental Health Experts With FACEBOOK and Instagram To Destigmatize Mental Health And Connect People To Resources During Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

The Mental Health Coalition (MHC), founded by designer and social activist Kenneth Cole and launched in May of 2020, announces an innovative collaboration with FACEBOOK. Together with MHC’s 27 coalition members, they are introducing a series of creative experiences designed to engage people on FACEBOOK and Instagram in conversations around emotional wellness.  Social media has been a main form of social connection for many in the wake of COVID-19. Physical isolation has made it difficult, and often impossible, for face-to-face interaction; social platforms such as FACEBOOK and Instagram provide communities…

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WASTING FOOD FEEDS CLIMATE CHANGE: Food Waste Action Week launches to help tackle climate emergency

Stuart Mitchell

Cook, TV presenter and author Nadiya Hussain has joined environmental charity WRAP for the UK’s first national week of action to tackle household food waste and drive home the message, Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change. Running from 1-7th March, Food Waste Action Week is being delivered through WRAPs well-known Love Food Hate Waste brand to mitigate the devastating impact food waste has on the planet. When it comes to food waste at home, UK households produce around 70 per cent of the UK’s 9.5 million tonnes of food waste every…

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FKA twigs and Getty Images Collaborate to Empower Black Storytellers and Elevate Black History

Stuart Mitchell

Creative powerhouse FKA twigs and Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, announced today they are collaborating to empower Black storytellers, educators and content creators to elevate the visual narrative of Black history.   Launching in 2021, Getty Images will donate visual content from its Hulton Archive, the world’s largest privately held commercial archive, and Editorial Collections for non-commercial use in support of learning about and reflecting on Black history for Black storytellers and not-for profits. As part of the project Getty Images will also provide research support for…

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UK Government To Use Sky‘s Transformative ‘One Campaign’ Proposition For Its Latest COVID Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The powerful and emotive ‘Look into my eyes’ ad asks the audience if ‘they are doing all they can to stop the spread’. This is the latest creative in the ‘Stay Home > Protect the NHS > Save Lives’ campaign and has been planned and bought by OmniGOV@MGOMD. With the Government’s requirement to reach as many UK households and audiences as possible, Sky Media’s ‘One Campaign’ solution optimises reach across both linear and on demand viewing through a single media buy. This innovative approach will ensure the powerful message reaches…

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