Day: 30 January 2024

Future Woodlands Scotland and bp sign contract for £10m Urban Forestry Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Future Woodlands Scotland (FWS) has announced a partnership with bp to help deliver greener cities, towns, and urban areas through an innovative forestry programme. The charity, which is dedicated to creating and conserving woodlands across Scotland, has signed a contract with bp, whereby the energy major has committed a total of £10million to the newly created urban forestry programme as part of the development of its Scottish offshore windfarm, Morven, jointly developed with EnBW. A key ambition of the programme is to use new and emerging technologies to target the…

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Cancer Research UK partners with the Retail Trust to provide all shop staff and volunteers with free wellbeing support

Stuart Mitchell

Cancer Research UK has started working with the Retail Trust to support the wellbeing of the thousands of volunteers and staff members at its 550+ UK shops. The new partnership will give Cancer Research UK’s 2,000 shop workers and 11,000 volunteers across the country access to personalised support from the Retail Trust. This includes counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy for themselves or under-18s in their care, as well as exclusive discounts and rewards. Julie Byard, director of trading at Cancer Research UK, said: “The wellbeing and health of our dedicated volunteers…

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£1 million awarded to 27 community organisations to help older people in financial hardship

Stuart Mitchell

Older people’s charity Independent Age has announced the 27 community organisations that will receive cash as part of a new £1 million funding round. The money will go toward projects aimed at supporting people aged over 65 through the cost of living crisis. The 27 community-based charities offer a range of support to people in financial hardship. This ranges from helping them access entitlements, like pension credit, to support reducing their costs, through advice on energy efficiency and managing debts. The projects that received funding include a money advice bureau…

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Stef & Philips launch the Stef & Philips Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

Stef & Philips is delighted to announce the launch of The Stef & Philips Foundation, the charity created to provide additional support by way of grants to individuals and families living in temporary and emergency accommodation. Grant support will initially focus on London, as the area identified as having the greatest current homelessness need. Grants will take the form of either project grants up to £2,000 or individual grants up to £200 and could be used on anything that enriches the lives and needs of the people involved, for example…

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WRAP announces Food Waste Action Week 2024

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP’s food waste prevention brand, Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) announces fourth annual Food Waste Action Week (FWAW) – the UK’s largest food waste behaviour change campaign aiming to cut household food waste, reduce shopping bills and save the planet. Food Waste Action Week will run from Monday 4th – Sunday 10th March 2024. Objectives of Food Waste Action Week: The fourth annual FWAW will build on the success of this year’s campaign which involved 162 organisations in 12 countries. Focusing on the theme of  ‘Choose What You’ll Use,’ the 2024 campaign will…

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