Month: June 2025

National ‘Spot Leukaemia’ Campaign Launches with support from JCDecaux Community Channel

Stuart Mitchell

Two of the UK’s leading blood cancer charities, Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK, have joined forces once again to launch their annual Spot Leukaemia campaign, and this year, the message will be impossible to miss. In a powerful show of support, JCDecaux Community Channel, an initiative from the UK’s leading out-of-home media owner JCDecaux UK, has partnered with the charities to run the campaign on digital billboards across the country, reinforcing the campaign’s urgent message. It will run from 28 May (World Blood Cancer Day) through to the end of…

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Fundraising Regulator, alongside UK’s largest retailers, publishes new advice for supermarket collections

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has published advice for supermarkets and retailers that will help ensure safe, secure, and responsible fundraising for collections happening on their premises. Since July 2024, the Fundraising Regulator has been convening a working group of leading supermarkets and retailers, including Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Waitrose, and Tesco – assessing their needs and challenges and incorporating their feedback into the advice published today. The advice will help to strengthen and increase the consistency of charity collection procedures across retailers to reduce the divergence in individual company…

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CIPR joins new campaign to “get the nation learning”

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has joined a coalition of organisations including broadcaster Channel 4, manufacturers’ organisation Make UK, and the National Housing Federation to “get the nation learning” as a new report demonstrates that when adults learn, our society and economy thrive.  Led by the independent policy and research organisation Learning and Work Institute (L&W), the Get the Nation Learning campaign has been launched to make and win the case for lifelong learning. At the heart of the campaign sits the Get the Nation Learning Charter, signed…

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PRCA announces new Exclusive Broadcast Partnership with markettiers

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced a new strategic partnership with markettiers as its Exclusive Broadcast Partner. The partnership marks a significant step in expanding the PRCA’s offering to its members, aligning with markettiers’ expertise in TV, radio, and podcasting. markettiers will now serve as the central point of contact for all member enquiries related to podcast production and specialist training in broadcast communications. PRCA Interim CEO Sarah Waddington CBE said: “We’re thrilled to welcome markettiers as our Exclusive Broadcast Partner. Their commitment to innovation and excellence…

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National Trust nears 900 miles of protected coastline on 60th anniversary of fundraising campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 900 miles of coastline in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are now protected for the nation thanks to the generosity of the UK public, the National Trust has announced. As a result of new detailed mapping, the charity can reveal that it looks after 896 miles of coast, over 10% of the total coastline of the three countries, on behalf of the nation. The news comes on the 60th anniversary of the Trust’s major coast campaign, Enterprise Neptune, which is one of the longest-running environmental campaigns in Europe, and…

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