Day: 19 March 2026

The RNLI needs you! Applications are now open for face-to-face fundraising roles

Stuart Mitchell

The paid role helps the lifesaving charity reach thousands of people every year, sharing important water safety messages with beachgoers and visitors to some of the summer’s most popular events. It is also vital in helping the RNLI continue its lifesaving service, encouraging new supporters to sign up and donate. A role within the RNLI’s face-to-face fundraising team offers flexible working in great locations across Wales such as the stunning coast of Pembrokeshire. Fundraisers receive full, high-quality training and competitive rates of pay, whilst also developing valuable professional and personal…

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Local Authority Funding for Youth Services Sees Biggest Annual Cut in Almost a Decade, New YMCA Analysis Reveals

Stuart Mitchell

The amount spent on youth services by local authorities in England and Wales has fallen by 10% in a single year, marking the largest annual reduction since 2016–17, according to new analysis published by YMCA England & Wales. YMCA’s annual report into youth service funding shows that councils in England spent £419 million on services for young people in 2024–25, a sharp year-on-year fall that comes at a critical moment for national policy on youth provision. Over the past 14 years, local authority funding for youth services in England has…

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The Felix Project continues record breaking run

Stuart Mitchell

The Felix Project has once again had a record-breaking year, fighting more food waste and feeding more people than ever before.  In 2025 the charity rescued over 18,000 tonnes of surplus produce from 225 different suppliers. The four depots, in Enfield, Poplar, Deptford and Acton then redistributed the equivalent of 44 million meals to over 1,200 community organisations and primary schools in London, getting food to good causes in every borough.  The food supported an estimated 439,387 people each week. 64% of it was fresh fruit and vegetables and around…

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