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Compass Group UK & Ireland announce FoodCycle as key charity partner

Stuart Mitchell

Compass Group UK & Ireland, the UK’s largest food and support services business, has announced a partnership with the charity FoodCycle. The partnership not only sees Compass provide a grant through the newly launched Compass Group Foundation, but also will see its teams fundraise, volunteer and train FoodCycle cooking volunteers. FoodCycle was set up to tackle food poverty, loneliness and food waste. It provides weekly community dining, using food donations from the local communities it works in. It runs community meals at 66 locations around the country and is looking…

New research shows community connections strengthen despite cost-of-living pressures

Stuart Mitchell

People across the UK predict growing pressure on local community-run support services in 2023, with the rising cost-of-living expected to drive up demand for food banks, debt advice and mental health charities. At the same time, despite personal and household pressures, community connections have strengthened, and more people intend to volunteer in 2023, with food banks set to benefit most from their community-minded efforts: Local priorities: over half of UK adults (55%) say that supporting people with the rising cost-of-living is most important for the wellbeing of their local community…

£29 million for UK Know Your Neighbourhood Fund confirmed

Stuart Mitchell

The UK government has confirmed the launch of the Know Your Neighbourhood (KYN) Fund, a £29 million package of funding designed to widen participation in volunteering and tackle loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England. Of this £29 million, £19 million of government investment will support people living in disadvantaged areas to connect with others in their community and engage in volunteering, with the aim of improving wellbeing and pride in place. The National Lottery Community Fund is also investing up to £10 million to support their existing projects working…

Nottingham Forest and UK for UNHCR launch charity shirt partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Nottingham Forest Football Club is proud to announce a new international charity partnership with UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support relief efforts for people fleeing conflict and persecution around the world. From the start of 2023 and for the remainder of the season, both the Nottingham Forest Men’s and Women’s teams will participate in all fixtures with the logo of UK for UNHCR on the front of their shirts, as a sign of solidarity for families who have been forced to flee their homes and communities. The…

Red Consultancy Wins The Creative Shootout 2023

Stuart Mitchell

Red Consultancy, a leading integrated communications agency, has been crowned winner of The Creative Shootout 2023 in aid of FoodCycle at Picturehouse Central in London tonight, in the gripping Live Final Show. Nine finalist agency teams of four had just eight minutes each to pitch back their ideas, that they’d developed earlier in the day, to the live audience and high profile judging panel. Red Consultancy walks off with FoodCycle as a client and the £10,000 prize, and will now see their idea come to life, backed by a £50,000…