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Celebrating the UK’s Best Community-owned Businesses

Stuart Mitchell

To recognise and celebrate the community businesses and their volunteers that go that extra mile to help their communities Plunkett Foundation is launching its annual Rural Community Business Awards. Across the UK a growing number of 800 community-owned businesses are creating resilient, thriving and inclusive rural towns and villages. Whether a shop, farm, bakery, woodland or pub – their much valued services help tackle rural issues of isolation, loneliness, access to essential goods, provide jobs and training, help the environment and create amazing opportunities to bring people together to improve…

Young Lives vs Cancer launch partnership with The LEGO Group to share the power of play for children with cancer

Stuart Mitchell

Young Lives vs Cancer is excited to announce a year-long partnership with The LEGO Group to help reach as many children with cancer as possible with the power of play. The LEGO Group is the global leader in providing children with the tools to make learning inspirational and fun. The company has set out to reach eight million children by the end of 2022 through the power of play and to ensure that every one of those children has a bright future. Young Lives vs Cancer has collaborated with The LEGO Group…

FareShare Midlands Launches Meal Production Initiative at Loxley House with Nottingham City Council and Sainsbury’s

Stuart Mitchell

In July, FareShare Midlands launched an innovative new meal production project in the commercial kitchen at Loxley House, Nottingham City Council’s HQ. In partnership with Nottingham Catering at the City Council, FareShare UK and Sainsbury’s, FareShare Midlands will produce meals that will be delivered directly to local charitable and not-for-profit organisations who are tackling hunger, poverty and the escalating effects of the cost of living crisis. Turning an environmental problem into a social solution, FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity. Currently, 8.4m people in the UK are…

Barnardo’s launches Transport for Freedom campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Young people leaving care who are struggling to gain employment or visit friends and family should be provided with free bus travel, ​​​​says Barnardo’s​​​. With free bus travel already provided to older and disabled people through the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, Barnardo’s has launched its new Freedom for Transport campaign urging the Government to extend this support to all those leaving social care aged 18-25 in England. Children growing up in care are three times less likely to be in education, employment, or training than other young people their…

Asda Foundation announces £750,000 investment to breathe new life into community spaces across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Asda’s charity, Asda Foundation, has announced £750k of investment in 60 local community groups and charities across the UK, with the aim of transforming community spaces and places after customers said the cost-of-living crisis has impacted their social and community interaction. Over 60 ‘Spaces and Places’ grants ranging from £5,000 to £25,000, have been awarded by the Asda Foundation to help bring communities together and combat isolation. One group to benefit from investment is Headspace Bolton CIC, pictured above, who offer a safe space and creative outlet for people with…