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Landmark Recognition Says Inaction on Climate Crisis is a Child Rights’ Violation

Stuart Mitchell

Governments will need to recognize that inaction on the climate crisis is a child rights violation, factor environmental concerns into their efforts to protect and fulfill children’s rights, and empower and protect child activists, thanks to a landmark new UN document published today. In a major step for the world’s 2.4 billion children now currently experiencing the climate emergency, the new document recognizes children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. This is a result of scores of children across the world who have been calling for change, Save…

450 young people a year to benefit from purchase of a new site by Jamie’s Farm

Stuart Mitchell

Education charity Jamie’s Farm is pleased to announce the purchase of a sixth rural farm which will enable more young people at risk of social and academic exclusion to experience its transformative residential visits to the countryside. The charity has helped almost 13,000 disadvantaged young people boost their self-confidence and improve their behaviour since it was founded in 2009. The addition of Lower Shockerwick Farm means 450 more children can be helped each year, meeting some of the increased demand from schools and local authorities for Jamie’s Farm’s unique Family,…

Thousands of hectares of UK peatlands set to be restored to help tackle climate change

Stuart Mitchell

Thousands of hectares of peatlands – from the Great North Bog to the Norfolk Broads – are set to be restored with twelve new projects awarded funding to help tackle climate change and recover biodiversity. The Government is investing over £50 million in peat restoration, building on its pledge to restore approximately 35,000 hectares of peatland in England by the end of this Parliament, and leave the environment in a better state for future generations. Peatlands are an iconic feature of England’s landscape – often referred to as ‘our national…

£1.5 million from Dormant Accounts supporting VCSE sector sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

Organisations from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland are benefitting from £1,472,885 announced from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI. Delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund with the Department of Finance, the programme is supporting the sector to be more resilient and prepared for the long-term future. One of the 22 groups awarded is the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) who are using a £100,000 grant to become more financially sustainable. Nora Smith, Chief Executive of USPCA, said: “We are…

Unprecedented extra half a million pounds rolled out to help UK film, TV, and cinema workers

Stuart Mitchell

The Film and TV Charity rolls out unprecedented extra £0.5million to help UK film, TV, and cinema workers in urgent financial need as industry faces critical economic conditions that could devastate the livelihood of professionals, with long term consequences for the industry as a whole Move follows a huge 800% surge in applications to the charity by industry workers in financial crisis and in need of urgent stop gap grants Unprecedented situation caused by multiple factors including US actors and writers strikes impacting productions globally; the cost-of-living crisis; and pressures…