Tag: Hubbub

Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub unveil the impact of its £1m Time After Time fund

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub, have revealed that more than a quarter of a million people have been reached by the pair’s Time After Time fund which helps to tackle electronic waste and give unused tech a second life. The results show how local communities across the UK are addressing this significant environmental challenge in innovative and impactful ways. Following the success so far, the organisations are now planning to share the impact and learnings of the fund which has provided grants totalling £1 million to 18 innovative…

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Lost memories: Brits urged to donate unwanted phones as 11 billion photos are trapped on old devices

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub, are urging Brits to back up and donate old phones as new research reveals 46% are holding onto devices due to sentimentality, with nearly 27.7 billion memories stuck in drawers across the country.   An estimated 123 million unused devices* are gathering dust in drawers across the UK – largely because of the memories they hold, with almost half of Brits (46%) feeling emotionally attached to them. These forgotten devices collectively store around 11 billion photos, 8.7 billion messages, and nearly 8 billion videos**…

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Hubbub unveils dynamic toolkit and grants to help tackle litter across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The environmental charity Hubbub has launched Neatstreets.org.uk a new website to help local authorities and other organisations combat litter using a range of tried and tested ideas.   Artwork for posters and bins, audience insights and ideas for litter interventions are just some of the free tools available on the site which is designed to guide organisations on how to deliver a successful litter campaign in their local area. In addition, McDonald’s has provided funding for five grants of £10,000 to be made available to councils, to help subsidise funding already…

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Bean there, donated that? Brits choose bean baths over phone donations

Stuart Mitchell

Brits are more likely to sit in a bath of baked beans or stay silent for 24 hours to raise money for charity than donate their unused smartphones, according to new research from Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub. Perhaps it’s because more than 4 in 10 people (44%) wrongly believe charities don’t accept smartphones, with almost 15 million unwanted devices gathering dust in homes and garages across the country. Despite this, more than 7 in 10 of Brits feel guilty for not doing enough to support charities or…

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Starbucks UK and Hubbub are funding 100 green spaces for communities across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Together with environmental charity Hubbub, Starbucks UK has funded 100 new community green spaces across the UK – with an average distance of 2km from a Starbucks store – to help provide local communities with access to nature. Totaling £600,000, the Nature Hubs Fund as it has been dubbed by charity partner Hubbub, has funded a plethora of different outdoor projects including new gardens that grow food for the local community, outdoor theatres, yoga studios and areas for music performances to help residents connect, and converting unused, dilapidated buildings like…

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