Tag: Hubbub

Bristol’s Binning – giant wave sculpture kickstarts campaign to reduce litter on the streets of Bristol

Stuart Mitchell

Further action is being taken to help reduce the amount of litter on Bristol’s streets. From Wednesday 2 November new eye-catching bins, cigarette butt voting bins, and targeted messaging will encourage people not to leave litter behind when enjoying the city and its harbour. In partnership with Bristol Waste and Bristol City Council, environmental charity Hubbub is launching the ‘Bristol’s Binning’ campaign to help reduce the amount of litter on Bristol’s streets and stop it travelling into the harbour and out to sea, contributing to the ocean plastic crisis. Two…

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Tech Fund helps charities provide tablets and data to people in need 

Stuart Mitchell

Environmental charity Hubbub and Virgin Media O2 are announcing the five charities which have received a share of £400,000 to run a pioneering device lending scheme to provide tablets and data to people who need them.   Grants between £55,000 and £83,000 have been made to five organisations across the UK who provide crucial support to groups such as women seeking refuge from domestic violence, refugees, asylum seekers and people at risk of homelessness.   The five charities are Thames Reach; Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women’s Organisation; Willowacre Trust; Refuge; and Leeds Refugee Forum.  Between them they will provide…

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Hubbub And OVO Team Up To Launch Search For Community-Spirited Glasgow Street For Pioneering Energy Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Environmental charity Hubbub, working in partnership with OVO Energy Solutions, part of OVO, the UK’s 3rd largest energy supplier,  is launching a pioneering trial in Glasgow to help residents make changes to their homes to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their bills. They are looking for a Glasgow street with a strong sense of community and a willingness to make changes to their homes.  The project will seek to minimise the cost of the improvements by accessing relevant local and government funding sources. Increases in energy prices are set to…

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Community Calling rings in 10,000 smartphones for people who need them

Stuart Mitchell

Community Calling, the pioneering initiative by Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity Hubbub to tackle digital exclusion and e-waste, has rehomed more than 10,000 smartphones with people who need them across the country. The programme was launched in May 2020 to help vulnerable people get online to access essential services, such as healthcare appointments, to apply for jobs and keep in touch with their loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as provide a sustainable way for people and businesses to recycle old devices, preventing them from ending up…

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Tech Lending Community Fund opens to tackle digital isolation and e-waste

Stuart Mitchell

Environmental charity Hubbub and Virgin Media O2 have launched a £400,000 fund to enable a pioneering tablet lending scheme which will make tablets and free mobile data available to community organisations supporting people in temporary accommodation. The Tech Lending Community Fund will deliver social and environmental benefits by helping people facing digital exclusion to access the internet, while reducing e-waste by maximising the use of refurbished digital devices. Grants of between £50,000 and £120,000 are available to organisations such as local councils, NGOs and community groups to purchase refurbished devices…

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