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500 Together: Sheffield volunteer group reaches £50,000 milestone in donations

by Florence Kilby | May 18, 2023 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Sheffield-based fundraising group, 500 Together, has reached a significant milestone by earning a total of £50,000 in their weekly donations to individuals and organisations in need.  The group, which was established in 2019, has collectively donated a sum of £500...
Volunteers take on an abseil challenge down Sheffield’s Owen building

Volunteers take on an abseil challenge down Sheffield’s Owen building

by admin | May 18, 2023 | Charity, News, Sport

Over £4,500 has been raised so far after Sheffield residents took on an abseil last Saturday, fundraising for three charities in the city. The event, organised by Sheffield Universities RAG ( Raising and Giving society) welcomed anyone who was brave enough to take on...

Campaign launched in Carterknowle to plant more trees for residents

by Ornella Bressan | May 18, 2023 | Charity, Environment, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Residents within the neighbourhood came together to raise over 30% of their funding to make their street a much greener. Glenorchy road has no street trees, Jo Sutcliffe a campaigner for the neighbourhood said: “I am very concerned about the environment from global...

Rising cost of pet ownership leads to animal shelters inundated with furry friends

by Thomas Jackson | May 18, 2023 | Charity, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

The cost of living crisis has left some people with the agonising choice of keeping their pet or giving them up to put food on the table. According to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), nationally, the number of people on universal credit has increased from...

Roundabout charity appeals for menstrual products

by Chloe Smith | May 12, 2023 | Charity, Health

South Yorkshire youth homeless charity Roundabout Sheffield has appealed on social media for donations of sanitary products, in a bid to tackle period poverty rising in the area. The charity says at least 50% of the young women at Roundabout can’t afford any...

New boat Pearl to take Ukrainian refugees out on Sheffield Quayside

by Charlotte Stokes | May 5, 2023 | Charity, Community

The Ethel Trust Barge charity, based on Sheffield’s Quayside, has acquired a new boat. The charity recently received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for their work, and are now expanding with their new boat, Pearl. The charity takes autistic children and...
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