Watch: Mother and daughter duo raise £780 for charity

by joa19yll | May 6, 2021 | Charity, Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

A Rotherham mother and daughter  took part in a skydive to raise money for the motor neurone disorder charity, Paces. Grace and Ruth Wallbank added a selfless twist on the extreme sport by fundraising for the New Homes appeal, which aims to increase adult living...

Volunteers Repair Bolehills BMX Track After Successful Donation Drive

by admin | May 6, 2021 | Charity, Community, Culture, News, Sport

SHEFFIELD’S largest outdoor BMX track is set to fully reopen this week after thousands of pounds of donations from the public have helped fund vital repairs, just in time for summer. Since 1983, this volunteer-run facility has relied on the generosity of locals, but...

Morrisons Sheffield address period poverty with their new ‘Ask for Sandy’ designed for shoppers in need

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Charity, Community, Health, News

Supermarket Morrisons have initiated a new scheme to allow women in poverty to be discreetly given sanitary products. The ‘Ask for Sandy’ scheme was created after research revealed over a third of the population are left without hygiene products. Period...

A St Luke’s charity shop in Sheffield welcomes it’s customers back for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Charity, Community, Culture, News, Top stories

Following the ease of the national COVID restrictions in the UK, St Luke’s charity, have reopened the doors of its 13 charity shops in Sheffield, which provides essential funding for the support of those with terminal illnesses. This week, the Firth Park shop welcomed...

A St Luke’s charity shop in Sheffield welcomes it’s customers back for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic

by job19tb | Apr 29, 2021 | Charity, Community, Culture, News, Top stories

Following the ease of the national COVID restrictions in the UK, St Luke’s charity, have reopened the doors of its 13 charity shops in Sheffield, which provides essential funding for the support of those with terminal illnesses. This week, the Firth Park shop welcomed...

South Yorkshire Social Firms creating job opportunities for disabled

by joa19hh | Apr 29, 2021 | Charity, Community, News

A Sheffield company is leading the way for social enterprises across the UK with their work supporting disadvantaged people to gain employment. Yes2Ventures is a social firm development agency that has been operating for nearly 20 years and has created work for people...