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6th July 2022

Leicestershire charity team up with local academy for community intergenerational event

On Tuesday 28th June, 30 Year 4 pupils from Riverside Academy in Birstall joined members of Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland’s Day Clubs at Birstall Village Hall for an action-packed time playing games such as skittles, balloon volleyball and an interacti

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6th July 2022

Teamwork Partnership welcomes Lamp as its charity of the year with a corporate football match

Teamwork Partnership, a leading recruitment firm based in Leicester that specialises in the food, logistics, warehouse and manufacturing sectors, has selected Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project (Lamp) as its charity of the year.

6th July 2022

Solicitor clocks up 233km in June for stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands

Inspired by the bravery of her clients, clinical negligence solicitor Helen Rundle traded the desk for the pavement to walk 233km throughout June and raise money for stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands.

5th July 2022

Ibstock plc scoops Manufacturer of the Year award at prestigious BusinessGreen Leaders Awards

Ibstock plc’s innovative approach to reducing carbon emissions in a high carbon world has been recognised at this year’s BusinessGreen Leaders Awards.

1st July 2022

Housebuyers in Keyworth to be offered rewilding kits to encourage wildlife to thrive

New homebuilder, Miller Homes East Midlands, is to offer rewilding kits to housebuyers at its Spinners Croft development in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.

1st July 2022

Burton M&E contractor celebrates 35 years in business

An East Midlands mechanical and electrical contractor that started life in the CEO’s garage is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.

1st July 2022

DCG Teams Up With HSG To Save Water, Money And Improve The Washroom Experience

Derby College Group (DCG) has further improved its environmental credentials by teaming up with market-leading washroom water conservations specialists HSG who have installed their award-winning Ureco system at three key sites.

1st July 2022

Leicestershire primary school receives £400 towards new library books

A primary school in Leicester has been given £400 to spend on new library books by leading developers Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes.

30th June 2022

Ron Brooks Funds Local Primary School Wellbeing Space

Ron Brooks Toyota has donated to Scargill Primary School in response to the pressures children have faced in the last few years that have affected their routines.

30th June 2022

Awards nomination for Arif

The founder of a charity which supports homeless people and rough sleepers on the streets of Leicester has been shortlisted for a prestigious award in recognition of his efforts to help the community.

30th June 2022

Solar Powered Showrooms Save Tonnes of CO2

Inchcape, one of the leading franchised retailer groups in the UK, has signed a multimillion-pound contract with Geo Green Power to install Solar Photovoltaic systems on a large portion of their estate across the next 6-12 months.

29th June 2022

Northamptonshire developer raises more than £10,000 for Alzheimer's Society

Quality housebuilder Grace Homes has been fundraising the Alzheimer’s Society for over two years, holding events such as bake sales, a step challenge and a jailbreak where the Directors were locked in their offices with only a phone and tasked with raisin

28th June 2022

Burton SUP team males a splash for Mind

Burton SUP paddleboard team (stand up paddleboard) smashed their target and raised £3,315.00 for mental health charity Burton & District Mind, completing a 210-mile challenge.

27th June 2022

Ron Brooks Assists Local Air Ambulance Service Fundraising

Lee Belfield and Paul Ewing, Ilkeston local truckers, drove approximately 2000 miles from Erewash to Benidorm to raise funds for the local Air Ambulance, with the aid of Neil Haynes, Assistant Sales Manager at Ron Brooks Toyota.

26th June 2022

Colleague Box collaborate with tree-planting scheme JUST ONE Tree as part of company CSR

Personalised gift company Colleague Box has committed to helping preserve the planet by collaborating with a non-profit organisation that participates in global reforestation.

25th June 2022

Burleighs Gin creates tea party tipple for local charity

Leicestershire distillery Burleighs Gin has launched a bespoke Mad Hatter’s Gin to celebrate Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland’s 70th anniversary.

24th June 2022

A.W. Lymn Centenary Foundation Donates £10k to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Alban Ukrainian Catholic Church

The Centenary Foundation, which was launched by A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, in 2007 has donated £10,000 to a Ukrainian Catholic Church in Nottingham to help families fleeing the war to settle in the Midlands.

23rd June 2022

Children's Hospice supported by Amazon Sutton-in-Ashfield team

The Amazon fulfilment centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield has made a £2,000 donation to a hospice supporting young patients and their families.

21st June 2022

DCG Wins Planet Earth Games

Derby College Group (DCG) has come first in a new environmental initiative organised for young people by charity Planet Earth Games and the Association of Colleges.

21st June 2022

Marathon ‘Swim For Jane’ - 41-mile open water swim - takes place to raise vital funds for Hope Against Cancer

Four incredible Leicester people are to attempting to swim the whole way around the coast of Jersey in under 12 hours in memory of their coach’s wife, Jane Lewis, who was a patient at Leicester’s ‘Hope Cancer Trials Centre’.

21st June 2022

Flotec is raising awareness for good causes!

Loughborough-based Flotec, a trusted and leading supplier of hydraulic, pneumatic and pipeline products to industry, has launched the ‘Share to Care’ campaign.

21st June 2022

Derbion announces Cycle Hub launch

Midlands leading retail and leisure destination, Derbion, has announced the launch of a brand-new Cycle Hub which will provide a secure, indoor cycle storage facility for Derby’s cyclists.

20th June 2022

East Midlands Based Fencing Industry Leaders Launch ‘Sustainability Week’ and Spill the Tea on Lowering their Carbon Footprint.

In a bid to raise awareness among both their employees and their customers, First Fence are launching a company-wide sustainability week on the 27th of June 2022 as part of their latest campaign and sustainability plan.

20th June 2022

Celebration Packaging's paper products deliver sustainable and hygienic brand enhancement

From restaurants and pubs, to cafés and takeaways, printed disposable paper products have an important role to play. Sustainable and hygienic, they can convey positive messages, communicate a venue’s brand values via print, and maintain consumer confidenc

18th June 2022

A glitzy return for the KH Hair annual awards ceremony and the group raises £6499 for NHS Charities Together

It was a much-anticipated night in the East Midlands as KH Hair came together after a two-year enforced break to celebrate individual and team achievements at the Group’s glittering awards ceremony.

18th June 2022

trentbarton plants trees to mark Clean Air Day

Bus operator trentbarton has funded the planting of 330 trees – one for each of its buses – in a new East Midlands woodland to mark today’s Clean Air Day 2022.

17th June 2022

'Tiles' above the rest: School displays mosaic sponsored by Leicestershire developer

Pupils at Hugglescote Primary School have recently celebrated the unveiling of a bear mosaic to mark their village’s heritage, sponsored by David Wilson Homes.

17th June 2022

MIDLANDS BUSINESS COMMUNITY RAISES OVER £60,000 AT CHARITY SPORTING EVENT

THE MIDLANDS business community has come together to raise over £60,000 for Nottingham and Mansfield-based charity Switch Up which supports vulnerable young people from the area’s most deprived communities.

17th June 2022

Leicester Metro Bank Colleagues Raise Nearly a Grand for Charity

Leicester colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank have raised £986.89 for Cancer Research UK.

17th June 2022

Groundbreaking new technology reduces human exposure to air pollution by 91%

The Roadvent system developed by UK company Pollution Solution over the past 8 years, has now officially launched the world’s first technology, scientifically proven to be highly effective at reducing human exposure to deadly road based air pollutants.

15th June 2022

Derbyshire firms teams up to deliver a royal thank you

Fourth generation family business Ward wanted something extra special to thank the team for their efforts in achieving their recent Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2022.

14th June 2022

Newark community celebrates The Queen’s Jubilee with a big tree plant

A vibrant cherry tree has been planted at David Wilson Homes’ Fernwood Village development in Newark to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

13th June 2022

Students in race to raise charity cash

Uniformed protective services students at West Nottinghamshire College continued their fundraising efforts for the Royal British Legion by competing in a 4km charity run.

13th June 2022

Northamptonshire mental health charity joins Rust Bucket Rally to raise vital funds

A four-day road trip across Europe has raised more than £50,000 to be split between two charities, including We Mind and Kelly Matters who specialise in helping people with mental health issues and Leicestershire charity, Prostaid who help prostate cancer

12th June 2022

Leicester charity SoundCafe will be celebrating the culmination of a three-year project with the launch of a powerful short film entitled Speaking of Homelessness this month

Funded by Arts Council England, the invitation-only premiere will take place at the end of June at the King Power stadium's Community Hub.

12th June 2022

RAMTECH PLEDGES SUPPORT TO NOTTINGHAM CITY CARBON NEUTRAL PLAN

Leading wireless solutions firm Ramtech has extended its environmental commitments with the purchase of 1500 ‘Treebombs’ that will help reduce carbon and improve biodiversity from its headquarters in Nottingham.

10th June 2022

Additional Support For Safe and Sound Marks Platinum Jubilee

Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has been chosen as one of just 23 charities and organisations nationwide to be awarded a special grant to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

10th June 2022

Persimmon gives ‘smalls’ for a charitable cause

Employees at a Nottingham housebuilder have been delving deep into their drawers to provide vital underwear supplies for people in need.

9th June 2022

Backing progression and development in Leicester, Sytner Group partner with Pride 2022 and 2023

Sytner Group is thrilled to announce that it has partnered with Leicester Pride for two further years following its initial partnership in 2021 embracing representation within the community

8th June 2022

Leicestershire housebuilder shares top tips on making gardens a wildlife hotspot for Garden Wildlife Week

In honour of Garden Wildlife Week (Monday 6th June – Sunday 12th June), luxury housebuilder Mulberry Homes is sharing its top tips on how to make gardens welcoming to local animals and insects.

8th June 2022

Gigabit Networks unites with Derby Rugby Football Club in a new sponsorship deal

Derby-based broadband provider Gigabit Networks has underlined its commitment to the local community by sponsoring Derby Rugby Football Club - its second sporting tie-in of the season.

8th June 2022

Tandem challenge takes off against the odds

A local charity founder will finally set off on the gruelling tandem cycle challenge she has had to postpone for more than two years – all thanks to a last minute ‘cycling buddy’.

7th June 2022

Quiet Storm backing for charity bike ride

Digital sales, marketing and communications agency Quiet Storm Solutions is backing a charity cycling challenge which will see 15 riders use their pedal power to get from Leicester to Amsterdam in just three days.

2nd June 2022

Belmayne partner peddles around Peaks for charity

A partner at Dronfield-based financial planners, Belmayne, has added another £1,000 to the firm’s fundraising total after completing a gruelling 112-mile bike ride.

31st May 2022

National Volunteers Week; an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK – including thousands here in Derby and Derbyshire – through volunteering.

We speak to volunteers, charities and organisations who tell us why they volunteer and just what a difference it can make to people’s lives.

29th May 2022

Golfers raise £12,260 for Big C Little C

Local charity BigC LittleC is to benefit from a donation of £12,260 from 24 golfers representing six East Midlands businesses who have completed the 2nd annual “Three Bunkers Challenge.”

27th May 2022

Annual Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride raises more than £58,000 for Alex’s Wish over past 10 years.

Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride has raised more than £58,000 for Leicestershire charity Alex’s Wish over the past 10 years.

27th May 2022

WISE LIVING MD TO TAKE ON GRUELLING CHARITY CHALLENGE

Renowned Lincolnshire Electrical Engineering Company Control Freaks Release Advice on How to Break into the Industry

26th May 2022

Children First Derby Platinum Jubilee celebration raises £2,500

In honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, local charity Children First Derby held a celebratory Platinum Jubilee Afternoon Tea event, on 24th May 2022 at The Kedleston Country House, which raised £2,500 to help support local vulnerable children, young pe

24th May 2022

Belmayne Ball nets thousands for charity

A prestigious ball organised by Dronfield-based financial planners, Belmayne, has raised more than £12,000 for a quartet of small local charities.

23rd May 2022

Second season signing for Silverstone Fleet Management support

Community minded vehicle leasing firm Silverstone Fleet Management have been sponsoring a local girls football team, which have gone from strength to strength this season.

23rd May 2022

Derbyshire headed workwear GIANT enters new era with sustainability & inclusivity front of mind

Leading corporate workwear supplier Mi Hub shares its plans for an exciting new era, following a host of refreshed business initiatives and a focus on inclusive uniforms.

21st May 2022

New residents bring buzz to Nottingham Castle for World Bee Day

Nottingham Castle has been busy with the arrival of four new beehives, aimed at promoting biodiversity in the city centre and producing honey for visitors to enjoy.

20th May 2022

Howes Percival celebrates 25 years in Leicester

Leading commercial law firm, Howes Percival is marking 25 years of its Leicester office with 25 events to celebrate and give back to the city, including volunteer days and events to raise money for local charities.

20th May 2022

Russell Roof Tiles Heads to Villa Park for Charity Football Match

Leading pitched roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) is warming up ready for its big charity football match at Villa Park Stadium on Friday 27th May.

19th May 2022

Cameron Bell forges ahead in motorsport, attracting sponsorship from Nottingham business, Page Kirk accountants.

It’s never too late to pursue your passion in life. That’s the message from Nottingham man Cameron Bell, who at the age of 31 is now an active participant in the 750 Motor Club Toyota MR2 Championship.

19th May 2022

Access Group staff raise more than £50,000 after walking 126 miles from London to Loughborough

Employees from The Access Group have raised more than £50,000 after walking 126 miles from the firm’s office in Aldgate, Central London to its flagship office in Loughborough, Leicestershire as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

18th May 2022

BELMAYNE PARTNER SADDLES UP FOR CHARITY CHALLENGE

A partner at Dronfield-based financial planners, Belmayne, is preparing to take on one of the toughest cycling challenges around to raise funds for four small local charities.

17th May 2022

Boost for school's outdoor space thanks to help from local housebuilder

A Leicestershire primary school has a fantastic outside area to grow fruit and vegetables and attract bees along with improved parking thanks to developer Grace Homes.

17th May 2022

Invictus Communications Support Specialist Child Exploitation Charity

Invictus Communications have lent their support to Derby-based charity Safe and Sound which helps young people and families whose lives have been affected by child exploitation including sexual, County Lines, trafficking, modern slavery and radicalisation

16th May 2022

Northamptonshire housebuilder donates £500 to children's hospice

Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, a charity that supports children and young people with life-limiting conditions, has received £500 from Northamptonshire homebuilder David Wilson Homes

16th May 2022

Nearly 10,000 in the East Midlands sign up for UK’s biggest ever plastics investigation starting today

The Big Plastic Count, the UK’s biggest ever investigation into household plastic waste, kicks off today.

13th May 2022

Browne Jacobson trainees going green for charity fundraisers

Browne Jacobson’s trainee lawyers are gearing up for the first of three outdoor fundraising challenges that will begin this weekend (Saturday 14 May), with the aim of driving positive change to the environment and raising funds for the firm’s charity part

12th May 2022

Ex Derby County football legend, Roger Davies, joins me&dee charity in going an extra mile for ‘Miles for Smiles’!

me&dee, their supported families and supporters take on the extra mile, to show their gratitude to the Miles for Smiles team and are pushing for schools to join in this summer!

12th May 2022

FREE B2B Event and Networking - The University of Nottingham would like to invite you to join them at their first ever FREE ‘Business open day’ at the University of Nottingham.

“Power of Partnerships: driving change in the East Midlands” is the University of Nottingham’s first open business conference, organised in partnership with the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, CBI, IoD and FSB.

12th May 2022

PR agency announces charity partner

A PR agency in Northamptonshire has announced its first ever charity partner.

11th May 2022

Derby charity launches ‘Think Ocean’ canned local spring water to help cut plastic pollution

A Derby charity dedicated to cutting down on ocean plastic has teamed up with a local company to launch canned water sourced from a local spring.

11th May 2022

Marketing Agency helps launch 1st disabled Ryder Cup style golf event sponsored by Amazon

Hot on the heels of the recent British Masters, Derby based marketing agency, Purpose Media has provided sponsorship and marketing support for the first ever Ryder Cup style golf event for disabled people.

10th May 2022

Access Group staff walk 126 miles from London to Loughborough for Mental Health Awareness Week

Employees from The Access Group are putting their best foot forward to walk 126 miles from the firm’s office in Aldgate, Central London to its flagship office in Loughborough, Leicestershire as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

10th May 2022

Local housebuilder helps to improve road safety in Leicestershire village

Local housebuilder, Grace Homes, recently worked with Wymondham and Edmondthorpe Parish Council to install two new vehicle activated signs (VAS), along with a power supply to be used for community events and potentially Wymondham’s Christmas lights.

10th May 2022

Midlands-based online retailer launches major volunteering programme for its staff

UK Flooring Direct, which employs around 200 people across sites in Hinckley and Coventry, has developed a new Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) programme that will see every member of the team given a fully-paid day to offer their services to a chari

10th May 2022

Recruiters Take on Golf Tournament in a Bid to Raise Money for Charity

Directors and staff from leading Midlands recruitment agency, Encore Personnel, scored a hole in one at their first charity event of the year to support blind war veterans and young people with Diabetes.

9th May 2022

Homebuilder helps storybooks come to life for Leicestershire pupils

For National Share A Story Month (May), tales were recently brought to life for pupils at Little Hill Primary School in Wigston, thanks to an event organised by David Wilson Homes.

7th May 2022

Encore Plan to Step up to Silver with its Support of the Armed Forces Covenant

Leading Midlands recruitment agency, Encore Personnel, is renewing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant for another year as it steps up to Silver accreditation, thanks to its dedication to supporting ex service men and women to find work.

7th May 2022

250 miles cycled for me&dee charity

Over the last week in April, The Derby Conference Centre cycled 250 miles for the me&dee memory trail and raised £347.55 for the charity.

6th May 2022

Salon springs into fundraiser for hospice

West Nottinghamshire College’s hairdressing and beauty therapy students have stepped into spring with an uplifting and revitalising treatment afternoon and fundraiser for clients at their Revive salon.

5th May 2022

Generosity of Precision Facilities Management Supports the Next Generation

A talented young person working with Leicester charity Soft Touch Arts has just completed an art commission for the offices of Leicester-based Precision FM.

5th May 2022

Safe and Sound Ambassador Recognised For Contribution To County

Derbyshire-born actor Molly Windsor, who starred in a television drama about child sexual exploitation and has since been an active ambassador for local Safe and Sound, has been officially recognised with an award.

4th May 2022

AGE UK LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND CELEBRATE IN STYLE WITH PUKKA

It’s not only the Queen who is celebrating a 70th Anniversary in 2022, local independent charity Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland, are also celebrating 70 years of support this year

4th May 2022

Housebuilder donates £1,000 to primary school PTA in Lutterworth

Housebuilder Mulberry Homes has donated £1,000 to The Friends of John Wycliffe Primary School PTA, as part of its monthly community fund.

4th May 2022

IDT tees off new sponsorship deal with Erewash Valley Golf Club to help bring forward young talent

Ilkeston-based managed IT specialist IDT has revealed a new sponsorship deal with Erewash Valley Golf Club's Junior Section.

30th April 2022

QTS becomes UK's first dedicated rail company to receive social value distinction

QTS Group has become the first dedicated rail company in the UK to receive the Social Value Quality Mark®, one of the country’s most rigorous social value accreditations.

29th April 2022

Completion of new Jewson branch supports delivery of HS2 Chesterfield Station Masterplan

Construction of a new Jewson branch on Sheffield Road has been completed. This is a key milestone in the £10.8m joint project, between Chesterfield Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council, to deliver the first phase of the Hollis Lane Link Road.

29th April 2022

Notts businessmen take on Sri Lankan Tuk Tuk challenge for Rainbows

Two Nottingham businessmen have completed a hair-raising challenge driving a Tuk Tuk around Sri Lanka to raise money for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People.

29th April 2022

Hope keeps building as additional funding is made available

Hope Against Cancer, the Leicestershire and Rutland based Cancer charity, have just been able to release another £50,000 of funding to five vital projects across the region.

28th April 2022

Personalised letterbox gift company Colleague Box teams up with Derby County Community Trust for launch of wellbeing sessions for teenage girls

A new initiative aimed at young girls, which focusses on wellbeing for mind and body, has been hailed a huge success.

28th April 2022

Interactive story trail and prize draw launch in Derby city centre to celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Visitors to Derby city centre are being invited to take part in an interactive story trail, and to enter a prize draw, as part of local celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

28th April 2022

Whitwick Colliery Disaster Memorial unveiled at special ceremony

On the 24th April the newly constructed Whitwick Colliery Disaster Memorial was unveiled in front of over 200 guests.

27th April 2022

Derby Kids’ Camp urgently seeking volunteers – and how helping at city charity led to a successful career in teaching for former city headteacher

A Derby charity is urgently seeking volunteers so that it can provide a much-needed break to children in the city who may be living in poverty or facing challenges at home.

27th April 2022

Lending a helping hand: East Mids law firm volunteers at Nottingham farm

Leading law firm Nelsons has continued its commitment to supporting the local community after five members from its Nottingham office volunteered for the day at Stonebridge City Farm.

27th April 2022

Nottinghamshire housebuilder makes grand gesture to homeless charity

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has recently made a £1,000 donation to a Stapleford-based charity which supports young people who have experienced homelessness, and those who are at risk.

26th April 2022

3 tonnes of surplus leeks rescued from Lincolnshire farm to help tackle food poverty

Dozens of volunteers have hand-pulled, topped and tailed around 3,000kg of surplus leeks at a Lincolnshire farm – helping to reduce waste, combat food poverty and support the agricultural sector.

26th April 2022

Housebuilder helps youngsters showcase their many talons with bird mask creations

A group of talented children from a nursery in East Leake have created a set of ‘owl-some’ masks to help celebrate local birds, thanks to a donation from a local housebuilder.

25th April 2022

Cathedral Quarter BID proudly supports iconic Peace Doves installation in Derby Cathedral.

Derby’s Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) firms are getting creative to help promote Derby Cathedral’s mass participation large-scale art installation, Peace Doves, installed in the nave from 23rd April -12th June.

25th April 2022

Notts NHS nurses mark start of new Castle exhibition

Nurses who worked on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic have been welcomed to Nottingham Castle Trust’s newest exhibition, which celebrates the remarkable lived experiences of women - including those working in the NHS.

24th April 2022

Loughborough based armed forces charity supported by Amazon team

A Loughborough based charity that provides funding to support serving military personnel has received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Kegworth.

23rd April 2022

Peace Doves Soar at Derby Cathedral

Derby Cathedral has unveiled the spectacular Peace Doves art installation which will be open to the public until 12th June.

22nd April 2022

RUSSELL ROOF TILES HOSTS CHARITY BAKING EVENT

Inspired by Britain’s most popular baking show local company Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) hosted its very own charity baking event to raise funds for Burton charity, Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre.