Category: Charity
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Work begins on £3million pro bono transformation of Hilltop SEND School in Rotherham
Yesterday, contractors from across Yorkshire came together to break ground on a £3 million transformation at Hilltop School in Rotherham, marking the start of a project that will change the lives of 180 children with complex learning needs and create a lasting legacy for future generations of pupils. The project is being spearheaded by Yorkshire…
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How Children Experience Poverty: Insights from the Latest Children’s Commissioner Report
A national voice is finally saying out loud what we have been saying – and seeing – for years. This week’s Children’s Commissioner’s report, “Growing up in a low‑income family” has laid bare the reality we’ve been seeing at Yorkshire Children’s Charity for the last four years: children in England today are living with “almost‑Dickensian levels…
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The Rampage Returns: Leeds rallies on two wheels for UK’s only car park challenge
Last week, the Van Rysel Rampage – the UK’s only legal car park cycling challenge – roared back into the Victoria Leeds car park, raising an incredible £6,700 for Yorkshire Children’s Charity! Now in its fourth year at Victoria Gate, this year’s Rampage was our biggest and most exciting yet, drawing hundreds of supporters and…
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A Night Under the Stars returns… March 2026
Yorkshire Children’s Charity, in partnership with Grantley Hall, is proud to announce the return of our luxury fundraising gala, ‘A Night Under the Stars’ for 2026 to support the region’s most in need children. Yorkshire Children’s Charity ‘A Night Under the Stars’ in partnership with Grantley Hall will return 21st of March 2026. In 2024,…
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Elegance, excitement, and £128,895 raised!
Our annual Yorkshire Polo and Yorkshire Clay Shoot events at Allerton Park were joined this year by a brand-new wellness event, Yorkshire Reset. The magic of our events never fails to amaze us and across our jam-packed week of fundraising, we raised an incredible £128,895. Our first ever Yorkshire Reset event saw our gorgeous English…
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Can you take a child on a Big Day Out?
Over half of the children we support have never seen a cow, pig or sheep in real life. Why not be the ones to change that? Having listened carefully to the schools and teachers we work with, and with child poverty expected to reach record levels over the next few years, it is our hope…
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18,000 Easter eggs donated to Yorkshire primary schools
We launched our 2024 Easter campaign on Random Acts of Kindness Day – and Yorkshire responded with kindness by the bucket load! Over the six weeks that followed, 70 companies across Yorkshire came together to support the appeal in a true show of community spirit – setting up collection points in offices and getting customers…
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Hop to it Yorkshire! Yorkshire Children’s Charity Easter Appeal 2025
Our Easter campaign is back but we can’t do it without you! Can you help our Easter Bunny break his record of 10,713 Easter eggs delivered last year? It’s really easy to get involved… In the words of one of our teachers last year, an Easter egg is “something that some people take for granted…
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Keeping Yorkshire’s Children Warm: Winter Support Campaign Launched by Yorkshire Children’s Charity
Addressing Child Poverty with a Campaign Focused on Health and Wellbeing this Winter for Yorkshire’s Most Vulnerable Now that children have gone back to school, and the weather has turned, families are feeling the cost-of-living crisis more than ever. To keep children warm this winter, Yorkshire Children’s Charity is launching its 2024 Winter Support Campaign,…
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A Night Under The Stars raises £1 million to support 25,000 children across Yorkshire
Helen Skelton hosted the brilliant event with Olly Murs, Olivia Safe, Finn Foster and London Community Choir performing IMAGE: LR Annabel Robinson, Head of Events and Charlotte Farrington, CEO as the news broke of the £1m (Credit: Sophie Eleanor) On Saturday, 21st September 2024, Yorkshire Children’s Charity hosted its spectacular charity event, A Night Under…