Charity

Charity Entertainment Health Medical News 

ENERGY GIANT AND MERCURY PRIZE RAPPER DAVE BACK 1,000 DISCHARGE PACKS FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 NewsDesk community healthcare partnerships, corporate social responsibility UK, Croydon University Hospital, elderly patient care London, energy support vulnerable households, fuel poverty and health, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, hospital discharge support, Juliet O Foundation, London hospitals discharge, NHS readmissions UK, NHS winter pressures, Priority Services Register, St George’s Hospital Tooting, UK Power Networks

UK Power Networks is stepping beyond its traditional role as an electricity distribution operator to address one of London’s most

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Charity Food News 

FELIX PROJECT USES HIGH-IMPACT INSTALLATION TO SPOTLIGHT RISING HUNGER IN LONDON

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 NewsDesk charity awareness campaign, community food support, cost of living crisis, FareShare merger, food insecurity London, food poverty UK, food waste reduction, hunger in London, London charities, social impact initiatives, surplus food redistribution, The Felix Project, UK food charities, winter food insecurity, working families food poverty

A striking rooftop installation overlooking one of London’s busiest arterial roads has been unveiled in a renewed effort to draw

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Charity Insurance 

LOTTERY FUNDING BOOSTS DRIVE TO PRESERVE BRITAIN’S INSURANCE HERITAGE

January 6, 2026 NewsDesk British insurance industry, Chairman of the Insurance Museum, City of London insurance, Director England – London & South, Director of the Insurance Museum Stuart McLeod, financial heritage preservation, financial services history, heritage funding UK, heritage grants UK, Howard Benge, insurance archives, insurance careers, insurance education, insurance heritage, Insurance Museum, insurance museum London, insurance oral history, National Lottery Heritage Fund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Reg Brown, UK insurance history

The Insurance Museum has secured a £249,700 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, marking a significant investment in the

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Celebrity News Charity 

FROM KABUL TO TUNISIA: HOW BRIGITTE BARDOT’S ADVOCACY RESHAPED GLOBAL ANIMAL WELFARE

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 NewsDesk Actor, Actors, Actress, Afghanistan animal welfare, animal welfare charity, Brigitte Bardot, Brigitte Bardot Foundation, France, French, global animal protection, Hollywood, humane animal welfare, humane dog control, Kabul dog population management, Mayhew charity, public health and animal welfare, street dog population control, TNR programmes, trap neuter return, Tunisia animal welfare projects, veterinary care in conflict zones

The death of Brigitte Bardot has prompted tributes from across the international animal welfare community, marking the passing of one

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Charity Health News 

CHARITY PARTNERS WITH TOY MAKER TO TURN CHILDREN’S IMAGINATIONS INTO COMFORT OBJECTS

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 NewsDesk 2025 Dream Bestie competition winner Mark Guymer, cancer support services UK, Cancer Support UK, Cancer Support UK David Tweedale, cancer treatment children UK, charity initiatives UK, charity toy partnership, Chief Executive Officer, childhood cancer awareness UK, childhood cancer support, children cancer charity UK, creative therapy for children, creative wellbeing children, Dream Bestie competition, fundraising charity toys, hospital art programmes, Karen Codling, London, Mother of competition winner Spencer Codling, supporting families with cancer, Warmies charity partnership, Warmies®

For children undergoing cancer treatment, long hospital stays and invasive procedures can dominate daily life. A national initiative returning in

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Business Charity News 

BIG GIVE APPEAL DOUBLES DONATIONS AS SKY LARKS SEEKS TO EXPAND SPECIALIST CHILDREN’S SUPPORT

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 NewsDesk additional needs support London, Big Give Champion The Hampton Fund, Big Give Christmas Challenge, Big Give Pledger, children with additional needs, counselling for SEND families, Deirdre Carswell, disability support charities, Head of Fundraising at Skylarks Reed Educational Trust Ltd, inclusive family services, matched funding appeal, mental health support for families, Reed Educational Trust, SEND Advice Service, SEND support UK, Skylarks charity, specialist therapies for children, The Hampton Fund, UK charity sector

A London charity that supports children with additional needs is making a final appeal to donors as it races to

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Banking Charity 

UNITY TRUST BANK DOUBLES GRANT FUNDING AS DEMAND FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES RISES

December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 NewsDesk charitable funding UK, community grants UK, community investment banking, corporate social responsibility UK, disadvantaged communities support, Dr Mercy Maclean, early intervention programmes, financial inclusion initiatives, HP-MOS, inclusive growth programmes, London, London mental health services, social impact banking, Unity Trust Bank, wellbeing training London, youth mental health support

Unity Trust Bank has stepped up its commitment to community impact financing, awarding a £5,000 grant to Health Psychology Management

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Awards Charity Health 

RAIL SECTOR CELEBRATES WELLBEING CHAMPIONS AS HEALTH SHIELD EXTENDS AWARDS PARTNERSHIP

November 20, 2025 NewsDesk CEO Health Shield, CEO Railway Benefit Fund, charity partnerships UK, Crewe railway town, employee health benefits, employee wellbeing UK, Health Shield Friendly Society, Heart of Gold Awards, Ian Watson, Jacqui Carr, Jo Kaye, mental health awareness, rail industry wellbeing, rail sector community, Railway Benefit Fund, Train Driver and Wellbeing Champion winner, UK mutual organisations, UK transport sector, Wellbeing Champion Award, workplace mental health, workplace wellbeing initiatives

Health Shield Friendly Society is marking the third year of its partnership with the Railway Benefit Fund’s Heart of Gold

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Charity News Retail 

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HITS SHOP WORKERS AS ABUSE AND SHOPLIFTING SURGE

November 7, 2025 NewsDesk bp Anthony Houghton, British Retail Consortium, British Retail Consortium Karen O’Rourke, Chief Executive, Chris Brook-Carter, christmas shopping behaviour, Conwy, customer service respect, Dundee) Stephanie (retail worker, Group CEO, H&M UKIE Jo Hayward, Holland & Barrett Bruce Findlay, kindness campaign, Landsec Michael (former store manager, London, Managing Director, Mobility & Convenience Retail, Oxford Street), respect retail campaign, Retail, retail abuse, retail crime uk, retail industry news, retail staff mental health, retail staff wellbeing, retail trust, Retail Trust Helen Dickinson, retail violence, shop worker safety, shoplifting crisis uk, UK, uk retail workers, Vice President, Wales) Nicola (former retail worker

SHOP STAFF FACE DAILY ABUSE AS CHARITY CALLS FOR RESPECT ON THE HIGH STREET Retail workers across Britain are facing

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Appointments Charity 

HEARING DOGS CHARITY WELCOMES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION LEADER TO ITS BOARD

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 NewsDesk assistance dogs, British Heart Foundation, charity board appointments, charity trustee appointment, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chris Brocklesby, digital innovation, digital transformation in charities, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, hearing loss support, Muswell Hill, non-profit governance, tech for good, technology transformation, Tracy Griffin, UK charity leadership

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION CTO CHRIS BROCKLESBY JOINS HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE AS TRUSTEE National charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf

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