New safe space for vulnerable women opens in Cambridge city centre
The Haven, a safe, overnight space for vulnerable women opens in Cambridge city centre.
Cambridge Science Centre celebrates its new home at Cambridge Science Park
Cambridge Science Centre's much-anticipated new venue at Cambridge Science Park will officially open its doors on the first day of the summer holidays, 23 July, inviting young children and their families to explore a world of discovery through open-ended, hands-on exhibits.
PEM aids charities that support families with young children and new mothers
In June, the PEM Charitable Trust donated £150’s worth of baby food to Ely Baby Bank in Fordham. Ely Baby Bank are a Cambridgeshire-based community project offering a safe and friendly place for all families to access everything they need for babies up to 18 months old, completely free of charge.
PEM Charitable Trust donate toys and resources to Ormiston Families
In June, the PEM Charitable Trust donated over £500 worth of books, toys, and resources such as clay and Play-Doh to Ormiston Families in support of their “Stars Bereavement” service for children.
Centre for Computing History wins a 2024 Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice Award
Cambridge's Centre for Computing History has been recognised as a top worldwide attraction! The centre has won a 2024 Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice award, placing it among the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor.
Reporting back on another winter at It Takes a City
ITAC produce a short report on Crossways 2023-24.
Hundreds take to the streets of Cambridge for the Star Shine Night Walk
Over 400 supporters walk for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
77-year-old with Parkinson's all set to walk 120-kilometre stretch of Hadrian's Wall to raise awareness around the importance of exercise - at the point of diagnosis
Trevor Elliott is one of six Parkinson's patients who helped co-design a digital intervention with a specialist physiotherapist as part of a feasibility study for Addenbrooke's Hospital - highlighting the importance of early exercise for Parkinson's patients from the point of diagnosis, and giving them early access to a physio. Now Trevor has set himself the challenge of walking a 120-km stretch…
Exploring the complexities of Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious condition characterised by elevated blood pressure within the pulmonary arteries. The pulmonary arteries are responsible for carrying blood from the right-hand side of the heart to the lungs.
Girton Town Charity welcomes visit by HRH The Duke of Gloucester
A Cambridge charity has hosted a royal visit to its new award-winning almshouse development in the centre of Girton. HRH The Duke of Gloucester, who is Vice Royal Patron of The Almshouse Association, was welcomed by Girton Town Charity trustees and residents to Dovehouse Court where he was shown around the Passivhaus-accredited almshouses, the first of its kind in the UK.
Corazon Health and Kameo Recruitment raises £432 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH)
Corazon Health and Kameo Recruitment organised a charity bake sale, raising £432, to help make a difference to the lives of children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
Team Waitrose from Trumpington sign up for Star Shine Night Walk
Colleagues from Waitrose in Trumpington sign up to Arthur Rank Hospice Charity's Star Shine Night Walk and prepare to shine!
A growing partnership
It Takes a City thank local business for generous donation.
Cambridge charity creates woodland in memory of local schoolboy
A 350-tree woodland area was formally unveiled on Tuesday 4th June at Huntingdon racecourse by Cambridgeshire-based rewilding charity, Creating Nature’s Corridors, in memory of former Samuel Pepys (St Neots) pupil Ollie Oldham who would have turned 18 this week.
Charity’s hit bubble rush proved as pop-ular as ever
More than 2,000 participants helped raise more than £63,500.
Rupert’s Run featured more than 90 vehicles and raised nearly £2,800 for EACH
Kind-hearted farmers proved the cream of the crop after taking part in a charity tractor road run in rural Norfolk.
Volunteers' Week 2024 - Fundraising as a company brings staff 'happiness in spades'
As Volunteers' Week gets set to be celebrated next week, from Monday 3rd June to Sunday 9th, we hear from one of our fundraisers about how raising funds for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust has not only brought staff 'happiness in spades' - but has also seen staff benefit directly from all their efforts.
What the general election may mean for SME employers
So, the starting pistol has been fired for the six-week sprint to a general election which will be held on 4th July. Issues like small boats, the NHS and the economy may dominate much of the headlines, but the outcome of the election will be of huge significance to employment law too, and therefore SME employers. We already know the trajectory of Conservative policy on employment law: a…
Community Voices – Your perspective matters for End of Life care
Come and tell us about what your community wants and needs to feel comfortable accessing Hospice Care.
Providing extra care in Luton this Big Weekend
As music lovers prepare for Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton, Magpas Air Ambulance is mobilizing additional teams of specially trained clinicians to provide lifesaving care to the thousands of people attending the festival over the course of the weekend.
Headway Cambridge & Peterborough Spring Newsletter 2024
A message from Headway Cambridgeshire & Peterborough CEO, Sarah Green:
Cambridgeshire business donates more than £70k to help disadvantaged children
Cambridge-based Xaar has donated more than £70,000 over the last two years to a local charity that supports care experienced young children and adults.
Star Shine Night Walk – Discover the 10 mile route around Cambridge
Have you signed up for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity's Star Shine Night Walk around Cambridge yet?
Charity that tackles financial hardship given grant support from South Cambridgeshire District Council
A charity offering debt counselling and financial help to adults, as well as money management lessons to school children, has been supported by the District Council.