Jag Express joins the Cambridge Children’s Hospital Campaign
Jag Express joins the fundraising drive for Cambridge Children’s Hospital Campaign.
Raising The Roof - Charity concert raises funds for work rough sleepers
Last Saturday, Mawson Road Community Orchestra held their Winter Concert at St John the Evan
Sewing charity seeks new Trustees
Sew Positive - a unique UK charity helping socially excluded people mend, repair, upcycle and repurpose textiles to improve mental health and help our planet - is looking to recruit four new Trustees, including a Chair and a Treasurer.
New trustees join The Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Trustees to the Board.
They are: Sarah Cheng, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service Phil Howell, Raspberry Pi Foundation Caylin Smith, Cambridge University Libraries
Familiar Friendly Faces at Crossways
It Takes a City writes...Continuity is key to the success of Crossways, our winter emergency accommodation for rough sleepers in Cambridge.
Local charity celebrates 35 years of keeping the cogs turning
Cogwheel Counselling, a Cambridge-based charity providing affordable counselling services, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
Tom’s Trust asks supporters for their help in vote
Tom’s Trust is asking supporters to vote for the charity to become Panther Taxis’ next charity of the year for 2024. It’s takes just one minute and by doing so Tom’s Trust could stand to gain £25,000 to support our families over the next year.
Double your donation with the Big Give
Tom’s Trust is joining forces with the Big Give again this year to double supporters’ donations and launch its Christmas campaign for 2023. The campaign, ‘Donate Your Last Hour’, encourages the charity’s supporters to donate their last hour of wages in 2023, which will then be
Help Camcycle deliver active travel magic by doubling your donation with the Big Give
Camcycle is delighted to be taking part in the 2023 Big Give Christmas Challenge, the seasonal match-funding campaign that supports over 1,000 charities across the UK.
Cambridge Sustainable Food launches fundraiser to make sure that everyone in our city has enough food on the table this winter
“My bills, shopping and energy have all increased dramatically, especially food and I am terrified of going into debt which I will never be able to pay off.”
The Cambridge joins Property Angels Foundation ‘walk and talk’ to raise domestic abuse awareness
Carole Charter, Chief Commercial Officer, and Lucy Crumplin, Chief Operating Officer at The Cambridge Building Society join forces with women affected by domestic abuse to take part in a ‘walk and talk’ organised by The Property Angels Foundation.
Creating Nature's Corridors - bringing joy to the world
Every year, the UK buys six-eight million Christmas trees - with the majority of these iconic symbols of the festive period discarded in the New Year – so this holiday season, the Cambridgeshire-based rewilding charity Creating Nature’s Corridors is urging you to pay it back. All you have to do is to remember to make a £5 donation to the charity when you purchase your tree and the funds will go…
Charity asks for help to create A Wilder Coton
Help create a wilder, more vibrant future for Cambridge by supporting A Wilder Coton.
Steve Swindon's fundraising to buy the sound cradle for EACH
A cyclist who pedalled nearly a thousand miles to fund a piece of musical equipment for a children’s hospice admitted being “filled with joy” after hearing the difference it is making already.
Busy Bee Recruitment Visits Ely Careers & Skills Fair
Busy Bee Recruitment writes...On Tuesday, Fausta, our Principal Recruitment Consultant and Laura, our Senior Recruitment Consultant, attended the East Cambs Careers and Skills Fair at Ely Cathedral. The event was in aid of providing employers and young students an opportunity to discuss options available to them after they leave school, preparing them for the future of work.
Allia to develop Papworth Printworks into social enterprise hub
Allia will develop the former Papworth Printworks building in Cambridgeshire village Papworth Everard to provide a much-needed base to support the growth of local social entrepreneurs and small businesses. The building will provide a café, microbrewery and pizzeria to create a vibrant social base for the local village as well as a business workspace for growing social enterprises from across the…
The Cambridge awards £20,000 to The Property Angels Foundation and the Baca Charity
The Cambridge Building Society Community Fund has awarded nearly £20,000 to two local charities working with vulnerable people seeking refuge.
RNIB educating e-scooter company Voi about importance of well-parked e-scooters for people with sight loss
Cambridge - Sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) showed employees from e-scooter operator Voi what it is like to walk around towns and cities for blind or partially sighted people, demonstrating the importance of well-parked e-scooters.
Social impact organisations across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough supported by new Allia-led project
Allia is leading a new project to help social impact organisations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough so that they can build resilience, grow and create more positive change.
Record year for Alzheimer’s Research UK as it achieves £50m income milestone during groundbreaking year
Alzheimer’s Research UK’s income has reached £50m for the first time, during a year marked by historic breakthroughs in dementia research.
Calling on Cambridge businesses to spread Christmas cheer by donating children’s toys to Hamper Appeal
Cambridge City Council is calling on local businesses to support its Christmas toy appeal, which has been set up in partnership with Cambridge City Food Bank and Cambridge Sustainable Food to ensure that each family receiving an essential Christmas food hamper will also receive a suitable toy or family game to leave under the tree.
Thanking trustees - we couldn't do it without them
It Takes a City writes...We give thanks during Trustees Week (6-10 November).
Can you help It Takes a City with donations?
It Takes a City are calling for donations of clothes and store cupboard items in support of rough sleepers.
Number Confidence Week: Giving our maths skills a boost
Mayor Dr Nik Johnson is encouraging people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to find out more about improving their confidence with numbers in a special awareness week this week.