Green-fingered teens transform care home garden
GREEN-FINGERED teens from Huddersfield have transformed a care home garden as part of a national citizenship initiative. The group of 15-to-17-year-old students from the Huddersfield Giants Community Trust carried out…
Charity farm wedding venue pays off as innovative fundraiser
A rural Leeds Children’s Charity has achieved a novel fundraising twist by hiring out its farm venue for licensed wedding ceremonies and celebrations. Lineham Farm has opened its doors to brides…
How a life-threatening diagnosis and kidney transplant motivated Leeds entrepreneur to build a business
Leeds entrepreneur, Manpreet Singh found a new lease of motivation after a traumatic personal battle behind closed doors gave him a whole new perspective that he used to drive his…
All-terrain wheelchairs give elderly access to the sea
PADDLING in the waves is an experience two care home residents in their 90s believed they would never have again. Thanks to a charity in Whitby, however, Joyce Baxtrem and…
Teen citizens clear care home garden for elderly residents
A GROUP of teenagers spent part of their summer holiday gardening at a West Yorkshire care home – giving elderly residents access to a once overgrown path. The National Citizenship…