Growth Is A Priority For Employee-Owners Of Animal Feed Companies

Growth Is A Priority For Employee-Owners Of Animal Feed Companies
October 10, 2022

As a result of Brexit, Covid, and the war in Ukraine, an animal feed trading business is bullish about its prospects for the future.

According to Daniel Chilvers, Managing Director of Thomas Mawer Ltd, the company is motivated by the move to new premises, the buoyant balance sheet, and the responsibility of switching to employee ownership two years ago.

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The Founder Of An East Yorkshire Grief Support Group Is Honoured By BBC

The Founder Of An East Yorkshire Grief Support Group Is Honoured By BBC
October 7, 2022

A Market Weighton grief charity is celebrating after its founder won the regional final of a BBC Radio competition.

Talking about Loss’s founder, Jacqueline Gunn was presented with the ‘Together’ award at an afternoon tea and awards ceremony to celebrate the BBC’s ‘Make a Difference’ awards that recognise remarkable people and celebrates their achievements and contributions to lives in their communities.

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Youth Support Service Refresh Needs New Volunteers

Youth Support Service Refresh Needs New Volunteers
October 4, 2022

New volunteers are needed to assist young people with drug and alcohol problems. Since the pandemic, volunteer numbers at Refresh, a youth service commissioned by Hull City Council, have declined.

As well as working with young people, the role involves working with their parents and caregivers.

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A Local Housebuilder Donates £1,000 To Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

A Local Housebuilder Donates £1,000 To Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
October 3, 2022

As part of its Community Fund initiative, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East donated £1,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, a charity in East Yorkshire.

 A Nature Reserve near David Wilson Homes’ Edwin Vale development in Doncaster is one of the more than 100 nature reserves supported by the charity. Wildlife and wild places are conserved, protected, and restored by the charity. 

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Grassroots Rugby League Tournament To Shine Light On National Campaigns

Grassroots Rugby League Tournament To Shine Light On National Campaign
September 30, 2022

A local youth rugby league organisation will, this week, hold a tournament that aims to raise awareness of two national campaigns.

The City of Hull and District Rugby League (COHDRL) will host the youth games, starting this Saturday, together with partners including Hull City Council, to raise awareness of black contribution for October’s Black History Month, and celebrate and promote youth achievement in the sport of Rugby League.

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Candlelighters Is Going Golden For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Candlelighters Is Going Golden For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 30, 2022

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) takes place in September each year, with children’s cancer charities worldwide taking the opportunity to increase awareness of childhood cancer to raise vital funds to support their work.

Around 1,800 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK with 150 children diagnosed in Yorkshire alone. Receiving a cancer diagnosis for a child is devastating and is the start of a long and gruelling journey for the whole family.

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Celebrating Five Years Of Extra Care In Hull

Celebrating Five Years Of Extra Care In Hull
September 30, 2022

Last month, Hull City Council, Riverside and the residents at Redwood Glades, Cecil Gardens and Harrison Park celebrated five years of Extra Care in Hull.

There are 316 extra care apartments at the above three locations across the city which have been built to provide an environment where vulnerable adults over the age of 18 have their own front door with a provision for 24-hour on-site care and support.

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Sewerby Hall Hosts New Anglo-Saxon Workshop For Schools

Sewerby Hall Hosts New Anglo-Saxon Workshop For Schools
September 26, 2022

With its magnificent flower gardens and beautiful mansion house, Sewerby Hall and Gardens is well known for its beauty. A significant Anglo-Saxon cemetery has also been unearthed in Sewerby during the 1950s and 1970s.

East Yorkshire Museums Partnership Education Officer Robert Chester has developed a workshop based on funding from Humber Museums Partnership and Arts Council England to tell the story of the pagan 6th and 7th century Anglo-Saxons who lived and settled in East Yorkshire.

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Sport And Community Hub Unveils Major Improvements

Sport And Community Hub Unveils Major Improvements
September 26, 2022

A regional sport and hospitality hub which began as a village rugby club has unveiled the latest phase of a major improvement programme worth almost £500,000.

The investment by Hull Ionians RUFC over the last six years has helped to provide floodlights, an all-weather cricket wicket and refurbishments to changing rooms, with the enhanced facilities driving increased activity in rugby, rounders and cricket.

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