Opening of world-class scanning centre to kickstart new fundraising campaign

A charity that could establish Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire as a UK-leading region for detection and research in cancer, heart disease and dementia is planning to build on the £20m it has invested over the past 20 years as it counts down towards the long-awaited opening of its latest facility. The Daisy Appeal expects to take delivery of the Molecular Imaging Research Centre...

Record-breaking sum raised by Hull businesses for sailors’ children’s clothing

More than £72,000 was raised by Hull’s business community at an annual charity business lunch last week. The Sailors’ Children's Society Sportsman’s Lunch on October 13 at the Double Tree by Hilton saw nearly 700 businesspeople digging deep for winter clothing grants as the cost-of-living crisis fuelled a surge in demand for help. The urgent funds were donated through tickets, sponsorship,...

Top athletes deliver a champion workout for charity supporters

Two multiple medallists from the world athletics stage made good on a charity promise of a year ago by putting a corporate crowd through their paces in a hotel gym. Colin Jackson and Jamie Baulch returned to Hull to honour the bid by Andy Capes made at last year’s sportsman’s lunch which raised more than £50,000 for the Sailors’ Children’s Society at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. But instead...

New charity to support people with ‘hidden disabilities’

By Natalie Houfe & daughter (she preferred to remain anonymous) A difficult experience develops a new understanding and inspires a new charity. Until physical health becomes a problem, we don’t tend to think about it. You don’t think about being able to stand, or worry about mobility and how to use crutches until you break your leg, do you? If you have an accident, you can re-evaluate what...

Swift Group team to embark on Three Peaks Challenge as part of charity campaign

Staff at the UK’s largest manufacturer of touring caravans, motorhomes and holiday homes will support a charity in the company’s home village next week by rising to the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. More than 60 colleagues at Swift Group will set off from their factory in Cottingham before the sun comes up to raise funds for the Daisy Appeal, which works at Castle Hill Hospital on the other...