Open Door, a new mental health crisis centre due to open in Stockport on 1st April, has launched as a telephone support service due to the Covid-19 crisis. The service was commissioned by Stockport CCG to provide a safe haven for people having a mental health crisis and will offer telephone … [Read more...]
News for: Charity
Permission granted for new Seashell Trust campus
Seashell Trust has been granted permission to build a new school and campus following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. The new facility will redevelop the charity's land on Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme and existing school buildings. Seashell Trust intend to use part of the land for housing, … [Read more...]
NHS frontline staff and reality TV stars team up for charity single
NHS frontline staff from across the country are teaming up with a host of celebrities from Britain’s most popular TV and reality shows to produce a charity single to raise funds for the NHS's Covid-19 appeal. The chosen single, Mariah Carey’s ‘Hero’, will be engineered and produced by Ed John of … [Read more...]
Occupational therapist innovates to tackle child eating disorder
An occupational therapist at the Stockport based charity, the Together Trust, has been working recently to combat the eating disorder Pica amongst local vulnerable children. Pica is characterised by a tendency to eat substances that provide no nutritive value such as soil, chalk, hair or … [Read more...]
Stockport charities back The 2.6 Challenge
Stockport charities are getting behind The 2.6 Challenge on Sunday April 26th following cancellation of numerous fundraising activities due to coronavirus restrictions. Organisers of the UK's biggest mass-participation sports events have come together to create a new campaign to raise vital funds … [Read more...]
Supported internship programme extended at Stockport charity
Stockport charity, Together Trust, has extended its Supported Internship Programme, opening applications for a new intake of interns in Autumn 2020. The programme, run by the charity's Bridge College in Openshaw, is open to all 16 to 24 year olds with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) and … [Read more...]
Stockport College fundraising for food banks
Staff and students at Stockport College have come together to support their local community by fundraising for local food banks. Stockport College has joined a national 'FE Food Bank' campaign, with Further Education institutions nationwide raising money for community food banks. Many … [Read more...]
Furniture gift for NHS staff sanctuary room
A room at Stepping Hill Hospital providing NHS staff with a space of calm during the coronavirus public health emergency will be all the more comfortable following a gift from a Cheshire furniture store. Macclesfield based furniture retailer, Arighi Bianchi, donated a gift of their furniture free … [Read more...]
Lock-down Challenge launched by Supportability
Stockport charity, Supportability, have launched their Lock-down Challenge, encouraging local people to get creative and bring traditionally outdoor fundraising activities inside the home. Like many charities, Supportability has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Their planned fundraising … [Read more...]
Stockport Local Fund Community Support grants release £23,000
£23,000 of grants have been made since the launch of Stockport Local Fund: Community Support and have benefitted communities across the borough. Community groups that have received awards have included those offering remote mental health counselling and resilience training; emergency food … [Read more...]
Stepping Hill Hospital receives hundreds of donations during coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus public health crisis has seen a huge outpouring of support and donations from the people of Stockport, the High Peak and surrounding regions for staff at Stepping Hill Hospital and community NHS services. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has received hundreds of donations, not just … [Read more...]
musicMagpie launches major NHS Charity Scheme
Stockport-based company, musicMagpie, has launched what it anticipates to be a huge fundraising initiative to raise cash for the ‘NHS Charities Together’ scheme, as the NHS continues to front the nation’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 virus. From today, the company which started life as a ‘cash … [Read more...]
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