Children’s healthcare charity, Action for Sick Children recently visited Moss Hey primary school in Bramhall as part of their ‘Dental Playbox’ project, partly funded by Vernon Building Society. The project is designed to help young children learn both the importance of healthy eating and what to … [Read more...]
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Shepherds Friendly Society £2,000 gift to Seashell Trust
A Cheadle mutual society has extended a friendly hand to neighbours Seashell Trust and donated over £2,000 to the charity which run the Royal School and College Manchester for students with profound disabilities and learning difficulties. Shepherds Friendly Society has named over £1,100 for … [Read more...]
New cafe puts trust in young people with autism
Pupils with autism from Together Trust’s Inscape House School in Cheadle are being given the chance to gain valuable skills and experience in the world of work through new business venture, Inscape Enterprises’ InCafe. InCafe opened to the public last week and is run by pupils and staff at the … [Read more...]
Businessman Fred Finley raises £3,500 for Seashell Trust
Stockport businessman Fred Finley handed over £3,500 to a disabled children's charity. The money had been raised for Stockport charity Seashell Trust at his captain's charity day at Didsbury Golf Club. Some 24 teams took to part in the fourball better ball competition, to support children and … [Read more...]
Local estate agent supports football club
Regional estate agent, Gascoigne Halman has donated a £250 slice of their £25k Community Challenge fund to Hayfield Junior Football Club, which will be used to buy brand new first aid kits. The local team which began in 2008, has developed into a thriving community football club involving around … [Read more...]
High Street’s Fat Face donating not discounting for charity
Leading UK retailer Fat Face, with stores throughout the UK, chose not to discount products on ‘Black Friday’ - which is seen as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season - and instead donated money to local charities near to their stores. The store in Wilmslow chose to support the … [Read more...]
Vernon helps fund new visual aids for Walthew House
Independent Stockport charity Walthew House has received a new range of visual aids, thanks in part to the Vernon Building Society’s Jubilee Fund. The latest devices, featuring some of the latest developments in magnification and digital technology, were demonstrated to representatives of the … [Read more...]
M Photographic to work on Franklyn Golf Day for third year
Marketing Stockport member Mike Petch of M Photographic, is once again supporting the annual 'Summer Swing' golf day held by Franklyn Financial Management at the Mere Resort, near Knutsford, as they host their 2016 fundraiser this July. FFM use the annual golf day as a way of raising much needed … [Read more...]
Charter against illegal money lending launched in Offerton
Stockport Council has joined 12 partners in signing a pledge declaring a zero tolerance towards loan sharks across the borough. The Stop Loan Sharks Charter was rubber stamped yesterday (Monday 01 February) at a launch at Offerton Community Centre, where residents were trained to become … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year lands at Manchester Airport
Chinese New Year officially landed in Manchester this morning when one of the celebration’s dancing lions and cabin crew from Hainan Airlines, which launches a direct route from Manchester to Beijing in June, arrived at Manchester Airport. To mark Hainan Airlines and Manchester Airport's … [Read more...]
Business leaders supporting the region’s young people
Business leaders convene to tackle the educational attainment and employability of the region’s young people Successfully supporting young people in education and onwards into employment is of critical importance to the economic future and growth of the North West. Some of the region’s top … [Read more...]
Stockport Council adopts ‘Fostering Friendly Policy’ for their staff
Stockport Council is supporting a new initiative to help their staff who want to foster get the extra support they need to help balance fostering with their other working commitments. The council has adopted a ‘Fostering Friendly Policy’ which gives five days’ extra leave to any employee who is … [Read more...]