Action Homeless at Sky Ride

James Black
Many of the cyclists who took part in Leicester’s Sky Ride event on August 29th were either competing in the event to raise money for charity or awareness of a particular charitable organisation.
Jonathon Cryer, Senior Fundraiser for Action Homeless talked to me about the important work carried out by the organisation and his participation in Sky [...]

Centre Project Charity Ball

The Centre Project in Leicester is holding a Charity Ball on Friday October 22 from 7 pm as a fundraising event for the project. The Charity Ball will be held at Braunstone Working Men’s Club, Braunstone Close, LE2 2GE.
Citizens’ Eye spoke to outreach worker Hannah Lewies who has arranged the event. Hannah said about the Centre Project [...]

Diversity Hub – New Youth Leadership Foundation

Diversity Hub,  which is based at The Learning Exchange, Wygston’s House, Applegate, Leicester LE1 5LD  is delighted to announce that it has received £30,000 from the Rank Foundation to support the development of Diversity Hub’s Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF).�
Diversity Hub in Leicester are trainers in diversity, equalities, leadership, conflict resolution, team building and anti-bullying work with [...]

Vista Experiences Of Blind And Partially Sighted People

Read an article in the Leicester Mercury published on Tuesday 4 July about an event being held by Vista in Leicester about the experiences of blind and partially sighted people in the city. The event is on Thursday 6 July between 10 am – 12.30 pm.
Read the Leicester Mercury article on the This Is Leicestershire website [...]

City Of Sanctuary Appeal For Red Cross Food Parcels

Gill Buttery of Leicester City Of Sanctuary has sent in the following appeal:
Items urgently needed for destitute asylum seekers who rely on ‘food parcels’
 There are many unsupported asylum seekers in Leicester who rely on voluntary organisations like the British Red Cross for food and other supplies, but getting supply to meet demand is difficult when [...]

Eyres Monsell Councillor Speaks About Caring With Confidence Training

Eyres Monsell Councillor, Rory Palmer, Leicester City Council’s Cabinet member for Adults & Social Care spoke about the decision of Leicester City Council to support the Caring With Confidence programme which is provided in Leicester by the Carers of Leicestershire Advocacy and Support Project (CLASP) and The Carers Centre.
Councillor Palmer, in an article on the [...]

Voluntary Groups Face Cuts

Citizens’ Eye notes that an article published in the Leicester Mercury on Saturday 24th July outlines proposed cuts in funding to charities and voluntary groups by Leicestershire County Council.�
To see detail of the cuts proposed by Leicestershire County Council in the Leicester Mercury see the following link to the This is Leicestershire website: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Charities-face-funding-cuts/article-2450789-detail/article.html

Macmillan Cancer Support Online Community

Macmillan Cancer Support have established The Macmillan community as part of their website.
 The site says of it -
The Macmillan community is an online gathering place for people affected by cancer to share information and support and for people raising money for Macmillan or involved with our campaigns to connect and share their thoughts and experiences.
If [...]

Cancer Research UK Race For Life

You’re invited to do something amazing and take part in Race for Life 2010 in Leicester .
The event will take place in  Western Park, Leicester, Leicestershire LE3 6RN
The event distance is 10 kilometres and takes place from 10.30 am
Enter now and be one of 1500 women who will walk, jog or run 10k to help [...]

LASS Charity Sponsored Walk And Fund Raising Day

On Saturday 31st July Leicester Aids Support Services (LASS) are delighted to have the support of the Horse and Groom pub in Rearsby for a fundraising day and sponsored walks.
With the support of the community LASS aim to raise £3000 for their children’s fund, food bank and hardship fund. There will be a range of [...]

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