Office workers from the Harrogate branch of insurance broker, Bluefin, recently swapped their suits for jeans as they lent a hand gardening with Help at Home, the practical gardening and decorating service operated by the Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP). Two teams of colleagues each volunteered an afternoon of their time to weed and tidy [...]
Are you a whizz with a whisk? Do you know your tuiles from your tartes? To celebrate the start of the 2016 series of Great British Bake Off, HELP is encouraging people to make cake for cash by holding their own 'bake off' in aid of the charity. Workplaces, social groups and organisations are great places [...]
A two year partnership between HELP and three Sainsbury's stores in Harrogate has raised and incredible £7,200 to support older and disabled people in the District. The Wetherby Road superstore and the Leeds Road and Cold Bath Road Local stores have donated the money via their carrier bag scheme, in store initiatives and collecting tins at [...]
HARROGATE CHARITY LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE Local charity, the Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP) has launched a new website detailing its services available to older or vulnerable people and those living with disability across the Harrogate District. The Harrogate and Ripon based charity offers a range of services designed to assist people with living independently within [...]
Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP) volunteer, Jane Lishman, has been shortlisted to receive the 'Volunteer of the Year' Award in the forthcoming North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) Community Awards. Jane is one of five shortlisted volunteers from across North Yorkshire whose outstanding commitment to volunteering has been recognised by organisers of the Community Awards. This [...]
Local people in Harrogate are benefiting from a new partnership between HELP, Covance Laboratories and AMS Limited. HELP supports older people, those living with a disability or those who are vulnerable, to live independently in their own homes. The help they provide includes a gardening, decorating and odd jobs service ‘Help at Home’ for those [...]
We are delighted to announce that the staff and customers of Sainsbury's in Ripon have voted our Ripon & Rural Wellbeing Service as it's Local Charity Partner for 2016/17. Lizzie Hughes met with the Great Place To Work team at the store to discuss fundraising and profiling opportunities for the next 12 months which will include [...]
