Christmas opening times
Our HELP and HARCVS offices at Harrogate Community House will be closing for the holidays at 2 pm on Mon 24 Dec & reopening at 9 am on Weds 2 Jan. We wish you all the best for a happy Christmas and a healthy 2019!
HELP! The fab four ways to fundraise for us
HELP! We need somebody! Take a look at our 'Fab four' ways to raise vital funds for our services assisting older and vulnerable people across the Harrogate district so, unlike in the song, their independence won't 'Vanish in the haze'. For more details about the different ways you can get involved, please contact Anna or [...]
Van-tastic fundraising for Help at Home
Help at Home unveiled its new van in a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Harrogate Community House offices yesterday (3 July). Funders, clients, volunteers and staff gathered to officially launch the team’s new work van. This marked the successful completion of a 12 month fundraising campaign to raise the £17,500 required to replace the service’s [...]
M&S store staff make their ‘mark’ on local gardens
Green fingered volunteers from Marks and Spencer’s Harrogate store recently volunteered their time to help transform two overgrown local gardens. 11 employees from the central Harrogate store teamed up with the Help at Home service, which offers practical support to older and vulnerable residents across the district. The staff assisted with weeding, pruning and [...]
Capita UK lends a hand with HELP
Employees from the Harrogate office of Capita UK recently donned their gardening gloves to join our Help at Home team with a spot of jungle management. The nine-strong team spent the day helping to cut back a very overgrown local garden for its owner, a client of our handyman service. The team worked hard, filling [...]
Disabled Facilities Grants available across the District
Do you have difficulty getting in and out of your home, accessing the bath or struggle getting up and down the stairs? Then a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) might be the answer. Harrogate Borough Council has received more funding from the Government to help people live in their homes independently. All you need to do [...]
Handyman scheme to benefit from Bilton Gala fund
HELP has received a donation of £500 from the Bilton Community Fund to support its practical Help at Home service. The money will be used to support their work helping residents in the Bilton area with odd jobs, decorating and gardening. The donation was awarded following the Bilton Gala Committee's decision to donate the savings [...]
Funding boost from Freemasons
The Harrogate Easier Living Project has received a financial donation of £11,000 from the Freemasons' province of Yorkshire West Riding at its annual meeting held at Harrogate's Royal Hall. The funding boost was part of a £90,000 “major grants” windfall awarded to five charities from the region’s Freemasons. It will enable the charity to replace [...]
Find your perfect volunteering match this Valentine’s Day
It’s fair to say that in the past there has often been a misconception about volunteering – that’s it all about making cups of tea for old people or working in a charity shop. And whilst those are very worthwhile, there are hundreds of ways of using your skills or something you’re passionate about, to [...]