A seed and plant swap event organised by Oatlands Community Group has raised £154.66 for HELP. The ‘Oaticulture’ event was held at St Mark’s Church, Harrogate on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd April alongside the group's regular TUKI monthly fundraising café and knitting group. These events are initiatives of Oatlands Community Group, which was set [...]
The Rotary Club of Harrogate Brigantes recently made a donation of £1,690 to HELP to support its work assisting older and vulnerable people to live independently within the Harrogate District. Howard Rayner from the Brigantes presented Frances Elliot from HELP with the funds, which were a proportion of proceeds from their Christmas grotto in Asda [...]
Clients from local charitable project, Opening Doors, were recently provided with musical entertainment from Saltergate Junior School over Christmas lunch held at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate. The 61 guests, who are all older, have a disability or sensory impairment, were joined by Deputy Mayor of Harrogate Cllr Christine Ryder and her consort, for their annual [...]
Local charity, the Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP) has recently achieved several milestones delivering its services to older and vulnerable people in the Harrogate District. Volunteer car drivers with the charity's Driving Force service have notched up their 1000th journey since May, with drivers carrying out an average of 40 journeys every week for passengers [...]
Now that the weather is getting colder, many people in our community may be wondering how they will be able to stay warm and well over the winter months. Advice is now available from 'Warm and Well', a local partnership of organisations working together to reduce fuel poverty and promote well being over the winter. [...]
Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP) volunteer, Jane Lishman, has been named 'Volunteer of the Year’ at the North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) Community Awards held at the Yorkshire Pavilions on 21st October. Jane was one of three shortlisted volunteers from across North Yorkshire who had been nominated for the title due to their outstanding commitment [...]
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 [...]
Sixth form students from St Aidan’s Church of England High School recently treated a group of local older people to an afternoon tea with a historical flavour. The guests, who are all clients of local charity the Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP) Opening Door’s service, were invited to share their memories of Harrogate in years [...]
Two Harrogate based charities have just announced an exciting new collaborative project. The Pinewoods Conservation Group (PCG) and Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP) have come together to encourage use of the Pinewoods by those less able in the district. As part of HELP’s “Opening Doors” service, local residents in need of mobility support will be [...]
