CLAD Safety has donated 125 hi-vis vests for use by volunteers supporting the work of local charity, the Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP). HELP’s team will wear the donated hi-vis vests while volunteer marshalling at the Covid-19 vaccination centres in Harrogate and Ripon. The HELP volunteers are playing their role alongside volunteers from the district’s [...]
Read about the difference our volunteers have been making supporting people across the Harrogate district in our latest 'Relay' newsletters
Would you like to enjoy some company and find out more about where to turn locally for sources of support? We are now offering 'Here to HELP' sessions on the second Tuesday of each month at Bilton and Woodfield Community Library. Sessions take place 11 am - 12 pm and are free of charge to [...]
Come and join us for a free taster session in balance and stability at our February Here to HELP session. Fitness and active living instructor, Megan, from One Wellness, Harrogate will be demonstrating techniques for stabilising muscles and joints, as well as improving overall balance. Both of these can help to prevent falls and injuries. [...]
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! 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 [...]
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 [...]
HELP will be exhibiting their 'Helping Hands' tree at the Knaresborough Tree Festival, being held at St John's Church, Knaresborough from 1-10 December. Constructed from salvaged wood by Andy from the Help at Home team, the tree's leaves have been fashioned from hand prints created by the charity's elderly clients and children from Woodlands Nursery. Willing [...]
Help at Home clients recently benefitted from the skills of joiner, Simon from Yorkshire-based Nest Kitchens. Usually busy at work installing bespoke kitchens, Nest Kitchens kindly offered Simon’s services to the Help at Home team. Over the few days Simon was with the team, he set to work refitting and repairing doors, as well as [...]
The Rotary Club of Harrogate Brigantes recently provided HELP with another boost to their funds, in the form of a £1,250 cheque. The Brigantes had selected five charities to support after receiving a £5,000 donation from an anonymous local resident. The £1,250 donation was presented by Howard Rayner of the Brigantes to Frances Elliot from [...]
