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PPDG supports Moseley in Bloom

A group that works to keep a Birmingham suburb looking blooming lovely has been given a boost by generous city workers.Read

Charities share in Villa's victory

Aston Villa’s 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at Villa Park recently turned out to be not only a good result for them but for two local charities too.Read

Charity wins key training accreditation

FCT Training, a division of Solihull-based charity the Family Care Trust, has been awarded a key accreditation.Read

St Basils says thank you for support

Youth homelessness charity St Basils took the opportunity to say a big ‘thank you’ to local businesses for the tremendous support they continue to give the charity by raising funds, donating time and skills in support of St Basils’ vital services.Read

Amey teams up with DofE Awards

The company responsible for improving the city’s roads have joined forces with Birmingham City Council’s Youth Service and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to improve prospects for young people living across Birmingham.Read

Northfield Sainsbury's donates £10k to hospital

Following a host of fundraising events and challenges staff and customers at Sainsbury’s in Northfield have donated £10,000 to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity.Read

Accountants get pedelling for Sport Relief

Four was the magic number when partners from a leading accountancy firm in Birmingham took on a grueling charity cycling challenge in aid of one its clients.Read

Kraft staff get gardening for Acorns

Volunteers from the Kraft Foods Business Development Management team in Bournville have spent the day helping out at a memorial garden, used by families supported by Acorns Children’s Hospice, as part of an effort to improve the outdoor area.Read

Tipton raises £2,000 for charities

Two of the best loved charities in Wolverhampton have received a welcome cash boost from a local building society.Read

Solicitors hand over cash raised from charity runs

Staff at Anthony Collins Solicitors in the heart of Birmingham city centre, have presented a cheque for £25,000 to ten nominated charities as their ambitious 12 month fundraising initiative comes to an end.Read

Cooper backing for drama society

A Tipton based amateur dramatics society has welcomed support from the employer of one of its members.Read

Birmingham Future members go on the run

A group of runners from Birmingham Future will be taking part in this year’s newly formed Bupa Great Birmingham Run to raise money for the organisation’s Charity of the Year, the UpRising Leadership Programme, a social venture within the Young Foundation.Read

Cobbetts raises £65k for BHF

The Birmingham office of law firm Cobbetts has helped to raise over £65,000 for national heart charity, The British Heart Foundation (BHF).Read

Surveyor in African cycle adventure

A Worcester property expert who hadn’t ridden a bike for years has saddled herself with a mammoth African adventure – cycling 400km across Kenya.Read

£15k raised by reaching peaks

Three teams from business and financial advisers Grant Thornton in Birmingham swapped calculators for compasses recently to conquer the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge and raised more than £15,000 for the firm’s charity of the year.Read

Directors to take on canal voyage

Two directors have taken part in a charity bike ride along the Grand Union Canal to raise money for charity.Read

George Green backing for Foodbank

Black Country law firm George Green has presented local charity Black Country Foodbank with a cheque for £1,100.Read

FSB golf tournament

At the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Warwickshire & Coventry Golf Tournament local businesses raised £255 for the McMillan Nurses.Read

Contigo raises £1,000 for Heart appeal

A team from Solihull-based energy software developer Contigo have raised more than £1,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital’s Children’s Heart Appeal.Read

Firms get active for hospice

Ten teams from local firms put their employees to the test in a corporate battle of the businesses raising funds for St Richard’s Hospice.Read