Santa Claus is coming to town
The magic of Christmas is set to roll through South Yorkshire once again as three charitable organisations prepare to bring Santa and his sleigh to neighbourhoods across the region. With twinkling lights, festive music, and a healthy dose of holiday cheer, Maltby Lions and Penistone and Rotherham Round Table groups’...
Donate new toys to the Rotherham Toy Appeal
Every child deserves to feel the magic of Christmas. You can make sure no child in Rotherham wakes up without a gift on Christmas morning by donating to the Rotherham Toy Appeal. The annual toy appeal has been providing gifts to Rotherham’s most vulnerable children and young people for over...
Buy a Christmas card to support the Rotherham Toy Appeal
Making other children and families happy at Christmas has inspired a teenage girl from Rotherham to design her own range of Christmas cards. This will be the fifth Christmas that 14-year-old Charlotte Oram, from Kimberworth, has raised money to buy gifts for the Rotherham Toy Appeal. She started drawing, making...
Give Barnsley’s care leavers a memorable Christmas dinner
Waking up in matching pyjamas, a festive walk in your Christmas jumpers, and squabbling over board games are all typical components of a family Christmas. But what does December 25th look like for young care leavers? Turkey, tinsel and traditions are often replaced with loneliness, financial hardship and negative memories...
Art at the Altar returns for Hens Teeth’s 20th year
Two decades ago, someone quipped that artists in this corner of the world were “as rare as hens’ teeth.” That impertinent tongue-in-cheek remark provoked something brilliant in the late Gillian Tyler, an award-winning illustrator from Penistone. Together with ceramist Sarah Jones-Morris, Gillian set up Hens Teeth, a collective of local...
Teenager’s art-felt donation to Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal
Making other children and families happy at Christmas has inspired a teenage girl from Rotherham to design her own range of Christmas cards. This will be the fourth Christmas that 13-year-old Charlotte Oram, from Kimberworth, has raised money for the Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal. She started making and selling cards...
Be a food hero at FareShare Yorkshire
No one should go hungry at Christmas. But as 15 percent of households live in food insecurity, FareShare Yorkshire is gearing up for one of their busiest winter periods yet – and they’d really appreciate your help to get food out to those who need it most. As the UK’s...
Remember your shining star and support dementia services
For many people, Christmas is a time to spend with loved ones. But it can also be a time of year where our thoughts turn to those we miss who have sadly passed away. This year, Rotherham Hospital and Community Charity is inviting people in South Yorkshire to celebrate those...
Help the homeless with HARC Sheffield
Homelessness is on nobody’s Christmas list. But as the cost of living crisis bites, and more people are forced to choose between eating, heating or keeping a roof over their heads, thousands of people in Yorkshire will spend the festive period sleeping rough, in hostels, or temporary accommodation. One Sheffield...
Toy appeal puts Rotherham families first for over 30 years
For over 30 years, Ann Levick, founder of Rotherham Families First, has been co-ordinating the Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal to ensure that no child goes without a present at Christmas.
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