UK premium vodka Jatt Life seeks to grow its US presence following epic California “road trip”
UK premium vodka brand Jatt Life is growing its US off-trade presence following a successful two-week brand activation campaign across California’s Central Valley. A team from the West Midlands-based brand, including its founder, Baz Kooner, have just returned from the USA, where they spent two weeks promoting their five-times-filtered French grain vodka to hundreds of […]
Much-loved Derby Kids’ Camp charity giving free holidays to hundreds of Derbyshire children each year welcomes new chair
A highly valued charity giving free Peak District camping holidays to hundreds of disadvantaged Derbyshire children each year – many of whom come from families relying on food banks over the summer – has welcomed a new chair. Sarah Armitage MBE, who has been recognised by the honours system for her many years of voluntary […]
Derventio Housing Trust expands team with key new appointment
Derby homelessness organisation Derventio Housing Trust is strengthening its work supporting vulnerable people with a key new appointment who is moving from dream homes to helping people who have lost theirs. Gary Stringer has joined the award-winning community interest company that provides housing for 1200 people across the UK in 11 local authority areas – […]
Derby firms work in tandem to power Radio One’s Greg James in Comic Relief ride
Two city businesses are gearing up to help BBC Radio 1’s Greg James go the distance in his latest Comic Relief charity challenge – providing specialist kit and a custom-built tandem to power the high-profile fundraiser. Next month, the presenter will attempt to cycle 1,000km from Weymouth to Edinburgh on a tandem – with a […]
Breakfast Base fuels pupils’ success at Murray Park
A new breakfast initiative has led to such a marked improvement in punctuality and attendance at a Derby secondary school that pupils are now arriving early and queuing to get in. The ‘Breakfast Base’ at Murray Park School in Mickleover has already welcomed more than 300 pupils this academic year. Opening its doors at 8am […]
Nottinghamshire County Show launches county-wide competitions with climbing walls farm trips and family tickets up for grabs
Schools across Nottinghamshire are being invited to dive into the world of farming, food and the countryside through an exciting new county-wide challenge for young people. The organisers of Nottinghamshire County Show are encouraging children to craft bee-inspired poetry, get creative designing rosettes and share their snaps of Nottinghamshire’s natural beauty in order to win prizes for their schools. The competition has been launched in the run-up to […]
Pupils pedal their way to independence thanks to bike donations
Pupils from a Derby school are back on their bikes and ready to roll, enjoying a new sense of independence thanks to a scheme supporting young riders across the city. Fifteen pupils from The Bemrose School, on Uttoxeter Road, Derby, recently visited Ayup Bikes to receive donated bicycles, helmets, and other protective gear through a […]
Once homeless Derbyshire under-25s use grants to make their Derventio Housing Trust property feel like home
Young Derbyshire people at risk of homelessness have been kitting out their Derventio Housing Trust properties with fresh bedding, mugs, cosy throws and even musical instruments like a keyboard, thanks to grant funding. Derby-based Derventio Housing Trust, which provides accommodation to around 1200 people a year across the UK who would otherwise be homeless, has […]
Derby agency throws its weight behind the Tale of Two Cities child poverty campaign
A Derby creative communications agency is supporting the city’s new drive to alleviate early years child poverty in deprived neighbourhoods by creating and hosting the campaign’s fundraising website. MacMartin agreed to build the site for the Tale of Two Cities initiative on a pro bono basis to help spread the message about its goal to […]
Walkers invited to take on the “Hamble” as the 2026 Cosy Bike and Hike opens for business
The organisers behind one of Derbyshire’s biggest annual fundraising challenges have added a brand-new distance to help encourage more people to sign up. The Cosy Foundation is introducing a 13-mile “Hamble” – a half-amble – to this year’s Cosy Bike and Hike event, an annual cycling and walking charity challenge which will set out from […]