Charity and Community
Brake and local police working with the Society in Chester Le Street
The Chester Le Street team have been heavily involved in Durham road safety week sponsored by the charity Brake.
Read articleDoncaster branch donates a feast
Our Doncaster branch has been helping their local Food Bank 'Trussell Trust,' by collecting food items from the public. This is to help people in poverty, requiring emergency food supplies in Doncaster.
Read articleLeeds Building Society ramps up the red in Ripon to fight heart disease with the British Heart Foundation!
Staff at Leeds Building Society's Ripon branch, supported the British Heart Foundation (BHF) by taking part in a 'Dress Red' day.
Read articleSociety colleagues and members help the BHF fight for every heartbeat
Members voting online in our Annual General Meeting (AGM) resulted in a donation of more than £9,000 shared between this year's charities - Help for Heroes, World Wide Fund for Nature, St George's Crypt, Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation and the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Read articleSociety enters two teams in Roundhay Park Dragon Boat Race
We entered two teams for the fifth year running in the Dragon Boat Race at Roundhay Park on Sunday 18th May to raise funds for Martin House Children's Hospice.
Read articleWoofs and Wellies Walk
Customer advisor (and dog lover) Elaine Green of our Wetherby branch decided that a sponsored dog walk ("woofs & wellies") being run by St. Michaels Hospice would be an ideal opportunity for both Wetherby and Boston Spa branch colleagues to give something back to the community.
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