Charity and Community (2017)
Fundraising via Society colleagues nets over £3,000 for Candlelighters
Colleagues from our Risk department joined forces to raise £3,500 for a local children’s cancer charity.
Read articleSociety volunteers support community projects in the Leeds area
Forty Society colleagues have swapped the office for the great outdoors by giving their time to support local good causes in the Leeds area.
Read articleCrossgates branch’s birthday gift to local charities
Our branch in Crossgates welcomed customers old and new to help it celebrate its 40th birthday.
Read articleThree Peaks challenge teams raise more than £5,000
An intrepid band of climbers from our Risk and Finance teams successfully tackled the Yorkshire Three Peaks to raise a combined £5,500 for charity.
Read articleSimon treks 40 miles in 12 hours for charity
A mortgage product manager at the Society has raised £1,600 for charity by trekking 40 miles across the North York Moors.
Read articleGreen-fingered Society volunteers help at local school
Colleagues from our branches used their volunteering leave to tidy a memorial garden at Chellow Heights Special School in Bradford.
Read articleAberdeen branch volunteer to improve local community
Colleagues from Aberdeen branch joined other members of the community to help clear litter from streets in their neighbourhood.
Read articleSociety volunteers give Wallsend Parks a spring clean
Colleagues from the Society joined Wallsend Parks’ regular Wednesday volunteers to clear litter and get the parks ready for summer.
Read articleSociety sponsors local football team
The York Railway Institute Under 11s are looking smarter this season thanks to a £280 donation from the Society.
Read articleSociety colleagues volunteer at local careers week
North East primary school pupils have been learning about the world of work with help from Society volunteers.
Read articleSociety’s North East branches raise £7,000 for Daft as a Brush
Colleagues at our branches in the North East raised £7,000 for Daft as a Brush cancer patient care during 2016.
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