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EuroSkills Herning 2025 CEO Henrik Kjeldsen at WorldSkills Lyon 2024

Excitement builds as the countdown to EuroSkills Herning 2025 reaches one year to go

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 04/10/202409/09/2025No Comments

As international teams and delegations returned home from the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon last month, the 33 member countries of WorldSkills Europe were already beginning to reset their focus as the countdown to EuroSkills Herning 2025 reached the milestone of one year to go. From 9 to 13 September 2025, the ninth edition of …

Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, meeting with members of the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce

Cabinet Secretary meets with Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News 23/09/202409/09/2025No Comments

Charity representatives met with Neil Gray MSP at Holyrood on 5 September to discuss the urgent need to prioritise less survivable cancers as part of Scotland’s wider cancer strategy. The meeting of members of the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT) with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care took place one year on from …

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80% of Scots want more rewilding action from Scottish Government, polling shows

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 13/09/202409/09/2025No Comments

4 in 5 Scots think the Scottish Government should have policies in place to support rewilding, according to polling carried out for the Scottish Rewilding Alliance. But the coalition of more than 20 organisations is warning that, despite overwhelming public opinion in favour of large-scale nature restoration, the Scottish Government and public bodies are being …

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Campaign Collective celebrates charity partners this International Day of Charity

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News 05/09/202409/09/2025No Comments

On the International Day of Charity – 5 September 2024 – Campaign Collective is celebrating the many charities we have worked with this year and the important work they do in combating poverty, tackling inequality, and campaigning for social justice. Through the Warm This Winter campaign and End Fuel Poverty Coalition, we have coordinated with …

Cutting VAT from sunscreen could save the NHS over £128 million per year in cancer treatment costs

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 29/08/202409/09/2025No Comments

The move, called for by skin cancer charity Melanoma Focus, could also save over 300 UK lives per year. Research published today, commissioned by the charity Melanoma Focus, has found that cutting VAT from SPF 30+ sunscreen could reduce skin cancer incidence and save the NHS over £128 million annually in treatment costs. These savings …

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How to engage the UK’s new government

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News 26/07/202409/09/2025No Comments

With a new UK government in office and many new MPs in parliament, we asked our public affairs specialist, Nancy Platts, to share her top tips for engaging with a new government: The first 100 days One of the first things you’ll hear from any new government is what they will do in their first …

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Engaging the UK’s post-election government

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Collective News, Our Team 20/06/202409/09/2025No Comments

Nancy Platts, Campaign Collective member, will share her extensive campaigning experience at “Engaging the UK’s post-election government,” a webinar and discussion taking place on Tuesday 25 June, organised by FairSay and the Campaigning Forum (ECF), and sponsored by PostBug. With the UK General Election on 4 July, the polls suggest that there could be a …

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National campaign highlights value of English degrees

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 14/06/202409/09/2025No Comments

A national campaign involving UK universities took place at the start of June, highlighting the breadth and excitement of English studies in higher education. The campaign involved a week-long programme of 20 public events, including online interviews and conversations with renowned experts and authors, and in-person exhibitions and guest lectures. The events took place under …

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Parents turned off energy due to high bills

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 13/05/202409/09/2025No Comments

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of UK parents cut back their energy use over the winter period due to high bills, according to research commissioned by the biggest parent-led climate group in the UK, Parents For Future UK. Parents with the lowest incomes (under £20,000) were cutting back the most on energy usage during the cold months (82%). Parents …

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28% of UK adults are using sunbeds as skin cancer rates rise

by Campaign CollectiveCampaign Updates 01/05/202409/09/2025No Comments

New data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus has found that over a quarter (28%) of adults in the UK say they use sunbeds, rising to 43% of 18-25 year olds. The research shows that sunbed use is alarmingly high across the country but that Belfast is the ‘sunbed capital of the UK’ with …