Nancy Platts explains why she nominated her local not-for-profit theatre for an award from Campaign Collective. I love the atmosphere as I walk into Brighton Little Theatre. I’ve seen many wonderful productions over the years and always get a buzz of anticipation as I descend into the cosy bar area. Usually I can hear the …
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High-profile campaign takes message to parliament in first event of its kind and follows public backing by Alan Cumming last week Campaigners calling for Scotland to become the world’s first ‘Rewilding Nation’ have taken their message to the country’s politicians, in a colourful stunt outside Holyrood. More than 100 people – representing thousands of individuals, …
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New Ofgem figures show that household energy debt has surged to £4.43 billion – more than triple the level before the energy crisis began. The number of customers in arrears is also climbing, with over a million households in debt without a repayment plan. This comes after the End Fuel Poverty Coalition revealed that 12.1 million households across the UK are …
Read more “UK Energy Debt, Fuel Poverty and Price Cap Hike Dominate National Debate”
In an initiative to support children’s mental health, the Campaign Collective’s Community Fund has donated £100 to HeadsUP Mental Health Awareness, a charity dedicated to improving the emotional wellbeing of children and young people. This donation enabled HeadsUP Mental Health Awareness to purchase arts and crafts materials for use in the charity’s 1-1 mental health …
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I’ve recently joined Campaign Collective to help forge the Scottish Rewilding Alliance’s ‘Rewliding Nation’ campaign and to create social media content and short films for the End Fuel Poverty Coalition. My aim is simple: make complex energy policy clear and useful, and keep the focus on what really matters. My route here hasn’t been a …
There are projected to be around 6.3 million new cancer cases diagnosed in England between now and 2040, new analysis has revealed. Over the last 15 years there have been 5.5 million cases**. The new figures suggest there will be 14.2% more cases over the next 15 years. Some of the most common cancers are …
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To help create a safe sea swimming course in Paignton, Campaign Collective has supported local community group Torbay Tri Club with the purchase and installation of four swimming buoys. The swimming buoys off Paignton beach, Goodrington provide a sea swimming route for people training for triathlons or leisure swimming. Torbay Tri Club seek to build …
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Eskmuthe Community Rowing Club has been awarded a £150 donation from the Campaign Collective Community Fund to help cover costs as members prepare to travel to the 2025 SkiffieWorlds – the World Championships of St Ayles skiff coastal rowing – in Stranraer this July. The donation will go towards kitting out the younger rowers and …
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Less Survivable Cancers has released a pivotal report urging the UK Government to prioritise faster diagnosis of less survivable cancers, which include those of the brain, liver, lung, pancreas, oesophagus, and stomach. The report includes new analysis of existing data which shows that if early diagnosis were doubled across …
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New data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus has shown an alarming trend of sunbed use among young people in the UK. Despite the 2011 law banning sunbeds for under 18s, the charity’s research has found that 34% of young people aged 16 to 17 are using them at least once per year and …