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21
Oct
Business Breakfast: Harrogate sleep-out raises over £2,500
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Over £2,500 has been raised so far to help combat homelessness in Harrogate after the success of the town's Big Harrogate Sleepout.
Hosted at Harrogate Rugby Club, the event saw 30 people from local businesses and the community endure a night under the stars to raise awareness and funds for Harrogate Homeless Project.
The donation, which is equivalent to funding someone on the streets with 60 nights’ accommodation at the project's hostel, will go directly towards maintaining the charity's initiatives.
Local businesses, including Harrogate Spring Water, Belzona, Raworths and Titan Wealth Management participated in the inaugural sleepout.
Richard Cooper, chief executive of the project, said:
The money raised will directly support our initiatives, from emergency accommodations to hostel services. It's inspiring to see the unity among businesses and residents in addressing this issue.
This event has been a great success, and we are able to announce the Big Sleepout date for next year, Thursday 2nd October 2025. We are determined to make the next event even bigger and better so that we can do more to help homeless people, rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness.
Joseph Ferraro
Wig service launched at Harrogate salon
Harrogate hairdresser Joseph Ferraro has launched a service to help people suffering with hair loss.
For the first time, Mr Ferraro will be stocking wigs and hairpieces and offering clients a fitting and after-care service, which he hopes will help people across the Harrogate district.
He said:
We have had a number of clients over the years who have come to us suffering from hair loss for a number of reasons.
This could be having undergone chemotherapy during cancer treatment, or sufferers of alopecia or just general hair loss/thinning due to a number of other reasons.
It has had such an impact on the way they see themselves, and their confidence. I wanted to be able to help out and by launching this new service at the salon, I hope it will help people who are having tough times in their lives.
Tockwith wedding business wins national award
Ambience Venue Styling North Yorkshire in Tockwith has won the Venue Stylist award for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire at the North of England wedding awards.
The awards were voted for by the couples who’s weddings companies have styled in the last year.
Owner Lydia Chandler said:
I bought the business in April 2021 as we were coming out of lockdown, everyone thought I was mad because weddings couldn’t even happen at this point but I knew they’d come back and be bigger and better than ever.
Three-and-a-half years on, I have an incredible team of four and we style weddings and events throughout the North Yorkshire area. We are recommended suppliers at local venues such as Rudding Park, Grantley Hall and Thirsk Lodge Barns and provide décor, floristry and signage whilst trying to ease as much stress and overwhelm that we can for our lovely couples.
Bambi Wainwright, Nursery Manager at Partou Little Dragons in Harrogate, receives the Nursery Training and Development trophy with team members at the National Day Nurseries Association Awards 2024 (Credit: NDNA)
Harrogate nursery shortlisted for national awards
Partou Little Dragons Nursery and Pre-school in Harrogate has been shortlisted in two categories for the National NMT Nursery Awards 2024.
The ceremony will be held at ExCeL in London on Saturday November 30.
It will compete for the Nursery Training and Development accolade and the SENCo Award
Samantha Rhodes, Partou managing director, said:
Since assuming the role of SENCo/Nursery Manager in 2019, Bambi has profoundly impacted Partou Little Dragons, enriching the lives of children, families and team members.
Her dedication to children with SEN and deep-seated passion for inclusion is driven by personal experiences within her own family and education, as well as her journey in understanding her own neurodivergence.
She has also been the driving force behind the training and development regime which has already won a national award this year.
Bambi and her team should feel immense pride in what they have achieved
Boroughbridge school club awarded national accolade
Roboodles before and after-school club at Roecliffe C of E Primary School has been awarded the national Out of School Club of the Year 2024 award for the second year in a row.
The awards took place in London after the Out of School Club conference, which hosted industry experts, representatives from OFSTED and the Department for Education.
The awards are national, and open to all out of school clubs within the UK.
Run by just two staff members the club is a private setting based in North Yorkshire, serving families of Roecliffe C of E Primary School.
Local Chamber of Commerce named a leading organisation
The West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has today been named as one of the leading chambers in the UK at the association's annual ceremony in London.
With 52 accredited British chambers of commerce in the UK and a further 80 across the world, the West and North Yorkshire Chamber has been recognised within the top five.
James Mason, chief executive of West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, said:
It is an honour to represent our part of the world regionally, nationally and globally. The businesses we work on behalf of are the real winners. Onwards and upwards.
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