Simon on the Streets, a West-Yorkshire homelessness charity has joined forces with students from the University of Leeds RAG society and Leeds Street Outreach to raise awareness of female rough sleepers ahead of International Women’s Day. Wednesday 4th March saw charity workers and volunteers joined by the students in Leeds’sRead more
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A West-Yorkshire based homelessness charity has been announced as the charity to benefit from the funds raised at a regional awards ceremony. Simon on the Streets, which offers support to local people in Bradford, Leeds and Huddersfield is the chosen charity partner for the 2020 Yorkshire Choice Awards. Entering itsRead more
West Yorkshire homeless charity Simon on the Streets has unveiled 12 blue plaques in Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield, intended to highlight some of the cases they have worked with over the last twenty years. Created by Leeds-based marketing agency Fun Agency, the plaques have been placed at street level toRead more
West Yorkshire band, Flat Cap Brass has launched a Christmas appeal, producing their own version of the Christmas classic ‘Fairytale of New York’ to raise funds for West Yorkshire based homelessness charity Simon on the Streets. A music video accompanying the single shows scenes from the streets around West YorkshireRead more
In the spirit of giving back at Christmas, the region’s largest independent vehicle-hire firm is supplying two Yorkshire-based hospices with free transportation to support their Christmas fund-raising for the third year running. But this year with a twist. Arrow Self Drive will provide three different sized vehicles to Wakefield HospiceRead more
A homelessness charity has commenced celebrations of 20 years of supporting entrenched rough sleepers across West Yorkshire with a number of events throughout its birthday month. Simon on the Streets was formed in 1999 to support those sleeping rough or at risk of rough sleeping in Leeds, Bradford and Kirklees.Read more
A business born from a love for gaming has raised more than £1000 for charity at an event in celebration of six years of trading. Leeds-based Gamezstation marked six years in business by hosting an event featuring its two gaming vans, live music and a balloon pop raffle on SaturdayRead more
The managing partner of a top UK law firm has been inspired to join his team’s charity work by sleeping out for a local homelessness charity. Leeds-based national law firm Weightmans has committed to ‘Sleeping out for Simon’ for the second time as part of West Yorkshire homelessness charity, SimonRead more
A Yorkshire-based gaming company is gearing up to celebrate six years of trading via a unique event. Leeds-based Gamezstation was born out of co-founder Scott Deighton’s hobby of gaming and entrepreneurial mindset, often wondering how he could make it easier for parents when it came to organising a birthday party.Read more
Leeds law firm, BW Legal has partnered with Yorkshire homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets to become the charity’s first ever headline sponsor for its annual sleep out event. ‘Sleep with Simon’, which will take place on 26th September 2019, is expected to welcome 200 participants to the Royal ArmouriesRead more
