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Our Email is Getting an Upgrade!
Your private information is just that, ...private! We want to ensure it stays that way too even when you are sharing information with the charity for us to process a support application for your...
Dewsbury West Scouts Raise £2,000 for YCT
We would like to pass on our heartfelt thanks to Dewsbury West Scouts who supported Yorkshire Children's Trust over Christmas with their annual Santa Sleigh and raised a truly fantastic £2,000 to...
Joseph & Mary Hiley Trust Support Respite Breaks
Our respite breaks are an essential tool to supporting children with an illnesses and/or additional needs and their families. Most of the families we support have never had a break away together so...
Coronation Weekend Donations
At Yorkshire Children's Trust we would like to pass on our sincere congratulations on the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla over the weekend, our founder Simon Widdop is a proud...
Marathon Run for YCT by Nick Horsfall
Nick Horsfall from Lister Horsfall in Halifax managed to raise a fantastic £630.00 for Yorkshire Children's Trust with his London Marathon run. We would like to thank Nick and pass on our sincere...
Win a visit to Center Parcs with our Lottery Draw!
As the weather (slowly!) gets more Summery, we’re thrilled to announce a prize that we know a lot of you have been excited for – we’re giving you the chance to win a trip to Center Parcs! A sporty...
Child-Safe SIM Cards – Extra Features for Safety
Exciting Announcement 📢📱🎉 Local children's charity, Yorkshire Children’s Trust are very excited to promote our partnership with Engine Mobile Ltd and the amazing ParentShield Mobile Network....
Respite breaks supported by Sweetpea Charity
Our respite breaks are an essential tool to supporting children with an illnesses and/or additional needs and their families. Most of the families we support have never had a break away together so...
Happy Birthday Kevin & Thank You!
We would like to offer our very best birthday wishes to one of our long term supporters, Kevin Mitchell who celebrated his 70th birthday party with family and friends over the weekend. Instead of...
Nominate YCT to win £1,000
We need your help! - Please nominate Yorkshire Children's Trust to get a donation of £1,000 from the Benefact Group - Movement for Good! It's quick and easy to do! Three quick steps to follow to...
Win a European City Break with our Charity Lottery
The clocks have gone forward, the evenings are starting to get lighter and we have a fantastic prize to shout about in our free prize draw this April! We're giving all of our charity lottery players...
Cosmos are doing the Three Peaks Challenge
We are excited that Cosmos Solutions have Yorkshire Children's Trust as their Charity of the Year and the team are doing many things to help raise money from Yorkshire Children's Trust including...
Pierrepont Support YCT with £10k
Just like all charities and organisations we are facing increased financial pressures. Not only have we had two years of a pandemic, but now the cost of living crisis has caused all of the charities...
Marshall & Viggars Support Caravan Appeal
We would like to pass on our sincere thanks to the Trustees of the Marshall & Viggars Charitable Trust who have supported our ongoing caravan costs with a grant of £550 towards the annual fees we...
Priority Services Register – Have you joined?
Thousands of people with disabilities rely on electricity to run life-saving equipment, including ventilators, wheelchairs, hoists, stairlifts, as well as specially adapted electric beds and...
Are you looking for a charity to support at work?
As we reach the end of the financial year, organisations are looking for a charity to support over the next twelve months, many preferring a local charity so they can have a real understanding on...
Important Weather Update
Important Update Due to the severe weather warnings over the next 48 hours for the safety of our team members and our clients and beneficiaries we have taken the reluctant decision to close our...
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Donation
We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge based in Driffield who have sent a donation of £2000.00 to help support local children in their community. Without the...
St Johns Lodge Raises £150 with Raffle
We would like to offer our thanks to St John's Lodge in Halifax who held a raffle to raise funds for Yorkshire Children's Trust and raised a fantastic £150! This will be used to support a local...
YIS Charity Ball Raises £24,500 for charity!
The Yorkshire Indian Society hold a very special glitzy charity ball every year to help support local charities. Last years ball was held on 25th April and being post pandemic it was never a more...
Win a £500 Sainsbury’s Voucher
This March, as voted for by charity lottery supporters, not only will you be eligible to win the weekly cash prize of up to £25,000, but you will also automatically be entered into the draw to win a...
Cosmos Solutions Support YCT as Charity of the Year
I had the real pleasure of meeting the team at Cosmos Solutions in Shipley yesterday to talk about the amazing work we do to support children across the region with our four themes of support and...
Children’s Mental Health Week
Children's Mental Health Week is yet again set to make a difference to the lives of children and young people across the Yorkshire region by shining a spotlight on the importance of positive mental...
Sejda Support YCT with Software
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Sejda for donating their fabulous PDF desktop software to Yorkshire Children's Trust which will help simplify our workload and increase our productivity...
The Worst Day of my Life
Today is the worst day of my life. Every year as we enter January and the 18th January creeps closer and closer I feel physically sick and full of dread. I wake woolly-headed from a broken nights...
Stella Symons Trust Supports Respite Breaks
We would like to pass on our sincere thanks to the Trustees of the Stella Symons Charitable Trust who have supported our ongoing caravan costs with a donation of £250 towards the annual fees we have...
Hull & ER Charitable Trust support respite
We would like to thank the Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust who have supported our ongoing costs towards our respite breaks with a grant of £2,000. Every year we have to pay around £12,000...
Our Support Options in 2023
As a charity that is funded through donations we have seen, like many other small charities a fall in general donations following two years of the pandemic and now the current cost of living crisis....
Christmas Deliveries Day Two
🎄Christmas Deliveries - Day 2 🎅 We are very excited to have been out today delivering the remainder of the lovely Christmas gifts we had donated. Today we need to thank Johnny from SA Motors for the...
Porky Penguin Deliver Christmas Telegram to Local Children
We have been absolutely astounded by the help and generosity of local people and local businesses who have helped us to support children in hospital this Christmas. The wonderful team at Porky...
First Special Christmas Deliveries
A big thank you to Chris from Ecowaste who stepped in to help Dawn today with deliveries of some very special Christmas gifts. Today we had the pleasure of making our first set of deliveries to...
Lunn Exteriors Christmas Donations
And that's a wrap (pun intended!). We had our last delivery of the season from the great team at Lunn Exteriors from Holmfirth with these fabulous gifts. These are being wrapped today by our amazing...
La Stazione Christmas Box
Its always lovely to receive gifts in the post, today we received a wonderful box of Christmas gifts from La Stazione in Ilkley who have collected these wonderful toys for our Christmas Appeal this...
Calderdale Hospital Christmas Wish
As our Christmas Present Appeal draws to a close this year, we have one more magical wish to grant to the Children's Ward at Calderdale Hospital. We heard on the grapevine that the ward really...
Magical Gifts From Jessie
Every gift we receive for our Christmas appeal helps to make a real difference to children this Christmas. We are overwhelmed with the extreme generosity of local people that despite the cost of...
DOW in Dewsbury Donate Christmas Gifts
We have been so luckily this year with supporters old and new. DOW - The Materials Science Company in Dewsbury are long term supporters of Yorkshire Children's Trust and it was with great pleasure...
Unit Fitness & Friends Special Christmas Gifts
To say the team at Yorkshire Children's Trust are overwhelmed with emotion is an understatement. We are truly astounded with the generosity of supporters to our Christmas Appeal this year, in fact I...
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust Support Respite Breaks
A big part of our work at Yorkshire Children's Trust is supporting the mental health of local children and their families through the provision of respite breaks through our two caravans at Butlins...
Beckfoot School Bingley Donate to YCT Appeal
We had the pleasure of giving a presentation on our charity work to some of the children at Beckfoot School in Bingley who are wanting to raise funds for Yorkshire Children's Trust. As the fabulous...
AND Digital Donated to YCT Christmas Appeal
We would like to express our thanks to Sam from AND Digital who organised a collection for our Christmas Appeal this year. She collected gifts from her own team and organised other teams to deliver...
Kim Rawson & Smith Butler Christmas Donations
As we wake up to some cold and snowy weather across the UK today, we are still very much hard at work. This morning we had the pleasure of Kim and from Smith Butler and her husband popping across to...
REPL Accenture Donate Big Bundle of Xmas Gifts
We would like to thank Sarah Lawson from REPL Accenture for popping across to our offices yesterday with this amazing big bundle of gifts donated by the team to support the Yorkshire Children's...
Morrisons Bumper Christmas Donations
We would like to thank Terri Noble and her team at Morrisons Cutler Heights who have supported the Yorkshire Children's Trust Christmas Appeal this year with a bumper haul of clothing, toys and...
Thornhill Dental Surgery Brings Smiles to Local Children
We would like to pass on our heartfelt thanks to the staff and clients at Thornhill Dental Surgery in Dewsbury who have donated some amazing gifts to bring smiles to local children in hospital this...
Buttercups Little Kingdom of Fun Christmas Donation
We would like to thank the staff and patrons of Buttercups Little Kingdom of Fun in Leeds for the wonderful donations of toys and gifts to our Christmas Appeal. Each one of these will be lovingly...
Calderdale College Heath & Social Care Donations
We would like to thank Stacey and the health and social care students who have supported the Yorkshire Children's Trust Christmas Appeal this year. The students and staff at Calderdale College have...
Local Resident Lisa Donates to Xmas Appeal
We would like to thank Lisa a local resident near our charity offices who heard about our Christmas Charity Appeal and popped in with a couple of gifts to bring a smile to children in hospital over...
Shakespeare Martineau’s Santa Sack of Toys
We would like to offer our thanks to Shakespeare Martineau in Sheffield who have donated a Santa sack full of toys for our Christmas Appeal this year. Each gift will be given to a child who has to...
Concrete Taxi & Their Suppliers Donate to Xmas Appeal
We are mid-way now though our Christmas Appeal this year and we would like to thank Suzanne and her daughter for popping in to our office today with a truly magnificent haul of festive gifts for our...
We’ve now got a clothing bank at our office!
As many will know, we have strong eco-credentials here at Yorkshire Children's Trust and we recycle clothing to prevent it going to landfill. Not only do we do house to house clothing collections,...
The new Eco Christmas Tree raising money for YCT
Supporter, Chris from Ecowaste is always looking for ways to help support local charities through his eco-friendly business and has come up with a great eco-Christmas tree utilising reclaimed...
We’re now on TikTok and our other social links
I've resisted the urge to join TikTok, I guess as a forty-something year old I am just getting a bit too long in the tooth for this new fangled technology! However, our counsellor Sarah has finally...
FMJ Plastering Support Christmas Appeal
We would like to offer our thanks to the team at FMJ Plastering as well as their amazing customers who donated lots and lots of toys and gifts to our Christmas Appeal which were dropped over to our...
Brooke Dene Donate Children’s Gifts to Appeal
I was invited across to Brooke Dene in Cleckheaton today and was introduced to a couple of the residents by the house manager. The residents have for the last few weeks been buying gifts for the...
Darrington Quarries Donate the Gift of Christmas
We had the pleasure of meeting Lynda today from Darrington Quarries, the team have been excitedly collecting gifts for the Yorkshire Children's Trust appeal and were happy to stop by today with bags...
ABS Print Donate Gifts To Xmas Appeal
Local business ABS Print has supported Yorkshire Children's Trust for many years with a low cost printer/photocopier set up that allows the charity to work as efficiently as possible without waiting...
Patsons Pack Christmas Package for Children
We would like to express our thanks to the wonderful Vicki and the team at Patsons in Bradford who have supported our Christmas Appeal again this year. They've supported Yorkshire Children's Trust...
Katie & Family & Friends Christmas Donation
I was invited to Katie's house today to collect an absolutely amazing collection of gifts from her family, friends and work colleagues for the Yorkshire Children's Trust Christmas Appeal this year....
Roxor Groups Christmas Donation to Appeal
We would like to thank the amazing team at Roxor Group who have popped in to see us today with a massive bundle of gifts for our Christmas appeal. Each one of these donated toys will be wrapped and...
Giles & Steve Support Christmas Appeal
We had the pleasure of meeting Giles today. Together with his colleague Steve, they've been collecting gifts for our Christmas Appeal this year. We would like to thank you for these lovely gifts...
YES Energy Solutions say Yes! to Christmas Appeal
Our Christmas appeal is well underway and we are very excited to have a visit yesterday from our friends at YES Energy Solutions who have Yorkshire Children's Trust as their charity of the year. The...
Lovable Soft Toys for Xmas Appeal
We would like to offer our thanks to the kind gentleman who wishes to remain anonymous for the fabulous donation of nearly 100 soft animal toys for our Christmas Appeal this year. Each gift will be...
Wentbridge House Hotel Christmas Gifts
Christmas has certainly come early with the help of Faye and her daughter Isobel who took on a mammoth Christmas shopping challenge for the Yorkshire Children's Trust Christmas Appeal. As you can...
Personal Christmas Donation from Chris
We would like to thank the amazing Christopher Bootland who popped by our office yesterday with a personal donation of £200 worth of toys for our Christmas Appeal. This absolutely fantastic bundle...
Christmas Appeal Boost from Newlyn
Our Christmas Appeal deliveries have officially kicked off with our first delivery. We had the real pleasure of meeting Lauren from Newlyn yesterday when she popped by the office with a wonderful...
The day my daughters life was saved
Cancer is a nasty word, it brings up thoughts of elderly parents suffering, but its not just the elderly that are diagnosed with cancer. My daughter, Leigh-Anne was diagnosed with Acute...
Jigsaw Festival Raised £2250 for Local Children
We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to the volunteers that gave up their time for the first post-covid in-person Jigsaw Festival at St. Martins at Brighouse over the August Bank Holiday...
New Premises Now Open! Big Thanks to…
Thank you to our amazing team our move to our new premises is now complete and we are ready to welcome you from Monday morning. It's been a crazy few weeks and we need to thank so many people for...
YES colleagues take the plunge for Yorkshire Children’s Trust
On Friday the 4th November 2022, colleagues from YES will be taking on a brave challenge to raise money for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Yorkshire Children's Trust is a charity dedicated to making...
A.M. Fenton Trust Support Birthday Appeal
Our 10th Birthday Appeal may seem like a long time ago, after all it happened mid-pandemic and it seems a lifetime ago! - Although we couldn't hold a special party like we had hoped, we did start a...
£250 from the Sir Derek Greenaway Foundation
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the Sir Derek Greenaway Foundation who have donated £250.00 to support our respite break costs. Despite providing the breaks free of charge to our...
David & Elizabeth Kerfoot Trust support YCT
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the David & Elizabeth Kerfoot Charitable Trust who have donated £1,000.00 to support our respite break costs. Despite providing the breaks free of charge...
Appliances Direct – Supporters of YCT
Yorkshire Children's Trust help to support families from all across the region with their 50:50 grant. This grant not only helps with more specialist items such as disabled car seats, wheelchairs...
Urgent Christmas Appeal – Can you help?
Yorkshire Children’s Trust is asking for help from schools, colleges and business for their Christmas Appeal 2022. For the past nine years, Yorkshire Children’s Trust has provided gifts to hospitals...
New Charity Lottery – Win £10K A Week!
We're all facing hard times at the moment and we understand that supporters are looking for different ways to help support their favourite charity, Yorkshire Children's Trust. We're very excited to...
The secret is out! Have a sneaky peak!
A very good morning to everyone - time to reveal the big secret! I am very happy to confirm that we have secured new premises in Claremount and will be moving in the next few weeks. We will have:...
2022 Christmas Appeal Now Live – Please help!
Its the 1st October! and that means its time to launch our Christmas Present appeal for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Every year, our team visit local hospitals with sacks and sacks of presents for...
£150 in memory of Joanne Sykes
We thank the family and friends of Joanne Sykes who donated £150 to Yorkshire Children's Trust in her memory. 100% of this generous donation will be used to support local beneficiaries through our...
Counselling & Play Therapy Sessions in September
Does your child need a little bit of extra support? Would they benefit from counselling or play therapy? Based in Halifax, Yorkshire Children's Trust have a proven track record of successfully...
YCT Statement on the passing of HM The Queen
Everyone connected with Yorkshire Children's Trust, from the Trustees, team members, supporters and beneficiaries are deeply saddened on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II on 8th...
Changes to Counselling & Respite Break Costs
At Yorkshire Children's Trust, although we are facing increasing demand on our budget, we are trying to proactively approach the problems that we all face to help support our beneficiaries as much...
Grace’s Garden Blossoms Big Donation
Over the bank holiday weekend when many of us had our feet up enjoying the last heatwave of the summer, Grace was busy making arrangements to move home and decided that her years of dedication to...
Andy Cooper Engineering Ltd Donate £250.00
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Andy Cooper Engineering Ltd for their generous donation of £250 to support our work with local beneficiaries. As we cover our core costs with our green...
West End Golf Club Raise £490.50
We would like to offer West End Golf Club in Halifax a massive thank you for supporting Yorkshire Children's Trust. During her captaincy, Elisabeth Taylor selected YCT as her nominated charity and...
Jamie’s Music Night is a Hit
Wow! What an amazing night we all had at Jamie's Music Night - we managed to raise an amazing £294.10 to help support local children through our four themes of support. Best of all, as we cover our...
More Recycling Bank Locations
Clothing bank update! More delivered this week! 🥻👗👖👕 We are very excited to welcome more local businesses that have decided to host a free Yorkshire Children's Trust clothing bank including: ⭐Eureka...
Team CJMS Smash Hadrian’s Wall Target
We would like to pass on our thanks to Team CJMS who took on the Hadrian's Wall Challenge and raised a fabulous £2126.80 plus £451.25 in Gift Aid for a total of £2578.05 which will be used to...
Webb Family Charitable Trust Donation
Yorkshire Children’s Trust believe that the mental health of children is of paramount importance, especially so if they have additional needs, illnesses or disabilities. The charity provide free...
Happy Yorkshire Day
Happy Yorkshire Day! We are extremely proud to be a Yorkshire charity, run by Yorkshire people! Supporting children across all four Yorkshire regions! Our support themes include: Counselling & Play...
Donation in Memory of Mrs Henderson
We would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mrs. Pamela Elizabeth Henderson and thank them for thinking of Yorkshire Children's Trust at this difficult time. A...
Acts Needs for Charity Event in August
We need you help! We are urgently looking for singers and comedians for our charity night at Wilsden Conservative Club on Saturday 27th August 2022. All the PA is already in place, so all you need...
Cantwara House at QE Raised £314.75 for YCT
A big thank you to the students in Cantwara House at Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate who have been fundraising for Yorkshire Children's Trust and raised a fabulous £314.75 for the charity. Just like...
Otty Support YCT with Comforts of Home
Otty supply super comfortable mattresses and here at Yorkshire Children's Trust we were very lucky to receive a gift of one of these for our very first holiday home at Butlins when we setting up a...
Host a Recycling Bank – Help a Local Charity
Recycling is a big part of what we do. We want to be a green and ethical charity and raise funds to cover our core costs, so every donation we then receive is used to support our beneficiaries...
Pat Newman Memorial Trust Donation
Yorkshire Children’s Trust believe that the mental health of children is of paramount importance, especially so if they have additional needs, illnesses or disabilities. The charity provide free...
Will’s Outlaw Triathlon Raises £367.50
A massive congratulations and thank you to Will Towne who undertook the gruelling Outlaw Half Triathlon which includes: 1.2 mile swim 🏊♂️ 56 mile bike ride 🚴♀️ 13.1 mile run 🏃♂️ and raised an...
Counselling Price Freeze
Due to two years of the pandemic, our plan was to increase the cost of our counselling and play therapy sessions by £5 per session. Increasing prices is never something we want to do, but we have...
Santa Sleigh Smashes £2k
Dewsbury West Scouts are long term supporters of Yorkshire Children's Trust and every year they take their Santa Sleigh around the Dewsbury and Mirfield area to spread some Christmas cheer and raise...
Sean’s Dry Donation
We would like to offer a massive thank you to Sean Mannifield who took part in Dry-January for Yorkshire Children's Trust and helped to raise a fantastic £207 for the charity. Best of all, as we...
Speed Petroleum Ltd Donate £3.5K
Every donation to Yorkshire Children's Trust makes a real difference, as we cover our core costs with our green recycling initiatives, it means every penny or every donation is used to support our...
We’ve Done it! – Thank You!
We've done it! Thank You! We've reached our fundraising goal for our new holiday home at Butlins and we've now placed the order for it! Our new three bedroom, eight berth caravan will double our...
Would you like a free clothing bank?
Our brand new textile clothing banks being delivered this week! We are so excited to be working with ASTCO to be placing these around the Yorkshire region to help raise money for the charity but...
Easter Appeal: £3k to support children’s mental health
We've been pretty quiet on our news page and social media for the last couple of weeks, but we've been very busy! We've seen a real boom in support applications, especially for our respite breaks...
Keighley Model Aircraft Club Raise £245.37
We would like to pass on our sincere thanks to the Keighley District Model Aircraft Club who have raised a fabulous £245.37 for Yorkshire Children's Trust. We had the great pleasure of meeting the...
New Charity Video!
Here at Yorkshire Children's Trust we are always looking for new ways to help promote our work with some of the most vulnerable and needy children in our community and our promotional videos are a...
Donations to our appeals
We had a wonderful visit from Santa Blake 🎅on Friday who dropped off some lovely gifts for our beneficiaries as well as a cheque for £2333.45, just some of the funds raised over the Christmas...
Donation: £10K from Pierrepont Trust to support mental health
Building up long lasting relationships is essential in the business and charitable sector, especially after the two years of the pandemic and an uncertain future. We have had fabulous £5,000...
Donation: £1,000 Myerscough Charitable Trust
We would like to pass on our sincere thanks today to the Myerscough Charitable Trust who have recognised the need of our support and the importance of children's mental health and made a donation of...
Sir George Martin Trust Donate £2,000 to Appeal
As we continue to fundraise for our second holiday home to support the mental health of local children and their families, it is always great to hear positive news from funders. Today we are very...
Donation: Sweetpea Charity
We would like to pass on our sincere thanks to the Trustees of the Sweetpea Charity who have donated £500 to Yorkshire Children's Trust to help us fund sensory equipment for our new premises that we...
Easter Appeal Donation: Bearder Charity
Our Easter Appeal is well underway. This year we are not asking for chocolate eggs to be donated, but the cash equivalent to be pledged to our JustGiving page as we take on the challenge of helping...
Win a weekend at the YCT Holiday Home!
Competition Time! Who would like to win a weekend stay in our luxury holiday home at Butlins? Just £2 an entry and for the first time we are offering entry by text message. For entry just text WIN...
YCT Hospital Easter Appeal 2022
As many will know, Yorkshire Children's Trust have supported local children since 2011, and for the last few years we have been honoured to support local hospital with our Christmas and Easter...
Donation: £2500 Albert Hunt Trust
We would like to offer our thanks to the Albert Hunt Trust who have sent a grant of £2500 to Yorkshire Children's Trust which we are using towards our caravan appeal to help support the mental...
ParentShield – A Different Mobile Network
Yorkshire Children's Trust are very excited to announce a new partnership with Engine Mobile Ltd to be able to promote their amazing ParentShield Mobile Network. Designed from the ground up to be a...
Donation: TK Maxx & Homesense Foundation
We would like to offer our thanks to the TK Maxx and Homesense Foundation who have sent us two donations totalling £1500 which we are using towards our caravan appeal to help support the mental...
20 Pence a Mile Raises £260 for YCT
Local Halifax residents, Mike and Kath like to raise funds every year for local charities by saving twenty pence for every mile that they walk through-out the year, donating all the funds raised to...
Grant & Bowman – 30,000 Steps for YCT
Congratulations to the team at Grant & Bowman for completing their fundraiser in aid of Yorkshire Children's Trust. They covered 10 miles of the Yorkshire Dales, which equates to 180 flights of...
Support Forms Back Open
Our support forms are all now back open and ready to accept applications. We have 4 themes of support, two financial and two emotional and we are ready to help make a real difference to your family...
Santa Blake becomes Patron of YCT
For the past 8 years, Yorkshire Children’s Trust has provided gifts to hospitals in the Yorkshire region to ensure no child wakes up in hospital on Christmas morning without a gift to open. This...
Bingley Grotto Raises over £2k for YCT
We are extremely humbled by the amazing support and generosity of members of the public at this time of year and it is difficult to say thank you to every one individually that has helped to support...
Gift Deliveries to Deserving Children
We would like to thank you all for your amazing donations of gifts this year, its been one of most busiest years and we have literally received hundreds and hundreds of gifts to donate to children...
Christmas Donation: Sulzer Pumps
We would like to pass on our thanks to Sulzer Pumps in Leeds who have very kindly supported our Christmas Appeal again this year. It lovely to work with this great team again this year and we are...
Christmas Donation: Pocklington School
We were invited across to Pocklington School in East Yorkshire today to receive a lovely donation of gifts for our annual Christmas Appeal. It was a real pleasure to meet you and we would like to...
Plan B – Full YCT Statement
Following this weeks announcement that further restrictions are coming in to place under the governments Plan B, we have had extensive discussion with our team members and our commercial partners...
Christmas Donation: Liaison & Diversion Service
We would like to pass on our thanks to the team at the liaison and diversion service at Bradford Police station for the gifts they've donated to our appeal this year. We really appreciate your...
Christmas Donation: Guiseley School
We would like to thank the six-form students at Guiseley School who have collected three big boxes of presents to our Christmas Appeal this year. I had the pleasure to be invited across to meet some...
Plan B and what it means for YCT
This evening (8th December 2021), the Government has announced that due to the higher transmission risks from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 we are facing tightening rules under Plan B. The new...
Calderdale Health Visitors Team Gift Giving
We very much appreciate that it has been a very difficult year not just for businesses, charities and adults, but it has hit young children hard too, especially younger children who have not been...
Christmas Donation: The Works @ The Merrion Ctr
We would like to give a massive shout out and pass on our sincere thanks to the staff and customers of The Works in the Merrion Centre in Leeds who have donated bags and bags of gifts to our...
Christmas Donation: Cheeky Monkey’s Day Nursery
We would like to pass on our thanks to the staff and patrons of the Cheeky Monkey's Day Nursery in Woodlesford for the donation of two big bags of toys for our Christmas Appeal this year. The...
Christmas Donation – Vicki Patel
We would like to express our thanks to the amazing Vicki Patel from Patson's in Bradford. Not only does she support Yorkshire Children's Trust every year through our Christmas Appeal, this year she...
Christmas Donation: Mount Zion Elves
We would like to pass on our thanks to the elves at Mount Zion Heritage Chapel at Ogden who have hosted a grotto again this year and donated £200 to Yorkshire Children's Trust through the amazing...
Counselling Changes in 2022
As a charity we realise the importance of mental health in children and continued to subsidise 50% of the actual cost of each counselling session so we can help to support as many children as...
Christmas Donation: Accellacare Yorkshire
A massive shoutout to all the team at Accellacare Yorkshire based in Shipley who have managed to collect several boxes of toys for this years Christmas Appeal. Thank you to every single person that...
Christmas Donation: Kip McGrath
We would like to thank our friends at Kip McGrath, Bradford North. They've supported our Christmas appeal now for several years and they invited Sarah across this morning to collect some gifts for...
Christmas Donation: DOW, Dewsbury
We would like to pass on our thanks to the wonderful team at DOW in Dewsbury who invited me across this morning to receive a lovely donation of gifts for our present appeal this year. Each one of...
Christmas Donation: Morrisons Flaxby
We would like to express our thanks to the whole team at Morrisons Flaxby who have donated all of these lovely gifts to our Christmas appeal this year. Every single gift will be winging its way to...
Christmas Donation: Kim Rawson
As we continue with our annual Christmas Appeal, we would like to pass our heartfelt thanks to Kim Rawson, her family and friends and work colleagues for the donation of these lovely gifts to help...
Christmas Donation: Lo Bentley Photography
We would like to pass on our thanks to Lois Bentley and her customers for the fabulous Christmas gifts that have been donated to our annual Christmas appeal. Each one of these gifts will be donated...
Christmas Donation: Brooke Dene
As we continue with our Christmas appeal, we would like to thank the lovely residents at Brooke Dene in Cleckheaton who have collected some wonderful gifts for us to give to children in hospital...
Christmas Donation: Concrete Taxi
As our busy day continues, we would like to pass on our sincere thanks to Concrete Taxi based in Dewsbury who have dropped off bags of wonderful gifts for our annual Christmas present appeal. Each...
Christmas Donation: Darrington Quarries
We got a surprise donation to our Christmas Appeal today from Darrington Quarries Ltd based in Knottingley. We would like to express our thanks to Lynda Robinson, Robert Day, Richard Malpas, Sharon...
Christmas Donation: Grant & Bowman
As we collect our second set of gifts for our annual present appeal, we need to pass on our heartfelt thanks to Grant & Bowman in Bradford who have not only has Yorkshire Children's Trust as...
Christmas Donation: First Direct Bank
Its the 1st December and that can only mean one thing - Its the first donation collection for our Christmas appeal today. Our very first thank you this year goes to First Direct Bank in Leeds....
Birstall Shopping Park Virtual Giving Tree
This year we are very pleased to be working with the great team at Birstall Shopping Park again who have set up a virtual giving tree. Instead of buying a gift, this is a great opportunity to help...
Free Respite Breaks for 2022
If you are a regular visitor to the Yorkshire Children's Trust website, you will be aware that for several years the charity has offered free respite breaks to families who have children with...
Halifax Resident Wins £7,500 for YCT
A Halifax hero won £5,000 for themselves and £15,000 towards their chosen charity at the Sky Bet Ebor Handicap race in York. Ahead of the 2021 Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, York Racecourse and...
Donation in loving memory of Joan Webber
We would like to pass on our condolences to the family and friends of Joan Webber who passed away 91 years young. A collection was made in her memory and £180.00 donated to Yorkshire Children's...
Covid: Children’s Mental Health
The mental health of children and young people has not improved since last year's lockdown, a survey by NHS Digital suggests. It found one in six children in England had a probable mental disorder...
Christmas Appeal 2021 – Please help!
Christmas Appeal 2021 - Please help! Its the 1st October! and that means its time to launch our Christmas Present appeal for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Every year, our team visit local hospitals...
Charity Jigsaw Festival Update
Due to the pandemic, the Annual Jigsaw Festival at St. Martins in Brighouse that is normally held over August bank holiday weekend became an online event. Over the last several months, over 1500...
David donates coins and stamps
David donates coins and stamps We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to David W. who has surprised us with a big package in the post this morning. David had read on our website that we...
Matthew races to a personal best for YCT
Matthew races to a personal best for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Wanting to support a local charity, not only has Matthew O'Connor taken charity tins to work to raise money for YCT, but he also...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. What many might not know is that Yorkshire Children's Trust is a very small charity created by two sets of parents who both had daughters suffering...
Exclusive Discount on the Access Card
At Yorkshire Children's Trust we understand how difficult and frustrating it can be to have to provide evidence to third parties about your child's illness just to get a little bit of extra help and...
Donation: East Yorkshire Genealogical Services
Every donation makes a difference We would like to pass our heartfelt thanks to the East Yorkshire Genealogical Services for the fantastic donation of £377 which we received this week. The family...
What is a Trustee and what do they do?
What is a Trustee and what do they do? We get asked this question a lot, along with how much do the team members get paid, are they on big fat-cat salaries like the media portrays? - The simple...
How to collect donations and sponsorship money
How to collect donations and sponsorship money Are you looking to raise money for Yorkshire Children's Trust but are confused about how to collect sponsorship money and gift aid? Gone are the days...
Holiday Home Appeal – Promoting Positive Mental Health
Holiday Home Appeal - Promoting Positive Mental Health Yorkshire Children's Trust support the emotional and financial needs of some of the most vulnerable children in the Yorkshire region. As part...
Important: Counselling Sessions Update
Important Message For Counselling Clients I am writing to you today with some very important information. Although personally testing negative, I have been in contact with someone who has tested...
Councils halved spending on services for vulnerable children
A report published by some of the UK’s leading children’s charities reveals that between 2010 and 2020, local authorities in England reduced spending on early intervention services from £3.6bn to...
Fear of Freedom Day
Fear of Freedom Day While many are celebrating the removing of almost all restrictions today, which has been given the nickname 'Freedom Day'; not everyone is celebrating. Its a positive step for...
What Can Your Donation Do?
What Can Your Donation Do? Did you know that your donation will make a real difference to the support we can offer to local children and their families. Primarily we support children from the...
Freedom Day Updates
Freedom Day Updates for Service Users If you are visiting us for a counselling session from next week we have some important information to share in relation to 'freedom day'. Face Masks - Although...
Help support a truly local charity
Can you help to support a truly local charity? This year we are still seeing a drop in fundraising events due to the ongoing restrictions and social distancing measures that have been in place for...
It’s Coming Home!
ITS COMING HOME!! As football fever grips the nation and we stand by as a nation to cheer on our team, we would like to wish the England team all the best! Why not have bit of fun with the game and...
Respite Break Applications Suspended
Respite Break Applications Suspended Sadly, it is with regret that we are going to close our applications for respite breaks for the time being. We have received so many applications for support...
Shop on Amazon and Donate!
Did you know you can shop on Amazon and donate to Yorkshire Children's Trust at no additional cost or expense to you? I know we are all feeling the financial strain at the moment as many of us are...
Legacy Giving
We all know the importance of writing a will so we can ensure we can leave our precious possessions to our loved ones. Many people put off writing a will because they think it will be too...
Latest Butlins Break Information
Latest Butlins Break Information Due to the changes in restrictions to our holiday breaks today we have made some changes to our website to clarify what is, and is not currently available on our...
Jigsaws Support Local Children
Did you know that just by buying a jigsaw you can help support the work of local children and local charities? The Jigsaw Festival at Brighouse has been running for many years, but due to the...
10th Birthday Appeal: Making A Change
Written by Faye Dixon, Living North Magazine - June 2021 Issue As Yorkshire Children’s Trust celebrate their 10th birthday, we find out how they hope to expand their care provisions with a new...
Clothing Collection Fraud: Smiley Sun Leaflets
Help us stamp out clothing collection fraud. There is currently a company handing out leaflets branded Smiley Sun Ltd and these leaflets state they're collecting on behalf of, and in cooperation...
Win a £100 B&Q Voucher
Would you like to win a £100 B&Q Decorating Voucher? At Yorkshire Children's Trust we are always looking at new ways to raise funds, and our charity lottery service is a great way to not only...
Recycling Scam Alert!
A big part of what we do as an ethical and green charity is to cover our core costs with recycling and we have an excellent working relationship with our two commercial partners. We work with a...
Your donations make a big difference!
Did you know that 100% of your donation is used to support children in our community? How many other charities can make this claim? We work hard to cover our core costs with our green recycling...
Can you host a clothing bank?
Can you host one of our clothing banks? Recycling is a big part of our ethos and our green credentials. You can help not only help to save the planet by actively taking part in recycling, but you'd...
Meeting HM The Queen
It been a difficult 12 months for everyone, so it's only natural to want to reflect on happier times. My most humbling and happiest experience being part of Yorkshire Children's Trust is when I was...
Easter Appeal: Thank You!
We have travelled over 380 miles and collected donations of over 1,000 chocolate eggs for our Easter Appeal this year. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to every single person and...
Easter Donation: CPOMS
A big thank you to the team at CPOMS in Skipton who have donated all of these lovely chocolate eggs to our Easter Appeal this year. We would like to thank each and every team member for donating to...
Easter Donation: Red Centric
A big thank you to the team at Red Centric in Harrogate who managed to collect 120 chocolate eggs for our Easter Appeal this year! Thank you to every team member that donated. We will be visiting...
Easter Donation: Woodhall Mortgages
We would like to thank the team at Woodhall Mortgages in Halifax who have very kindly collect a mountain of chocolate eggs for our Easter appeal this year. Yorkshire Children's Trust helped to...
Easter Donation: Amsource Technology
Big thank you to the team at Amsource Technology who have not only taken part in our Easter appeal and collected 44 chocolate eggs to go to local hospitals, but have also made a fantastic donation...
Easter Donation: Grant & Bowman
We would like to say a big thank you to the team at the Grant & Bowman Group in Bradford. Not only have they raised some great funds by having Yorkshire Children's Trust as Charity of the Year,...
Easter Donation: YBS Pontefract
We would like to thank the staff and customers at Yorkshire Building Society in Pontefract for a donation of 20 chocolate eggs to our Easter Appeal this year. We will be delivering these to children...
Easter Donation: Capita, Leeds
We would like to express our thanks to all the team at Capita in Leeds who have been busy collecting chocolate eggs for our Easter Appeal this year. The staff have donated an amazing 65 Easter eggs!...
Easter Donation: YBS, Halifax
We would like to express our thanks to the staff and customers of Yorkshire Building Society in Halifax who have donated an outstanding 87 chocolate eggs to our Easter Appeal this year. We will be...
Easter Donation: Stainless Band
As we continue to collect for our Easter Appeal this year we would like to thank all the team at Stainless Band in Bingley who have collected 80 chocolate eggs for our appeal this year. We would...
Easter Donation from Kim
We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Kim Rawson and her family and friends who have managed to collect over 100 chocolate Easter eggs for our appeal this year. Kim was able to drop them...
Donation in Memory of Colin White
We would like to express our condolences and heartfelt thanks to the family of Colin White who passed away recently from Cancer. He very kindly left a gift in his will of £7250.00 to Yorkshire...
BBC Radio Leeds Interview
We would like to thank Stephanie Hirst for inviting our founder, Simon Widdop onto her afternoon show on BBC Radio Leeds yesterday. Simon was able to talk about how the charity was founded because...
Journaling to Support Mental Health
Working as a children's social worker and counsellor in Halifax, I work on a daily basis with children and families to improve children’s habits and mindsets to achieve balanced, happy lives with...
Easter: Bearder Charity & Sainsbury’s
Today we start our Easter Egg collections and accepting deliveries (pre-booked appointments only please due to Covid restrictions). We had a great £250 donation from the Bearder Charity towards some...
Mother’s Day 2021
We may be a children's charity, but where would we be without our mothers? From bringing us into the world and keeping us safe from harm and giving us a loving kiss and cuddle when we need to most....
Recycling Stamps and Coins
Recycling is a big part of what we do. At Yorkshire Children's Trust we have strong green credentials and want to raise funds while preventing things going into landfill. One great way is to send...
Wyedean Weaving Donate £210
We are always very happy to receive a donation, it helps to support our work with some of the most vulnerable and needy children in our community. This week we heard from the team ay Wyedean...
Exciting News – Butlins Breaks
We are very pleased to announce that we have received an opening date from Butlins. Although the main resort will not open until 17th May 2021, we are allowed to open up our holiday home from 12th...
It’s Pancake Day! How do you have yours?
Its Shrove Tuesday, a traditional feast day before the start of Lent. But to most people it is known as Pancake Day! A traditional English pancake is very thin and served immediately. But the...
Mental Health Matters
As we have been coming together to support each other during lockdown and recognizing children’s mental health, I wanted to share some statistics from the NSPCC. Suicide is the leading cause of...
Children’s Mental Health Week
As many organisations have focused on mental health of young people this last week as it was officially Children's Mental Health Week, at Yorkshire Children's Trust we have been particularly...
World Cancer Day 2021
The last thing on everyone's mind at the moment is cancer. The whole world is talking about one thing at the moment and that is the Coronavirus pandemic. When will we be out of the latest lockdown?...
Ice Around The World
Yorkshire Children's Trust relies heavily on donations to help support our work so we can help the most vulnerable, sick and disabled children in our community. We are always happy to hear about new...
Text to Support a Local Child
Have you got your mobile phone in your hand right now, or is it within reach? Why not pick it up a send a text message to help support a local child in need! Its just that easy to text donate to...
Online Jigsaw Festival Raises Another £500
The annual Brighouse Jigsaw Festival was not held in person last summer due to the pandemic and instead a team of volunteers worked tirelessly to create an online event with the Jigsaws available to...
Suma Special Donation
Its always lovely to receive a donation, but its extra special when we receive regular support from local businesses. Suma Wholefoods based in Elland, just a couple of miles down the road from our...
House to House Collections
At the start of this, the third lockdown we immediately stopped all house to house clothing collections with our clothing collection partner, Unicare. This was to ensure the safety of members of the...
Lockdown Changes – 5 January 2021
As we digest the news from the Prime Ministers announcement last night we have to take stock and look at the safest way possible for us to provide our essential services to the community. We had an...
Black Friday Lister’s Crisps Donation
Yorkshire based Lister's Crisps are a family run business using their very own home-grown potatoes to provide the perfect crisps! On Black Friday, not only did they offer their customers a massive...
Chris’ Twixmas 5K Daily Challenge
Wanting to support a local children's charity over the 'Twixmas' period, Chris decided he was going to run 5k a day over 8 days in the hope of raising £500 for charity. After selecting Yorkshire...
Christmas Donation Thanks
Launched several years ago, we have worked with many businesses, colleges and schools to deliver presents to many hospitals in the Yorkshire region every single year. Unfortunately, due to the...
Leeds Children’s Hospital Donation
Despite working very differently this year, we are very pleased to have had overwhelming support from members of the public, local businesses, schools and colleges with pledges to our JustGiving...
Quadrant Building Control
A big thank you to all the people in the Wakefield and York offices of Quadrant Building Control who have decided to donate to a local charity this Christmas and chose the Yorkshire Children's Trust...
Bradford Royal Christmas Donation
We like to support as many local hospitals as we can every year, and one of the hospitals we have supported the longest is the children's ward at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Every Easter we drop off...
Dewsbury & Pinderfields Christmas Gifts
As we start to pass out our Christmas gifts, we are pleased that our next donations were for both Dewsbury and Pinderfields hospitals. We have supplied them both with Christmas presents in previous...
Calderdale Grotto and Gift Experience
2020 has certainly been a very difficult year and we've had to amend our grotto experience this year to ensure it is safe for not only the children and staff on the ward, but for people who would...
Christmas Donation: Advanced Couplings
A big Christmas thank you to Advanced Couplings Ltd based in Keighley for their £1000 donation today. Thank you for thinking of us, we very much appreciate your kind donation. Despite being a small...
Virtual Jigsaw Festival Raised £1500
Yorkshire Children's Trust is highly honoured to be one of the nominated charities of the annual Brighouse Jigsaw Festival held at St. Martins Church in Brighouse, this annual event which first...
Last Week for Xmas Donations
2020 has provided Yorkshire Children's Trust with a unique set of challenge, more so with our Christmas Appeal. Our Autumn and Winter is normally our busiest period as we collect gifts from local...
Wellington Primary Christmas Hamper
We would like to offer our thanks to Ann Watmough for providing a hamper to Wellington Primary School. They raffled this for our Christmas Appeal and raised a fantastic £110 for us to provide...
Birstall Shopping Park’s Virtual Giving Tree
With Christmas looking a little different this year, at Birstall Shopping Park, the team wanted to find a way to support local charities who go the extra mile to support young people and the...
Ey’up its a Yorkshire Covid Christmas
This year, comedy singer, Paul “Ballo” Ballington wanted to do something special to help raise some essential funds to support the amazing work of Yorkshire Children's Trust. As the nation struggled...
Byron Primary Hamper Raffle
A big thank you to Byron Primary School who raffled off a Christmas hamper for Yorkshire Children's Trust and raised a fabulous £95. At their request we will be using this donation towards our...
YCT Helps Children in Calderdale
Christmas may be a little different for everyone this year, but when we got a call from Calderdale Heath Visitors team asking for some presents for vulnerable children in Calderdale we wanted to...
Paying it Forward, Supporting Calderdale Charities
Despite having a difficult year, like most charities because of the pandemic, we have been very lucky to have some great supporters who have helped us through a scary few months. We are lucky enough...
Marathon sprints to £275 donation
A big thank you to Jody McDermott from Halifax who took part in the October Marathon and raised an amazing £275.00 for Yorkshire Children's Trust. As many people will be aware, all charities have...
Christmas Appeal 2020 Now Live
Important Christmas Appeal News. Due to the unique challenges that 2020 has brought us and the current rise in numbers in the Yorkshire area for Coronavirus, we have made a conscious decision to...
Otty Support Holiday Home
As we finalise the setting up of our brand new holiday home at the Butlins resort in Skegness, we have been looking at making the place a real home from home and as comfortable as possible. We...
Comedians at the Peak!
A big thank you to Nick Crooks and the 'Comedians' who took part in the Three Peaks Challenge this weekend and raised a fabulous £472 for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Did you know that Yorkshire...
Brighouse Ladies Circle Raises £1146
We can all agree that 2020 is not a great year, but despite the pandemic we can count on the support of the great local Yorkshire people to support Yorkshire Children's Trust. Today we would like to...
Big Life Journal supports YCT
The mental health of children and young adults has always been important and has become especially so following prolonged isolation throughout the pandemic and the local lock-downs that are...
Local artist Steve Woods supports YCT
Its always fabulous to hear about new and great ways that supporters raise funds for Yorkshire Children's Trust. We were recently contacted by local artist, Steve Woods who has decided to donate 50%...
Covea’s £100K Charity Drop
Its is always wonderful to hear about new supporters, and we had a fantastic email from Halifax based insurance company Covea who are supporting charities in a big way this year with their £100K...
High Greenbury Childcare Donate
A big thank you to High Greenbury Childcare based in Scorton, Richmond who have donated £110.00 to Yorkshire Children's Trust. Just like all donations like this, 100% of it will be used to offer...
Duke of York raise £79.68
A big thank you to the Duke of York public house in Shelf who had one of our collection tins, and despite the lockdown have managed to collect a fantastic £79.68 from customers loose change....
West End Golf Club support YCT for 2 Years
Many people do not realise that Yorkshire Children's Trust is a very small charity and the majority of the team are volunteers giving up their time to support some of the most vulnerable children...
Stamp & Coin Appeal – Can you help?
At Yorkshire Children's Trust we are always looking for new and exciting ways to raise funds to support our essential work with some of the most vulnerable children in the community. This week we...
Arts & Crafts for Red Zone at Pinders
In lieu of presents at Easter, Yorkshire Children's Trust has helped to support Pinderfields Hospital children's ward with a donation of £500. Due to the pandemic, the team explained how in the 'red...
Calderdale Hospital Tablets
We are very happy to work in close partnership with local hospitals, we not only receive referrals for support for families on the ward, but we also are very pleased to take chocolate eggs at Easter...
£10K from Bereavement Services
We had a lovely visit today from Dave Clay at Calderdale Bereavement Service today with an outstanding donation to support our work. This fabulous donation of £10,000 will help to support our work...
Covid19 Cleaning Support for Eckersley House
The pandemic is meaning that everyone is having to be extra safe and vigilant with cleaning and this is especially so with medical environments. This week Yorkshire Children's Trust helped out our...
You’re Never Alone in a Power Cut
We’re all familiar with electricity and it’s fair to say we probably take it for granted. We flick the TV or computer on without really thinking or brew up whenever we like without giving it much...
Small Charity Week 2020
This week is a special week in the calendar, its Small Charity Week 2020. Its a time for smaller charities in the UK to have a platform to showcase their great work when normally they struggle to...
Dean’s Gig Raises £210
A big thank you to Dean Barton who held a Facebook Live Acoustic Session to raise funds for his band who couldn't be furloughed and funds for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Thank you to everyone that...
Little Society Donate £2.5K
We are always happy to hear from other charities, especially ones that are supporting sick and disabled children like Yorkshire Children's Trust do. However, our happiness quickly turned to sadness...
Free Holidays for Families
I am happy to announce that families that have a holiday booked through the charity at our caravan in Withernsea this year should expect to see all facilities open on the site from re-opening on 6th...
Apply Today for Support
Today we have completed all outstanding support applications so its a great time to apply for help for your family. We have a range of support options to help support the emotional and financial...
Amazon Makes Charities Smile
Amazon is one of the biggest online retailers, with people all over the world spending millions every day. Without costing a penny more, every shopper can make a local charity smile with the new...
Speedy Donation from Speed Petroleum UK Ltd
Many small, local charities such as Yorkshire Children's Trust are finding things very difficult at the moment with cancelled fundraising events and less donations as people have less to spend while...
Linden Charitable Trust Donates £1K
A big thank you to the Linden Charitable Trust for their £1000 donation today! The Trust has supported YCT for the last three years and we really appreciate their invaluable support. Just like all...
Mental Health Matters
As we start to return back to the charity office properly and work to make sure our new counselling suite will be a safe and welcoming place for children and their families, we would like to stress...
Local Company Donates Tuck Shop Funds
A big thank you to the team at Stockmeier Urethanes in Sowerby Bridge who have donated the proceeds from their office tuck shop to help support our valuable work in the local area. This £100...
Dan Shaves his Lockdown ‘Mop-head’
A big thank you to Dan who said if he raised £100 for Yorkshire Children's Trust he would shave his 'mop-head' off! Well he smashed his goal, raising £105 on JustGiving for Yorkshire Children's...
Robershaws Farm Support YCT for 2019
Yorkshire Children's Trust are pleased to announce that they're the Charity of the Year at Robertshaws Farm Shop. The company, founded in 1929 are known locally for providing outstandingly fresh...
Ripon Runners Race to Donate
A big thank to to Ripon Runners who have donated an amazing £250 to YCT to help support us through these difficult times. As with all of our donations, we are very pleased to say that 100% of it...
❤ QUICK APPLY FOR SUPPORT NOW! ❤
Two weeks today, on 29th April we will be holding a trustee meeting to decided on outstanding applications for support. So if you need help with: A free family break on the coast Help with everyday...
Recycling Suspended
❗Recycling update❗ The current pandemic is still having a profound effect on how we can raise money at Yorkshire Children's Trust. We suspended all recycling activities at the commencement of the...
Get a 50% Support Grant Now!
Just a reminder that our new 50:50 Support Grant is now live! If you need financial support to fund essential medical equipment or therapies, we can help with funding 50% of the cost to ensure you...
We need your donation more than ever!
As I write this I sit and wonder about the future and what it will hold for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Over the last nine years we started from my kitchen table with just a few pounds in my pocket...
Dewsbury West Scouts raise £750 for charity!
With all the news about the virus at the moment, it is great to be able to share some positive and happy news with our website visitors today. For the last three years, Dewsbury West Scouts have...
Donation from Brooklyn NY!
Through these difficult times we certainly welcome donations more than ever, but to say we are surprised is an understatement when today we received a donation from Brooklyn, New York! Thank you...
Coronavirus Update 20/3/20
As the information from the NHS and Government continues to evolve we have to move forward with more stringent methods to protect Yorkshire Children's Trust team members from risks as much as...
Easter Appeal Cancelled
It is with a heavy heart that for the first time since the charity has started we have to cancel our Easter Appeal. We have monitored the situation carefully over the last few days and have spoken...
B&V Water Make a Splash!
A big thank you to Black & Veatch Ltd in Bradford who have supported Yorkshire Children's Trust again this year with a fabulous donation of £250.00 to support our work. We would also like to...
Coronovirus Update 17/3/20
As we continue to follow updates from the PM and Government, we are going to continue to offer our support options but we cannot do this without your help. If you or anyone in your household has:...
Robertshaws Farm Shop raise £514.94
A big thank you to the staff and customers of Robertshaws Farm Shop in Thornton. The shop has had our collection tins and have been collecting loose change from customers and raised a truly...
Coronavirus Update 12/3/2020
Despite the ongoing worry about Coronavirus, Yorkshire Children's Trust are still open for business as normal and we will continue to work with some of the most vulnerable children in the Yorkshire...
Queensbury Tesco donate to Appeal
A big shout out and thank you to Debbie Eyre at Tesco in Queensbury for donating a dozen eggs to our Easter Appeal. Each year, Yorkshire Children's Trust collect chocolate eggs and donate to various...
Xscape Yorkshire Partner with YCT
We are excited to announce that Xscape Yorkshire has joined forces with one of the county’s fastest growing charities - Yorkshire Children's Trust - to help raise its profile and much needed funds...
Hays Travel Halifax Raise £1044 with Fun Day
A big thank you to Hays Travel in Halifax who held a fun day for us and raised £522.38, this has also been match funded by the Hays Travel Foundation resulting in an amazing £1044.76 raised at the...
Bearder Charity Donates Cash for Eggs
EASTER THANKS! Our first big Easter thank you goes to the Bearder Charity who have set us a cheque for £250 towards Easter Eggs! This is brilliant and a massive help towards our goal of 1000 eggs...
We’re Hiring
Fundraising Assistant (Monthly Zero Hour Contact) We are looking for a bright individual with a focused attention to detail to take on a role to find locations in the Yorkshire region for our static...
Social Responsibility
There are over 168,000 charities currently registered in England and for local people and local businesses it can be a minefield to select a charity to support. Many people choosing to support...
Grant & Bowman support YCT in 2020
We had the great pleasure in meeting Grant & Bowman in Bradford this week, they're a great family run toy distribution company and they've been looking for a children's charity to support. After...
Christmas Choir Raised £455 for YCT
A big thank you to the Penistone Ladies Choir and the Male Choir for the fantastic £455 raised with their Christmas Concert. I was invited to the choir practise last night and had a lovely evening...
Bradshaw Bowl a win for YCT
Bradshaw Cricket Club in Halifax have been proudly supporting Yorkshire Children's Trust for the last twelve months and today we've received an outstanding £890 to help support our work with some of...
Can you help with our Easter Appeal?
We need your help for our annual Easter Egg Appeal! Every year we ask local people, schools and businesses to help support our appeal by donating one or more chocolate eggs! Yorkshire Children's...
House to House Collections
We've had some questions today about our house to house charity clothing collection bags. I would like to confirm that Yorkshire Children's Trust do indeed have a commercial partnership with local,...
YCT Partner with Nimbus to Provide Access Card
You may recall we gave a teaser message just before Christmas about a new way to provide proof to companies and vendors about your needs and disabilities without carrying and showing confidential...
Caravan Guard Donate £150
A big thank you to David at Caravan Guard who put the charity forward for a donation and we've received a fabulous £150 which will help us to support local families with sick and disabled children....
Host a clothing bank!
Would your school, business or place of worship like an easy, hassle free way to help raise funds for Yorkshire Children's Trust and help protect the environment? Yorkshire Children's Trust are...
Donation – Thank You
Thank you to Station Lane Medical Centre in Featherstone for a lovely donation of £31.29 to help support our work with vulnerable children across the Yorkshire region. #thankyou #localgiving...
Charity-Mas Donation from Caravan Guard
Its never too late to receive a Christmas donation and we were very excited to receive a massive £1,000 donation this week from Caravan Guard who have chosen to donate £25,000 to various charities...
Car Raffle Drawn – We have a winner!
Today was the day to draw the car raffle! - We would like to say thank you to everyone that has purchase a raffle ticket to help support and raise funds for Yorkshire Children's Trust. We also have...
Help us Recycle unwanted clothing!
We are very excited to announce that our new recycling partnership with Unicare Ltd goes live this week. We are working with Unicare to collect unwanted clothing to prevent them going to waste and...
Santa Blake smashes Xmas Target
Everyone at Yorkshire Children's Trust would like to pass our heart-felt thanks to Santa Blake who has supported us throughout the Christmas season, raising a truly outstanding amount of money for...
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
As we close for Christmas we would like to thank every one that has not only supported Yorkshire Children's Trust this Christmas time, but through-out 2019. As a small charity, we rely 100% on...
Whitby Company donates to YCT This Christmas
A big thank you to Edward G Astin & Associates Ltd & Open Aspect Property Consultants Ltd who have made an absolutely outstanding £500 Christmas donation to support the work of Yorkshire...
Old Dolphin, Clayton Heights donate to YCT
A big thank you to the team at the Old Dolphin at Clayton Heights who instead of doing a Secret Santa decided to donate gifts to this years YCT Christmas Present Appeal. Thank you very much! We...
Carlton High School donate big to YCT Appeal
A big, big thank you to staff, parents and pupils at Carlton High School who've supported Yorkshire Children's Trust again this year. To make the collection more fun, they decided to have a box...
Expect Distribution Donate to YCT Appeal
Another thank you to Expect Distribution who welcomed me to their business yesterday and donated sackfuls of presents to the Christmas Present Appeal. Our elves are busy wrapping them ready to go to...
Morrisons Utility Services support Xmas 2019
A big thank you to Morrisons Utility Services working with Yorkshire Water in Bradford. They've donated lots of lovely presents to our Christmas Appeal this year. #XmasAppeal2019 #MorrisionsUtility...
Charity Giving Tree a Great Success!!
As our Christmas present appeal draws to a close for another year and the elves are busy wrapping the gifts, we would like to offer a final thank you to the people of Halifax who have been so...
Blues Hair Workshop donate to Xmas 2019 Appeal
Yesterday we had the pleasure of meeting the team at Blues Hair Workshop in Bradford who have donated some marvellous gifts to our appeal. Thank you to all the staff and patrons. #BluesHairWorkshop...
Local families support Santa’s Visits to hospital
Santa Blake has been very busy this season with lots of visits to some very well behaved children all over the region. Thank you to those wonderful families that have also left some gifts with Santa...
Patson’s donate to YCT Appeal
A big thank you to our friends at Patson's in Bradford who have donated some absolutely fabulous toys to our Christmas Present Appeal again this year and we've even been asked back to collect some...
Bradford L&D Service donate to YCT Appeal
A big thank you to the Liaison & Diversion Team at Bradford South Police who've donated some lovely gifts to our annual Christmas Present Appeal. We'll be taking these to hospitals next week!...
Co-op Funeral Care Raffle Raises £68
Thank you to Co-op Funeral Care in Keighley who held a raffle at their Christmas carol service and raised a fabulous £68.10 for YCT. #carolservice #CoopFuneralCare #Christmas #Raffle #localgiving
Calderdale College donate to YCT Appeal
Thank you to our lovely friends in Health & Social Care at Calderdale College who have support Yorkshire Children's Trust for many years. Today they've donated these lovely gifts to this years...
Lovely Gifts Donated by Pertemp Recruitment
A big thank you to Mary and the team at Pertemp Professional Recruitment based in Barkisland who popped down to the YCT offices today with some lovely gifts for our Christmas Appeal. These will be...
Win a car in our Winter draw!
Just a quick reminder, that our car raffle is being drawn the first week in January, so don't forget to pop along to http://www.yctrust.uk/car and get your tickets! It's only a quid! and you've a chance to...
Brook Dene support YCT with lovely gifts
We made a lovely visit to Brook Dene, part of the McCarthy Stone development in Cleckheaton today. They've donated some lovely gifts to this years Christmas Present Appeal. We will be using these...
KipMcGrath support YCT Xmas Appeal
Thank you to KipMcGrath in Bradford who have supported the Yorkshire Children's Trust present appeal again this year. Its absolutely fantastic when organisations support our appeal over multiple...
Kirklees College Donates to YCT
Thank you to the wonderful staff and students at Kirklees College who have supported Yorkshire Children's Trust again this year with the Christmas Present Appeal. As you can see, everyone was very...
Max Card Donate to the Max!
A big thank you to the team at Max Card who've collected some amazing presents and donated them to the Yorkshire Children's Trust Christmas Appeal 2019. Each of these gifts will be going to a child...
Ackworth School support Xmas 2019
A big thank you to parents, pupils and staff at Ackworth School who have supported our Christmas Appeal again this year with a massive basket of gifts! Thank you for the amazing support again this...
Haven Thornwick Bay deliver big this Christmas!
We've had our first Christmas present delivery! A massive thank you to the staff and site owners at Haven Thornwick Bay who have managed to donate over 100 presents to our appeal, truly a stupendous...
Can your company help us to provide holidays?
As we reach the end of the year, its time to pay our site fees for our holiday home, this is the most important, but most expensive part of us providing our free holidays to our service users. This...
Common Recycling Questions
We've had a few people post questions about our door to door clothing recycling bags and I thought I would answer some of the most common questions. Q. I don't want to receive your bags, what can I...
Nisa make a Nice Donation
A big thank you to 'Making A Difference Locally', part of the Nisa Retail group who have surprised us with a fabulous donation of £322.30 to help support our work with sick and disabled children in...
York GAA 7’s Raised £4045 for YCT!
A big thank you to Kevin Finn and Ward & Burke who held the York GAA 7's Gaelic football event on 24th August and raised a truly amazing £4045.18 for Yorkshire Children's Trust. This fabulous...
Child & Teenage Cancer & Leukaemia Foundation Support YCT
We are very excited to announce, that for the second year, the Child and Cancer & Leukaemia Foundation has supported Yorkshire Children's Trust with a substantial grant to help us to grow and...
Jigsaw Festival Raises £2250 for YCT
Thank you to all who supported the eighth Charity Jigsaw Festival in August 2019 at St Martins Church in Brighouse. We welcomed 919 visitors who bought 993 jigsaws, jams, preserves and hand made...
YCT is a Disabled Confident Employer
YCT has been accredited with Disability Confident Employer status in recognition of our commitment to good practice in employing and retaining disabled people. Disability Confident is a government...
Charity Ball A Success!
A massive thank you to all the organisers and patrons of the charity ball. I'm excited to confirm the event raised a whopping £2527.00 for Yorkshire Children's Trust! #CharityEvent #CharityBall
Donation: Linden Charitable Trust
A massive thank you to the Linden Charitable Trust who have again supported Yorkshire Children's Trust this year with a massive £1000 donation to help support our work with the most vulnerable...
Hays Travel – Halifax Fun Da
Despite being quite a wet day! Hays Travel Halifax raised an absolutely fabulous £522.38 for Yorkshire Children's Trust on 31st August at the Halifax Fun Day held in Woolshops. Thank you to the...
Kids & Critter Day tomorrow!
Our Kids and Critters adventure day is back! This event was so popular last year that we're doing it all again on Thursday 8th August 2019 Timetable: - 12pm: Optional walk from Brighouse centre down...
Help us to support more families
Due to the thousands we spend every year supporting local families, our funding pot is starting to get low and we need your help and support. We are a truly local charity and rely 100% on voluntary...
Win a Peugeot 108!
You may recall we mentioned a short while ago that we were donated a fabulous Peugeot 108 by Motorpoint in Castleford. Together with Xscape Yorkshire, they're happy to help raise the profile of the...
Family Ambassadors Wanted
With the new school year ending and the new one starting in September, we are looking for local families to act as Family Ambassadors in the schools, groups and clubs in their area, to support...
Calder High Students Raise £143.06
Calder High School students have raised £143.06 for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Thank you to each and every student! It fabulous to hear about students wanting to help support sick and disabled...
1940’s weekend raised £1260 with Hays
We would like to pass on a massive thank you to the team at Hays Travel in Brighouse who have supported Yorkshire Children's Trust again this year at the annual 1940's weekend. With match-funding...
NEXT raise £718 with Snowdonia Walk
A big thank you to the team at NEXT in Pontefract who have raised £718.00 for Yorkshire Children's Trust by doing a Snowdonia Walk! Thank you to everyone that took part - this will help to make a...
Jessie has amazing time at Disney!
You may recall a short while ago, Deep Blue Fish and Chips offered a free Disney Holiday to one of our service users. I am pleased to say that Jessie and her family have had their holiday and had an...
Kevin Mitchell & Co-op Funeral Care
Thank you to Mr. Kevin Mitchell and Co-op Funeral Care for raising £500 for Yorkshire Children's Trust. Mr. Mitchell has supported the charity for a number of years now and raised money on several...
Motorpoint donate car to YCT
We have received some amazing news! Motorpoint in association with Xscape Yorkshire have donated a Peugeot 108 to Yorkshire Childrens' Trust, this funky white car has DAB radio and parking sensors...
Norland WI raise over £500 for YCT
A big thank you to the lovely people at #NorlandWI who have supported Yorkshire Children's Trust for the last year and raised a fantastic £510.20 which will go a very long way to help support sick...
BP Castleford Help with Respite Breaks
A massive thank you to staff and patrons of BP Glasshoughton Service Station in Castleford. From money raised from carrier bags, the service station has donated £1000.00 to help fund the respite...
IWCC Cricket Tournament
The Inspirational Women’s Charity Cricket (IWCC) Tournament is set to take place on 18th August 2019 at the famous Park Avenue cricket pitch, off Little Horton Lane, BD5 The tournament consists of 4...