Charity Hestia’s UK SAYS NO MORE campaign is to dramatically expand its Safe Spaces scheme for victims of domestic abuse across the UK, in response to rising levels of abuse during the pandemic. The Safe Spaces scheme offers access points, through high street partners, where victims can discreetly use consultation rooms to access specialist domestic abuse services. Thanks to an award of £655,000 raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, more than 200,000 victims of domestic abuse will be helped….

Projects from across the UK which are working to create resilient rural communities are invited to apply for grant funding of up to £10,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery locally-focussed, legally-constituted not-for-profit organisations can apply for one year of grant funding from the Fund. Projects must be completed by 31st March 2022. Projects from all across the UK are invited to apply for this funding. Applications can be made by taking a short…

This September the Marine Conservation Society will run its annual Great British Beach Clean for a week of citizen science from 18 – 25th September 2020, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The charity is calling for more organisers than ever to adopt a 100 metre stretch of beach to clean and carry out a litter survey. The Great British Beach Clean is more than just litter picking – people become citizen scientists and carry out a litter survey, recording what they find on…

My Wild Garden Year 2017 saw the start of a new mission for wildlife in Cardiff as The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales launched their ‘My Wild Cardiff’ project. With the help of some lovely locals we have created 12 new bug hotels in Canton, built Cardiff’s first ever pop-up wildlife garden in Bute Park, gave 3 wildlife gardening talks, taught 15 learning providers about bringing nature into schools and had 3 schools visit to our nature reserves!…

WWF-Cymru, the Welsh arm of the global conservation organisation, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Earth Hour (the annual event that sees millions worldwide switch off their lights) this March, by helping the people of Wales to send a giant, eight metre message in a bottle to Welsh politicians and the world, calling for urgent national and global action on climate change. Suspended from the Senedd building in the week running up to Earth Hour (March 25th, 8.30pm – 9.30pm)…

 Fiona Phillips, Alzheimer’s Society and People’s Postcode Lottery Ambassador. Both my parents had dementia so I know first-hand how isolating it can be. This is why I feel so passionately about Alzheimer’s Society’s new service ‘Side by Side’ which helps people with dementia stay connected to their communities and keep doing the things they love. Last month, I learnt more about this life enriching service when I joined Irene, a fellow football fan, during a much anticipated match between my team, the mighty…