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We’ve collected our articles from last year.

The Hubb Foundation Business Champions Programme Launch

The Hubb Foundation – A charity that transforms young people’s lives in Stoke-on-Trent is urging the city’s business community to help support its new campaign, to ensure families can continue to access its services. The Hubb Foundation makes school children’s holidays happier, with free food, free activities and free spaces – and is on track to deliver its one-millionth meal next year. But the charity is calling for help, as its funding for October’s half

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A Thousand Thanks As Employees Dig Deep For Vulnerable Children

JCB’s Christmas Toy Appeal yesterday delivered sacksful of festive cheer to vulnerable children after a staggering 1,000 gifts were donated to the cause. The digger giant ran the appeal for more than two weeks and set up 13 collection points across its sites in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham for employees to donate new and unwrapped toys. By the time counting stopped this morning an overwhelming 984 gifts had been donated – and now JCB has

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Winner of the Civic Pride Award, The Hubb Foundation!

We were honored to have been invited to attend the Your Heroes Awards hosted by Martin Tideswell and sponsored by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire University and Community Foundation for Staffordshire. We were inspired to witness the impact our local community has been having over the past 12 months. It was so heartwarming to see everyone come together in a great time of need. On the night we were overwhelmed to have been announced as the

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The Hubb Foundation Founder and Trustee Carol Shanahan receives OBE

The Hubb Foundation founder and trustee Carol Shanahan today received an OBE for services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent. Mrs Shanahan travelled to Windsor Castle this morning to receive the honour from His Royal Highness Prince Charles. She was recognised alongside others nationwide who made a significant contribution to the UK’s Covid-19 response in a ceremony which had to be postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic. Carol, 63, is the Founder and Trustee of

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Minister for Children praises work of Hubb Foundation

Vicky Ford MP, the Minister for Children, praised the work of the Stoke-on-Trent charity the Hubb Foundation today during a visit to a local school. The Minister was at Ball Green Primary to observe activity sessions for youngsters on what was the busiest day of the Easter holidays for the Hubb Foundation. The Minister said: “I feel this has been the most amazing project that I’ve seen. “I had heard quite a lot about the

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