Digging Deep for Christmas Cheer
This Christmas JCB employees have once again shown the power of generosity, gathering a record breaking 1,787 gifts as part of the company’s annual Christmas Toy Appeal. The total comfortably surpassed last year’s impressive haul of 1,700 presents, making this the most successful appeal to date. Launched in November, the appeal quickly gathered momentum, with […]
Making Christmas Brighter: Rebus Training’s Ongoing Support
At The Hubb Foundation, we are continually inspired by the incredible organisations and individuals who choose to stand with us in supporting vulnerable children and families across Stoke-on-Trent. And one of those longstanding partners is Rebus Training, whose commitment to community action has made a real difference year after year. A Partnership Rooted in Compassion […]
October of Giving: A Month of Generosity and Community Spirit
Filled with generosity, community spirit, and incredible support from local businesses, organisations, and individuals – October has been a month to remember at The Hubb Foundation. From charity runs and community events to generous cheque presentations, each gesture of support represents something much bigger, a shared commitment to helping children and families in our city […]
Celebrating Grace’s First Published Paper – Researching the Power of Holiday Provision
We’re delighted to celebrate Grace Podmore Baker, our PhD student working in partnership with The Hubb Foundation, whose first academic paper has just been published by Cambridge University Press, in the Journal of Nutritional Science. Grace began her PhD in 2023 with Staffordshire University, exploring the impact of The Hubb Foundation’s work on children and […]
A Summer of Success – HAF 2025
Summer in Stoke-on-Trent has been bursting with energy and laughter as The Hubb Foundation have once again delivered another successful Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme. Across 29 days of fun, more than 28,000 activity places were offered to local children and families. From sports and adventure to arts, tech, and wellbeing, there truly was […]
Diwali 2025 – A Festival of Light, Community & Giving
Last year’s Diwali celebration with Indian Fusion was sold out, and with only a few tickets remaining this year, it’s clear that our community is just as excited to come together again. Doing it bigger and better this year, once again our partner Harji from Indian Fusion is the organiser behind the Diwali 2025 Charity […]
Leading the Way with Bee Active’s Sports Leadership Programme
Now that this year’s Summer HAF programme has come to an end and we await the final feedback from providers and families, it feels like the perfect time to pause and reflect. Following on from the success of the Sports Leaders Level 1 Programme in 2024, Bee Active offered those young people aged 12 to […]
A Look Back at Holiday Activities
As we await the final feedback from this summer’s HAF programme – with providers gathering their reports and parents sharing their thoughts, we’ve taken a moment to look back at our springtime HAF, reflecting on a unique activity that made a real difference earlier in the year. Trying Something New The Spring Programme marked the […]
Serving Up Good News – HAF Programme Extension
Brilliant news for families up and down the country – the Government has confirmed a £600 million investment to extend the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme for another three years. Since its national rollout in 2021, HAF has been transforming school holidays by offering children from low income families access to free meals, fun […]
From Research to Race Day: Grace Runs for The Hubb
This is the final blog in our series introducing the incredible runners taking on the Hanley Economic Potters ’Arf Marathon on Sunday 28th September 2025 in support of The Hubb Foundation. First in the series, we introduced Rebus Training team who have set themselves the bold target of clocking up a combined 500 miles. Next, […]
