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THE HUBB Foundation and a Stoke-on-Trent construction training provider have joined forces to give some of the city’s most disadvantaged teenagers a hands-on taste of building-related trades.   A total of 20 young people from across the city have spent the final days of their Easter break learning in-demand construction skills as part of The Hubb Foundation’s free Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.   The free construction taster courses, run by Joiners Square-based The Spark Group, taught the 13 to 16-year-olds from deprived backgrounds and young people with Special Educational Needs the basics of electrical skills, painting and

A RECORD number of free Easter holiday sessions to spark the ambitions and creativity of young people across Stoke-on-Trent have been launched by The Hubb Foundation. Activities for teenagers include Introductions to Plumbing, Joinery and Electrics courses and an innovative podcasting course along with fun sport and dance classes as part of the record-breaking 10,500 free HAF (Healthy Activity and Food) opportunities at venues across the city.  The programme, delivered in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, will see more than 300 events hosted at schools and community venues between March 30th and April 10th for the city’s 17,500 schoolchildren between Reception and Year 11 who are eligible for free school

Fancy learning how to cook budget-friendly healthy meals and get a free air fryer to take home too? The Hubb Foundation is running free Hubb Pots Cook and Eat community cooking demonstrations at venues across the city and inviting families on a tight budget to come along, learn new skills and take away a free air fryer and recipe book. Led by celebrated local chef Harji Kaur of Indian Fusion, families will be coached through

STOKE-ON-TRENT charity The Hubb Foundation and Staffordshire digger giant JCB have this week launched a unique partnership to ensure thousands of vulnerable children across the city have free half-term holiday activities throughout the year. The three-year £375,000 partnership will fund 1,000 activity places every half term in February, May and October at up to 35 Stoke-on-Trent schools and fund a marketing post for three years.  The ‘Hubb Holidays’ scheme, which runs throughout the week, will

Hubb Pots Cook & Eat is about more than cooking. It’s about sharing skills, building confidence, and bringing people together around food. As the Hubb Pots project continues to evolve, we remain committed to supporting families not just through difficult times, but towards a healthier and more confident future. A Project That Keeps Growing Our slow cooker projects have been running continuously since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we first stepped in to

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 donations flooding in from 15 collection points across JCB’s UK sites. Employees went above and beyond, contributing a wonderful variety

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 Rebus has supported The Hubb Foundation for several years through Christmas appeals, summer holiday food bank collections, charity raffles, the

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 to access safe, enriching, and nourishing opportunities throughout the school holidays. The Hubb Foundation exists because the need in our

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 families across Stoke-on-Trent. Through her research interviewing teachers, analysing data, and listening to parents and children, she has seen firsthand

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 something for everyone. With 161 partners and 51 schools working hand in hand, the city came alive with creativity and

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 Event – raising money for The Hubb Foundation. Following the great success of last year’s celebration, this year promises to

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 16 the chance to progress through the nationally accredited Level 2 Sports Leadership qualification, as part of the Easter HAF

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 first time Longton Snooker & Pool Club became part of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme. Instead of the

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 activities, and safe spaces. The programme has already reached more than half a million children in the last year alone.

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, we met Hettie, who has stepped well outside her comfort zone and will take on her first ever half marathon.