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Rubies has announced a new, exclusive partnership with The Children’s Society, a national charity that supports some of the country’s most vulnerable young people. By donating over 50,000 costumes and accessories, Rubies is helping the charity to generate much-needed income and continue to provide life-changing support to thousands of children …
Read More »The Retail Trust launches new fundraising appeal after demand soars by nearly 90%
Industry charity the Retail Trust has begun a fundraising appeal after demand for its services for retail workers rose by nearly 90 per cent due to Covid-19. It is calling on people to support the appeal by walking, running, swimming or cycling four miles, donating a minimum of £4 and …
Read More »Britains makes £10,000 donation to Farms for City Children charity
Britains – Europe’s oldest specialist in agricultural toys and collectables – continues to celebrate its 100 year anniversary by giving back to the industry, this time to the tune of a £10,000 donation to the educational charity, Farms for City Children. Founded in 1976, Farms for City Children offers school …
Read More »Fanattik names Get-Well Gamers its charity partner until end of 2022
The pop culture specialist, Fanattik, has named the gaming charity, Get-Well Gamers as its charity partner until the end of 2022. The partnership has been struck up as the firm’s means of ‘giving back to the community that has supported it since launch.’ Established in 2007, Fanattik has been developing …
Read More »Spring and Autumn Fair name the Retail Trust as official Charity Partner
Hyve Group has named the Retail Trust as its official charity partner for Spring and Autumn Fair for the next two years, as well as its wellbeing partner across all of its retail shows in the UK, including Glee, Pure, and Scoop, to provide support, awareness, and fundraising for the …
Read More »Golden Bear supports UK children’s charity Little Rascals Foundation with £850 donation
The UK toy firm, Golden Bear has handed over a cheque for £850 to the British children’s charity, the Little Rascals Foundation, donating money raised during its annual Christmas Quiz event last year to support children with disabilities across the country. The Little Rascals Foundation is a charity set up …
Read More »Toy Trust fundraisers complete ‘event like no other’ and reach almost 26,500km in 80 hours
A mammoth 26,425 kilometres has been reached by participants from across the toy industry in this year’s Toy Trust Challenge to cover the distance of an Around the World journey all within 80 hours. Industry representatives from all areas of the toy space, from manufacturers and retailers, to licensors and …
Read More »Today’s the day… The Toy Trust Around the World in 80 Hours challenge gets underway
Teams and individuals from across the industry are triple checking their laces, supplies packs, and length of their cycling shorts this morning, as the Around the World in 80 Hours Toy Trust Challenge gets underway. Today marks the start of an 80 hour countdown, over the course of which, members …
Read More »Join Hasbro, Mattel, and ToyNews in the Toy Trust’s Around the World in 80 Hours challenge next month
Just 16 days remain before the UK’s toy industry takes on one of its biggest challenges yet and attempts to cover the distance of one trip around the world all within 80 hours. Teams and individuals from across the country’s toy community will take their first steps towards a common …
Read More »The Insights Family partners with kids’ charity Starlight to help improve children’s hospital experience
The kids, parents, and family market intelligence unit, The Insights Family has partnered with the national children’s charity, Starlight in a move to better understand UK families and modernise and improve the hospital experience for children. The partnership was formed after new The Insights Family data helped enable Starlight to …
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