Neighbourly

22/10/2026

⏰ The clocks go back this Sunday, giving us all an extra hour.

An hour is enough to make a real difference to a charity that's stretched, or to someone who doesn't see many people in a week. And it's often the people giving the time who come away feeling the most changed by it.

Small amounts of time go a surprisingly long way in a local community, so we thought this weekend would be a good reminder of how you can get involved in yours.

16/10/2026

Spotted: The Neighbourly Mark out in the wild! 💙

The Mark represents real, verified community investment - funding, volunteering time and surplus products reaching local charities that need them most.

Scan it in store and you’ll see exactly how that business is supporting its local community.

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08/10/2026

Last chance! Applications for the TRU Community Fund close tomorrow 🚆

If you're a community group, school or charity within 5km of the Transpennine route between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York (or near the Shipley TrainCare Centre), you could apply for a grant of between £5,000 and £10,000 for your project.

Deadline midnight tomorrow, 9th October.

Know a local group that could use this? Tag them in the comments or share the link below so they don't miss out. 👇

An award-winning giving platform that connects company funds, surplus and volunteer time with local causes to make a positive impact.

07/10/2026

🗳️ Voting closes at midnight tonight! If you've got the Lidl Plus app, it's your last chance to use it to drive change in your local community.

Lidl GB is partnering with Neighbourly to donate £500,000 to local good causes, and shoppers decide where it goes. In every region, five charities from our network have been shortlisted using local deprivation data, so the money reaches the places that need it most.

Every shortlisted cause gets a donation. The one with the most votes in each region takes home £10,000.

Open the app, tap the top banner, choose your region and vote ✅

01/10/2026

We’ve got some great news for community groups, schools and charities near the Transpennine Route!

The TRU Community Fund is back, and there's £270,000 to be allocated.

If you're based within 5km of the route between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York (or near the new Shipley Traincare Centre), you could apply for a grant of between £5,000 and £10,000.

The fund is part of TRU's promise to give something back to the communities living in the area, from improved local spaces to new skills and better access to jobs. Head to the TRU Community Fund 2026 page below to check eligibility and start your application! 🚉 ⬇

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing billions of pounds to transform train travel across the 70-mile stretch between Manchester, Huddersf...

24/09/2026

Have you got the Lidl Plus app?

Your vote could help a local good cause win £10,000!

Lidl GB has just launched a nationwide initiative through the Lidl Plus app, giving shoppers the power to decide where £500,000 of community funding. Lidl has shortlisted five good causes in the Neighbourly network in each region, and app users get to vote for their favourite. Every charity on the list will receive a donation, but the winner in each region will receive £10,000.

It only takes a minute, so have a look, vote for the one closest to your heart and pass it on to anyone else who shops at Lidl!

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For the first time ever, Lidl is giving customers the chance to vote for charities to receive funding. From Thursday 24th September, via the Lidl Plus app,

08/09/2026

🌱 Help Certas Energy support communities across the UK!

The Certas Energy Community Bloom Fund is an annual initiative that provides funding to local community projects, helping them bring people together, improve shared spaces and create a lasting positive impact in their area 💚

This year, four fantastic projects have been shortlisted and Certas Energy are asking the public to help decide where this funding goes!

🏆 The two projects with the most votes will each receive £15,000, while the remaining two shortlisted projects will each receive £1,500.

Voting has already been fantastic, but there’s still time to make your voice count and support a project that matters to you.

🗳️ Voting closes at midnight tonight (8 September)
👉 Cast your vote here: https://www.certasenergy.co.uk/community-bloom-fund/

11/08/2026

Last week, a team from Neighbourly came together to w**d, garden and tidy the outdoor areas around St Werburghs Community Centre - helping to breathe new life into a space that means so much to the local community in this Bristol neighbourhood. 🐛🌱

Days like this show why employee volunteering really matters. It strengthens community ties, gives colleagues a chance to give back with hands-on support, and turns a shared few hours into a lasting difference for the local area.

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05/06/2026

This World Environment Day, we're thinking about the food bank volunteers who show up every week without fail, the community gardens growing food in forgotten corners of cities, the local groups stretching every donation as far as it can go.

They remind us that sustainability has always been rooted in community - in sharing, in caring for what we have, and in looking out for each other.

That's the spirit that drives everything we do at Neighbourly. Connecting businesses with the brilliant local causes that are quietly making their neighbourhoods a better place, every single day.

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01/06/2026

Can a beach clean-up build a stronger community?

Upmo believes it can. 🌊

This , we're celebrating the volunteers and organisations proving that meaningful action looks different for everyone. In Musselburgh, Upmo brings adults with learning disabilities together to care for their coastline - and in doing so, they're creating something far bigger than a clean beach.

It's inclusion. It's purpose. It's the pride of making a real difference, together.

Stories like this are why we do what we do - connecting businesses, volunteers and good causes so that every person has a role to play in their community.

💚 Know a cause doing incredible work? Help them get the support they deserve at https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vNffw0