This festive season, Wellington Place is proud to give back to the community through our chosen charities: Yorkshire Children’s Charity and Holbeck Together.
Together, we’ll celebrate the season with creative workshops, charitable giving and volunteering opportunities, all designed to make a real difference locally.
Funds raised throughout the festive period will support Yorkshire Children’s Charity, alongside gift collections for Holbeck Together.
About our chosen charities
Yorkshire Children’s Charity (YCC) is dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across Yorkshire, helping them to be happier, healthier and more independent.
This winter, YCC is on a mission to raise £114,000 to keep children warm across Yorkshire by providing winter essentials and delivering the magic of Christmas through wish lists.
Holbeck Together is located just down the road from Wellington Place and supports social connection, wellbeing and independence in one of England’s most disadvantaged areas. This Christmas, we’ll help ensure local families have gifts to open on Christmas morning.
How you can get involved
Here are three ways you can give back at Wellington Place this festive season:
Drop off a gift for Holbeck Together
Help make Christmas special for everyone in our local community. A simple gift can bring joy to a child or family who might otherwise go without.
From 3rd November – 5th December, Wellington Place will host a Christmas Gift Collection at Wellington Central (9am–5pm, weekdays). Drop off new, unwrapped gifts along with wrapping paper that will be distributed to local families by Holbeck Together.
Gifts can include craft sets, books, art supplies, cuddly toys, dressing up sets and anything suitable for ages 6 months – 16 years.
Get crafty with Pyramid Arts
Looking for a fun way to get into the festive spirit? If you work at Wellington Place, join our creative workshops in collaboration with Pyramid Arts, a Leeds-based organisation empowering people with learning disabilities and autism through creativity.
These sessions are perfect for doing something different with colleagues while supporting a great cause, with all ticket proceeds going directly to Yorkshire Children’s Charity.
The exciting workshop schedule is below, and you can learn more about Pyramid Arts here.
Here’s what’s coming up:
Embroidery with Carrie Sterland – Thursday 27th November, 12.30-1.30pm
Learn the basics of embroidery and create a personalised hoop decoration to take home.
Festive Collaging with Hannah Simister – Thursday 4th December, 12.30-1.30pm
Explore winter landscapes and festive imagery to craft a unique A6 artwork – perfect for gifting!
Introduction to Tufting– Thursday 11th December, 12.30-1.30pm
Discover the modern art of needle tufting and make a tufted tree or parcel decoration.
Origami Decorations with Lorna Johnstone – Thursday 18th December, 12.30-1.30pm
Fold your way to festive cheer by creating a beautiful handmade Christmas star decoration to keep or gift.
Further event information and tickets are available here. These workshops are exclusively for the Wellington Place community – don’t miss out!
Volunteer in a picking and packing session
Spread festive cheer by joining a ‘picking and packing’ session for Yorkshire Children’s Charity. You’ll help prepare and distribute gifts and winter essentials to families across Yorkshire, all while making a real difference this Christmas.
If you’d like to get involved, find out more here.
By coming together as a community, we can share joy, warmth and kindness with those who need it most. Thank you for helping us make a difference this festive season!
