Mattress company pledges to tackle homelessness

25 Feb 2016

Luxury mattress company Sloane and Sons is taking part in ‘National Bed Month’ which aims to raise awareness around the importance of a good night’s sleep in order to aid health and wellbeing. However, in contrast, during the same month, the mattress company is also focusing on helping those who do not have the luxury […]

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Joe Lycett fans laughed their way to raising hundreds at comedy show

24 Feb 2016

Roundabout volunteers headed to Joe Lycett’s show in Sheffield last week, to hold a bucket collection at his “That’s the Way A-Ha A-Ha Joe Lycett” sell-out tour. The sold-out show, held at The Octagon at the University of Sheffield’s Student Union, attracted around 1,000 fans of the witty comedian from all over Sheffield and nearby […]

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Sheffield Mutual donate £1,000 to our No 11 Campaign

22 Feb 2016

We are delighted that Sheffield Mutual, a well-established, local organisation that aims to improve the financial wellbeing of its members, are supporting Roundabout and our No11 Campaign. Last Wednesday, our Fundraising and Communications Manager, Ruth Gage, met Sheffield Mutual’s Dawn Gregory to receive a £1,000 donation to support the renovation which is due to start this […]

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GUMBO adds fun and flavour to Roundabout Fundraising!

A community indoor street party event local to Sheffield known as ‘GUMBO’ is set to raise cash for Roundabout! Created by Sheffield man Jason Alston, Gumbo is a regular free entry fundraising event featuring local DJs performing short, sharp, live music sets, supervised craft activities for kids, dress up and games for all the family, […]

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Support our Skydivers!

12 Feb 2016

The Chief Executive of Roundabout, Ben Keegan, is taking part in a skydive on 20th February to fundraise for Roundabout! The skydive was meant to occur in January, but unfortunately had to be postponed due to the terrible weather. However, every cloud has a silver lining, as the delay has allowed one more person to […]

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Students…donate it, don’t waste it!

10 Feb 2016

We are pleased to announce that Roundabout is one of the chosen charities of the University of Sheffield! Students at the university are being encouraged to donate all their unwanted items to our charity. With many students being enrolled on courses that requires them to study abroad, staff at the university are finding that a […]

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A ‘Thank You’ from Australia!

8 Feb 2016

Roundabout has been supporting the young people of Sheffield since 1977 and we are delighted when we hear from the young people who we’ve helped over the years. “JL” is an ex-resident from over 20 years ago. He recently got in touch to let us know how he is doing and to express his sincere […]

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Year 7s at Notre Dame High School raise over £1,100 for Roundabout!

2 Feb 2016

On the 1st of February, Year 7 students at Notre Dame High School in Sheffield presented us with a cheque for an incredible £1,136.83!  Our charity was nominated by a student in year 7 and voted for by fellow students in the same year. We are delighted that so many young people wanted to fundraise […]

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