Neighbourly

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

28/05/2026

Today is and it's a reminder of why local-level action really matters.

Every day, businesses and store teams across the UK rely on Neighbourly to redirect surplus food to charities and community groups in their area. To date, that's added up to over 330 million meals reaching people who need them most.

It won't end world hunger on its own. But it means fewer people in your community go without. Small actions, multiplied across thousands of places. That's how change happens.

26/05/2026

Our corporate partners provide crucial aid to communities all over the UK through their giving programmes.

Through Neighbourly, Sainsbury’s community grants have donated over £5 million to more than 2,300 charities and local community organisations since 2021. Funding local initiatives that tackle food poverty and help make good food more accessible to those who need it most.

Watch how these grants have helped organisations like 3FOOD4U drive transformative change for families, individuals and communities.

22/05/2026

Did you know someone in the UK develops dementia every three minutes?

Nearly one million people are living with the condition right now and 1 in 3 of us born today will be affected in our lifetime.

Awareness is just the beginning. Understanding dementia - what it looks like, how it affects people, and how communities can respond, is what drives real change.

If this week has inspired you to learn more, the Alzheimer's Society is a brilliant place to start 👉 alzheimers.org.uk

Here's to keeping the momentum going beyond the week. 🌼💙

15/05/2026

Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 is almost over - but for the mental health charities in the Neighbourly network and beyond, the work never stops.

This year's theme was action, and that's something these causes embody every single day. From frontline crisis support to long-term community wellbeing projects, they show up for people regardless of what's trending.

As the week closes, we want to celebrate them, and remind supporters that the opportunity to take action doesn't end on Sunday. Funding, volunteer time, surplus products - every contribution makes a difference to the causes doing this vital work.

Here's to the charities who make action their every day. 💚

14/05/2026

Teamwork and a powerful shared purpose are what successful volunteering days are all about! 👏

We loved hearing about the success of the volunteering day the Gallagher team held with Mentalkhealth Sittingbourne, which benefits the users of their woodland

The day was made even better by inviting students from a local school also benefiting from the Gallagher Community Fund via the Neighbourly platform. 💰

Sarah Millan, Senior Business Analyst, perfectly sums up the spirit of the day: "It was so good for Gallagher employees to again make a difference to benefit the users of Mentalk Health Sittingbourne Woodland. Fantastic teamwork and great conversation around the campfire at the end of the day. Extra special this time as we had invited students from Five Acre Wood School".

We are proud to connect companies like Gallagher with amazing local causes! Learn more about how we facilitate corporate giving at https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vl4mC0.

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

11/05/2026

We’re just over a week into May and it’s safe to say that peak volunteering season is upon us!

The spring and summer months bring better weather and longer days which means giving back to local communities and making an impact is easier.

Reflecting on last May, we saw a remarkable 71,000 people supported through the volunteering efforts of our corporate partners. Intact Insurance made its mark by delivering over 1,000 hours of invaluable volunteering support. This support helped to improve the facilities at local organisations and parks, provide critical upskilling training to charity volunteers and provide hot food to local people.