Relay Supporting the Local Community

Relay is proud to support local charities and support groups within our community. Keep up to date here with all our fundraising efforts and news.

RELAY CLIENTS AND STAFF CLOCK UP THE ‘SMILES’

Building on a generous donation by Eric Sykes, of client, BorgWarner, who started a healthy Smil£s in the Community fighting fund in memory of mother-in-law, Ruth Warren, Relay director, Steven Street, has been putting his best foot forward for the cause.

His exertions include many organised events with clients, staff and candidates - which have seen him complete sponsored mountain...

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Relay's Double Date for Children's Charities

For the tenth consecutive year, Relay is supporting both a major Leeds-based charity and the country’s biggest fundraising project for children.

Once again, we will have a table at the annual ‘Make a Dream’ (MAD) Gala Dinner at Elland Road later this week, where 20 clients will be entertained by The Chilean Miners and Andy Gray and Richard Keys, among others – and digging deep for a...

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WEEKEND WARRIOR’S LONG DISTANCE OBSTACLE COURSE!

Ollie goes the extra ‘Smil£’ for Relay community project

Onsite co-ordinator, Ollie Street, will be picking up the Relay baton and following in his father’s footsteps this Saturday by adding to the Smil£s in the Community tally with another demanding challenge in the Lake District.

You may remember that managing director, Steven, recently completed a sponsored mountain biking...

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On Your Bikes!

Relay and Valley Launch New Community Support Programme by Backing Bradford Special School’s Cycle Fleet

There was pedal power aplenty at Chellow Heights Special School in Bradford when Relay Recruitment managing director, Steven Street and Jonathan Haggas, Operations Director of client, Valley In-Store Marketing, who have been fundraising for its ambitious mobility scheme, put its...

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Harry's Boatful of Dinosaurs Success

Harry's Boatful of Dinosaurs were a 30th of a second off winning the Martin House Dragon Boat Race! Genuinely one of those days where the energy, positivity and optimism was overwhelming. Amazing people wherever you turned. 48 teams, three knockout rounds, a gruelling semi-final and Harry's team came in a glorious second. We did have the advantage of our secret weapon BHP 'Beautiful Harry ...

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Dinosaurs and Dragons

Relay managing director, Steven Street, will be launching himself into another exhausting charity effort this weekend. He will be taking part in the famous Dragon Boat Race on Roundhay Park boating lake, to raise funds for and awareness of Martin House Children’s Hospice, in memory of young Harry Hitchens. Steven’s team will be called ‘Harry and his Boatful of Dinosaurs’, after the popu...

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To Hell And Bike

Steven Completes Gruelling Charity Challenge

Relay Managing Director, Steven Street and his fell running, mountain biking, kayaking team of hardy outdoor types have survived the TrailPlus Adventure Challenge Series 2011 and has so far raised over £1,000 for Chellow Heights Special School in the process.

The multi-terrain, endurance race for teams of three, who must stay toget...

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Raising money for special school bikes

Relay managing director, Steven Street, is to take part in a gruelling physical endurance event in Cumbria to raise money for bicycles at Chellow Heights Special School.

The TrailPlus Adventure Challenge Series 2011 is an action-packed off-road, multi-terrain adventure race for teams of three, who must stay together throughout. Steven’s team has been assembled by Relay client, Lee ...

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Relay's Driving Lessons Offer

DRIVING UP STANDARDS FOR AUTISTIC LEARNERS

As part of our campaign of support for people with autism and other special needs, Relay Recruitment is backing an Ilkley driving instructor who has become one of only a handful in the country to qualify as a specialist for pupils with the condition.

Colin Spooner became interested in working with this group of motorists because his ...

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Making Dreams come true in Yorkshire

Relay Recruitment is supporting Yorkshire children’s charity, Make A Dream’s annual fundraiser for the 14th year in a row.

A party of staff and their guests will attend the 2010 Gala Dinner on Thursday at the Leeds United Conference Centre, Elland Road, where speakers will include the Tottenham manager, Harry Redknapp, entertainer, Bobby Davro and legendary broadcaster, Sir David Fr...

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Reaching New Educational Heights

Relay has announced its new cause of choice – Chellow Heights School, of Bingley Road, Bradford, which opened in April.

The unique, purpose-built £12m special learner school for 2–11-year-olds is under the direction of inspirational headteacher, Sue Haithwaite, who was the driving force behind its creation.

Pupils have a range of learning, physical, sensory communications a...

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Fit for Business Football Sponsorship

Under his stewardship, Shamshir Shah, known affectionately as ‘Sham Allardyce', has seen the Relay-sponsored football team he founded seven years ago enjoy a phenomenal rise through Sunday leagues, take an amateur world club championship, become a lynchpin of community cohesion and attract massive inward investment to the area. Relay Recruitment Rovers was established for amateur players i...

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Space Race Success

The inaugural Relay Recruitment 'bounceathon' fundraiser for the National Autistic Society in Roundhay Park, Leeds, drew several hundred spectators, who watched some 60 'hopper jockeys' bounce a 200m circuit, then carry their mounts for nine further laps.

With over £1,500 of the eventual £2,000 goal raised on the day, we are confident of easily achieving the targeted amount. In addi...

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