General News

Championing children with the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire

It was fascinating and exciting to be at Allerton Castle with Dr. Ruth Smith, the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire, discu ...

Supporting Knaresborough communities in times of need

At Two Ridings Community Foundation, we react quickly in a crisis, particularly when a local community is in need. Recen ...

Welcoming new team members to Two Ridings

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome three great new people to the team at Two Ridings. Vicky, Graeme and Thomas joined ...

Why reading guidance notes before applying for funding is a must

We had a team discussion here at Two Ridings recently about funding applications coming in that we were unable to procee ...

Leading by example with wellbeing

As a community foundation, Two Ridings provides funding for many critical organisations in and around North and East Yor ...

Jan leaves a lasting legacy for the region as she steps down and welcomes Celia McKeon as CEO

Two Ridings said farewell to Jan Garrill at an upbeat event last night and welcomed, Celia McKeon as the new Chief Execu ...

Meeting the people who make change possible: the first few days of CEO Celia

Over the last few weeks Two Ridings has been delighted to welcome new CEO, Celia McKeon, to the team, and for Celia no t ...

Yorkshire charities fit for the King

Jan, our ever-busy CEO, was in the thick of it again last week, as part of a team introducing HM King Charles to some of ...

Celia McKeon, former Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, announced as new CEO at Two Ridings

Two Ridings is delighted to announce the appointment of Celia McKeon as the new CEO. Previously the Chief Executive of t ...

Jan Garrill is made a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire

Jan Garrill our dynamic CEO has recently been made a DL of the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire – but what doe ...

HEY Confident Futures secures further three years of funding

Supporting the voluntary sector across Hull & East Yorkshire Two Ridings Community Foundation has secured a further ...

Directly supporting Ukrainian community foundations to support local people & communities as they need it

Supporting local people on the ground As war escalates in Ukraine, the 33 Ukrainian community foundations are actively i ...