Marking 150 years helping local people in need
Charity Link has been helping people in hardship and crisis in Leicester since 1876. That means we've supported people in need through two World Wars, Spanish flu, a great depression, recessions, and recently the Covid pandemic and the cost of living crisis!
To mark our special 150th birthday year, we've a range of special activities and events planned... and we'd love you to be involved!
We've been receiving lovely Birthday messages from our supporters and partners. Read them and complete yours here.
Check out our 'activities overview' page for updates on what's happening, and click on the boxes below to find out more.
Some key activities include our parkrun 150 challenge, and our quarterly Go4it Challenges, our 150 Club, and our Birthday Ball in June.
Signing up to receive our monthly e-news - if you don't yet receive this - is a great way to stay up to date with our latest activities.
Read our special 150th anniversary edition of our Thrive newsletter and take a look at our (very!) brief history timeline.
Today we work throughout Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, improving the health, wellbeing and dignity of over 5,000 people each year through the provision of essential items. There are so many unique things in our history that we'll be remembering too, and we'll also be highlighting some more of the stories of the many, many thousands of people we've helped over the years.
We do hope you'll like to be part of our special birthday year!
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We’ve been changing the lives of people in need in Leicester since 1876. Find out how we began and how our service has developed over the past 150 years!
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From taking part in our challenges, attending events, volunteering, organising your own fundraising, or joining our Business Club, we’d love your support!
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