Social Media Age Restrictions
Did you know that 80% of internet users own a smartphone? We have information available at our fingertips and faster than ever before! A study by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety found that “children predominantly access the internet at home and through mobile devices”. With this week marking Internet Safety Day, we thought […]
Facebook to Fame – Felix The Huddersfield Station Cat Hits The Big Time
If you haven’t heard or seen Felix The Huddersfield Station Cat on Facebook in the past few weeks then where have you been? Felix now has close to 50,000 Likes on his (well actually her) Facebook Page and has reached audiences all over the world. Created by a good friend & ex-colleague of Janet’s here […]
We’re Finalists for The UK Blog Awards 2016
You may or may not know that at the back end of 2015 Janet entered the Social Progress Blog into the UK Blog Awards 2016. We’re not usually very shout-y about our work or the clients we work with – unless we appear in the Close Up Magazine, Topic UK Magazine or in the local […]
National Fairtrade Awards
You may or may not know that we are active supporters of the Holme Valley Fairtrade group. We had a road trip to London on Saturday 17th October with fellow Holme Valley Fairtrade members, Helen Robinson and Sophie Bebb who are also our good friends from fairandfunky. We set off very early (5am) and all […]
What if jobs & pay depended on TripAdvisor reviews?
We work with a number of businesses in the hospitality and catering industry and it’s in their interest to be on TripAdvisor so that they can be found and tried out by new customers. Sometimes a venue isn’t what the customer was looking for (too small, too large, not child friendly, overrun with children). Sometimes […]
Fairtrade Yorkshire Meeting
If you’re new to the Social Progress family, welcome! One of our core values is sustainability, and it’s something we’re truly passionate about. We believe that small, conscious actions can make a big difference – both in business and in our everyday lives. From recycling materials in our workspace to repurposing items whenever possible, we’re […]
Pay It Forward Day
Have you heard about Pay It Forward Day before? Well, until Janet Bebb mentioned it about 2 weeks ago, neither had I! After she explained the concept and the story of how it came about I it was clear that Pay It Forward is something that Janet is passionate about. So I figured that was […]
Fun & Frolics – Fairtrade Fortnight
We can’t believe it’s already over! Fairtrade Fortnight ran from Monday 23rd February right through until Sunday 8th March 2015. It was chocca-block-full of Fairtrade events, activities and awareness campaigns! It’s all BANANAS Here at Social Progress we support Fairtrade by simply providing Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar at our events and for our visitors/clients […]
Guest Post: Fairandfunky and Fairtrade Fortnight
We’d like to introduce fairandfunky who have written this guest blog about their involvement in Fairtrade Fortnight and their activities within the community! “When is this Fairtrade Fortnight?” we hear you ask! Well, it’s from Monday 23rd February until Sunday 8th March 2015! So we encourage you to get involved and support Fairtrade..! That’s enough […]
Off to see a man about a dog!
I’m fascinated by the concept of business networking & business communities. When I was a lass (many moons ago) my Dad would go ‘to see a man about a dog’ – it was a saying I heard many times which meant something was needed & he was going to meet someone to discuss this. My […]