NSPCC Midlands Group

17/04/2026

Day tickets are on sale now for the annual NSPCC fundraising event at Southwell Races on June 2.

Find out more, including how to get hold of tickets, here...

NSPCC fundraisers are hosting their 26th annual race day event this summer, with day tickets still available to the public. The event is part of Southwell Racecourse’s day of races on 2nd June and will raise vital funds to support the children’s charity’s work in the area and across the UK. La...

16/04/2026

Thanks so much to Helen, Fiona, Sally and Gill for raising a brilliant £278.57 at a collection in the Blue Diamond garden centre at the weekend.

Thanks also to everyone who donated, because every pound goes to support the NSPCC's vital work supporting children and families in the Midlands and across the UK!

14/04/2026

Our colleagues in the North have written about results from a new survey which showed the majority of adults were worried about the risk of child abuse and neglect but also believe it can be prevented.

Find out more about the survey and the NSPCC Helpline to support adults who have concerns in the column below...

IN an ideal world, the NSPCC would have no reason to exist, but we don’t live in an ideal world. The tireless work of the NSPCC - supporting…

08/04/2026

Do you have a few hours each month to help share vital safeguarding messaging with children in primary schools across the region?

Our Schools Service is looking for new volunteers - find out more here!

MORE volunteers are needed to help deliver safeguarding workshops

31/03/2026

Our colleagues up north have written about the dangers of the 'Manosphere', and offered advice to parents who are worried about its effect on young people...

HAVE you heard of HSTikkyTokky? Sneako? You might not have, but a new Netflix documentary has shed light on their involvement in the…

21/11/2025

⭐💚 National advertising company, Elonex, has donated billboard space across the country worth £5 million to support the NSPCC.

🟢 Elonex made the announcement at a recent NSPCC fundraiser at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham.

🎅 The pro-bono advertising agreement will be in place for a five-year period and will begin with the charity’s Christmas campaign, which will be broadcast across hundreds of spaces in the UK.

🙏 In celebration of the support from the local business, Elonex’s CEO, Nick Smith, has received an NSPCC Loyal Award for his support over the last nine years to the children’s charity

16/11/2025

⭐🧪 - On Wednesday, Dr Josh Smalley kindly hosted the NSPCC's Number Day 2026 launch at his Science Kitchen, over at the University of Leicester. As part of his demo, Josh presented an experiment to children and adults that was “nice and jazzy”, and involved food, dry ice and “visual colour changes”.

14/11/2025

⭐⭐⭐On Wednesday, children’s TV legend and celebrated mathematician Johnny Ball joined Dr Josh Smalley (The Great British Bake-Off finalist) and Emmanuel Asuquo (The Eman Effect UK) at the University of Leicester's Science Kitchen to celebrate the launch of Number Day 2026.

🔢 Registrations for Number Day 2026 are now open, and schools across the Midlands can sign up to receive free resources, including activities from Whizz Education and Sums of Anarchy, to help them ensure their Number Day is a success.

👉 To sign up your school, please visit: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/charity-fundraising/schools-fundraising-ideas/number-day

04/11/2025

Yesterday, Rachel Willis from our Schools Service team and volunteer Liz Beacon popped over to Moorlands Radio where they had a great chat with presenter Sammie D about Speak out, Stay safe and volunteering.

It was great to chat with Rachel and Lizzie from the NSPCC today. Putting the message out there that more volunteers are needed to help this wonderful organization.

23/10/2025

💚 NSPCC volunteer Julie Otter, from Shrewsbury, received her Honorary Council Member Award at the charity’s ACM on Friday 17 October at the Oval in London.

⭐ The award is one of the highest honours the NSPCC can give to a volunteer and is for Julie’s 30 years of dedicated service.

21/10/2025

🌭🍺🍷🍴 Earlier in the month, volunteers at the NSPCC Shrewsbury committee held a ‘Beer, Bangers and Wine Night’ at St Chad’s Hall and raised over £4,000 to support vulnerable children in the West Midlands.

⭐ The sausages were kindly donated Walsh Family Butchers Longden Coleham: www.walshbutchers.co.uk

👉 For information about volunteering for the NSPCC, please visit: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/support-us/volunteering-nspcc-childline/

13/10/2025

⭐🎓📚 Last week, Claire Rose from the NSPCC's schools service attended the Walsall Learning Alliance conference that had a focus on ‘Belonging in Action’.

🟢 Every school in the borough had a representative there, and it was a fantastic day of networking and sharing our brilliant resources for schools.

To find out more about the NSPCC school service in the Midlands, please visit our website: www.nspcc.org.uk/