Festive fundraising for Campaign Against Living Miserably
At Lee & Thompson, the end of year festivities have again offered us many occasions to fundraise for our Charity of the Year, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), raising over £2,100 for CALM in total in under two months.
Since the end of October, we crafted our own decorations in a popular Christmas bauble-making workshop, we showed off our baking skills in the annual L&T Bake-Off competition, we organised a “Guess the Wizard…
L&T fundraises for CALM over the big summer of sport
The end of summer marks the half-way point in our fundraising year for our Charity of the Year 2024-25, Campaign Against Living Miserably.
We have been fundraising whilst celebrating sport and the summer sunshine with UEFA Euros and Team GB-focused Olympics and Paralympics digital sweepstakes, pay-to-play basketball shooting and table-tennis in the office as well as a series of ice-cream pop-ups on our office roof terrace, successfully raising ov…
Reno Antoniades set to walk 153 km in the Scottish Highlands for CALM
This June, Lee & Thompson’s Managing Partner, Reno Antoniades will be setting off on a week-long, 96 miles (153 km) trek along the breathtaking wild landscapes of Scotland’s West Highland Way in support of our Charity of the Year 2024/5, CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably).
The trek spans from Milngavie on the edge of Glasgow to Fort William at the foot of Ben Nevis and includes an incline of 550m (1,804 feet) above sea level, to t…
Lee & Thompson votes in new Charity of the Year for 2024-25
Following a firm-wide vote, we are pleased to announce that Lee & Thompson has chosen Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) as the firm’s new Charity of the Year.
Until 31 March 2025, we will be organising regular fundraising activities in aid of CALM, while offering our team a deeper understanding of the important work that the Charity does.
Campaign Against Living Miserably is a mental health charity with a special focus on standin…
L&T surpasses £10k fundraising target for Women’s Aid
This past year, the team at Lee & Thompson has hiked, crafted, baked, scooped, run and eaten to raise a total of £10,457.73 for our Charity of the Year 2023/24, domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid England.
Members of L&T’s Charity Committee planned a mixture of new office-based fundraising concepts for staff, such as candle making, a football shirt contest and a Coronation-themed afternoon tea, in addition to favourites such a…
L&T walks 42km for Women’s Aid in Overnight Marathon Hike
A week ago today on a chilly Thursday evening, twelve L&T hikers set out on a 42km urban hike through London and along the River Thames, to raise funds for Women’s Aid England, our charity of the year until 31 March 2024.
Our route began at our Fitzrovia office and then followed the Thames Path along the north and south banks in a squashed figure of eight. We managed to finish the charity challenge in a touch under 10 hours, arriving ba…
Support L&T’s Charity Marathon Night Hike for Women’s Aid
We are getting ready for what is perhaps our biggest charity challenge yet to end our fundraising year for Women’s Aid with a bang – a 42km overnight marathon hike across central London.
Women’s Aid is our charity of the year until 31 March 2024, and it has been a pleasure to raise funds for this incredible charity, which works tirelessly to end domestic abuse against women and children in England.
For this final staff fundraising p…
Team L&T Gather to Walk For Walker
Despite the cold snap, we completed our fifth annual ‘Walk for Walker‘ fundraiser in aid of the James Walker Legacy Award yesterday, Thursday 18 January 2024.
In a single lunch break each January, we challenge ourselves to collectively walk the mileage (in either our office neighbourhood or in local areas) between our London office and James Walker’s home town of Brighton.
Around 40 of us simultaneously walked over one mile each, helping u…
L&T welcomes the first cohort in its partnership with Creative Access
Our 40th Anniversary partnership with social enterprise Creative Access kicked off in earnest yesterday, with the first cohort of thirteen mid to senior-level freelancers meeting up at our offices yesterday to launch the Thrive 2024 career development programme.
It was the first opportunity for the cohort to get together in person for a morning of introductions and speed meetings. The group included producers, scriptwriters, performers, editors a…