Cause UK

12/06/2026

⚫ Sealed with coal dust. Sent to the people shaping the future of energy.

This week, the Durham Energy Council launched its new citizens’ manifesto calling for a fair, community-led energy transition – and 100 copies, each sealed with coal dust, are now on their way to the North East’s most influential energy decision-makers.

Created by local volunteers aged 18 to 85 from former mining communities, the manifesto demands that the move to renewable energy creates good jobs, supports local communities, and ensures no one is left behind.

Drawing inspiration from Durham’s historic Pitman’s Parliament at Redhills, the council believes working-class voices must help shape the region’s energy future just as they helped power its past.

With up to 25,000 new energy jobs expected across the North East by 2035, the message is simple: the transition to clean energy must be done with communities, not to them.

Proud to have supported the launch and media relations for this powerful campaign.

T h r e a d s I n T h e G r o u n d

10/06/2026

A huge thank you to the lovely Mariann at the greengrocer’s in Dingwall for donating £20 to support Rafe’s Run UK challenge for Brain Tumour Research. 💙

Rafe is now on Day 7 of his incredible journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End and will be arriving in Inverness today! Every mile he runs is helping to raise awareness and funds for vital brain tumour research.

If you’d like to support Rafe, search “JustGiving Rafe Run UK” and make a donation.

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10/06/2026

Thanks to the lovely Moreen at the greengrocer’s in Dingwall who donated £20 to Rafe’s Run UK challenge for Brain Tumour Research. Rafe is on day 7 of his run and will be arriving in Inverness today. Search Justgiving Rafe Run UK to donate.

09/06/2026

It was a packed house at the Royal Society of the Arts yesterday [8 June, 2026, London] in their majestic Great Hall for a talk from the global literary icon, Lee Child, on the power of reading.

At Cause and Effect we were proud to secure bestselling authors – Lee Child and Dreda Say Mitchell – in conversation, in support of The Reading Agency and its Quick Reads initiative.

08/06/2026

📚 What an inspiring day at London.

It was a privilege to hear from Lee Child and Dreda Say Mitchell MBE as they shared their thoughts on the transformative power of reading and why books matter more than ever.

Delighted to have helped organise this event for . It was fantastic to see such a strong turnout from the media and so much enthusiasm for promoting reading and literacy.

07/06/2026

Do support Rafe’s epic fundraiser, he’s a 20 year old York University student raising £10k for Brain Tumour Research by running the whole of the UK over 56 days.

07/06/2026

Rafe is on day 4 of his epic fundraiser for . Running from John O’Groats to Lands End. Please consider donating.

28/05/2026

We have organised Working Classical Hero on 21st June, 2pm with Besbrode Pianos Leeds and Decca Records — an inspiring afternoon of live music, conversation and creativity featuring Channel 4’s The Piano breakout star Ellis Arey and Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Eliot Kennedy.

Co-designed with Melvin Besbrode our aim is to ignite ambition and inspire young working class musicians.

Working Classical Hero explores how resilience, talent and determination can open doors in the music industry — whatever your background.

Email [email protected] if you would like to put forward a young person for a free ticket.

15/05/2026

Partners in crime, The Reading Agency and the The Crime Writers' Association, are plotting to get the nation reading during National Crime Reading Month. June is the official month for (fictional) murder and mayhem. Read more

The Crime Writers' Association and The Reading Agency plot to get the nation reading for National Crime Reading Month.

15/05/2026

Rafe, a student from York is preparing to run the length of Britain in June, raising vital funds for a charity working to find a cure for the brain cancer that killed his father. Rafe is Clair’s son, founder of Cause and Effect PR.

Rafe Colman-Chadwick, 20, a Politics and Social Policy student at the University of York, is set to take on an extraordinary 874-mile challenge from John o’ Groats to Land’s End. He is fundraising for Brain Tumour Research in memory of his dad, Damian Colman, who died from a glioblastoma in September 2018 at the age of 48. Rafe has already raised more than £10,000 for the charity and hopes to raise even more through this latest challenge.

Rafe said: “I’ve never really spoken publicly about losing my dad before but doing my first marathon changed that. The support I got from people was incredible, and it made me realise how many people care about this cause.