More than £15,000 raised for Holbeck Together and Re:establish at Harvey Nichols fundraiser

The fundraiser was held by Jonathan Morgan, the founder of property firm Morgans and now the city centre specialist for Linley and Simpson.

For over 15 years Morgans hosted a Christmas party at Harvey Nichols every December, as a thank you to clients and staff.

After the business was sold in 2019, Jonathan and his family decided to reinvent the party to raise funds for two local charities that they have been supporting since the onset of the first lockdown.

The charities chosen were Holbeck Together and Re:establish.

Holbeck Together was established as Holbeck Elderly Aid in 1992, originally as a Neighbourhood Network, providing a wide range of services and support to a diverse and disadvantaged community including the delivery of meals, food parcels, prescriptions, and well-being packs.

The charity, which is based in Domestic Street, also runs a social supermarket at the St Matthews Community Centre.

Earlier this week, Chief Officer Elissa Newman, told the YEP that the fear of an upcoming hike in bills has left many of the families making very difficult choices to support their families.

Re:establish is a south Leeds charity that runs activites in Beeston and Holbeck to provide regular support and life skill development.

Mr Morgan said: ‘’We really didn't want to confine what had become something of an institution to history, just because we sold our business. So, we decided to reinvent the Morgans Christmas Party as a fundraiser.”