This page is not updated as much as we would like.
August 22, 2025 Who we would like to work with. We are still searching. The pandemic really put a spanner in the works for us and now inflation is crazy. We would welcome a partnership with anyone. As mentioned previously, we are open to working with those who are being branded as "grifters" on YouTube... if it's true, let's make good of the grift. If they are really struggling, let's give a helping hand while we help others. We would like to work with those on YouTube who are living on a low or fixed income. Celebrities, Musicians... Anyone with a dedicated following is great. We really have people on the verge of eviction, needing to go to rehab, needing specialist medical care.
August 21, 2025 Web hosting issues. For the last week or so, we have had a couple of issues with web hosting. You wouldn't really notice anything except for pages not being updated - we are updating, they are just not uploading via FTP. Our webhosting support team are on the issue. This just means we have to log on to the online service and drag and drop until the issue is fixed - that depends if we remember. Sorry for any inconvenience.
August 3, 2025 Content Struggling. There has been an increase of "influencers" who have been accused of "Begging" and "Scamming". Those who know us, we don't like to guess anyones situation. These people maybe genuine, or have other things they have had to prioritise funds for which they are not will to disclose online as it may relate to other people, something too personal etc. Some maybe a complete scam - we are not judge or jury. There are many ways people with money, lose it. Look at a lot of lottery winners or those who take their acting career for granted. Many fall on hard times. They don't teach money management in schools.
These many influencers we have seen, had at one time, a good following and have lost respect from around the internet, I don't think other creators, creating videos about them are meant in a bad way. I think people just want to understand the numbers they have previously mentioned. The so called "Content Struggling" and any scammers since at least 2020, has negatively affected genuine causes like what we, other charities and support groups do in a negative way. We do not have a big audience because we do not have a voice - we are a group of friends who are unable to physically talk for a number of reasons. Therefore, we are considering approaching these content creators to: a) be an advocate for us to raise funds for our genuine causefor them to give back/pay it forward for the help they have received from others. b) help get them back on track with their content creating and make better choices.
We've not made up our mind yet. You know we like to try and help others who are able to give something back to us, in this case "a voice". If it doesn't attract the negative content from other creators, we could do so much to help those in real need.
July, 2025 A Little Promise. We had discussions with a potential promoter, but suddenly went silent. That creator is still posting so I'm not sure if it's a management issue and they were not allowed to do anything away from them. It's a shame because I'm sure we could have done good. We are starting to struggle now feeding the homeless and paying hotels while helping people escape dangerous living situations. We could really do with a "voice" on social media, even if it's a little one. Most help is needed in America, then the UK followed by Spain and France.
July 16, 2025 Looking at properties. We have been offered more property. A couple will be gifted to us, some we will have to purchase. Depending on area and the cost of any renovations needed, these properties seem like they could be ideal for both Gifts in the Giveaway and to help the homeless or someone in extreme poverty.
June, 2025 Still slow. Things were still slow in June. We didn't get much in the way of contributions which limited what we can do. We still feed the local homeless. Each month for the next few months of the Giveaway, we will be gifting a set of cordless tools. There will be at least 6 tools plus a battery and charger. They could be DIY, Garden or a mix. The brand will either be: Ryobi, Dewalt, Greenworks or EgoPower. We will also be gifting whole businesses, this could be in any area, it could be a business that is setup to support one of our projects, it could be a whole franchise with all setup costs paid. The condition is: You must employ, or sponsor a small salary for someone who is homeless. We obviously cannot afford this personally and we won't take anything from the few contributions we receive, so these will be sponsored prizes. You will need to give advertising space to the sponsor. It could be about talking to the public while on a job or a poster on the wall of your establishment.
May, 2025 Another slow month. May didn't start off too well. One of our small sponsors went out of business. We are still on the search for sponsors or people who can give us a shoutout or mention. We are looking for all forms of help and support for what we do. We've been working through the lists we have while accepting more from time-to-time as we know situations change. A few examples being: People are not using medical equipment because of the cost of electricity. We know one person who passed away after becoming ill in winter because they were too scared to put the heating on. Women and Girls are using socks for their monthly cycle and People can not afford their prescriptions so they are not getting the medicine they need. Obviously we do what we can. Our situation: Since the world shut down in 2020, Chris has sold most of his assets to keep sending care packages, the 16 volunteers in that make up our entire group put £650/month to help people. since 2023, that dropped to £450/month each. We realise we are lucky to be able to that, but it's now a struggle, even more so as like many of the general population are all feeling the pressure in the UK from the financial crisis. We are just looking to share the cost of caring because those who could help, are not! If a lot of people give a little, big things can happen.
April, 2025 Other projects. We are now looking for promoters and sponsorships to help with two of our other projects. The Farming Support and Diversity Fund - helping farmers diversify while increasing production. The Great Pub Survival - aimed at raising funds to keep as many pubs operational as possible. Where it isn't possible or where pubs have closed and is not viable to reopen them as a public house, we want to preserve the historic buildings and upcycle the purpose so they can once again become a pillar in the community. Our All Against Poverty Initiative will continue as normal.
March 29, 2025 Again we are sorry for the lack of updates. We know we are not very good at updating this page. Things have been busy in some ways and in other ways they have not. Feeding the homeless and elderly neighbors always keeps us busy.
In terms of updates to any of the projects, they've been slow. Personal finances are not as lucrative as they were and we are looking for sponsorship and grants. We continue to work through the lists we have and we still open the list up to applicants because if we can help, we will. We need more contributors from America so we can help more over there as we have many requests.
What this means for the monthly giveaway, we are not doing any "big items" like property and vehicles until we get get more contributors. It simply isn't worth us spending that money from our own pocket if we can't at least get 50% back in contributions for the project. But those few who are contributing at a higher value, fear not, the gifts we do send are still worth it.
We have thought about placing advertisments on the website. It is not ideal, but it has to be an option. If we get sponsors, we do not mind displaying their logo and link on the project pages they are helping to support. We have put place holders on some project pages in hope.
The good news is, we have helped almost 500 people. Most stories are very positive from the help we give. We know times are tough for people financially. We would like to do more like help those who lost everything in the wildfires and storms in America, the Earthquake in Myanmar and those who have lost their winter fuel allowance in the UK.
We are currently trying to design some T-Shirts so if and when they are ready, there will be a link to whichever web outlet we decide to release them on - it'll probably be Etsy.
December 02, 2024 Latest applications are in. This will probably be the last the application round of 2024 unless we get more contributions. The application form will pop back up in January 2025.
November 19, 2024 Happy Emancipation Day. We have pretty much completed the website rebuild and have uploaded it. It's still not perfect. There are still a few mistakes and layout issues but we'll get back to working on those inbetween our volunteering. It's the first day of snowfall here in the hills of Warwickshire. Take care everyone. Best wishes to our farmers who feed the country.
August to November, 2024 Due to a power failure across multiple districts, we lost our website files on both our external drives. The one connected to the main machine and the backup machine offsite. It turns out that the two drives we bought were faulty after inspection and have now been replaced.
This has meant that you would not have seen much happening on the front of the website as we are having to rebuild the pages. However, we are still working on the projects and can access the backend and payment processing services.
We sent volunteers to help with the Hurricanes in America, we have people in the Middle East working with other wonderful volunteer and aid groups to help those in need in that area. We did have volunteers in Ukraine but the location became compromised.
July 30, 2024
We are still looking for supporters to help us with promotion, but we are not letting that hold us back. We are looking for potential places in America to build our first Pub - Just like a British Pub, but 100% American! A pub that isn't trying to be British or Irish, but staying true to the USA.
Locations we are looking at is on, or just outside Masterbuilt Communities, Lakeside attractions, near Campgrounds Strip Malls, Shopping Malls and places like that. We don't want to rule out Tourist destinations but it's not our main focus.
If Americans Contribute to the project, those funds will be used to start Pub Culture in America. If people Contribute from other Countries, the funds will be helping Pubs and Eateries survive.
The big Giveaways will resume as soon as we have enough contributors. There is no affect to the normal "Thank You" Giveaway Monthly Draw.
May 29, 2024 We are now able to giveaway a few New Contruction homes around Houston, Texas. All homes will come with an appliance package and furnishing will vary depending on the contruction company. Homes will start from 600Sq.Ft and the largest will be over 5,000Sq.Ft. From our understanding, rentals are not allowed in these communities but that is something you can check on before accepting the lot if you are selected.
We look forward to offering these very soon along with our other worldwide property, vehicle and other offers.
May 21, 2024
We have not charged rent on our low-rental properties since May 2020. This will continueuntil at least December 2024.
May 19, 2024
As well as a variety of vehicles we are discussing for our giveaway, we are looking at a diverse selection of properties available in Nevada, Florida, the United Kingdom, Spain & France including condos, townhomes, and single-family homes some in an HOA community, others are not. These properties range from studios to at least three-bedroom units. Properties will have varying levels of furnishings from fully furnished to completely empty. We hope to giving these away later in the year.
May 15, 2024
A Reminder of the support we are looking for
We're looking for people, businesses, broadcasters, universities, celebrities and influencers to help spread the word about our projects to help us find contributors so we no longer have to use personal finances, as it has become increasingly difficult to self-funding all that we do.
If we are lucky enough to reach an average of 5,000 weekly contributors it will free up our finances for a bigger "Thank You" giveaway, which could include more monthly draws or more valuable items offered on a more regular basis. Your support would be greatly appreciated!
May 08, 2024
FLOODED WITH REQUESTS - AGAIN!
During our web hosting setup, we inadvertently overlooked removing a link for the "All Against Poverty" Hub, leading to a higher number of requests than usual. This will delay our processing time. Sorry for any inconvenience.
May 06, 2024
NEW WEB SERVER
We now have a new webserver that is capable of handling a lot more traffic. Thank you to the person who supported this for us.
April 29, 2024
We are still looking for promoters.
April 26, 2024
Due to unforeseen circumstances we will be conducting all requests from the USA remotely until our friends over there are able to continue. Food is still being cooked for the homeless in the area whenever possible.
April 25, 2024
We have a few vehicles being lined up for some giveaways in the coming months. Some will be used but in good running order, some will be new. They will also be a mix of Gasoline (Petrol), Diesel, Electric & Hybrid.
April 02, 2024 - SECURITY UPDATE
SECURITY UPDATE
Due to the hacking of a lot of social media accounts over the last year, for your safety and privacy before any of our accounts are compromised, we will now be using the free tier of the email alias service from Simple Login. These addresses look a little odd. The service is provided by the Privacy Email Service Proton Mail. This forwards emails from and the replies back to our email in a masked way. Therefore, anyone who tries to access our account using the email alias will not be able to get in. If this happens, we can remove that alias and generate a new one.
When we are in a position to get a domain and web hosting plan, we will be able to create and delete email addresses in this way. It is just justifying the cost knowing that there are free services available. However, every month for the giveaway we could have a slightly different email to protect privacy, the same for each round of receiving requests for help.
You should have been provided with a LinkTree address to come to this site. Please use that until we have our domain name.
We highly recommend everyone start using an email alias service - it doesn't have to be Simple Login. There are other solutions out there and your email provider may already have an alias service like gmx.com and mail.com.
Ultimate protection apparently lies in Hardware Passkeys. We do not fully understand them yet, but you may wish to research yourself.
March 2024
We are still looking for promoters and we are looking for an all-inclusive web hosting and domain service that is affordable.
February 2024
As well as looking for promoters, we are also looking for an Accounting and Tax Service. This will mean that we will be able to expedite help more quickly.
We are still looking for promoters and we are looking for an all-inclusive web hosting and domain service that is affordable.
A small redesign of our website as we explore new web hosting services ready for when we feel we can invest without taking away from the projects.
Still looking for Companies or Individuals to help with advertising our Hubs.
The Givaway from last November has now been completed after some complications. All gifts accepted and properties have been transferred. Again, we have given away an extra property than we would for the number of contributors we have, but
We've had permission from the new owners to say what they were selected for.
One was for a single family home in San Antonio, Texas. The family are moving there through the summer to decorate and put it on the rental market.
One was a double-wide mobile home on a lot just under Three acres in Alabama.
November 2023 - Giveaway News
For our next property giveaway we have a line up of the propeties and at the time of writing will either be one of the following:
● A plot of land that will be a Minimum of FIVE Acres with a single-wide manufactured home that could be in any condition. Location is possibly the State of Arizona. ● A house in the County of Cambridge UK (From the regular retail market) - Condition may vary. ● A house somewhere in Europe. We are currently looking at Spain but it may not be in Tourist Locations - Condition may vary.
August 30, 2023
We continue to look for people with a dedicated following to help spread the word about any of our initiatives. That could be on Social Media, Broadcast & Print Media, a Retail Chain, a Pressure Group, a business with employees, a community, a City Council, County Council / Local or State Government.
As long as your activity is legal, we will work with you. Any suspicion of illegal activity or if a danger to another person is reported, true or not, then your commission will be terminated and will be donated to a charitable cause instead.
We have now condensed all projects into the Hubs website. Each Hub may have it's own site as well. We'll see how it goes.
EDIT: April 2024: Not all updates have been carried over as we intended each Hub to have it's own update page, however, keeping on top of it is taking up more time than we would like. Only significant updates will be listed here.
January 1, 2023
Property Giveaway Christmas 2022.
What we gave away were Two apartments in Mallorca and a narrowboat.
We do not usually give that much away and not usually any big item for those who contribute Monthly but it was Christmas and our sponsor had a good few months so we thought why not.
For those who contributed Daily, the selected person from the draw was gifted a 3 bed apartment. Those who contributed Weekly, the person selected from the draw was gifted a 2 bed apartment. The person selected from those who contributed Monthly was gifted a Narrowboat.
Due to feedback, we have removed names of those drawn.
Congratulations to those who were selected. Draws are completely random, remember it is possible to be selected multiple times in each giveaway.
Of course there were lots of other draws for the month as per usual.