Calendar 2025
January 2025
Ready for action!
Three of Canopy’s fantastic volunteer team
Hattie, Steve & Lucy
February 2025
In 2024 36% of Canopy volunteers were female, let’s get it closer to 50% in 2025
Women’s Day - 8th March
“Volunteering has been amazing”
“I’ve learnt a lot of new skills and my mind is focused. I’ve got ADHD and it’s helping keep me focused and learn new skills. I love it and I love all the staff, they have taught me how to do practical skills and I know I want to work on houses now.
It’s had a major impact on me, I feel more confident now and I’m proud of what I’m doing with Canopy”
- Canopy Volunteer
96 volunteers gave 880 days of volunteering in 2024
Shaz
A grand day out for Canopy volunteers, as they take a break from site work
Malham Cove - Yorkshire
RETROFIT
We have been retrofitting our properties for many years now, using natural sustainable materials.
We use wood fibre board insulation, lime plaster & extra insulation around windows & doors to reduce energy bills and carbon emissions.
World Environment Day - 5th June
Our wonderful volunteers have been at the heart of our whole-house retrofits, learning new practical skills in the process.
June 2025
In 2024 we featured on Morning Live when the BBC filmed us retrofitting a Canopy house
The seaside trip Scarborough
Every year we take two coaches to the seaside, full of our tenants & volunteers
“Thanks so much, I ha
Canopy tenant Socials
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“I’m so proud of myself”
“This feels amazing for my mind”
Canopy goes kayaking! This was a new experience for many on this trip & they absolutely loved it!
Support Worker
Housing Officer
“My Canopy support worker goes above & beyond to help me” Claire - tenant
Canopy now rents an office at Beeston Village Community Centre one day per month for tenant support & advice: contact us for details 07956 152596
Rebecca
Laura
Community gardening with Hyde Park Source
Free RETROFIT workshop, open to the public
Site worker Aisling heads off to National Energy Action
Volunteers enjoying a carpentry workshop
The Canopy Christmas meal for all our tenants & volunteers
Merry Christmas everyone!
Thank You
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Volunteers: Aarti, Abbas, Abdel-Rahmane, Adam, Alan, Alex, Aly, Amicia, Amir, Andrew, Basil, Bassirou, Becky, Billy, Brent, Bridget, Callum G, Callum H, Callum SH, Charlene, Charles, Charlie, Che, Cobi, Dan, Daniel, Elle, Ellis, Elsa, Emma, Esperance, Fausat, Fred, Freya, Hala, Hannah, Harrison H, Harrison P, Harry, Hattie, Helen E, Helen M, Igor, Jawad, Jennifer, Johnathan, Kallum, Kathryn, Keira, Kerry, Kev, Lee, Lelani, Leyah, Lucie, Lucy N, Lucy P, Mamode, Manssor, Mark Sh, Mark St, Marnie, May, Megan, Mehrzad, Michelle H, Michelle M, Milly, Mohsen, Mossab, Mustafa, Natalia, Natalie, Nichola, Olly, Olumide, Patrick, Rigert, Safia, Sage, Shane, Seun, Shima H, Shima A, Sinead, Sophie, Soroush, Steph, Steve H, Steven G, Tierney, Tilla, Tom, Valentin, Vicky, Vince, Zeke.
Board: Andrea Cowans (Chair), Keith Gibson, Mhairi Tomlinson, Martyn Broadest, Janet Onslow, Mark Rutherford, Lyn Charters, Danielle Joy, Kinga Salisbury, Jenn Bravo.
Backers: LandAid, npower Business Solutions Foundation, Energy Redress Scheme, Groundwork Trust, Screwfix Foundation, Leeds Community Foundation, Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Big Issue Invest, Leeds City Council, Nationwide Building Society, Jimbo’s Fund. A big thank you to all individual donors who give as they earn, make one off payments or donate every month.
Friends, Partners and Associates: Jenny Lehan, Michael Wicks and Josh Meek at Unity Trust Bank, Steve Ellis at Tekspertise, Mike Ford and Laura Moss at Wrigleys, Jack and Jo at Editional Studios, James Hartley at LATCH, Jon Fitzmaurice, Martin and Caroline at Giroscope, Carl Ditchburn at Community Campus, Tom Hocking, Lorna Hebden at Leeds City Council, Jamie and Colin at Wrapt, Sara Brook and Helen Hawxwell at WYCA, Sara Edmonds and Rachael Owens at National Retrofit Hub, Diane Hubbard at Green Footsteps, Vicki Beere, Steve Hoey, Tom Chance, Kate Hutchinson, Lucy The Mermaid, Claude Hendrickson MBE, Kate Hainsworth, Jonathan Lindh, Simeon Perry, Kate Simpson, Janinah Mackenzie, Wayne Perrey and the team at BBC Morning Live, Josie, Tony and Kathryn at Locality, Danielle and the team at Optimo, Brighid and Jack at Action on Empty Homes, David Glew, Mark Collett and Mark Davis at Leeds Sustainability Institute, Doing Good Leeds, People Powered Retrofit, Sagars, Cara Jenkison at Ashden, Voluntary Action Leeds, Soundskills, Support Solutions
Staff are available by phone or e-mail, Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm. Office:66 Burley Lodge Rd Leeds, LS6 1QF www.canopyhousing.org / info@canopyhousing.org
Volunteering 07956 152595
Rent account queries 07545 922621
Tenant support 07956 152596
We are a charitable community benefit society. Registration Number 28665R. Exempt Charity Number XR21692.
Canopy is an award-winning, self-help housing project. We retrofit empty homes with teams of volunteers, house homeless people and families, train unemployed people in construction skills, create jobs, tackle climate change and contribute to the regeneration of disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
Tenants and volunteers can contact staff on the following numbers: Our office is open: Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 3pm 0113 294 6868
Repairs 07527 353423 Emergency repairs 01924 400 499
You can donate to Canopy by following the link below:
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