BPP Law School Manchester walks city streets to raise money for local legal charities
September 26, 2008
A team of 40 staff and students from BPP Law School, Oxford Road, Manchester took part in the first Manchester Legal Walk last night [Thursday 25 September]. The 10K charity walk around Manchester started at Civil Justice Centre and took in local landmarks including the Royal Exchange, Chinatown and Bridgewater Hall.
Money raised from the inaugural Manchester Legal Walk will go to LawWorks, the Personal Support Unit and legal centres in the North West. These charities provide legal advice, services and support for people who cannot afford legal assistance but who are quite often in desperate need of legal advice. Many of these centres see problems related to debt, housing, employment and family situations.
BPP Law School, Manchester has raised £490 so far and sponsorship continues to come in. Joanne Bell, Senior Lecturer and Pro Bono Coordinator at BPP Law School, Manchester said: “We are really pleased that such a large team from BPP took part in the walk and want to thank everyone who has supported us. All of the money raised will go directly to legal charities that help people in Manchester and the surrounding area. Through our own Pro Bono work we know how important these legal services are.”
The Manchester Legal Walk was led by Senior President of Tribunals, Lord Justice Carnwath and His Honour, Judge Richard Holman, Manchester’s designated Civil Judge. More than 470 walkers took part and so far more than £20,000 has been raised for legal charities in the North West.
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Sponsorship money is being collected by the London Legal Support Trust on behalf of all the walks taking place in Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Leeds and Manchester. Their charity number is 1101906. All of the money raised at the Manchester Legal Walk will go to legal charities in the North West.
Link to BPP Law School, Manchester’s fundraising page: http://www.justgiving.com/bppmanchester
Sponsors of the walk in alphabetical order:
BPP Law School, DLA Piper, Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS), KRO2, Manchester Law Society, Pukka Party Planners, Spinnigfields, Taylor Root, The Law Society, The University of Manchester
BPP Law School, Manchester
BPP offers the following programmes at its Law School in Manchester:
- Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) - The conversion programme for non-law graduates
- Legal Practice Course (LPC) - The programme for aspiring solicitors
- LLM in Professional Legal Practice
- Summer School
About BPP College of Professional Studies Limited
BPP College of Professional Studies (“BPP College”), which comprises BPP Business School and BPP Law School, is the first private sector, publicly owned company to be granted degree awarding powers by the Privy Council. BPP College delivers business and law programmes across four centres, Leeds, London (Holborn and Waterloo) and Manchester and has more than 5,500 students. For more information about BPP College please visit www.bppuc.com