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The Leeds Digital Ball is made possible by the generosity and commitment of organisations across Leeds. Our sponsors don’t just support an incredible night, making valuable connections with tech and digital leaders - they help fund vital projects that tackle digital exclusion at the root, opening access to digital skills and opportunity across...

Bridging the Digital Divide: How Leeds Refugee Forum is Empowering Refugees Through Technology For many refugees and asylum seekers, arriving in a new country comes with immense challenges. Leaving behind homes, communities, and often everything familiar, they face the daunting task of rebuilding their lives in an unfamiliar environment. In...

A West Leeds community project is set to benefit from a slice of a £50,000 windfall aimed at tackling the digital divide in the region. After a sell-out event, hosted at The Queens Hotel in Leeds, organisers of Leeds Digital Charity Ball have donated a total of £50,000 to five projects across the city. Working with Leeds Community Foundation to...

A charity ball set up to bridge the digital divide in Leeds has raised £50,000 to help organisations fighting to improve access for disadvantaged people in the city. The annual Leeds Digital Ball brought together more than 350 people from the tech community to talk about the causes of digital exclusion and raise funds to...

Having a ball: Sandra Patel-Stewart, Mike Quate and Elly Nettleton outside the Queens. The Leeds Digital Charity Ball is set to take place at The Queens Hotel on April 28 with money being raised for the Leeds Community Foundation (LCF). The foundation will then use the funds to help bridge the digital divide. Sandra Patel-Stewart, CEO of...