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Automotive industry charity Ben has limited spaces available for automotive runners who want to run the London Marathon 2023 on 23 April. To take part, each participant needs to raise £2,000 for Ben and pay the £60 application fee. London is the UK’s most iconic marathon, always attracting a huge crowd of supporters and the world-famous route takes in many ...

Ben has launched a new text service for individuals struggling or in crisis ahead of Blue Monday on 16b January. The text service offers free and anonymous support outside of Ben’s helpline hours (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm), in partnership with Shout. Individuals needing support outside of Ben’s helpline hours, can text the word BEN to 85258 and receive four automated messages which ...

A team have just returned victorious from the summit of Kilimanjaro, having raised almost £200,000 for automotive industry charity, Ben to date. There is still further to climb to reach the £300,000 fundraising target, so Ben is now calling for final donations. Last week, Ben’s explorers took on a six-day expedition known as the ‘ILC The Climb’ where they scaled ...

Ben has estimated that 1 in 2 automotive workers are struggling with their mental health right now. On World Mental Health Day (10th October), Ben is highlighting that he impact of a global pandemic and the impending cost-of-living crisis, not to mention the significant changes that are taking place in the automotive industry – a global parts shortage, the shift ...

Motor industry charity Ben is being ‘inundated’ with calls from employees in the motor sector struggling with the cost of living. The charity said that in its recent health and wellbeing survey, it found that 1 in 5 automotive people are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living, with energy, petrol and food bills at an all-time ...

Automotive charity Ben is holding its Big Breakfast nationwide fundraising initiative back for 2022. The week-long event will kick off on World Mental Health Day, 10 October. Companies are invited to host a Ben’s Big Breakfast event from 10th-16th October and encourage their team, customers, friends and family to bring, bake or make a breakfast spread and sell it to ...

Ben has announced that it will be going out on the road to viItsmall and medium sized automotive businesses across the UK to kick start a conversation and spread the word. Visiting everyone from small workshops and parts manufacturers, to independent garages and dealerships, Ben’s aim is to raise awareness about its life-saving work, and encourage anyone who may be ...

Arnold Clark is supporting Beast of Ben, the team challenge event which raises funds for the automotive charity. As well as entering a team, the car dealership group has partnered with Ben for the event which will see teams from across the industry take on a points-based adventure challenge and test their automotive rivals’ skills to the limit. Beast of ...

Automotive charity Ben has moved its annual Ben Ball dinner from the Roundhouse in Camden to Old Billingsgate Market. The event will be held this year on Wednesday 7 December, supported by AutoTrader. Over 600 automotive industry figures attended the 2021 event, which raised over £96,500 – one of the highest totals ever achieved at a Ben Ball. Matt Wigginton, ...

Ben has launched a new self-referral route to access its free Life Coaching service. Anyone who works, or has worked, in the automotive industry, can now register for free Life Coaching sessions by completing a short self-referral form online. The personalised Life Coaching service gives automotive people the opportunity to work with a qualified professional to identify the change they’d ...