? WeWork has launched the WeWork for Good initiative to support members and local communities during COVID-19 giving over their office space to organisations and member companies on the front lines of the COVID-19 response and relief efforts. More info here.
? Tom Hardy will return to CBeebies Bedtime Stories, meaning you and your kids can snuggle down once again for new stories with the award-winning actor. More details here.
? The cast of High School Musical was the latest to re-unite on Zoom. Spoiler-alert, Zac Efron didn’t make it. Read more on Teen Vogue.
? London fintech Ebury has launched a £40M fund to support SME’s during the crisis.
? Rolls-Royce has invited a group of leading companies to collaborate on Emer2gent, a new alliance of data analytics experts challenged with finding new, faster ways of supporting businesses and governments globally as they recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19. Read more here.
? Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, SZA, Chris Rock & more appearing on NJ benefit livestream. Read more on BrooklynVegan.
? BDP, The same people responsible for the Nightingale Hospital at Excel have now announced that they will be opening a year early to support coronavirus patients. Read more on Building Design.
? L’Oreal UK has donated 500,000 products to healthcare workers in the UK. Read more on The Mirror.
? Famous for wearing a mask already, the street stencil artist Banksy has shared some art he has done at home during his self-isolation. Read more on The Guardian.
? You can now take your video calls to the streets of Spirited away as Studio Ghibli is giving away free Zoom backgrounds with some of their iconic artwork. Download them here.
? WeWork have made all their member wellness programme events available for free online for all UK and Ireland medical staff and critical care workers. Access is free and you can find more details here.
? TikTok, which has seen a surge of popularity among frontline health workers documenting their work has donated £5M to the Royal College of Nursing Foundation. Read about it on the BBC.
? After Dig for Victory and Keep Calm and Carry on, there are new posters spreading messages of kindness and positivity across London. Read more here.
? NASA has created a game that invites citizen scientists to embark on a virtual ocean research expedition and help map coral reefs around the world. called NeMo-Net, the game forms part of the organisations’ efforts to better understand these threatened ecosystems.
? Firstsite have launched their regular “Art is where the home is” packs, with activities from artists like Cornelia Parker, Sarah Lucas and Chantal Joffe this is a must to keep people of all ages entertained and inspired. Sign up here.
? Derek Jarman’s cottage in Dungeness has been saved. Read more here.
