Empine Group names Heartbeat as charity partner for 2027

Empine Group has chosen Heartbeat, the north west's leading cardiac prevention and rehabilitation charity, as its group charity partner for 2027. Over the year, teams across the group will fundraise, volunteer and put their skills to work to raise as much as possible for the charity.

Based at Preston North End and running classes across community sites, Heartbeat supports more than 1,000 people every week who are living with, or at risk of, heart disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease and respiratory conditions. The charity has helped people live longer, healthier lives for more than 45 years through supervised exercise, education, medical testing and wellbeing support. It receives no NHS or government funding and relies entirely on fundraising and community support.

The need is significant. According to the British Heart Foundation, more than 8m people in the UK are living with heart and circulatory disease.

Empine has started its support ahead of 2027 by donating £500 of print to Heartbeat, allowing more of the charity's budget to go directly into its services. The team has also delivered leaflets to help promote the Heartbeat lottery, which costs £1 a week to play and offers a £1,000 top prize every week.

Throughout 2027, Empine Group will take on fundraising challenges and events, with updates shared on its website and social channels. Donations can be made through the group's JustGiving page.

Emily Yates at Empine Group said: "Heart problems affect so many people, and most of us know someone who has been touched by them. Heartbeat does incredible work across the North West without any NHS or government funding, so we wanted to start early and make 2027 count. The £500 of print is just the beginning, and we're looking forward to raising as much as we can for them over the year."

To support Empine Group's fundraising, visit justgiving.com/team/empine-group. To find out more about Heartbeat or play the Heartbeat lottery, visit heartbeat-nwcc.org.uk