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We're zsl (zoological society of london), an international conservation charity driven by science, working every day to restore wildlife in the uk and around the world.  .

Welcome to ZSL. By embarking on a career with us, you'll be joining a dedicated community of people working to restore wildlife. 

ZSL not only has two amazing Zoos in London and Whipsnade, but is a world-leading scientific, conservation and educational charity and a place where our passion for wildlife influences everything we do. Steeped in history, ZSL is nearly 200 years old and paved the way for modern animal knowledge with Charles Darwin and David Attenborough amongst our most prestigious ZSL Fellows .  

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Deadline 11 Aug 2024

Forestry Administrator

Soil Association

Bristol with hybrid working

£23,400 per annum

About our Organisation Soil Association Certification Ltd exists to accelerate the just transition across food, farming and land use, as a global leader in sustainability...

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Seasonal Wholesale and Ecommerce Cheesemonger

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Bermondsey, London

£12 per hour

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our production team as a cheesemonger at our London site, in Bermondsey.  We are an independent business that has been selling cheeses...

Sales at Farmers Markets

13 Acre Orchard

We are looking for someone to take over the sales at our farmers markets in london. This is a proactive sales job for someone who enjoys working with food and fresh produce. The business is...

Certification Administrator (x2 vacancies)

£24,289 per annum

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Oxfordshire

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Deadline 12 Aug 2024

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Kennington Park, London

£26,400 per annum

Purpose of job To support the efficient and high quality delivery of Trees for Cities’ Urban Forest projects, according to good practice and Trees for Cities’ specifications;...

Deadline 14 Aug 2024

Project Data Officer

£25,504 per annum FTE

About our Organisation The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal...

Community Food Warehouse Supervisor

FareShare South West

24,000 per annum

This role will be working with the Warehouse Managers and the warehouse team to effectively support the warehouse operation, incoming goods, storage and dispatch of goods to Community Food Members...

Deadline 15 Aug 2024

Community Garden Manager

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses

Brockwell Park, London

£30,240 per annum pro rata

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses is a vibrant community garden situated in the middle of Brockwell Park. We are a charity that is committed to enabling local residents, schools and visitors to...

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Garden Organic

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£11.76 per hour (to be reviewed in 2025)

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Community Trees Officer

Energy Garden

Ebury Edge, London

£36,000-£39,000 per year

Full Time Community Trees Officer Salary: £36,000- 39,000 per annum, negotiable based on experience Location: London Hours: Full Time (5 days / 40 hours per week) Contract: Permanent...

Youth Trainee - Energy Garden Youth Training Programme

London Living Wage - £13.15 per hour

The Energy Garden Youth Training Programme is a paid scheme covering aspects of horticulture, sustainable energy, social enterprise and community development. The programme is offered to young...

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Deadline 17 Aug 2024

Various - FOH Manager, FOH Staff, Pot Washer

Paternoster Farm

Pembroke, Wales

Negotiable dependant upon experience

We are an award winning, Good Food Guide listed, Farm to Table restaurant on the West Wales Coast and have various positions available, namely, Front of House Manager Front of House...

Deadline 18 Aug 2024

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Certification Officer - Forestry

UK remote working or Bristol based with hybrid working

£27,025 per annum

Dry Store & Commodities Buyer

ABOUT NATOORA Natoora started close to 20 years ago with a very simple, yet powerful goal to find incredible flavour in fresh produce. Today, our dedication to this mission has grown into an...

Deadline 19 Aug 2024

Fundraising Officer

Be Enriched

South London / hybrid

£27,000 pro rata (3 days/week)

Do you love food? Are you passionate about food insecurity and reducing social isolation?  Do you want to raise money for projects that deliver sustainable and measurable results? We are...

Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager

Spitalfields City Farm

Spitalfields, London

£30,000 per year

Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager. Spitalfields City Farm London – onsite E1 5AR. Salary £30,000 Full time including weekend working Fixed term contract for two years...

Deadline 20 Aug 2024

Policy Officer

Deadline 21 Aug 2024

Food Partnership Co-ordinator

Rother Voluntary Action

Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex

£30,000 FTE

Do you have a passion for reducing food poverty and ensuring the distribution of food is fair and equitable? As our Food Partnership Coordinator, you will work with a variety of food organisations...

Deadline 22 Aug 2024

Chef de Partie, One Garden Brighton

One Garden Brighton (part of the Plumpton College Group)

One Garden Brighton, Stanmer Park, Stanmer, Brighton BN1 9SE

up to £28,000

Brighton’s own garden. One Garden Brighton is a destination walled garden within Stanmer Park. Carefully reinvented and restored by Plumpton College, the gates opened the to the public for the...

Assistant Cook / Chef

up to £25,000 p.a.

One Garden Brighton is a fantastic destination garden within Stanmer Park. Carefully reinvented and restored by the Plumpton College group, the gates opened the to the public for the first time in...

Deadline 23 Aug 2024

Community Growing Project Volunteer

Sydenham Garden

Sydenham, London

We are seeking volunterers to support our project facilitator to deliver community growing sessions, helping to create an inclusive and welcoming environment. This volunteer role is...

Head of FullCrumb Community

Fareshare Yorkshire

Remote working; Barnsley and Leeds

£32,303 per annum

Role purpose: Lead a community and externally focused team to develop FareShare Yorkshire’s Outreach work, proactively engaging with and developing the services of Community Food Members and...

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Deadline 24 Aug 2024

Operations Coordinator

Abingdon Community Fridge

Home-based, with some hours at Hadland Road Community Centre, Abingdon

£12.49/hour

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Relief Chef

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Hackney, London

£15 per hour plus tips

RELIEF CHEF - GROW HACKNEY START DATE: ASAP LOCATION: Hackney Wick (E9 5LN) CONTRACT:  3 months (with possibility of extension) SALARY: £15 p/h + Tips RESPONSIBLE TO: Head...

Deadline 26 Aug 2024

Project Officer

School Food Matters

Richmond, London

£31,138 FTE

Job Title: Project Officer Position Type: Paid/Full time Reports to: Project Coordinator Based at: School Food Matters, The Bridge, 7b Parkshot, London TW9 2RD Working Hours: 5...

Assistant Manager - Community Gardening

Alliance Homes Group

Weston-Super-Mare with agile working

£30,450 per annum (pro rata)

We are looking for someone with exceptional communication skills to promote our Growing Together programme with partners, colleagues and residents throughout North Somerset.  Growing Together...

Responsible Sourcing Officer

£29,583 - £32,270 per annum

Deadline 27 Aug 2024

Learning & Community Coordinator

Chiswick House & Gardens Trust

Chiswick, London

The Growing Together at Chiswick House community programme was established in 2021, with a generous grant from The Linbury Trust. We work closely with local community groups, in particular those who...

Deadline 28 Aug 2024

Senior Technical Officer

UK Remote or Bristol with hybrid working

£30,770 - £32,270 per annum

Glebe House Devon Ltd

£30k per annum plus gratuity (approx 4k per annum)

We are looking for an experienced and extremely passionate chef to join our kitchen team. We are a 7 bedroom guest house, 30 cover restaurant and 15 acre small holding set in the heart of East...

Deadline 29 Aug 2024

Kitchen Manager

Notting Hill, London

About Natoora Natoora started close to 20 years ago with a very simple, yet powerful goal to find incredible flavour in fresh produce. Today, our dedication to this mission has grown into an...

Deadline 31 Aug 2024

Abbey Home Farm

Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Wage depending on experience

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Level 3 Yearlong Traineeship in Regenerative Land Based Systems 2025

The Apricot Centre @Huxham's Cross Farm

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Bakhoos Bakery Ltd

Fortrose, Scotland

Dependant on experience

We are looking for a baker to join our growing team, full training will be provided so we are open to any level of experience. The role will focus on producing cakes and savouries as well as...

Deadline 1 Sep 2024

Fundraising Manager

£40,000 (3 days a week pro-rata £24,000)

Job Title: Fundraising Manager Responsible to: Director Working Hours: 3 days (21 hours a week) – open to some flexible working Location: Home-based with occasional meetings in London...

Deadline 5 Sep 2024

Front of House Shift Manager

e5 Bakehouse

£14.50 per hour

Are you passionate about coffee, sustainability and customer service? Do you enjoy working as part of a team who are passionate about what they do? We are on the lookout for an energetic...

Deadline 6 Sep 2024

Circular Food Sales Coordinator

MAD LEAP CIC

Tower Hamlets, London

£15 per hour

We are looking for Sales Coordinator to manage income generation and project monitoring activities related to our sustainable, circular approach to food waste and energy. MAD LEAP is a Community...

Deadline 8 Sep 2024

Office Assistant

Food Foundation CIO

Brixton, London

Between £25,642 and £31,450 per year

Overview The Food Foundation’s vision is a sustainable food system which delivers health and wellbeing for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every...

Deadline 9 Sep 2024

Store Team Member

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Interim Director (Maternity Cover)

£45,000 per year

Sydenham Garden is seeking an interim Director (maternity cover) on a 12-month contract to lead our organisation, delivering adult mental health and dementia services in our beautiful garden...

Deadline 14 Sep 2024

Seasonal Maturation Cheesemonger

We are looking for a hard-working cheese enthusiast to take up a full time, seasonal position on our Cheese Maturation Team from ASAP through to end of December. Based at our maturing arches...

Deadline 15 Sep 2024

Ecommerce Sales & Service Associate

£28,750 per annum

We are looking for a dynamic Ecommerce Sales & Service Associate to join our team on a full-time permanent basis. Neal’s Yard Dairy is an independent business that has been maturing,...

Food Production Assistant

LoGI Food Technologies

Shilinglee, Surrey

Dependent upon experience

We are seeking a self-motivated, experienced Food Production Assistant with a can-do approach, to join our team and contribute to the creation, and production of our innovative products. The...

Deadline 16 Sep 2024

Kitchen Food Hub Manager

Food Works Sheffield LTD

Between Sharrow, Longley and Upperthorpe kitchens

£22,688.64 per annum

Kitchen Hub Manager Help us build fair and sustainable food in Sheffield Overview Commitment: This is a full-time position for up to 36 hours and we also welcome applications from candidates...

Coordinator

£19.19/hour

We're excited to announce that for the first time in 17 years, the role of WWOOF UK Coordinator is becoming vacant. This is a very varied role, absolutely central to the smooth running of the...

Deadline 20 Sep 2024

Production Team - Cake & Savouries

Hambleton Bakery Ltd

Rutland, Midlands

The role: Working as part of a team in time-bound and often challenging kitchen environment, working from scratch, you will be producing sweet cakes and savoury pastry products, soups,...

Baker/Bakery Assistant

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Retail Manager, One Market, One Garden Brighton

up to £30,000 p.a.

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Deadline 21 Sep 2024

Front of House (full and part-time)

Knead & Desire Bakehouse

Town Centre

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Deadline 22 Sep 2024

Flourish Produce

Cooks Pen Farm CB21 6BS

£11/hour starting rate depending on experience

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Cae Tan CSA

Gower, Wales

£15.00 per hour (plus travel expense & enrolment into NEST workplace pension scheme)

Job Role Growing a range of polytunnel & field scale crops organically all year round on approximately 8 acres. All aspects of crop planning, sowing, weeding, ground preparation, harvest,...

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Omaze house draw raises record-breaking £4mn for London’s Air Ambulance Charity

Melanie May | 9 August 2024 | News

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The money helps to take London’s Air Ambulance Charity past its long-running “Up Against Time” appeal target.

Since 2022, the charity has been fundraising for two new helicopters to replace its existing fleet, with a target of £15 million. Prior to the launch of the Omaze partnership the charity was £3 million short, but the Omaze campaign raised enough to bring the appeal total to £16 million. This means the charity will be able to bring the two new helicopters online and ready to serve London from October 2024.

Each year, it costs London’s Air Ambulance Charity £15 million to provide a 365 day a year, 24/7 service. It will cost an additional £15 million to replace its two current helicopters, bring each new helicopter into service and keep them flying for years to come. 

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London’s Air Ambulance Charity CEO Jonathan Jenkins said:

“Two years ago, the charity launched its most ambitious ever fundraising effort, looking to raise an additional £15 million to replace its two current helicopters.   “It was a huge challenge, but we have been blown away by how people have shared our belief in our life-saving cause. Thanks to the record-breaking amount raised by the Omaze community, the appeal has now passed its £15 million target ahead of its September deadline, meaning the charity can continue to save lives across the city and be there whenever and wherever we are most needed.”

The partnership was backed by ex-England football captain & London’s Air Ambulance Charity supporter David Beckham.

Newly-wed couple Hillary McManus and her husband Franco, both originally from London but currently living in Nottinghamshire, won the latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw – a 4-bedroom property in London’s Victoria Park village with a gym, games area and spa facilities including a jacuzzi and sauna. 

The property comes mortgage free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered. The couple have also been given £250,000 in cash to help them settle in, and can decide to either live in the house, rent it out, or sell it.

Hillary, who bought the winning entry worth more than £5 million for just £20, has worked as an English teacher at a local secondary school in Nottingham for the past six years. She married her husband Franco, who is an information security analyst, in March this year.

James Oakes, Chief International Officer at Omaze, said: 

“Everyone at Omaze is absolutely delighted that Hillary and Franco have won their dream home in London, whilst also contributing to our biggest ever raise of £4 million for London’s Air Ambulance Charity.   “Omaze gives people the chance to win amazing houses, like this incredible house in London, whilst also introducing charities to vast new audiences that would otherwise be out of reach. We’re immensely proud that the Omaze community has now raised over £51 million for good causes across the UK.”

The latest draw is for a house in Cornwall, which closes later this month.

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About Melanie May Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com .

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ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper staff have voted in favour of a walk-out in an ongoing dispute over pay, the RMT union has said.

Union members at the two publicly owned rail operators were separately balloted for strike action following a pay offer that was described by the union as "derisory".

Bexley has topped the list as London's cheapest area to rent .

The average rent in the southeast London region is £1,297 per month, a study by  BLG Development Finance and Online Marketing Surgery  found.

In second place is east London's Havering, with an average rent of £1,350 a month.

The most expensive average rent is in Kensington and Chelsea, with renters paying around £3,322 a month.

A secret advertising deal was struck between Google and Meta to boost Instagram's users, according to a Financial Times report . 

Google had worked on a marketing project for Meta aimed at targeting 13 to 17-year-old YouTube users with adverts promoting Instagram. 

That's despite Google's rules prohibiting personalising and targeting adverts to under-18s. 

Google has since cancelled the project after being contacted by the FT and investigating its claims.

The chocolate maker is giving customers the chance to star in one of its classic ads from the last 200 years with the use of AI.

As part of the AI-powered tool, users will be able to upload a selfie and select their era from one of seven Cadbury ads. 

Users can also select how they would like to be represented and the AI technology will then recreate their image.

Those who do give it a try will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win £200.

The My Cadbury Era campaign is being launched by the chocolate company's agency VCCP London to mark Cadbury's 200th anniversary this year. 

You can find out more here ...

Free Jude's ice cream is being offered for John Lewis reward members this summer.

Shoppers looking to indulge will be able to get one for free at The Place to Eat if they join the retailer's loyalty scheme .

The offer comes as a short-lived but intense spell of hot weather prepares to hit the UK this weekend, with temperatures expected to reach 33C in parts of the country.

The offer is valid until 27 September.

Eagle-eyed shoppers have noticed Heinz Ploughman's Pickle appears to have disappeared from supermarket shelves. 

The popular condiment might have been a favourite for your cheese sandwich, but there's bad news - Heinz has confirmed the product has, in fact, been discontinued. 

Concerned customer Sarah-Ann asked this on Twitter...

To Sarah-Ann's disappointment, Heinz replied: "Thanks for your message. Sorry to say but this product has now been discontinued."

So, is this one that should be brought back? 

We've been running a weekly series called Bring It Back where we look at the discontinued food items that you want back on our shelves. 

Here are the ones you've been calling for so far... 

Teachers and school support staff can now apply for a Blue Light discount card - but the sudden surge in demand has caused the official website to temporarily crash. 

The Blue Light card is a discount provided to emergency services, NHS workers, social care staff and members of the armed forces, and provides thousands of offers and discounts online and on the high street. It costs £4.99 to register for two-year access to more than 15,000 offers from large national retailers and local businesses. 

But it seems demand was so high, with teachers rushing to grab the card, that it promptly crashed the website.

"Due to the high demand we've seen over the last 24 hours we experienced some issues with our website and app," the organisation wrote on X. 

"Please accept our apologies for this error. We are in the process of refunding any duplicate payments and you should receive an email in the next 24 hours with more information." 

However, the move to accept teachers into the scheme has been met with some criticism. 

One A-level maths teacher wrote: "I'm not sure how I feel about this. Teaching can be hard, but we're not an emergency service, and our work isn't really in the same category as "blue light" jobs. If they're going to widen the eligibility criteria, it needs a name change, at the very least."

Another X user wrote: "This is precisely why fewer and fewer businesses accept the BLC. You really ought to rebrand to something like 'Key Worker Card'. The majority of jobs which meet your eligibility criteria are not 'blue light' roles -- the name 'BLC' is misleading now." 

But Blue Light Card hit back, saying: "Teachers are not just educators; they are mentors, guides and inspirations that are helping shape the future for our children. They are fully deserving members of our blue light community." 

What kind of offers can a Blue Light card get you? 

Among the offers is 12% off at Fenty Beauty and 15% off at Bose. 

Users can also get a £30 gift card if they spend more than £1,000 at British Airways or a £110 voucher if they sell their car via Carwow. 

Or if getting fit is more your thing, you can get 50% off an annual subscription to the Body Coach.  

The summer holidays are in full swing, with children facing an exciting six weeks off school in the sunshine (or the rain, it is the UK after all).

Many supermarkets and restaurants have deals available during the holidays to take some of the pressure off parents needing to feed their hungry youngsters.

Here are some of the supermarket offers out there:

Children can eat for £1 at Asda cafes all day, every day - not just during the summer holidays.

There's no minimum adult spend or purchase required with this one.

Options include penne pasta, fish fingers and chicken nuggets.

Children and adults can grab a free bowl of cereal every day at Morrisons cafes.

No minimum spend is required but the offer is limited to one bowl of cereal per customer, per day. The offer is only on until 4 August, so you'll need to get in there quick!

As well as this, Morrisons is also offering children a free kids meal when they're with an adult spending at least £4.50 on a meal.

Kids can eat for free at a Tesco cafe when an adult makes a purchase and scans their Clubcard.

The offer is available on weekdays until 30 August in England and Wales and until 16 August in Scotland.

There is no fixed minimum spend required.

Sainsbury's 

Children can grab a hot main meal or lunch bag for free when accompanied by an adult buying a hot meal from £5.50 in its cafes during the summer holidays.

The offer is valid until 3 September.

According to the supermarket, its kids meals are suitable for youngsters aged five to 10.

At Ikea, children can get a meal of pasta with tomato sauce, or mac and cheese, with a soft drink for 95p.

Other kids meals are priced at a reasonable £1.50.

This one's available every day from 11am, except for Fridays.

As well as supermarkets and stores, some restaurants are offering cheaper meals for children during the summer break.

Here are a few of the best offers we've found...

Bella Italia

Kids eat for free all day on Thursdays and for £1 between 4pm-6pm Sunday to Wednesday at Bella Italia restaurants.

The offer is available with the purchase of any adult main.

Beefeater and Brewers Fayre

Two children can get a free breakfast every day with one paying adult.

The Real Greek

Children can get a free meal on Sundays with an adult spending more than £10.

The offer is available to all children under 12, and is only valid for dine-in.

Kids can help themselves to a free kids buffet every day until 3pm when quoting the code SUMMERKEF.

They have to be with an adult spending at least £10 on other food to get the unlimited pizza, pasta and salad offer.

The buffet can be upgraded to include a bottomless soft drink and unlimited ice cream for an extra £2.

Children are offered a free kids' bento box all day at Yo! Sushi restaurants when dining with a full-paying adult spending at least £10.

The offer is available until 30 August. A maximum of three children per booking can eat for free.

Las Iguanas

Children can get a free meal from the kids' menu with an adult ordering a main course.

The offer, for children up to 12 years old, excludes the lunch menu and is only available for customers with the My Iguanas app.

TGI Fridays

Children eat free with every adult main meal purchased.

The offer is available all day every day for members of its Stripes Rewards scheme.

The coffee shop chain has revealed it is giving bodyworn cameras to staff following a spike in shoplifting and attacks on retail workers. 

It told The Telegraph it had launched a trial across six shops in London and had put up signs to let customers know. 

The cameras are only being worn be team leaders and managers and will only be turned on in specific circumstances, a Pret spokesperson said. 

The footage will only be accessible to Pret's security team. 

Companies have reported increasing cases of shoplifting and aggressive behaviour towards staff in the years following the pandemic. 

Record levels of shoplifting were reported in England and Wales last year, according to government figures.

Lidl recently spent £2m on body cameras for staff in all of its UK stores, while English Heritage - which manages historic sites across the country - has also deployed a similar tactic. 

Vinted has made a U-turn on its delivery changes after it was met with a backlash from sellers.

The mobile app, where users can buy or sell new or secondhand items, had this month trialled removing sellers' ability to pick and choose the couriers they could send parcels through. 

But the move caused confusion and anger among sellers, who argued that not being able to pick and choose shipping options would mean some people would have to cancel orders. 

Some shipping options require sellers to be able to print shipping labels, while others may have drop-off points far away from the seller's location. 

On X, one seller wrote: "This will ruin your platform if it doesn't get fixed quickly."

While another asked: "On what planet was that a good idea?" 

In response, Vinted has now reverted back to its previous setting. 

The company told the BBC that the change was made on Monday.

"We heard the feedback and can confirm the shipping options have returned to their previous settings. There are no further actions needed from the members," the company said.

The stock market slump at the start of this week, and fears of a US recession (as of yesterday, JP Morgan was putting the chances at 35%), prompted questions from readers on the important issue of what it all means for their holiday money ahead of US trips.

I am going to the USA in September for a holiday. Will the fear of a US recession mean that I will get more or less dollars for my British pound? James

If the USA enters recession does that mean you will get a better exchange rate from GBP? Sharon392

We asked business reporter Daniel Binns to take a look...

First, the current situation, and if you're heading to the US, unfortunately the pound has recently weakened against the dollar, so you will get less bucks for your bang, Binns writes .

The stock market turmoil has affected markets around the world, but it was the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates last week that has had a big impact on the value of the pound.

Higher interest rates tend to attract foreign investors looking for a higher return on their money - and so lower rates are unappealing and can therefore decrease a currency's value.

At the start of the week, £1 could buy you $1.2811, but that slumped to as low as $1.2675 by Tuesday.

In the past few days the pound has recovered a little, and is back up to $1.2764 - but still down overall.

What will happen to the value of the pound if the US enters recession?

A recession in the world's largest economy will have a global impact – even fears about the possibility sent global markets from Tokyo to London into a mini-meltdown on Monday.

However, currency markets are influenced by a range of factors, including important domestic aspects such as interest rates.

It also depends on how a US recession affects the UK economy – it may not cause much damage here.

If America does experience a downturn, investors could flee the US dollar towards "safe" currencies such as the Swiss Franc or Euro. Whether they turn to the pound will depend on the amount of confidence they have in the UK economy.

The strength of the pound against the dollar is more likely to be affected by which out of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England makes quicker and deeper interest rate cuts.

There's a lot of unknown factors at play, so it's hard to make any firm predictions – a US recession, which is by no means a given, may not happen until much later next year, when the economic climate may have changed a lot.

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Deputy director.

• London (Central), London (Greater)
• £58,000 per annum (or the pro-rata thereof for part-time working)
• GARDEN MUSEUM

The Deputy Director will have oversight responsibility for coordinated leadership of the Garden Museum’s curatorial, archival.

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Area Relationship and Development Lead

• Remote – to cover Stoke, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire
• THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION

To support the professional development of Further Education providers and their staff through an effective account management service.

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Assistant Director Retail

• Flexibility to allow home-based or hybrid with regular travel throughout England and Scotland
• £77,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Are you a dynamic, strategic leader at the forefront of driving positive change through retail operations? Join Shelter as Assistant Director- Retail.

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Chief Executive Officer

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The Organisation Relate is the leading relationships charity nationally. In partnership with the Relate Federation, we are the largest provider of ...

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Head of Service

• Cockfosters, London (Greater)
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The Head of Service post holder will take the lead responsibility (under Ofsted registration) as the Adoption Manager of CoramIAC.

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Group Director of Education and Children's Services

• Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Join us as the Group Director of Education &Children’s Services: a visionary leader to drive growth, excellence & inspire with emotional intelligence.

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• Circa £90,000 per annum
• The Childhood Trust

We are seeking an experienced Chief Executive to lead us on our next stage of growth, with our new Prepared for Life growth strategy.

Group Chief Operating Officer

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Group Chief Operating OfficerEmployer: NOCN GroupAbout Us: NOCN Group is a trusted and recognised organisation by apprentices, learners, training pr

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Director - Care Homes

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• THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

We have an exciting and rare opportunity available for a Director to lead RBL’s six Care Homes & ensure they are fit for the future.

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• City of Westminster, London (Greater)
• £55,065 per annum
• WESTMINSTER ABBEY

This is an exciting time to join the team at Westminster Abbey Institute as we look to grow our reach and impact for the future.

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Chief Executive

• Rochdale, Greater Manchester
• £45,000 - £50,000
• Sound Roots

Leading our small music charity and National Portfolio Organisation as we help build music careers in folk and beyond.

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Cumberland Lodge – Chief Executive Client: Cumberland Lodge Role: Chief Executive Salary: £100,000-115,000 Location: London Reporting to: Chair of ...

Associate Director, Trusts and Foundations

• Kew Gardens, Richmond, Hybrid
• £58,000 - £70,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on skills and experience
• ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS/KEW GARDENS

A strategic and motivated fundraiser, you will have experience of strategic planning, managing a portfolio of Trusts & Foundations.

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• South East London
• £70,000 per annum

Lead our dedicated and passionate team and work inclusively with them to ensure we continue to support more people out of homelessness.

Head of Corporate Engagement

• London, EC3R 8AD, with flexibility to work remotely
• £60,000 (GBP)

This is an exciting time to be joining the charity as we develop our plans around a new and ambitious fundraising strategy for the next three years.

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Executive Director of People

• Camberwell, London
• c. £100,000
• ST GILES TRUST

We’re not looking for ordinary – we want extraordinary! Welcome to an exciting organisation that plays a critical role in transforming lives.

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Head of Human Resources

• Bristol (City Centre), Bristol
• £53,099 per annum
• SECOND STEP

Second Step is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Head of HR to lead and manage our HR and L&D team along with strategic People projects.

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Chief Operating Officer

• Hybrid, London
• £75,000 - £90,000
• The Access Project

Play a pivotal role within our dynamic leadership team. Lead the effective delivery of our operations, finance, and strategy.

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• Fully remote-working, with regular travel across the UK, with ability to commute to London regularly
• £110,000 to £130,000 per annum
• UK Community Foundations

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational strategic leader, who can continue to increase the impact and influence of community foundations.

Head of Marketing & Communications

• Hybrid working available with offices in MediaCityUK, Bristol and Central London. Min 2 days per wee
• £45,000 to £50,000 depending on experience
• CREATIVE UK

The Head of Marketing & Communications is an exciting cross-functional role for a senior marketeer and communications professional.

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Director of Finance and Corporate Services

• Godmanchester, Huntingdon
• £90,000 - £100,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• WOODGREEN PETS CHARITY

Woodgreen Pets Charity is looking for a Director of Finance & Corporate Services to play a key leadership role in our ambitious strategy.

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Head of Fundraising

• Westminster, London and working from home
• £50,000 per annum
• BEST FOR BRITAIN

This new role will give the postholder the chance to build on their fundraising experience and expand their network in Westminster.

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