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Tom Dempsey Operations Director and co-owner at Langton Howarth sits as the chair of the board at the Firecracker Ball and gives his time freely to organise and secure sponsorship for the event.

The Firecracker Ball is now celebrating its twenty-first year. This remarkable immersive luxury event serves as a beacon of charitable giving, with all proceeds benefiting Yorkshire-based Barnardo’s Projects. Last year alone after a 2 year hiatus due to Covid, the event raised a staggering £210,000, and an impressive £3.4 million since its inception. To date, the ball stands as the largest single one-night fundraising event outside of London.

If you would like to sponsor this year’s event on 9th November 2024 we invite you to visit www.thefirecrackerball.co.uk or call Tom on 0113 243 3499 to pledge, donate, or book a table at this great event. Your support is genuinely appreciated, and together, we can make a real difference.

Emma Howarth presently holds a position on the general committee at The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) and ECP (Early Career Professionals). ELRIG, a prominent European non-profit organisation, is dedicated to delivering exceptional scientific content to the life science community. Centered around the utilisation of automation, robotics, and instrumentation in life science laboratories,  and biopharma. Both ELRIG and Langton Howarth were established in 2006, highlighting Emma’s longstanding support for ELRIG since its inception.

Emma works as a volunteer speaker and motivator/mentor with Ahead Partnership whose aim is to connect the private, public, and community sectors to achieve mutual benefit from business growth, educational improvement, and regeneration. Her aim is to maximise the individual potential of young people and open up their eyes to the endless opportunities available to them in Lifescience and business. She aims to inspire budding entrepreneurs, apprentices, scientists, and health workers. She hopes that through sharing her story and experiences she conveys the message that everyone has the chance to succeed whether they decide to continue in further education or alternate vocational paths, in STEM, beauty, or personal care. Science is fun and there’s a myriad of career paths beyond the traditional research and development bench Transitioning into the beauty industry as a beautician can serve as an excellent stepping stone towards other roles within the beauty industry such as a sales representative or account manager.

Emma Howarth, the Director of Langton Howarth, is sincerely committed to supporting young individuals aspiring to make their mark in their chosen careers. If you represent a school, university, charity, or organisation interested in having Emma personally speak or meet with young people to discuss career options in Life Science, provide CV advice, or share interview tips and techniques, please reach out to Emma. She is always willing to generously offer her time whenever possible.

Interview practice at Hanson Academy (Bradford)  – the aim of this session is confidence-building and aiding students to develop crucial interview skills for the future.

Event: Interview Practice

School: Hanson Academy

Date: 7^th March 2024

Timings: 8:30 – 12:30

Year Group: Year 10 (14-15 years old)

Speed Networking, Allerton Grange School (Roundhay) -the aim of this session is for a groups of students to rotate around several volunteers from different roles and organisations, spending a set amount of time with each to ask questions about their job, sector and experiences.

Event: Speed Networking

School: Allerton Grange

Date: 13^th June 2024

Timings: 9.00 – 12:00