Marie Curie is appealing for local volunteers to help at their Christmas Collections. Collections are an integral part of the Marie Curie fundraising calendar and they help to fund the Marie Curie Volunteer Helper Service and the Marie Curie Support Line in Nottinghamshire. The local Marie Curie … [Read more...]
Shakespeare Martineau supports up-and-coming sporting talent
Law firm Shakespeare Martineau has joined forces with national charity SportsAid to celebrate the achievements of three local rising stars in the world of sport in an event held at Trent Bridge. The national law firm has long held ties with the British sporting community, working … [Read more...]
Bramcote’s Geoff receives Treetops Hospice Care long-service award
Treetops Hospice Care presented 14 volunteers and four members of staff with long-service awards whose contribution to the charity totals 340 years, including Bramcote’s Geoff Saville. Treetops provide nursing care and emotional support for adults with life-limiting conditions living in … [Read more...]
Beeston Oxjam on track for £100,000
There’s a real buzz around Beeston as fundraisers, musicians and the local community gear up to smash through the £100,000 barrier at the amazing phenomenon which is the Oxjam Takeover this Saturday 13th October. With more performers applying than ever before, this promises to be the biggest … [Read more...]
A force to be reckoned with… branches arrange third charity dinner
Five building society branches have joined forces to create the perfect recipe to add to thousands of pounds donated to charity over the last couple of years. Following two charity dinners raising a total of nearly £5,500 for Forces in the Community, Framework and SportsAid, The … [Read more...]
Ruddington artist makes 1,000 ‘trees’ for charity
Made within the challenging deadline of only one day, Ruddington-based artist Tristram Aver has produced 1,000 hand-made linocut prints in his home studio to raise funds for important regional charities. 1,000 Native British Trees is a pop-up exhibition at Leicester Print Workshop … [Read more...]
Nottingham finale for eye cancer charity cycle steers optician to £500,000 donation
Vision Express volunteers complete two-day, 300km Ride4Sight for Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. A 30-strong team of volunteer cyclists rode into a rain-swept Nottingham after a gruelling 300km, two-day ride in aid of the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT). Vision Express’ Ride4Sight, celebrated … [Read more...]
Fundraising event for replacement safety boat
Local scout leader Jock Shaw is helping to raise funds for a replacement safety boat and engine for the new Scout Water Activity Centre. The centre, created by a small devoted team, offers differing levels of skills on the water to the scouts of Nottinghamshire. From sailing to canoeing, young … [Read more...]
Tuneless Choir sing good songs badly to raise money for charity
West Bridgford Tuneless Choir sang good songs badly to collect an incredible £303.82 ahead of the second day of the England against India Test Match at Trent Bridge this summer. The choir allows donors to choose between buckets marked ‘please stop singing my ears are bleeding’ and ‘carry on … [Read more...]
Local man flying in the face of a brain injury
Imagine walking across a windy airfield knowing that in a few minutes you will be strapped to the wing of an aeroplane, speeding and climbing through the air at up to 130 miles per hour. Now imagine taking on the same challenge without vision, with weakness in your right arm and … [Read more...]
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