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Nottinghamshire developer donates £1,000 to street kitchen for homeless and vulnerable

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Leading developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has contributed £1,000 to Tracy’s Street Kitchen, a charity supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Nottingham.  The charity provides good quality, nutritional food and friendly faces for those living on the city’s streets and … [Read more...]

West Bridgford charity dinner raises an amazing £10,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK

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A charity dinner and cabaret event held at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in February raised £10,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The successful fundraising event was organised by Rushcliffe resident Eileen Haselden who founded Together We Can For … [Read more...]

The long and the short of it

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Aiesha braves the salon chair for 15 inch charity chop A Nottingham Trent University student has had 15 inches cut off her hair to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. 20-year-old Aiesha Haque, who lives in Mapperley, says she did it to show support for her uncle Dave … [Read more...]

New £858k emergency fund set to help Notts groups support residents struggling to afford food and other essentials due to COVID-19

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A new fund aimed at supporting residents who are struggling to afford food and other essentials due to the economic impact caused by COVID-19 is now open to those groups and organisations already helping communities through the crisis.  Nottinghamshire County Council has been allocated a … [Read more...]

Housebuilder calls on groups working with the over-70s in Nottinghamshire to apply for cash boost

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Groups in Nottinghamshire who are supporting the over-70s are being reminded to enter a monthly scheme run by a regional housebuilder which could see them awarded up to £1,000 to support their work. Persimmon Homes launched Community Champions with a view to helping community groups, charities … [Read more...]

Musical time capsule project for Nottingham and Karlsruhe cements a wonderful relationship

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Introducing ‘Into the Unknown’ – the second international music venture for local charity Nottingham Music Hub, since the beginning of Lockdown., Whilst mass instrumental performances have become second nature to the Music Hub, this premiere will be the first time The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra … [Read more...]

National charity Sewa Day wants to spread some joy for disadvantaged children in Nottingham

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Sewa Day, a charity that promotes an act of kindness without expectation of return, is looking to distribute activity packs for upto 750 disadvantaged school children across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Many children are still in lockdown since March 2020 and have not been able to attend … [Read more...]

Keyworth Co-op “steps-up” with Everest fundraising challenge for mental health charity

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Colleagues at Co-op’s Keyworth, Nottingham, store “stepped-up” up to the challenge of raising almost £500 for mental health charity MIND by climbing stairs in the shop equivalent in height to Mount Everest.  Nineteen colleagues at the Wolds Drive Co-op took it in turns to take part in the … [Read more...]

Leading law firm goes the extra mile for nominated charities during lockdown

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LEADING city centre law firm Nelsons has continued its commitment to supporting local causes by creating and completing its own 100 Miles In May challenge to raise money for its nominated charities. Every year, staff vote for the charities they wish to back and this year, employees at … [Read more...]