Charities

Royal Star & Garter, a charity which provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia, is celebrating its 105th birthday.

Sure-footed colleagues at a Ringwood-based care home company held a reindeer run to raise more than £350 for people with autism and learning disabilities.

A charity Healthcare Assistant who has supported veterans for almost 40 years has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2021.

In December, Barking Hall Nursing Home in Barking, near Needham Market, has been delighted to be able to donate a large supply of food and goodies to the Stowmarket and Needham Market Foodbank

A football signed by Tottenham Hotspur players including Pat Jennings and Steve Perryman, is to be auctioned to raise money for Royal Star & Garter.

Dementia care specialist Belong Crewe has released a special 2021 calendar to raise funds for a telescope for the village. Featuring its residents as life models, the project has recreated some of the world’s most iconic portraits for the calendar which can now be enjoyed by the local community.

Brunelcare, a Bristol based charity with nearly 80-years experience in caring for older people, has launched a new campaign to celebrate the amazing work of its employees and inspire others to join the team. 

Residents and staff at Old Milton Road, a supported housing service for people with learning disabilities in New Milton, have been on a penguin-themed waddle in aid of Children in Need.

 Brendoncare Froxfield’s Activity Coordinator, Deborah Aliyu has raised over £1000 for the care home near Marlborough, Wiltshire. She took on the challenge of a skydive

Ingrid Clift and Kathryn Rachel Harris have launched a song in recognition of the dedication and hard work of “frontline hero’s” in the care sector