NACC National Chair’s Marathon effort raises £6000 for charity
Neel Radia, the National Chair of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC), successfully completed the Virgin London Marathon, raising nearly £6000 to date for…
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Charities
Knight Frank’s Julian Evans To Tackle Everest In £1m Charity Fundraiser
Julian Evans, Head of Healthcare at Knight Frank, is undertaking the ultimate earth-bound challenge to scale Mount Everest as part of his quest to complete…
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Heathcotes Staff Complete Three Peaks For Autism Charity
Staff at a residential care service in North Yorkshire reached new heights to raise almost £1,700 for charity when they conquered Yorkshire’s Three Peaks in…
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Community Honour After Family Rack Up Nearly 100 Years Of Volunteering For Veterans’ Charity
A family has been recognised for their many years of volunteering by the Mayor of Kingston. Sisters Lesley Parvin and Shirley Pass, and their husbands…
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“Appropriate Care Should Not Be Too Much To Expect” Says Sue Ryder
National healthcare charity launches report revealing thousands of people inappropriately placed in care homes for the elderly. In the report Time to get it right,…
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A New Retirement Village Officially Opens In Stoke Gifford
The village opens as part of a £56m development programme between retirement charity The ExtraCare Charitable Trust and with South Gloucestershire Council and Bristol City…
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High Wycombe Charity Worker Joins Elite Running List After Tokyo Marathon
A member of staff at The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe has joined an elite group of runners after completing the Tokyo…
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Scott Cooks Up A ‘Hard Nosed’ Charity Challenge
West Yorkshire chef is hoping he’ll have the appetite to triumph at a white collar boxing match next month, in order to raise money for…
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Minibus Bonanza As Charity Receives More Than £1,000 From Squire’s Long Ditton
Squire’s Garden Centre in Long Ditton raised £1,340 for The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton from its Christmas Grotto. It comes from a…
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Children From Ashdene Children’s Home Cycle To Raise Money For Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Young people from a care home in Lancashire have cycled 43 miles to raise over £1,160 in support of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Using an…
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Hospital Tombola Helps Care Home Raise Funds For Charity
CARE home staff are continuing to raise hundreds of pounds for stroke survivors and their families – as part of a year-long fundraising campaign. A…
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Charity Volunteer Awarded British Empire Medal in New Year’s Honours
A great-grandfather who began volunteering at The Royal Star & Garter Homes 25 years ago has received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New…
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NHS England Announces £25 Million Boost for Children’s Hospices
NHS England will increase funding for children’s hospices to as much as £25 million a year, chief executive Simon Stevens announced today. Medical advances mean…
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City’s Own Santa Claus Delivers 60 Gifts for Residents
DOZENS of Christmas presents have been donated to North Yorkshire’s elderly thanks to kind-hearted community generosity. Sixty gifts were dropped off at Sycamore Hall Care…
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Veterans Use Interactive ‘Magic Table’ After £5,000 Donation From The Santander Foundation
An award-winning ‘magic table’ projector, which supports physical and mental well-being, has been delivered to The Royal Star & Garter Homes in Surbiton after a…
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